Just finished book signings for Onwards and Upwards which I really enjoyed meeting readers and the wonderful staff who help sell the books but it is very tiring and it’s good to be back home although no rest for me as I’ve book number 22 to get finished and having my eldest daughter back home who at 30 having lived on her own for quite a number of years has reverted back to a sixteen years old and under the impression that Mum takes care of her every need and as for board money…. What’s that!!!!
During our jaunt a heated debate on road taxing was on the radio. Now I consider myself an intelligent woman and know that mankind is killing our planet and drastic action needs to be taken to revert the damage we are doing if we as a species are to survive but if we are going to be charged £1+ a mile for journey’s by car in future then book signings etcetera for me might become a thing of the past as with all else we are heavily taxed on by this government I won’t be able to find this extortionate extra cost as contrary to belief writers aren’t all rich. I live very rural, have no public transport at my disposal apart from the rural rider bus that comes past the end of my lane once a week on a Saturday morning and only travels into Leicester, returning an hour and a half later, so to take advantage of any sort of public transport I need my car to access it. I am hoping that another solution can be found other than this one as cutting drastically down on book signings, talks etcetera will mean me loosing touch with my readers and book sellers and greatly upset me, although my grandson has come up with a solution for me…. he has offered to lend me his bike and said he will buy me a container to strap on my back to hold my books!!!
Best regards
Lynda x
