Borehamwood
& Elstree TIMES (U.K.)
1:29pm
Monday 30th April 2012 in News By Bruce Thain
Grandmother gets
first book published
A
grandmother who has spent years writing her novel says she is pleased it will
now be published.
Francene
Stanley, of Elstree Hill North in Elstree, says she has been working day and
night on her books for the last five years. They have now been picked up by two
publishers in America.
Her
book Wind Over Troubled Waters, which was written with German author Edith
Parzefall, is the first in a series of novels about a post-apocalyptic Britain
which has been flooded.
Mrs
Stanley, who is partially disabled, said: "I’m really excited about seeing
the book when it's published and what I’m most happy about is that people will
be able read my books and I can share my ideas with them.
“I
used to read my grandmother’s old sci-fi books when I was a little girl and
since then I have always been fascinated by what could happen in the future.”
The
book has been published by Double Dragon Publishing in Canada as an e-book and
will soon be available in paperback form in the coming weeks.
The
wordsmiths met online after critiquing each other’s work on a writer’s forum.
The pair now have three other books in the pipeline.
The
70-year-old grandmother will also have her fantasy novel Still Rock Water
published by Solstice, in America, over the coming months.
She
said: “I have been working on novels for the last five years and before that I
used to write poetry in my spare time.
“It’s
very hard to get published. My husband and I sent out so many letters to
publishers, and then one come back saying they would like to publish the story.
“It
really is satisfying when someone comes back to you, because it means someone
else believes in your book."
Both
books by Mrs Stanley are currently available as ebooks on Amazon to download.
That is so awesome Francene. Congrats and tons of success! I love hearing these kinds of stories.
ReplyDeleteThat's very sweet of you, Penny. I look forward to joining you as a fellow member at Solstice. Plenty more books to come in the Moonstone series, so I'm set for the long journey.
DeleteCongratulations on the publications.
ReplyDeleteHeartening to read about her.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations again, Francene. IWW keeps on giving. I respect your collaborative work and achievements as much as I appreciate your editing comments. You are an inspiration!
ReplyDeleteIt does feel good to finally get an acceptance letter. I too got a lot of rejections. Congratulations on your well earned success.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!! How exciting!! and it's a collaboration. Even more interesting. I've often wondered how people write together, especially when you live so far apart. I know what you mean about getting that precious acceptance after many rejections. It's worth far more than the advance cheque!
ReplyDeleteWow, congratulations! I'm so glad all your work has paid off for you; it just goes to show that you should never give up when it comes to publishing. Also, it's a shock to see you live in my area. So, from a fellow Borehamwood and Elstree resident, well done!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations, Francene! Your persistence is inspiring.
ReplyDeleteThat is incredibly cool!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Francene! It's inspiring to read about your persistence and faith in yourself.
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