Kia ora, well, the draft of Once Bitten, result of working and reworking over the last year, some bits rewritten at least twenty times, some more, at last I got to the end of something I could send to my readers. Ka pai Renée.

At this moment I’m not sure what I feel about it – I need some time away and the value of having a couple of readers to whom I can send the draft is not only that they will read and comment on it but also that it is now out of my hands. Until I hear from them there is nothing I can do – it’s like I’ve been given a holiday, a respite from the slog and pleasure of writing it – a kind of earned freedom. Will let you know how it goes.

Off to Wellington for the weekend – tell you all about that next time.