Life-transforming ideas have always come to me through books.
Bell Hooks, O Magazine, December 2003

Walk into a room full of people and ask how many have or are in the process of or would like to write a book, and hands will flash up all over the room. I've tried it - it's true. Several years ago we ran a contest for authors with amazing results. Hundreds of people submitted manuscripts that had been written for some time and some were works in progress, but it was an indication of just how many people are interested in writing books.

How wonderful! Just think of the number of people who have ideas, knowledge and wisdom to share or who are creative enough to entertain us through writing.

Currently, books are in a state of transistion with the development of ebook readers and that's OK. I know that there is a great deal of controversy about ebooks but let's just celebrate that more people can get their books and their ideas out to the public. One of the few certainties in life is that things will change. That's fine.

Let's celebrate that people are still interested in sharing their ideas and people are still interested in reading in whatever format makes them happy.

Denise