About Anita…

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Hi, my name is Anita and although I am 70, I am by no means a ‘silver surfer’, although not quite as yound as the photograph would suggest! I have been writing fiction novels for a while now, but never picked up by the mainstream publishers. They all loved what I wrote, but found it hard to slot them into a category! It came tantalisingly close, but no cigar, as they say.

After going twelve rounds with various mainstream publishers, I realised I would have to try something else. I saved all of the rejection letters, because most of them had very encouraging comments. If my mother had slapped me as gently when I was a child it wouldn’t have hurt half as much!
I even wrote to James Herbert once and he was so kind and supportive, encouraging me to keep going.

Now I am retired and with the help of my sister Jaye, (who has learned to be a ‘surfer’) I decided to dust off some of my manuscripts and try to achieve the impossible.
I am a paper and pencil girl. You could chain me to a computer for years and nothing would happen! Jaye is managing to cope with it, but then she has much more patience than I do. (and she is as stubborn as a mule!)
They say you are never too old to learn, but in my case never is another word for infinity!

I thank God for my family, for I have a second chance to find out if anyone out there likes the kind of books I write…

 

58 thoughts on “About Anita…”

  5. Love the 68 !!! They say the 60s are the best decade and 70s are really good too. I’m 59.5, lol. Realizing in our later years that its time to build those dreams, be they books or blogs or something else. Good for you! Glad I found your site:)

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  8. I am so sorry you cannot use a computer, or even a tablet. I am 76, and I do, though a times it drives me to distraction, this keyboard (I have just typed ‘this’ four tines to ge it right. Not me, or my typi g, but the tablet keyboard).
    Evelyn

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  12. Anita, I am so pleased to meet you here and I want to wish you well with your writing – and with the kind help from Jay I am sure nothing will stop you now. I recognise one or two of your followers here which is nice. A club of older writers it seems. I am having a good look round your blog, hope you don’t mind. Wishing you all you wish yourself for your writing and future. Jane x

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    • Please don’t apologise Charles, it’s me. Never look before opening mouth, it’s a failing I have. So worried about not getting things right, I usually confuse myself and all around me. Hopefully, I will learn…

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  25. Well don’t I feel foolish. All this time you’ve been liking and sharing my posts and I somehow hadn’t come and seen what you do! I will be adding your books to my ever-expanding reading lists!
    Thank you for your presence on my little space in the Blogosphere!

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  27. Yes, we both prefer to free hand in the beginning. The magic doesn’t seem to work if we go straight to the PC. Thankfully our writing is not too bad, although correct spelling goes out of the window at times!

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  28. Hi Anita, Thanks for your email. I have resent my reply just now (re posts and reviews) to your same address you list here – did you receive it? Is there another address we could try? Thanks so much for your support! Best from, Ben

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  34. I returned to your site to search it thoroughly.
    First of all, congratulations for not giving up your dream!
    It happened the same to me. I am also a paper/pencil girl and in the same group of third youth years. We are as young as our hearts are, aren’t we?
    If ever you need a further place to promote your stories, I’d be honored to host you. My blog
    http://shadowspastmystery.blogspot.ro/
    Carmen

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