When Your Book Doesn't Sell Like It Should

To be honest, sales of The Magic Eye didn't go as well as I would have liked. So what did I do? I rewrote it. 'Through The Magic Eye' is the first adventure in the magical life of Amelia Pendragon. It is revamped, reworded, improved and should be available soon.
Amelia (Melie) Pendragon is a typical girl of 6 with one special difference. She is the only person alive who can save the world from the evils of High Priestess Faranella. As a direct descendant of Karak Pendragon, Grand Master of all Wizards, she holds the key that could unlock the gates to Faranella's prison on the planet of Zaydon. Faranella's ancient journal called 'The Book of the Future' prophesized the coming of a special being and her spies have waited fifteen hundred years for Melie's birth. Can Karak and his wizard fraternity protect Melie from the powerful High Priestess until she is older and strong enough to defeat her?

Melie reluctantly accepts her fate as her special gifts manifest, firstly by transporting her via webcam in Tucson, Arizona, to visit her father in Manchester, England. Though the trip appears to be instantaneous, en route she discovers the World In-Between - Earth as it was intended to be - and home to Karak and his wizard friends. It is where she begins her lessons in the art and science of magic.

Who Is John Simon

The co-star of 'The Magic Eye' is based on my sixteen year old son, Joe. Joe has Down's and he is the inspiration behind John Simon, the best friend of Amelia Pendragon. Amelia is the heroine in the new childrens adventure series, 'The Magical Adventures of Melie' and John also has a leading role. The first book has just been approved for distribution and will be available at the beginning of April

News Update

There it was in my letter box, the brand new fully loaded final proof of 'The Magic Eye'. This looks like a real book, feels like a real book and it should even read like a real book. So why am I scared to open it and have a read. Because I am, that’s why! Blood sweat and tears have gone into this book. Inspiration, innovation, perspiration and even exasperation have gone into this book. I am so excited, so full of expectation and so pleased. So why can't I open it and start to proof read? Maybe I'll have a glass of wine for some ‘Dutch Courage.’ Maybe I will go for a walk to psyche myself up. Maybe I will watch the television and wait till tomorrow. But it is sitting there, right in front of me. The cover has a big eye on the front and it is staring at me. Everywhere I go the eye follows. I swear it just winked at me. Why am I so nervous? I just am.