Quotes from Judith Saxton

who would ask for help from nobody but would be quick to offer it. He found himself outside the study door and hesitated, then made up his mind. He tapped and walked in. The men were standing by the window, deep in conversation, the women were sitting by the fireplace, equally engrossed. 'Thought I'd just tell you

family or friends, for most of them would believe him to be still at The Pride, enjoying Grandpa's seventy-fifth birthday dinner. It could be Con – Con did not like him to be alone on family occasions – but why should Con come across the water, in Pat Paterson's row-boat, with Pat straining at the oars? The boat had swung towards his landing stage

Be sure to see that the first few pages have the reader on the edge of his seat, unable to put the book down. Most editors only have time to read a few pages before making a decision; make those pages memorable!

If you truly are a would be writer then there will be no need for you to search for ideas. Everything that happens to you, your family and friends can end up as a storyline. Whichever way you look at it love, envy, despair and so on have been happening since the dawn of time; all you have to do is get the setting and characters right.

thought; not that it mattered