It takes money to publish books, and most of that money flows out the door before the book is released and sales begin, so my publishing company, Shadowpaw Press, is turning to Crowdfundr to help …
Shapers of Worlds Volume IV, the fourth anthology featuring authors who were guests on my podcast, The Worldshapers, is now available everywhere, including directly from Shadowpaw Press. Here’s a handy universal URL with links to …
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Soulworm, my first published novel (originally released by Royal Fireworks Press in 1997), is now available in a brand-new, lightly revised edition from Shadowpaw Press Reprise. You can purchase it at one of these links …
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Sailing, sailing
Although I’ve rarely sailed, I’ve been in love with the idea of sailing ever since I was a kid and devoured–several times over–the Swallows and Amazons books by Arthur Ransome. (Used my own money to order them all the way from England–that’s how much I loved them.)
Sailboats are expensive and awkward things to own if you don’t live right on a large body of water, though. At least, they always have been.
Not any more! Behold the inflatable, transportable-in-a-bag sailboat.
Permanent link to this article: https://edwardwillett.com/2007/05/sailing-sailing/
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That’s probably the single best one of the series, but they’re all terrific. I have all 12–bought them with my own allowance, ordered them all the way from Jonathan Cape in England.
Interesting that you would mention the Arthur Ransome books. I also loved them. I have one on my bookshelf still – We didn’t Mean to go to Sea.
Great books. I am going to read it again.