Saturday May 19 2012
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Village Art & Literature
Sally’s very happy ending
Posted on November 29 2009 at 7:29:28 0 comments
Sally Anne Morris has wanted to be a writer since she was a young girl, and now she has seen her first novel published and launched at Alvechurch Library.
Trick or Treat is a modern romantic comedy with paranormal elements – and even a bit of spoon-bending.
It has been published by Little Black Dress Books, pioneer of “chick-lit” titles where the reader has a good idea of what they are going to find between the covers.
And that is “light-hearted romantic comedy, with the emphasis on the romantic,” says Sally, a 40-year-old mother of two who writes in her spare time at home in Alvechurch.
“It is a kind of escape for me,” says Sally, who teaches psychology to sixth-formers as her day job.
Without giving away too much of the story, Trick or Treat features a main character called Lizzie Diamond (whose mother was influenced by The Beatles) who has to sort out the love-lives of two ghosts before she can tackle her own.
Sally has clearly enjoyed the writing, even when it came to the “intimate” scenes, “which can be really tricky to write – I have tried to keep it very light-hearted!”
Sally says seeing her book published “has been like two dreams comes true for me,” explaining that the money from the book enabled her to pay for a “nominated” horse she can ride when she likes at a rescue centre in Wootten Wawen.
Sally also spends a day a week learning the craft of bee-keeping from Alvechurch bee-master Morris Jephcott.
Even with so many projects on the go, Sally is now working on her next novel, set in a vintage clothes shop.
Trick or Treat is available from bookshops at £5.99 or on the internet.
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