A bit of a change of pace for you now. This is the first chapter of my children's novel, Lightsleep. It's a gothic, other-world fantasy. I self-published it back in 2006 when my agent died half way through reading it. I took that as a sign and decided just to get on with it. It was an interesting experience. I managed to get a full page feature published in the Uxbridge Gazette (my old home town) and in the local Islington paper, plus was featured on a Norwich radio station while doing a book signing there. This was before social media really took off, so publicising it was hard, but a good learning experience. I've re-published since, through www.completelynovel.com, after the first self-publishing company turned out to be more of a liability than a help, and it looks much better (plus I took the chance to correct some of the typos that had snuck in). Don't forget, you can buy it now from Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.com It's often on special offer for less tha