Well, here I am writing my first blog.  It’s such an exciting time, this bit before we know which publisher might buy The Book of the Sun, if they do at all….somehow I do think someone will take it on, because why would the Sun have bothered to come to me, if I wasn’t going to get published?   It’s clearly knowledge the Sun wants us to know, and it does put our lives into the most amazing context.   But here I am now, waiting.   It’s a bit like that study that showed the peak of happiness is experienced before a present is opened.  Don’t you recognise that one?  At Christmas, as a child, that moment looking at the heap of presents before you start opening them?   The actuality of what is given is sometimes a disappointment.   Anticipation is the great thing, our imagination of what might be coming, and here I’m quite capable of going overboard.  

But I’ve written so many books before and had high hopes for each of them, although they never did very well.  So there’s a cautious part of me thinking, well we’ve been here before.   And yet, it does feel different, partly because much of the book is the Sun, translated into my words, but beyond any concept I had previously imagined.  I am stunned by what it told me.   In a few conversations, to answer all those metaphysical questions that have plagued humanity for so long!   What an astounding coup!            

We’ve now had a great review from Richard Rudd, the originator of the Gene Keys.   He said his review was short and sweet, and so it is:   ‘This book contains the core truths of the universe.  I recommend you read it.’  Can’t ask for better than that, and it’s very brevity means that it could go on the front cover.   I’ve sent out review copies to some people who haven’t replied yet, so I’m still watching my inbox every day.   It wasn’t a bit like this when I was published before; we dealt in hard copies, and the paper version had to be sent out by post or courier to any potential reviewer.  A much slower process, and with hard copies we were limited about how many we could send out.     Now I just press send, and off it goes!  

But the real difficulty for me is getting on top of social media.  I’ve played around on Facebook for years, rarely posting but enjoying what other people do.    But it’s all in my old name, Jenny Wiltshire, and somehow I’ve got to change it to Rook without losing all my friends.  

Here I have to admit an embarrassment of names.   My father’s surname was Church, and good atheist that I was I was very glad to get rid of it when I married my first husband, Edward Jones.   I wrote my other fiction books using Jenny Jones.   When that marriage collapsed, I unwisely ran off with my second husband, very much on the rebound.   His surname was Wiltshire, and I began to venture into the digital world and started using Wiltshire on Facebook and everywhere else.   Third time lucky, I’m now with the love of my life, Oscar Rook, and because The Book of the Sun is all about love, it seemed more than appropriate that I should use the name of my lovely Oscar.  But Wiltshire is still my digital moniker and I must somehow get rid of it.  Watch this space – or alternatively, watch Facebook, Twitter, Instagram etc  You may see Jenny Rook appearing one day soon!