After returning from a 10-day working trip to England, I’ve much catching up to do, so I’ll start with the “but” news.
The publisher who had expressed interest in my latest manuscript has come back with a fairly positive response, but …………………………… they have some reservations and want changes made before making an offer. I need to know how extensive they would want these changes to be, and whether I would be happy with the end result.
I’m certain that if this was my first book, I’d be jumping through hoops, bending over backwards and running up the down escalator to satisfy the publisher’s wishes without question, but with three books already published I’m no longer desperate! I recognise that publishers know what they can sell - that’s their job - and writers must listen to their advice and suggestions. At the same time, it’s important to me that the book which ends up on the shelves has not been changed to such an extent that it bears no resemblance to the book I originally wrote.
So it’s up in the air at present, but nevertheless encouraging to have positive news during very difficult times in the publishing industry.
Please keep puffing. 
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