I’d literally just finished the last page of my new book, Flavours of Thought, when an email came into my Inbox about a new service called CompletelyNovel.

At first I ignored it, as it actually came into my Spam folder, but something encouraged me to click the link and I was amazed at what I found. So much so that I dropped everything I had planned for that afternoon and uploaded my raw manuscript and just a few short days later, a printed version of my book came through my letterbox.

Any proof reader will tell you, it’s well nigh impossible to see all errors on screen and having a real copy of my book allowed me to see where I had to improve the text and reorder a couple of page elements. What a blessing this site turned out to be!!

So I made the changes and re-uploaded a new draft this week and made it go live so now the book is available not only for the Kindle, iPhone and iPad but also in print – all of this only a week or so after final draft. This new service is a real breath of fresh air for both authors and publishers.

Then I saw something that made me wince – had I moved too fast (as I am prone to do)?

CompletelyNovel allow readers to read the whole of a manuscript online for free – yes, without buying the book!! Had I given my new pride and joy (and part of my pension fund) away to all and sundry?

I was about to email the site administrator in a fit of pique but decided to read some of their Frequently Asked Questions first – I am thankful I did.

Their philosophy is that you can read a whole book in a bookshop without paying for it so why not be able to do this online to?

I reflected on this and realised that the words in this book had been given to me so I should be glad of such an easy method of being able to share them with the world – without me having to lift a finger.

So, in thanks to CompletelyNovel and my Muse and guides who gave me these words, you can read the new book here … of course, though I hope you will also want to buy a copy as it’s something that I wrote to bring magic into everyone’s lives.

Buy your own copy of Flavours of Thought here

Download it for the Kindle and iPad here

Read it for free here