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 After
nearly four years, In Serein has finally arrived in the Hard, and we're pretty
sure the planes will never be quite the same again! This morning, on the day of
the Lord August 5th, 2004, the very first ever proof copy of Book 1, Sorcerer &
Apprentice, was delivered by motorcycle messenger and a celebration ensued to
celebrate the birth of In Serein - from a stream of ideas, to a stream of
computer data, and now it's a BOOK!
Silvia Hartmann writes:
I can't begin to explain what it is like to finally hold a copy of the first
book in my hand! I can't explain what it is like to read the opening words, "For
as long as I can remember, I always wanted to be a Serein ..." inside a BOOK -
it is the strangest sensation. When I saw the map of the kingdoms, I was totally
astonished and thought, my goodness, I *made that map*!
It's an extraordinary experience indeed and it is inherently very DIFFERENT
to how I feel when I see one of the non-fiction books of which I've written a
great many over the years.
This is my first FICTION project, very personal to me, very exciting and ...
well, it's an amazing experience. I can only wish other authors the day when it
happens, when it is all become true and real, and hey look! There it is! And
listen - that's the sound it makes when it is dropped on the table top! It is
REAL!
It's much bigger and heavier than I thought it would be and I would like to
apologise for the cost of the hard copy - I believe it comes out at around £20.
There's nothing we could do about that, it is printed in a very, very short run
and so of course each copy costs A LOT to produce in turn. But there's a cheaper
ebook version for home printing, and to save the considerable freight costs,
especially overseas, and of course, the entire text is still available entirely
FREE OF CHARGE on http://InSerein.com as well.
This is not and has never been a commercial project for me and I want to
seriously THANK all those who worked so tirelessly and patiently to make this
magical transition happen.
Firstly, THANK YOU to ALEX KENT, my publisher and my son! Without his belief
in me, his solid encouragement and active involvement in editing and proofing
the text, I don't know if this book would have ever come to print at all!
Secondly, a heartfelt bow and THANK YOU to STEVE COLLINS, who
basically nursed me through the unfoldments of the entire trilogy with immense
patience and without whose encouragement I doubt very much I would have had the
courage to write all that down and really finish it in the end.
And finally, also my absolutely sincere appreciation and THANK
YOU to Steve Kent, my teenage flat mate and my son, who supported me in his own
way whilst I was writing it, often going without attention for prolonged periods
of time and having do deal with the fall outs from the emotionally charged
atmosphere writing this book inevitably produced, and also, and this really blew
me away, for ACTUALLY READING IT earlier this year.
Thank you guys, I love you all and I really DO appreciate your
very unconditional support in my strange and inexplicable sojourns.
And to In Serein itself, be very welcome in the Hard, child of
my imagination and my heart, I've learned so much from you and still continue to
learn more, each time I pick you up.
Sparkling waves of champagne all around!
Silvia :-))
Silvia Hartmann
Author, In Serein
Member, The Society Of Authors
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