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Masks of Gold

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 It has been an exciting, nerve-wracking month as I have put the finishing touches to my second novel, "Masks of Gold". This is the prequel to the "Bell that never Rang". Yes! I wrote them in the wrong order! As the first one emerged out of family tree history during Covid lockdown I can, I believe, be forgiven for the mix up? I have now decided to make it a trilogy and I am pretty certain that the third edition will be the third in the series.   Self publishing is not for the faint hearted but it must be considerably easier than times past, when typewriters, photocopiers and sticky tape were the order of the day. Modern technology, namely Kindle Direct Publishing, allows files to be uploaded into kindle format or print copies. But there is a lot of detail to process first; a lot of typo tracking and layout issues which have to be ground out. And the cover must fit the size of book exactly. I have been supported by a team of helpers and editors who have laboured the