Well, did you like Joe’s little Christmas message? Yeah, it was a bit of fun, wasn’t it? And let’s face it, in this current awful state that we find the world in we need a lot more fun and a bit of unfettered joy from time to time. And that’s precisely what that little blog post from our own Mr Wilkie was intended for.

JOY!

Not a word we hear too often these days, what with wars, famines, social decay, poverty, rising crime, rising costs, corruption at every level and an utterly inept Tory government the shameful likes of which we’ve never had to suffer before. But I like to think that I, and all my fellow indie authors do our little bit in providing our readers with a few hours of joyous escapism in between the pages of our books.

So, listen, I hope you all find joy this Christmas in whatever shape or form. Don’t stress about the festivities and remember, there is always someone worse off than you. But, should you find it all gets a bit too much, then my advice to you would be to take yourself out of it for a while, if you can, find a quiet spot and read a book, do some breathing exercises, listen to relaxing music, have a JD or three, make love to the other half, just do whatever it takes to find a little bit of joy.

You owe it to yourself.

I’m signing off now until January but I’ll be back that very first week into 2023 with more from Blessham Hall and, hopefully, I’ll get that demanding little wretch of a sixth novel finished too.

Have a blessed, peaceful and joyous Christmas all of you and an immensely happy new year.

See you soon.

Much love.

Alan x