Helen Hollick
is the
Author of the rollicking
Sea Witch Voyages
(and many other novels too numerous to picture here).
Helen favors black and
white only when it comes to her animals.
Here we have her black-and-white tuxedo-clad pets.
Kitty
Mab
and Labrador/Collie Baz
And then, there is Sybil who eschews a
traditional tux in favor of a more free-style design.
Confidentially,
I have been told there are more animals on the loose around the barnyard,
including four horses, several chickens, and ducks.
And let's not forget the white goose.
When it comes to
her novels, however, Helen traverses easily through the colors of the rainbow.
Her kings and queens (British, of course), pirates, damsels, and old ships sail
the high seas in the 18th Century when a lady was a lady (at least,
in public) and a boy became a man quickly, or died trying.
Check out her many
interesting novels:
No one evokes the
old saying “Give a busy person a task and it will be done” more than Helen. Not
only a prolific author, she is also the Managing Editor of the Historical Novel
Society’s Indie Reviews:
http://historicalnovelsociety.org/
As such, she has
become a great champion of the Indie. Throughout the year, she accepts
submissions, collates them, and sends them out to be reviewed by her UK team.
In the US, her colleague Steve Donoghue does the same. (I was fortunate enough to have my KHAMSIN not
only reviewed by him, but chosen as his Editor’s Choice for that month)
http://tinyurl.com/l5zehvx
This year, Helen
brought to life and organized the judging of the First Indie Award at the
Society’s London Conference. It was something she had to fight for as the
conference organizers wanted to stick with trad-published books.
It takes
really dedicated people to choose, read, and select the best from among
hundreds of the outstanding offerings. Eight novels wound up on the short list.
From those, four finalists were chosen. (Khamsin was NOT among those, although
it did make the original shortlist of eight out of quite a few books, I was
consoled. Still, it is something I am proud of and thankful for.)
Did Helen swipe us four aside like pesky
has-beens? Certainly not. On the contrary. She graciously featured each of us
among the four finalists on her blog. This will give especially the four of us
who didn’t make it into the finals added exposure (being somewhat on the prissy
side, that’s one type I don’t blush about one bit).
I am not just happy
to feature another interesting novelist, animal lover (and let’s not forget fearless wearer of great hats), but this is my way of a much too small Thank You to a tireless champion of the Indie Author.
Thank
you, Helen, as well as your team members of intrepid reviewers.
We Indies
appreciate you all
Be sure to read
more about Helen and her books on her website and connect with her through her
social sites:
