For aspiring authors out there, who think it is too late to write their great Australian novel, take inspiration from Cherry Morgan, who has just had her first book published at the age of 78.
\nA resident of East Grampians Health Service\u2019s 70 Lowe Street, Cherry is quite overwhelmed by the fact that her murder mystery, titled \u2018The Canal Princess\u2019, is now in print.
\nCherry has always had a love of writing and has written many stories over the years, but only completed her first novel after an injury kept her chair bound and unable to walk in 2017.
\nIt has only recently been published, after a friend took her story to an editor who said it was good enough to publish, and the wheels were set in motion.
\n\u201cI\u2019m still shocked and surprised,\u201d Mrs Morgan said.
\n\u201cWhen I first saw it (in print) I nearly cried. I didn\u2019t honestly think I was good enough.\u201d
\nCherry has always loved murder mysteries and when asked where the inspiration came from, she tapped her head and said \u2018it was all up here\u2019.
\n\u2018The Canal Princess\u2019 features many twists and turns and will keep you guessing and turning the pages. A murderer is on the loose, who has killed two women so far to cover up an unusual crime, and has made several attempts to kill a third, but all is not as one might think or expect!
\nCherry\u2019s book \u2018The Canal Princess\u2019 is available from Amazon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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