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Well done, Gillian

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Good to see that West Wales author Gillian Morgan now has a blog. You can find out more about her novel, Salt Blue. See - http://gillianmorganbooks.blogspot.com See earlier post - http://sirgarblog.blogspot.com/2011/02/gill-hopes-to-make-mark-with-debut.html

Gill hopes to make mark with debut novel

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It's always great to hear from new West Wales authors. So, I was delighted this week to get a call from Gill Morgan, who is based in Haverfordwest and is yet another successful pupil from the MA creative writing course at Trinity College, Carmarthen (now University of Wales Trinity St David). Gill brought me up to speed with her latest work - 'My 'debut' novel, Salt Blue, came out a few months ago. One reviewer remarked: 'This was obviously written by a young girl'. Another commented: 'This is obviously an autobiography'. Such confidence! 'It's a shame they both got it wrong! 'I am 67 years old and, whilst I will allow I have written about a young girl who is a dreamer, like myself, Stella, the heroine, is not me. 'The book is set in a small Welsh seaside town and the year is 1959. 'In 1959 I left Gowerton Grammar school and got married. (Perhaps I should have done things the other way round: written the book when I was 16, got ma...