Today I added the preview PDF of "Tom Thorneval - Dream Merchant Extraordinaire" to Goodreads. In the Preface, you will discover my thoughts about the tale that has required the input of many talented people, including musicians, animators, illustrators and dreamers. After much umming and arring on my behalf, I have decided that the first published edition will also carry this unusual Preface. The reason I was in two minds to add it was that I wanted to leave it up to you, dear reader, to decide on what Tom's tale is all about. But on the other hand, since this is my first paperback in the world, and it containing some rather unique approaches to storytelling, I realized that it would be remiss of me not to introduce myself or to explain why I write stories in the hope they appeal to people of all ages.

So in the end I gave readers a choice: I placed the Addison's Tales star in the Preface to divide my acknowledgements from my thoughts about the tale, so that readers can leap over the second half of the Preface to draw their own conclusions; or, alternatively, complete the Preface to understand the spirit in which Addison's Tales are being created. That star has also been added to the ebooks at the points where Tom sings, so that readers with internet connection can simply tap the screen to hear the songs and carry on reading. So on that note, I do hope you enjoy reading the first few chapters of Tom's tale and his song "Got to get to Mary", both of which I trust will introduce you to a pleasant little chap with more than just a handful of dreams ... and his stoat Wix, of course, whom you will find to be quite a fiend indeed.