Best of luck Hannelore, as I said earlier. Persistance DOES pay off - getting a book published is a long, hard road but worth it in the end. I wish I could give you the name of a good editor....my book was published by a small press publisher and they didn't provide an editor - I was all on my own!

Thanks for the weather info for Germany. We are so excited about the trip. Sounds like it will be warm so perfect for a cruise. Haven't heard anything about the Rhine fireworks but that would be SPECTACULAR! We leave here August 26th and return September 3rd.....based on what you've said about the temps, I'll bring "light" clothing and a sweater and light jacket "just in case".

I had the same problem you did with Avalon by the way.....they wanted me to cut my book from 82,000 words to 60,000 and they would consider publishing it. I said "thanks but no thanks" - didn't want to chop my manuscript up that much!