Dr Rumbolo is Top Rated Children's Book

Doctor Rumbolo's Travelling Freakarium is the top rated children's book in the YouWriteOn.Com charts.

Holding on to the number 12 spot, it's ranked higher than any other kids or young adult novel on the site.

Getting the thumbs up from other writers, who are in the same position, has come as a welcome boost, as I felt like jacking it all in the other week.

I recently went through a brief "What the heck am I doing?" phase when cycling to my part-time job - which doesn't even cover the rent - in the rain.

Watching my life savings and sometimes my sanity dwindling for a very uncertain future, has sometimes been a bit too much to bear.

But I soon pulled myself together and am keener than ever to get Rumbolo finished.

I haven't yet approached a single agent or publisher. Or am I down to my last tenner.

So wallowing in despair is a bit premature!