THEY say there’s a book in everyone, and all you need to do is just sit down and write it. One Nuneaton author has found it’s not just necessarily sitting down and writing the book that’s hard, it’s trying to get it published too. Five years after Lorna Miller first sat down at her computer and started to write her debut book, she’s coming back to her home town to sign copies as she begins a small tour of venues across the midlands. Based on experiences and tales she has borrowed from friends, Lorna Miller has penned the tale of a pregnant woman wanting to raise a child on her own. The book, All That She Wants, published in the spring, tells the story of Izzy MacDonald and her desire to have a baby without the relationship. Lorna said: “I’ve come across many funny anecdotes from my friends who are on the single scene and the things they get up to, I’d just made notes of the kinds of things they got up to. I’d had all these little stories and thought one day I’d write a book about them. “Then I had this idea for a story and that was it.” For the former Manor Park student this was harder to do as not only did she have her own family to raise but she also suffers from bipolar disorder, making it difficult to concentrate on her task. “It was difficult to finish it. Because I was working full time it was hard to find the time and to be consistent with the writing. It sort of came on in fits and starts to begin with, but once I got into a rhythm it became easier.” After three years and a lot of hard work she began the next task, although trying to find a publisher wasn’t going to be any easier. “I’ve got a pile of letters at home saying thanks but no thanks. It was getting a bit disheartening but then Pegasus publishers sent a letter saying they liked what they’d written.” She describes Izzy as a reaction against the Bridget Jones types who only want a man and a family. “Izzy’s an independent woman. She only out on the single scene purely to find a sperm to get her own child. She’s had a similar upbringing but she finds out things about her father who contacts her too. “It could be described as chick lit, and that’s the market we’re going for, but there’s plenty of men who have read it and said it was what they were expecting. “The thing is not everyone comes from a typical background these days, there are all different types of families. It isn’t all 2.4 children now.” The book-singing takes places this Saturday at 11am at Waterstones, Queens Road. | 
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