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Zazakeley the aye-aye Apologies for no Writer's Block updates over the last few days. I have just spent a few days on the lovely island of Jersey with my mum - it was her birthday treat. I was also able to visit Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust and enjoyed seeing the lemurs there. To be honest a break away was just what I needed as a few days ago I got two rejections on the same day so I was feeling pretty low. I'd sent email queries to two agents based in America, one said they weren't interested just from the query and the second from my query and first three chapters & outline. Sometimes a rejection is no big deal but once in a while you start to question if it's worth struggling on. Two in one day prompted the latter feeling. Still I've decided to keep trying and this weekend I'll be putting together another submission package and at least the agents' responses were speedy. Now if you're wondering what that strange creature at the top of today's blog is, it's an aye-aye a nocturnal lemur from Madagascar. During my research for Dr Midas and the Pirates I read Gerald Durrell's book 'The Aye-Aye and I' and had a couple of technical questions. I wrote a letter to his widow Dr Lee Durrell and she very kindly replied. As a thank you and because I was keen to support conservation efforts in Madagascar, I decided to become a member of the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust. Since then I have also sponsored a black and white ruffed lemur called Bassett and when that finished I was able to sponsor Zazakeley. I was able to see the aye-ayes and other lemurs at Jersey along with narrow striped mongooses, giant jumping rats and lots of birdlife from Madagascar. I took lots of photographs and hopefully one or two might be good enough to add to my website www.drmidas.co.uk