The LAS should estabish a prize for such an attitude, really. I mean, many other people would have just gone mad, but you did the right thing anyway. Many compliments, really. As for your new project... that's a great idea. Is it just open to people who have already finished writing at least a work of fiction in english, or also to people still writing their first one? By the way, can I give you a very egoistic advice? Have you ever considered recording an audio edition of your books? Because I often use audio books (I can't read for more than five minutes on buses without feeling sick, and audio books - plus the Economist audio edition - are a very good exercise to practice English as a second language).