Archive for December, 2008

December 10, 2008

Oh blimey. Something perfectly innocent (but not…) just dropped through my letterbox that has caused me to fly to the computer and write the first page of a new book. Yet I haven’t *quite* finished the old one.

And I should be writing about double glazing right now for ready money. After a quiet work period, I’m busy again and have Christmas and two books on the go. I like to feel wanted so no complaints!

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December 9, 2008

Hurrah! The cover of my new LBD, It Should Have Been Me made it to Amazon – and at a big pre-order discount.

ISHBM has also entered the Play.com Pre-order chart at number Four. Yay!

And did you hear that (allegedly) Sarah Palin has been offered $7 million for her memoirs? And that Joe The Plumber (remember him from the US elections?) has a book out this week.

Great article in the New York Times about celeb books here.

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December 8, 2008

Over 92,000 words.

Meanwhile back in Real Life, we spent the weekend doing final Christmas shopping and trying (mostly failing) to get the house into some kind of shape for Christmas. My daughter comes home from uni next weekend and Mr B has a few days off so I won’t be on my own anymore. That’s great but I’d better get my book finished which isn’t too hard at the mo, as I’m loving writing it.

I was sent an Amazon gift certificate for giving a talk at Wombourne Writers with Nell. I have just ordered Nigella Christmas with it. I am determined to try and be a Domestic Goddess this year, having spent the past three locked in my writing room or twitching to write.

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December 5, 2008

…will I ever do that again!

That’s what I was thinking last night as I trudged into the freezing woods, dressed as a ‘peasant’, my face slathered in Rice Krispies and Golden Syrup. No, I wasn’t taking part in a kinky Satanic ritual. I had volunteered to be an extra for a student film called Field of Corpses.

Now, You won’t be surprised to learn that I was doing this for ‘research’ for my current wip (last chapter looms later!) I knew I was going to be a plague victim but other than that, no one had told me anything. Naturally I assumed I’d just have to lie dead on the grass, eyes shut and that would be it. No one told me I actually had to DIE i.e. roll around groaning, moaning and coughing while being tended to by a bunch of monks.

I hate acting. In fact I haven’t done any. Ever. Not so much as a school play. When I heard what was required (they waited until we were captive on the location) I begged to be allowed to watch.

But Ryan, the lovely young director, eventually persuaded me to have a go, largely because they only had five plague victims and I suspect he was completely desperate. The Rice Krispies were our make up – mixed with Golden Syrup and food colouring they make very realistic pustules, so I’m told.

Anyway, I don’t think I’ll do it again in a hurry but it was, ina bizarre way, kind of fun. The film premieres in July 2009 at the Garrick Theatre, Lichfield. I really, really hope my part is cut.

Thanks to the Foundation students in Film and Television Production at Lichfield University for being very sweet and patient with me.

Pics courtesy of Lichfield University students.

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December 3, 2008

Just call me your OK! correspondent…

Had an excited email from ‘a friend in London’ last night. This normally, calm, cool and collected woman had spotted one Richard Armitage buying his Christmas tree from a local shop.

Apparently, he looked ‘v luscious’ and had a ‘lovely bum.’

Pic from www.richardarmitageonline.com

And I’ve found out that my contact page hasn’t been working – well, it is now so if you want to email me and say hello, please do! I’ve been feeling lonely here and wondering why I’ve had no emails for months from this site. Now I know it’s not me. I hope

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