Archive for February, 2009

Romancing the Blog – whores and heroes

February 20, 2009 | 3 Comments

I’ve got an article about Whores and Heroes at Romancing the Blog today. I’m not sure if anyone will read it or comment as I reckon 99.99999% of the readers don’t have a clue who I am! Still, I did manage to get the word ‘knickers’ into the article.

A Tangled Web

February 18, 2009 | 6 Comments

Did anyone watch the new series of Mistresses last night? This sexy relationship drama is meant to be the BBC’s answer to SATC. I don’t know, as I’ve only ever seen one ep of SATC and didn’t really enjoy it.

What I do know is never in the field of UK TV drama have there been so many attractive men to suit all demographics in one series. Here are some of them:

Simon

Jack (Consultant surgeon)

Mark (‘Playboy’)

Dominic (lawyer)

Dan (heart surgeon)

Hari (husband)

You can tell I don’t have a book to write!

Done – phew

February 17, 2009 | 6 Comments

After my motivational lunch with Nell and Liz last Monday, I finished my revised ms for IMP yesterday. I’m having the morning off to take my mum for a slap-up lunch at Marks & Spencer on the retail park. It was her birthday last week and we gave her some vouchers – nothing lights up Grandma Bennet’s face like an M&S voucher!

Mr B gave me the Everyman Book Of Love Stories on Valentine’s Day, which I now have time to really enjoy. I read a disturbing and compelling story about jealousy and obsession by Margaret Attwood (at least, I think it was about jealousy and obsession…)

The day was made by my author copy of It Should Have Been Me arriving – and yes, I was very excited as usual. My mum is reading it now. She is always the first ‘real’ person to read it. I await her verdict with interest especially as she normally only ever reads sagas!

Title Fight

February 13, 2009 | 5 Comments

Suggest you watch this BBC 2 programme on book marketing and publishing industry if you’re a writer or just interested in books.

Meanwhile, no blogging or surfing for me. I am so close to finishing my revisions for deadline Monday – but so close isn’t close enough!

I’m on Three Counties Radio around 1-1.30pm, talking about Valentine’s Day.

Writerly lunch

February 9, 2009 | 3 Comments

I had a lovely writerly lunch with Liz and Nell today. Not only were they cracking company but their encouragement and advice and a chat with my indefatigable agent has led to me resuming my edits on It’s My Party again, with renewed enthusiasm. I’m probably much closer than I thought to finishing it, I’d just lost my way.

Even when you’re published, finihsing a book is hard – it’s just as hard as ever before, except perhaps you have more access to expert opinion.

But it is as hard to finish, and I suspect it always will be because (I hope) with each book, you try to write a bigger, better story and challenge yourself more.