I have to admit I never used to read many books written by men either. If given the choice, obviously I’d pick a romantic novel any time. And let’s face it – men don’t often write romance or even include it much in their novels. But why not?
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… or ten or eleven or … yes, that’s where I am this morning because the advance copies of Trade Winds just arrived! Don’t they look gorgeous? The photo doesn’t really do the cover justice as the title and swirly bits around the edge are all shiny and beautiful. I can’t tell you how excited I am [...] It’s something that affects both published and yet-to-be-published novelists - and we don’t mean lack of money, we mean lack of motivation. We’re sure almost all writers know the feeling - sometimes, even polishing coal or mucking out a teenager’s bedroom seem infinitely more appealing and worthwhile than getting on with your novel. We feel it’s [...] Fernando Alonso No, that’s not a typo in the heading of this post - this week we’ve decided to highlight some distinctly un-hero-like behaviour. At the risk of sounding like a bunch of petrol heads (ok, some of us are, but still …), there was more controversy on [...] Andy Schleck The nomination for “hero of the week” goes to Andy Schleck, until yesterday the overall leader of this year’s Tour de France and wearer of the famous yellow jersey (maillot jaune). The Tour de France is the most prestigious and well-known cycling race in the world, where [...] The condemned panel enjoys a joke Maybe I shouldn’t have had those pictures of Tony Robinson power-pointed as I spoke. I have a teensy idea that they may have influenced the audience to giggle, just a trifle when I talked about the hero of Please Don’t Stop the Music, Ben Davies. But at least they [...]
Sue and Christina This past weekend some of us attended the Romantic Novelists’ Association’s annual conference, held at Greenwich Old Royal Naval College this year. Marketing director Lyn gave a well-attended talk on the Saturday, answering questions about all aspects of Choc Lit, and she will no doubt be inundated [...] Today (23rd June) I’m doing an “author day” at the Coffee Time Romance website all day, so please come and join me for a chat! Here is the link:- http://www.coffeetimeromance.com/board/forumdisplay.php?s=&daysprune=&f=1390
Billie Joe Armstrong I’ve often been told I have strange taste in music. I think what people mean is I don’t act my age. Too bad! I don’t think music should be “ageist” and when I hear something I like, I don’t stop to consider what age group [...] After the beautiful, uncluttered offices of Sue, Chris and Jane, I’m almost ashamed to post this photo of my work space. It’s messy and cramped in a cubby hole next to our bedroom, but it’s how I like it and I know exactly where everything is (well, most [...] |
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