I had a lot of fun last week, beginning with the launch of a paperback book for the first time in five years. Launch day – on Tuesday – was all about social media and in the course of the week I was also the Choc-lit Treat and featured on the publishers’ blog, talking about my criminal tendencies. You can probably still catch that, if you’re quick. There’s a link at the bottom of the page. The Choc-lit Treat is a piece of flash fiction that arrives on a Friday, around coffee time. You have to be signed on to receive them – if you haven’t done that already, why not? The treat was little introduction to the hero of the book I’m working on at the moment – the one that is going slower than a sloth – it’s a Christmas story, although it is going to be Christmas 2019, not 2018! At the moment I’m blaming the weather – not conducive to thinking wintery thoughts. When the heatwave is finally over, I shall have to think of something else. Before Michael/Mickey gets his story though, we have Nadine and Ryan in what is currently going under the title of A Wedding on the Riviera. That’s if the Choc-lit Panel like it of course. Fingers crossed on that.
With Laura and Mel at Griffin Books.
If you happen to be a cat lover and read Your Cat Magazine then you’ll find that there is a feline themed short story in there from me this month. Set on the Riviera – where else – it features a small black kitten with a very distinct personality. It was fun to write, so I hope it is also fun to read.
On Saturday I spent the morning at the fabulous Griffin Books, in Penarth, with fellow author Laura Kemp in a ‘Meet the Author’ morning, as part of the Penarth Literature festival. To say we both had a great time might be a bit of an understatement. The shop was buzzing and we got to chat about books to a lot of interesting people. The scent alone – new books – was like catnip. Two hours flew by. Many thanks to Mel, the owner, and her staff, for making the thing happen and for being so welcoming. It would be really lovely to do it again some time.
