Purrsy philosopy and approaching Penguins
Hi!
How has your summer been? Purrsy has been enjoying his, as you can see.
Although he’s lost both his sight and hearing, he still knows how to enjoy life. He still loves the warmth of sunshine on fur, the summer scents on the breeze, the bedtime snuggles. I’m striving to take a leaf out of Purrsy’s book. Busy as I am despairing about the terrible news from around the world, I’m keen not to miss all the wonderful things that are right under my nose. Here’s an example from a drive home the other day in the Exmoor evening light. What a place to live!
On to book news, and you may have gathered the publication date of Gone with the Penguins has been delayed until November 7th. It’s to do with marketing. I don’t really understand these things, I just trust in the wisdom of my publishers. We finally have a cover too, and it’s a good one!
It’s funny, when Veronica first marched into my imagination and started bossing me about, I worried that nobody would like her. Readers adored Dan the harp-maker, the supremely lovable main character from my debut novel… but feisty, grumpy old Veronica? Would anyone even read beyond the first few pages? What a relief it was when, at the launch of Ellie And The Harp Maker, my agent whispered in my ear, “I probably shouldn’t say this now but I’ve just read your first draft of AWTP and oh my, I just love Veronica McCreedy!”
Thankfully a lot of readers seem to feel the same! I’m keeping my fingers very crossed that everyone will enjoy this last adventure with Veronica and her team.
Meanwhile draft one of my sixth book is beginning to grow and sprout all over the place… But I won’t be able to share anything about it for a long time yet, I’m afraid.
It’s always a privilege for me to receive books pre-publication, and here are some of my favourite recent reads: The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers by Samuel Burr (curiously charming), Things Don’t Break on their Own by Sarah Easter Collins (darkly haunting), Eddie Winston is Looking for Love by Marianne Cronin (quirkily uplifting) and Sally Page’s The Secret of Flowers (beautiful and intriguing). I’ve also read the spectacular success which is The List of Suspicious Things by Jennie Godfrey. I’d recommend all of these brilliant reads.
Thank you so much for your continued support. May your days be sunny, your nights be cosy and your reading be completely blissful.
How has your summer been? Purrsy has been enjoying his, as you can see.
Although he’s lost both his sight and hearing, he still knows how to enjoy life. He still loves the warmth of sunshine on fur, the summer scents on the breeze, the bedtime snuggles. I’m striving to take a leaf out of Purrsy’s book. Busy as I am despairing about the terrible news from around the world, I’m keen not to miss all the wonderful things that are right under my nose. Here’s an example from a drive home the other day in the Exmoor evening light. What a place to live!
On to book news, and you may have gathered the publication date of Gone with the Penguins has been delayed until November 7th. It’s to do with marketing. I don’t really understand these things, I just trust in the wisdom of my publishers. We finally have a cover too, and it’s a good one!
It’s funny, when Veronica first marched into my imagination and started bossing me about, I worried that nobody would like her. Readers adored Dan the harp-maker, the supremely lovable main character from my debut novel… but feisty, grumpy old Veronica? Would anyone even read beyond the first few pages? What a relief it was when, at the launch of Ellie And The Harp Maker, my agent whispered in my ear, “I probably shouldn’t say this now but I’ve just read your first draft of AWTP and oh my, I just love Veronica McCreedy!”
Thankfully a lot of readers seem to feel the same! I’m keeping my fingers very crossed that everyone will enjoy this last adventure with Veronica and her team.
Meanwhile draft one of my sixth book is beginning to grow and sprout all over the place… But I won’t be able to share anything about it for a long time yet, I’m afraid.
It’s always a privilege for me to receive books pre-publication, and here are some of my favourite recent reads: The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers by Samuel Burr (curiously charming), Things Don’t Break on their Own by Sarah Easter Collins (darkly haunting), Eddie Winston is Looking for Love by Marianne Cronin (quirkily uplifting) and Sally Page’s The Secret of Flowers (beautiful and intriguing). I’ve also read the spectacular success which is The List of Suspicious Things by Jennie Godfrey. I’d recommend all of these brilliant reads.
Thank you so much for your continued support. May your days be sunny, your nights be cosy and your reading be completely blissful.
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