A Provocative Question

Not from me, but from Matt. Over on his blog he has posed a trio of "would you still write if..." questions he was asked at a convention.

He has invited comments before he reveals his own answers.

Good news!

I was going to tuck this modestly away on my own blog, but I've been a bit short on good news recently so I hope you'll all excuse this.

I've just heard from Will that Tesco are going to stock The Birds, the Bees and Other Secrets in their "much sought-after" women's fiction section for the summer, and I'm very excited! So please join me in a glass of cyber champagne (ok, Tesco's Cava, then).

Len Rides Again

I'm addicted to spreading the good news! Reading about the successes of authors I admire always cheers me up. So here it is: the news that Len has made the shortlist for the Crimefest Last Laugh Award with Ten Little Herrings. Many congratulations, Len.

Rachel DuPree Recommended Book Group Read

The Book Group site has The Personal History of Rachel duPree as one of its recommended reads for March, great news for Ann. http://www.bookgroupinfo.co.uk/

Fabelhaft

Just thought I'd post up Eliza's good news here as well = congrats Eliza! German rights sold to Jubilee and the work in progress. She's a star.

Sunday Express Short Story

Here is the
link to the short story in last Sunday's Express ....

http://dailyexpress.co.uk/posts/view/161680/Short-Stories-A-Fair-Deal

Huddling in Small Whatevers

So we'd mentioned setting up a Google Group. So here it is. Well, you can't see it, because it's private. But I did send out invitations. If yours bounced or spammed or you don't think I've got your email and you want in, let me know.