Mandy Baggot's Blog, page 31

Monday again!

Morning all - hope you're not all being gusted by the hurricane? My two lemon fir trees got blown off the doorstep last night so have taken no chances this morning and have laid them down! I could do with joining them!

What's in store for me this week? I am hoping to get a lot more writing done than I did last week. I am well into the editing for Taking Charge, although instead of decreasing the word count (because it's a bit long) I seem to be adding to it! And I am busy arranging goodie...

Weekends are for resting right?

Hi everyone

Thank you all so much for your great comments in the giants of retail debate the other day. I've never had so many people joining in!

So, what plans have people got for the weekend? Tomorrow Amber (my eldest daughter - age 6, thinks she's a member of Glee) returns to her theatre arts lessons and Ruby (age 4 - just started school and is going to marry DJ Ned (plastic character) from Haven campsite) is starting! It is an hour of singing, dancing and drama run by the fabulous Dave...

Back in action!!

Hi everyone! Ooo its so good to be writing to you! Website was down for about five days in total due to a nasty site messing with Webs.com and then ISPs not flushing! BTinternet flushed for me yesterday and after a good rinse I was restored!! Sort of like colonic irrigation for computers! Eugh!

Anyway - what is the news in the Team Baggot camp I hear you cry! Well yesterday the Strings Attached cover was on chicklitreviews.com on their fab 'Do Judge a Book By Its Cover' feature. Right now...

Exciting times!!

Morning everyone! I hope you all had a fab Bank Holiday weekend! The highlight of mine was securing the first store signing at Waterstones Salisbury for Strings Attached which is Thursday 8 December from 5.30pm-8.30pm. Salisbury has late night shopping on Thursdays in the run up to Christmas so I am hoping for a good evening! The low point was Mr Big knocking a can of beer into my open handbag and soaking everything! It all stank of Fosters so has been through the washing machine - if it...

New novel!!!!

At last, after months of honing Strings Attached I have finally closed the book on it. Just waiting on the final proof reader to get back to me and then it can leave my computer and head off to the publisher! So exciting!!

As you might know, after Strings Attached, my next novel will be Taking Charge. This is set in Portage, Michigan, USA and tells Robyn Matthers' story as she returns home from time spent in the UK. Although the novel is finished it is going to take some editing and I also...

Holiday is over!

Hi everyone! I had a fab time in Weymouth at the weekend despite the mixed bag of weather. Girls were in the sea on body boards in their swimming costumes while Mr Big and I sat on camping chairs wearing anoraks as it poured with rain! We did have some sun though and thank you to Haven Seaview for a lovely time - particularly Funstars Pete, Grant and Lindsay who always had time to chat and play with the kids. And I can't do a blog about the weekend without mentioning the fabulous Charlie May ...

Virtual tour!!

Hello everyone! I hope you're all well today and enjoying the weather! It is Gerard Depardieu-ing down here in Wiltshire ;)

The virtual tour is a sell out! Yes, all the dates in the two week website and blog tour with Strings Attached, are taken and I want to thank everyone so much for offering to have me on their web space and for supporting my new novel. If you check out the New Book - Strings Attached page you will find a fab banner/button made by the wonderful Sharon Goodwin and all the...

Not long until November!

Hi everyone!

A quick blog today before I go into town with the girls to nab ourselves a Ken and probably half a dozen outfits he can't do without! If he's anything like @quinnblakemusic he will know what he wants in the wardrobe department, no matter how much it costs but he won't want to spend more than five minutes in the shop!

Quinn and I are at odds at the moment over the Strings Attached playlist. He insists we have Tom Jones 'Sexbomb' AND Sisqo 'The Thong Song' played at his aftershow...

Hate my hair but love quinnblakemusic!

I've coloured my hair everyone and it is AWFUL! The supposed light reddish blonde I chose as a safe bet has turned me BRIGHT GINGER!! I can't tell you how bad it looks!! OK why don't I show you?! Posted a pic on Twitter for you all to laugh at! Anyway it only took ten minutes to do so hopefully it will only take ten minutes to rectify next week. Don't like colouring over too soon!

I am so excited to receive the final images for the Strings Attached cover from my lovely illustrator yesterday...

THE EVENT!!

Morning all. As violence grips the nation, I feel bad about blogging about all my good news, but to be honest I don't have time for bullies and thugs and the majority of these people are exactly that. Most of them don't have a cause, most of them are just getting a sick kick out of ruining lives and attacking our police force. Well Lady Baggot has a message for you - learn some respect innit! OK, off my soap box now - I hope it all calms down and we can carry on with business as usual.

So ...