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January 24, 2016
“Knitting Can Walk!” is Kindle-ready
I am so happy that I have managed to get my second novel finished, reviewed and revised, and posted on Amazon. It is there and ready to be automatically downloaded on the 28th January to all those who have clicked the Pre-order button.
I have no idea how many people will be reading my Knitting Can Walk! by the end of the week. I hope that it’s many, but I’ll be happy if it’s more than one.
Anyway, to get it to this stage is something that makes me feel great. It’s a good way to end my week.
January 17, 2016
#WeekendCoffeeShare: We’ll have to be quick!
If we were having coffee together, it would have to be a very quick one. I am under pressure! I have a deadline to meet.
The final version of my second novel, Knitting Can Walk!, is due to be uploaded to Kindle Direct Publishing by midnight tonight. That’s not quite as bad as it seems. Midnight is Eastern Standard Time rather than GMT. That means I have five extra hours here in UK!
The problem is that I have to be up at 4:30 am so that I can get to London Heathrow Airport in time to catch a flight to Barcelona. Don’t get too excited. It’s a business trip and it will be hard work. I am sure that I’ll find time to socialise in the evenings and to run down Avenida Diagonal before breakfast each morning.
What else can I tell you?
Yesterday, I played [field] hockey for my local verterans’ side, Andover Diamonds. It was a cup game against Salisbury Strollers. We had to win by at least four clear goals to make it into the next round. We ran out five-nil winners. So we are into the semi-finals! YAAAY!
I’ve finished my double espresso now, so it’s back to the writing. Please excuse me folks, but feel free to help yourselves to more coffee, and you’ll find some delicious Scottish shortbreads in that tin over there on the side.
I bet you’re wondering what today’s pug-picture has to do with todays post……
You should take a quick look at this and some more of Robyn’s articles. She’s such a lively girl.
Sorry Robyn. I meant woman. I did read your article about realising that you are now a grown up, unable to borrow a fiver from the Bank of Parents et cetera.
I most definitely am following through with this blog post even though I have no idea where it will take me because I guess that is the beauty of what pugs dressed as Honey Boo Boo can do. (And omg I can’t believe I’m wasting this picture on this blog post and not saving it for my new blog feature! THINK ROBYN THINK).
Well I guess nows the right time to explain how I could possibly come across this harrowing picture (I mean really the poor pug)…
Well I realised earlier on as I was broken heartedly uploading a picture to Instagram (a picture of somewhere hot and blue opposed to grey and well grey) that I usually always chuck in a cheeky “#blog#blogger” on the end.
But that’s when it hit me.
I’m okay when it comes to being #blogging in general, but when it comes to the tedious…
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Review: Going Gently
Going Gently by David Nobbs
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This is just so brilliant, original, insightful and downright funny.
The main character is lying in a hospital bed, paralysed and awaiting her inevitable death. Unbeknown to her visitors and the hospital staff, she is totally aware of everything that is going on around her, and relates all of that to her long, and eventful, life.
You can read the synopsis for more of what has actually occurred in her life, without giving too much away.
David Nobbs is a very funny man. You can read some of his other books to confirm my assertion.
When I was a small boy in the ‘sixties, he worked as a journalist on the Sheffield Star with my father, Tony Greenfield, and recently departed author, Pete Tinniswood, and he often visited our house. I can remember how he used to make me and my sister laugh until our sides split, with his funny stories and games such as picture consequences. That is consequences where you draw the next part of the sequence and unfold the paper at the end – hilarious!
Anyway, back to this book: I would recommend it to anyone.
January 16, 2016
A Teagan in the Kitchen — Adelle’s Teapot
Welcome back to Atonement, TN!
I was sincerely honored when Suzanne at A Pug in the Kitchen asked me to do a guest post for her wonderful blog’s anniversary. We had a great time. Here’s a link to Suzanne’s blog and my guest post (along with a lovely tea recipe and Suzanne’s beautiful photos).
Suzanne is an accomplished chef and blogger (not to mention her real estate career and still more activities). Take a look at her recipes featured at Fiesta Friday and at Food 52.
As most of you know, my current novel in progress is actually book-2 in an urban fantasy series that began with “Atonement, Tennessee.” The title is the name of my fictional town where supernaturals secretly live among the residents of this seemingly quaint town. (Book-2 will be called Atonement in Bloom.)
For her blog anniversary post, I told Suzanne about a…
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January 15, 2016
Spacewalking with Tim Peake and Tim Kopra
This is amazing. Wouldn’t we all like to be Major Tim Peake or Colonel Tim Kopra?
Out of this world!
I watched, fascinated.
January 11, 2016
Radio interview- same station, more than a year later
Tonight, I will be interviewed on an American small Internet radio station by CK Webb.
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/webbweaverbooks/2016/01/11/webbweaver-books-proudly-presents-author-lucie-novak
She interviewed me in 2014, soon after my book came out. It was scary and exciting. We talked, and then I read my Red Dress chapter.
It was strange, hearing my voice with my strong Czech accent on radio. The hostess contacted me again about a month ago, and said she would like to interview me again.
So tonight, I will call the radio station through Skype and talk and then read abbreviated versions of the first 2 chapters from my book.
Will it make more people interested in my book? I hope so.
Wish me luck!
David Bowie dies of cancer at 69
Shocking! Tragic!
I am deeply saddened by this news.
His spirit is out there floating in space.
Even if we never met him in person, he was a part of the lives of so many of us.
I feel very, very sad.
See the original article on the BBC News page:
David Bowie dies of cancer at 69
PS I could not believe it when a colleague told me that he had never heard of David Bowie. I thought that he was a global phenomena in the music. Whether you like him and his music or not, surely everybody has heard of him?
Facing Mortality
I really love the raw emotion and open expression in this passionate blog post from Mello-Elo. She has totally thrown it out there, and what she says is so true.
Fellow bloggers and friends: let’s face the reality of the world together, support each other in times of trouble, share the enjoyment of the fun times and celebrate each others’ successes.
I’m sitting here thinking about our mortality. We are trudging around the life-long treadmill only to find a weary end to our existence. If we are lucky we get in a few years of happiness before the light blots out. But, how many of us achieve our dreams and expectations before this happens? How many of us reach the plateau of contentment before the fall? There are millions of sites dedicated to giving you instructions on how to improve your life, change your habits, eat your way to a healthier lifestyle, reach your goals by placing you feathers in the positions A-B-C! Whilst we thresh out the bullshit trying to find the right solution, maybe it’s sitting right there, next to us, waiting to be noticed like a wallflower at the dance.
Receiving news that your friend might have the big C can squash your 2016 positive parade faster than…
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January 10, 2016
Review: Babette’s Feast
Babette’s Feast by Karen Blixen
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
The story and the language (translation) are so quaint.
As it such a short story, it would be difficult to summarise and add detail to the publisher’s blurb, without spoilers, so I won’t. What I would say, though, is that this is a book that I could read several times, and learn something new each time. You know how it is when you view a detailed oil painting for the tenth time, and notice something that you’ve never seen before? Well, this is the equivalent in book form.
Watch out for a lesson in grace.
This book is almost guaranteed to be different to anything that you have ever read before. Try it for yourself.
