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Best Lines From The Dr Pepper Prophecies

Part of the TDPP anniversary celebrations.  Posted at Maryann Miller’s It’s Not All Gravy. ~~~~ When I wrote The Dr Pepper Prophecies, what I wanted most was to make people laugh.  You can’t always manage that, because everyone has a slightly different sense of humour.  But many reviewers have commented that particularly scenes and lines […]

Amazon for Readers

Here are a few Amazon programmes you may not be aware of: Prime Anyone signed up to Amazon Prime can borrow one Kindle book a month for free.  Not all books are available – they have to be in a programme called KDP Select.  Free trials of Prime are available.  There’s no return date on […]

What to Read After The Dr Pepper Prophecies

So, you’ve read TDPP and loved it.  What should you read next?  Here are some ideas: A while back, I asked readers on Goodreads and KBoards for books like Sophie Kinsella’s.  TDPP is very much in her style, so start there.  (SK, of course, has a new Shopaholic book out this autumn). Amazon’s recommendations are […]

I’m on Pinterest!

I’ve ventured into the world of Pinterest, with boards for The Dr Pepper Prophecies, After Wimbledon, Early Daze and my work in progress.  I’ve added things like dream casts (where I’ve decided on them), locations and quotes.  I’m quite new at it, so please come follow me and suggest good pins for me to add.  I’m […]

What Do You Want to Find Out in my Next Book?

This follows on from my post about my new project.  Since this is a sequel of a sort to The Dr Pepper Prophecies, I want to know what you’d like to know about Brittany and the Parker family.  What don’t you understand about their motives?  What aspects of their lives are you most interested in?  Do you […]

Work in Progress – May 2014

I’ve been thinking I need to start doing a regular report on what I’m writing and where it’s at.  If nothing else, it would be really embarrassing to have to post that I’ve made no progress!  So, I’m going to start a monthly update. Current Project Stage: Rough draft done, starting on major structural edits […]

Mel Flash Fiction #3: The Office Christmas Party

This mini story takes place after The Dr Pepper Prophecies, previous flash fiction and the book I’m writing now (no spoilers). You can also read this on Wattpad. ~~~~ Mel’s Diary 23 December I’ve got a bit of a hangover today.  Last night it was the office Christmas party.  With all the trimmings. It started […]

The Dr Pepper Prophecies – Title Origin

Part of the TDPP anniversary celebrations.  Posted at Girls Love to Read (formerly Chick Lit Reviews & News). ~~~~ They say that a book’s title is crucial to its success.  With The Dr Pepper Prophecies, people either get the reference and think it’s brilliant, or don’t and go ‘huh?’  So, for those of you in the second […]

Mel Parker vs Becky Bloomwood

Part of the TDPP anniversary celebrations.  Posted at Chick Lit Central. ~~~~ One review of my book, The Dr Pepper Prophecies, commented ‘Mel was my new Becky Bloomwood.’  So, how much do they really have in common? [Spoilers for the Shopaholic series ahead] Obsession Becky, of course, is obsessed with shopping.  Mel feels much the […]

Q&A – Sky’s Book Corner

Part of the TDPP anniversary celebrations.  Posted at Sky’s Book Corner. Did you always dream of being a writer? A dancer, actually, but my knees weren’t up to that.  I always planned to write a novel, though. Wedding Hells is the prequel to The Dr Pepper Prophecies in the Chocoholic Series. Can you tell us a […]