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Chick Lit Round-up (November): Interesting Articles

Interesting articles I’ve come across this month, whenever they were published: Is Chick Lit Dead? - Katie Oliver What An Agent Wants: Week 2 – Is Chick Lit Dead? Are Publishers Still Buying Chick Lit? - Novelicious What Men Can Learn From Chick Lit - Novelicious Epsom vicar’s husband finds time to write chick lit - Guardian The Best […]

Locations for ‘After Wimbledon’: Pictures and Maps

Here are some of the places around Wimbledon that Lucy goes to in After Wimbledon, to help you visualise the scenes. Map of the grounds of the All England Club and picture. Centre Court views and seating plan Court 1 views and seating plan Court 10 picture Court 4 picture Cannizaro House Wimbledon practice courts Henman […]

On Letting Your Babies Go

I read a quote from a writer a while back that writing a book is like being pregnant: by the end, you’re just desperate to push that baby out.  This is true, but then once you’ve done it you panic.  Your baby is now out in the world.  And, unlike with an actual baby, people […]

‘After Wimbledon’ is Now Available to Buy on Amazon!

After Wimbledon is now available on Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, local sites. Spread the word!Filed under: After Wimbledon

Free Sample From ‘After Wimbledon’!

Part of the first chapter (it’s a long one).  Read it here. After Wimbledon will be out by tomorrow…Filed under: After Wimbledon

Cover for ‘After Wimbledon’

I’ve had a cover designed for After Wimbledon by JelenaM who did the new one for The Dr Pepper Prophecies.  What do you think? Filed under: After Wimbledon Tagged: book covers

My Favourite Quotes From ‘After Wimbledon’

Just a few of my favourite lines from this novel: ‘I’m just having a mental breakdown, that’s all.  Would you like a cup of tea?’ ~~~~ ‘Joe and I have what I think of as an emotionally open relationship.  In a traditional open relationship (oxymoron?), you are emotionally intimate only with each other and sleep […]

The Chick Lit Classics

Jody at Jennifer Joyce Writes has rounded up the chick lit classics.  She reckons they are: The Shopaholic series by Sophie Kinsella P.S. I Love You by Cecelia Ahern I Heart series by Lindsey Kelk Meet Me At the Cupcake Cafe by Jenny Colgan The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger Bridget Jones’ Diary by […]

New Cover for ‘Wedding Hells’

Wedding Hells has also had a makeover.  This cover was also designed by JelenaM at 99 Designs. Filed under: Wedding Hells Tagged: book cover

Mel and I: Complete Opposites. Sort Of.

This was written as a guest post for This Chick Reads. People tend to think that you are the character you write as.  I think it’s the same phenomenon where fans think that actors are the people they portray.  I hope that’s not the case, since the last character I played (I do amateur dramatics) […]