The Seven Day Countdown To Ash and Bones

7days to go! Here are 7 things every author thinks about their first novel:

1. This is rubbish
2. This is going to make me rich
3. I wonder what the cover will look like
4. Nope, this is definitely rubbish
5. Somebody pinch me. Hard.
6. I need (another) drink
7. I’m never doing that again

6 days to go! Here are 6 things every author has on their desk (in my experience, anyway):

1. Hot, cold, microwaved, hot cup of tea to keep you hydrated – see point 2
2. Ibuprofen for the hangover –...