More on peer reviews...

So, the peer review thing. I've been thinking more about it, and I would definitely be particularly excited if my book was being reviewed by someone I knew, however well. But I would also struggle to believe what they'd written. If it was generous, I'd think they hadn't admitted to what didn't work for them. If they gently admitted to a couple of things that didn't work I'd think they were going easy on me. If they hated it, I'd believe them, and wonder why they bothered to review it if they couldn't say anything nice.

Joke!

I have all of this ahead, if I'm lucky. My book will get reviewed, and not everybody will like it. Some people might even hate it. Those brutes! What did I ever do to them. But it means they will be reading it, so it's basically one of those good problems...

Anyway, Bloomsbury are sending me a copy of The Coward's Tale and Vanessa has told me to say what I think, and I will, or what's the point? The end.