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[Jud]

I'm practicing my review speak gotta use fancy wossnames. Plus just finished Guards! Guards! and that had some nonsensical fancy talk in it maybe I've been influenced?

[Kath]

Stuart wrote: "It's turning out to be quite a unique book I think - I'm genuinely loving writing it!"

Now then young man, it can't be quite unique. Unique is a word like pregnant. You are or you aren't. You can't be slightly preganant!

[Stuart]

Thank you Jud!

Kath - just to clear up a couple of things...

1. I am unique
2. I am not pregnant

[Patti (baconater)]

I'm unique too! We're all unique!

(I love saying stuff that I know Ignite sits there and tuts at.)

Hehe

[Kath]

Glad to hear it - on both counts! So less of this self effacing 'quite unique' stuff eh? You know you're good. Shout it!

[Jud]

I would say she is breathing a sigh of relief at you being unique Patti

[Stuart]

Good? I'm ********** brilliant! ; )

[Stuart]

I've always considered Patti to be quite unique too...

[Gingerlily - The Full Wild]

I don't think the world can cope with more than one Patti!

[Patti (baconater)]

Aww I'm nothing special. I can't even write good like what most of our groupites can.

[Jud]

That's why we can't cope with more than one of you!

[Patti (baconater)]

Jud (Disney Diva) wrote: "That's why we can't cope with more than one of you!"

Hehe.

[Stuart]

Just finished writing chapter 10 of The Bird That Nobody Sees - all beginning to make a bit of sense now!

[Kate]

just got round to writing a review for cleansing of souls on here, there are no surprises, I loved the book :):
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Oh and heres the one for Tollesbury time:
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

[Jud]

Stuart wrote: "Just finished writing chapter 10 of The Bird That Nobody Sees - all beginning to make a bit of sense now!"

YAY!

[Stuart]

Thank you kind lady! ; )

Really lovely reviews. Thank you!

[Kate]

Jud (Disney Diva) wrote: "Stuart wrote: "Just finished writing chapter 10 of The Bird That Nobody Sees - all beginning to make a bit of sense now!"

YAY!"

Double Yay

[Stuart]

I'm loving it! Just worked out last night who it is that's going to get murdered and also worked out the middle section! Going better than I could have imagined. I have two weeks laid up after my operation on Friday so will try and get loads done during that time!

[Kate]

Hope the operation goes well.

Sounds like the plot is coming together which is great, although maybe rest and recuperation is good after an operation... (sorry, going all mumsy)

[Stuart]

Thank you Kate. Obviously I'll be watching the England v Sri Lanka Test Series too! I have never been good at resting - hence the state of my right knee!

[Kate]

Eek, my doctoral thesis is on the experience of chronic musculoskeletal pain so I'm going to shut up now before I get out the soapbox.
I'll hae my fingers crossed it all goes well and you are able to sit up in bed being waited on while you craft some beautifully emotive and evocative phrases.

[Stuart]

A doctoral thesis sounds more painful to me than two torn knee ligaments!

I have already begun practicing my beautifully emotive and evocative phrases. Here are just two examples:

"Bacon sandwich required!"

"A pint or red wine with ice-cubes for the pain please!"

[Patti (baconater)]

Poor Rebecca. Poor, poor Rebecca.

[Stuart]

A successful marriage is all about balance. Bacon sandwich in one hand, pint of red wine in the other...

[Kate]

a pint of red wine is likely to knock you insensible and give your wife a break lol.

[Patti (baconater)]

I'm sure you'll spend the next few days being extra kind to her to make up for the following two weeks. ;)

My mate had his knee done last summer and it worked a treat.
I'm sure it will be the same for you.

[Kath]

Good luck with the op lad. It's staggering (maybe not the best word choice here?) how rapidly the body recovers.

[Stuart]

An interview has just appeared with me on Professor Jon Bloch's site - http://jonpbloch.com/Stuart_Ayris.html

[Emma]

Oh poor Rebecca ;-)
Let me know when you are up for visitors and can make it over to the pub and I'll take a drive to come say hi xx

[Stuart]

That would be wonderful - just let me know when you're free! x

[Emma]

Am off nearly every Friday so I am sure we can work something out :-)

[Stuart]

Great stuff!

[Fiona (Titch)]

Stuart, I have both copies of A Cleansing of Souls. Which would you say I should keep a copy of to read soon?

[Kath]

Best of luck tomorrow Stu. I hope it all goes well and heals fast.

[Jud]

Is your op tomorrow? All the best :o) I hope it goes well too and get well soon.

[Stuart]

Hi Fiona! Read the most recent! And yes, OP is tomorrow afternoon - thank you both for your kind words!

[Jud]

We'll have the grapes ready and waiting for your return

[Fiona (Titch)]

Stuart wrote: "Hi Fiona! Read the most recent! And yes, OP is tomorrow afternoon - thank you both for your kind words!"

Ummmmm, no idea which is it til I have finished archiving, but will deal with it that way.

Hope all goes well tomorrow m'dear x

[Stuart]

As long as the grapes have been turned into wine Jud I will be more than happy!

x

[Jud]

Well ok, but only cause it's Friday tomorrow

[Kath]

I can turn wine into water! (Well I think it's mostly water anyway!)

[Jud]

It would be more use if you could turn it from water to wine. Although not the water you are talking of.

[Kath]

A surly little vintage, but I think you'll be amused by its presumption!

[Stuart]

Not having had a drink since Tuesday night Friday seems an awful distance away!

[Stuart]

"A surly little vintage" - what a wonderful phrase!! (it's not a nickname is it???) ; )

[Jud]

Terribly fancy way of saying 'Ignite's pea wine'

[Kath]

I made pea pod wine once. Made a great drain cleaner. Guess how I know? It was ghastly to drink.

Just been and plonked another recommendation for you and a couple more of our authors on the .com site.

[Jud]

What did you go and do that for?

I think that we should enforce contracts on our authors that states that we shall never be forgotten and when they are rich and famous and loved by all they shall not be allowed to forget us and will have to keep coming back to chat to us and pretend to be our friends.

[Stuart]

Thank you! Really kind of you! You will be the first to see the first draft of The Bird That Nobody Sees oh grammar lady of mine!

[Kath]

Duck Stu - Jud's got a contract on you!