Archive for April, 2007

Finished!

April 28, 2007

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The WIP has electronically winged its way to the UK. I finally finished her and she came in over 50,000 words, my longest book ever. But then again, it was my biggest ‘cast’ ever and all the ends had to be tied up.

To celebrate, I popped a cork, had Chinese Food and cuddled up on the couch to watch The Devil Wears Prada :-) All very enjoyable.

So no work for me this weekend. Yippeee!!!

The Book That Won’t End

April 24, 2007

Wedding in Warragurra refuses to end! I keep thinking it is over and something else happens and now my final chapter has turned into the penultimate chapter.

I entered the deadline book cave on Sunday saying, ‘today I will finish the book.’  Nope.No way. Then DS2 came home from school with a note. Staff PD for two days. Add in a public holiday tomorrow and bam he is home for FIVE DAYS. I love him dearly but home for five days with a deadline,  I am going spare.

I dream of the deadline cave,  if only I was allowed to get into it!!  I have dreamed the ending of this book, I have talked the ending of this book and in my head i’s written.  But my editor isn’t going to be impressed when she can’t actually read the words! Emily and Linton from my next book are starting to say, ‘ditch Kate and Baden, it’s our turn now.’

So role on Wednesday. DH can take DS2 to the movies and I will finish the book.  I will, honest…I better or my sanity could be in question.

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Covers

April 16, 2007

I had lunch today with a group of authors today and of course books were going around the table and there were many comments on covers. Right now, Harlequin are doing some spectacular covers so I thought I would share a few of them with you from some authors who I was lucky enough to lunch with! Tell me your faves, I’d love to know:-)

PS if anyone can give me any tips of organising pictures so they look better than this please let me know:-)

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Easter

April 8, 2007

It’s Easter and I hope you’re having a lovely time. In Australia we get a four day holiday and many people take advantage and go away. We occasionally do that but often we stay home to avoid the crowds. This year we have caught up with family and gone bike riding.

Yesterday we took our bikes to Melbourne and rode along the Yarra River in the Yarra Bend Park. You would swear you were in the bush but over the hill were the skyscrapers of Melbourne. Glorious gum trees lined the river and fruit bats shrieked in the trees while they hung upside down supposedly sleeping.

I packed sausages into the bike bag and we cooked them up on a BBQ and ate them in bread. Hmmm, there’s nothing like a hot sausage after riding up hills for a lot of kms. The extended family met us …they drove! but provided us with a hot cup of tea and cake:-)

We had another bike ride today and tomorrow we’re heading to the beach.

How did you spend your Easter?

Competition!

April 1, 2007

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My mate Amy Andrews and I are having a joint competition to celebrate the NEW LOOK Australian covers of our Harlequin Mills and Boon Medicals! So visit my website and then Amy’s, read our excerpts and answer a really easy question:-) to be in with a chance to win two great Medical reads!

So, if you’ve never read a Medical, if you’re an avid Medical fan or you’re thinking of writing a Medical then this is the competition for you!

Looking forward to your entries! Click HERE to start