Have you ever had a cheese string? You know, that processed cheese stuff that’s individually packaged for kids’ lunch boxes? Fecklet has some and I just tried one. They’re really really good. Just saying. You should try one. Don’t steal it from a kid or anything, but if you happen to be in the neighbourhood, pop round and I’ll give you a cheese string.

All in all, I’m having a pretty good week, having sold a short story and a novella…and it’s only Thursday! I’m also pimping myself a bit around the web, and in real life:

There’s a 75-word paragraph from my story ‘The Black Sheep’ on Paragraph Planet (it’s archived now, alas, but it was there!), and also an interview with me there.

My recipe for cranberry nut bread, and a giveaway of Getting Away With It, are on Chick Lit Central.

On Saturday 10th December, I’ll be signing copies of my books at the Local Author Fair at Reading Central Library, Abbey Square, Reading. The fair runs from 10 til 4 but I will probably only be there till 1.30 or so. I’ll have copies of my new hardback, The Summer of Living Dangerously, and also pretty much my entire backlist for sale, including my Mills & Boon stuff. There are lots of authors there so it’s a great place to pick up Christmas gifts.

On Sunday 11th December, I’ll be signing my books again, this time at Windsor Waterstones, on Peascod Street in Windsor. They’ll have my latest hardback, The Summer of Living Dangerously, plus Getting Away With It, Girl from Mars, and some of my others. That’ll be from around 11ish till 4ish.

I’ve done some little drawings for Christmas cards to give away at the signings, with the web address of my free Christmas read, ‘The Black Sheep’. I think he’s sort of cute. Though not as surprisingly delicious as a cheese string.

Click on his cute little miserable face to read the story.

I’m blogging today on The Heroine Addicts about themes and characters that I just can’t seem to get away from. Come visit!

I’ll also be on BBC Radio Berkshire today at 2 pm. Here’s a link to listen.

I interrupt this Robert Downey Jr fest to post a few links, all about me, I’m afraid:

There’s an interview with me up today on the Minxes of Romance, where you can sign up for my newsletter to enter my contest for ARCs of GETTING AWAY WITH IT. If you haven’t already.

QVC presenter and lovely charming lady Debbie Flint has done a blog about my Cornerstones writing commercial women’s fiction course. There’s a video of my post-its, too.

There’s also a good roundup of the content of the course on Lisa Bodenham-Mason’s blog.

I did a guest blog about why CARS is the perfect movie for learning character arc and structure, on The Writing Playground.

There’s a fab review of NINA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF GLOOM on Singletitles.

And as always, don’t forget to check out my fabulous fellow bloggers on The Heroine Addicts.

Me…I’m trying to get this scene right! Agggh!!

Monday, Monday, Monday. I did nothing at all yesterday, just schlepped around the house with the Fecklet and watched Madagascar and washed some towels, so today I have to work extra hard on my book to catch up.

Meanwhile, I’m being interviewed today on brand new shoe and book blog, High Heels and Book Deals.

Thanks for inviting me, Mel!

I meant to put this link up ages ago…a nice interview with me on review site TheBookbag.co.uk, where they noticed that I keep on writing about chefs.

I really must stop writing about chefs.

Then again…

I’ve got an interview up at writing/reviewing blog Finding the Write Words today.

Thanks for the support and advice, everyone. I think I’ve solved my dilemma; at least I’ve come up with an idea that makes me laugh and want to write it, and I’ve written 1500 words of a new beginning, one which involves a crashing Land Rover, an explosion, and some swearing. So what’s not to like?

Meanwhile, there’s an interview with me up today on fab chick-lit review site Trashionista, featuring the pic of me hugging the Dalek. While you’re there, check out the interviews with Rowan Coleman and new author Cally Taylor, and give yourself a few moments of pure pleasure and watch the divine Marian Keyes’s St Patrick’s Day message.

Jennifer Yates is interviewing the heroes of CLOSE ENCOUNTERS, Beau and Leandros, on her blog today.

Kathy and I did the interview over the telephone. It was hilarious. You gotta love any interview that begins with the response, “Lady, are you an alien?”

Anyway, pop round and check it out and join in the discussion: Would you give up everything on Earth for love?

…me say “sex” a lot on live radio? You can listen to Tuesday’s BBC Berkshire interview here.

Well, thanks to the very kind people at BBC Radio Berkshire who rocked him and cooed over him, The Boy managed not to wail for the ten minutes or so I was on the Henry Kelly programme. It all went very well, I think, and the cool part is that I’ve been asked to come back once a month to talk about a couple books I’ve read.

Which gives me a good excuse to read lots of books, and will be a great experience for me!

We’re off for a large hot chocolate with a bit of extra chocolate on the side to celebrate…

I’ll be on BBC Radio Berkshire tomorrow (Wednesday 21st) at around 11.30 pm talking to Henry Kelly about Driving Him Wild.