As of tomorrow, I’m hitting the (virtual) road! I’ll be bleating on about Emma Hearts LA on various wonderful blogs and talking about all kinds of things, from food to music to films to hot geeky boys. I’ll post the links in the sidebar and it would be lovely to see you on one (or … Continue reading »
I bought myself a pair of Elmo pyjama bottoms last week and it was only afterwards, when I was sitting in bed, wearing them with a black t-shirt, that I realised I was dressed as Emma. In my book… As we turn to walk back to the canal, I shade my eyes and say, … Continue reading »
I thought today I’d give you a sneak peek of my inspiration for Emma’s home in Emma Hearts LA. I first heard about the Venice Canals in, I think, this book. I had no idea until then that Venice, LA had actual canals. I went googling assuming they’d have been filled in or dried up … Continue reading »
I decided to mark the run-up to publication of Emma Hearts LA by blogging every day in May. (Not entirely because it rhymes, but that certainly doesn’t hurt.) I’m not going to blog exclusively about the book – although I will mention that the first review is over on Readaraptor today! – but I will … Continue reading »
I think – I’m not certain, but I think – it’s actually gone to print now. Eep! (Of course, now I’m fretting about all the people I’m bound to have missed out of the acknowledgements…) In case you missed it, you can read the first chapter here.
I sent the final PDF of Emma back to my editor yesterday, which means there’s no going back now! It also means that I can put the first chapter up on here – hurrah! Hope you like it… Chapter One ‘Most girls of your age would jump at the chance to move to California,’ my … Continue reading »
If you follow me on Twitter or are a facebook friend, you’ll know that I got my editorial notes for Emma yesterday and I’m being a big baby about it. So much to do! So little time! A couple of other authors have said that the worst thing about getting these notes is that you … Continue reading »
The new book – Emma Hearts LA – features a TV show about Astral Travel. It’s a sort of tongue-in-cheek drama. Think Supernatural or Quantum Leap or The X Files. But cheesier. The thing is, it needs a title. The TV show, I mean. In the first draft of the book, I’ve called it ‘Astral … Continue reading »
So it’s over. And I finished the first draft of Emma Hearts LA and I actually really enjoyed it. AND I have more story so I’m keen to get back to it (this is pretty much unheard of). But I’m going to take a couple of weeks off to read, catch up on TV and … Continue reading »
