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One of the events I look forward to each year is the Oxford Literary Festival and, this year, I went to hear Anthony Horowitz talking about his books and TV career at the Sheldonian Theatre. I’m a huge fan of his Alex Rider novels and have heard him speak before. He’s one of the most entertaining and open speakers I’ve ever heard and he always makes time to meet all his fans afterwards, signing books late into the night.
More Writer Top Tens this week – from two of my favourite authors - Adele Geras and Sam Mills.
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This has been a really amazing month so far. I met my new publisher, Avon/HarperCollins, last week and I’m delighted to say that they’re going to publish my new novel, A Weekend with Mr Darcy, in September which means I’d better get a move on with my rewrites! This is my new romantic comedy about a group of Jane Austen addicts who meet and fall in love at a conference in Hampshire, and it’s the first in a trilogy about Austen fans.
The research has been so much fun. As well as reading all of Jane Austen’s wonderful novels, I’ve been watching all the TV and film adaptaions again and visiting Chawton, Winchester and Bath. And I’m really excited about the week in Lyme Regis we’ve booked where we’ve got an apartment overlooking the Cobb. Sometimes, writing is so much fun, it couldn’t possibly be considered work!
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Yesterday, I had the very great pleasure of speaking at my first literary festival in Haringey. It’s been running for two years now and I was invited to speak at the Marcus Garvey Library on behalf of my lovely publishers, Allison & Busby and Magna. Everyone was very welcoming and there were drinks and cake and lots of questions from a lively audience. I was also asked to do a short film about my book, Molly’s Millions, which will be uploaded onto the library system.
Back to the desk now …
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