Cambridge in the springtime

I have decided I really need to blog more, so from now I'm going to try and do it at least weekly, unless I really have nothing to say!

Had a very pleasant walk through Kings College, and back via Clare, to the Old Schools - seat of power of the University, where along with the rest of the steering group I had my photo taken to be 'the face' of lgbt staff for profiling purposes. It would seem that while Cambridge is generally a pretty gay friendly place to live and work, getting the University to take equality and diversity issues seriously may be a bit of an uphill struggle.

On the way, chatted to my friend from the Nanna Mexico burrito van, saw a lovely family of ducklings, watched the punting and was nearly mown down by French school children. Ah, roll on summer - more punts, more tourists, less ducklings!

new website

my publisher finally has its new website: http://www.discoveredauthors.co.uk/ vast improvement on the old one. Not all the stuff is there yet though. Coming soon should be some interviews, a link to the Cambridge Evening News piece and an audio version of the prologue.

Society of Authors

Off to the reception for new members of the Society of Authors this evening.

30,000 words of the new novel written now!

new review

Hi, check out the rather fabulous new review of If It Falls, in Chroma Journal online:
http://chromajournal.blogspot.com/2009/03/review-if-it-falls.html

new novel

The new novel is going well (perhaps shouldn't announce this in case the Muse leaves me!) In fact, have booked a little research trip!

facebook

I'm now on Facebook and in danger of getting totally addicted!
My publisher, Discovered Authors, is working on a new website, and I'll be featured. Should be live in March - watch this space and I'll let you know.
There is also work a foot on the website of the magazine I edit, Velvet. A spanking new website should be with you soon. Meanwhile, see www.velvet-mag.co.uk for details of the new issue out this Saturday.
And, I'm finally doing some serious work on the new novel, though it's still in the early stages.

I'm back!

Sorry I've been quiet for so long.
Had my big 4 0 and went to India for 3 weeks, and started a new 'day' job. Just now getting back to day-to-day stuff and working on my new novel.

Naomi