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June 2012

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The Indie Experiment #8: Sales Figures

So, The End Of All Worlds has been out in the world for 6 weeks now. Whilst sales have not rocketed to 4 figures (!!) they are nonetheless keeping themselves respectable. Earlier this month I did a free promotion for…

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My tweets

Fri, 19:59: is not sure if I’ve come across such uneducated, poorly researched individuals as developers behind #NetworkBicester http://t.co/H6Zd3oc8 Fri, 20:23: has written to my MP for the first time over a local issue. Does this make me middle aged…

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Fuming!

I’ve just got back from a public exhibition at the Littlebury Hotel in Bicester by some developers calling themselves Albion Land, who are proposing to build what is essentially an industrial estate/distribution centre on greenfield land that is laughably earmarked…

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Thu, 13:52: http://t.co/5v896iHA #Kindle Thu, 18:04: #TheEndOfAllWorlds has stayed in the top 50k of paid Kindle Store for a week. Out of how many million that’s amazing! http://t.co/4tsjkGkq

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Wed, 15:11: On page 75 of 538 of The Mulberry Empire, by Philip Hensher http://t.co/8IfXObnS Wed, 18:45: Search for ‘ham on the bone’ on @ocadouk brings up results for ‘had the body’?!? #amimissingsomething Wed, 18:50: had a nice cycle ride…

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Tue, 21:05: Day 2 and already @bbcsport are ruining #TodayatWimbledon. Too much yak, too many spoilers, not enough #tennis… Tue, 21:21: The rise of ebooks might pose threat to massmarket paperbacks & safe-choice publishers but opportunity for new authors! http://t.co/pq7cCKvx

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By Royal Command

A month ago, the following card popped through the door from the Lord Lieutenent’s Office… …and today the finally arrived. We donned our smartest clothes to attend the Three Counties Diamond Jubilee Garden Party on the bank’s of the Thames…

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Sun, 14:37: On page 50 of 538 of The Mulberry Empire, by Philip Hensher http://t.co/orC66ypR Sun, 15:33: http://t.co/njhih5St #Kindle Sun, 21:01: On page 52 of 538 of The Mulberry Empire, by Philip Hensher http://t.co/zUbdLWyV Sun, 22:03: wonders if its over…

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Sat, 11:46: is going hat shopping. Panama or trilby for the Queen…? #hats Sat, 15:18: would like to appologise for any further down-turn in the British summer. Shorts and hat bought…

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Graduation Day

It’s been graduation day today at work, and for some reason it’s made me all a bit emotional seeing everyone in their robes and silly hats. I knew a few people because they were colleagues in their floppy hats getting…

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The Longest Day: time flies

I felt a bit old at band tonight. We welcomed Jenny back to the band. Jenny was one of the first flutes along with Hilary when I joined (along with Rhiannon and Linnette on second). We were trying to remember…

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Wed, 13:14: They are just damn fine notebooks that discourage frivality with the pages or messy handwriting… http://t.co/rk2yqu7t #Kindle Wed, 16:28: wonders if one ever gets used to signing their name in the front of a book? #amwriting #author #signing…

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Tue, 15:31: RT @creationtheatre you’ve graced us with reviews before, how about as the show happens for one night only? http://t.co/HLEj6Mte Tue, 22:25: thinks it was a bit #sneaky of @talktalkbband to use replacing a duff router as an excuse…

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Mon, 14:18: The Indie Experiment: More on Foreign Language Editions http://t.co/H3VCDzoI via @EmilyMah Mon, 16:05: On page 12 of 538 of The Mulberry Empire, by Philip Hensher http://t.co/dZqIujnl Mon, 22:13: My first author interview… http://t.co/nX6hGwIL #writing #interviews #TheEndOfAllWorlds Mon, 23:20:…

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The Interview Circuit

To celebrate one month in print, I have been interviewed by Kevin Domenic for the Searching For Heroes website. So if you want to find out a bit more about me, my life, my influences of course my debut novel,…

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Sun, 14:36: http://t.co/kNDLxfmM #Kindle Sun, 15:33: One month on, a day of celebration, and a round-up of reviews… http://t.co/T5H5zVv0 #ya #fantasy #Iceland #TheEndOfAllWorlds #norse #myths Sun, 16:08: 4 of 5 stars to Ragnarok by A.S. Byatt http://t.co/DdY0Kfdf Sun, 16:59: On…

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Sat, 15:38: is going to have to seriously consider braces in time for the next @abingdonconcert band concert… Sat, 23:04: 5-star review for #TheEndOfAllWorlds: “very addictive … its been a very long time since a book got me hooked so…

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Fri, 15:03: Time for Friday’s Missing Words Challenge: “Dalai Lama says: Don’t CRY FOR ME TIBET.” #HIGNFY \via @bbcHIGNFY Fri, 15:04: @bbcHIGNFY Time for Friday’s Missing Words Challenge: “Dalai Lama says: Don’t CRY FOR ME TIBET.” #HIGNFY Fri, 15:20: W/e…

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