On the day before the election, I happened to write a racy chapter for my latest novel. Unsure of whether the somewhat explicit scene worked or not, I emailed it to a writer friend for her opinion. In a hurry to get to the polling station, where she was on duty as a poll clerk, she printed it off and took it with her to read in a quiet moment. Well, there was no quiet moment, with queues out the door. She kept trying to read it, getting more and more frustrated at being interrupted. In the end, so engrossed was she when she finally got into that chapter, everyone had to wait for their ballot papers while she finished it. Explaining to her queue of voters was hilarious. Anyway, the sexy chapter got a big fat ‘yeesss’ from the polling station.
March 26, 2016 at 10:58 pm
I was at the womens institute lunch at hawkhills after your very interesting talk later purchased your book .l have been reading it at every opportunity these past few days ,yes you can vacuum a carpet and read at the same time .l so enjoyed the book l was sorry when I read the last page.Roll on June when your next book comes out l am ordering it on amazon ASAP.
Best wishes for your future writing
Bernice
April 1, 2016 at 8:26 pm
Thank you for taking the time to write, Bernice. I enjoyed the Women’s Institute lunch at Hawkhills. It’s really good to know you found my talk interesting and enjoyed reading Deadly Diplomacy. Getting feedback like yours makes all the hard work writing so worthwhile. My next novel, Deadly Deceit, is out on 16 June and, as you say, is available for pre-order now. I hope you enjoy that one too. I’m busy on book 3 now!