Friday 11 February 2011

Tired, Tangled and Bewildered!

So had a fabulous day talking up a storm with some very interesting women interested in writing for M&B... And as writing and my books are my two favourite subjects I waffled non-stop for three solid hours altogether and hopefully at some point did actually impart a few pieces of useful information. Even managed to get a write-up on the Grazia website (muchos gracias Minx Lorraine for the link) as one of the attendees was a reporter.. Her M&B send-up is actually very funny and has some serious potential (LOL!) particularly like the setting in Dalston market (tres glamourous that) although was a bit bewildered by her take on internal and external conflict (crikey, did I say that??). Should also say a special thanks to my fellow Riva author Fiona Harper who popped in half-way through and managed to answer some questions that I couldn't!


Wanted to add that I'm talking about the fabulous new Disney cartoon Tangled on the Pink Heart Society for Must Watch Friday, so pop over there if you want to discuss it. Loved that movie.



Also (drum roll please) wanted to say a huge congrats to my mate, Modern author Abby Green whose fabulous book Bride in a Gilded Cage (that's her sultry sexy Argentine tango book!) has been short-listed for the Love Story of the Year prize....! Go Abby!

5 comments:

Caroline said...

Hmmmm not sure if *that* opening chapter would have got past the New Voices etc judges! But it was a good article none the less. Go Heidi! Caroline x

Heidi Rice said...

Cheers Caroline, yeah I think the Dalston setting might have been a deal-breaker!

Susan said...

Thanks for a great workshop, Heidi! I liked the article too. Maybe Dalston is the new Monaco ;-)

Cara Cooper said...

Heidi, you gave a great talk and not sticking to the script is like not sticking to a synopsis ie it makes your talk fresher and more immediate. I had a super day. It felt so surreal sitting in the hallowed halls of Selfridges drinking coffee and talking romance. Had to admit I then went off and spent a fortune on Valentine's choc for my hubby and then (less amazingly!) on a long dress to wear at Valentines lunch today. Had my makeup done for free by a lovely Russian girl on the Christian Dior counter and even had an idea for my next M&B try. So all in all a fabulous day, thank you so much.

Heidi Rice said...

Carra, so glad you had a good time... It was a bit surreal wasn't it? But in a fabulously glamourous Mills and Boon way. And have a great time today for your Valentine's lunch, sounds like you're going to be gorgeous.