Going to the Guardian Masterclass in PR and Marketing for Writers run for 230 bucks a head by Tory (Tory?) Lynne-Pirkis. Described as ‘the essential primer for generating publicity for writers. Book marketing, says Tory, can be both ‘organic’ and ‘rewarding’ – like a good bio yogurt. Want to learn the secret of getting ourselves noticed. Like everyone else out there. What sort of name is Tory? #Guardian #Tory #PR #Marketing #Writers #Publicity #Masterclass

Cheap day whatnot to Ely booked to meet with lovely printers on the 8th Sept. Want to do a small print run for preview copies to send out to people who might read them and write about them. Need to think about who’s getting one… Organic and rewarding you see. Like these: #Ely #Printers #Organic

Been a busy girl and going to hear Mal Peet and Meg Rosoff talk about their writing and books at Exeter Phoenix in October. Always inspiring to hear writers you rate holding forth on their books and the process. In fact, it’s even interesting to hear people you don’t rate. Have read several YA’s recently that have been head-hurtingly, toe-tinglingly awful – would enjoy hearing the authors talk about them at a festival for £10.00 a head. Mal Peet’s Life is an unexploded diagr

OMG. Check this out: the ever-expanding family of imprints in the Random House Group: http://bit.ly/1qvsz6g sort of scary…sort of Death Star scary. #RandomHouse #Imprints