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Can Do Better
I’m currently enduring the unnerving experience of re-reading one of my own books. Not because I’m short of stuff to read. There’s a pile the size of the Matterhorn beside my bed and as fast as I finish one book I seem to buy two more. No, I’m re-reading The Dress Circle for the rather exciting reason that I’ve been…
Read MoreFifty Shades of Green
I was asked recently what I thought were the ingredients for a best-selling novel and after I’d stopped rolling on the floor, mopped up my tears of laughter and lain in a darkened room for an hour I thought I should try to come up with an answer. If there is a recipe for best-sellerdom…
Read MoreSafety in the Workplace
I used to think computers lived forever. Well, let me back track a little. I used to believe in Santa Claus and I used to write my stories with a ten colour biro. Then, eventually, I acquired a typewriter. The first one, a pre-war model, was given to me by my then mother-in-law. The war it was pre…
Read MoreAny Other Business
The Russian theme continues, but quite by chance. The slogan on this old Soviet poster says What are you doing to help reduce illiteracy? Join the Reduce Illiteracy Movement! I’ve been invited to a meeting this coming week. As it happens I have a prior commitment, otherwise I’d sort of feel I should attend but…
Read MoreMotion Sickness
It’s fully six days since anybody interviewed me so rather than subjecting you to cold turkey I thought I’d stage a gradual withdrawal from the spotlight and interview myself. So, Laurie, what keeps you awake at night? Thanks for asking. Well, the Euro crisis, obviously. Creeping Islam, the decline of literacy, political correctness, my neighbour’s dripping…
Read MoreOne Minute
I spoke too soon, promising to shut up, go away and get on with the next book. On Saturday 23rd in the UK Independent newspaper’s Books’ section you can catch One Minute with Laurie Graham. And that’s probably quite long enough. It’s the result of an interview conducted using the Band Aid Removal technique, i.e. done so fast…
Read MoreNot Only…
I’m also Author of the Month at the online All About You bookshop where you can read yet another interview with me, order the book, get the T shirt (just kidding). Funny though, its being called All About You because actually it’s all about Me, Me, Me. Had enough? Tough. I’m afraid there’s more shameless self-promotion still to…
Read MoreOn The Couch
I’m contractually obliged to tell you that I’m On the Couch at Quercus Books this week. No deep and costly Freudian analysis. Just a gentle game of verbal ping-pong with my publisher’s Blog Person. I doubt you’ll learn anything about me that you wouldn’t wish to know. Full disclosure, my eye. Next week: Laurie Graham,…
Read MoreAnother Giant Step
An exciting day for me because today I debut’d as a regular contributor to the History Girls Blog, a fabulous and to me slightly intimidating line-up of historical fictionistas. I mean, they have some Very Serious Writers on their masthead. Check them out for yourself here There’s a new blog posted most days and I’ve drawn the…
Read MoreThe Aftermath
One thing about a Virtual Party: no glasses to wash. Nevertheless I’m glad of a day of rest. Am I the only woman who needs to lie down with cucumber slices on my eyelids after a party rather than before? A Humble Companion is well and truly launched. Many thanks to all of you…
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