Comments on: shameless self-promotion

By: France

France — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:55:42 +0000

Hi Petite,
Given you’re just about past the throes of publication, thought you might enjoy this video about the joys of working with an editor (or not!):

Cheers! and much good luck for the coming weeks;-)

By: running thread

running thread — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:51:19 +0000

Sounds like Trevor got all excited about the thought of taking Petite to bed in hardback …

Move on mate!

And to the petty whingers who don’t like what Petite is or isn’t blogging about; move on too.

Can’t wait to read your book in Australia.
If you’re blogging, I’m reading.

By: azurienne

azurienne — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 09:04:48 +0000

#41, this was an interesting question: “did anyone else out there find they had so many ideas for a blog until the moment when they set one up, and then found they couldn’t think of anything to write?”

I myself got caught up in starting a blog, then I found I never knew what to put on it that anybody else could possibly be interested in reading (my kids disagree). And I couldn’t see writing a personal diary kind of thing open to the whole world should they find it.

So I let the whole thing drop until another time. Plenty of others out there filling cyberspace. But I liked the name, and I keep it around in case one day I decide to jump back on the bandwagon. Interesting to see others may feel the same way.

By: petite

petite — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 07:59:47 +0000

Ah. Now normally it does. But in this case Penguin bought Commonwealth excluding Canada (as Doubleday Canada had already bought those rights).

So the Canadian version will be out in June, same time as US edition.

It’s a complicated business and no mistake.

By: Antonia

Antonia — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 07:18:35 +0000

The term “commonwealth” does include Canada, doesn’t it? We were after all the proud hosts of the Commonwealth Games in 1994. When will the book be available there, and from what publisher? Looking forward to reading it!

By: andre

andre — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 21:05:40 +0000

you can’t just write whatever you like on your blog!

It is against the law!

There are rules.

Bloody independent women.

we must go for a Cockney pint soon.

By: sugar007

sugar007 — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:04:10 +0000

I second Karen’s post, is there a way for your blog readers to order a signed copy of the book, who can’t make the signings? Unless you have a signing in Lyon planned. (Hint,Hint,Hint)

By: Soph

Soph — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:20:34 +0000

Sod those grumpy buggers who’re having a go about what YOU want to write on YOUR blog.

Tsk.

If you started writing what they think they want to read, they’d get all annoyed about something else, probably anyway.

There’s just no need:)

Looking forward to the book,
Sx

By: Karen

Karen — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:48:30 +0000

I’d like to add ‘Go Dave!’ as well. Your book is effectively your new baby, you are proud of it and want to show it off. Nobody complains about your Tadpole posts (and she does sound absolutely adorable!). I find your book posts very interesting, and I would like to know how the sales progress etc and the reaction of the public and critics. Please keep on posting!
I’d like a signed copy as well but won’t be able to come to the book signings. Would it be possible to order one online?

By: petite

petite — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:31:41 +0000

US publication date is in June, so these will follow in due course …