06.24.07
Posted in Uncategorized at 5:19 pm by Administrator
Question: What is one aisle over from the potatoes and near issues of Heat?
Answer: My book!
My weekly shop has offically moved from dull to thrilling. Sainsbury’s is going to make a load of cash off me this month while it carries my book as part of its summer book promotion. I plan on driving completely out of my way to buy the most incidental products several times per week in the hope I might catch someone grabbing my book and throwing it in their trolley.
For those of you who haven’t bought it, Sainsbury’s price point is seriously low. A great opportunity if you haven’t gotten hold of the book yet. See photo for ridiculous grin and details.
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06.19.07
Posted in Uncategorized at 12:29 am by Administrator
I love when wedding couples are surveyed. The results are inevitably optimistic. Recently http://www.weddingchaos.co.uk (it’s even in the website’s name and STILL the results were positive) asked 1000+ readers whether they would use a wedding planner or not. 51% said no.
One respondent said, “….wedding planners are a good idea, but I am not using one myself as I like the stress and pressure”.
That’s brilliant. A lie, but brilliant.
The truth is, and the survey confirmed this, couples don’t use wedding planners because they think professional assistance will be too expensive or they think a planner will meddle too much.
If I had it to do over, I would use at least six wedding planners. In fact, one saving grace of my wedding was the wedding planner at our venue. She had this incredible talent of making people do things and be pleased they did.
On the other hand, she didn’t make me do anything I didn’t want to. I loved her. Until her, no one listened to anything I said. I don’t know how she did it. The woman was a genius.
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06.07.07
Posted in Uncategorized at 4:48 pm by Administrator
So the other night when Vic (Victoria to you) Beckham and I were hanging out at Glamour Magazine’s Women of the Year party…
Okay, well, not exactly hanging out, more like we were in the same room at the Glamour Woman of the Year Party. I only know this because, besides winning two awards that night (her not me), one of my friends told me that he saw her across the room and she was only wearing pants. I think he meant a slinky number as opposed to some M&S cotton briefs.
It was all very, very exciting. Piers Morgan was there, members of the royal family, even Gareth Gates. I spent most of the evening saying to my friends, “Are you sure we were invited to this?” while trying to look elegant slurping down cocktails and champagne.
Brilliant.
Photos below of me in front of the Glamour Magazine walkway and of two of my friends and I looking far from sober.
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06.03.07
Posted in Uncategorized at 12:57 pm by Administrator
I was so excited about the big launch party at The Pan Bookshop that I entirely forgot to take any photos inside at the party. Every photo I have is of me beaming outside the shop, in front of the window display for my book - in itself a pretty exciting moment.
I can assure you that fun was had inside the shop as well. Though I have no proof.
I’d like to thank everyone who came - my publisher said it was the biggest turn out for a launch that she’s ever had! It feels amazing to have so much support.
The two photos are of me with my husband and my best friend Julia (AKA Anne in the book). Julia flew all the way from LA to be at the launch and she had to change planes and sit in the middle of the middle row. That’s serious friendship.
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06.01.07
Posted in reviews at 11:01 pm by Administrator
Trashionista, the website that reads “books like they’re going out of fashion”, dove into Taking the Plunge. Their verdict: my wedding really was a misery. Ah, the truth hurts.
Overall, Trashionista gave it a 4 out of 5. Not bad for my first review ever. They called it, “A touching and jaw-dropping account of one woman’s pre-wedding calamities” and “a compulsive and enjoyable read”. The review was very positive!
Interestingly, they found the structure “a little odd”. Here they are referring to my Wedding Truths - bits of advice and first person commentary thrown in between each chapter. In response, I would say that without these reminders, I thought people might forget that the crazy events described really happened.
What do you think? Comments welcome!
Read it here at: http://www.trashionista.com/2007/03/book_review_tak.html
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Posted in Uncategorized at 10:02 pm by Administrator
Welcome to my book blog.
I’ll be updating you here on the highlights and lowlights of my writing, the book and other nonsense.
Like perhaps you’d be interested in knowing that Bernadette’s story lives on after Taking the Plunge. (Thankfully for me as she is based entirely on my life) And maybe you’d like to know what misery is thrown at her and how she deals with it - a drastic haircut? dance lessons? fire extinguisher?
Or perhaps you’d be interested in knowing that all kinds of exciting things are happening with the book. A Launch! Magazine Appearances! More! More!
Or perhaps you’d just like to look at ugly photos of me. If so, click on the link ‘Contact Me’ above. Classic photo on that page.
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