Someone asked me last week, what it was like to be a debut author. It’s weird, because to be honest, I don’t feel very debut-like anymore, although as far as the glacial timelines of the publishing industry go, it’s entirely possible I could be considered ‘new’ for another 23 years. But the initial excitement andContinueContinue reading “How it started… how it’s going…”
Author Archives: FayeB
Six things I’ve learned from publishing a book
It’s six weeks since I woke up a published author. SIX weeks! I can barely believe it, still – and yet I don’t rightly remember what it was like before I painted my nails to match my book cover (oft-commented on during signings, although looking a little off-season as winter looms) or wondered if anyoneContinueContinue reading “Six things I’ve learned from publishing a book”
One week to go!
And suddenly there’s just a week to go before my book baby hits the shops. The past few weeks have mainly seen me sniffing out PR opportunities like a truffle pig, trying to book in-the-flesh author events in. I’ve got the most amazing blog tour booked (see dates here) but Covid has made planning anyContinueContinue reading “One week to go!”
Mad (wo)men
With just under two months left to go until publication day, I thought I’d reflect on the journey so far. It hardly seems real, still, that my book will be in the actual shops in eight weeks’ time. The creative process has been relatively smooth sailing, if I’m honest. The hard stuff is all theContinueContinue reading “Mad (wo)men”
Pop quiz with Helen Lederer
Today I chatted with Helen about winning CWIP, editing Tinker, Tailor, Schoolmum, Spy approximately 247 times and how I’m keeping my trophy squeaky clean (hint: I’m not). You can read it here !
The Darkest Day
I’ve been re-reading my old blog the past day or so. Some lovely, timely reminders about the lonely, sad and exhausting nature of living away from friends and family – as well as some observations about expat life and motherhood that made me giggle and miss the chaos just a little bit too. But theContinueContinue reading “The Darkest Day”
Would you Adam and Eve it? I’m the CWIP Prize 2020 Unpublished winner!
It’s been a funny old year. Funny haha? Absolutely not. And I reckon everyone could do with a bit of a giggle right about now, because really, otherwise we’ll all go completely cuckoo. Cue Helen Lederer and team CWIP, who have been on hand almost the whole of lockdown, championing female comedy writing and gettingContinueContinue reading “Would you Adam and Eve it? I’m the CWIP Prize 2020 Unpublished winner!”
Angry woman alert
Okay. I’m ANGRY. So if my ranting makes you feel uncomfortable, move along, defriend me, whatever. But I have to get this off my chest before I explode. “…the economy is clearly being prioritised and education is not being prioritised at the same level. From everything that’s been said, [children] could be going toContinueContinue reading “Angry woman alert”
Shortlisted! #CWIP
It’s been a whirlwind of a day. I’ve lurched from the challenging and not entirely voluntary world of homeschooling a Year 5 to luxuriating in the PR frenzy that accompanied today’s amazing news that I’d reached the shortlist for the Comedy Women in Print Prize! I’m so amazed to be here and can’t quite believeContinueContinue reading “Shortlisted! #CWIP”
Comedy Women in Print
More on this when my feet touch the ground again… but my novel is longlisted for the 2020 Comedy Women in Print Prize and I’m so excited! All (and I mean ALL) those hours, edits, angsty hair-tearing moments are adding up to finally getting some traction and with some super company too. I have toContinueContinue reading “Comedy Women in Print”