God. Who knew Kiwi Fruits were so complicated?

“Ripen fruit at room temperature. Refrigerate ripe fruit. Bring to room temperature before eating.”

Good lord. Remind me never to read instructions on fruit again.

And excuse me, but HOW slashy is “White Collar”??  It couldn’t BE any slashier without them climbing into each others’ laps and saying how much they love each other!  Even the wife is starting to look a bit embarrassed at the Bromance.

And talking of that – just saw an advert for “I Love You Philip Morris” - (how long has this film taken to come out?) and it’s being advertised as a Romcom.  That’s fabulous.  Really looking forward to this one.

 

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Any other authors in the East Anglian Region?

I am sure there are some, or at least one or two.

I’ve just applied to join the East Anglian Writers – always nervous to do that kind of thing, and got an email back straight away from them saying that they are really interested in what I write!  :) 

So if there’s anyone else out there in Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Essex or Bedfordshire – do join! It would be great to meet you. Apparently there’s a Broadland event this summer which will be excellent and CLOSE. They might have ideas on how to get to speak at literary fests and the like, which will be useful.

They have a Blog too.

 

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Any Swedish Speakers?

Simple question.  My Prussian officer is having a drinking game in a rough bar in Danzig (don’t ask me, do I LOOK like I’m in control??) with a Swedish sailor.

There are many other Swedish sailors in the bar and they chant “drink drink drink” when each man takes his turn.  What is the correct grammatical word they would use?  I’m guessing it’s not skal…

Helps!

 

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oh dear. It’s almost not funny.

But then it is. Hugely.  I know this will resonate – for good reasons and bad, with many of my writerly friends.

And is there anything you can do when someone KEEPS inviting you to be a FAN of his on facebook and you really really don’t?  Other than being horribly rude? 

I still need Swedish help…Seems like no-one speaks Swedish.  I am not going to learn Swedish for one word. I shall get it wrong and risk ridicule and then it won’t be the best book ever. :)

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