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Hahaa Itchy beat me to it!!

Crazy, if I tried to write a history of CS stories, it would be longer than the Encyclopedia Brittanica!

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Aw, Itchy, you're lovely. And whoever you think you recognize, look at them with your other specs on and you'll think whoa, hang on!

And - um - no witches. Despite the Wizard of Oz theme. PROMISE!!!

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It's a fun background, after all, I wouldn't be in the least surprised to find I'm not even the first, just the noisiest

I was feeling a wee bit lonely here, Ms Witch. Thanks for commenting.

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Anyway, soliciting isn't allowed, and quite rightly, on CS, so I am not going to be any more direct than the above. Clarissa's book is on my profile, and she has a Facebook page, and that's already too much information and I shall doubtless be struck down and will vanish in a puff of smoke.

If I am, or if none of you ever speak to me again, or any number of other horrible things happen, love you still. Always will. CS has been the best fun and I hope very much will continue to be.

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I THINK it will be rather like telling your very large chaotic family that you’ve written a book about a very chaotic large family. All the relatives will be looking for themselves in there, no matter how much you tell them it isn’t based on anyone in particular. Some will be delighted, some will be shocked, and some will go cold with horror when they think they recognize themselves.

You DIDN’T. No-one is based on a real person. There are many Dorothy types, who have always left everything to their husband and now, oops, he’s taken off.

OH so many Simons. Separated, but still keeping the home links open ...

Lots of bloggers fit the Tim-the-player profile, but if any of you own a yacht, you've kept very quiet about it. (But hey. Message me. )

If Rick, the Insider, who talks to everyone but never meets up sounds familiar, so he should. Every character is deliberately based on a fairly common single type.

Not every type is included, that would have been impossible, but there are nearly a dozen in all.

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Back to sleep

Well I have to. So glad it is Monday tomorrow, a nice quiet day at my desk is just what I need

Thanks guys. Again.

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HAha thanks Calm

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Ish, I need coffee and chatter right now. I am a little - frazzled. Fighting with my website, and losing. Our mutual friend is going in to the rescue.

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Calm, that's why I treasure reviews! Publishers (and some well established indies) use "street teams" of regular fans and send pre-pub copies to them to read so that reviews go up straight away when it is published. They're usually good, too, as these ARE fans, but not the "thanks mum" type of review

I'm not only using a new name, I'm writing in a different genre and some of my regular beta readers were a little - taken aback. Well, two of them have been happily married for YEARS Not going to risk upsetting my own tiny street team!

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Boet, not something you could replace easily. Blood sweat and tears.

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Bless you child of course I will

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Map, my point was I added sugar. Flavour

RE: Im a soft old sausage really...

He'll kill you for posting that pic

Ian - not laughing at you. Been there, felt that. It passes You're just suddenly feeling old. That feeling passes too!

RE: Sunday Lunch

Roasting some oxtail prior to casseroling it. Eat your heart out

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Ooh Red where do you get the flavoured ones? I used to really like a vanilla ground coffee but Sainsburys don't keep it any more, and I NEVER found a chocolate one!

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And thank you VERY much to the ones who took the offer at face value and didn't look as horrified as Min

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Red you are forgiven because you have already said some very nice stuff elsewhere

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So with that out of the way we can turn the blog to discussions of the best kinds of coffee

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Map - this is just a pre-launch offer, to make sure that AS it launches there are sales being processed. Once it is bobbing up as popular it has way more chance of being seen, and this one is going out under a new name so no built-in fans at all. Needs all the help it can get!

RE: I noticed nothing changed on CS!

It's been said before, some would like a 'like' button (a la Facebook or Twitter) but otherwise yup I like CS facilities very much. I started after the chat room had gone but does sound like that was excellent.

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Haha ok here's the thing I'm about to launch a novella based on a mature single joining a singles website. It is NOT autobiographical although if I got it right, most of the types will seem familiar.

The point is that the pre-publication price, for pre-orders, will be the lowest price which can be charged on Amazon - the equivalent of 99c US, plus local tax.

I wondered if I could pitch marketing on that basis and then I thought - ask CS!

So much for the coffee idea

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Cal, politics? Me?

Oh by the way you could shut me up any time. We'll pick up where we left off when you're ready.

And now I really am going. back soon

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I CAN'T STOP TALKING

Going away. Will be back. Please, though, keep commenting.

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Daniela, I sense you're not really keen on the idea

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Cal, one rabbiting coffee date with endless meaningless chat coming up,

You could give me coffee prices in Switzerland AND Mallorca, a left and a right, ooh!

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Pedal, cool. Date! How much is Canadian coffee? (Starbucks to keep it apples-to-apples, if you could)

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and you didn't tell me how much the coffee would cost

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Daniela - gossip.

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Like I ever shut up

BTW what DOES a decent cup of coffee cost in your part of the world? Euros, Australian dollars, etc?

:shutting up now: :no, really:

Just call me Fred

I think I've fallen off the first page of blogs by now, safe to ask a very quiet question. I know CS doesn't allow promotions, but I started a FB page for the new book - finally settled on a writer name. Can I mention it?