December 2006
And no, I haven't forgotten the Christmas Story - my own, or the one in the Bible - both will appear on the site on Saturday 23rd of December - or you can get a copy of the Times that day, and find all sorts of fun in the Books Section, including myself, and another story - I shall not reveal all. Well worth the buy!
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November 2006
Too much travelling - fun but very tiring. Full-time building work in England to make my bolt-hole safe and sound.
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October 2006
Sorry the column is late this month - it is what comes of moving house and finding that I wake up every morning with seven men - if not exactly in my bed, then very near
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September 2006
I love September, because it feels like the rhythm of new work.
Right now I am finishing the first episode of TANGLEWRECK for the BBC, and looking forward to starting the second part. I am thankful every day that I didn't take a movie deal on this book, but was able to agree with my old friend and ORANGES producer, Phillippa Giles, to do something different for telly. Who cares about Hollywood when you can have fun doing work you enjoy?
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August 2006
This is Edinburgh Festival month if you are in the UK. I shall be there on Thursday and Friday, the 17th and 18th of August, doing my thing for the kids at 5pm Thursday, and my thing for the grown-ups at 11am Friday, so I hope some of you will come along, ask some questions and get a book signed.
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July 2006
July is TANGLEWRECK month - at least as far as I am concerned. I loved writing this book, and I hope you will enjoy reading the extracts here on the site, and maybe even buy it - well if I can't wave the flag for my own stuff here, where can I wave it?
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May 2006
I am writing this from New York City, sitting on the 14th floor of the Roger Smith Hotel, which is an old-fashioned mid-town hotel, where the PEN festival has put its guests.
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April 2006
So what are we going to do about climate change?
I think we can all cut back on the carbon, but without serious muscle from government, if may not be enough.
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March 2006
Sorry it's late - Feb was too short and March came too fast.
Got the OBE - freezing cold - mad to dress as a girl in sub zero temperatures. All very formal and surreal - why was I driving through swirling snow towards Buckingham Palace with a Tourette Syndrome chauffeur who couldn't stop talking about golf in the Algarve?
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February 2006
Thank God January is over. It is a punishing month, what with freezing weather, no more Christmas pudding to eat, tax to pay, and in my case too many piles of administration. Why is there always someone in an office chasing my tail? If that person is YOU, please remember that you are paid to send out bothersome emails but no one is paying me to answer them.
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January 2006
Happy New Year!
I love a new year because it feels like a new start. I love birthdays for the same reason. So that allows 2 new starts a year, which is maybe a bit trying if your birthday is in December of January. On the other hand, if you make a mistake, you can rub it out and start again quickly.
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