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After several weeks of hard slog I’m delighted to report that The Loving Kind, novel number nine, is finally finished. First draft anyway! I’m sure there will be plenty of changes to be made once I get my notes back from my editor.
It’s 94,347 words long, 352 pages – but who’s counting!

Here is a very exclusive sneak peak: Do let me know what you think!

A very relieved Sarah X

Romance writer, Libby Small has just been dumped by her agent, her publisher and now her husband. She’s finally had enough!

When she’s offered the chance to ghost write a novel for ex Miss Ireland, Lulabelle Ryan – travelling from five star hotel to five star hotel as part of the model’s entourage – she decides what the hell? And even better, her best friend, spiky-mouthed magazine columnist, Celeste Barnacle, is coming along for the ride.

Two months to write a raunchy bonk buster set in the glitzy modelling world – should be easy – right?

Wrong!

Lulabelle is filming ‘Plastic Fantastic’, a reality show about plastic surgery – and as she goes under the knife in San Francisco, Paris and finally Antigua, Libby and Celeste have to follow her – in and out of the operating rooms.

There are some benefits – Celeste quite fancies getting up close and personal with Leo, Lulabelle’s handsome and enigmatic manager. If she could only forget about her other male addiction . . . .

Patrick Ness dinner in One Pico, Dublin

When: Thursday 14th May
Who was there? Everyone, darling! Robert Dunbar, Tom and Mags from Children’s Books Ireland, Niall McMonagle, David O’Callaghan from Eason, Bob from Hughes and Hughes, Edwina from Eason, Conor, JO and Denise from Walker, uber teacher, Liz Morris, and lots of other lovely kiddi lit lads and lassies.
Food: I was a wee bit late as I had an Irish Pen meeting, so I missed the starters – and went straight to cod on a bed of mash, with creamy sauce. Delicious! Ice cream to follow.
Goss on the night: We chatted about the upcoming CBI summer school – Patrick is one of the speakers. Can’t wait to hear him.
Also about how excited we all are about Shaun Tan’s arrival in Dublin from Oz. Tom had just collected him from the airport and deposited him in his hotel to sleep off the jet lag. I can’t contain myself. Roll on Saturday!
Patrick’s editor, Denise gave a lovely speech and so did Patrick – thanking everyone for all their support.
It was a truly wonderful evening.

Next week – dinner with the Fonz – it’s true! I’ll tell you all about it, don’t worry. I’ll even bring my camera, promise!

SarahX