Last year, Action for ME reviewed Karma in their Christmas magazine. I had not seen the review until this weekend, when they kindly sent me a couple of copies. As usual, I was a little uneasy about reading it, mentally preparing myself for the worst, but I needn’t have worried. What I read was a beautifully-written piece by a reviewer who seemed to completely understand what I wanted to achieve with the book. I was really touched by her words, and it did bring a tear to my eyes.

I’m not writing much today, as I’m not feeling great, but I have some very interesting (and possibly crazy) things in the pipeline.

…but maybe Miss Understood? Or rather, misunderstood.

I seem to have a problem being taken seriously, for some reason. I speak honestly and am accused of being cynical. Are people so unused to being spoken to directly, that they misconstrue things?

As you know, my computer = my social connection, and I read (and participate in) a number of book-related forums. I enjoy hearing about underdogs becoming a success, as it gives me hope. Unfortunately, I made the mistake of commenting on one such story and was accused (too strong a word, but I’m too tired to think of an alternative) of using the topic to promote myself and of making sarcastic remarks. My crime? Responding to a post about an up-and-coming author and saying that I admired her efforts, and saying that she was fortunate to have so many people willing to champion her work. As for self-promotion? My signature contains my web address, etc.

I get so frustrated when people who don’t know me make assumptions! Glad I’ve got that out of my system. Now I await the poor review of my own book in response to the reply I have just posted. Actually, that’s unfair to suggest that someone would do such a thing - let’s put it down to having the alarm go off at an unearthly hour this morning, so hubby could catch a flight to London…

I’m spending WBD reading Flora’s Lot by Katie Fforde - it is a very pleasant way to spend the day.

Just a short post today, as I only have two things to say.

1. I hope all of the mothers out there are being spoilt rotten today…and I hope all the sons/daughters out there are spoiling their mothers. I’m not going to post a hugely sentimental post about my mam, Yvonne, but will say that if your own mother is even half as wonderful as mine, then you’re very lucky indeed!

2. Amazon is offering Karma at £7.19 - that’s 20% off the cover price, so it’s a great time to buy a copy (for your mam, perhaps). Also, I now have the facility to send you a signed sticky thing that you can put in the front of your book (if you wish to deface/devalue it with an autograph). Contact me for more details.