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Photo: Sam Featherstone

Today the blog tour swings over to debut chick-lit author Talli Roland's blog where we talk about how it feels to have your first book published, and I give you my five top tips to help launch your novel. Talli's book 'The Hating Game' takes a hilarious look at reality shows, and if you enjoy chick-lit you'll love her site.

Meanwhile, in the 'real' world, I'm in the UK for the launch of 'The Beauty Chorus' at the wonderful One Tree Books. They were voted Independent Book Seller of the year (an accolade they should get for their cake and coffee alone, IMHO). They also happened to be my 'home' bookstore, the place where I would hide away editing a scruffy looking manuscript while my son happily coloured at their kids' tables. It was a 'home from home', and I'm thrilled to celebrate the launch with everyone there.

Hope to see you over at Talli's blog ... x