PennyG
15 years old
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Very busy summer and looking like the autumn will be all go as well. On the writing front, Like False Money is selling well (not that I can give up either of the day jobs yet), the Doll Makers is out, the Jawbone Gang is with the publisher and number 4Information
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Are you a ...?Published authorWhat genre do you primarily write in?CrimeAre your reading habits ...?OmnivorousAnd your all time favourite books? (You can change these at any time, by the way ...)Middlemarch, Wolf Hall, Perfect Victim, any William book, Wuthering Heights, Remains of the Day, any Dick FrancisWhat are your working habits when you write?Perfectly balancedAre you the edit-every-sentence-ten-times type, or do you prefer to let rip?Some self-editingYour ultimate writing ambition?To be able to give up the non-writing jobsYour worst habit?Hard to answer - like 'favourite book', worst habit changes day to day. Thus not really habits I guess.Your opinion on the books industry?Too much celebrity and hype, but good books still get throughWhere do you write?In a converted barnWhat else do you want Word Clouders to know? eg: do you have 9 cats / like paragliding / eat nothing but tinned fish / work in the bath / live in Kettering?Apart from writing novels, I have 2 day jobs. I am very organised because I have to be. I'm a fan of organisational guru, David Allen. I have a soft spot for cats, horses and delphiniums.
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I am a crime writer. I'm also an academic, a trade unionist and Chair of the Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society.
I’ve worked in a variety of jobs which have taken me into pathology labs, operating theatres and medical schools across Europe. I live with my husband and a transient population of family members and animals, large and small, in an old farmhouse in an East Yorkshire village.
My crime novel, Like False Money, the first in a PI series came out in Feb 2010. The third in the series is out June 2010. The second in the series is underway. I am good at Maths despite writing my books in the wrong order. And I'm NOT 13 years old but can't get my profile to say any differently.
I’ve worked in a variety of jobs which have taken me into pathology labs, operating theatres and medical schools across Europe. I live with my husband and a transient population of family members and animals, large and small, in an old farmhouse in an East Yorkshire village.
My crime novel, Like False Money, the first in a PI series came out in Feb 2010. The third in the series is out June 2010. The second in the series is underway. I am good at Maths despite writing my books in the wrong order. And I'm NOT 13 years old but can't get my profile to say any differently.
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by Kiki 1 year agoCongratulations Penny, you are an inspiration to us all! I hope all goes well with your first book & I will go have a look now. Best wishes. Kiki :) -
by PennyG 1 year agoThank you Minxie and Tony. I'll post progress. It won't be lightning quick. I don't get to visit here more than about once a month - too much to do in the day jobs. It's a great forum though. The Jawbone Gang will be my third in my PI series. The 2nd is now on limited time discounted sale from the publisher - link from my website pennygrubb.com - sorry, that was a blatant bit of self-promo, but you know how it is, you're all writers! All the best with your current projects. -
by Minxie 1 year agosounds like a small sacrifice to make - get the scissors! well done as that sounds promising - keep us posted on how it goes. Welcome to the cloud by the way - minxie :] -
by Caducean Whisks 1 year agoHi Penny, your words came as both a message and a wallpost, so you've managed both - congrats! I doubt that luck has much to do with a happy marriage, but that's too big a topic for a wall post. Explore away on the Cloud - there are topics for most people, and if you find a gap, feel free to start your own thread. Easy peasy! -
by John Taylor 1 year agoWelcome to the cloud, young Penny. I wouldn't bother to change your age!
Unpublished myself, I benefitted from the work of the ALCS for a while after my father died, and I can appreciate how complex their work can become.
It's good to know that there will be a member of the cloud with that kind of knowledge. I began writing a series in the wrong order, too, but have now reverted to a linear approach. I got confused! -
by Caducean Whisks 1 year agoWhat a lovely photo of (I assume) you and your husband. You both look so happy.
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by Weens 1 year agoHi, and welcome to the cloud. I must say that you have achieved a lot of things for a 13 year old, - grin! (check the age on your profile.) Welcome and enjoy.
