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... STOP PRESS ... Sophie King's books are aimed at teenagers, mums and grans or anyone else who can identify with a chaotic family life. Sophie has three children, a dog, a cat and a sleepy terrapin – all of whom make her laugh or cry, depending on how she feels. Sophie has a pen name to distinguish her novels from her journalism. As Jane Bidder, she has written for The Times, The Daily Telegraph, The Daily Express, The Daily Mail, Woman, Woman’s Weekly, My Weekly, Good Housekeeping and many other national publications. She has interviewed several big celebrities including her childhood hero David Essex, Michael Palin, Penny Vincenzi, Deborah Moggach, Julie Walters, Nigel Havers, Carolyn Quentin, Lord Lichfield, Martina Cole, Linda Robson, Lesley Joseph, Barbara Taylor Bradford and countless others. Sophie also writes short stories and teaches creative writing at Oxford University and privately. Messages from Sophie Do you live in Oxfordshire? Then listen out for my new series on Oxford Radio called 'Diary of a Modern Mum'. It's on every afternoon at 3.45 for the next six weeks. HEAR
AND SEE IT! WIN A TWO NIGHT STAY AT CHAMPNEYS FOR YOURSELF AND A FRIEND! Worth £650! This competition will start on April 2nd. Simply log onto www.goodtoknow.co.uk/coffee-break and follow the links. To win a free advance copy of THE WEDDING PARTY, email
me about a memorable wedding you’ve been to recently – and why! - janebidder@btinternet.com HOW CAN I START?
TIP: If you cant remember much about the first
five years, you could extend this section to Birth To Ten. ARE
YOU A WEDDING PLANNER? GETTING MARRIED?
OR KNOW SOMEONE WHO IS? On May 26th, I’ll be doing a live web question/answer
session for You and Your Wedding magazine. Log onto www.youandyourwedding.co.uk
for help and advice. LOVE READING? Check out the website www.lovereading.co.uk. I’m so excited because I’m going to be guest editor of the site in April. So please log on and find out what’s going on in the world of reading.
SIGNINGS & TALKS & WRITING HOLIDAYS Do come and meet me at the following events I'll be giving tips on how to write short stories and novels as well as signing books.
FANCY A WRITING HOLIDAY IN THE SUN? ‘The world’s best writing holiday’ – that’s what The Guardian called it during a recent review.
I’ll
be teaching a two week course in early September on ‘How To Write Short Stories’. What could be nicer than
combining the beauties of this lovely island with your favourite occupation? There
are also other courses available in writing, exercise, music, photography and
other artistic areas. So why not take someone else along with you too?
I’m also running a weekend course for Skyros Holidays from June 5th – 7th. It’s called ‘Writing With Sophie King’ and will help anyone wanting to write novels, short stories or their life stories. For more details, email me on janebidder@btinternet.com.
I’ll also be signing copies of my new novel at Borders, Magdalen Street, Oxford from 6pm. Come along and get some writing tips.
FROME LITERARY FESTIVAL – I’ll be judging a short story competition on Saturday July 11th. Do come along and say hello.
WALES. The land of Dylan Thomas! Just the place for a writers holiday with top names like Katie Fforde. I’ll be running a course too in Caerleon, at the end of July. For details, log onto www.writersholiday.net.
GERARDS CROSS LITERARY FESTIVAL. Want to write non-fiction? I’m doing a one day course on Thursday August 6th, called THE ART OF WRITING ARTICLES. For more details, telephone 01494 871953.
LONDON. Saturday October 24th. Learn how to write short stories at my talk for the Romantic Novelists Association. For details, email janebidder@btinternet.com or visit wwww.rna.uk-org.
LOVE READING? Check out the website www.lovereading.co.uk. I’m so excited because I’m going to be guest editor of the site in April. So please log on and find out what’s going on in the world of reading.
WEEKLY EVENING COURSES. I run regular weekly evening and day courses from Berkhamsted in Hertfordshire – just half an hour from Euston. Each course is made up of four modules, covering characterisation, dialogue, ideas, plot and viewpoint. Cost: £99. For more details, email me on janebidder@btinternet.com. SOPHIE KING AND SHORT STORY
RADIO OTHER NOVELS -
THE SCHOOL RUN about different characters on the same route to school FICTION FEAST "Have your own microwave meals at the ready - this is one you won't want to put down." THE DAILY MIRROR Three stars. "Lucy, a middle-aged single mum of three - now dating the lovely Mike - is part of the titular club which meets at a different house each month. However, havoc sues when the group of mostly newly-single or at least newly-divorced friends, meets for supper at Lucy's place. Plenty of footsie ensues over the course of the next year." HEAT. In the top ten (September 6 - 12) CLOSER. (Hot Picks; Books to bury your head in) "Tasty!" OTHER REVIEWS FOR PREVIOUS BOOKS 'A lovely debut - warm and engaging' - Catherine Alliott ‘irresistibly funny . . . This is a brilliantly observed book about how life’s routines can be interrupted at any moment by tragedy, a hilarious incident or a new love coming into your life with a wallop’ - V Magazine Funny and moving . . . captures the love, pain, humour and guilt of being a parent. - Bella Entertaining' - Closer 'Well-told, with a journalist's eye for detail.' - Choice 'Over one eventful summer, four people make friends, share each other's pain and fall in love in this light-hearted read.' - Heat WATERSTONES
AND FOYLES NEW! Online tutorial course now available for both short stories and novels, covering characterisation, dialogue, viewpoint and ideas etc. The course consists of eight modules and can be taken over eight months. £200 (which includes marking). I also give individual advice on manuscripts (both full and partial). For more information, email janebidder@btinternet.com Send me your email and I will enter you
into a draw for one of my novels every month. email janebidder@btinternet.com
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