Smart/Casual has shot up to #9 on the best-seller list for the week ending September 2009. Ok, I’m still not sure to WHERE this best seller list applies. The whole of Malaysia? Kuala Lumpur? Seri Kembangan? The bookshop on the corner of Jelan Besar and Jelan Utama?
Oh, whatever, I don’t care. Any list in which I compete with Stephanie Myer, [...]
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Still kicking ass in Kuala Lumpur
Posted in Books, The Muse, tagged best seller, dan brown doesn't count, jelan besar, jelan utama, john grisham, kuala lumpur, malaysia, niamh shaw, seri kembangan, smart casual, stephanie myer, tony parsons, twilight on 30/10/2009 | 5 Comments »
Essay: How did you become a writer? – Discuss
Posted in Books, Dubai, Hunka husband, tagged antique desk, delayed puberty, Dubai, espionage, essay, frustrated rock goddess, great literary wrok, irish secret service, middle east, motive of revenge, niamh shaw, political figure, professional figure skater, rock star, sabbatical, school, shinsplints, smart casual, writing on 09/04/2009 | 5 Comments »
When I was a little girl, I knew exactly what I wanted to be when I grew up:-
A long-distance lorry driver.
That was until I decided to follow a glamorous career as a princess. Then, at the age of 9, I realised my skill set was more suited to professional figure-skating. Unfortunately I never found the right doubles partner, so I set my [...]
Clause prohibiting poodles in trenchcoats
Posted in Books, The Muse, tagged niamh shaw, little black dress, smart casual, contract, clause, stipulation, martini, fluffy mule, stiletto, poodle in a raincoat, trenchcoat, cover, dead spider, apparel, transitive verb on 05/02/2009 | 6 Comments »
Before signing with Little Black Dress, I requested of my agent that he add a clause to the contract stipulating that the cover contain no:
(a) martini glasses
(b) fluffy mules
(c) female apparel in particular stilettos and/or mobile phones
(d) poodles in raincoats
I know, I’m hard nosed.
Little Black Dress just sent through the cover for Smart/Casual, and here [...]
