ARABIAN NIGHTS…
Monday 29th April 2013
Sorry for the long silence… writing this from my hotel room in Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates where I’m taking part in a book festival. I can see skyscrapers and palm trees out of my window, a fountain, and a swimming pool which looks sooo tempting. Very cool. (Well, very HOT actually, but you know what I mean…) Thanks to the fab kids from Victoria International School who listened to my slightly jet-lagged talk this morning and didn’t complain when my powerpoint presentation didn’t work, or at my post-flu cough. Ahem!
It’s been a while since I last posted… I went to Rhodes for a week on holiday and fell in love with it… sunshine! Fab food! Lovely people! Swimming in the sea!!! Then I came back and got the flu, which was NOT so good… tissues! Lem-sip! Fever! Aches! Hacking cough! Sigh. I am much better now, but still have the cough as a souvenir…
Sooo… I am working on Sweet Honey again after a break for my holiday/flu. And it is going well… I’m being dragged into the story, which is always a good sign. I am also looking forward to my event this month at Liverpool’s In Other Words Festival, and my event at the lovely Hay Festival on Tuesday 28th May (half-term week, don’t panic!). This sold out fast BUT Hay have now given me a bigger venue so there are now MORE TICKETS on sale again! You can check them out here. If you can make it along, do, because I am hoping the very first copies of Coco Caramel will be on sale there… a whole week before the official release date. Don’t miss out!
Then I’ll be off on my official Coco Caramel tour… I shall be at Bromley, Bluewater, York, Harrogate, Southampton and Reading… and a fab event in Preston has just been confirmed too. Check the EVENTS link for all the latest details! Plus an awesome trip to Paris to meet my French readers, ooh la la! I’ll tell you more when I know, and update the website EVENTS page when I can. In between the public events, I will be at schools and libraries across England… and there’ll be Scottish and Irish dates later in the year, promise! (I was in Wales in March, and Hay’s in Wales too, so not leaving my lovely Welsh readers out!)
Right now, I’d better get back to writing the book… might just take my laptop down to the poolside… what d’you think?
;o)
xxx
Hi Cathy, good to hear how Sweet Honey is coming along! Cant wait for Coco Caramel to come out!!! When wil we know about the results of the Bittersweet comp? I know we are meant to hear via email, but I wrote it down wrong in my entry form….:S S’not good! I know I have to email you back if I get an email, to confirm some stuff, but if I dont get the email I dont know if Ive won! Or more likely not!!!! Sorry to make this comment all about me, but I just needed to ask!!! What schools will you be going to in France Cathy? My marvellous(not!) cousins go to school in France, because they’re French, as is my mum, and Im just wondering if you will be popping into their schools! Do you speak French? Lots of love always… Lucie! xxxxxxx
Wow sounds really cool in Sharjah. Did i spell that right? Anyway keep up the good work Cathy, i can’t wait for the next chocolate box books. I honestly can’t get enough of you, so keep writing 🙂
nooo wish i wwas there
cant wait for coco caramel ! love the fact she loves animals like me! 🙂
Do u need tickets, can u go to horsham or crawly
Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease
You should come to Cork and visit one of the libraries! They’re always trying to get writers in to talk to children/ young adults, but none of them are a patch on your books!
Wow your holiday sounds amazing i wish i could be there. Cant wait till you go on tour again please come to Stratford-upon-Avon. I would love to see you there. How far threw are you with writing Sweet Honey? Can you give us any clues on what happens yet? Keep writing forever Cathy Cassidy!!! <3 🙂 xxxx
That sounds sooooo cool!!!
cathy some of my cousins are in sharjah i wish i was there right now but i have already booked the flight there in june i whish i was there right now
Hi Cathy!
I was wondering if you’ve ever come to the United States before or if you ever will. Also, do you do video conferences? I know some authors who will video conference with schools, book clubs, etc. if they live far away. It really stinks sometimes that i live in the U.S. because I can’t enter all your comps and other things. But I own almost all of your books and it is so worth the wait for the book to come all the way from the U.K. because when it arrives it’s always amazing!! Maybe someday if I visit the U.K. I will get a chance to meet you. Until then I can only dream 🙂
From you loyal U.S. fan,
Juliette