Some good news for a change
Hello everyone – a whole bundle of good news today.
In no particular order – I’ve just had my first vaccination. I wandered in, loaded down with potential reading matter, several notebooks and pens, some biscuits and an expectation of being in there for hours.
Well, that didn’t happen. I was straight in, clothes on the floor – you know what I mean – stabbed in the arm, into the waiting room for a bit of a really not needed sit-down and then released back into the wild.
Everyone was bright and cheerful – even me – and really well organised. I was so impressed. And then a lovely walk home along the canal in the wintry sunshine. And sausages for lunch to look forward to.
More good news – I’ve signed another a contract with Headline. The usual stuff. I offer them my soul and they publish another three of my books. We have:
Untitled St Mary’s 13 – published June 2022
Untitled Time Police 4 – published April 2023
Untitled Elizabeth Cage 4 – published April 2024
Together with the traditional Christmas stories, of course, and anything else I might feel like scribbling in the meantime.
The third bit of good news – for me that is – is the arrival of my sales figures up to the end of December. I don’t normally mention them but they are so utterly brilliant I felt I just had to say a huge thank you to everyone who has ever bought one of my books. Thank you so much. For an author there is no greater pleasure than curling up on the sofa, tea and chocolate within easy reach, and gloating over her sales figures. And just so we’re all clear – there was gloating. Massive gloating. World class epic gloating. And quite a lot of chocolate as well.
So thank you everyone for enabling my chocolate habit.
That’s it for today – I hope everyone gets their vaccinations soon and it all goes as smoothly as mine. And the weather will get warmer. And Another Time Another Place is out this coming April. In fact, I’m using the proofs for a footrest as I type – don’t tell Headline.
Happy Thursday everyone – and now I should get back to work. On the other hand – sausages for lunch!
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We have to wait until 2023 for No 14!!!
Have read and re read all the St Mary’s & The Time Police books over and over . Absolutely love them, the stories, characters, pathos , humour and History of course.
Would love them made for film or tv too, but am also worried that all my favoutes would be miscast. Ho could possibly fill Markhams shoes.!
Keep writing Jodi, you’re the best.
Reading is my favourite thing in the world and I read fast, so I’m always searching for my next escape.
I have to say these are the best books ever. Got 2 chapters into the first novel and ordered everything else I could get my hands on. Just finished #13 in the St. Mary’s series and shed a tear…please tell me it’s not over! Not to put pressure on you Jodi, but please get to #14 if you please. Thank you for such amazing books. Going to drop into the Time Police series now and have a cup of tea! Cheers!
Devastating to discover I still have to wait 2 years for my next Elizabeth Cage fix. It’s going to be a hard two years. Please please please stop eating chocolate and drinking tea and just use that time to write some more for us all.
Pleeeeaase tell me there is another St Marys book on the way
I have practically stopped watching television since my husband introduced me to these great books, and we listen at home, in the car….
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