Around and around and still no rain

Where I live in France is under a hosepipe ban. Don't worry this blog is not going to turn into one of those boring blogs that no one wants to read. But it is just hot and dry. Like August not early May.

I've been to Belgium, and am away to Wales and England soon.

Tomorrow I have a book signing. A car will pick me up at 730am whisk me off, I'll sign books and return. But I don't know where I'm going to. Must be a long way if I'm going that early in the morning.

Next Friday I lead a session on a course for budding writers on how to get published. Let's hope they aren't expecting the answers. They can be pointed in the correct direction, but beyond that it's damned hard work. No non-writers have any idea. That's a problem, people have a laptop, can write a shopping list so it follows on that they can write a novel. Obvious innit! So many retired people round here think they can. They got nothing else to do so I'm going to be a famous writer. As Bob Dylan said, 'For every dollar I earn there's a pool of sweat on the floor.'
May 21st I shall be in Cardiff for the Rugby European Cup Final, yes I have tickets!
June 21st, if you fancy making the trip I shall be signing books again in Chivray. Somewhere very south of us. I shall get some photos and post them.

I know a young couple, their marriage isn't very happy. They got a one year old kid. The husband is in hospital. She buggers of on holiday somewhere hot and exotic. Comes back, doesn't contact her husband. Doesn't contact her husband to say the kid has started walking. How nasty is that?

The follow up to 'The Doctor, The Plutocrat, and The Mendacious Minister' is complete and with the publishers. We think publishing date in time for Mother's Day 2012.

The Doctor, The Plutocrat, and The Mendacious Minister is now available as Nook from Barnes and Noble, store and on line, as well as an iPad and Amazon Kindle and at the Cactus Rain site http://www.cactusrainpublishing.com/the_doctor.html and at http://www.stephenbutt.co.uk/shopcatalogue.htm priced £9.99 including world wide postage.
or from me, Glyn Pope, at £9.99 or 11.50euros inc. worldwide postage.
Send a message to gjpopeuk(at)gmail.com

And newly place on the following Sony site.

http://ebookstore.sony.com/search?keyword=The+Doctor%2C+The+Plutocrat%2C+and+The+Mendacious+Minister


Phil hare the renowned British guitarist has emailed me about The Doc. He said, 'A splendid and compelling read - it ought to be a full-length film.'

NB if any one wants a copy of 'The Doctor, The Plutocrat, and The Mendacious Minister' (ppaerback signed) then it is cheaper to buy it from me than the American publishers, unless you live in France. From me it will cost you either, £9.99, 11.50euros, or 17US dollars. All prices include postage. For other currencies please ask.

Have fun, and I hope it rains wherever you are. And wasn't the dress lovely.
Love Glyn