My claim to fame

I have recently been proof-reading a novel called Chionophobia for a good friend; Darryl Sloan. The novel is set in Clounagh JHS and it is about "sticky snow". I was the only female proof-reader. The book has a strong female lead character and Darryl was worried that he had made her too "blokey". He wanted me to check if she was "girly" enough. Hmmmm....bad choice of proof-reader? Does anyone know any girl more blokey than me? Anyway, I found the female character was pretty much spot on.

So, back to the book - a quote from Chinophobia reads:

"The simple rule that everyone needs to obey is this: don't go outside. At the risk of sounding morbid, I'm going to spell it out for you: if you go outside, we will end up having to use a scalpel on your flesh to get you back inside. So if anyone is scared and has some panicky thoughts about getting home to Mum and Dad, put them out of your head right now."

The book features Eddie, my 13yr old son, on the cover. (Well on the current version of the cover - I don't think Darryl has everything signed, sealed and delivered just yet.)

Oh, I should mention - the book is absolutely brilliant, I couldn't set it down!!!
Darryl does a lot more than just write novels - he makes films and music too and has a pretty addictive blog going which is well worth checking out!

posted by ali @ 10:15 PM