Kerry's Chitter Chatter #16

I must start with a huge congratulations to William and Kate on the birth of their baby boy, weighing a whooping 8lb 6oz. I was way off. I predicted a girl weighing around 5-6lb because Kate’s bump was so tiny. The new prince has been named George Alexander Louis and will be known as Prince George of Cambridge. Six King George's have worn the crown since German-born George I, the first Hanoverian king of Great Britain, acceded to the throne in 1714. I was looking at photos last night and I thought that baby is totally obvious of how special he really is and what he has been born into. Of course he will grow up not knowing any different but it is such a big thing for England and I couldn’t be prouder. The birth of the baby prince means the monarchy has three generations of heirs to the throne for the first time since 1894. The last time the monarch met her great-grandson was when Queen Victoria was alive at the same time as her son Edward (later Edward VII), his son George (later George V) and his son Edward.  Now I am not a royalist at all but I am fan of William and Harry and hope you are with me when I wish them all the best for the future with their new addition.

So, sports day, you will never guess who came second? That’s right ~ blue team, after me saying last week they never win. This is the closest they have ever come. My eldest son took part in the parent’s race, although I say parent’s race but it’s made up with teachers, parents, ex-pupils and current year six pupils. My son ran for ex-pupils. They came second. Teachers came first. It was fun to watch. My daughter’s relay race also won on Friday and my daughter came second in the sprint. She is our little whippet. She clearly doesn’t take after me.  

Who saw or heard the storms Monday night? I thought I was imagining it when I saw the lightening light up my bedroom. I checked my husband’s phone, thinking it was that, which caused the light but then the thunder came and boy did it rain. My one year old was terrified. I think it was probably his first experience of a real storm.  It has since left the air muggy and humid. Apparently there are more to come this weekend but of course there would be seeing as we are going away.

Count down to Handbags at Dawn ~ 14 days to go! Who’s excited? I know I am! Remember you can join my online release party by clicking on the following link. https://www.facebook.com/events/528376947210574/

I haven’t managed much writing this week, nor reading. My mind just hasn’t been in the right frame, probably on over-load with so much going on. I started reading I’ve got your number by Stephanie Bond. It was a freebie kindle download. I am only on chapter 3. It’s OK. It’s not that it’s bad or anything, I just haven’t been doing much of anything. I do have my wish list at the ready though, to download Friday and take away with me. They include Starr Fated, September Tango, Under The Sun and Summer Heat. Of course I probably won’t read all of them but it’s always good to be prepared isn’t it? That and the fact that I can’t decide which I would prefer so it’s safer to just download them all. I also plan on taking my laptop with me so if the need takes me I can write.

Friday is going to be a crazy day for me. You are probably aware I am going away Saturday so from today, its operation Start Preparing. I plan to go through all the kids’ clothes and work out what they have and need then Friday from the moment I open my eyes its all systems go. It’s my daughters Girl Guides and Brownies activity day from 12:30 to 5:15 so I need to drop them off for that, which is an hour’s drive away then it’s shopping. Getting everything in for our holiday and packing. I also want to get my hair cut. I fancy a change. I have changed my hair colour. I have gone from pillar box red to shocking pink. My sister-in-law called me a chameleon. It’s good to be different.

Welcome this week’s author of the week…. Crystal Smith-Connelly. Crystal is a twisted playwright from Charleston, SC and author of For I Am Zeus: A Collection of Plays About Greek Mythology and Never Trust an Angel and Other Plays. For Crystal’s full bio, to read a book teaser and for contact info and links to purchase her books, click the following link ~ https://www.facebook.com/notes/kerry-frith-author/author-of-the-week-blog-16-crystal-smith-connelly/538576266204313 

So, I am not here next week so there will be no blog or author of the week. I thought seeing as I am taking a break, I’d give you all a break from my chitter chatter too. My admin Carol will still be on the page every day posting freebies and keeping you all entertained. Just contact her if you want to know anything. I hope you all have a great week and I will see you all when I return.

I would like to finish with wishing my friend who is getting married on Friday a wonderful enjoyable day and congratulations to her and her husband on taking their wedding vows. I am sure they will have a memorable day and I can’t wait to see the photos.

Until next time ~ Kerry.

Random fact #16 ~ It is believed that Shakespeare was 46 around the time that the King James Version of the Bible was written. In Psalms 46, the 46th word from the first word is shake and the 46th word from the last word is spear. That’s a whole load of 46 and one hell of a coincidence. 

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Kerry's Chitter Chatter #15

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#14

Howdy hey, it’s Friday. This week has gone quick. I swear the weeks are going quicker, which means it will soon be Christmas and that is just one scary ass thought. So how has everyone’s week been? Mine has been hot, inspirational and creative. I feel like I have accomplished a lot in the world of being an author this week. Want to hear more? I was hoping you would….

On Wednesday I finally announced a release date for Handbags at Dawn. It’s a bit later then expected but I just didn’t have enough time to get the whole self-promo up and running before I go on holiday so I have put the date back for when I return from holiday. I am both excited and nervous about the publication of Handbags of Dawn. It’s my first standalone book since the Cocktails & Tattoos series and I just hope my fans will enjoy reading something different from me. I enjoyed writing it. You can finally meet unlucky in love author, Cali Williams on Friday 9th August. It should be available from Amazon and other good eBook websites. I have set up an online release party to help with the promo. If you are interested in joining me, please click on the following link. https://www.facebook.com/events/528376947210574/ 

Birthday Cake & Sandy Beaches is coming along nicely. I have just reached chapter four. I am taking my time with it but I love being back in the Harley, Spike, Emma and Lewis circle. It’s like hanging out with old friends. This one will be longer then the others and based over just two weeks but a lot can happen in two weeks let me tell you. If you have Harley as a friend on FB, you may have already had a little insight into the new book!

I was zapped by another idea for maybe a short story or perhaps a full length. I’m not quite sure but the idea came to me one morning when I saw my neighbour. It’s not based on my neighbour at all but an idea came from it. I have so many ideas, it’s getting them all down I have the problem with. I am a one woman story I’m afraid. I am constantly jotting down plots, ideas, characters but I can’t flutter from writing one story to another, at the same time. I would end up totally confused and the characters from one book would end up in the other.

A Thousand Live Reviews approached me and offered an author interview. This is my second interview as an author and I absolutely loved it. I can never get bored of talking about myself ha ha ha It’s an amazing feeling that people are actually interested in finding out more about me and learning about my work. I still have to pinch myself. I am truly thankful.

As well as the above, this week I have also learnt about ancient Greece for my nine year’s old school project. I never knew any of it. Shocking. I don’t remember learning about it when I was at school. I find as a parent I tend to learn more then I did when I was at school. I don’t know if it’s because I take more in now or I just have a lousy memory. It’s probably the latter. My memory is bad. I have to write notes otherwise I forget. Yesterday and today the kids had to dress up for school curriculum day. Parents got to pop into school and see a little show then take a look at the things the kids have been learning about. My eight year old dressed as a princess, the nine year old was a Sparta solider and the ten year old a tiger. They all looked good as so did all the kids that made the effort. There were several where’s Wally’s which made me chuckle.    

My LMFAO birthday bash was brilliant. Everyone looked fantastic and we had from people dressed as animals to men dressed as women and women dressed as old men. All very entertaining. There wasn’t a sober person in sight so my mission was accomplished. It was a good night and I thank everyone who attended.  

This weekend I have an Ann Summers party. Naughty naughty. Those kind of parties are always good for a laugh. It’s a night out away from the kids and a chance to have a drink with friends. I’m looking forward to it.

I am still reading This Man and quite frankly struggling. I can’t get over how terribly written it is. I hate to slag off other author’s work because after all I have been on the receiving end and it isn’t nice but sometimes, just sometimes, it’s too much. It is full of typing errors, which to be fair I can overlook but it’s the long un structured sentences I have the problem with. I also don’t find the characters very likeable. I just can’t connect with them and like hell I’d have a man tell me what to do after the first time we had sex. It doesn’t seem realistic to me. I will finish it because I need to but I’m not entirely sure whether I will read anymore. I will see how I feel once I reach the end.  What I am excited about is reading Lindsey Kelk’s About a girl. I can’t wait. I purchased it yesterday after finding out it was published on the 4th July. I don’t know how I missed it. I have read all Lindsey’s books and I loved the I Heart series. This should be good.

There isn’t any author of the week this week because the author I had pencilled in, never got back to me and I didn’t have enough time to bring someone else’s slot forward. I still have free slots if anyone is interested. It doesn’t necessarily have to be author of the week. It can easily be changed to page of the week so whether you publish, editor, review, make, bake or create I would love to hear from you. I just need a little info from you such as bio, photo, book cover and other pictures, synopsis/teasers/quotes, release date info and/or purchase links and links to social pages/blog/websites. If you are interested, send me a message.

I would like to finish with the funeral of Fusilier Lee Rigby which was held today. I am sure you all remember the young soldier who was so brutally murdered back in May in South-east London. The prime minister and thousands of mourners attended his military funeral at Bury Parish Church in Greater Manchester. His two year old son wore a navy t-shirt with “my daddy my hero,” printed on the back. It was heart breaking. Life can be so unfair and I really do hope his killers get what they so rightly deserve. Their trial starts in November. My thoughts are with Lee’s son and family and may he rest in peace, never to be forgotten.

Until next time ~ Kerry.

Random fact #14 ~ If you yelled for over 8 and a half years, you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee. It doesn’t seem worth the effort does it?