So – tomorrow is The Look’s birthday. It’s a funny old day, because the book is already in the shops (according to my friends, who’ve managed to see it before I have), so it’s not like one of those big Harry Potter events we used to have, with a massive embargo and the author doing a midnight reading in a museum.
Instead, I shall be visiting Alleyn’s in Dulwich – one of my favourite local schools – for an early talk about secret dreams and writing, then celebrating World Book Day in Just Williams book and toy shop in Herne Hill later on, which sounds fab.
Meanwhile … the blog tour begins. I’ve been doing a lot of work for this, so for the next eleven days (until it lands up back here on 12 March) I shall use this space to point you to my guest posts elsewhere. If you’re interested in how a book gets written, then this might just be for you.
Just to give you a flavour of what I’ve been up to, here’s what I’ll be talking about:
1st March: Mostly Reading YA – An interview about writing The Look
2nd March: Chicklish – Gimme Five: Sisters in books
3rd March: Painting with Words – Me and modelling
4th March: Bookster Reviews – An exclusive extract from The Look
5th March: Fluttering Butterflies – Playlist: my 8 favourite Look-based tracks
6th March: Wondrous Reads – The story of the cover
7th March: Bookaholics – Writing about illness
8th March: Writing From The Tub – The timeline of writing The Look
9th March: Books for Company – Video of me doing a reading from chapter 6
10th March: Overflowing Library – Bookcase Showcase
11th March: A Reading Daydreamer – Interview: fashion and me
12th March: Here – Some of my favourite writer friends talk about their secret dreams
Hope you enjoy it! xxx
You read it here 
I’ll be looking at those blogs!
Thanks, Orli. I’m glad to hear that’s at least one reader! xxx