The Writers' Lounge

Thanks! I confess, it's one of those things I said I wouldn't do, but ended up taking as the best route for this particular book after getting sick of being told how 'non-commercial' it was, and repeatedly declining suggestions I rewrote it as a romance.

So far, it's snabbled a couple of really nice reviews, which is heartening. I kind of ought to get off my butt and promote it more, but I will let you all know how it's doing. And yeah... the music industry is sadly replete with stories that would make fabulous plots, just like Richey's. Talking New York Dolls, I'm really tempted to a fictionalised something-or-other that nods towards the peculiar circumstances of Johnny Thunders' death, but - like avoiding basing anything in Dead in Time too much on real people - there's that slightly uncomfortable sense of exploitation. I shall probably get over myself and end up doing it anyway. *grin*

ETA - thanks for the heads-up about the site. Hosting provider had a massive DDOS attack yesterday, which sent everything offline and/or squiffy for several hours. Fixed now, and it looks fine to me on Opera, IE9 and Firefox, so hopefully that's all it was! :-\