I should be focused on the more important things – it was a great event, interesting discussions, lovely to meet the other writers, very good to talk to those who came and bought the book etc. But two days after the fact, there are two things I can’t get over…

One – The gift bag you get for appearing was both awesome and crazy.

Contents:

1x Nice bottle of Cava. Thank you very much, don’t mind if I do…

1x Bar of posh chocolate. So far so good.

1x Very handsome folio edition of Zuleika Dobson. I never say no to a pretty book.

1x Very Short Introduction to Terrorism. What?

12x Chakra tea bags. Huh…

1x Bar of fancy soap…what are you trying to say about the average writer’s hygiene? (To be fair, you’re probably right to be suspicious.)

Two

I need to practise signing books more, I don’t have a sexy signature yet. Off to my room now to do it like Shakespeare in Love…