My Diary – September 2009
Sunday
6th September 2009
As promised, here’s an update…
On Monday 27th July I had the photoshoot
for the front cover of my second book, Talk to the Hand. The shoot was in Brighton and lasted around
three hours. I took half my wardrobe
with me because I couldn’t decide what to wear, but I ended up wearing a plain
white t-shirt because Poppy, the photographer, said that white never goes out
of fashion, whereas if I wore a colour, I could one day be out of date! Plus it’s easier for the cover designer to
play around with different background colours etc. if the main photo is quite
plain. Poppy took around 300 photos, so
hopefully there are a few decent ones in that lot! The cover should be ready very soon - I can’t
wait to find out what it’ll be like.
‘Talk to the Hand’ is already available to pre-order from Amazon! It’s very exciting, and there are only five
months to wait before it comes out!
Here’s the link to start ordering!
I’ve recently had ‘Talk to the Hand’
back from my editors with their notes of what to extend, update etc., so I’m
working hard on that until the end of the month, then it’ll go off to be
published soon after! I’m also really pleased
to say that my first book, The Way I See It, is now available in a large print
version. You can get it from libraries
or order it on-line at Amazon below:
Large
print copy: The Way I See It
Apart from my books, it’s been a great
few weeks for Nicole’s fund. On Thursday
6th August I went to my friends, Ralph and Matthew’s concert which they had
organised to raise money for my fund. It
was held at Seasalter Christian Centre, and the hall was full of people there
to support the event, which was great. There were several performers, including
Matthew, who has an amazing voice. The night raised nearly £3,000, which I was
really pleased with. I wasn’t expecting that
much to be raised, so it was a nice surprise!
On Saturday 8th I went to Margate
Harbour Arm for the postcard auction which had been organised by Fiona, a
friend of a friend. There were 100 postcards, and a good turn out of
bidders. I gave a small speech, and then
the bidding began. The postcards sold
for a range of prices, lots for over £100, and Tracey Emin’s went for
£500! Altogether they raised an amazing
£7,000! Thank you so much to Fiona and
everyone else who was involved.
On Sunday 16th I had a hospital
appointment at Kent & Canterbury Hospital.
Yes, on a Sunday! We got a
parking space and were seen straight away though, so I now wish all my
appointments were at the weekend! I was
there for an ultrasound of my stomach.
I’d asked for it as the pain in my back has been really bad again, so I
wanted to check I didn’t have another bladder stone, as that gave me a lot of
pain last year. Luckily I don’t have
another one, and all was fine with the scan.
That night I went out for dinner and drinks with the girls to celebrate
being in remission for two and a half years – woohoo!
A couple of weeks ago I went to Broome
Park in Canterbury for the launch of this year’s ‘Full Monte’. This is a four day car rally from Canterbury
to Monte Carlo to raise money for Teenage Cancer Trust. It was created by Alex Hamilton in memory of
Jamie De Min, the brother of a friend of his who died of leukaemia in his
teens. This is the second year it has
taken place. The rally involved many
drivers with very fancy cars, and they drove through five different countries
to get to Monte Carlo, including Germany, Switzerland and France. Each driver was sponsored for the event, and
the proceeds from this year’s rally will be going to Nicole’s fund.
I went shopping to Westwood Cross last
Friday to try and find a dress for my chocolate ball on Saturday. I bought a lovely one, but it wasn’t right
for the ball, so it meant I just had to go shopping again this week. I managed to find another one which I’m
really pleased with. At least I have
that sorted; normally I don’t know what I’m wearing until a couple of hours
before! The ball is coming together well
and I’m really excited about it. It has
been quite stressful the last couple of weeks trying to organise everything and
not always getting support from people, but hopefully it’ll all turn out ok on
the night…
That’s most of my news I think. It’ll be a little while again before I can
update as I’m very busy at the moment.
Just a quick thank you to the people who
continue to donate on my Justgiving page - it’s much appreciated!
Love Nicole xxx
