Me with my pal Paul Dunn This week I was invited to my local branch of Waterstone's book shop in Sunderland to sign some of the hardback copies of my debut novel Belle of the Back Streets. I took with me a box of sweets, hoping to entice book browsers to me. One of the lovely people who came in to see me and have their book signed was my pal Paul Dunn who came in with his wife Nessa. I love Paul and Nessa, they're crackers in the best possible way. I met them both while I was pretending to be a stuffed lion. Yes, that's how my life rolls. Wallace the Lion at Sunderland Museum Anyway, Paul was one of the people who was instrumental in giving me the confidence and courage to submit my novel to an agent. Not only that, but he's written about me on his own website and if you'd like to have a look at it, it's here. I find it very hard to blow my own trumpet and sing my own praises but I'm learning that if I don't do it, nobody else will. Wel...
