Hi Phillipa,
Nice to meet you. Thanks so much for adding me. Wish you well with your Melbourne tour. I'm almost finished my Crime Faction, Sayonara. Its already been requested by a Publisher.
Cheers, Karen ... http://www,karentyrrell.com

Hello,i love youre books.im really looking forward to reading your new one! The murderers' club is the best book i have ever read! Please accept my request!!

Hi Phillipa.... thanks for the message earlier. I will certainly be purchasing your next book in July...can't wait.
Also, I want to wish you and your family a wonderful Christmas. All the best in 2009 as well.

Cheers
Ronnie

Just finished The Murderer's Club....what an awesome book...can't wait for Fan Mail. Congrats PD on writing yet another excellent read.

i hope to get the next two soon. you have an amazing talent

Your book body count was so good i couldnt put it down, i finished it in 2 days. i am hoping to find out how thing went for sophie and josh. so i hope it is in the next one.

Hi, thanks for accepting my friend request. I really enjoy reading Evanovich, I still haven't read the latest installment though.

I agree that the truth is sometimes stranger than fiction, and often more so!

Hi Phillipa,

Thanks for the well wishes. At this stage the first novel is looking at a release date for August 2009.

JJ

No worries Phillipa - thanks for letting me. I hear we might be catching up at the Crime & Justice Festival - I'm not sure if you were at the Sisters In Crime event the other night - it was such a crowded room I couldn't see who was there and who wasn't :)

No worries, Phillipa (I spelt it right this time).

My novel will come out ... well, first, I have to finish it. Then find an agent/publisher, etc. :)

Nice to have another Aussie author on board. Welcome to CrimeSpace, Philippa (even though it took me this many months to find you!).

Have a great day.

Yeah, I did corporate writing and some journalism, but I agree, it's not particularly useful - certainly not from a publicist's point of view! It seems easier to get media attention if you've got a background in the field (i.e. law enforcement). But I'm sure our writing background makes the writing part easier!

Yes, strange as is sounds, being a writer/journalist is not all that useful as a novelist.

Hi P.D.
I've heard good things about your work on the mystery lists. I'm envious of your criminology degree — it must be quite useful in your fiction.

Thanks, Phillipa. I'm certainly hoping that Switch will be available down under, but I probably won't know what other rights have been sold until after the London Book Fair in April.

We went up to Sydney for the Olympics too - it was fantastic. And I love America! Have visited quite a lot, but would love to live there for a few months (or longer). Our last trip was 2005 and the West Coast. Loved it. "More Aussie than American"...mmm...I wonder what that does mean!

Was in Sydney for the 2000 Games there and had a terrific time. Without exception the 'natives' were more than great. Balanced and even-tempered, fun and upbeat. On the way back I spent two days in Melbourne, and was told that Melbourners (sic) and Sydneysiders were quite different, as were the city. Would love to experience more. A classmate from prep school now lives with his American wife in Manly, and has called me, "More Aussie than American." Whatever that means.

well done and good on you for your efforts. Best wishes from the States.

David