Newsletter Eleven - June 2008

Here’s a picture of me and Seb having an editorial discussion about our new series, Stadium School. The first two books in the series, Hot Prospect and Long Shot come out on August 2nd, so watch out for them!

Our collaboration is proving to be great fun, but hard work too. Recently, Seb spent hours calculating all the results for the matches played in Long Shot. There’s an inter-house cup to play for at Stadium School, and it looks as if it’s going to be a nail-biting final. It’s made even more exciting by having red and yellow cards for bad behaviour in school, like on the football field. You can win points from teachers as well, to add to the house total. Roddy Jones and his friends are in Charlton House. Are they going to win the cup? Even we don’t know that yet!

Here’s another picture of us. I think Seb was trying to teach me the offside rule, but I was more interested in getting the next chapter written. By the way, I have tried to beat Seb, but he’s fiendishly brilliant at table football. Even playing left handed, and with one hand behind his back he can easily beat me. I reckon he still could, even if he was blindfolded!

But it’s not all football in this newsletter. I have finally finished Star Maker, the 11th Fame School title. It comes out in June, so not long to go now. I can’t believe how this series has grown. To begin with I thought it would just be four books, then six, then ten…now I’m not making any predictions!

I still care about Chloe and her friends. They are almost like family now. Will I ever be able to give them up?

And one more development. I’ve got my own page on Bebo now, so do have a look for Cindy Jefferies on Bebo. There will be a blog, so why not leave a message? Don’t forget the rules about blogging though. Don’t give away personal details, especially your phone number or address. Blogging is fun, but the internet is not secure. Don’t post any nasty comments either. They’ll simply get removed. Keep safe and have fun. I’ll look forward to hearing from you.

All the best,

Cindy

p.s. click on any of the covers above to see a larger version!

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