Some things about Macmillan New Writing authors.

I see that my fellow Macmillan New Writer Michael Stephen Fuchs has got himself a very cool website, promoting his own forthcoming book, The Manuscript. Go there. Read an extract. Be impressed. I was.

I have also discovered that Aliya Whiteley, whose novel Three Things About Me will be published by Macmillan New Writing in July, has her own website too. I love the squiggly type effect when you roll over the menu bar. Go on. Try it out. It's fun.

Incidentally, I was browsing the MNW website, checking out the bios of the other authors, when I turned up a few interesting, not to say impressive facts. Brian Martin, the author of North, has an MBE for services to English literature. Cate Sweeney is a successful playwright with a number of professionally produced plays to her credit. Conor Corderoy is both a horse tamer and a qualified barrister.

I could go on, but it's starting to make me feel inadequate. All I've done is write a book. Needless to say, I feel honoured to be in their company.