One of the people at the Cliterati party was looking for a new member of staff. A mate of mine at the party was looking for a job. They met, got on brilliantly and my mate was asked to send in her CV. I've had mails from both of them since, each enthusing about the other so looks like it could be good for both of them. Am really hoping that my mate gets the job 'cos it would mean she could move to London, which she's wanted to do for a while.
Have also picked up a new advertiser on Cliterati, been interviewed with Cosmopolitan and got meetings pending with lots of exciting people. Party was definitely worth the stress.
On another note, am currently reading Pandora by Jilly Cooper. I got into her stuff when I was about 11 and figured it would be a good read. It is - but god, some of the dialogue is bad. One of the characters uses Valley speak (I think). Sample quote:
"How does Rapahel like come into it, Dad?"
Surely this is wrong? Shouldn't it be either "How does Rapahel, like, come into it, Dad?" or "Like, how does Raphael come into it, Dad?"
Now I'm not knocking Jilly. She's a way more succesful novelist than I'm ever likely to be. But she should stick to writing posh people dialogue rather than trying to introduce embarrassing lines like this.
Posted by emilyd at September 02, 2002 01:08 PM