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Emily-Jane Clark's avatar

This sounds brilliant! I love how you get your inspiration. Can’t wait to read it!

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Katie Lee / KJ Lyttleton's avatar

Thanks EJ! I managed to thank you lot this time as well!!

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The Juggle Journal's avatar

Thank goodness! I've been waiting for this. Tonight's reading sorted!

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Lorna Woolfson's avatar

Yes Katie!! You sound exactly like you now! ❤️xx

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Katie Lee / KJ Lyttleton's avatar

Hurray! I passed the Lorna test!!

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Elaine R. Frieman's avatar

Thankfully I had read that Lisa Jewell book but incidentally I read it so quickly that I can barely remember! 🙈🤣

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Katie Lee / KJ Lyttleton's avatar

Annoyingly I would normally be able to forget the spoiler, but the character name is the name of the TV show I had optioned so it immediately seared itself in my brain.

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Elaine R. Frieman's avatar

I thought if you get something optioned you’re golden but an author quickly alleviated that notion! 🤣 The big bucks only come in production. 🙈🙄 But still! Very exciting. ☺️🤔

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Katie Lee / KJ Lyttleton's avatar

Sadly this is correct. No money until you get a commission. Even then it might not actually happen. TV is FUN (by which I mean it isn't)

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Elaine R. Frieman's avatar

Ohhh! How exciting re the optioning bit. 🥳🤞🏻

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Katie Lee / KJ Lyttleton's avatar

Don't get excited. It was years ago now and everyone passed on it. I wrote about it here: https://shinykatie.substack.com/i/156860852/magpieing

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Elaine R. Frieman's avatar

Ah yes! I did read that newsletter too! It sounds like an interesting concept to me. 🤔

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Elaine R. Frieman's avatar

Oh I think I saw some unsolved mysteries thing on Netflix about that story and stories without answers drive my brain mad! Kindle version arrived this morning. Can’t wait to read. 🤞🏻 Sounds very intriguing. 🫶🏻

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Katie Lee / KJ Lyttleton's avatar

I'm excited to hear what you think Elaine! I finished it off in such a state of adrenaline and wired tiredness that I'll be amazed if it's not insane by the finale.

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