For
a change, and because my life is a tiny bit dull right now, I thought this
might be interesting. It’s a blurb for a new romance written by a friend of
mine.
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DESPERATE
DOUBLE GLAZING SALESMEN STAR IN NEW NOVEL!
Could
you fall in love with a double glazing salesman? That's the question posed in
Closer! a new romantic comedy by prolific Pocket Novelist Julia Douglas.
"The
title has a double meaning," explains the author. "The hero and
heroine get closer, but a closer, rhyming with poser, is a salesman, as in
closing the deal. As well as writing a romance I wanted to reveal all the
tricks in the salesman's armoury."
Closer!
follows the adventures of Jess who gets a job as a secretary at the Brachan
Window Company - nicknamed the Broken Window Company - where she promptly falls
for charismatic salesmanager Jared King. He has the Beamer, the Saville Row
suits and, unfortunately for Jess, a fiery wife, too.
But
in the "always closing never posing" world of high-pressure sales,
nothing is as it seems. When the office is threatened with closure, can Jess
transform herself from over-looked office girl to super-sales-woman, save the
company and win her man?
Claiming
to do for window sales what Glengarry Glen Ross did for real estate, Closer! is
published by the Linford Romance imprint and available to borrow from libraries
or to buy price £8.99 from Amazon or direct from publisher Ulverscroft on 0116
236 4325.
Why
am I sharing this with you? Because 'Julia' is actually the pseudonym of
Writers Forum columnist Douglas McPherson. He says this and I heartily agree
with him : "There's a belief in the publishing world that women prefer to
by books by women and men prefer books by men. It's why JK Rowling used her
initials, so boys wouldn't be put off buying books by a woman. Closer! is a
romance, so I thought, if it's good enough JK, it's good enough for me."
So
come on all you male writers, why not try writing some romance for a change?
You just might find that you’re good at it. Douglas certainly is.
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