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All That Glitters

All That Glitters

Ella Aldridge seems to have it all. Married to Danny Riding, one of the Premiership’s leading goal-scorers, she lives the dream – the mansion, the car, the freebie designer clothes. But Ella and Danny have a secret. Their marriage is not what is seems. Between them, it takes a lot...
Spotlight

Spotlight

A fallen star. A runaway bride. They’re about to be pitted against each other by a very powerful man. Madison Miller has everything – beautiful, talented and just a little bit naive; she’s the small-town girl who swept to victory on America’s hottest talent show to become the nation’s sweetheart....
The Making of Mia

The Making of Mia

When Jo Hill lands a job as a PA at Gloss magazine, she thinks it’s the job of her dreams. But it soon turns into a nightmare. As a mousy secretary with a penchant for giant bags of Maltesers and comfy shoes, Jo doesn’t exactly fit in at the uber-chic...
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The Rise of the Social Commerce Curator

The Rise of the Social Commerce Curator

I’m not a fan of New Year predictions when it comes to digital trends. Too many talking heads gush twaddle, and their predictions are either blindingly obvious – mobile commerce, anyone? – or so ridiculously buzz-wordy that you end up not understanding their forecasts but assume they’re deep and meaningful because the wording they use...
How to get a Scrivener doc onto a Kindle

How to get a Scrivener doc onto a Kindle

Trust me, this will change your life. 1. Compile your Scrivener document into an RTF Open your Scrivener document Go to File –> Compile Select the chapters and scenes you wish to include in this version of your manuscript Select ‘Compile for RTF Word compatible’ (you may wish to choose a different type of document,...
In defence of Diane Abbott

In defence of Diane Abbott

The Kernel’s media and celebrity columnist Ilana Fox comes out in support of a disgraced Labour MP, a ferocious media mogul’s missus and a delusional rapper. Don’t worry, we’re sending help. Our interactions on the web have the ability to make us all look like grasping, desperate fools. Like a one-night stand with a man...
2012 word count

2012 word count

This blog post is going to be extremely boring unless you’re a) a writer, b) want to be a writer, or c) my editor making sure I’m not going to miss my deadline. Erm. I’m currently writing my fourth novel. It’s due at Easter. Everything was going swimmingly until several bad things happened and I...
Soon we’ll all be doing it the Kardashian way

Soon we’ll all be doing it the Kardashian way

The Kernel’s celebrity and culture columnist Ilana Fox says the Kardashian family are the prophets of the social media era. No, really. Daniel Craig may win my personal award for hottest actor in the world, but I’ve decided he’s better off mute. In a recent rant to GQ, Craig called the Kardashians ”fucking idiots” for...