...after the Edinburgh Book Festival and a wee holiday by the beach in Fife (that's in Scotland). Had a lovely time (even though it was practically thermal underwear and duffel coat weather!), and want to sent out a very BIG HELLOOOOOO to everyone who came to see me at the Book Festival. Especially BIG LOVE to everyone who was near the back of the queue at the signing desk. You were SO patient, and I really wish we had a handsome McFly looky-likey waiter wandering around to dish out juice and nice nibbles while you waited!
Anyway, I ran a competition on the day... since I was talking about my new book – 'The Seventeen Secrets Of The Karma Club' – I asked everyone to secretly scribble down their own personal secret! The winner will get a bunch of free stuff sent to them from my publishers Scholastic, and that winner (drum roll please) is KG, who wrote, "About a year ago, me and my best friend decided to run away, for no particular reason. We even made stuff to sell! We packed clothes and planned our route, then realised how silly we'd been..."
Glad you didn't do it for real, KG! This made me laugh 'cause my husband Tom had just told me he'd done the same thing aged 14... he got an hour away then had to phone his dad to come and get him when he got tired and fed up walking!!
So, a prize on the way to KG, and a big yay to everyone else's very fascinating secrets (I have a secret love of tutus too, AT, and I used to wet my pants at primary school as well, EG-P!)
Karen McCombie :c)

Hiya!
I just got THE SEVENTEEN SECRETS OF THE KARMA CLUB from the library yesterday. I got, like, 13 books from there! I'd really love to have been at the Edinburgh Book Festival. But I'm all the way back in Cornwall (sigh . . .).
I think I might send an email to ask if you're doing any book signings nearer Cornwall. It's OK if you're not - it would just be so fabulous! I'm on book 4 of the STELLA ETC. Series (TRULY, MADLY MEGAN). They are so cool! And I'm just about to start Book 3 of ALLY'S WORLD, but Mum took it back to the library (sigh . . . again)! Oh well, I s'ppose I can always get it some other time, can't I?
I'm so glad you're back home - happy and safe. Bet it's nice to see Gus and Tom!
From one of your No. 1 Fans,
Katherine S xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx =]

being back at school sux, doesnt it?? but hallelujah it's friday and i have a stack of homework waiting for me on saturday morning (sigh...). who do mums think it's such a tragety to leave ur homework for sunday evenings???
elz xxxx

hey kath,
sent u message,
lots of luv
elzzz xxx

hey kath,
sent u message,
lots of luv
elzzz xxx

hi elz! r u ellie? i am 9 now :) im not a baby anymor yipeeh! y havent u emailed me? i'll email u & plz can u say if were still m8s? luv kath xxxxx

I have loads of mega secrets that my friends just luv hearing about...Blush

Cute cat =^D

Hallo! My secret is that I think some of my dreams are like the future. The only person I've told this to is my Mum. Love Katherine xx

Wot a cool secret wish I could see The fauture...I could see the awners to that maths test i'v got sigh

From Cute Cat =^D

dont make this win and dont tell anybody, but my secret is i hav an imaginary friend (like lemmie in THE WILD ROSE ROUGE AND MARSHMELLOW MAGIC).
luvvvvvvvv
ellie xxx
ps: eeeeek! i wish i hadnt told ya now!!!

oh, and hi katherine, plz email me.