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BOOK: I Heart Christmas

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The day Lynne Drew says ‘sod it, she’s gone mental’ will be the day HarperCollins give up on me so thank you Lynne for not saying it yet. Couldn’t do it without you. Same goes to Thalia Suzuma, you are ridiculously supportive, understanding, bloody good at your job
and
you’re doing unsupported shoulder stands. I’m so jealous. There are a thousand people to thank at HC but massive tinsel-covered lovin’ goes out to Lucy, Jaime and Martha who genuinely suffered me this year. Sorry. And sorry in advance for next time.

I can’t use emojis here which really limits my emotional expression. But to everyone on Twitter and FB, you’re my advisors, my sounding board, my gossip buddies and most importantly, the reason I do this. Thank you so much. Meeting so many of you this year has been incredible (especially my Kelktails gang!) and I am genuinely touched by every message I receive – if I don’t get time to reply, it’s only because I’m writing another bloody book, not because I didn’t do a little cry while I was reading it. I literally couldn’t do this without you, I mean, HarperCollins just wouldn’t let me.

I’m always being asked where my inspiration comes from and whether or not it’s hard being a writer. If it weren’t for these people, there would be no books, just a lot of red hair, attention-seeking issues and a drinking problem. Thanks to all of you, I get to call that ‘being a writer’. Emma Ingram, Ana Mercedes Cardenas, Sarah Donovan, Rachael Wright, Jackie Dunning, Julie Allen and Rebecca Alimena, as well as Tracy Solomon and Michelle Dortignac – thank you for picking me up and putting me back together again, as required.

And to Jack Murnighan, Terri White, Della Bolat, Beth Ziemacki, Ryan Child and Ilana Fox, without everyone else, this book wouldn’t be here. Without you, I wouldn’t be here. I don’t have the words to express it.

Which is a bit shit when you think what my job is.

About the Author

Lindsey Kelk is an author, journalist and prolific tweeter.

Lindsey loves living in New York, expensive shoes, professional wrestling and wondering whether or not it’s time for bed. Lindsey dislikes too much frosting on a cupcake, being so far away from London, spiders and not being in bed. Lindsey is indifferent to sushi and dogs that are smaller than a cereal box.

Lindsey has written eight novels:
I Heart New York
,
I Heart Hollywood
,
I Heart Paris
,
I Heart Vegas
,
I Heart London
,
The Single Girl’s To-Do List
and
About a Girl
. You can find out lots more about her here:
http://lindseykelk.com