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Hollywood beckons for 'chick-lit' mum

Sep 27 2009 by Coreena Ford, Sunday Sun

A SINGLE mum is toasting success after signing a five-book publishing deal for a six-figure sum.

Claire Connor, 32, who lives with her parents and six-year-old daughter Sophie, could also be heading to Hollywood with her debut novel Rose: Note to Self, after film producers expressed interest in the book.

The chick-lit book is the first of five in the Lipstick Confessions series, modern day romances set in glamorous locations.

She said: “I’d always wanted to be an author ever since I fell in love with Enid Blyton’s novels as a child.

“For the past few years I’ve been juggling two jobs and bringing up my daughter while writing in my spare time, so to sign a five-book publishing deal is a dream come true.”

The mega book deal came after Claire went to work as a PA for bestselling children’s writer Graham Taylor, also of Scarborough, a former vicar who made headlines himself when his first book, Shadowmancer was published.

Claire, a devout Catholic, plucked up the courage to show some of her short stories to the author – better known as GP Taylor – which he loved.

The pair then came up with the plotline for Rosie: Note to Self as well as a series of ideas for follow-up books before writing it together.

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