Zoe McCarthy's blog, My Boyfriend is a Tw*t (no asterisk in the real title, but I know some of our readers may have delicate sensibilities!) is enormously popular and now, whether you're a fan or are just hearing about it for the first time and want to catch up, you can buy the blog in book form!
Zoe kindly took time off from writing feverishly (seriously, that is the most writerly author photo we've ever had!) to answer our questions.
Please describe your latest book in 15 words or fewer:
A manual aiming to help women living with a tw*t based on true facts, and wonderfully illustrated.
Where do you like to write your books (in bed, a coffee shop, an office)?
In my cluttered office at home. Everything feels right here: a mess.
Your favourite chick-lit book?
The Edge of Reason by Helen Fielding. It's the only book that has had me crying with laughter.
Your favourite female heroine (if different from above!), and why?
There's only one and that's me. (In other words, you've got me on that one.)
What tips would you give to any of our readers who want to become writers?
If, like myself, you want to write a book about your life, jot down notes that you would like to include rather than remember them later on and add them to the appropriate chapter to avoid duplication and a change of writing style. (Yes, that was something that I learnt as I went along, proof-read and realised that I'd mentioned the same accident three times in my first book. Big oooops.)
Don't write about the same subject as another author who has just published a best-seller thinking "wow, that's a good idea - I'll write about that."
What are you reading at the moment?
How to be Good by Nick Hornby.
What are you working on now? (If you can give us a hint!)
Reverse parenting.
Do you have a theme song?
No. But somebody will be writing one for me soon, I'm sure.
What question have you never been asked in an interview, but think you should have been? (Tell us the question and answer it too, if you like!)
Q: "Did you find writing your first book difficult?"
A: "Sh*t, yes!"
