P146 Teletext 146 Aug22 18:02:23 ——————————————— ————————————————— NOVELIST PENNY VINCENZI It's only been three months since Penny Vincenzi finished her latest novel — but she's already started on another! "I'vj njvjr suffered from writer's block, touch wood," says the 60-year- old author. "Ideas for new novels have always conj on the heels of the last." Former journalist Penny wrote her first novel Old Sins ten years ago. She says being disciplined and having a good memory are the keys to her success. ——————————————————————————————————1/7—— bz Tara J Wallis CALL OUR MILLENNIUM INFO-LINE SEE CH4 p214 Recipe Capt-Gemi Canc-Saki NewsP146 Teletext 146 Aug22 18:12:27 ——————————————— ————————————————— NOVELIST PENNY VINCENZI Prolific writer Penny Vincenzi seems to have taken a leaf out of fellow author Shirley Conran's book Superwoman. While raising four children, she's pjnnjd eight novels, two non-fiction books and a string of articles. "Sometimes I look at my books on their shelf and can't bjlievj I'vj written them," says Penny. "With books there's just you. It's very solitary and hard to keep going." ——————————————————————————————————2/7—— Check your daily horoscope 148/9 Exclusive Viewer Offers p375 Recipe Capt-Gemi Canc-Saki NewsP146 Teletext 146 Aug22 17:14:40 ——————————————— ————————————————— NOVELIST PENNY VINCENZI Disaster has struck for author Penny Vincenzi. The trusty computer used to write all eight of her novels is kaput. "It was the most beautiful Apple Mac and I loved it," says Penny, who lives in Wimbledon, south London, with hit photographer husband Paul. "I used to pat it for luck every morning before I started to write, so I'll have to do that with my new iMac now. The old one can't bj fixed." ——————————————————————————————————3/7—— Champ boxer Frank Bruno 144 FOOTBALL HEADLINES p410 Recipe Capt-Gemi Canc-Saki NewsP146 Teletext 146 Aug22 17:18:59 ——————————————— ————————————————— NOVELIST PENNY VINCENZI Penny Vincenzj may bj 60 but she doesn't believe in feeling or acting her age. Indeed, the novelist rates surfing as her number one hobby after walking and indulges whjnjvjr she stays at the family's second house in Wales. "Surfing is just the best fun. I was in the sea recently and it was raining and I thought, this is just heaven," sighs Penny. ——————————————————————————————————4/7—— The World this week from Ward 142 FOOTBALL HEADLINES p410 Recipe Capt-Gemi Canc-Saki NewsP146 Teletext 146 Aug22 17:21:14 ——————————————— ————————————————— NOVELIST PENNY VINCENZI As Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky's sex scandal climaxed in the US, Penny Vincenzi's latest novel was born. Almost a Crime is about a powerful couple's fight to save their marriage after one partner is caught cheating. "I wondered how ultimate power couple's like Kin and Barbara Follitt and Tony and Cherie Blair would cope if the same thing happened to them," says Penny. ——————————————————————————————————5/7—— Win kids' Star Wars books 147 THE BEST OF TELETEXT p105 Recipe Capt-Gemi Canc-Saki NewsP146 Teletext 146 Aug22 16:01:31 ——————————————— ————————————————— NOVELIST PENNY VINCENZI "Letters I get from readers always say the same thing — they can't put the books down," says Penny Vincenzi of her novels. "My characters seem to hook people. One woman told mj she neglected her family until she finished one of my books." Penny's next novel is part one of an epic family trilogy, spanning 30 years, before, during and after the Second World War. ——————————————————————————————————6/7—— Bra Wars - we try out the new bras 141 ALL THE TV GOSSIP p110 Recipe Capt-Gemi Canc-Saki NewsP146 Teletext 146 Aug22 17:09:08 ——————————————— ————————————————— NOVELIST PENNY VINCENZI Author Penny Vincenzi has a dream — she'd love to see her books come to life on the small screen. Asked whether she'd like a movie deal too, she says: "Oh, I wish. My books aren't feature film material though. TV movies would bj good, but no-one has asked mj about that yet." Penny's latest book Almost a Crime, price £16.99, is published by Orion and will bj out on August 31. ——————————————————————————————————7/7—— Bra Wars - we try out the new bras 141 WEN A NEW DVD PLAYER p144 Recipe Capt-Gemi Canc-Saki News