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As well as writing the
Corrie weekly updates, I do some freelance writing, support Sunderland AFC, grow
my own veg and drink champagne from my slippers. I graduated as a (very) mature student with
a First Class Hons degree in Journalism from the University of Sunderland.
During my degree I was
extremely fortunate to be invited on placement to the Coronation Street press
office where I assisted with the Granada publication Access All Areas: Behind the Scenes at Coronation
Street. I also used to write freelance for the now defunct
Coronation Street magazine.
After graduation I moved to live in London and carried on my studies at postgrad (MA) level. In one essay I discussed the representation of the various forms of femininity in Coronation Street - and if you're studying soaps in general or Corrie in particular at undergrad or postgrad level and need advice on where to find academic sources of info, then a good place to start is by looking at the list I've compiled on the Corrie Net FAQ.
I've been a fan
of Corrie for as long as I can remember. My all-time favourite female character
is Rita Sullivan and male character is Spider Nugent. Spider's profile, which I
wrote, is on line at the Coronation Street fan web site corrie.net. I also helped write and now maintain the
Coronation Street FAQ on corrie.net
Currently, I blog Corrie fun stuff and the
weekly Coronation Street
updates right here. My blog has been praised by Now Magazine in
Canada as Witty and pereceptive, a must-read for Corrie
fanatics. It has also been lauded by The
Guardian as Marvellous and twice by the Manchester Evening
News as Excellent and Essential Reading for Street fans.
Coronation Street: The Complete Saga, is a novel by Katherine Hardy.
In 2008 I was commissioned to update the official ITV novel with major
Coronation Street events from the 5 year period covering 2003 to 2008. The book
is available via Amazon
here. My name and contribution to the book appear on an imprint page inside
the book.
In 2010 I was commissioned to update the
Coronation Street Saga novel once again for Corrie's 50th anniversary. The book
will go on sale in October 2010 and if you'd like to order it from
Amazon, it's
here.
If you'd like to send me an email, please do.