Dear All Happy new year! It’s fair to say I have been a little remiss with these newsletters since October but, given the time of year I imagine you’ve had better things to do than read my nonsense anyway. Now, in the cold light (or rather, dark) of January, perhaps you’ll find time to snuggleContinueContinue reading “Looking back, looking forward”
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OCTOBER!
“The hardest part about writing a novel is finishing it” – Ernest Hemmingway.* (*Clearly Ernest didn’t have to do his own marketing) Dear All,Well, September flew by! Lots of things in the works but the main project for the rest of this year is writing a new manuscript: the sequel for Kiss, Marry, Murder. I’mContinueContinue reading “OCTOBER!”
SEPTEMBER!
Dear All, It’s back to school for many people and creatively, the start of September is always a great time for me. I love the thought of starting a new project after a summer of rest – and this year is no exception. I’m cracking on with Little Grey Cells, the next book in theContinueContinue reading “SEPTEMBER!”
AUGUST!
Dear All, The summer holidays are in full swing and it’s been exciting to see Kiss, Marry, Murder sales on the increase as people head for a bit of R&R. Thank you to everyone who has bought and read it so far! If you haven’t yet left a star rating or review on Amazon, itContinueContinue reading “AUGUST!”
JULY!
Dear All, It’s hard to believe my book baby is over a month old now. It’s been a bit of a rollercoaster and I’d be lying if I said things were as easy out there in Book World as Instagram might make it look. In summary: reviews have been great, sales have been slow! PerhapsContinueContinue reading “JULY!”
Five Ways to Help Authors
Two weeks since the publication of Kiss, Marry, Murder and while reviews have been excellent so far, there’s no doubt the long tail of book promotion is difficult and unrelenting. I’m currently seeking opportunities to promote myself but the time spent researching this takes me away from writing the next book, which is arguably aContinueContinue reading “Five Ways to Help Authors”
JUNE!
Dear All, Well, it’s been a BIG month! For any of you who’ve not noticed, Kiss, Marry, Murder hit the shelves last week, and the build up to publication day was intense, exhilarating and just a little bit knackering! I like to think it’s gone well – certainly I’ve really enjoyed getting back out intoContinueContinue reading “JUNE!”
MAY!
Dear All, If you’re UK-based, I hope you are enjoying the beautiful weather and wherever you are in the world, I hope that you receive this update. The downside of not having my own IT helpdesk is that I have to learn/apply/fix all the various bugs myself, and it appears that quite a lot ofContinueContinue reading “MAY!”
Crime, Women and Comedy: an insight into writing humorous female-led fiction
Kiss, Marry, Murder is set in the leafy environs of Barnes in south-west London. I call it ‘urban cosy crime’, because while it borrows some of the tropes of a traditional murder mystery, it also flouts the rules occasionally with – gasp! – sexual exploits, bad language and not a pensioner-aged sleuth or village vicarContinueContinue reading “Crime, Women and Comedy: an insight into writing humorous female-led fiction”
It’s been a moment…
Well. It all went very quiet for a while there. It’s fair to say my writing life the past few years has been… tense. Erratic. Painful. Non-existent, on occasions. So it’s difficult, to know where to start with the story. At the beginning, I suppose! When I won the Comedy Women in Print award inContinueContinue reading “It’s been a moment…”