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Featherston Booktown Festival 2021
Over the weekend I caught two excellent sessions at the Featherston Booktown Festival 2021. It was a real privilege to experience the festival in person, listen to some fascinating discussions, meet some great people, wander around the town’s many book shops, have coffee, and eat a delicious pub lunch. The first session was Catherine Robertson […]
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Two queer reads and a big bunch of romances
I’ve hooked up with these authors to help promote each others’ books. Today we’ve got two books and another big bunch for sale. If you give any a shot, let me know how you enjoy them and if you’re keen to hear about more! And if you want to be sure not to miss any […]
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Second draft of my first full-length novel ☠👨🍳
With a few interruptions along the way, it’s taken me two years to get to this point… First draft (i.e. getting it down) Plotting, planning, and scheming kicked off in February 2019 before I started the first draft two months later. What followed was seven months of tippity tapping away on the train to and […]
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Podcast with my book cover redesigns, website, emoji use, and quiche 👨🍳
The Marks are at it again! Duck and Dive‘s cover refresh and my website are briefly discussed on the latest episode of the Bestseller Experiment podcast, along with how I’ve used emojis to give potential readers a flavour of what to expect. But, to put it in context I’m going to back it up for […]
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Love (or lust?) is in the air – free romance reads
My stories have been included in two romantic group giveaways for the month of April! Check them out to see the other authors’ books too. Group promotions are something new I’m testing out this month, so I’m keen to hear what you think – worthwhile, or not so much? Also, let me know if you […]
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April’s Fools – Comedy Giveaway
April fools? April’s fools? Check out these free funnies: https://storyoriginapp.com/to/Q6xiZ6T This group giveaway includes a book about holy hummus, one with naked bush women on the cover, and one simply titled ‘Karen‘… It could go either way to be honest 🤷♀️ Give it a punt? Group promotions are something new I’m experimenting with this month, […]
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What to read and watch over Easter?
Are you after something to keep yourself / your partner / your family entertained over the long weekend? I’ve pulled together a few of my recent faves. There’s even a vaguely Easter-themed film in there! What to watch over Easter… All currently available on Netflix: Rise of the Guardians – An absolute delight. A ‘family’ […]
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