Tag: Books
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My local bookstore sold out of The Milverton Mysteries (again!)
I was only in store two weeks ago dropping off a stack of books and they’re already gone! I’m so pleased Palmerston North residents and visitors are enjoying the books and that they’re supporting my local independent bookstore! Louisa, Corey, and the rest of the team at Bruce McKenzie Booksellers have been so wonderful letting…
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One week until our date in Douglas Glade
I have been one busy author these past few weeks working on Death in Douglas Glade. Editing, editing, editing, almost there? No! More editing, and more still. OK, now we’re there. Then proofreading and formatting. And finally: submission! I am getting increasingly excited about this book being in readers’ hands. I had such a fun time writing…
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The Bookshop Detectives come to town: vlog recap
Gareth and Louise Ward, Wardini Books booksellers and authors of The Bookshop Detectives, chat about a range of things in their second vlog, which you can watch on their Facebook page. They discuss their latest book club book, spilling industry secrets, blue ducks (which feature in Poison at Penshaw Hall!), the mum network, the “seething…
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Beta reader feedback for Death in Douglas Glade
The comments are coming in for the latest draft of Death in Douglas Glade! Plenty of excellent feedback from my wonderful beta readers. They’ve highlighted things that don’t quite work, but also everything they loved. I couldn’t help sharing a few of those little snippets here: And now it’s time to make Death in Douglas…
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Book blurb refresh 5 weeks out from release day
With the publication of Death in Douglas Glade just five weeks away, I’ve refreshed the book’s description (AKA blurb) to mark the occasion! The previous version was a placeholder blurb for when I set up the pre-order just under a year ago. At that point I hadn’t even started writing the first draft yet! I…
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How long is a chapter?
Who knows? I don’t! But carving up my latest book into chapters got me thinking about it… While drafting and editing, I tend to work in scenes as opposed to chapters. My thinking is that scenes are segments of the story that’s being told, whereas chapters are breaks designed for the readers. Sometimes they line…
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