Tag: Books
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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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Death in Douglas Glade: August progress update
Last week I hit THE END for the very first time with Death in Douglas Glade! Yaaay! Wooo! Celebration! This draft took much longer than for the previous Milverton Mysteries, but it was a relief to find (upon reading back through it) that the draft was already in much better shape than my books usually are at this…
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The Milverton Mysteries available at Bruce McKenzie Booksellers
I am very pleased to report that Murder on Milverton Square and Poison at Penshaw Hall are now in stock at Bruce McKenzie Booksellers, my local independent book store! You can find the listings on their website: The new book table Bruce McKenzie Booksellers is packed with a huge range of great titles, and I’m…
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Audiobook announcement: Death in Douglas Glade
The third book in The Milverton Mysteries is coming to audio! Just this week I signed an audiobook deal with Tantor Media for the as-yet unpublished Death in Douglas Glade. I am very excited to bring to your ears the further misadventures of Addison, Jake, Mabel, Keith, and Milverton’s many other residents. Thanks so much…
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№1 Hot New Release: The Law of Consequences
Number 1 is about as hot as it gets! The Law of Consequences, our brand new fantasy anthology, has hit the top spot on Amazon UK’s Hot New Releases in Fantasy Anthologies chart: You can check it out for yourself – but be quick, the charts are updated all the time! If you use Amazon…
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New short story: The Sand Witch’s Sandwich
My contribution to The Law of Consequences fantasy anthology, The Sand Witch’s Sandwich, has never before been released! I first wrote the story of nine-year-old Ellie and ninety-year-old Ms Michaels over three years ago, and was quietly proud of it, but never could quite find the right home – that is, until now! Grab a…
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