Tag: The Milverton Mysteries
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Be gay, solve crime
Investigate the Milverton Mysteries this pride month! Here are the links if you want to check out the first in the series, Murder on Milverton Square, available in print, ebook and audio:
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New addition at my local library
The Palmerston North City librarians send out this weekly email highlighting new titles available at the library, and look what came in this week! Poison at Penshaw Hall is the second entry in The Milverton Mysteries, set in the fictional town of Milverton, at the mouth of the very real Manawatū Gorge. If you’re local,…
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Save the date: Mystery in the Library
I’m on an author panel at my local library! The event is part of the Mystery in the Library series being held across the motu in the build up to the Ngaio Marsh Awards later in the year. Each will feature a panel of local authors discussing crime, mystery, writing, publishing, and plenty more I’m…
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2023 Queer Indie Awards nomination for Poison at Penshaw Hall
Poison at Penshaw Hall has been nominated for Best Overall Mystery/Thriller in the 2023 Queer Indie Awards! I’m sure Addison and Jake would be horrified to learn their latest misadventure was up for an award, but I just know Mabel (our favourite septuagenarian sidekick) would be delighted! Anyway, now’s the time to vote! It only…
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Milverton audiobook release date update
I first announced back in July last year that I’d finalised an audio rights deal with Tantor Media to produce and publish the first two Milverton Mysteries as audiobooks. Then in November I was able to reveal the audiobooks’ narrator – Philip Battley! – and scheduled release dates. Today I have an update on that… The release…
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Poison at Penshaw Hall: a super quick update
The release date for Poison at Penshaw Hall (The Milverton Mysteries #2) is fast approaching… A mere one month to go, and much work to do! Feedback from my wonderful beta readers has been pouring in. Frequently mentioned highlights have included Milverton throwing another body at Addison’s feet, his developing relationship with the studly Sergeant…
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Audiobook deal announcement
Murder on Milverton Square and the yet-to-be-published Poison at Penshaw Hall are coming to ears near you! I recently finalised an audio rights deal with Tantor Media to produce and publish the first two Milverton Mysteries as audiobooks. This is huge news! I really enjoy reading audiobooks – particularly on long walks, car journeys, or when doing chores – so I’m…
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KDP paperback printing costs
Amazon recently notified me that they’re increasing paperback printing costs for books printed through Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), which includes me and many other indie authors and publishers. This is apparently something they haven’t done in six years, and is intended to reflect increased material and labour costs. It will come into effect on 20 June 2023. I love offering…
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Hacking a first draft to bits
I’ve recently started attacking the structural edit for my second cosy mystery, Poison at Penshaw Hall, the sequel to Murder on Milverton Square. I’ve sliced and diced, splitting and rearranging the scenes from my first draft into a very different order: 7, 14, 15, 16a, 5, 1, 2, 16b, 3, 4, 10, 17–25, 9, 28, 12a,…
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#2 Best Seller in LGBTQ+ Mystery
Murder on Milverton Square is currently the #2 best seller on Amazon.com’s LGBTQ+ Mystery list! My first cosy murder mystery was selected for a Kindle Daily Deal on Amazon.com (50% off) and Amazon.ca (65% off) for today only (31 May 2023). It’s been great to see so many new readers jumping on this discount! If…
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