TikTok – G. B. Ralph

G B Ralph marketing books on social media

Mark Stay, host of the Creative Differences podcast, has prepared another one-minute snippet from our recent live chat! I’ve previously shared snippets that covered writing deadlines and book pre-orders; a few festive, cosy and/or fresh book, TV and music recommendations; when I know I’m ready to start writing that first draft; and today’s features a few words…

G. B. Ralph

21 Dec 2024

Writing

Author interview, Creative Differences, Facebook, Instagram, Mark Stay, Podcast, Social media, TikTok, Video

Half a million views on TikTok

A quick little video I made has just ticked over 500,000 views on TikTok. That’s half a million! Here’s a screenshot of the video’s analytics: When I first heard the audio, I knew I had to do my own take on it. Wouldn’t you, if you heard reading a book being described as hallucinating wildly…

G. B. Ralph

22 Apr 2023

Reading

BookTok, Reading, Social media, TikTok, Video

The Squared Circle

The Squared Circle (An Alumière Sisters’ Adventure) by Morgan Delaney is a funny cosy British mystery in which village life comes under attack from occult and paranormal forces. I received The Squared Circle in the post this week and can’t wait to get into it! If you want to grab a copy for yourself, or…

G. B. Ralph

8 Apr 2023

Reading

Books, Cozy mystery, Occult, Paranormal, TikTok

Milverton review on TikTok

Dimitra Rose makes fantastic TikTok videos, often related to the spicy/romance/fantasy books that she usually prefers to read. Her videos are so much fun, and I recommend giving her a follow. After we met on TikTok, Dimitra decided to give Murder on Milverton Square a go. Being a cosy mystery, it’s very much outside what…

G. B. Ralph

6 Apr 2023

Writing

Books, Cosy mystery, Cozy mystery, LGBT, Murder on Milverton Square, Review, The Milverton Mysteries, TikTok

Murder on Milverton Square mention on the BXP podcast

My latest release, Murder on Milverton Square, got a brief mention on the latest episode of The Bestseller Experiment podcast! It’s on Episode 417 after the fantastic feature interview with Harriet Tyce. You’ll hear my mention from the 1:10:38 mark, or just watch below. Then, once you’ve listened to that (it’s only 40 seconds), jump…

G. B. Ralph

1 Dec 2022

Writing

Bestseller Experiment, Books, BookTok, Murder on Milverton Square, Podcast, The Milverton Mysteries, TikTok

G B Ralph on TikTok

Until recently, I had never used TikTok except to view the occasional video shared with me. But with the increasingly frequent mentions of BookTok by other authors and readers, investigating the platform climbed higher and higher up my to-do list. A month or so ago I decided to have a look, and then a week…

G. B. Ralph

29 Nov 2022

Reading, Writing

Books, BookTok, Reading, Social media, TikTok, Video, Writing

Milverton paperback unboxing video

My big box of books arrived! And so I thought I’d be brave and make a video. You can witness my debut on TikTok and Instagram’s Reels, or just watch the video below. Be gentle with me!

G. B. Ralph

25 Nov 2022

Writing

Books, Cosy mystery, Cozy mystery, Murder on Milverton Square, Paperback, Reels, The Milverton Mysteries, TikTok, Unboxing, Video

Show your villain is powerful without killing your hero: 4 options

Hero vs villain. Good vs evil. Protagonist vs antagonist. Friend vs foe. How can we make our villains big and bad and dangerous without wiping out our main character in the first scene? That’d make for a rather short and unsatisfying story. Where’s the drama, the tension, the stakes?! It hardly gives us time to…

G. B. Ralph

28 Mar 2022

Writing