Tag: Video

• The Milverton Mysteries: 5 book blurbs in 5 words

  What are The Milverton Mysteries about? Well, very briefly… The Milverton Mysteries brief book blurbs

  G. B. Ralph

  21 July 2026

  Writing

  Blurb, Books, Cosy mystery, Cozy mystery, Mystery, The Milverton Mysteries, Video

• 2025 Writing Highlights: Performing

  I’m a regular at the Palmerston North City Library, often going there to write, so when the librarians asked if I’d be willing to feature in a video, of course I had to say yes! To quote my video self, “just being in the library is inspiring, being surrounded by books and knowing that every…

  G. B. Ralph

  20 December 2025

  Writing

  Author, Books, Highlights, Library, Palmerston North City Library, Video, Writing

• What the library means to me (video!)

  “OK, give us a goofy grin while slowly lowering your books… Yes! Perfect, just like that.” Those weren’t my instructions but that’s what we ended up with! I had fun filming around the Palmerston North City Library though was clearly starting to lose the plot by the time we wrapped. Watch the video After much…

  G. B. Ralph

  26 November 2025

  Writing

  Author, Books, Interview, Library, New Zealand, Palmerston North, Palmerston North City Library, The Milverton Mysteries, Video

• 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 December 2024

  Writing

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

• When do you start writing the first draft?

  Mark Stay (host of the Creative Differences podcast) and I discussed how we know when we’re finally ready to write ‘Once upon a time…’ or ‘It was a dark and stormy night…’ or, as was the case for my most recent novel, ‘Addison was determined not to slip, trip, or otherwise make a fool of…

  G. B. Ralph

  19 December 2024

  Writing

  Author, Cosy mystery, Cozy mystery, Creative Differences, First draft, Mark Stay, Podcast, The Milverton Mysteries, Video, Writing

• A few festive recs from Mark Stay and G B Ralph

  Mark Stay, host of the Creative Differences podcast, has prepared another snippet from our live chat last week! The previous one I shared covered writing deadlines and book pre-orders, and today’s features a few festive, cosy and/or fresh book, TV and music recommendations (with extra clips!). Watch the snippet on Mark’s website Watch the snippet…

  G. B. Ralph

  17 December 2024

  Writing

  Author interview, Books, Christmas, Creative Differences, Mark Stay, Podcast, Recommendations, Video

• Writing my next book on the train to Wellington

  There’s nothing quite like writing (or reading!) a book while the world passes by. Earlier this week I spent the day in the capital and thought I’d share a bit of what I got up to, including some thoughts on my next book, Fright on Stage Right. The short video is the same across TikTok,…

  G. B. Ralph

  1 November 2024

  Reading, Writing

  Books, Fright on Stage Right, Milverton Mysteries, New Zealand, Railway, Travel, Video, Wellington, Writing

• The Poetry Machine

  There’s a fun new contraption at my local library! According to a post on the library blog, The Poetry Machine features poems submitted directly to the library from “newbies through to experienced poets, school children to more mature folk.” And it sounds like it’ll only be there for a short time – I’m glad I…

  G. B. Ralph

  7 February 2024

  Reading

  Library, Palmerston North, Poetry, Reading, Technology, Video

• Crime fiction author chat with Angela C Nurse

  I had a fantastic time chatting with Angela C Nurse about having a protagonist who’s not the police, our supporting cast of characters, setting our stories in fictional towns, indie publishing, beta reading, writing in general, and whatever else took our fancy. We also talked about Lies She Didn’t Tell, the latest in the Rowan…

  G. B. Ralph

  22 August 2023

  Writing

  Author interview, Books, Crime, Crime fiction, Mystery, 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 April 2023

  Reading

  BookTok, Reading, Social media, TikTok, Video