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We've done it! Oh gosh, we've done it. That pretty much sums up how I feel. Paula Harmon is currently writing the last chapter of book 3 of our co-written Victorian mystery trilogy (edit: she's done it now), and I don't know whether to laugh or cry. We knew it was coming, of course. Ever …
Continue reading Lightning in a bottle: trilogy draft complete
Yes, I know. It's been 10 days since the last blog, when I revealed that Paula Harmon and I were working on a book 2, and yup, the draft is done. It was pretty clear from the start that book 2, provisionally titled The Case of the Reluctant Client, was going to be a quick …
So, when I said I was brewing some ideas for Book 2 of the co-writing project... Um... WE'RE AT IT AGAIN! And this time it's completely my fault. If you haven't read my previous blogs on the subject (here and here), a brief summary is that Paula Harmon and I decided to try writing a …
Um, you remember that last post I wrote, about a week ago? The one where I said I was co-writing a book? WE'VE FINISHED THE DRAFT!!! Yes, I am rather excited. The Case of the Black Tulip(s) - still haven't decided how many tulips there will be - is a THING! Here are some stats: From start …
So, a while back I hinted that I was thinking of cheating on all the proofreading and editing I should be doing, and starting a new book instead. And because people are mischievous, they encouraged me. Let's face it, I was hoping they would. That's probably why I posted. And to be honest, I was …
Back in May 2017, I joined 12 other writers to take part in a charity Christmas anthology, 12 Days of Christmas, with all profits going to the child literacy charity The Book Bus. The premise was 12 stories, each themed according to the carol 'The Twelve Days of Christmas'. The anthology was the brainchild of the …
It's January 1. It's raining. Therefore it must be time for the New Year's Resolutions / life goals for 2018 post! Last year's goals: Market new and existing books and stories to maximise their return Walk/run 1000 miles Aim for work-life balance and spare capacity How did I do? Let's say it was a year of …
Happy Boxing Day! If you've been celebrating Christmas, hope you had a great time and are still full of food and replete with presents. Despite various illness bugs floating around the family, we had a lovely dinner and Santa came! So a good day all round. I possibly enjoyed it more because I was recovering …
Continue reading Possibly the quietest book launch ever! Murder in the Choir
Drumroll... To be honest I feel slightly fraudulent making a song and dance about this cover, because it's one of the quickest so far. Never mind, eh. May I introduce you to the cover for Murder in the Choir, the second book in the Pippa Parker Mysteries series! If you've seen the cover for Murder at the Playgroup …
Continue reading It’s cover reveal time again! Please rise for Murder in the Choir!
Made it! My third NaNoWriMo is safely completed, emailed to myself, put on a memory stick and saved on two different computers. Not that I'm paranoid. As I suspected, things speeded up. Not because I'm bored of writing, or of the story, but I always get faster towards the end. I was practically holding myself …
Continue reading #NaNoWriMo final week: In which I write ‘The End’!
