As it's Indie Author Week this week, and I've now been self-publishing for just over 6 years, here are some thoughts on what it's like to be an independent author. Before I start, two things: What follows is drawn from my own experience - I'm not saying it will be the same for everyone who …
This year seems to have gone both quickly and slowly. Somehow, the whole family has managed to stay Covid-free (I ought to cross my fingers but it's quite hard to type at the same time). The kids are back in school, I'm back tutoring (in just one school this time), but my husband is still …
Well, 2020 has been interesting, to say the least. What's that saying about 'may you live in interesting times'? I reread last year's 'life goals' post, and either I was unusually prescient, or I may be partly responsible for the mess that has been 2020. If so, I apologise. That said, I'm conscious that I'm …
I noticed about halfway through this morning, in the midst of running errands and nothing much to do with writing, that today is my 3-year self-publiversary. My first self-pubbed book launched on 1 April 2016 (I picked that date for a reason, honest!), and hey, here I still am. I published a post for my …
Continue reading It’s my 3-year self-publiversary today! 12 reflections…
In accordance with tradition (OK, I did it last year), I'm offering a chunk of my books at a discount or even free, starting today and going through to Twelfth Night. Here is the list: Today I'm offering the first ebook in the Pippa Parker cozy mysteries series, Murder at the Playgroup, for FREE. It's never …
Continue reading Nothing says Christmas like a free murder (or two!): Bookmas sale starts today!
I only noticed this about half an hour ago (it's latish afternoon here in the UK), but today is my 30-month or 2.5-year self-publiversary! Yes, two and a half years ago I unleashed The Secret Notebook of Sherlock Holmes on an unsuspecting world, and then, well, I just kept going. 30 months feels like a long time …
Having wished fervently for rain for what feels like weeks, I'm bored with it already. Never mind, the rain is a great excuse to stay in and read. And as it happens, if you WERE looking for mystery bargains... I have some for you! But the sales end today so you'll have to be quick! …
Continue reading Bargain time! Dog days, sleuthing sales, and a runaway discount on Runaway Client!
Apparently today is Prime Day on Amazon - I've lost count of the number of emails I've had about it! But why should just Amazon Prime members get all the perks? I've made 2 of my ebooks FREE to download today (Monday 16) and tomorrow (Tuesday 17). Read on to get yours! The Secret Notebook …
Continue reading Never mind Prime Day – freebies for EVERYONE!
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 …
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
Liz Hedgecock 