Linda Huber's Blog, page 54
June 12, 2016
Water, water everywhere…
– but what can you expect, after the rainfall of the past several weeks? And it’s still raining… There’s nothing titchy about our lake. At 64km long and 12km wide, Lake Constance is one of the largest in Central Europe, … Continue reading 
June 5, 2016
Lost: the weather. A Very British Blog Post…
Here in Switzerland, it’s a well-known fact that British people like talking about the weather – and let’s face it; the weather gives us something different to say several times a day. But this year, it’s conversation topic number one … Continue reading 
May 22, 2016
Let’s go to sunny Wales…
…and visit Susanna Bavin. But before we do, I’d like to say a big ‘thank you’ to everyone who supported me yesterday when The Cold Cold Sea was Kindle Daily Deal in the UK. We reached no.16 in the Kindle … Continue reading 
May 20, 2016
The Cold Cold Sea…
… is Kindle Daily Deal in the UK – just 99p today (Saturday) only. Grab it while it’s hot and tell your friends! (please) Some info – 113/122 customer reviews are 4*/5*. The book is set in lovely Cornwall, where … Continue reading 
May 15, 2016
Cold Sophie… and new book
It’s that time of year again. The Ice Saints, or Eisheiligen as they’re known in German. Each day of the year has its own saint, and the ice ones start on May 11th with Mamertus, and continue with Pancras, Servatius, … Continue reading 
May 8, 2016
Numbers, and £££, and an auction…
Writers work with words. That’s a fact, but numbers play a part too. Not only do we have sales figures and the dreaded Amazon rankings to contend with, we have to think about price and profit and tax returns and … Continue reading 
May 1, 2016
Let’s go to… The Little French Guesthouse – with Helen Pollard
It sounds amazing, doesn’t it? The Little French Guesthouse… After a month of very ‘April’ weather, we could all do with a holiday in France, and Helen Pollard has provided just that with her latest novel, published last Thursday and … Continue reading 
April 19, 2016
Switzerland: The Böögg has spoken…
It’s bad news, I’m afraid. This year, the Böögg’s head took ages to explode. And it fell off first. But let’s start at the beginning… Monday was Sechseläuten here in Switzerland – specifically, in Zürich. Sechseläuten is an old Spring … Continue reading 
April 14, 2016
Barb Taub: Signs (and books and things…)
Barb Taub is an American writer living in Glasgow. She and I “met” on Twitter a year or two ago, and last autumn, when I was having a week in Scotland, we met in real life. In the middle of … Continue reading 
April 9, 2016
The Writing Life: Getting paid…
Hybrid writers, they say, have the best of both worlds. I’m not sure that’s true – I think we have the pros but also the cons of both traditional and self-publishing. Take getting paid… I have two traditionally published books. … Continue reading 
