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Creeping Shadow Now Available to Buy on Kindle

Hooray! – Creeping Shadow’s release date has arrived!!!!!!!

I’m sooooo excited to release my debut novel to the world!!

For those of you who don’t know….

Creeping Shadow is a YA fantasy – you can check out the blurb, reviews and more on Goodreads

I want to say a massive thank you to everyone who took on an ARC – I have immensely enjoyed reading your reviews and am eternally grateful for everything that you have done for Creeping Shadow as you have given it the best start it could possibly hope for!

If you would be interested in buying a copy you can check it out on Amazon. Here’s the links to it on Amazon UK link and Amazon.com

Thank you for all your support!!

 

Jetlagged and back in the UK!

After an incredible rollercoaster ride of a trip I am now home from Australia!

  

I loved everything about OZ (apart from the 51 degree heat in the outback – phew!) but am so excited to get back to my books and most importantly readying for Creeping Shadow’s release date in – deep breath – 4 DAYS TIME!!

I’d like to say a massiveeeeeee thank you to everyone who has taken the time to read and review their advanced copies of Creeping Shadow over the past month. I have been completely overwhelmed by the positive response to my debut novel and can’t deny I was very emosh reading some of the incredible comments and (most excitingly for me) those who can’t wait to read the sequel!

If you’d like to check out the reviews for Creeping Shadow you can do so here on Goodreads – and if you would still like an advanced reader copy you have fouuuuur dayssss to ask me for one

Quote of the Day!

I love this quote!

It does take being brave sometimes when you know you will be sharing your writing with the world. But some of the best writing comes from the darkest place inside you…

A Little Laugh

Haha this one made me laugh! Enjoy!

Do You Have A Muse?

The idea of muses comes from Greek mythology. I think it’s a fascinating idea and I often call my cat my muse hehe though I don’t actually believe in it! But it got me wanting to know a bit more about the notion so here’s a little info…

The Muses are the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne [Memory]. Zeus came to Mnemosyne on nine consecutive nights and the nine daughters were the result of those nine unions. Mnemosyne gave birth to the nine girls near the topmost peaks of Mount Olympos (Olympus). All nine girls are of one mind … they are free spirited and have their hearts set upon song … they sing of the laws of the Immortals and the goodly ways of a life. Their homes and bright dancing places are on Mount Olympos but they may appear to anyone as long as the performer is paying tribute to the immortal gods with their art.

According to the poet Hesiod, the Muses frequent Mount Helikon (Helicon) in Boeotia and an area around Mount Olympos known as Pieria. They arise by night and shrouded in mist, walk the hills and bathe in springs. By calling upon and receiving the blessings of the Muses, a poet or dancer or musician can transcend the normal bounds of talent and rise to unimagined levels of creative insight.

The nine Muses are listed by name in the poem Theogony but the specific attributes of each goddess were added by later poets:

Erato [Lovely], Love Poems

Euterpe [Delightful], Flute Playing

Kalliope (Calliope) [the Beautiful-Voiced], Epic Poetry

Kleio (Cleio) [Celebrate], History

Melpomene [Songstress], Tragedy

Ourania (Urania) [Heavenly One], Astrology

Polymnia (Polyhymnia) [Many Hymns], Sacred Music

Terpsichore [Dance-Enjoying], Dance

Thaleia [Blooming One], Comedy

So how about you? Do you have a muse? And if not what do you wish your muse could be?

All information on muses in this post was sourced from http://mythagora.com/bios/muses.html

A True Quote

Everyone sees the world differently and I think it’s so important to be understanding of other people’s opinions. Even if someone completely disagrees on, say, your favourite book it’s hard not be annoyed when it’s something you are passionate about. But, as Cinderella says:

Everyone is looking for different things in books and even two people who love the same book may love it for completely different reasons! But if we all loved and hated the same things equally the world would be a very boring place indeed…

One Month Today Until Creeping Shadow is Released!!!

In one month’s time exactly I will be releasing Creeping Shadow to the world! I’m so excited!

Check it out here on Goodreads where you can read reviews and check out the ratings from those who have received advanced reader copies!

Here’s the blurb:

A man waits in Vale, a world void of humanity.

A mother vanishes, her disappearance concealed by the police.

A girl collapses, black magic invading her blood.

And a boy linked to them all must fight to save his family.

Earth is just one of seven worlds. Gateways divide the realms and those who pass through must earn keys, participating in challenges that will separate the fearful from the brave, the weak from the strong, and the witless from the cunning.

Sixteen year old Oliver Knight knows nothing of the other worlds or his family’s dark past. But when his adopted sister succumbs to a deadly curse the truth is revealed and he is plunged into an unknown land in a desperate bid to save her. However, a sinister enemy is on the rise and the danger they face at every turn throws those around them under suspicion. In order to survive, Oliver must figure out who to trust, who to believe and, ultimately, who to fear…

Another Quote Just For You!

This is so true! On the days that I can’t seem to write anything I remember this quote and just get down a hundred words or two no matter how terrible!

Often when I go back to it later it’s not actually as bad as I initially thought and the problems with it are easily fixed!

Quote of the Day!

Thank you for your wise words Stephen King!

Happy Halloween!! Here’s to Goosebumps and R.L Stine…

Firstly, I just wanted to say that the cover photo for this post is possibly one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen haha!

But moving swiftly on…

In honour of the scariest day of the year I thought I’d talk about Goosebumps and the new movie (starring Jack Black) that will be out early next year…

I LOVED Goosebumps as a kid. I used to have all the books which I read repeatedly so the spines were completely destroyed!

I also watched the TV show after school and to this day I can still remember the opening credits vividly!

R.L Stine is an inspiration to anyone who writes children’s books. He had a way of making his stories the perfect amount of frightening which brought this fascination to the reader who just had to read the next story and the next and the next.

The main character in the movie (played by Jack Black) is R.L Stine which I think is fantastic! The premise is that the scary creatures from his books start appearing in his own life and he has to face the demons he has created! It looks brilliant and I think Jack Black is the perfect choice to make this film a mixture of fun and frightening.

So here’s my question to you…which Goosebumps book scared you most?

For me it was this one…

To this day dummies still freak me out!

Have a spoooooooky day!