A.L. Lester's Blog, page 19

Holly Day: A windy day

Let’s welcome Holly here today, to talk about her new release, Blown Away! Hi! Thank you, Ally, for allowing me to drop by on this super windy day! Is it windy where you are? No? But today is Big Wind Day, it should be windy 😀 To celebrate Big Wind Day, I wrote a story … Continue reading "Holly Day: A windy day"

Coming Soon: Sylvia Marks!

Sylvia Marks is a minor character in Inheritance of Shadows. She’s a doctor, who was part of the Scottish Women’s Hospital at Royaumont, France, during the First World War. Down entirely to the encouragement of my lovely editor Lourenza Adlem, she is now about to have her own trilogy set in the little English village … Continue reading "Coming Soon: Sylvia Marks!"

Ofelia Grand: The Egg Hunt

Excerpt: Jason hurried past Tom between the trees. Even though he’d helped hide the eggs, it was hard to find any now. He stopped by a fallen, moss-covered trunk, where he was almost certain he’d hidden three small chocolate eggs, but he couldn’t spot a single one. Someone might have made it there before him, … Continue reading "Ofelia Grand: The Egg Hunt"

What happens when it’s over?

This week I’m back in the saddle with Sylvia Marks. This has meant a lot of reading about early women doctors and the ways women served in the First World War and generally immersing myself in the world of 1920. I’m not quite talking in the slang of the era, but it’s a near thing. … Continue reading "What happens when it’s over?"

#AmReading

I’m so behind on these, I’m very sorry! This time I have queer sci-fi! A Matter of Oaths by Helen S. Wright I loved this. It’s a brilliant plotty space-opera with additional gay romance. The characters are beautifully realised, there’s a middle-aged female space-ship captain with a trick hip as a main character and the … Continue reading "#AmReading"

interview: Chris Quinton

Today I’m happy to welcome Chris Quinton to the blog to answer my intrusive questions! Welcome Chris! It’s lovely to have you here. First question, as always, what persuaded you to come and visit? Why? A combination of reasons – last year, my publisher started their close-down process, and the copyrights to eleven of my … Continue reading "interview: Chris Quinton"

the week that was

I was going to write a post telling you all about my hydroponic lettuce growing set-up, because why not? But instead it’s been such a bloody stressful week that I’m going to moan about that because I need to get it off my chest. These are the things we’ve had to deal with this week: … Continue reading "the week that was"

interview: Leigh M. Lorien, #ISORoommates

Today we welcome Leigh M. Lorien, who’s here to chat about her new release #ISO Roommates! I’ve also included an excerpt right at the bottom after the interview after Leigh’s bio. Hello and first of all, thank you for letting me stop by! I’m super grateful for the opportunity. (Ally: You are most welcome!) For … Continue reading "interview: Leigh M. Lorien, #ISORoommates"

New Release: Eight Acts!

Right then, here we go! Eight Acts is out today! I finished writing Taking Stock last summer and immediately wanted to find out more about how Percy and Adrian, who are secondary characters with quite large parts, got together. This is the result. It’s only a little novella, but I hope you enjoy it! I’ve … Continue reading "New Release: Eight Acts!"

interview: Shelly Greene

Today we have Shelly Greene visiting! Welcome, Shelly. What brings you here today! Just fun! Programming isn’t a new release, but I think it’s the kind of thing your readers might like, so I just wanted to get it out there. (I have newer stuff as well, but Programming is the only one so far … Continue reading "interview: Shelly Greene"