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A Christmas Carol - "Bah," said Scrooge, "Humbug." #WriterlyWednesdays 18

It is not Christmas unless I have seen A Christmas Carol at least once, preferably several times in several incarnations. So of course I had to talk about it for Writerly Wednesdays 18. Quotes are thanks to this Goodreads page.

A Christmas Carol "Bah," said Scrooge, "Humbug."
First of all I have to admit I am not usually a Dickens  fan. Probably because of being forced to read him at school, but I find most of his stories tedious. Oliver Twist is okay, but A Christmas Carol is the only...

Cover Reveal - Sacrifice of An Angel (Cozy Mystery)

Welcome to the cover reveal for the re-release of Sacrifice of An Angel (The Haward Mysteries #1).
Sacrifice of An Angel, new cover 2016Sacrifice of An Angel was one of the first books Soph and I published back in 2011. We have learned a great deal since then, and we decided this murder mystery entwined with magic deserved some more love.

Hence, in January 2016,  Sacrifice of An Angel is getting a relaunch, which includes a re-edit and this much more striking new cover.

Inspired by...

14 Christmas Tips for Making it Through as Sane as You Went In - #TipsTuesdays 18

Welcome to my blog this festive season. So today I have gathered together just a few of the small things I have learned about making the holiday period that much easier for Tips Tuesdays 18.

14 Christmas Tips for Making it Through as Sane as You Went In It's the Little Things Always write a shopping list in advance for that last shop before Christmas Day or you will forget things. Keep it with you for a few days before the shop and add everything that pops into your head as it does so, so you do...

The Grinch - A Christmas Monster in Green - #MonsterMondays 28

Welcome to Christmas week in my blog where all posts will have a holiday theme. For monsters I had to go with Dr Seuss and the Grinch.

The Grinch A Christmas Monster in Green
Did you know that the name Grinch come from the French word grincheux, which means grumpy? Nope, neither did I, thank you Wikipedia  for that titbit of information :). The Grinch from How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Directed by Chuck JonesWittegen Press$3.29 | 2.19
Amazon | OtherNow our family were not big on Dr Seu...

Star Wars - How Could I Not? #FanFridays 13

Welcome to Fan Fridays 13 and after the release of the latest Star Wars film, how could I not choose Star Wars for this week? Today I will be waxing lyrical about the original trilogy, so, don't worry, no spoilers for the new movie.

Star Wars - How Could I Not?
Wittegen Press$3.29 | 2.19
Amazon | OtherI am a big fan of the original three Star Wars movies and they encapsulate so many of the wonderful things I remember from childhood. I am sure we all have our favourites from when we were younger....

Seeking Pre-Release Reviewers for eBooks

Seeking Pre-Release Reviewers for eBooks
If you are here for Writerly Wednesday, today's post is a guest interview with the lovely Dorothy Massey and may be found here.

So Sophie and I are currently looking for people who would be willing to be pre-release reviewers for Wittegen Press. Before you click on to another page, this involves FREE books :).

We are seeking individuals who would be willing to read and give honest reviews of advanced copies (ARCs) of our books prior to general r...

Guest Interview: Dorothy Massey - #WriterlyWednesdays 17

Please join with me to day to welcome fellow author Dorothy Massey to my blog for Writerly Wednesdays.

Interview - Dorothy Massey
Can you tell us a little about yourself? 

I live in a small town in the Northeast of England with my football-crazy husband, rock guitarist son, and a collie cross rescue dog called Zero. I remember writing poems and stories when I was still in primary school, and when I went to secondary school, regularly contributed to the school magazine. I also remember prese...

Howto: Tassels - Everyone Loves Dangly Bits - #TipsTuesdays 17

Tassels Everyone Loves Dangly Bits
Wittegen Press$3.29 | 2.19
Amazon | OtherSo my darling twin decided in her infinite wisdom that for Christmas this year we would make all our friends scarves. I can reveal this now because we had our annual party last weekend and, as a group, most of us opened our gifts from each other, so that cat is already out of the bag. Since I am not revealing specific details, those who didn't open their pressies are still safe :).

Now Soph has a knack for crochet, where...

Birthday Bargains! 50-100% OFF eBooks

Birthday Bargains! 50-100% OFF eBooks
It's my birthday :)
Coincidentally it's also my lovely twin, Sophie's birthday too, shocking I know ;), and we have decided to celebrate by giving back to our readers and having a 1 day sale on our eBooks.

Most of our 99c books are FREE today and our other books are all 50% off.

The links will take you to Smashwords where you can use the code below each book at the checkout stage and it will give you the listed discount. Smashwords has formats for all eBook r...

Guest Post: The 3 Steps Of Editing, Heidi Angell - WriterlyWednesdays 16

Please join me today in welcoming Heidi Angell to my blog. She has many talents from author to editor and today she is sharing her insight into editing.


The 3 Steps of Editing From Rough Diamond to Jewel by Heidi Angell
Our lovely host Tasha asked me to write about editing. She specifically asked about the difference between copyediting and proof reading. I decided to cover the three steps of editing that every editor should be offering because going across the internet I found that it must be ve...