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November 15, 2017
New RE-releases!
Such good news this week as various authors begin to recover from the various upsets in the publishing world!
Charlie Cochrane’s wonderful Cambridge Fellows books are once more available, in paperback too this time!
We have a schedule for the re-release of JL Merrow’s Plumber’s Mate books, including exciting news of a brand new one.
And – like lightning – KJ Charles has got her self pubbed titles out of defunct Pronoun and back up with D2D.
I can’t believe that anyone who reads this blog is...
November 1, 2017
New Releases from Manifold Press!
Something for everyone today in new releases from Manifold Press! Click on the covers to find out more.
Firstly there’s Call To Arms, an anthology of LGBT themedstories set in and/or related to the Second World War and ranging from the 1930s to the modern era.
I’ve read this and there’s some absolute gold in there courtesy of Heloise Mezen, the editor, and authors Julie Bozza, Barry Brennessel, Charlie Cochrane, Andrea Demetrius, Adam Fitzroy, Sandra Lindsey, JL Merrow, Eleanor Musgrove, R....
October 30, 2017
New much awaited release The Jackal’s House by Anna Butler
I feel as though I’ve been waiting for this book for ages but now it’s finally here!!
THE JACKAL’S HOUSE
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About The Book
Something is stalking the Aegyptian night and endangering the archaeologists excavating the mysterious temple ruins in Abydos. But is it a vengeful ancient spirit or a very modern conspiracy…
Rafe Lancaster’s relationship with Gallowglass First Heir, Ned Winter, flourishes over the summer of 1900, and when Rafe’s House encourages him to join Ned’s next archaeological...
October 28, 2017
Rhywbeth newydd – Something new
It’s always fun to try something new and, for me, this week, it’s a podcast story. I’ve listened before to Night Vale – who hasn’t? – but I’ve never listened to an audio book or heard a story read by an actor in a less formal setting.
This came about as part of a Facebook thread on the Queer Sci Fi group. We were all invited to post about what we wrote – which meant I was completely out of place since the majority of my work is historical – and then the person who made the original post paire...
October 21, 2017
Today in the Comfy Chair – Charlie Cochrane
I’m more than happy today to be hosting my good friend and mentor Charlie Cochrane, general good egg and huge fun as well as being the wildly talented author of some of my favourite books. Her latest offering in the terrific Portkennack series was released recently and she has been kind enough to answer my questions about it.
Welcome, Charlie!
I’ve read all the Porthkennack books so far and have been delighted at how they paint a picture of the community, past and present. With each book a l...
October 18, 2017
Snippetry
Time for another totally random snippet of a work in progress – because there always in a work in progress even if the progress is sometimes veerrrryyy veeerrrryyy sloooooow.
Here’s a bit – rough as a badger’s – of Close Shave, book 2 of the Pemberland series, in which barber Terry plies his trade:
[image error]Market day in Pemberland was always a crush. The market hall, echoing abode of pigeons on most days, was cleared out and stalls set up. Cars lined the streets, many of them genuine off road jobs wi...
October 6, 2017
Snippetry
I’m out of the habit of posting snippets. Mostly because I don’t write as much. But here’s a little bit of Midnight Flit [working title], a sequel to Eleventh Hour set in 1931.
Miles and Briers are back together after six months apart:
Miles felt squashed and sticky, breathless and bruised – because the cushions weren’t that thick despite the layer of bedding and the carefully positioned towels Briers had laid down. He also felt bloody marvellous.
“Thank you,” he whispered.
“No – thank you,”...
September 30, 2017
Coming Soon – A Call to Arms an anthology of WW2 stories from Manifold Press
This will be available on November the first but is up for pre-orders now. Personally, I can’t wait for my copy.
Seventeen stories, thirteen authors, a second war. Once again Manifold Press’s writers explore the lives of LGBTQ+ people and their war-time experience in cities, towns and countryside across the world.
Amidst war and peace, in the thick of violence or in an unexpected lull, these stories of the Second World War take the reader far and wide: through Britain, Europe, Asia and South...
September 27, 2017
Today in the Comfy Chair – R L Mosswood
[image error]My guest today is that most delightful of things, a brand new shiny author just out of the wrappings. So, if you like, you can view this post as being a bit like one of those unboxing videos?
I certainly ‘unboxed’ the ARC of Golden and found it to be huge fun – pirates, dragons and harem boys – what’s not to like?
Anyhow, here’s RL Mosswood. Welcome and thanks for being such a good sport about answering my questions.
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Can you tell me a little about yourself? For instance, do you have to...
September 23, 2017
Plot bunnies
I’ve been out of bed for half an hour – awful night thanks to the cat who spent several hours thundering around the house and is now curled up on my lap sleeping the sleep of the totally knackered. And in the half hour I’ve been up I’ve been very severely plot bunnied. Normally the stealthy little so and sos creep up on me over months so i get multiple ideas that coalesce into something useful but often I’ve forgotten where they come from. Bt today they all happened so fast that I thought I’d...
