Tracey Sinclair's Blog, page 2

Reissuing my first books!

Exciting times this week as I am reissuing my first two books, my novel Doll and collection of short stories, No Love is This. Both are now out on Kindle for the first time, and will be rereleased in paperback with new covers in mid-autumn,

These books are *very* different from Bridesmaid Blues and Dark Dates - they are dark, contemporary fiction, and though they hopefully have some humour in them, it's much drier than the sexy snark of my more recent books.

Still, I hope you like them - fans of working class writers, northern voices and complicated female protagonists, these are the books for you!

Mother's Day

With Mother's Day pending here in the UK, thought I would share this post on my blog: https://prodigalgeordie.blog/2019/03/...

How digital singles can boost your indie author profile

I wrote about using digital singles (short stories) to boost your online author profile and build better relationships with readers and bloggers: https://darkdates.org/2019/02/05/shor...

Writing prompts for when your mojo goes awol

Want some tips on how to get back in the saddle when you don't have the motivation to write? Most of these take only minutes, and can shake you out of your slump:

https://darkdates.org/2017/10/25/no-p...

All change

It's been a very busy time, so I've been neglecting this page!

First up was a blog tour of Bridesmaid Blues, to celebrate the relaunch, Organised by Anne Cater's Random Things Tour, it was a huge amount of fun, and massive thanks to all the lovely bloggers who were involved.

But the big news is I have moved! After 5 years in Brighton, and almost 20 down south, I have moved back to Newcastle. To mark the occasion, I have started a blog: http://prodigalgeordie.blog

Feel free to follow along...

Bridesmaid Blues relaunch

As the eagle eyed among you may have noticed, I have issued a shiny new cover for my Newcastle-set romcom The Bridesmaid Blues.

I love the new cover - it features papercut art by local North East artist Brittany Coxon, whose work I have long admired - I have a couple of her pictures in my living room! - and I think it captures the fun and freshness of the book perfectly.

As a bonus, it almost looks 3D on the actual paperback!

You can see the new cover (including the gorgeous back cover detail) here: https://darkdates.org/2018/05/10/new-...

Dark Dates tote bags

Sometimes, you have to do stuff just because it's a fun thing to do. So, as a fun summer project I decided to work with my long-term publishing collaborator Caroline Goldsmith to create some Dark Date tote bags!

You can check out the range here: https://traceysinclair.teemill.com/

Favourite things...

A quick look at my favourite bookish things over at Love Books Group: https://lovebooksgroup.blog/2017/11/1...

Chat with Elizabeth Dulcie

"With 24 hours left to live? I'd throw out my notebooks and clear my browser history": Thanks, Elizabeth Ducie, for inviting me for this fun chat on her blog! http://www.elizabethducie.co.uk/eliza...

Books to help you get out of your rut

Another in my occasional posts about writing - this time, some books to help you get out of a rut in writing (or in life!) http://darkdates.org/2017/10/29/books...