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August 16, 2012
Launch Day – The Treachery of Beautiful Things
And what a wonderful day it has been so far. All the lovely wishes, the people saying hello and congrats, friends and strangers, and the photos people have been sending of the book appearing on their eReaders! I’m so happy that we’re here, and that Treachery (which was once just May Queen) is out in [...]
August 15, 2012
Inspirations for The Treachery of Beautiful Things – Author Video 3
Oh my goodness – only one more day to go. How fabulous! It’s so exciting. Tomorrow is the Book Birthday! This week we’ve had: an interview with me at Xpresso Reads, a wonderful Dream Cast at Book Me! and a guestpost from me about some of the things that went into writing The Treachery of [...]
August 10, 2012
Inspirations for The Treachery of Beautiful Things – Author Video 2
It’s the 10th. And oh my goodness have we been having fun this week. Mars, Katie Taylor, and my friend Maria Duffy’s booklaunch for The Terrace! The booklaunch was a hoot, and something like a wedding in that people kept saying “It’ll be you next!” The Itching For Books Blog Tour is ongoing, with some [...]
August 7, 2012
Inspirations for The Treachery of Beautiful Things – Author Video 1
so in the run up to the launch of The Treachery of Beautiful Things on the 16th August, there’s a lot going on all over the webs, or so it seems. Not least here where I’ve been making author videos explaining some of the inspirations behind the story. The first one is here today – [...]
August 6, 2012
Booktrailers, blog tour & competitions – 10 days to go!
So much going on today in all areas of life. We woke up to watch the Mars Curiosity landing, we’re watching Katie Taylor in the Olympics as I type (so I may be distracted) and its 9 days until The Treachery of Beautiful Things comes out. Everything kicks off today, it seems. And it’s so [...]
July 31, 2012
Meet Jack & competition
Who doesn’t dream of meeting a hero? Jack is over on the Dark Faerie Tales site today as part of Fifty Shades of YA Boys – their last guest. (Saving the best until last, naturally!) We caught him in a less surly mood. So pop over and see what Mr Grumpy has to say for [...]
July 29, 2012
Prague, Churches & Libraries
Back home again after my library conference in Prague which went very well. Although I do appear to be the one person to visit Prague and come away without seeing the Charles Bridge or the Astronomical clock. But hey, there are at least two reasons to go back. Actually I have LOTS of reasons to [...]
July 22, 2012
Last ARC competition Winner
Look what we found while out walking in the woods yesterday. Half a greenman mask perhaps? It must be a SIGN. Da dah Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! *drumroll* The winner of the Last ARC and all its associated swag (as selected by 10yo & 7yo by virtue of lots of numbers written on pieces of paper & sleected at [...]
July 16, 2012
1 month until Treachery: the Last ARC giveaway!
Hi all. I’m fresh back from the Romantic Novelists Association Conference in Penrith. Where, among many many other things we met our very own Greenman. No really! He saluted us and everything. Or maybe he’s scratching his head. And when I got home I found out about a Greenman Conference in Dublin this weekend. (I [...]
July 9, 2012
Haste to the Wedding – a music post
One of the recurring themes in The Treachery of Beautiful Things is the traditional tune “Haste to the Wedding”. It is the tune with which Tom first wakes the trees, and the tune which lures Jenny into the Realm seven years later. This is one of my favourite versions of it, as it captures all [...]
