Theresa Tomlinson's Blog: One idea leads to another

Fridgyth investigates again!

I didn't plan to be bringing two books out together, but that is the way that things have worked out! QUEEN OF A DISTANT HIVE is a sequel to A SWARMING OF BEES. Many kind readers asked for a second book and I tackled the story cheerfully, but then seemed to get rather bogged down and stuck halfway through. I realised that I had used up all the very best historical information about Hild's monastery in the first book and that this second adventure for the herb-wife had to come from wider research and a good deal of imagination. Inspiration came from the exciting Streethouse excavation just up the coast from Whitby - in the area that I grew up in. The discovery of a royal, female Anglo-Saxon burial helped me to get going again and see a way of developing another investigation for Fridgyth!

Catching Up!

I've been busy for a good while now with two new projects that have at last come to fruition. One was a new publication of two short novels originally published for Young Adults. THE FLITHER PICKERS and THE HERRING GIRLS are now available together in one volume, with the help of York Publishing Services.
Set in and around Whitby, this tells the stories of the hard lives of young fisher girls in the early 1900's. The inspiration came from the atmospheric photographs of Frank Meadow Sutcliffe - whose pictures are used to illustrate the book.
Two copies are available for a GOOD READS GIVEAWAY!

Monthly deal on Amazon!

A SWARMING OF BEES eBook is available in September's Monthly Deal at a special price of 99p!

Tribute Bride Giveaway!

I have sent the 5 copies off to the winners and hope that they have received them safely!

Cover design for the new book!

At last all the proofreading and checking is finished and we are ready to get the books printed. THE TRIBUTE BRIDE will be available from April 4th - see cover design on my blog at www.theresatomlinson.com
or Theresa Tomlinson Author Facebook page!

Nearly there!

Have been working my way through the typeset file of THE TRIBUTE BRIDE, picking out a few last minute corrections and have sent it back to Acorn. Next thing should be an actual proof copy to check through. When I'm happy with that we can go to print and I'm hoping for a publication date fairly early in April!

New book on the way!

I have just sent THE TRIBUTE BRIDE off to Acorn Independent Press - so I hope it won't be too long now before it is available to read! I'm looking forward to the publishing process and especially choosing cover designs, which I think Acorn do very well!

Hard Work!

21st May 2013

I have been trying to get another Fridgyth story going, as a follow up to A SWARMING OF BEES. Readers have been so kind and encouraging and made such cheering comments - they’ve asked for a sequel and I always planned to write more about the herb-wife, but I’ve found it quite hard to get started. Perhaps it was the pressure of feeling that it must be as good as A SWARMING… or hopefully better!

I have at last decided to publish another novel first - THE TRIBUTE BRIDE - not a Fridgyth story, but an Anglo-Saxon straight forward historical novel about Acha of Deira, sister to Edwin of Northumbria. Her marriage to Athelfrid of Bernicia linked the two smaller kingdoms of Bernicia and Deira and created Northumbria - but it can’t have been a joyful union, as her husband killed her father, took over his kingdom and drove her brother Edwin into exile!

Strangely enough, as soon as I made that decision, the pressure seemed to lift and I began to feel better. Today I have really enjoyed being back in Fridgyth’s world!

Book and Ebook available now!

A SWARMING OF BEES is now available on Amazon and to download on kindle, kobo and itunes! First 5 star review on Amazon! Hurray!

Book and Ebook available now!

A SWARMING OF BEES is now available on Amazon and to download on kindle, kobo and itunes! First 5 star review in Amazon! Hurray!