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Love a bit of Poetry?

Today would have been my late step-mum’s birthday. Unfortunately after a short  time with Pancreatic Cancer, she passed away in 2009. Liz was a good, kind, loving and supportive lady who looked at the inner person and was always kind enough to listen and help. My short poetry ebook Life is all but a vast array [...]

Author Interview: Sharon Sant

If you like Young Adult Fantasy novels, then i think you’ll love English author,Sharon Sant’s brilliant written, The Sky Song trilogy. The first book in the series, Sky Song introduces us to Jacob and the strange, yet wonderfully captivating trauma he experiences as he undergoes a transformation from fifteen year old teenager to successor to ancient race [...]

Life is all – Free Promotion!!

On March 28th, it would have been my step-mum’s birthday, but sadly as you may already know, she is no longer with us. She was the inspiration behind my poetry ebook Life is all but a vast array of Colours that I released in November last year and as a paperback (pamphlet) last month. To [...]

Are Character Sketches Useful?

  I couldn’t go off on holiday (to Bath, Yay!) without writing a blog post. I thought long and hard about what to write about and I thought it would be a great time to leave you with a question; so as I can read all your comments and suggestions when I get back. Great [...]

Authorgraph

I only came across Authorgraph a few month ago – but let me tell you, for any ebook author, it is a fantastic tool to personally connect with your fans. Have you ever thought about how exciting it is to get an autograph from your favourite writers? You may remember that last year i went [...]

The Istanbul Puzzle by Laurence O’Bryan – Book Review

I have to admit that ever since Dan Brown seemed to revolutionise the Historical Thriller genre, I’ve become extremely fond of these Uncover-A-Long-Lost-Treasure-That-Will-Change-The-World-As-We-Know-It type books; they’ve even become a sort of guilty pleasure. Released in 2012, The Istanbul Puzzle comes from Irish writer, Laurence O’Bryan, who attempts to add his own unique voice to the [...]

Do You Judge a Book by its Cover?

I read an article on book cover design recently and it got me thinking about that famous saying: never judge a book by its cover. But quite honestly, don’t we all? I often find myself picking up a book to read the back if the cover catches my attention. Unless you are after a specific [...]

Book Preview: Angelopolis by Danielle Trussoni

Angelology was one of my favourite reads in 2011 and when i discovered that it would be the first in a mythical series from American author, Danielle Trussoni, i almost fell over. I have been literally counting down the days until the sequel, Angelopolis, is released and now with less than a month to go, [...]

Embracing the Flames Cover Reveal

Hey all, what a treat you YA Fantasy fans are in for today. I have taken part in Candace Knoebel’s reveal tour. You may remember her debut urban fantasy novel, Born in Flames, which introduces us to protagonist, Aurora, who has always known that somehow she doesn’t quite fit in, in her small Hawaiian town. As the story [...]

Life is all but a vast array of Colours – Update

Do you remember that in November 2012 I released a short poetry ebook entitled ‘Life is all but a vast array of Colours’? It was published in the memory of my step-mum who sadly passed away from Pancreatic Cancer in 2009. It was published using the KDP programme on Amazon and managed to reach a [...]