C.L. Taylor's Blog, page 7
June 24, 2017
Cover reveal for my first young adult thriller…
I posted this on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram yesterday but, just in case anyone missed it, here it is – a proof of THE TREATMENT, my first young adult psychological thriller. Published by HarperCollins HQ on 19th October.
June 11, 2017
Bristol, Brighton, Books and…Bruce Dickinson
Since THE ESCAPE was published back in March I’ve done a huge number of events – literary festivals, radio interviews, workshops, literary game shows and even my first TV appearance! Here are a few highlights…
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Aye Write, Glasgow: In conversation with author Michael J Malone. Michael is an excellent interviewer and he asked me questions I’d never been asked before – like whether my childhood (spent in army camps) had had an impact on the way I see the world/write.
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HarperCollins, London: How...
March 30, 2017
The Escape is a Sunday Times bestseller
On Tuesday afternoon my editor called me to discuss my idea for my new book and let me know the sales figures for The Escape. When she told me that 9,047 copies had been sold in five days and The Escape was a number 4 Sunday Times paperback bestseller I squealed down the phone (apologies, Helen). In fact, I was so excited that Helen said we’d save the new book conversation for the next day so I had time to let the news sink in!
I am SO hugely grateful to team Avon for all their hard wor...
March 22, 2017
It’s a British Crime Spree!
I’ve teamed up with eleven bestselling authors to offer crime readers an absolute treat – free stories!
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Originally a three part serial in My Weekly magazine THE LODGER is a gripping 9,000 word short story. All you need to do to download it for free is enter your email address. You’ll also get free membership to the CL Taylor Book Club – just in time for my next competition when I’ll be giving away THREE bottles of champagne!
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THE LODGER
When Laura’s husband Steven dies in a tragic accident s...
March 16, 2017
Work, events and celebrations…
A lot has happened since I last blogged. For a start I’ve finished the first draft of my young adult thriller THE TREATMENT and completed the edits. It was a good job I met my deadline for the YA book because, the next day, we jetted off to Italy to celebrate my partner’s 40th birthday on the slopes (well, the rest of the family skied and snowboarded – I’m not a fan of heights or going fast so I spent a lovely time drinking coffee and reading books in the sunshine).
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Before we left for Italy...
January 11, 2017
The Lie, optioned for TV by The Forge
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Over the last couple of years hundreds of readers have told me that my books would make great films/tv shows and now I can finally share some VERY exciting news on that front.
THE LIE has been optioned by The Forge, the TV production company behind the amazing Channel 4 drama ‘National Treasure’ featuring Robbie Coltrane. I am beyond thrilled.
Fingers crossed that The Lie (or a version of it) will appear on your TV at some point in the next few years!
The Forge was set up by George Faber in...
December 21, 2016
A lovely end to the year!
A quick blog post before Christmas, and my final one of the year. Over the last couple of weeks I’ve had some great news.
THE MISSING was listed as one of Kobo’s best books of 2016.
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THE MISSING was also one of iTunes bestselling book of 2016.
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And it was one of Google Play’s bestselling books of 2016!
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I also found out that THE MISSING will be distributed as part of World Book Night in 2017 and my short story BIRD IN A CAGE will be featured in the Quick Reads DEAD SIMPLE crime anthology. DEA...
December 2, 2016
Introducing…THE ESCAPE!
Earlier this week I sent an exclusive email to the members of the CL Taylor Book Club giving them a sneak peek at the cover of my fourth psychological thriller and a bit of background about what inspired me to write it and how much research I had to do before I could write a word (answer: a LOT!). I am really, really proud of this novel. It’s rooted in reality (what happens to Jo could happen to any parent) and it’s a pacy, heart-in-the-mouth read. I’m really excited to hear what my readers...
October 23, 2016
A new deal, a new genre and a new US publisher!
I was planning on blogging about what I’ve been up to the last couple of months – and I will – but first, I’m thrilled to announce that I’ve signed a new two book deal with Avon HarperCollins. That means I’ll be writing, and they’ll be publishing, a book a year until at least 2020!
AND I have signed a two book deal to write Young Adult (YA) thrillers for HarperCollins HQ. That means I’ll have two books published in 2017 and 2018 – a psychological thriller in April and a YA thriller in Septemb...
September 10, 2016
The best ‘how to write…’ books
My regular blog posts are normally summaries of writing events I’ve attended and book news. As I spent most of August either on holiday or working on my edits this post is going to be a little different. When this post goes up I’ll be on stage at the Festival of Writing in York delivering a key note speech to 350 aspiring writers. I’ll be talking about my career so far and how, in my experience,criticism, rejection and set backs have lead to the most amazing opportunities and developments, an...
