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June 2, 2014
The Downside of Writing in the First Person
Christine Duval has written a brilliant blog post about the assumptions people make when you write in the first person. I completely agree with everything she says and really don’t think I can say it better. “I once read that when you write in first person and there is anything in your story that is […]
June 1, 2014
Win a Paperback Copy of Early Daze!
This month, I’m running a giveaway through Goodreads of two paperback copies of Early Daze! To enter the giveaway you need to be a member of Goodreads, but you can sign up for free. You’ll then need to go to my giveaway page to enter the draw. While you’re there, come friend me! And please add […]
May 28, 2014
Early Daze Will be Free 29-31 May 14
Early Daze is going free again on Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk and all other Amazon sites, so grab your copy now if you missed out last time. It still needs some more reviews to get it established, so I’d be very grateful to anyone who can write a couple of lines on Amazon when they’ve finished.Filed under: […]
May 26, 2014
Last Few Days of The Dr Pepper Prophecies Anniversary Giveaways
Time is running out to enter the anniversary giveaways for The Dr Pepper Prophecies. Goodreads Giveaway I’m offering 2 paperback copies via Goodreads. To enter you’ll need to be a member, but signup is free! Then go to my giveaway page. This one will run 1-31 May 14. LibraryThing Giveaway You can win one of […]
May 25, 2014
[Poll] Cover Photo for Early Daze
I’m thinking about redoing the cover for Early Daze and I’m looking for opinions on what photo I should use for it. I think it will be just a plain photo with text over it, so the picture is all important. Here’s the current one and also two others that I’ve found. My thinking with […]
May 24, 2014
Going From Friends to Lovers
Part of the TDPP anniversary celebrations. Posted on Relatively Yours. ~~~~ At the end of my book, The Dr Pepper Prophecies, my protagonists decide to let 25 years of friendship develop into a relationship. (That’s not a spoiler, because it’s chick lit and so it’s a given that the couple will get together at the […]
May 23, 2014
Interview at Girls Love to Read
Posted at Girls Love to Read. ~~~~ 1. Hello! Welcome to the site, can you tell us a bit about yourself? Chick lit writer, wife, mother of two (one toddler, one grown up step child), English. More interesting things: I’ve skydived (I was unconscious by the time we landed, but even so), I have a […]
May 22, 2014
New Extras Page for Each Book
I’ve created ‘extras’ pages for my books (minus the short stories), so you can get to the most important posts about them more easily. You can reach them through the pop up menus, or here: The Dr Pepper Prophecies After Wimbledon Early Daze I’ve included all the flash fiction for TDPP, deleted scenes from After Wimbledon […]
Do You Use Barnes & Noble?
I’m looking to increase my presence on Barnes & Noble, as my paperbacks are already available there and my ebooks may be in the future. If you use it and have reviewed any of my books, I’d be really grateful if you would cross-post them there. If you’ve read my books but haven’t reviewed them, […]
May 21, 2014
Mel Flash Fiction #4: Christmas Dinner
This is actually a short story rather than flash fiction, because it’s 2500 words. This takes place the Christmas after The Dr Pepper Prophecies. It’s set around the same time as the book I’m writing now, but doesn’t have any spoilers for that. This was part of a story I wrote last Christmas called Christmas Crackers. […]
