Jennifer Gilby Roberts's Blog, page 14
May 10, 2014
10 Interesting Things About Me
Part of the TDPP anniversary celebrations. Posted at Reviewed the Book. Authors end up writing a lot about ‘how I started writing’ and ‘what inspired my book’. Instead, I thought I would share ten unusual (and hopefully interesting) things about me. I’ve done skydiving, bungee jumping (twice), sky swinging, zorbing (lots), paragliding, parasailing, hang gliding, […]
May 9, 2014
TDPP vs Emma
Part of the TDPP anniversary celebrations. Posted at This Chick Reads. ~~~~ The Dr Pepper Prophecies is a modern version of Jane Austen’s Emma, but then Bridget Jones’ Diary is an updated Pride & Prejudice. So how faithful is it to the original? The basic story of Emma is of a young woman who has […]
May 8, 2014
The Dr Pepper Prophecies Anniversary Sale!
The Dr Pepper Prophecies has been out for one whole year! It’s sold 3300 copies, had 160 borrows and had loads of free downloads. Wonderful year for a self-published debut novel, so thank you to everyone who took a chance on a new author and then helped spread the word! Sale! I’m dropping the price to 99c/99p for […]
[Guest Post] My Book Deal by Amber Lindley
Today, new adult chick lit author Amber Lindley tells us about how she won a contract with Harlequin. Take it away, Amber. ~~~~ As someone who hasn’t self-published or entered the publishing world by the traditional means, the prospect of releasing my first book is incredibly daunting. Then titled Confident Women, Girls’ Guide to Getting it […]
Winners of the The Dr Pepper Prophecies Giveaway
The winners have now been picked! They are: Paperback: Ana Ecopies: Cynthia Borgmeyer Clubbs, Leslie Rodriguez, Tamera McIntosh, Amber Myers, bn100 The winners have all been emailed. Thanks to everyone who entered and helped spread the word. Didn’t win? The Dr Pepper Prophecies is now on sale at 99c/99p 8-10 May!Filed under: The Dr Pepper Prophecies […]
May 7, 2014
Mel Flash Fiction #2: The Flight
Here’s a mini story (flash fiction is stories under 1,000 words) about Mel and Will. This one takes place after The Dr Pepper Prophecies (and after previous flash fiction The Toaster. It happens during the book I’m writing now, although it won’t appear in that directly, as that’s written from Brittany’s POV. ~~~~ ‘Didn’t you already take […]
May 6, 2014
Author Interview: M’s Bookshelf
Part of the TDPP anniversary celebrations. Posted at M’s Bookshelf. Do you write under a pen name? Sort of. Gilby is my maiden name, which I now only use on my book covers. I included it for two reasons. One, when I came to publish I found there were several other people writing under the […]
May 5, 2014
Chick Lit Sale!
Some of the authors at Chick Lit Chat have joined together for a mass sale to celebrate International Chick Lit Month! (I’m gutted that it clashed with my blog tour plans, otherwise I’d have been in it too.) ~~~~ May is finally here! The weather’s warming up, your cute new bathing suit’s all ready to […]
[Guest Post] Hilary Grossman, Author of Dangled Carat
Today, Hilary Grossman tells us why she decided to write her book, Dangled Carat. ~~~~ So many of us have been there. We find an amazing guy. He has everything we are looking for. He is smart, handsome, and successful. We go out with him a few times. Everything appears to be great. We start […]
Yet Another Giveaway!
I’m going giveaway crazy this month! As well as my TDPP anniversary celebrations, I’m also part of Sky’s Book Corner’s 1000 Twitter Followers Giveaway. My prize is ecopies of The Dr Pepper Prophecies, After Wimbledon AND Early Daze. She’s giving away five prize bundles of different books, all open internationally. So head over there and […]
