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A Special Announcement Regarding A Salmonweird Sleighing

Well, it seems Karl has finally bitten the bullet and set a release date. He has made a lot of progress during the spring and the lockdown. Keeping him confined to quarters as chronicled in the short story A Salmonweird Lockdown may have had something to do with it!

A Salmonweird Sleighing begins on the night of the Advent Carol Service hosted by none other than our medieval monk Brother Jowan. Almost everyone is there, with a few exceptions. It was most delightful to see Karl (and everyo...

Wilhelmina Rewrites: Shall I Compare Thee?

Hello visitor! Welcome to a new feature for our village website. Ms Wilhelmina Yorke, our delightful Elizabethan poet is willing to share some of her most recent work with visitors to Salmonweir. This one is a quick reworking of Shakespeare’s famous sonnet Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day? It’s a little rough around the edge but we hope you like it!

Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?
For thou art cold, wet and miserable,
And lo! I count them, hundred shades of grey.
Oh whoops,...

Update on A Salmonweird Sleighing

Greetings living people! Welcome to our humble little village, population 499 ghosts and 1 human. If you have read the first book in our series, simply called Salmonweird, we hope you enjoyed the book. Please dont forget to leave us a little review and rating. The more exposure we get, the more encouraged we feel about writing about the events in the village.

If you havent read the first book, dont worry! This is a spoiler free update on the sequel.

You will be pleased to know that the...

Short Story: A Salmonweird Lockdown (spoiler free)

Can you think of a more delightful small pleasure than eating breakfast (pot of tea and toast with locally produced honey) on the patio with the doors wide open?

No?

Me neither.

I switched the heating off last night and today I have all the windows and doors open.

Thank the heavens, spring is finally here!

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On the plus side is the glee that comes with knowing the best of spring and summer weather is yet to come. I need to remind myself its only late March though, so my jumper is...

A Salmonweird Lockdown (spoiler free short story)

Can you think of a better small pleasure than eating breakfast (pot of tea and toast with locally produced honey) on the patio with the doors wide open?

No?

Me neither.

I switched the heating off last night and today I have all the windows and doors open.

Spring is finally here.

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On the plus side is the glee that comes with knowing the best of spring and summer weather is yet to come. I need to remind myself its only late March though, so my jumper is strategically placed over the back of...

Update on A Salmonweird Sleighing

Greetings living people! Welcome to our humble little village, population 499 ghosts and 1 human. If you have read the first book in our series, simply called Salmonweird, we hope you enjoyed the book. Please don’t forget to leave us a little review and rating. The more exposure we get, the more encouraged we feel about writing about the events in the village.

If you haven’t read the first book, don’t worry! This is a spoiler free update on the sequel.

You will be pleased to know that the...

Read Salmonweird: Chapters 1-3 Now!

If you’re dithering over whether to spend just 4.99 of your hard-earned cash on this ebook or 9.99 on the hard copy, never fear. I want you to decide whether this book would be for you before you buy it. That’s why I’m giving away three chapters for free right here.

Here, you’ll be introduced to the protagonist, the soon to be unretired and soon to be divorced DI Karl Blackman. Most other major characters make their debut here too.

Go, download, enjoy.

Even if it’s not your sort of thing,...

Transcript of a Public Talk about the Salmonweird Books

From Friday 8th November 2019
Host: DI (Retired) Karl Blackman
Minutes taken by Village Committee Secretary Babajide

Hello and welcome to the village hall here at Salmonweir, ladies and gentlemen of the local press and book fans alike. It’s so good to see you all here today. I must admit, we didn’t quite expect so many of you.

We didn’t know what to expect with our first book about the village, aptly titled Salmonweird because that’s what the tabloid press have decided to dub our gorgeous little village.

Let me introduce myself. I’m Kar...

Update on A Salmonweird Sleighing

Greetings living people! Welcome to our humble little village, population 499 ghosts and 1 human. If you have read the first book in our series, simply called Salmonweird, we hope you enjoyed the book. Please don’t forget to leave us a little review and rating. The more exposure we get, the more encouraged we feel about writing about the events in the village.

If you haven’t read the first book, don’t worry! This is a spoiler free update on the sequel.

You will be pleased to know that the se...

Salmonweird – the First Book About Our Village -is Out Now

Hello stranger. Do you know what today is? 2nd September may not mean anything to you, but today it’s one of celebration. That’s why we’re having this street party on the quayside. Here, have a scone and help yourself to some tea – or gin if that’s what you prefer.

Take a seat! There is plenty of space and despite what you might have read in the tabloid press, we don’t eat living people, we welcome them.

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What are we celebrating? Haven’t you heard the news? Our little book is out today! That...