Renegade A to Z – F to H!
I groaned when I realised how far behind I am in the Renegade A to Z challenge. Ooops… the London launch took over my life for a few days and then I had to catch up on all my work and then the dog ate my computer… or something like that.
So, I'm going to catch up over the next couple of days, rather than letting this go altogether. Where was I up to? E – yes, I remember, I was telling you all about the e-book release of 20 Years Later, eMergent Publishing and the amazing Elbow.
F is for From Dark Places
Of course! The book launch tour is going well, last week was Shepton Mallet and London, both were fantastic. I need to get hold of some pictures actually… Signed copies are available here by the way, as are VAT free e-book versions. The last two launch events are in Bristol on the 21st of May and in Oxford on the 25th of May – do come if you can!
Oh, it's also for Frome Festival, and I'll be participating in two events. One is on Sunday 10th of July, in which I'll be giving a talk on writing for the YA audience and building a presence online (tickets go on sale on the 22nd, I'll keep you posted) and the other is an event being run by Hunting Raven Books – more on them later – called Teatime Treats in which children can meet local authors.
G is for Goodreads.
Oh, how I love thee! In case you don't know about it, Goodreads is a social networking site for book lovers. It is addictive. I love it for several reasons; the sheer voyeuristic pleasure of seeing what your friends are reading, discovering books that you're likely to enjoy too in the process and seeing lots of book covers at a glance in the updates – I have a much better sense of genre cover clichés and trends. It's a great place to express my love for my favourite books and help fellow authors promote their titles, and as an author, seeing 20 Years Later and From Dark Places appear on people's Goodreads shelves makes me very, very happy. Come and find me over there, so we can be bookish together.
H is for Hunting Raven Books…
… an indy book shop in Frome, Somerset. I went to see them today for a photo shoot to promote the Tea Time Treats event, and they were all lovely. I love indy bookshops. They have such soul. I want to live in one. Or be a writer in residence, with a little table in the corner. How lovely.
Do you have any indy bookshops near you? Why not give them a shout out in the comments below and spread the love?
