Day 1 as a Goodreads author.

I have a novel set to be publised very soon. My first, which I began a few years ago, let like dormant for a while until earlier this year I at last understood how to turn it from something I felt proud to have completed to a story I am proud to invite everyone to read. Now that it's listed on Goodreads, and I am its author, I have a Goodreads author page, which makes everything feel a little bit more real. I realise this is silly because writing a book should feel far more significant than being allowed to blog on here, but here I am.

The book in question, titled The Weapon and the Fruit: Four and Twenty Blackboards, introduces London's newest eccentric private detective as he helps police solve the murder of a Hammersmith primary school teacher.

Advance Reader Copies are in the hands of keen reviewers right now. If you happen to read this post before 10th December 2024, and would like to join the ARC team, then you may sign up for it here: http://www.aneurysmcupcake.com/arcsig...

Otherwise, if the signup has already closed by the time you heard about it, the book will be available on the 7th January 2025 in paperback and ebook, from all the places you usually like to get your books.

I will also be selling personalised signed paperbacks which will each include free postage within the UK and a couple of free bookmarks if ordered directly from http://www.aneurysmcupcake.com.

All the information regarding pre-order and purchase will be available there after the ARC signup closes on the 10th December.