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Tag Archives: Chosen Child
Lost: the weather. A Very British Blog Post…
Here in Switzerland, it’s a well-known fact that British people like talking about the weather – and let’s face it; the weather gives us something different to say several times a day. But this year, it’s conversation topic number one … Continue reading
Posted in Life in Switzerland
Tagged Amazon, Chosen Child, Linda Huber Pinterest, Scotland, weather, winter
6 Comments
Numbers, and £££, and an auction…
Writers work with words. That’s a fact, but numbers play a part too. Not only do we have sales figures and the dreaded Amazon rankings to contend with, we have to think about price and profit and tax returns and … Continue reading
Posted in My books, The Writing Life
Tagged Amazon, Amazon Kindle, auction, Bloodwise, Chosen Child, crime writer, Facebook, self-publishing, social media, The Cold Cold Sea, Writing
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Recycling…
One of the best parts about being a writer is the friendship and support we get from other writers. When things are going well, we can pat each other’s backs and cheer; when they aren’t, it makes a big difference … Continue reading
Posted in The Writing Life
Tagged Chosen Child, inspiration for characters, Jane Isaac, Writing
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The lost pen…
Last autumn, on the way home from Zürich on the train, I found a pen. It had fallen between the seat and the carriage wall, and presumably its owner hadn’t noticed because I was able to fish it up quite … Continue reading
Paperback!
Chosen Child is now available in paperback! It’s a lovely paperback, thanks to Debbie at The Cover Collection, and in one respect this one’s different to my others because it has a glossy finish, which really shows off that lovely … Continue reading
Posted in My books, The Writing Life
Tagged Alison Gray, Book bloggers, Chosen Child, There's Been A Murder Blog, Virtual Book Group
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Halfway…
It’s eBook publication week for Chosen Child, and halfway through the blog tour we have a slight hiccup… Today’s post should be coming from Jane Isaac’s Caffeine’s not a Crime blog, however, at the end of last week her entire … Continue reading
Posted in My books, The Writing Life
Tagged Alison Gray, Chosen Child, Reviewed the Book, St Ives, Thriller and Crime blog
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Chosen Child is published!
I’m really pleased that my fourth book – another psychological thriller – is now available to download on kindle or other devices with an app. A few bits and pieces about the book: From the first word on the first … Continue reading
Posted in My books, The Writing Life
Tagged blog tour, book trailer, Chosen Child, Helen Pollard, Linda Hill, psychological thriller, release day
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The A B C of writing a book… (only slightly tongue-in-cheek)
Please note, this is not a list of instructions – that needs no A B C. To write a book, ‘all’ you need to do, according to a cartoon doing the rounds on social media, is: Sit. Stay. Write. This … Continue reading
Posted in books, The Writing Life
Tagged am writing, Amazon, book trailer, books, champagne, Chosen Child, Facebook, Kindle, pre-order, publication, social media, Twitter
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New book trailer!
If you compare learning to make a book trailer to learning to ride your bike with no stabilisers, I’m at the stage of wobbling along, a parent (in my case, son 2) trotting beside me. For yards I can go … Continue reading
Posted in My books, The Writing Life
Tagged Amazon Kindle, Chosen Child, MovieMaker, psychological thriller
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Chosen Child – cover reveal
One of the best things about self-publishing is, you get to choose your own cover image. Not that I’m unhappy about my publisher’s choice for my first two books; in fact, until recently, the cover of The Paradise Trees was … Continue reading
