I had some rather wonderful news at the weekend, which I'd love to share. Healing Glass has earned an honorable mention in the Rainbow Awards! Some people love submitting their books for awards. For me, it's something I never quite feel good enough for. After Job Hunt, which was a category …
Tuesday Teaser: A Ready Ear
Only one more day until the official release of the second Zero Rising story: Two Divided by Zero! The paperback is already available to order from amazon - I did need some author copies! I've been thinking about the final book in the series, the one that tells Jack's story right up to the beginning …
Tuesday Teaser: Jack on dealing with bullies
And suddenly... everything is moving at warp speed! Jack's second book, Two Divided by Zero, is up for pre-order. I'm almost done designing the paperback. And then it dawns on me that release day is just a week away and I shouldn't be sitting here writing Cooking with Gareth recipe cards. Yep, …
Tuesday Teaser: A Shocking Revelation
Howdy all! It's Teaser Tuesday on the blog and today's snippet reminds me of going to talk to my boss about a new website only to be told that my job had been made redundant and that I'd be leaving in a month's time. Once the first shock had worn off, I felt strangely disconnected, as if I'd walked …
Tuesday Teaser: On the Beach
So, it's April, Camp NaNo got underway yesterday - and I'm having my work cut out for me. Healing Glass, the story of glass master Minel, warrior captain Falcon, and a floating glass city, is due to go on pre-order shortly, ready for a May 13th release. I'm going through the final edits, and …
Tuesday Teaser: What Makes them Unique
Time for a Tuesday Teaser! It's a little like Christmas here today. All anticipation while I'm waiting for the delivery man to pull up outside the house and bring the new laptop. :-) My 10-year-old Dell has worked its socks off over the last few days to keep me going and my husband kindly lent me …
Tuesday Teaser: The Nights Before
I spent most of yesterday preparing my tax return. And it seems to have killed every creative vibe in my brain. I try to go to sleep with an unfinished scene or an unresolved plot point in my mind, and often wake with something useable that I can take to the laptop, or out on a walk. (Not that this …
Tuesday Teaser: Sword Oath
I'm quite used to strange things happening when I write. Characters take off in directions I'd not planned on, or plots go off the rails at ridiculous speeds. Not to mention the plot bunny farm someone in the village is keeping, and their ludicrous security. Bunnies are forever escaping and ending …
Tuesday Teaser: Something Different
Morning, all! Time for the Tuesday Teaser. We're still melting here in England, and I have a huge job on my desk this week. No idea how much writing will get done in the last week of Camp NaNo, but I'll do my best. I finished last night on 43,881 - half Healing Glass, half Embracing Fire... and it …
Tuesday Teaser and a Left-Hand Drive Kitchen
Between the Valentine's Day Giveaway and Crossfire going on sale, I took a little extra time last week for the writing part of my business. No wonder, then, that it's crazy busy this week while I do my best to catch up. Yesterday, no writing got done at all, and today it's looking dubious. All's …
A Tuesday Teaser for Pancake Day
It's Pancake Day. Or, to give it its proper name, Shrove Tuesday. It used to be the day when households used up all the foodstuffs prohibited during Lent, but it's since become yet another opportunity to sell us stuff. Since that "stuff" involves lemons I don't mind too much. I even made pancakes …
Tuesday Teaser: Jack on Skylar
Tuesday Teaser time! I'm knee-deep in editing Jack & Gareth's fourth book, Swings & Roundabouts. So deep, in fact, that between edits and work my brain doesn't have space for other stories outside the Nancarrow Mining 'verse. It's also amusing how much in the way of snippets and notes and …