Book win – The Ludlow Ladies Society There’s nothing like receiving a new book to improve your day. So I was super pleased when a copy of The Ludlow Ladies’ Society by Ann O’Loughlin dropped through the letterbox this morning. The Ludlow Ladies’ Society is a story of friendship, resilience and compassion, and how women support each other through the …
Book review: Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
Book review: Carry On by Rainbow Rowell Why have I never read any books by Rainbow Rowell before? Eleanor and Park has been on my TBR list for ages. I just never got round to it. And I even have Fangirl on my Kindle, but wasn’t motivated to read it. So, when I picked up Carry On in the library …
Loving this week’s new Devon writing office
My new Devon writing office They say a change is as good as a rest and I’m loving this week’s new Devon writing office. Hoping to finish ‘Jake‘ and get through second draft of my skating story. Wish me luck. #feelingdetermined #amwriting
Book review: Every Day by David Levithan
The film version of David Levithan’s Every Day will be hitting the cinemas on the 23rd of February. The trailer looked interesting so, I decided to read the book first. The Blurb Each morning, ‘A’ wakes up in a different body. There’s never any warning about who it will be, but A is used to that. Never get too attached. …
Real life doesn’t make sense… but does fiction have to?
When I wrote my first book, ShockWaves, I had a ‘nearly agent’ who I worked with for over a year before our ways parted. One of the complaints she had about my antagonist was she didn’t think that he’d do the things I had written. Never mind that the character in question was a psychopath, he couldn’t do random acts of …
When your book ranks on Amazon next to one of your favourite books.
Sometimes it’s the small things that makes an author smile. I was checking the Amazon rankings of Ninetyfive percent Human last night and found it was right next to Veronica Rossi’s Under the Never Sky. This made me super happy as Rossi’s series is one of my favourite reads 🙂 A big thank you to everyone who has bought my …
Review: Beemgee novel outlining software and the Plot of Gold 30 day Challenge
Plot of Gold 30 day Challenge Blogging has taken a back seat these past few weeks as I’ve been taking part in the Plot of Gold 30 day Novel Outline Challenge run by the lovely guys from Pro-writing Aid and Beemgee plot outlining software. I’ve had a new idea for a story all summer, so the challenge seemed a good …
Fall YA book giveaway
Autumn is with us. The leaves are turning brown, the nights are drawing in, and there’s a definite nip in the air here in Wales. It’s the perfect time for curling up in your favourite chunky sweater with a good book. I’m pleased to introduce the “Fall YA book giveaway”. Fall YA book giveaway I’ve teamed up with some fantastic …
The winner of The Lunar Chronicles August Giveaway
I couldn’t believe the response to my “Lunar Chronicles Giveaway.” There were over 600 entrants! I guess you guys like Marissa Meyer’s Cinder, Scarlet, Cress and Winter as much as I do. The winner of the August Giveaway The winner, drawn by KingSumo, is Hannah from West Yorkshire. Yay for, Hannah! I hope you enjoy your prize.
Jones the Sheep – and other Welshism’s I probably shouldn’t use.
I am an author from the UK. As such, I regularly get comments/complaints from US readers who find my use of ‘British English’ confusing. I don’t blame them. If there wasn’t so much US TV on Netflix, I’d probably be vague on the meaning of American words like bangs and sidewalks too. To ease the suffering of their international readers, …