The Lunar Chronicles Giveaway Summer is in full swing here in Wales but it won’t be long before the autumn nights start drawing in. In preparation for snuggling up with a good book on the cooler September nights, I’m excited to share my August giveaway. One lucky reader will win 4x books in The Lunar Chronicles giveaway; a YA futuristic sci-fi re-telling …
Book Review: Earthfall by Mark Walden
Earthfall book review. Earthfall is a sci-fi adventure by Mark Walden. The boy ran down the rain-soaked street, weaving between abandoned cars. He crouched behind one of the vehicles and tried to quiet his laboured breath. At first he heard nothing, but then behind the noise of the falling rain he made out another sound – one that in recent …
How to list a book on #Kobo
It was back in 2012 when I published my first book, I didn’t have any doubt that listing ShockWaves on Amazon and enrolling it in Kindle Select was the right thing to do. Yes, there are other platforms, like Kobo, Google Play and Apple iBooks but Amazon was, and still is, the giant of the publishing world. Roll on five …
Writing a script for MY WORLD starring the Nissan 350Z
Every so often you’re asked to get involved in something different and exciting. So when Moving Productions asked me to write a voice over for the film they were shooting which featured an awesome Nissan 350Z, I had to say yes. The brief was interesting. They wanted a short scripted introduction that was about the car, but not obviously about the …
$ 50 Amazon Gift Card #Giveaway and Free YA sci-fi fantasy Box Set
$ 50 Amazon Gift Card The launch of OtherWorlds, a box set of YA sci-fi fantasy stories, is less than a week away. I’ve partnered with the nine other awesome authors in the collection to bring you this $ 50 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway. The winner will be announced on launch day, 23rd May. Also very entry gets a free …
Massive Summer Reader Blowout #Giveaway: ends May 31st
A short, sweet post today. I’m excited to be taking part in the Massive Summer Reader Blowout Giveaway so, if you’re looking for the chance to win an Amazon Echo, one of two Kindle Fire HD tablets or just get some great summer reads, this giveaway is not to be missed. ENTER HERE The Prizes GRAND PRIZE: Amazon Echo + Kindle Fire HD …
Rook Review: The X-Variant by Rosemary Cole
I was really excited to receive a review copy of The X-Variant by Rosemary Cole from Xpresso Book Tours. Here’s how I got on. The Blurb This is a science fiction tale about a time-traveling girl and a zombie apocalypse. With her peaceful Utopian world crumbling and humanity’s very existence under threat, Kala must travel back in time to 2079—when …
Author’s Twenty Questions
I recently came across an interview I did for Read Tuesday, a Black Friday-type event in the book world, a couple of years back. The Twenty Questions were really unusual and fun but they were lost when my website was changed so I thought I’d post again. Twenty Questions … Fire rages in your house. Everyone is safe, but you. You …
Phoenix Rising, a YA junk punk novel by Bryony Pearce: Book Review
I’m coming in at the eleventh hour with my review for the March British Books Challenge. It took me a long time to read Phoenix Rising, partly because I got distracted cutting trees down in the garden. Was that the reason I had a hard time connecting with this book? Here’s what happened. Junk-punk Junk-punk. I didn’t even know such a …