Today I’m pleased to welcome Ragnar Jonasson to the blog. Ragnar is the author of the Dark Iceland series and his latest novel, Blackout, was published by Orenda Books on 15 July 2016. Ragnar kindly answered some of my questions. 1. Tell us a little about Blackout Blackout is set around the famous volcanic eruption…
Month: September 2016
Michael Stanley Q&A
Today I’m pleased to welcome Michael Sears and Stanley Trollip, who together write the Detective Kubu series set in Botswana, as Michael Stanley. Their latest novel, A Death in the Family, was published by Orenda Books on 15 July 2016 They kindly agreed to answer a few of my questions. 1. Tell us a little about…
Stumbling onto Stories by Barbara Henderson – guest post
Today I’m pleased to welcome Barbara Henderson to the blog. Barbara is the author of Fir for Luck, which is published by Pokey Hat on 21 September 2016 Here Barbara talks about stumbling onto stories. Stumbling onto stories I don’t know about you, but I stumble a lot. Being one of nature’s natural clumsy people, I…
From stage to page by P.I. Paris – guest post
Today I’m pleased to welcome P.I. Paris to the blog, who’s novel Casting Off, published by Black and White Press on 7 September 2016 Today he talks about adapting his stage play, Casting Off to become a novel. From stage to page I began work on what was to turn out to be my debut stage play at the…
Under the Reader’s Radar – celebrating the quiet novel
There are thousands upon thousands of books published each year. Only a small percentage of those make it to the best-seller list. That doesn’t mean that the rest aren’t worthy of reading. It may be that they are written by self-published authors who don’t have the marketing knowledge or a small independent publisher who doesn’t have the…
Linden Chase – Q&A and Giveaway
Today I’m pleased to welcome Linden Chase to the blog. Linden’s novel, Killer Instincts was published by Fahrenheit Press on 7 August 2016. Linden kindly answered some of my questions. 1. Tell us a little about Killer Instincts Killer Instincts is the first in a trilogy that follows Zane King, a wants-to-be-famous news reporter, when…
The Seventies- A Gastronomic Wasteland by Kathryn Hughes – Guest Post
Today I’m pleased to welcome Kathryn Hughes to the blog. Kathryn is the author of The Letter and her latest novel, The Secret, was published by Headline on 8 September 2016. Today Kathryn talks about the delights, or lack thereof, of the food of the Seventies. THE SEVENTIES – A GASTRONOMIC WASTELAND How spoilt we…
Dan Micklethwaite – Q&A
Today I’m pleased to welcome Dan Micklethwaite to the blog. Dan is the author of The Less Than Perfect Legend of Donna Creosote, published by Bluemoose Books on 28 July 2016 and which was recently shortlisted for the Guardian newspaper’s Not the Booker Prize. Dan kindly agreed to answer a few of my questions. 1….
The pleasures and perils of writing longhand by Tracey Sinclair – Guest post
Today I’m pleased to welcome Tracey Sinclair to the blog. Tracey is the author of The Bridesmaids Blues and the Cassandra Bick series. The latest Cassandra Bick story, Angel Falls was published on 13 January 2016. Tracey has written a piece about writing novels longhand. The pleasures and the perils of writing longhand Who doesn’t…
Under the Reader’s Radar – celebrating the quiet novel
There are thousands upon thousands of books published each year. Only a small percentage of those make it to the best-seller list. That doesn’t mean that the rest aren’t worthy of reading. It may be that they are written by self-published authors who don’t have the marketing knowledge or a small independent publisher who doesn’t have the…
From First Page to Last 