Discover my Cosy Crimes & Historical Sagas

Discover my Cosy Crimes & Historical Sagas

Friday, March 15, 2024

Rebel women, Making my mark and SpringFest - my writing week


Date for your diary! BOOK LAUNCH Sat 25 May from 10-4 at The Lambton Arms pub in Chester-le-Street, plus an exhibition by Chester-le-Street Heritage Society on Horner's toffee factory and Dainty Dinah. I'll be joined by the lovely Featherbed Books who'll be selling my books!


This week I cracked on with planning chapters and getting the plot of the story straightened brain for Scarborough cosy crime number 4 - Deadly Dancing at the Seaview Hotel 



I was overjoyed to be included in The Sunderland Echo's list of women for International Women's Day


And for International Women's Day I had the best afternoon at the launch of the Rebel Women of Sunderland podcast at Sunderland University. 





If you're in Bridlington Yorkshire on Sat 16 Mar I'd love to see you! In the morning, I'm part of Festival of Words at North Bridlington library then at 2pm at The Book Nook in the Old Town, signing my Scarborough cosy crimes, so come and say hello! 


I crafted another episode of my weekly soap opera Riverside for The People's Friend magazine. I've been writing Riverside weekly since 2016 and you can find out all about it here.

I also kept the Coronation Street Blog ticking over with news and editing the team of 16 bloggers. 
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Glenda Young

Twitter: @Flaming_Nora

Facebook: GlendaYoungAuthor

Website: GlendaYoungBooks.com

Friday, March 08, 2024

Award nomination, radio, research & rescue dogs - my writing week


This week included World Book Day and I was interviewed on BBC York about my cosy crime series set in Scarborough.  You can listen to my interview here and my bit begins at 3.12:24

Also on World Book Day I called into Sunderland Waterstones where my new book The Toffee Factory Girls was on sale! Hand-modelled by the lovely Waterstones' bookseller and it's signed too.


And The Toffee Factory Girls takes pride of place in my publisher Headline's choices for Mother's Day. What an honour.


My Scarborough cosy crime Foul Play at the Seaview Hotel has been nominated for an award by my publisher in The Last Laugh category for Best Humorous Crime Novel in this year's prestigious Crimefest Awards! 


I was also researching my next Scarborough cosy crime for with my 'must have' writing books before plotting my chapters next week! 


While researching my next cosy crime, which stars rescue greyhound Suki,  I went for a walk with rescue greyhounds Carla and Rudy and their owner Angie.


I was over the moon to be invited once again to give the opening speech and official welcome at this year's Sunderland History Fair. Saturday May 18 at Bede Tower, Burdon Road. All welcome. It's a fantastic day.   It was given coverage in The Sunderland Echo


This week my author newsletter for March was sent out to all of my subscribers and you can read it online here.

I visited Gateshead Library for the first time and absolutely loved it there. Stayed to have a coffee in the glorious cafe and saw an exhibition, which I really enjoyed. What a great place. Also spotted my books on the shelves, chatted to the librarian and picked up a brochure of upcoming talks!

Because of appearing in the brochure, I was invited to give a talk this week to a group of 50 people at a private event, which was fantastic. I really enjoyed it and have received some great feedback.




I crafted another episode of my weekly soap opera Riverside for The People's Friend magazine. I've been writing Riverside weekly since 2016 and you can find out all about it here.

I also kept the Coronation Street Blog ticking over with news and editing the team of 16 bloggers. 

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Glenda Young

Twitter: @Flaming_Nora

Facebook: GlendaYoungAuthor

Website: GlendaYoungBooks.com

Friday, March 01, 2024

A sweet week in The Mirror, The Northern Echo, Community Libraries and top secret research - my writing week


This week I was really honoured to be featured in the Mirror. They ran a feature on the real life woman who was the face of Dainty Dinah toffee and an interview with me about my new novel The Toffee Factory Girls. What a joy!



I was also featured in a full-page article in The Northern Echo, all about my writing life and my new book The Toffee Factory Girls.    



The story was syndicated to Yahoo News too and you can read it online here.  


My new postcards arrived from local printer Print2GoGo and I absolutely love them! Designed by my friend Pickled Jo


I donated copies of The Toffee Factory Girls to two local community libraries. Here I am at Fulwell Community Library and a book was also set to Back on the Map community library at Hendon, Sunderland.


This week I was delighted to see my new book The Toffee Factory Girls included in The Bookseller magazine's paperback preview for May.


And it was also listed in the agents' hotlist for London Bookfair 2024!


Also this week I carried out TOP SECRET research for my next cosy crime novel. The research took place in a local beauty salon, Pure Bliss of Sunderland. Hmm... wonder what's going on there?!


I crafted another episode of my weekly soap opera Riverside for The People's Friend magazine. I've been writing Riverside weekly since 2016 and you can find out all about it here.

I also kept the Coronation Street Blog ticking over with news and editing the team of 16 bloggers. 

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Glenda Young

Twitter: @Flaming_Nora

Facebook: GlendaYoungAuthor

Website: GlendaYoungBooks.com

Friday, February 23, 2024

Toffees, Yorkshire and two bouquets - my writing week


This week I began the background reading for my next Scarborough-set cosy crime. It's going to be a lot of fun!  No details yet... I'm such a tease!

After the hardback, ebook and audiobook publication last week of The Toffee Factory Girls I received two beautiful bouquets. One from my publisher Headline (thanks, everyone!) and the other from my husband who is also my chauffeur, bodyguard, roadie, counsellor and coffee maker!


The Toffee Factory Girls proof paperbacks were sent out by my publisher to reviewers, with free toffees!  Some pics already received are as follows:



This one from https://twitter.com/Lindahill50Hill


This one from https://twitter.com/_chapter1_page1


I was featured in The Halifax Courier with my cosy crimes set in Scarborough, in a round-up of Yorkshire novels. How wonderful! Read the full article here.  It was also syndicated to a number of Yorkshire newspapers including The Scarborough News and the The Harrogate Advertiser.





There's a new competition to win one of my books, signed. Enter here.


My novel The Toffee Factory Girls is now available to book bloggers on NetGalley on request from Headline. Request it here.


I crafted another episode of my weekly soap opera Riverside for The People's Friend magazine. I've been writing Riverside weekly since 2016 and you can find out all about it here.

I also kept the Coronation Street Blog ticking over with news and editing the team of 16 bloggers. 
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Glenda Young

Twitter: @Flaming_Nora

Facebook: GlendaYoungAuthor

Website: GlendaYoungBooks.com

Sunday, February 18, 2024

Competition Time! Win one of Glenda's books!


Enter to win a signed copy of any of my books shown below - sagas or cosy crime!

Deadline for competition is Wednesday 20th March 2024 at 12 noon.

Winner will be announced on this website. 

 Good luck, everyone! UK entrants only.

 




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Glenda Young

Twitter: @Flaming_Nora

Facebook: GlendaYoungAuthor

Website: GlendaYoungBooks.com
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