Flaming Nora

Enter to win a signed copy of Murder at the Seaview Hotel , and a big bar of Cadbury Chocolate.   UK entries only please.  Deadline for entries is Thursday 26 November at 5pm.  Winner will be drawn at random and announced on this blog after the closing date. Loading… __ Glenda Young BlueSky: @Glenda Young Facebook: GlendaYoungAuthor Website: GlendaYoungBooks.com

Congratulations go to Sharon Harris who has been drawn at random to win a signed hardback copy of my new Scarborough cosy crime, Music to Die For at the Seaview Hotel. Thank you everyone for entering. If you'd like the book, please order it here! __ Glenda Young BlueSky: @Glenda Young Facebook: GlendaYoungAuthor Website: GlendaYoungBooks.com

This week I've worked on the synopsis for my next historical novel, The Glassmaker's Girl. It'll be published by Headline in 2028 and I'm really excited about it.  Next step is plotting it all out over the coming weeks before starting to write it in the new year. Elsewhere this week, my cosy crimes made it all the way up to Shetland! I'm over the moon! I gave a talk at Northallerton library, which I really enjoyed and I hope everyone who attended enjoyed it too.  Thank you all for coming. While in Northallerton, I was overjoyed to see my Scarborough cosy crime Music To Die For at the Seaview Hotel, on the shelf in hardback in Waterstones in town. I love receiving posts like these! From a happy, relaxed reader on holiday in the sun, with one of my cosy crimes! My upcoming saga The Bakery Girl is available to pre-order now at just £3.99.  Order it here. And I'm delighted to say that the audiobook of my saga Celebrations at the Toffee Factory has been shortlisted...

As an author I love giving talks to readers and groups. I'm very happy to be invited to give talks. I've met wonderful people and am often invited back to give even more talks. I've been told, many times, "You're the best speaker we've ever had!" Not bad for a lass from a council house on a working class estate in an ex-pit village.  Not bad for someone with zero confidence, crippling anxiety and no training in public speaking.   My passion for my subject carries me and always shines through.  However an author talk takes up a lot of valuable writing time. Time to prepare, often with PowerPoint presentations.  Time to travel there and back. Time to set up, speak, chat afterwards, pack away and leave. Time to decompress afterwards.  Time to reflect and absorb feedback. Time to follow up on contacts made. Time to write to thank everyone involved. Time to type up and prepare my invoice, adjust my self-employed business accounts and update my admin. It's a...

I'm over the moon to announce that I've made the shortlist on a prestigious national award. The audiobook of my WW1 saga Celebrations at the Toffee Factory is shortlisted on the Listening Books members awards 2026. Wow!  __ Glenda Young BlueSky: @Glenda Young Facebook: GlendaYoungAuthor Website: GlendaYoungBooks.com

This week I've been looking ahead to Christmas with some wonderful events as follows: I was featured in the Darlington and Stockton Times as they gave a shout out to my talk at Northallerton library on Monday next week at 1.30pm.  All welcome. Always a tricky time in the novel writing process. Research is drawing to a close for The Glassmaker's Girl and my thoughts now turn to the story. What will happen and who will be involved? I have no idea yet! Shetland Library gave me a wonderful shout-out on Facebook.  I'd love to visit! I crafted another episode of my weekly soap opera Riverside for The People's Friend magazine. I've been writing Riverside weekly since 2016. Sign up to receive my free, monthly email newsletter with competitions, events and news at glendayoungbooks.com __ Glenda Young BlueSky: @Glenda Young Facebook: GlendaYoungAuthor Website: GlendaYoungBooks.com