Flaming Nora

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This week I took a break from writing my next saga The Bakery Girls  and had a short holiday in Scarborough, my favourite place. While in town, I called into Scarborough Waterstones to sign books. You can see the piles of them on the counter by the till, they sell so quickly they don't even have to go on the shelves! On our route home, we always stop in Guisborough for coffee. While there, I popped into the library where I'm giving a talk on Saturday 25 April. All welcome! Tickets available here. I've also been working through the final proof copy of my next Scarborough cosy crime, Music to Die For at the Seaview Hotel. And I rode the Central Tramway funicular in Scarborough, where my books are advertised inside the car and they sell them at the top station. Thank you Scarborough, for all your support! And my walking tour of Ryhope, with tour guide Ian Mole made the front page of The Sunderland Echo this week. You can read the full story here. There's still time to ente...

This week I continued to write the first draft of my next saga, The Bakery Girls . You can pre-order it now .  I hit the halfway mark, which is a huge milestone indeed! Also this week my talk at South Bank Library Middlesbrough on Saturday 25 April has been moved. It'll now take place at Guisborough Library that day. All welcome. Book your tickets here. My ballroom dance cosy crime Deadly Dancing at the Seaview Hotel is just 99p for download this month.  Don't miss out and get it here. My cosy crimes was spotted for sale in Waterstones Harrogate this week. I love seeing my books on shelves in bookshops! And the walking tour of Ryhope showing locations from my books is now open for bookings.  Book your place at the Facebook group here. There was a wonderful review of my theatrical cosy crime Curtain Call at the Seaview Hotel, by Jackie Watson writer. You can read it in full here . And as I'm currently writing The Bakery Girls, bringing to life the Sunderland icon that is ...

This week I made good progress continuing to write the first draft of The Bakery Girls and I'm almost half way through.  There's still a long way to go, even after the first draft is written. For now, I continue to sit down each morning and write. I'm loving the story and I hope that you will too. In other news, this week I attended the Spring Fayre at 17nineteen in Sunderland. I sold a lot of books, chatted to a lot of people and had a wonderful day. It's a gorgeous place to be. I received this wonderful message from a reader of my Scarborough cosy crimes. It's typical of the messages I receive, and each one is fantastic.  My books inspire people to visit, return or even move to live in Scarborough. I was invited to speak to the creative writing group at Sunderland Women's Centre . The group is one that I part-funded for the centre, as they do incredible things. They also helped me in my writing life and are an important part of my adventure. Also this week I ...

This week I've continued to make good progress on my historical novel The Bakery Girls.  Even better news is that a special batch of PINK SLICE cake is on its way from Sunderland to London to star in the cover shoot for the book. I can't thank Mullers Swiss Bakers of Sunderland enough for all their support. My Scarborough cosy crimes have inspired a reader to visit Scarborough. This happens a lot and I love it when readers tell me that they're going to my happy place! Speaking of my happy place, The Headlands Hotel in Scarborough not only sell my books in their bar but advertise them to all their guests too! The books are also for sale in The Seaside Hideaway in Scarborough too, both great hotels. This week I gave an author talk at the amazing Lumley Castle. The talk included a cream tea and was a sold out event. The next event is in June and tickets are now on sale at Lumley Castle website. Below are some pictures from the day, it was wonderful. I've donated large prin...

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