Flaming Nora

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This week I've made more steady progress writing the first draft of  The Bakery Girls  and aim to be finished by end of May.  It's a long process that can't be rushed as each day requires considerable concentration and hard work. I'm loving it a lot!  I've also seen the cover but can't reveal it yet. It's incredible, and could be my favourite yet. Out of working hours, I went to the wonderful city of Durham for a tour of Redhills. This is the Durham Miners Association building known as the Pitmen's Parliament. Researching  The Bakery Girls  means eating cake. A tough job but someone's got to do it. In a cafe in Durham I ate Empire Biscuit, known as German Biscuit before WW1. It could be the inspiration for Sunderland's pink slice, layered shortbread, jam, (white) icing, jelly tot! I went on a tour of Sunderland's new Culture House, set to open this summer. I was overjoyed to see my books on the shelves of the library part of the building.  It...

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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 ...