Flaming Nora

If today is Friday April 29th then it's the day of the UK Blog Awards at which the Coronation Street Blog is shortlisted in two categories. Since setting up the Coronation Street Blog back in 2007 it's the first time I've entered it for any awards.  You can read my thoughts on the awards ceremony, the voting process and the whole thing here . Find out more about my books. Click on the image below : I'm on twitter @flaming_nora

As hard as it is for me to do this myself, I do it because I know by now that no-one else will. It's my trumpet and I have to blow it. Matron.  The book is an unofficial Coronation Street companion book all about soap's best loved serial killer ‘ Norman Bates with a Briefcase ‘.  Actor Brian Capron, who played Richard Hillman, writes the foreword to the book. You can find out more and buy it here. A lovely little write-up of my new paperback book.  The piece comes from ATV today and very nice it is too.  Find out more about my books. Click on the image below : I'm on twitter @flaming_nora

I'm writing this blog post about my first foray into self-publishing because it's less painful than banging my head against the wall. If this blog post helps just one other person to stop banging their head against a wall then it's done its job. After the e-book success of my Coronation Street companion book "Norman Bates with a Briefcase: The story of Richard Hillman" I decided I'd self-publish it in paperback. I investigated Lulu.com and spoke to Sunderland author Alan Parkinson who had good things to say about it.  However, as I'd already invested in Amazon with the e-book for Kindle and felt I knew what I was doing, I decided to go with CreateSpace , which is also run by Amazon. Here's what I did: 1. Set up a CreateSpace account. Simple. 2. Decided on the size I'd like my book to be. I chose 8" x 5" and downloaded the 8" x 5" template. I uploaded all of my text into the 8" x 5" template. 3. Downloaded...

Today I had my absolute day / year / life made. Met a woman for the first time, we got talking about Corrie and she tells me all about this wonderful book about Corrie's Deirdre that she'd read. Not only did she read it she took it into her social club for the club's library - and there's still a queue of people waiting to read it. When I told her I'd written it, well, both of us had a bit of a moment.  Hugs and tears were involved. Find out more about my books. Click on the image below : I'm on twitter @flaming_nora

My book, Norman Bates with a Briefcase is now available to buy in paperback from here . It's an unofficial Coronation Street companion book. Find out more about my books. Click on the image below : I'm on twitter @flaming_nora

I've been writing Coronation Street weekly updates since 1995 and this week's Coronation Street update has just gone live here . This week on Corrie, it all went a bit chitty chitty chat chat. Find out more about my books. Click on the image below : I'm on twitter @flaming_nora

I've been writing Coronation Street weekly updates since 1995 and this week's Coronation Street update has just gone live here . This week on Corrie, Leanne announces she's gone back to her surname of Battersby. Find out more about my books. Click on the image below : I'm on twitter @flaming_nora

If you haven't yet watched an episode of Vinyl (it's on Sky Atlantic, Monday nights), then watch it, right now. It's the best thing that's been on telly in ages. It's up there, for me, with The Sopranos. And when I tell you I've watched the box set of The Sopranos five, yes five, times, then you'll know how much I like it. And then tells you how much I'm enjoying Vinyl too.  It's fantastic. Find out more here. Find out more about my books. Click on the image below : I'm on twitter @flaming_nora