Flaming Nora

I've been writing Coronation Street weekly updates since 1995 and this week's Coronation Street  has just gone live here.    This week in Corrie, Steve got the (unicorn) horn. Find out all about my gritty saga novels, published by Headline

I've a short story called Fingers Crossed out this week. It's published in The People's Friend Fiction Special No. 176 which is in the shops now. It's about a woman who is superstitious, causing chaos for her. But it also brings a nice surprise into her life. It's a fun story that I enjoyed writing a great deal. I hope you enjoy reading it too. Find out all about my gritty saga novels, published by Headline

I've been writing Coronation Street weekly updates since 1995 and this week's Coronation Street  has just gone live here.    This week in Corrie, Gary Windass went rogue. Find out all about my gritty saga novels, published by Headline

There's a lot to look forward to in the coming weeks and months. I'm doing some talks - and even a guided walk showing the locations for my novels. If you'd like to come along, I'd love to see you there. All of the talks are listed on the events page of my website - and it's here. Find out all about my gritty saga novels, published by Headline

I've been writing Coronation Street weekly updates since 1995 and this week's Coronation Street  has just gone live here.  This week in Corrie, the Bailey family moved into the Street, bringing noise and energy with them all Find out all about my gritty saga novels, published by Headline

Today, Friday 14 June, I'm featured on the Romantic Novelists' Association blog asking Are Sagas a Feminist Issue? .  The answer of course, is yes. What book written around a strong, independent heroine couldn't be? I also chat about the research for the story of The Tuppenny Child. The story takes place in the northeast pit village of Ryhope, where I grew up and I talk about setting the story there too. You can read it all here , if you'd like to. Find out all about my gritty saga novels, published by Headline

Me with The People's Friend photobooth I'm hugely proud to be a short story writer for The People's Friend magazine. It's the longest-running weekly women's magazine in the world and this year they are celebrating their 150th anniversary. As well as short story writing for the magazine, I am in the unique and wonderful position of being the author of the first ever soap opera in the history of the magazine. The soap opera, Riverside, publishes weekly in the magazine and is a lot of fun to write. Earlier this year I attended The People's Friend's 150th birthday party in the wonderful city of Dundee. You can read more on that here. And this month I was invited as a guest author to Alvaston Hall in Cheshire to celebrate The People's Friend's 150th anniversary weekend. This was a huge honour. I was there with best-selling writer Annie Murray and what a joy it was to meet and learn from her. Annie and I gave our talk on Saturday after...

I've been writing Coronation Street weekly updates since 1995 and this week's Coronation Street  has just gone live here.  This week in Corrie,  Gemma gets shock baby news, baby news, baby news, baby news. Find out all about my gritty saga novels, published by Headline

I studied at the University of Sunderland as a mature student, taking a journalism degree course some years ago. And since I've left Uni, I find myself drawn back there more than ever now that I've become a writer. And yes, it still feels odd to say that about myself. As an alumni member of the University, I'm allowed to use the library facilities and have been spending a great deal of time there researching and writing my historical novels set in Sunderland in 1919. The Murray library at the University is the place where I also plan out my novels, spreading A4 sheets, folders and files all over a massive table, the likes of which I need and don't have at home.  And it's as a thank you to the University and the alumni association that I have written a few words about them in an interview with the University on the publication of the hardback of my second novel The Tuppenny Child. Putting Sunderland on the map. --  Glenda Young Author of h...

My second novel THE TUPPENNY CHILD is now available in hardback, ebook and audiobook. The paperback will be out this autumn. I'm running a competition to win a copy of the audiobook for the novel. It's read by talented northeast actress Janine Birkett. To enter to win a copy of the audiobook visit  http://Facebook.com/GlendaYoungAuthor   Overseas fans can enter. Deadline is Monday 17 June at 5pm, 2019 (UK time). Good luck! --  Glenda Young Author of historical novels with Headline Twitter:  @Flaming_Nora Facebook:  GlendaYoungAuthor