Reaching the end, Page proofs and Library talks- my writing week

This week I finished writing the first draft of my eighth saga novel set in the coalmining village of Ryhope in 1919. I can't yet tell you anything about this one, or the title and there's still a long way to go before I send it to my publisher and consider it 'done'.  I'm now in the process of editing the book and then I'll print it again, read it again, edit it again and keep on doing this until I'm truly happy with the finished result. Only then will I send it to the publisher. But it's still a milestone and one I'm celebrating!

I had a short story called The Social Media Girl in this week's Best magazine. It's a fun story about a woman who takes on a new role creating social media content for a wildlife park. But then strange things start to happen in her new role when her wild side begins to appear.

Thank you to Scarborough Writers' Circle for this wonderful write-up  in the Scarborough News about my talk to the group earlier this month.   You can read it all here.

A reminder that I'm giving an online talk for Northumbria Libraries. It's free and everyone with zoom can join in. I'll be talking about my writing life and my cosy crime Murder at the Seaview Hotel. It's on Monday 31 January at 2pm and you can sign up to join in here.  I hope to see you there!

This week I received the page proofs of my seventh Ryhope-set saga, A Mother's Christmas Wish. This one comes out in August this year in ebook, hardback and audiobook and it comes out in October in paperback. It's the first Christmas novel I've written and I'm very proud of it. My job with the page proofs is to check for any errors in grammar and spelling that may have made their way through onto the page, and it's the last chance to correct things before the book goes to the printer. 

I crafted another episode of my weekly soap opera Riverside for The People's Friend magazine. I've been writing Riverside weekly since 2016 and you can find out all about it here.

I also kept the Coronation Street Blog ticking over with news and editing the team of 16 bloggers. 

See you next week!

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Glenda Young

Twitter: @Flaming_Nora

Facebook: GlendaYoungAuthor

Website: GlendaYoungBooks.com

Short story The Social Media Girl in Best magazine

I've a short story called The Social Media Girl in this week's Best magazine.

It's a fun story about a woman who takes on a new role creating social media content for a wildlife park. But then strange things start to happen in her new role when her wild side begins to appear.

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Glenda Young

Twitter: @Flaming_Nora

Facebook: GlendaYoungAuthor

Website: GlendaYoungBooks.com

The Scarborough News - Writers' Circle welcomes author Glenda Young

Thank you to Scarborough Writers' Circle for this wonderful write-up  in the Scarborough News about my talk to the group last week.  

You can read it all here.
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Glenda Young

Twitter: @Flaming_Nora

Facebook: GlendaYoungAuthor

Website: GlendaYoungBooks.com

The end of my Yorkshire writing retreat - my writing week

This week saw the end of my 10 day writing retreat to Scarborough. I wrote each day, took long walks on the beach, along clifftops, around town, visited coffee shops & cafes, eaten fish and chips, gave two talks on my books and almost finished first draft of my novel.  

Here I am on a sunny day in Scarborough enjoying morning coffee with a view. 

I was overjoyed to find my cosy crime in the Scarborough branch of WHSmith. 

And I hope never, ever, to become complacent or take it for granted when I see my novels in bookshops like Waterstones, in Scarborough.

I crafted another episode of my weekly soap opera Riverside for The People's Friend magazine. I've been writing Riverside weekly since 2016 and you can find out all about it here.

I also kept the Coronation Street Blog ticking over with news and editing the team of 16 bloggers. 

See you next week!

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Glenda Young

Twitter: @Flaming_Nora

Facebook: GlendaYoungAuthor

Website: GlendaYoungBooks.com

Enter to win two of my novels in new competition

Competition time! 

WIN a copy of both my saga novel The Miner's Lass & my cosy crime novel Murder at the Seaview Hotel.

Deadline for entries is Monday 24 January 2022 at 5pm.

Good luck, everyone. Enter here   

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Glenda Young

Twitter: @Flaming_Nora

Facebook: GlendaYoungAuthor

Website: GlendaYoungBooks.com

Join me & Northumberland Libraries for a zoom talk about my cosy crime Murder at the Seaview Hotel

Join me online by zoom for a chat about my cosy crime novel Murder at the Seaview Hotel. 

Hosted by Northumberland Libraries on Monday 31 January at 2pm. 

It's free and you can sign up to attend here  

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Glenda Young

Twitter: @Flaming_Nora

Facebook: GlendaYoungAuthor

Website: GlendaYoungBooks.com

Oh, I do like to write beside the seaside - my writing week in Scarborough

This week I've been writing in the seaside town of Scarborough, where my cosy crime series is set.  I'm on a 'writing retreat' where I'm dedicating myself to writing each day, in an apartment by the sea. Sounds idyllic... and it is. It's also very hard work. While in Scarborough, I gave a talk to Scarborough Writers Circle and to Scarborough Library.  I was even featured in The Scarborough News and here I am having my photo taken on the south bay beach.

Here I am again, on a freezing cold day, in Scarborough Library, where my talk was being advertised with a poster on the wall.  Masks are great indoors for keeping your nose warm.

And here I am in the Scarborough branch of Waterstones where I was overwhelmed to discover they've set up a special table for my cosy crime Murder at the Seaview Hotel.  It's one of their best-sellers!

I was also invited to give a talk to Scarborough Writers' Circle who meet at Scalby Library.  I've met some of those in the group before when I gave a talk after my first saga novel l was published. Now I'm writing my eighth saga and have written two cosy crimes, so there was a lot of catching up to do.  It was a wonderful night, the group are very friendly and I had a good time. The writers' group have even written about my visit and my talk and if you'd like to, you can read about it here.

Thanks to Writing Magazine for featuring my life in writing and my novels published by Headline in this month's magazine. I'm featured in the subscribers' news in an article they've titled "Right up our Street." 

I crafted another episode of my weekly soap opera Riverside for The People's Friend magazine. I've been writing Riverside weekly since 2016 and you can find out all about it here.

I also kept the Coronation Street Blog ticking over with news and editing the team of 16 bloggers. 

See you next week!

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Glenda Young

Twitter: @Flaming_Nora

Facebook: GlendaYoungAuthor

Website: GlendaYoungBooks.com

Scarborough Writers Circle

This week while writing in Scarborough, I was invited to give a talk to Scarborough Writers' Circle at Scalby Library.  

I've met some of those in the group before when I gave a talk after my first novel was published. Now I'm writing my eighth saga and have written two cosy crimes too, so there was a lot of catching up to do.  It was a wonderful night, the group are very friendly and I had a good time.

The writers' group have even written about my visit and my talk and if you'd like to, you can read it all here.
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Glenda Young

Twitter: @Flaming_Nora

Facebook: GlendaYoungAuthor

Website: GlendaYoungBooks.com

All welcome to my talk at Scarborough Library, Thursday 13 Jan

I'm giving a talk on my cosy crime set in Scarborough, Murder at the Seaview Hotel. 

The talk takes place on Thursday 13 Jan at 6pm and tickets cost £4 each.  

I'll have books for sale (they're £9.99 each) and will be happy to sign them too.

I'm also featured in The Scarborough News!

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Glenda Young

Twitter: @Flaming_Nora

Facebook: GlendaYoungAuthor

Website: GlendaYoungBooks.com

Right up our Street - I'm featured in Writing Magazine

Thanks to Writing Magazine for featuring my life in writing and my novels published by Headline in this month's magazine.

I'm featured in the subscribers' news in an article they've titled "Right up our Street."

Chuffed.

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Glenda Young

Twitter: @Flaming_Nora

Facebook: GlendaYoungAuthor

Website: GlendaYoungBooks.com

Previews, Events and the Irish Women's Christmas - my writing week

Happy New Year, everyone. There's lots to look forward to in 2022.  

My second cosy crime novel set in Scarborough CURTAIN CALL AT THE SEAVIEW HOTEL is out in MAY in ebook, hardback and audiobook (paperback in August), see https://bit.ly/CurtainCallAtTheSeaviewHotel. 

Plus, my seventh saga set in Ryhope 1919,  A MOTHER'S CHRISTMAS WISH is out in August in ebook, hardback and audiobook (paperback in October) see http://bit.ly/AMothersChristmasWish

My January newsletter has now gone out to all of my fans.  You can read it online here. Or, if you'd like to, you can sign up to receive this monthly newsletter from my website, here.

I've updated my events page on my website to include talks I'm giving this year either in person or by zoom. Please join me for any that you would like to, it's always nerve-wracking giving talks and so friendly faces are always welcome.  Check out all the events here.

This week, on January 6th, the Irish tradition of Nollaig na mBan was celebrated. It's called The Women's Christmas (or Little Christmas) and is a wonderful tradition which I included in my novel The Tuppenny Child. Find out more at http://bit.ly/TheTuppennyChild

I crafted another episode of my weekly soap opera Riverside for The People's Friend magazine. I've been writing Riverside weekly since 2016 and you can find out all about it here.

I also kept the Coronation Street Blog ticking over with news and editing the team of 16 bloggers. 

See you next week!

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Glenda Young

Twitter: @Flaming_Nora

Facebook: GlendaYoungAuthor

Website: GlendaYoungBooks.com

Glenda Young, author newsletter for January 2022

My January newsletter has now gone out to all of my fans. 

You can read it online here.

Or, if you'd like to, you can sign up to receive this monthly newsletter from my website, here.

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Glenda Young

Twitter: @Flaming_Nora

Facebook: GlendaYoungAuthor

Website: GlendaYoungBooks.com

New cosy crime and saga for 2022

Happy New Year, everyone. There's lots to look forward to in 2022. 

My second cosy crime novel set in Scarborough CURTAIN CALL AT THE SEAVIEW HOTEL is out in MAY in ebook, hardback and audiobook (paperback in August), see https://bit.ly/CurtainCallAtTheSeaviewHotel. 

Plus, my seventh saga set in Ryhope 1919,  A MOTHER'S CHRISTMAS WISH is out in August in ebook, hardback and audiobook (paperback in October) see http://bit.ly/AMothersChristmasWish

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Glenda Young

Twitter: @Flaming_Nora

Facebook: GlendaYoungAuthor

Website: GlendaYoungBooks.com