Flaming Nora

A great deal has happened this week, more than usual (and I know I always have busy weeks) so let's crack on with what's been going on in my writing week this week. Firstly, I began to write my new cosy crime, set in Scarborough. This will be the third cosy crime in the series. I began with two of the most scary words a writer can write...  I visited the gorgeous North Yorkshire seaside town of Saltburn-by-the-sea where I called into the Book Corner bookshop and signed copes of my debut cosy crime Murder at the Seaview Hotel.   And I also signed copies of my novels - cosy crime and sagas - in Sunderland Waterstones. They even have a table for my novels in the shop, which makes my heart burst with love and pride. It's official, the leaflets are out and my name's on them all!  I've been invited to give the opening speech at this year's Sunderland History Fair .  It really is a huge honour. I'm terrified of course! All welcome, please come and say hello. News ...

This week I've been finalising the plotting and planning of my third cosy crime set in Scarborough. I can't reveal the title or the cover yet, but I will do as soon as I can.  Now that I've finished researching over the last few weeks, and the plotting and planning are done, all I have to do now is... (takes a deep breath!) .... start writing it. And that's what I'll be doing next week.  All being well, I'll write on three mornings a week every week, although it's usually more as I tend to get carried away by the story. My first draft therefore, should be ready before the end of August. Then it's editing and tweaking and polishing and refining it before it goes to the publisher before the end of November, which is when the deadline is. Wish me luck! Speaking of Scarborough, I received a wonderful comment from a reader about my first cosy crime - Murder at the Seaview Hotel. My books are inspiring readers to visit the locations in my books, whether it...

Flaming Nora! I'm in The Guardian today.    On the letters page. If you've popped by to say "hello, chuck", then welcome to my Flaming Nora Blog, online since 2007. My name is Glenda Young and I'm a bestselling author of historical sagas set in the North East. I'm published by Headline.  Have a look at my website here . I also write cosy crime / murder mysteries set in Scarborough.  My debut cosy crime is now available. It's Murder at the Seaview Hotel and stars 12 Elvis impersonators (Twelvis!) and when one is murdered, his blue suede shoes stolen, B&B landlady Helen Dexter & her rescue greyhound Suki set out to solve the crime. Go on, treat yourself, it's great! Plus, I write Riverside, a weekly soap opera for The People's Friend magazine. And I'm editor of the esteemed Coronation Street Blog fan site and have written many official TV tie-in books about Coronation Street for ITV. __ Glenda Young Twitter: @Flaming_Nora Facebo...

Congraulations to Sandra Barnes, who has been drawn at random as the winner of one of my novels, free bookmarks and a lovely bar of chocolate.  The novel that Sandra has chosen as her prize is my cosy crime set in Scarborough, Murder at the Seaview Hotel. Well done, Sandra and thank you to everyone for entering. __ Glenda Young Twitter:  @Flaming_Nora Facebook:  GlendaYoungAuthor Website:  GlendaYoungBooks.com

This week I gave a talk at the inaugural Morpeth Book Festival in Northumberland. It was a wonderful event, very friendly and my talk went down very well, even though I was very nervous. Whilst in Northumberland, I visited the amazing Barter Books in Alnwick. And they had some of my books on their shelves! During April, two of my novels are just 99p each.  Here's an offer I hope you can't refuse! I have not one, but two 99p Kindle offers for April.   Enjoy my fun, cosy crime set in Scarborough starring 12 Elvis impersonators! Murder at the Seaview Hotel -  http://bit.ly/MurderAtTheSeaviewHotel   And my northeast saga set around the miners strike of 1921. The Miner's Lass -   http://bit.ly/TheMinersLass    Great meeting today with  Hype That PR  who'll be managing publicity for two of my paperback novels coming out this year with  Headline Fiction.  Hang on to your hats, it's going to be a busy year!...

My author newsletter for April went out this week. It includes two 99p offers, a competition, a cover reveal and details of how you can be a part of the story of one of my novels.   It's all in my author newsletter for April,  online now   This week the new tax year started. I know, how dull!  But to cheer myself up I started off the year with some lovely pink files, matching of course. It's a small thing, but a colourful one that helps with the drudgery of keeping records and receipts and putting them on all spreadsheets at the end of the year. It's a hugely important part of being a self-employed writer. It's still not too late to enter my competition to win a book of your choice and some chocolate and bookmarks. Enter here. This week I continued researching for the book I'll write next. This will be my third cosy crime / murder mystery set in Scarborough. I can't reveal the title or cover just yet but I will do as soon as I'm able. I took myself off to th...

Two 99p offers, a competition, a cover reveal and details of how you can be a part of the story of one of my novels.  It's all in my author newsletter for April, online now   __ Glenda Young Twitter: @Flaming_Nora Facebook: GlendaYoungAuthor Website: GlendaYoungBooks.com

Here's an offer I hope you can't refuse! I have not one, but two 99p Kindle offers for April.  Enjoy my fun, cosy crime set in Scarborough starring 12 Elvis impersonators! Murder at the Seaview Hotel -  http://bit.ly/MurderAtTheSeaviewHotel  And my northeast saga featuring bare knuckle fighting set around the miners strike of 1921. The Miner's Lass -   http://bit.ly/TheMinersLass    __ Glenda Young Twitter: @Flaming_Nora Facebook: GlendaYoungAuthor Website: GlendaYoungBooks.com