Flaming Nora: Research, book festival and VIP parking

Friday, April 08, 2022

Research, book festival and VIP parking - my writing week

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 the library at Sunderland University to sit in peace and quiet (and it's wi-fi free so no distractions). I'm an alumni member of Sunderland University, it's where I studied journalism as a (very) mature student and as an alumni, I'm allowed to use the library and other facilities. It's a joy.

This Sunday, 10th April at 3pm I'll be speaking about historical sagas and cosy crimes at Morpeth Book Festival. I've been preparing all week for it and have even bought a new frock! Buy your ticket here.

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

I had a fantastic time opening the spring book fair at Whitburn Community Library today. I even had my own VIP parking space ...and I don't even drive! Wonderful people.

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.