Flaming Nora: My novels as teaching aids and on film plus a message that made me cry

Friday, October 14, 2022

My novels as teaching aids and on film plus a message that made me cry - my writing week

This week I was surprised, and honoured, to see my novels (and the map I'd commissioned specially for them) being included by Beamish Museum staff when they were teaching at a school in Ryhope. The children were learning about old Ryhope and Beamish Museum were using my novels as a teaching aid. How wonderful is that?

Also this week, I attended the monthly meeting of Ryhope Heritage Group. All welcome, £2 entry each month includes a cup of tea and it takes place in Ryhope Community Centre on the 2nd Tuesday of each month. This month, the Chair of the committee - Brian Ibinson - created a film for me about my Ryhope novels. It's both moving and incredible. Have a look at it here. It's 12 minutes long but worth watching all the way through.

There's still time to enter my competition to win a free book with chocolate and bookmarks. Enter here!

I gave two talks this week, one at Featherbed Books in Houghton, the area's only independent bookshop. The talk was great, with a small and informal and friendly audience. The second talk was for Fulwell Field Club at the local community centre, another talk which went down a storm.

I'm now offering both my cosy crime novels for just £10.99 inc UK postage. If you'd like them all details are here.

Receiving messages like these make everything worthwhile...

And my audio drama Riverside, is out on a blog tour this week and getting fantastic reviews.

A reminder I'll be at Sunderland Literature festival on Tuesday next week. It's free, all welcome

I was really chuffed to have my third Scarborough cosy crime, coming 2023 - Foul Play at the Seaview Hotel - included in this hotlist in the Bookseller magazine, for the Frankfurt Book Fair 2022.

I'm delighted to say I am now offering GIFT VOUCHERS which can be exchanged for any of my sagas or cosy crimes. Perfect Christmas presents! All details at bit.ly/GlendaYoungGiftVoucher

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.