Flaming Nora

I'm doing a fundraising talk for Frogmore Paper Mill, the world's first mechanised paper mill, which has been devastated by fire.  They helped me SO MUCH with research for my novel The Paper Mill Girl. I spent two days there with their paper mill archivist.  My talk will be all about the amazing research I did for The Paper Mill Girl and the work of women in the papermills circa WW1.  See the blog post I wrote about my visit to Frogmore during the research for The Paper Mill Girl. The Paper Mill Girl is my bestselling novel so far. It was the book that propelled me into the bestselling top 50 chart... at number 49, for one week... but I'll take that happily! The talk includes a meal. ALL profits on books sold on the night will go to the rebuilding fund. I'll be happy to sign books too.  Date for your diary, Friday 10 November 2023 at 7pm.  All details at  https://www.frogmorepapermill.org.uk/event/talks-programme/ __ Glenda Young Twitter: @Flaming_Nora...

This week I've been racing to the finishing post, writing the first in the trilogy of The Toffee Factory Girls . It's almost done, I'll be finished my first draft next week but there's still a very long way to go editing it and knocking it into shape. I gave a talk at Bedlington library in Northumberland. I love doing library talks and this one was wonderful, thank you to everyone who came.  Thank you to everyone at Northumberland Libraries for making me so welcome. I also visited Featherbed Books in Houghton-le-Spring, a gorgeous little independent bookshop. I signed some copies of The Sixpenny Orphan  and while I was there, a woman who'd bought one of the books and had ordered it in advance, came to collect her book. She was as overjoyed as I was to meet in person! 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 her...

Congratulations go to Elsie Ronald who has been drawn at random from all of the correct entries in my latest competition.  Elsie wins a signed hardback copy of The Sixpenny Orphan and a box of Mr Kipling jam tarts. Why jam tarts? Ah, you'll have to read the book to find out.  Order your copy now at bit.ly/TheSixpennyOrphan __ Glenda Young Twitter: @Flaming_Nora Facebook: GlendaYoungAuthor Website: GlendaYoungBooks.com

This week I've been carrying on writing the first book in my trilogy of The Toffee Factory Girls . The send is in sight for the first draft, just a couple of weeks to go then I can breathe a sigh of relief before going back to edit it - which will take a long time.  Also this week my novel The Sixpenny Orphan was released in hardback, ebook and audiobook. You can order it at http://bit.ly/TheSixpennyOrphan Elsewhere this week, my time was used in travelling to and from London and staying overnight. The reason for the visit was a meeting with my agent and publisher - always exciting! I was mentioned in the Wrexham Leader newspaper in relation to the Wrexham Carnival of Words this April. All welcome, do come!   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 ...

Today's the day!  The Sixpenny Orphan is released by Headline in ebook, audiobook and hardback today, Thursday February 16 2023.   It's a tale of two orphan sisters Poppy and Rose who are torn apart in tragic events. Ten years later, a letter arrives for Poppy who discovers the truth about what happened to Rose. Poppy sets out to bring Rose home, but their lives have drastically changed.   This is a book that will make you cry, it's a beautiful read. Order it at http://bit.ly/TheSixpennyOrphan __ Glenda Young Twitter: @Flaming_Nora Facebook: GlendaYoungAuthor Website: GlendaYoungBooks.com

This week I've had my head down, concentrating on writing my novel, the first in a series called  The Toffee Factory Girls.  I'm over two-thirds of the way through writing the first draft but there's still a long way to go.  One day this week I took to my external office, away from home, at the River Wear Commissioners' Building in Sunderland. It makes a change to writing at home and gives a different energy. Plus, there's no distractions so I can get twice as much work done. This week I took a top floor office with a very atmospheric view of rooftops and chimney pots. I also created a very short, new video to tell you about the story in The Sixpenny Orphan . It's released next week in ebook, hardback and audiobook. Order it here .  Watch the video here . I created a competition for you to win a copy of the book with a box of jam tarts. Why jam tarts? Ah, you'll have to read the book to find out.  Enter the competition here . My cosy crime set in Scarborough...

My cosy crime set in Scarborough,  Murder at the Seaview Hotel  was given a sterling review live on Facebook from the book club for Pumping Marvellous, the heart failure charity.  You can watch Gary and Sarah chat about and review the book online here.    Here's just a snippet of some of their wonderful comments as they really enjoyed the book. "It's a love story to Scarborough. Clever, funny and gentle. Twelvis are brilliant. I absolutely loved it. It made me laugh out loud. Yes, someone gets murdered but it's still a feel good read with dark humour."  __ Glenda Young Twitter: @Flaming_Nora Facebook: GlendaYoungAuthor Website: GlendaYoungBooks.com

Hi everyone, it's Glenda here with another very short video. This time it's about The Sixpenny Orphan, my new novel set in Ryhope in 1909.  It'll break your heart and make you cry. The book that is, not the video...er...  You can watch it on YouTube here . __ Glenda Young Twitter: @Flaming_Nora Facebook: GlendaYoungAuthor Website: GlendaYoungBooks.com

Enter to win a signed, hardback copy of my novel The Sixpenny Orphan, along with free bookmarks and a box of Mr Kipling jam tarts. Why jam tarts? Ah, you'll have to read the book to find out.  Enter here. Deadline for entries is Friday 17th February 2023 at 5pm. Winner will be drawn at random and announced here on this blog. Loading… Glenda Young Twitter: @Flaming_Nora Facebook: GlendaYoungAuthor Website: GlendaYoungBooks.com

This week I've been carrying on writing my novel The Toffee Factory Girls, which is going  well. I spent one of my writing days this week hiding away inside the River Wear Commissioners' Building in Sunderland .   They now offer offices for rent by the month, week or day and I go there when I need a break from writing at home. It makes a great chance and lets me get on with at least twice as much work as if I was working from home. No distractions... perfect! Also this week, my next saga The Sixpenny Orphan  was included in The Bookseller's Buyers Guide to Fiction for this summer.  And to whet your appetite for that book coming out, I've written a blog post about the top 5 locations featured in the book. Read it here . Also this week, I have been offering my novels at cost price to official Warm Spaces in Sunderland. This week, the wonderful Kayll Road library in Sunderland, run by Pallion Action Group, took my books for their Warm Space.  Here I am with K...