Flaming Nora: Jessica Fletcher meets Fawlty Towers

Friday, September 15, 2023

Jessica Fletcher meets Fawlty Towers - my writing week

This week I've been planning and plotting my second in The Toffee Factory Girls trilogy and am just about ready to write. I've written up chapter plans (a few sentences for each) which will keep me on the right track and means I never have to face a blank screen when I sit down to write.

Popped into Sunderland Waterstones this week to find my Scarborough cosy crime Curtain Call at the Seaview Hotel on the list of books the staff are reading. What a joy.

Also this week, back to The Toffee Factory Girls trilogy, as I read the page proofs from the publisher. There's still a little way to go before the proofs can be sent off to print. I will share the cover as soon as I can.

Amazing news received this week as I'm a finalist in the Wear Businesswomen Awards 2023 in the category of Inspiring Others. There's a big awards bash in October to which I'm invited. What an honour.

And this week my third Scarborough cosy crime was launched in ebook and hardback. It's about a team of obsessive crazy golfers and is called Foul Play at the Seaview Hotel.

Read some amazing reviews from:

The Book Magnet - read it here

Ginger Book Geek - read it here

Books by Bindu - read it here

Marjoleinreads - read it here and includes the wonderful line that my book is like "Jessica Fletcher meets Fawlty Towers"

Karen's Book Bag - read it here

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.