It's not a smile, it's a lid on a scream - My Writing Week

This week I'm reminded of a line from classic Coronation Street, from the lips of barmaid Bet Lynch. 

"That's not a smile, it's a lid on a scream."  

It's been a heartbreaking week for reasons I won't publish here.

Elswhere...

The Toffee Factory Girls books are now on sale in the gorgeous shop at The Word (National Centre for The Written Word) in South Shields. It's one of my favourite places in the Northeast! 

Also this week my Scarborough cosy crime about obsessive crazy golfers, is still on sale for 99p ebook.  Download 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.

I also kept the Coronation Street Blog ticking over with news and editing the team of 16 bloggers. 

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Walk, talk and toffee in York - my Writing Week

This week I travelled to York to visit the Borthwick Archives at the University of York. This was to carry out research for the last in my trilogy of Toffee Factory Girls books and I was particularly interested in toffee factory production at the end of WW1. It was a remarkable visit and I came away with so many ideas for my story.  The research trip was financed by the Strachey Trust via The Society of Authors and my utmost grateful thanks go to them.  Thank you so much.

My Scarborough cosy crime Murder at the Seaview Hotel was once again in the top 10 audio downloads for August at Listening Books. Woohoo!

While in York this week I popped into Waterstones in the city and signed copies of my Scarborough cosy crimes which were featured on their suspense table. Nice!

Also in York, inside each national WHSmith shop there are new SAGA bays. For too long sagas have been mixed in with general fiction or romance, when they have their own identity. I'm over the moon to see these new SAGA bays and proud to be part of them. With my surname being Young, you'll find me, as ever, right at the bottom on the end!

Last Friday I gave a talk to a lovely audience at The Old Rectory in Houghton-le-Spring as part of Heritage Open Days. It was a great event and thank you to everyone who came.

Also for Heritage Open Days I led a guided walk around Ryhope village showing locations from my novels. 25 people came along although I could have easily doubled that number and had to disappoint a lot of fans, I'm very sorry. Leading a guided walk is really hard and I had to cap the numbers. Maybe next year I'll do two separate walks... watch this space!

I was included in an article in The Scarborough News about this year's East Riding Festival of Words.  Join me on October 11 at Bridlington library for a saga special with bestselling authors Val Wood and Mollie Walton.  Read the news here.

And tickets are now on sale for the Festival of Words 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.

I also kept the Coronation Street Blog ticking over with news and editing the team of 16 bloggers. 

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Glenda Young

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Telly, Toffee, Charity and Castles - my Writing Week

This week I was delighted to see my novel The Tuppenny Child on BBC TV. It was a news item on Breakfast News about libraries and their importance in our communities, something I'm passionate about.  Thank you to Bedale Library for their support - whether by accident or design!

Also this week I gave a talk at The Old Rectory in Houghton-le-Spring as part of Heritage Open Days.  If you're reading this very early on Friday morning, 6th September, the talk starts at 10am so hurry along, it's free!

The talk at The Old Rectory was given some great publicity in The Crack northeast listing magazine, who are always supportive.

I popped into the Saint Paul's church charity shop in Ryhope, which used to be the TSB Bank when I was a kid and I had my first bank account there!  The shop now has 60 of my novels to celebrate my 60th birthday a couple of weeks ago and I was interviewed for their Parish magazine. Here I am with Rev. David Chadwick, vicar of Saint Paul's. I'm in the pink and white checked blouse.

I also called into Boyes store in Chester-le-Street to sign a mountain of my books, including The Toffee Factory Girls which is set in the town.  

I was in Chester-le-Street for a guided tour of Lumley Castle, as research tentatively begins into the third of my Toffee Factory Girls trilogy. The castle plays an important role in this book and I was given a tour behind-the-scenes.

And my Scarborough cosy crime, Foul Play at the Seaview Hotel is just 99p this month. Buy it now at bit.ly/FoulPlayAtTheSeaviewHotel

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 ticking over with news and editing the team of 16 bloggers. 

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Glenda Young

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