Flaming Nora: Head down, hard work, getting stuck in

Friday, June 13, 2025

Head down, hard work, getting stuck in - my writing week

This week I've had my head down and have been hard at work writing cosy crime number five. There's been a lot happening in the background, though!

My novel Secrets of the Toffee Factory Girls was featured in this week's The People's Friend magazine and given a sterling review.

My toffee factory girls books were given their own table in Sunderland Waterstones, which cheered me up no end. "Beloved local author" they call me - yup, I'll take it, thank you!

And I love it when readers send me pictures like this. Bought and read the book in Scarborough then took a photo of the cover shot too. Smashing.

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.