Discover my Cosy Crimes & Historical Sagas

Discover my Cosy Crimes & Historical Sagas

Friday, February 13, 2026

Cheshire Crime, Screen Development, Starting a New Book, Author of the Month - my Writing Week


This has been one heck of a week!  I was invited to speak on my cosy crimes at the Cheshire Crime Writers Festival. Had a wonderful time there, met some great people and thoroughly enjoyed it. Here are some of my pics from the event.


I'm in the pink top with Sandra Mangan from the great Crime Fiction Lover website.




And this picture is from Sandra Mangan of Crime Fiction Lover website. It shows me on the stage talking about my cosy crimes. Besides me is author Fiona Veitch-Smith who was there to speak about her golden age mysteries.


Also this week I began thinking about plotting out my novel The Bakery Girls.  Those sheets of paper represent three chapters, or 6,000 words. I plot and plan now and start writing in March.


I'm delighted to say my books are now in Felling Volunteer Library in the northeast and they made me author of the month!

My novel Celebrations at the Toffee Factory arrived from my publisher. Advance copies have all been sent this week to everyone who helped me with research. If that includes you, your book is on its way.  The book is out in hardback, audiobook, ebook and large print on Feb 26. Paperback is coming in May.


And finally this week, huge news from Nova Mundi Studios who have announced they're developing my cosy crime books for screen.  Read the full press release here.


Elsewhere this week, my novel Secrets of the Toffee Factory Girls is just 99p. Download it here. 


And Lumley Castle are promoting my talk with them in March for a cream tea and author talk. See the Talks and Tours tab on the events page at the castle website.

And this week I went for a walk in the rain!  The walk was a guided tour of Sunderland's East End (old Sunderland), as part of my research for my next novel The Bakery Girls.


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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