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Guest Blog by Kia Zi Shiru: Why Publish a Serial?
I was delighted when author Kia Zi Shiru asked me to be involved in the blog tour for her new novella, Black Sheep. The following post details her experience of publishing a serial online. I must say I am in love with the cover. Enjoy! *** Thank you so much for having...
The Next Big Thing Blog Hop
Thanks a million to author Emma Meade, who tagged me to answer some questions about my upcoming novel in The Next Big Thing Blog Hop. Q1: What is the working title of your book? Painted Faces. I take it from the lyric, I can paint my face and stand very, very still,...
Painted Faces COVER REVEAL!
Hullooo, I am excited!! Without further ado I give you the cover for my upcoming novel Painted Faces, which is due to be published next month December 16th... And the synopsis: Come forth with an open mind, for an unconventional tale of love.. Dublin native...
Painted Faces Story Snippet
Since I'm almost three quarters of the way through writing my first ever contemporary romance novel, Painted Faces, I thought I'd post another short snippet from close to the start of the book. This part occurs when the main character (Freda) is going on a...
New Cover for A Strange Fire
While searching for cover art for my upcoming novel Tegan's Magic recently, I came across an image that I really liked and decided I'd use it to design a new cover for A Strange Fire. Here's the result.. I quite like it. It looks more polished than the original. A...
My Writing Scrapbook + Story Snippet
I decided to do a scrapbook post of sorts for the book I'm writing at the moment, combining some songs, pictures and movies that have inspired the creation of the story. It's called Painted Faces and it's a romance about a woman who falls in love with a drag queen....
My Favourite Book Covers
I love a cover that catches my eye. That doesn't always mean it has to be traditionally beautiful, but more that it grabs my attention for whatever reason. Here are some of my favourites, which coincidentally come from some of my favourite books... ...
A Vision of Green Release Day Video Blog, Teaser and Giveaway!!
Wilkommen. Bienvenue. Welcome.. It's the release day for A Vision of Green (Florence Vaine #2) and I thought I'd try my hand at doing a little video blog reading out the first page. My apologies for looking so tired, I recorded this very early this morning(my...
Some Songs and Pictures
A lot of the time when I write a combination of art forms have an influence on me. Each of them adds a grain to what becomes something new, something that my brain conjures up. Here are some songs and pictures that have inspired me recently... ..killing things is not...
Revealing: A Vision of Green Cover, Synopsis and Other Bits
Greetings! In a couple of weeks from now (Sept.28th) I'll be releasing the second Florence Vaine novel A Vision of Green, so today I'd like to share the cover and synopsis for the book. Here's the cover, (as you might guess, the town forest will play a big role in the...