The Awesome Indies is having a Magical Mystery Tour from the 27th to the 30th September. The tour highlights some of the magical and mysterious books listed on the Awesome Indies.Take the tour for a chance to pick up some special offers and win some awesome prizes at the blogs participating in … [Read more...]
I’ve won an Alice Award!
I am absolutely thrilled and amazed that the lovely people at Displaced Nation have given The Red King of Helsinki an Alice Award! Here is what the Alice Award is all about: What's An Alice Award? Displaced Dispatch presents an “Alice Award” to a writer who we think has a … [Read more...]
Book Review: Tread Softly by JJ Marsh
I read Tread Softly by JJ Marsh while on holiday in Provence, and although the book is set in Spain rather than France, the theme of wine and food suited my mood perfectly. This was my first introduction to Beatrice Stubbs, a police detective from the Metropolitan Police, who in Tread Softly is on a … [Read more...]
Kindle Offer
I've got another quick Kindle HD Offer for you. If you get your device from the link below, you get £20 off the list price!You can choose from the Kindle Fire HD 7" 16GB for £139 (usually £159) or the 32GB version for £159 (usually £179).Click here for the offer now, but hurry, this offer is valid … [Read more...]
Is the e-book revolution passing Finland by?
Ulla-Leena Lundberg Picture: Teos.fiE-book sales have been sluggish in Finland, as displayed by the sales figures of the latest Finlandia Prize winning novel, Jää, by Ulla-Leena Lundberg.According to the Finnish newspaper, Uusi Suomi, Lundberg’s best selling book has sold over … [Read more...]
A Weekend Reader Offer on Coffee and Vodka!
Coffee and Vodka, dubbed 'Nordic Noir Meets Family Saga' at The London Book Fair, is now on a very special and very limited offer. From today until Sunday (26-28 April 2013) you can download my book for only £1.35 (or $1.99).Here are more details and links to where you can download the … [Read more...]
A-Z Blogging Challenge: I is for Independent Publishing
My theme: Writing and the business of writing.[I know, I know, I'm running a day late again! Please be patient, I shall attempt to catch up soon.]Before the ebook revolution, the only route writers (like me) had for getting their work published was through an agent and a publisher. If your book sold … [Read more...]
A-Z Blogging Challenge: E is for The Englishman and F is for Freebies
My theme: Writing and the Business of WritingFree BooksMany people when they hear that I am putting my e-books on a free promotion look at me puzzlingly, ' Really?'Why, they ask, after spending up to two years writing, editing and formatting a book, do I want to give it away free? When as I … [Read more...]
A-Z Blogging Challenge: D: is for Dialogue
My theme: Writing and the business of writing[I know, I know it's 5th April today and I should be on E, but I'm running a day late…Yesterday, I couldn't get away from the office (yes, I have a day job), and in the evening I had promised to go to a members' viewing of Lichtenstein's Retrospective at … [Read more...]
A-Z Blogging Challenge: B is for Blogging
Should writer's blog?When I started blogging three years ago, I did it purely as an experiment and because I like writing, whether an article for a magazine, a blog or a novel.I also knew that blogging can be a very good way for a writer to build a platform, to get your name out there. It can also … [Read more...]