2013 has been quite a year for me. I'm not sure I can recall a time when so much happened in a mere twelve months.First of all, I finally took the plunge and published all of my novels on Kindle. After the success of The Englishman (over 2,000 downloads as we speak and counting), I was encouraged to … [Read more...]
Gift of the Raven by Catriona Troth
I met Catriona by chance at London Book Fair in April, and as soon as we’d exchanged a few words, we found that we had much in common. Catriona is British but lived in Canada as a child. As you know, if you've read this blog before, my childhood was partly spent in Sweden. We also liked the same … [Read more...]
A few words about The Alliance of Independent Authors
There's a strange discussion going on over at David Gaughran's site about an organisation I myself feel honoured to be a member of, Alliance of Independent Authors. David published an interview with Orna Ross, the founder of ALLi, which has (strangely) caused a bit of a stir on the site. The … [Read more...]
5 Reasons Why an Author Should Visit The London Book Fair
Many people ask me why on earth I attend The London Book Fair. Here are five reasons I always try to make the Fair:1. To learn. During this year's London Book Fair I attended over ten seminars, and although not all of them were right for me, the majority taught me something new. I will write about … [Read more...]
A-Z Blogging Challenge: O is for Overdoing it….
Oh dear, I think I rather tried to overdo it this month…Not only is April the month of two important birthdays in our household, it is also the month of The London Book Fair, so when you honestly think about it, trying to also blog every day was a little bit overambitious. Welcome to my world!So I'm … [Read more...]
