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Nordic Fiction with a hint of Noir and Romance

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The Finnish Girl is out today!

April 15, 2016 by Helena Halme Leave a Comment

Hurrah, it's Publication Day at last! The Finnish Girl, a prequel novella to The Englishman is now out and available to buy on Amazon, iBooks, Kobo, Barnes & Noble and all other major e-retailers.                I woke up today to a wonderful 5 * review by a reader, who had forgotten to … [Read more...]

Tagged With: Books, Finland, The Englishman, The Finnish Girl, writing

The Navy Wife in The Helensburgh Advertiser

March 3, 2016 by Helena Halme Leave a Comment

I thought I'd share with you how I got an article on The Navy Wife into a local Scottish newspaper, The Helensburgh Advertiser. The novel is set in the Royal Navy base in Faslane and the married quarters down the road from Helensburgh in Rhu, as well as in Portsmouth. Thinking the papers might be … [Read more...]

Tagged With: advice for new writers, Books, Helensburgh, Portsmouth, romance, Royal Navy, self-publish, The Navy Wife

Advice for New Writers Part 4: How to Increase the Speed of Writing

December 14, 2015 by Helena Halme Leave a Comment

In Part 2 of this series of posts, I talked about editing your work, and how the first draft is always just that, a draft – an incomplete piece of writing. Having said that, without getting those words out, without that first draft, you cannot move forward and produce a finished product - your … [Read more...]

Tagged With: advice for new writers, characters, Finland, plot, setting, The Englishman, writing, writing tips

The Year That Was 2013

December 30, 2013 by Helena Halme 5 Comments

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...]

A few words about The Alliance of Independent Authors

June 29, 2013 by Helena Halme Leave a Comment

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...]

A-Z Blogging Challenge: I is for Independent Publishing

April 11, 2013 by Helena Halme 1 Comment

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...]

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