Category: News

18 November 2022

Where to find me

It looks as though there’s been a mass exodus of staff from Twitter over the past few hours and the knock-on effect is that everyone seems to think it’s the demise of the platform. Twitter is and always has been my last port of call in any case. I won’t be going to Mastodon, but you can find me at...

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16 September 2022

Moving house

So we’re finally actually moving house tomorrow. We’ve been busy packing things, arranging various people, gardening. And next week we’re going to be even busier, clearing the garden at the old house and sorting things out at the new house. We have two men and a van coming to help us, and two additional lads and a van to supplement...

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29 June 2022

My books now on Google Play

Today’s news is that my books have finally started to go live on Google Play. I’m slowly adding them, in order of publication, but starting with the short stories. You can now follow the links on my Books2Read page, or you can go straight to my Google Books page. The new books aren’t showing on the latter yet. I don’t...

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28 June 2022

Please sign up to my newsletter

Subscribe to the mailing list Subscribe to my newsletter and receive a free short story every month. For the month of July, there’s a weekly newsletter following me at CampNaNo. Follow this link or use the form below to sign up to the mailing list and receive your first free short story. And don’t forget, you can unsubscribe at any...

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14 June 2022

Newsletter News!

I finally have newsletter news! Please sign up if you haven’t already. Thanks to all of the subscribers patiently waiting for a newsletter from me. After several months of dithering, moving from one provider to another to another, and wondering what on earth to include, I’ve finally come up with a plan. Existing newsletter subscribers will get this blog post...

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9 April 2022

I went AWOL…

We thought it was trapped wind, but as the pain got steadily worse I realised I needed to go to hospital. When I got there, they diagnosed pancreatitis, and they kept me there. I went in on Sunday afternoon, was on the ward by 11pm, and on a drip for the next 2 days. It was only because I nagged...

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9 March 2022

Smashwords Sale

This week, from 6 March to 12 March, I’m taking part in the site-wide Smashwords sale. I have 6 books on for half-price, and 3 stories for free. I got in touch with Smashwords last week to see if they had a logo I could use, and then sent me four different ones by return. I tried to match the...

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13 December 2021

Publication Day

It’s publication day today for the SHORT STORY Happy Christmas, Santa. This is another of the new and rebranded Wordsworth Shorts from the archives. The story is available in multi-ebook format from books2read.com. And it is already in Twee Tales Twee. Later it will be added to another collection that will also be available in paperback. You can find all of my ebooks in...

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29 November 2021

Publication Day!

It’s publication day today for Project Management for Writers: Gate 1. This is the first in a series of five new Wordsworth Writers’ Guides. The book is available in multi–ebook format from books2read.com. When the rest of the series is complete, they will be bundled together into an omnibus edition. You can find all of my ebooks in multi-format on...

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22 November 2021

Publication Day!

It’s publication day today for the VERY SHORT STORY The Girl on the Bench. This is the third of the new and rebranded Wordsworth Shorts, but it’s a brand-new story originally written especially for Issue 1 of Words Worth Reading. The story is available in multi–ebook format from books2read.com. It also appears in Issue 1 of Words Worth Reading. Later...

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15 November 2021

Publication Day!

It’s publication day today for Mardi Gras: a Toni & Bart time-travel tale. This is the first in a new series of novellas featuring sister and brother team Toni and Bart. The story is available in multi–ebook format from books2read.com. It also appears in Issue 1 of Words Worth Reading, in its entirety, and the paperback version will follow. You...

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8 November 2021

Publication Day!

It’s publication day today for the SHORT STORY The Ace of Wands. This is the first in a new series of short stories loosely based on the Tarot, though not about the Tarot. The story is available in multi-ebook format from books2read.com. It also appears in Issue 1 of Words Worth Reading. Later it will be added to another collection that...

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1 November 2021

Publication Day!

It’s publication day today for the SHORT STORY The Spirit of the Wind. This is the second of the new and rebranded Wordsworth Shorts and the first of the archive stories rebranded. The story is available in multi-ebook format from books2read.com. It appears in Issue 1 of Words Worth Reading as ‘from the archives’, as it’s an old and popular story...

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29 October 2021

Publication Day!

It’s publication day today for the SHORT STORY The Most Scariest Night of the Year. This is the first of the new and rebranded Wordsworth Shorts, but it’s the first of the brand-new stories written especially for Issue 1 of Words Worth Reading. The story is available in multi-ebook format only from books2read.com. Later it will be added to a collection...

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1 October 2021

Publication Day!

Today is Publication Day for Words Worth Reading Issue 1. It’s available in multi-format from books2read.com.

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23 August 2021

News flash! Follow the new site!

Apparently (said she hopefully), you can now follow the new site. (That’s this one!) Go to the comment form, start to leave a comment, and the option should appear to either receive notifications for new comments, or receive notifications for new blog posts. You may need to leave a comment first, in order for it to work. But that only...

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22 February 2021

Coming soon!

Image by Rana Hadi Hassan from Pixabay As we slowly creep towards 1,000 followers of this blog, I’m thinking about a competition to celebrate the landmark once reached. What do you think? Would you join in? (Answers below!) Some of you have been with me since the very beginning. Some of you have stumbled across me more recently.  And now...

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2 April 2020

New badge on NetGalley

This just a quick newsy update to have a bit of a brag. The picture is very tiny, so it’s blown up a bit blurry, but I was awarded a new badge by NetGalley. Apparently I’ve written more than 50 reviews for them! I love these progress badges!

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9 January 2020

News, News, News

I have three items of news to share with readers. The first is that there’s a new post up on the Alphabet Adventurers. Please follow the link to see K is for … the Kilburn White Horse. The second piece of news is that the Richard Cadbury book is finally done. It was submitted before Christmas, but I still had...

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7 February 2018

New project ahead

We’ve been a bit busy in Baggins Bottom since the year began, and we’ve decided to start a new adventure on a new Facebook page with a new Twitter account and a new page. This new page will eventually turn into a website with blogs (weblogs), vlogs (video logs), photographs, pictures, suggestions for great days out and walks, and possibly...

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4 October 2017

News: new platform for digital editions

I have a new platform for my digital editions. At the moment, only Diary of a Scaredy Cat has been migrated over. But eventually, all of my ebooks in various formats will be available from Pronoun, apart from those traditionally published. Hardbacks will still originate on Lulu and paperbacks will still be over on CreateSpace. But all eformats will eventually...

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