So after moaning last time about all the promotion I have to do here we go again. The Dog and The Girl has been published and is available as a paperback and an E book on Amazon. It is winging its way to Chick Lit Cafe who are going to review it for me. You will eventually see their posts on Goodreads and Amazon. I'm also trying to reach more people via Twitter and I'm hoping that https://follows.com/ ( click on the follow me icon above to find their website) can help me to g

When you are self published marketing your book takes up a lot of your time. I have to post on Twitter and Facebook as well as keep my author sites in various places up to date. I check Amazon to see if any copies have sold and where I am in the rankings (very low) and then I do it all again the next day and on and on. It is time consuming and often a bit depressing. Why aren't people buying my fantastic novel? What else should I be doing to bring it to peoples attention? I m

It was my husband Dave's birthday on Sunday and we had a small party to celebrate. I have mentioned (on more than one occasion) my aversion to the colour orange. This is how my "friends" arrived at our house. I am the one on the left averting my eyes from the orange garments. A special mention for our pal Gary who painted his whole head orange for the event. It was a great evening which turned into a late night/early morning. Despite their chosen attire they are a great bunch

This week I have joined Inkitt. On this website if you are an author you can upload a book or short story for people to read for free. If they like it and give it good reviews there is a chance that the company will publish your work. I have put The Lexton Twelve on there which is a mystery about a hamlet of six houses and the search for the occupants who have disappeared, seemingly, into thin air. At best this story could be published, if not people will get a chance to read