The sun rises on the longest day, the year peaking and the first anniversary of The Winter Passing being published. Over that year the book has found its way to hundreds of readers and there have been many kind words said about it, a few deep fans of the world, the characters and their story…
The light is returning: Winter Solstice in The Winter Passing
Solstice greetings one and all – six months on from publishing The Winter Passing and with midwinter the background to a major moment in the story I thought it was time to share some more thoughts (but not spoilers) about solstice in the story. Get your free copy of The Winter Passing here I wrote…
The importance of reader reviews
A massive thank you to everyone who grabbed a copy of The Winter Passing while the Kindle Deal was on and it was available for free – I really hope you enjoy it once you get stuck in to reading. Now – it’s time for reviews! I wanted to write a quick post today about…
FREE! Get The Winter Passing free this weekend
This weekend you can get the eBook edition of The Winter Passing for free – that’s right for £0 and £pence (or same free price from your local Amazon). Head over to Amazon and get it here. With five star reviews calling the contemporary fantasy ‘stunning’, ‘spellbinding’, and ‘a must read’ as well as calling…
Where do your ideas come from?
I was chatting this week to someone about The Winter Passing. They were turning a copy over in their hands, running their fingers across the cover, flicking through the pages. We talked about the story, about the themes and then came a big question: where did the idea come from? It’s one I’ve asked myself…
Packaging The Winter Passing book
This week the cover of The Winter Passing is in the Author Shout Cover Wars vote (vote here – you can vote once a day) so I thought it was as good a time as any to talk about the cover design and packaging! The Winter Passing cover and type design The cover was designed…
Five writing and publishing things I learnt from writing my debut novel
The journey to my debut novel has thrown up a few lessons – some surprising, some expected as I work through a process. Even though I’ve been a professional writer for two decades (as a music journalist, and in digital content) writing a novel was something quite different within the same discipline. I’m sure there…