tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25614734065403690122024-03-13T22:09:52.253+00:00Victoria HowardMusings of a romantic suspense novelist
Author Victoria Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06426433938786870591noreply@blogger.comBlogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2561473406540369012.post-80792869243747378882023-08-09T16:23:00.001+01:002023-08-09T16:23:41.977+01:00New Foreign Editions<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> <span style="font-family: times;">Hello Everyone, especially Swedish and German readers!</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: times;"> </span><span style="font-family: -webkit-standard, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;">I am delighted to announce that Ring of Lies has been translated into Swedish thanks to the hard work of Miriam Hagglund Available in paperback and eBook formats from <a href="about://"><span style="color: blue;">Amazon,</span></a> <a href="about://"><span style="color: blue;">Apple</span></a>, and <span style="color: blue;"><a href="about://">Kobo</a></span></span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicijK6sabeKK3iHNygKMuj8G6TGL3xow1O4aS2_sPoR9sv7Hvf_UlW6iZiSVIM0ePnQeYuVyAXdGxInoYtJ4J2JPdE5A-M9wJKSIQwdVhsQu4F9Ya1TN4CMLkFyNK_EACZxIT9kTdV_5VldF-nRXkGTuNbABJmwHUZQ9cSORb-JAfGrsUuGXZnpmFQ_XM/s2400/rol-swedish-ebook-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="1500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicijK6sabeKK3iHNygKMuj8G6TGL3xow1O4aS2_sPoR9sv7Hvf_UlW6iZiSVIM0ePnQeYuVyAXdGxInoYtJ4J2JPdE5A-M9wJKSIQwdVhsQu4F9Ya1TN4CMLkFyNK_EACZxIT9kTdV_5VldF-nRXkGTuNbABJmwHUZQ9cSORb-JAfGrsUuGXZnpmFQ_XM/s320/rol-swedish-ebook-2.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><b style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-standard, serif; font-size: 18pt;">En Ring av Lögner</span></b></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-standard, serif;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-standard, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">En regnig engelsk natt dör Daniel Elliott i en bilolycka. Hans fru, Grace, är förkrossad. Även om deras äktenskap inte var perfekt ser inte Grace, en kvinna skyddad från verkilgheten, inte fram emot att tillbringa framtiden ensam.</span><span style="font-family: -webkit-standard, serif;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-standard, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Hon inser snabbt hur lite hon faktsikt kände Daniel. Det finns så många hemligheter: Ett alias, en märklig nummerlista, ett hem i Florida - och en älskarinna som som ser ut precis som Grace.</span><span style="font-family: -webkit-standard, serif;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="background: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: -webkit-standard, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Skräckslagen men beslutsam flyger hon till Florida. Den undre världen förföljer henne...liksom den andra kvinnan. Till hennes förvåning tar den stilige mannen Jack West vid FBI sig an fallet. Grace och den sinnestyngde mannen har historia tillsammans. Trots hennes bästa ansträngningar finner hon att hon på nytt faller för honom.</span></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-standard, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span style="background: white; color: #0f1111;">Med fara runt varje krök navigerar Grace och Jack södra Floridas kriminella värld i sitt sökande efter sanningen bakom En ring av lögner.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">My thanks also go to Jenny Roemer for translating Ring of Lies into German. It is also available in eBook format from <a href="about://"><span style="color: blue;">Apple</span></a>, <a href="about://"><span style="color: blue;">Kobo</span></a>, and <a href="about://"><span style="color: blue;">Barnes and Noble</span></a> and will shortly be published on Amazon in print and eBook formats.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-standard, serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9N7kHoaeSgDziGB9GCcEHZPc_mkqerP2YmoCLLtapNGFDOYYXQ3KHG8t-d7yeNMJ5MGej_2maUSaSgV0lEWdyP0ra-CRgQ9N5v6X1kBbtccD0-Vud-ifRcDVB_O9vKt3UrpFj61FKXdUa0UpTmyyRdas1q_WMrkbxU81bKx92GxqjuSTp4Ive1nn5iHY/s2400/rol-german-ebook-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="1500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9N7kHoaeSgDziGB9GCcEHZPc_mkqerP2YmoCLLtapNGFDOYYXQ3KHG8t-d7yeNMJ5MGej_2maUSaSgV0lEWdyP0ra-CRgQ9N5v6X1kBbtccD0-Vud-ifRcDVB_O9vKt3UrpFj61FKXdUa0UpTmyyRdas1q_WMrkbxU81bKx92GxqjuSTp4Ive1nn5iHY/s320/rol-german-ebook-2.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><b><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><span style="font-family: times;">Ring der Lügen <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><b><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></span></b></p><div style="text-align: right;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">In einer verregneten englischen Nacht kommt Daniel Elliot bei einem Unfall mit einem Auto ums Leben. Seine Frau Grace ist außer sich vor Trauer. Obwohl ihre Ehe unvollkommen war, sieht die behütete Grace die Zukunft nicht gerne allein.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Bald erfährt sie, wie wenig sie über Daniel wusste. Es gibt Geheimnisse: einen Decknamen, eine seltsame Liste von Nummern, ein Haus in Florida - und eine Geliebte, die Grace zum Verwechseln ähnlich sieht.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> Verängstigt, aber entschlossen, fliegt sie nach Florida. Figuren aus der Unterwelt stellen ihr nach ... und auch die andere Frau. Zu ihrer Überraschung übernimmt der gut aussehende FBI-Mann Jack West den Fall. Grace hat eine Vergangenheit mit dem gestörten Agenten. Trotz ihrer Bemühungen verliebt sie sich immer wieder in ihn.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Die Gefahr lauert hinter jeder Kurve und Grace und Jack navigieren durch die kriminelle Welt Südfloridas, um die Wahrheit hinter dem Ring der Lügen zu finden.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">It has been a pleasure to work with Miriam and Jenny and I admire their skill in translating my words in to their respective languages.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">You can find out more about these editions of my novels on my <a href="about://"><span style="color: blue;">Amazon Author page</span></a> or by visiting my <a href="about://"><span style="color: blue;">website</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p>Author Victoria Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06426433938786870591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2561473406540369012.post-86169720104638383032021-03-25T14:14:00.001+00:002021-03-25T14:14:41.696+00:00Breaking News .... New Foreign Editions<p>Hi everyone,</p><p><br /></p><p>I am delighted to announce that my three novels, The House on the Shore, Ring of Lies and Three Weeks Last Spring have some new foreign editions. They can be download as ebooks or purchased in paperback formats in Italian, French and Norwegian and are available from Apple, Amazon, Barnes and Noble and Kobo.</p><p>I want to say a BIG t'thank you to Angela Bulone. Isabelle DeRose, and Berit Hurst for their hard work in translating the books. I has been a pleasure to work with you on the translations, which I know must not have been easy, especially when faced with the Gaelic terms in The House on the Shore! </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bv9pfUWrsUA/YFyPBYyTWDI/AAAAAAAAA9Q/kFyY2OsNpIYnGHYx4mCnU9okspZIr2HEgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/thots-italian5x8-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1280" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bv9pfUWrsUA/YFyPBYyTWDI/AAAAAAAAA9Q/kFyY2OsNpIYnGHYx4mCnU9okspZIr2HEgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/thots-italian5x8-2.jpg" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>LA CASA SULLA SPIAGGIA</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 11pt;">La paura incombe su una vallata scozzese</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 11pt;">Reduce da una delusione d’amore, Anna MacDonald decide di abbandonare Edimburgo e di trasferirsi sulle sponde di un fiordo scozzese.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Lontana da tutto e da tutti, nel tranquillo cottage della sua defunta nonna, può finalmente guarire le sue ferite e gettarsi a capofitto nella stesura del romanzo che, per anni, aveva lasciato in un cassetto. La pace non durerà a lungo. Quando a bordo del suo yacht Luke Tallantyre, un noto artista, rimane bloccato nel loch, va in cerca di aiuto e bussa alla porta della prima abitazione che incontra: quella di Anna. Lei è infastidita da quella presenza. Lui, sin da subito, trova quell’eremita uno schianto, ma eccessivamente irritabile. </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Nel frattempo, al villaggio, affiorano tracce inconfutabili della presenza di un assassino. Sarà Anna la prossima vittima? E cosa nasconde Luke per mettere ancora di più a repentaglio la sua vita? Controvoglia, uniranno le forze e si imbarcheranno in un’avventura incredibile che consentirà loro di trovare… il vero amore.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7f3EqZ0P0iI/YFyURVB1wmI/AAAAAAAAA-A/5q2n3h_9vfY1TzP9KuRdnKsVQec3cyDiACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/rol-french-ebook-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1280" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7f3EqZ0P0iI/YFyURVB1wmI/AAAAAAAAA-A/5q2n3h_9vfY1TzP9KuRdnKsVQec3cyDiACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/rol-french-ebook-2.jpg" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 7.9pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><b>ALLIANCE DE MENSONGES</b></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Par une nuit pluvieuse comme l’Angleterre en connaît tant, Daniel Elliott trouve la mort, seul au volant de sa voiture. Grace, sa femme, est anéantie. Et même si leur mariage n’était pas parfait, Grace ne se résout pas à affronter l’avenir sans lui.<br />Elle découvre bientôt qu'elle connaissait mal son mari. Des secrets sont révélés : un nom d’emprunt, une étrange liste de chiffres, une maison en Floride, et une maîtresse qui est la copie conforme de Grace.<br />Terrifiée mais déterminée, elle s’envole pour la Floride. Elle est traquée par la pègre… et par cette autre femme. A son grand étonnement, le bel agent du FBI, Jack West, accepte de se charger de l’affaire. Grace et lui ont autrefois vécu une histoire. Et bien qu’elle s’y refuse, elle tombe à nouveau amoureuse de lui.<br />Le danger les guette à chaque tournant tandis que Grace et Jack naviguent dans les eaux troubles du crime du sud de la Floride pour découvrir la vérité qui se cache derrière l'Alliance de mensonges.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 7.9pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 7.9pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Vd0Vyb8j8Ew/YFyVChfo7nI/AAAAAAAAA-I/5VlS56raxw0VYoYc4cios7-nYFZcw-yQACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/thots-french-ebook-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1280" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Vd0Vyb8j8Ew/YFyVChfo7nI/AAAAAAAAA-I/5VlS56raxw0VYoYc4cios7-nYFZcw-yQACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/thots-french-ebook-4.jpg" /></a></div><b>LA MAISON SUR LA COTE</b><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 7.9pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 11pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 7.9pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 11pt;">Anna MacDonald, en pleine déception amoureuse, quitte Edimbourg pour trouver la paix au bord d'un lac écossais. Cloîtrée dans le cottage de feu sa grand-mère, elle peut enfin cicatriser ses plaies et écrire le roman qui brûle en elle depuis des années. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 11pt;">Sa tranquillité n'est que de courte durée. Quand le yacht du bel artiste Luke Tallantyre reste bloqué sur le lac, il part demander de l'aide dans la maison la plus proche. La maison d'Anna. Elle le trouve agaçant. Il déteste immédiatement la belle mais néanmoins revêche ermite. <br /></span><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 11pt;"> <br /></span><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 11pt;">Très vite, la preuve est faite qu'un tueur à gages rôde dans le village. Anna est-elle sa cible ? Et que peut bien lui cacher Luke qui pourrait augmenter le danger ? Contre leur gré, tous deux unissent leurs forces et s'engagent dans une aventure qu'ils n'auraient jamais imaginée - et qui pourrait bien les mener vers un amour absolu. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 11pt;"><br /></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 11pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 11pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--bPHTy3nCTQ/YFyVeHBjWxI/AAAAAAAAA-Q/oGVhQ0_bPPsGisIzY5h4h38OZjUiuhJSwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/twls-french-ebook-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1280" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--bPHTy3nCTQ/YFyVeHBjWxI/AAAAAAAAA-Q/oGVhQ0_bPPsGisIzY5h4h38OZjUiuhJSwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/twls-french-ebook-1.jpg" /></a></div><b>TROIS SEMAINES AU PRINTEMPS DERNIER<br /></b><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 11pt;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Friday Harbor, un village pittoresque du Nord-ouest Pacifique, est le lieu de rendez-vous incontournable des pêcheurs et des plaisanciers. Pour Skye Dunbar, c’est l’endroit où elle peut surmonter la douleur de son cœur brisé et remettre sa vie sur les rails. Elle loue donc un bungalow sur la plage. Mais la dernière chose à laquelle elle s’attendait, c’était d’être accusée de piratage informatique.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 7.9pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Jedediah Walker enquête sur la mort d’animaux marins retrouvés échoués sur les plages de l’île. Il découvre que les poissons contiennent une forte concentration de produits chimiques et envisage la possibilité que quelqu'un les déverse délibérément dans Puget Sound. Hâtif dans ses conclusions, il soupçonne la femme aux cheveux auburn qui lui loue son bungalow d’y être mêlée de près ou de loin.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Skye tente de l’ignorer mais les circonstances les réunissent et, ensemble, ils feront tout pour découvrir les responsables de cette abomination écologique</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11.5pt;">.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vSSGMx3_dgg/YFyYi09y1rI/AAAAAAAAA-s/J64C9BIWGi4lN5iUqHT16BCyfGT6eETfgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/rol-norwegian-ebook-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1280" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vSSGMx3_dgg/YFyYi09y1rI/AAAAAAAAA-s/J64C9BIWGi4lN5iUqHT16BCyfGT6eETfgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/rol-norwegian-ebook-1.jpg" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><b><span lang="NO-BOK" style="font-size: 11pt;">RING AV LØGNER</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><b><span lang="NO-BOK" style="font-size: 11pt;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 7.9pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Daniel Elliott blir drept når han krasjer bilen sin en regnfull, engelsk natt. Hans kone, Grace er tynget av sorg. Ekteskapet deres var ikke perfekt, men skjermede Grace gruer seg til en fremtid alene. You can <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 7.9pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Hun finner snart ut hvor lite hun egentlig visste om Daniel. Hemmeligheter, et dekknavn, en merkelig rekke med tall, et hus i Florida – og en elskerinne som kunne være Graces dobbeltgjenger.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 7.9pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Livredd men allikevel målbevisst, flyr hun til Florida. Forbrytere i underverdenen følger etter henne og det gjør også den andre kvinnen. Til hennes forbauselse, tar den kjekke FBI mannen Jack West saken. Grace har en fortid med den problematiske agenten. Til tross for at hun kjemper imot, faller hun nok en gang for Jacks sjarm. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 7.9pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Med fare rundt hvert hjørne, må Grace og Jack navigere den kriminelle verden i sør Florida for å finne sannheten bak Ring av Løgner. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 7.9pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 7.9pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 7.9pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">You can find out more about these editions of my novels on my <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Victoria-Howard/e/B002BMIYXA" target="_blank">Amazon Author page</a> or by visiting my <a href="https://victoriahoward.co.uk" target="_blank">website</a>.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><b><span lang="NO-BOK" style="font-size: 11pt;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><b><span lang="NO-BOK" style="font-size: 11pt;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><b><span lang="NO-BOK" style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 7.9pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-X_xoLXE9mCg/YFyYGMe8cuI/AAAAAAAAA-g/c9WS6IG1UyE9TgROJ9NhR8sLVE5AgBQaQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/rol-norwegian-ebook-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span lang="NO-BOK" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></b></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 7.9pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 7.9pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yP9eUFMjEbs/YFyPKdET2LI/AAAAAAAAA9g/45VvxKImGMg3_g_hRRnriFQ36m99D_-rQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/thots-french-ebook-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AXJwKQ6BCcU/YFyPMmjcsOI/AAAAAAAAA9o/Z-Yjnwe2CH0iDEmmK68qADmwZoM10nVAwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/twls-french-ebook-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4NjCLY7IKyM/YFyPQylWe6I/AAAAAAAAA9s/J7ktNR8oCP81O4oz9RAdqFI5dpNSoRLjwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/rol-norwegian-ebook-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Author Victoria Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06426433938786870591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2561473406540369012.post-32721580036069449462020-07-04T11:52:00.001+01:002020-07-04T11:54:04.134+01:00Bienvenidas Ailin Denoya<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Mi nombre es Ailín y soy la traductora de los libros de Victoria Howard. La traducción es un método complejo que permite, a través de la debida contextualización de las palabras, el traspaso de un texto a otro. Es un puente de unión cultural que permite compartir algo sin tener que aprender un nuevo idioma. Personalmente, me gusta la idea de traducir novelas porque de esa manera puedo otorgarles</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">vida a los personajes en un sistema completamente diferente. Cuando leo en español, no tengo la misma perspectiva que al leer en inglés. Tal vez esto se deba a que el español sea mi lengua madre, o el hecho de que tenga un afecto diferente por el inglés.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></div>
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<span lang="ES" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Les paso a comentar sobre éstos magníficos libros escritos por la autora. Cada una de las novelas contiene un tinte de suspenso y romance que hace que el lector desee continuar leyendo hasta el final. He encontrado muy originales las tramas; las mismas son llevadas a cabo en diferentes escenarios, y el desarrollo y la descripción de los personajes hace que uno se sienta como si en realidad los conociera. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="ES" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Personalmente, mi favorito fue “Anillo de Mentiras” porque configura una serie de eventos que permiten crear una sensación de misterio y ganas por saber que ocurrirá luego. Además tiene un final casi inesperado que da un vuelco a la historia y a todo lo que creíamos que estaba ocurriendo. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="ES" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Victoria Howard sabe transmitir, a través de palabras, el verdadero sentimiento del amor. Ese sentimiento que solo se puede ejemplificar pero que es imposible describir. Me he quedado enamorada apasionadamente de las personas que conformaron sus libros. Sería una mentira decir que me sentí feliz al terminar estas novelas, porque en realidad me dejaron con ganas de acompañar a los personajes por el resto de sus vidas. Me hicieron sentir como su amiga y mejor confidente. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="ES" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Uno de los grandes aspectos de estas novelas que me gustaría remarcar fue el hecho de que Victoria diera ambas perspectivas de los personajes principales. Comúnmente sólo tenemos el punto de vista de una de las personas que forma la historia del libro, pero no logramos saber cómo se siente el personaje con el que protagonista interactúa. Realmente valoro esto, ya que permite un mejor desenvolvimiento de sus características, y la espera que se crea por saber cuándo lograran cruzar caminos es inquietante y hace querer seguir con la lectura. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="ES" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Agradezco muchísimo a todos y a todas las personas que decidieron leer los libros traducidos y también los originalmente escritos por Victoria. Si desean contactarme, no duden en hacerlo, estaré encantada de responder cualquier duda.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Author Victoria Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06426433938786870591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2561473406540369012.post-52972535144609821722020-01-16T13:59:00.005+00:002020-01-16T18:48:15.825+00:00¿Hablas español? - Do you speak Spanish?<br />
If you do, then you might be pleased to know that two of my novels, <b>Ring of Lies</b> and <b>The House on the Shore</b> now are available in Spanish. Translated by Ailin Denoya, they are available in ebook and print formats. <br />
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Here for my Spanish readers is a look at the lovely new covers designed by the very talented Mae Phillips at <a href="http://www.coverfreshdesigns.com/" target="_blank">Cover Fresh Designs</a> and the translated synopsis for each book.<br />
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<span lang="ES">Cuando Daniel Elliott, el contador inglés, muere en un accidente automovilístico en una noche lluviosa, su viuda, Grace, es superada por el dolor... y el pánico. Daniel era controlador, y en su matrimonio no había amor, pero él siempre cuidaba de la protegida Grace. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Pronto descubre que Daniel tenía secretos: un alias, lazos con la mafia, una lista de números, una misteriosa casa en Florida... y una novia que se parecía a Grace.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></div>
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<span lang="ES">Su paz es de corta duración. Cuando el yate del elegante artista, Luke Tallantyre, se queda varado en el lago, él busca ayuda en la residencia más cercana – la cabaña de Anna. Ella, lo encuentra irritante. A él, le disgusta la maravillosa pero fastidiosa ermitaña. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I'm delighted that Canadian author Pam Robertson has taken time out of her busy day to be the guest on my blog today. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Pam has worked as a teacher, soldier, and celebrity chutney chef. She gets her kicks writing about fearless characters, some with supernatural tendencies, despite being afraid of walking through the woods in the dark. Pam has had short stories, several chapters in best-selling self help books, magazine articles, a series of </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">three journals, and books published. If she disappears from the internet occasionally, it’s probably because she is making a mess of the kitchen, or working on a large number of partially completed quilt projects. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Pam's latest novel, <b>Border Pieces - a Morgan Winfield Novella </b>is due for release on the 30th October and if the synopsis is anything to go by, it is definitely one to add to your 'to be read list.'</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">They set to work, putting a stop to assassins in Nova Scotia, and then heading to Fort McMurray to find that there are more than just embers of discontent after the raging fire of 2016. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Morgan is not a movie style spy. She doesn’t show up for work in 4-inch heels or Spandex. She prefers jeans and t-shirts. She’s a good shot in a firefight. She is serious about getting the job done, and doesn’t do well when there is a lot of down time, especially when she is forced to rest after a serious incident. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">While Morgan is recovering, she visits Wales and her cousin to explore her family tree and uncovers the source of her uncanny intuition. She is just getting the hang of being back at work when a terrible shock sends her into a tailspin and she suddenly retires, with plans to write a book. But, with her publisher saying her book is not quite ready, an unexpected offer for her apartment and a call from the agency pleading for her to return, she soon finds herself in a renovated bunker in London, England ready to help covert operators around the world. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This is the first book of Morgan’s adventures with two more stories currently planned." </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Pam was kind enough to answer some questions about her writing process and offer some advice to budding writers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Depends on the day, honestly! When I first started writing Border Pieces, the novella introducing Morgan Winfeld, it just came out of me like crazy. I wrote 10,000 words over a long weekend and it really set the foundation for the book, and that level of progress also spurred me on to keep going. However, writing is cognitively demanding to me, too so I can feel physically drained after a long session, or several sessions over several days in a row. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">There are lots. Thinking that your friends will buy your book, and that they are the only people you need at a book launch…people posing as publishers or agents when they are in no position to claim that and have no experience in the industry…writers thinking they can edit their own work…and being convinced that writing a book can be done for free. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Yes. My first novel and short stories were published under a pseudonym because I thought I needed to keep my writing separate from the other work I do. It’s much more difficult, of course, to be an indie author writing under a pseudonym because you’ve got to build a brand under that name and absolutely nobody knows who that person is. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It’s an interesting balance. Certainly when you are writing fiction and want a large readership, an author better deliver what readers want. At the same time, I’m not interested in recreating what other authors have done…so my goal is to be original, and create a story that once readers hear about it, they can’t wait to get their hands on.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Without giving something away here, the hardest scene was a turning point with Jake. I wrote it, and then took it out of the book because I felt like it took away too much from Morgan’s story to leave it in there, but I needed it available as a reference and part of the backstory. So, the scene is on my computer and firmly implanted in my head, but it’s not in the book. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I know people who are absolutely convinced they have writer’s block, and yet when you dig down there are usually one of two things going on: either they aren’t clear on what they want to write about (they’ll write to a certain point and then not know what should happen next), or they start to doubt their abilities as a writer. The first is remedied by getting clear on the message, and deciding where the book should go. To help, you can try writing from a different character’s perspective; or write about the end and then work backward to the middle; or “interview” the characters and get them to help you as a writer. These exercises don’t necessarily make it into the book; they are simply meant to get the writer writing again. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">If a writer is stuck because they are doubt their abilities then there are lots of things they can do, but they’ve got to apply discipline to make it happen. They might need to address issues around self-esteem, or they might need to confront the fear that is cropping up (fear of failure, fear of embarrassment, fear of being publicly acknowledged as a writer). Or, maybe it’s true that their writing really is not up to snuff. Joining writing groups and associations can help a writer assess their own writing and see what others are doing. Those groups can also be a safe place to test your writing, though you’ve got to find the right group. I’ve seen groups try to totally change the way someone writes because they have this “ideal” about what writing is, even though not everyone wants to sound like, say, Margaret Atwood. </span></div>
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Author Victoria Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06426433938786870591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2561473406540369012.post-59243085508065140202018-08-08T15:56:00.000+01:002018-08-09T18:45:37.801+01:00Welcome Rosie and Stuart LarnerI'm delighted to welcome Rosie and Stuart Larner onto my blog today. <span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Together they write under the pen name of </span><span id="goog_2019181123"></span><a href="http://slarner5.wixsite.com/hope/bio" target="_blank">Rosy Stewart</a><span id="goog_2019181124"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">. They have just released their novel, <i><b>Hope; Stories from a Refuge</b></i>.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Hope tells the stories of diverse individuals and their triumph in the face of </span></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(17, 17, 17); color: #111111; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">adversity, and is told through the eyes of Sue Barlow, the manager of a women's refuge. Sue has learnt through experience that conventional support systems and policing are not always enough to prevent a tragedy. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Following a brutal attack on one of her recent residents, Sue joins forces with Jade, a young police sergeant, and Nine a reclusive Russian I.T. expert to track down the abusers. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Stuart's previous novels includes the novel <i><b>Guile and Spin</b></i>, a compelling and </span></span><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">unforgettable story of cricket. He has also written a Young Adult epic poem, <i style="font-weight: bold;">Jack Daw and the Cat, </i><span style="font-weight: bold;">and</span><i style="font-weight: bold;"> The Car, </i>a sonnet sequence with illustrations, describing the human condition in terms of the mechanical components of a motor car. </span></span><br />
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<br />Author Victoria Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06426433938786870591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2561473406540369012.post-75667286285802304742018-07-26T13:05:00.004+01:002018-07-26T13:05:48.751+01:00Welcome ... Toni BunnellI'm delighted to welcome Toni Bunnell onto my Blog today. <br />
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<span style="font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Toni has also written a non-fiction book on Music Therapy, published by M&K Update, as well as several works of fiction. She lectured at Hull University for over sixteen years and has appeared on television many times, including on Love Your Garden, Countryfile, and in June 2015, The One Show. </span></div>
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With over 30, yes THIRTY attending authors representing a mixture of genres and poetry there is something for everyone to enjoy. There is also an International table with some amazing books from across the Globe, and several will be joining us via video link in the international hub. Not only will there be signed books to purchase, but there are readings and workshops. <br />
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So if you've dreamed at writing poetry or a novel, come along and chat to our authors who I am sure will be happily to offer advice on how to get started. I look forward to seeing you there.<br />
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<br />Author Victoria Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06426433938786870591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2561473406540369012.post-64952160654454594572018-07-03T15:20:00.000+01:002018-07-03T15:20:17.895+01:00Summer is ...Writing conference and Book festival Season!<br />
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I enjoy visiting book festivals and taking part in writing conferences, but I must confess, my enjoyment diminishes somewhat when it is this hot! I am not a hot house flower, but someone who prefers the cooler weather of autumn and I have no objection to crisp frosty mornings either!<br />
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I am delighted to be one of thirty attending authors at the 3rd <a href="https://www.ukindielitfest.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">UK Indie Lit Festival</span></a>, once again being held in the Kala Sangam Arts Centre in Bradford. <br />
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The event takes place on the 28th July from 10.00 to 5pm.<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 15px;"> </span>No matter what your reading preference, there is something for everyone including an International hub with USA best selling author Kendare Blake and DL Gallie from Australia, appearing via video link.<br />
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There are workshops, readings and a Prize Draw. Best of all, it's a <b>free</b> event, although you do need a ticket available from <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/uk-indie-lit-fest-2018-tickets-38633077575"><span style="color: blue;">Eventbrite</span></a> or the <a href="https://www.ukindielitfest.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">UK Indie Lit Festival</span></a> website.<br />
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On the 12th August you'll find me on the <a href="https://www.sheffieldauthors.co.uk/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Sheffield Authors</span></a> stand at the South Yorkshire Festival being held at <a href="https://www.wortleyhall.org.uk/events/south-yorkshire-festival-free-event/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Wortley Hall, nr Sheffield</span></a>. This promises to be a fun day out for all the family with craft, garden and book stalls. There's even free donkey rides and face painting to keep the child entertained. Once again, this is a <b>Free</b> event, but there is a small charge for parking, which is limited, so be sure to get there early! <br />
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If you live near Bradford, Sheffield or Barnsley, do come along and say hello. You may just find that elusive Christmas present for someone with the most discerning taste! <br />
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I'm delighted to have been invited to take part in Hull University's three day English Literature Festival organised by The National Collaborative Outreach Programme. The Festival starts on the 6th February 2018 and is aimed at raising aspirations of students aged 13-18 across the Humber region by increasing their knowledge of careers in writing, publishing, illustrating, marketing, public speaking and much more. A selection of panels and workshops are planned and full details will be available shortly on the website: <a href="http://www.force-higher.co.uk/">www.force-higher.co.uk</a> and on the Twitter feed <a href="http://twitter.com/@Force_HE">@Force_HE</a> #ELFHumber2018.<br />
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I am also looking forward to being part of the Bradford UK Indie Literature Festival, which is returning for a third year on the 28th July, and is once again being held in the fabulous Kala Sangam in the centre of the city. This is a free event, with 40 authors in attendance, so there is sure to be a book to suit all tastes. Details on how to obtain a ticket are on the <a href="https://www.ukindielitfest.com/">UKindieLitFest</a> website.<br />
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As it is the holiday season, I have reduced the price of the Kindle version of my romantic suspense novel, The House on the Shore, until 3rd January 2018. You can download a copy from Amazon for only 99p/99c instead of the usual price of £2.99/$2.99.<br />
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2017 is drawing to a close, so I would like to thank everyone who has attended an event or purchased a book and who has supported me in anyway, a very Happy Christmas and a Healthy and Prosperous New Year. I hope to see you again in 2018.<br />
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Now, I have a confession to make, although I seen Ms Mina’s
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kept me up all night wondering what would happen next.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As soon as I finish this post, I shall be
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Not only am I determined to finish the romantic suspense
novel I’m working on, but also to try my hand at writing a crime novel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Watch this space!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Author Victoria Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06426433938786870591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2561473406540369012.post-29714357711672442162016-12-23T20:43:00.000+00:002016-12-23T20:43:04.465+00:00A thank you ...I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has purchased one of my books or attended one of my speaking engagements or book signing events for your support. 2016 has not been an easy year for many of use and your continued support is very much appreciated. I'll have some news about my next book early in the New Year. <br />
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I wish everyone a very Happy Christmas and a healthy and prosperous New Year.<br />
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Victoria<br />
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<br />Author Victoria Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06426433938786870591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2561473406540369012.post-26955382854708433482016-08-21T13:44:00.000+01:002016-08-21T15:55:20.929+01:00Manchester Author SigningOn Saturday 13th August, I took part along in the inaugural Manchester Author Event and Gig held at The Red Rose Steam Society in Astley Green, Manchester.<br />
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A total of fifty authors took part and showcased their books. I met some very talented authors, including Amanda Green, Isabelle Cate, Ian D Jackson, K L Shandwick, J F Holland, Victoria Blisse, and Laura Morgan, and many more.<br />
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Creative artist, Annabella was there with her stunning designs made from book pages, and Maria Lazarou was present, showcasing her design services for authors.<br />
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Next year's event is scheduled to take place over two days - <b>19th and 20th August</b>. More details will be available closer to the date, and will be posted on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1060996820586120/" target="_blank">Facebook</a>.</div>
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The <a href="http://www.agcm.org.uk/" target="_blank">Astley Green Colliery Museum</a> is well worth a visit. It houses Lancashire's only surviving headgear and engine house, along with a collection of twenty-eight colliery locomotives - the largest collection of its type in Britain. </div>
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Author Victoria Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06426433938786870591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2561473406540369012.post-3079253286547270012016-08-04T19:31:00.000+01:002016-08-04T19:31:35.594+01:00Tips for setting up your International Amazon Author Central Pages<div>
I came across this very informative article by Marcy Kennedy while building my Japanese Author Central Page. Marcy very kindly allowed me to reproduce it here. Whether are published or not, I would also recommend that you visit her website, and in particular her <a href="http://marcykennedy.com/blog/" target="_blank">blog</a>, which has some great articles. </div>
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<b>By Marcy Kennedy, @MarcyKennedy </b><br /><b><br /></b><i><b>Part of the Indie Author Series </b></i><br /><br />Last month, I walked you through the <a href="http://blog.janicehardy.com/2014/05/6-steps-to-professional-amazon-author.html" style="color: #990000; text-decoration: none;">6 Steps for Setting Up Your Amazon Author Page</a>. In that article, I talked exclusively about your author profile on Amazon.com, but Amazon sells books all over the world. While setting up our author page on Amazon.com is the most important (because that’s where we’re likely to sell the most books), we shouldn’t overlook our author pages elsewhere.<br /><br />You might be thinking, <i>Why do I want to take the time to do that for non-English speaking countries? </i><br /><br /><a href="" name="more"></a>The answer is simple. English is the most common second language in the world. Even if English isn’t the primary language of Germany or India or China, many people living in those countries still speak it, read it, or are trying to learn. Creating an author page on international sites gives us a leg up over authors who only bother to update their Amazon.com page.<br /><br />Because you’ll want to add the same information as you did for your Amazon.com author page, I won’t go over all of that again. You can read my previous article for details. What I’m going to focus on in this article are the unique things to keep in mind when we’re updating our pages on the international sites.<br /><br /><h3 style="margin: 0px; position: relative;">
<b>Tip #1 – How to Find International Amazon Author Central Sites </b></h3>
<br />Currently, there’s no centralized list of Amazon Author Central sites, so the first thing we need to do is explore a little. Searching for sites is a two-step process.<br /><br />Google the Amazon site for the particular country you’re interested in. For example, I might type “Amazon France” into my search bar.<br /><br />This lets you know if Amazon has a site in that country, but what you’re really looking for here is the little country code that comes after <b>www.amazon</b> in the search results. For France, it’s <b>fr</b>.<br /><br />The URL for all Author Central sites begins like this…<br /><br /><a href="https://authorcentral.amazon.com/gp/landing?" style="color: #990000; text-decoration: none;">https://authorcentral.amazon.</a><br /><br />So once you have the country code, you add it like this…<br /><br /><a href="https://authorcentral.amazon.fr/gp/landing?" style="color: #990000; text-decoration: none;">https://authorcentral.amazon.fr/gp/landing?</a><br /><br />And that’s where you’ll sign in to create your author page.<br /><br />Not all countries currently have Author Central, but more and more are appearing all the time. If you can’t find an Author Central site for a specific country (I’m looking at you Canada), just wait. It will probably appear in the not-too-distant future.<br /><br />Here are a few sites to get you started:<br /><br /><a href="http://authorcentral.amazon.co.uk/" style="color: #990000; text-decoration: none;">http://authorcentral.amazon.co.uk</a><br /><a href="http://authorcentral.amazon.fr/" style="color: #990000; text-decoration: none;">http://authorcentral.amazon.fr</a><br /><a href="http://authorcentral.amazon.de/" style="color: #990000; text-decoration: none;">http://authorcentral.amazon.de</a><br /><a href="http://authorcentral.amazon.co.jp/" style="color: #990000; text-decoration: none;">http://authorcentral.amazon.co.jp</a><br /><br /><h3 style="margin: 0px; position: relative;">
<b>Tip #2 – How to Read International Amazon Author Central Sites </b></h3>
<br />Remember how we talked about these sites being targeted at non-English speakers? That creates a snag for those of us who don’t speak multiple languages.<br /><br />Thankfully, technology gives us two ways around it:<br /><br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">
(A) Keep your Amazon.com Author Central page open so you can compare. For the most part, the sites are all the same structurally, so you’ll know what it’s asking for even if you can’t read all the words.<br /><br />(B) Use <a href="https://translate.google.com/" style="color: #990000; text-decoration: none;">Google Translate</a> or download <a href="https://www.google.com/chrome/browser/" style="color: #990000; text-decoration: none;">Google Chrome</a> (which comes with a built-in translator) to use as your browser while you create your pages. </blockquote>
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<b>Tip #3 – Some Other Countries Will Want You to Create a New Account </b></h3>
<br />Some countries will allow you to sign in with the same email and password you used when you created your Amazon.com account, and some countries will require you to set up a new Amazon account with them. If your regular Amazon email and password won’t work, it just means you need to start from the ground up with a new account.<br /><br /><h3 style="margin: 0px; position: relative;">
<b>Tip #4 – Don’t Think You’re Doing Something Wrong If You Can’t Find All the Same Features </b></h3>
<br />Strangely enough, not all international sites are created equal. Some won’t allow you to connect your blog. Some won’t allow you to upload pictures. If you can’t find a particular feature, it’s probably not because you’re blind. It’s probably because it doesn’t exist on that specific site. The key with the international Amazon author pages is to fill out what you’re offered and not worry about the rest.<br /><br />When you find a site that doesn’t allow you to connect your blog, make sure you include your website address somewhere. Along with claiming your books, this is the most important thing. This is all about providing readers with a way to find more of your books and to form a relationship with you.<br /><br />Good luck!<br /><br /><b>Have you taken the time to set up your author page on international Amazon sites? Do you have any other tips I haven’t included?</b><br /><div class="MsoBodyText">
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Marcy Kennedy is a suspense and speculative fiction writer who believes fantasy is more real than you think. Alongside her own writing, Marcy works as a freelance fiction editor and teaches classes on craft and social media through WANA International. She’s also the author of the Busy Writer’s Guides series of books. You can find her blogging about writing and about the place where real life meets science fiction, fantasy, and myth at <a href="http://marcykennedy.com/" target="_blank">marcykennedy.com</a>.<br /><a href="http://marcykennedy.com/blog/" style="color: #990000; text-decoration: none;">Blog</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MarcyKennedyAuthor" style="color: #990000; text-decoration: none;">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/MarcyKennedy" style="color: #990000; text-decoration: none;">Twitter</a> | <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Marcy-Kennedy/e/B00FA1AIQA/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1" style="color: #990000; text-decoration: none;">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/ca/book/how-to-write-dialogue/id773798205?mt=11" style="color: #990000; text-decoration: none;">Apple iBooks</a> | <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/how-to-write-dialogue-marcy-kennedy/1117650715?ean=2940045476928&cm_mmc=AFFILIATES-_-Linkshare-_-W1PQs9y/1/c-_-10:1&r=1" style="color: #990000; text-decoration: none;">Barnes & Noble</a> </div>
Author Victoria Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06426433938786870591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2561473406540369012.post-35153086386504041012016-07-16T09:00:00.000+01:002016-07-16T09:00:09.824+01:00My Guest today....I am delighted to welcome back Lynda Stacey as a guest on my blog today. Lynda recently won ChocLit and Whole Story Audiobooks Search for a Star Competition. Her debut novel, <b>The House of Secrets</b> will be released shortly.<br />
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I work full time as a Sales Director. I have a lovely
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I began writing at a very early age, but like most things
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Wow, I still don’t class myself as a writer. It all seems so
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The story was inspired by Wrea Head Hall. I went with my
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I love Nomsa. She’s a typical Caribbean lady. I’ve travelled
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especially the Jamaicans. I love how they have happy-go-lucky attitudes one
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It just flows. Some days it flows in a good way, and others
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The same part that challenges all authors. It’s the
40,000-word syndrome, the part where you look at your manuscript and all you
can think is… IT’S RUBBISH, WHO WOULD BUY THIS? And then of course, you pass it
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I’d like to think that they wouldn’t know what to expect.
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I’ve just finished writing my 3rd novel and I’m about to
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writing. Join as many writing groups as you can, this helps you to keep the
momentum going. Other than that, network, meet other authors, lots of them.
They are all full of the most amazing advice.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Romantic Novelist Association has been a huge help to
me. I joined under the umbrella of the New Writers Scheme, which offers a full
critique on your work, once a year. I can honestly say that if I hadn’t joined,
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I wouldn’t say that I ever experience it, I’d say that after
working all day and by the time I’ve made tea, cleaned my house and sat down to
write, my mind is tired. Some nights I have the energy, others I don’t and I
find that my best idea’s normally come to me at really inopportune moments. So,
I always carry a notebook.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>The House of Secrets</b>, published by Choc Lit will be released on the 19th July.</div>
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<br /><b>A woman on the run, a broken man and a house with a shocking secret …</b> <br /><br />Madeleine Frost has to get away. Her partner Liam has become increasingly controlling to the point that Maddie fears for her safety, and that of her young daughter Poppy.<br /><br />Desperation leads Maddie to the hotel owned by her estranged father – the extraordinarily beautiful Wrea Head Hall in Yorkshire. There, she meets Christopher ‘Bandit’ Lawless, an ex-marine and the gamekeeper of the hall, whose brusque manner conceals a painful past.<br /><br />After discovering a diary belonging to a previous owner, Maddie and Bandit find themselves immersed in the history of the old house, uncovering its secrets, scandals, tragedies – and, all the while, becoming closer.<br /><br />But Liam still won’t let go, he wants Maddie back, and when Liam wants something he gets it, no matter who he hurts …<div>
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<b>The House of Secrets</b> is available as an ebook from <span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/House-Secrets-Choc-Lynda-Stacey-ebook/dp/B01H9961XY/" target="_blank"><b>Amazon</b></a>, <a href="https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/house-of-secrets-choc-lit" target="_blank"><b>Kobo</b></a></span>, Nook and iBookstore </div>
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Author Victoria Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06426433938786870591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2561473406540369012.post-47353522342188221362016-06-27T11:02:00.000+01:002016-06-27T11:03:46.586+01:00UK Indie Lit Festival, Bradford, 23rd July 2016<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I am delighted to announce that I am taking part in the first UK Indie Literature Festival being held in Bradford, West Yorkshire, on the 23rd July. Organised by Follow this Publishing in conjunction with Cillian Press, this aims to be an annual event. <span style="background-color: white; color: #3a3a3a;"> </span></span><br />
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"Waiting for the Rains, A memoir of Africa" is Roger's memoir of his life as an expatriate in Malawi and Zambia in the 1970s, while working with the Government Printing Office. Published by <a href="http://www.dovetailpress.co.uk/" target="_blank">Dovetail Press</a>, it is available from <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Waiting-Rains-Roger-James-Barton/dp/095722740X" target="_blank">Amazon</a>.<br />
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It is a story of being close to local life without the insulation of tour buses or taxis.<br />
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You can find out more about Roger by visiting his page on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/roger.barton.940?fref=ufi" target="_blank">Facebook</a> or come along to the UKIndie Book Festival and meet Roger in person. Tickets are available from <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/uk-indie-literature-festival-2016-tickets-24904282379" target="_blank">Eventbrite</a> and are free!</div>
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I am delighted to welcome Angela Wren to my blog today. Not only is Angela an actor and director, she is also the author of short stories and comic-flash fiction. She very kindly agreed to take time out of her busy schedule to tell me a little about the background to her first novel, Messandrierre, which has just been released. </div>
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I'll introduce myself as something of a scribbler and I've been
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I was first introduced to France as a teenager and, frankly,
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scribblings then centred on what I'd seen, where I'd been, the people I'd
met.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not that any of it came together as
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Then grown-up life and work got in the way and I spent less
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strategy documents as my life spiralled through a career in business change and
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My light bulb moment was my decision to escape the rat
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I visited the C<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">é</span>vennes
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To this day I am certain that I stood on one hillside, looking down on a
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In a village in Burgundy, I happened across a two roomed
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Having followed a career in Project and Business Change Management, I now work as an Actor and Director at a local theatre. I’ve been writing, in a serious way, for about 5 years. My work in project management has always involved drafting, so writing, in its various forms, has been a significant feature throughout my adult life.<br />
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I particularly enjoy the challenge of plotting and planning different genres of work. My short stories vary between contemporary romance, memoir, mystery and historical. I also write comic flash-fiction and have drafted two one-act plays that have been recorded for local radio. The majority of my stories are set in France where I like to spend as much time as possible each year.<br />
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Website : <a href="http://www.angelawren.co.uk/">www.angelawren.co.uk</a><br />
Blog : <a href="http://www.jamesetmoi.blogspot.com/">www.jamesetmoi.blogspot.com</a><br />
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Author Victoria Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06426433938786870591noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2561473406540369012.post-85738395737246273282015-11-18T13:51:00.003+00:002015-11-18T16:08:59.973+00:00Desert Empire Writers Showcase<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Bob’s
Big Boy, Calimesa, hosted The Desert Empire Writers Showcase book signing event
Saturday the 14th. Nine book authors from California’s Inland Empire offered
their books and donated prizes for the drawings, which began at 4:15pm.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Brenda
Hill, author of With Full Malice, about a deadly vigilante society in Yucaipa,
organized the event and offered her hardback and mass-market paperback at a
large discount. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Local authors
as well as those from The California Writers Club talked to the public and
answered questions about writing and workshops, including:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Brenda Hill:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">With Full Malice</i></b>: about a deadly
vigilante society in the Inland Empire.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Samuel Thomas Nichols</span></b><span lang="EN-US">: <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Seventh Stage</i></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> - </i></span><span lang="EN-US">about the aftermath of the murder of a rancher's wife and
daughter.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Joyce Melton</span></b><span lang="EN-US">: <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Blue Moon</i></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> – </i></span><span lang="EN-US">on the third Thursday of each month, the Devil
grants wishes and causes havoc.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Barbara Reed:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> </span><b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Harmonic Deception: </span></i></b><span lang="EN-US">Does<b> </b>a
tragic childhood excuse murder?</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Sue Andrews</span></b><span lang="EN-US">: <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">To Live and Love Again</i></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i>– </span><span lang="EN-US">about how the author survived several murder attempts
near-death experiences.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">David Strack</span></b><span lang="EN-US">: </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i><span lang="EN-US">Letters Over the Wall</span></i></b><span lang="EN-US"> – </span><span lang="EN-US">about
the lives of four East Germans behind the Iron Curtain.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Debby Johnson: </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Rock.
Paper. Scissors</span></i></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US"> -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></i><span lang="EN-US">about a new kid in school who’s rejected by the other
kids.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Cathie
Norton: <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Tale of the Trees</i> – </span></b><span lang="EN-US">A young woman’s journey through grief to resolution.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Author Victoria Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06426433938786870591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2561473406540369012.post-547814894080954422015-11-07T16:12:00.001+00:002015-11-07T16:13:08.694+00:00Author Swag and Freebies...<div class="MsoNormal">
I’ve been thinking a great deal about promotional items for
authors as I’ve recently signed up to appear at two multi-author signings. This
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Whenever I’ve given a talk to a group, presented a workshop,
or attended a local literary festival, I have always provided bookmarks,
postcards and ‘signed by the author’ stickers to grace the cover of any book
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But are these the best promotional items and do they garner any sales?
And how many of them end up in the bin.</div>
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Unless you have a proven sales record and are a
multi-publisher author earning big money like James Patterson or J K Rowling, most
publishers no longer provide a budget for such items; in fact, all promotion is
often down to the author. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Paper promotional items are relatively inexpensive form of
swag. So how do you go about providing the perfect bookmark or postcard? <o:p></o:p></div>
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Anyone with access to a computer and printer can produce a
bookmark; but bookmarks that say everything about you as an author and your
novel. These need to look professional if they are to connect with the reader
and seduce them into buying your book. So don’t use a stock image, use the
cover of your book, tagline and website address.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Most likely you will wish to hire a designer, but don’t
panic, you’re not going to have to pay huge agency fees. A quick search of the Internet
reveals many sites and graphic artists offering such services, but before you
sign up or part with your hard earned cash, ask to see samples of their work. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<o:p> </o:p>I recall the first writer’s conference I attended in America
some years ago. The conference bag was crammed full of bookmarks and postcards.
Did any of them fly home with me? Only those for novels I was interested in
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Paper is cheap and ‘everybody’ uses it. So if I can consign
fellow author’s bookmarks and postcards to the dustbin, what chance do my own
paper promotional items have of making it home with a reader?<o:p></o:p></div>
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These days however, it seems that anything goes when it
comes to author swag/freebies, especially at conferences and large events such
as the Romance Writers of America annual conference.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The list is almost endless.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>While there is no doubt some of the items on the above list are useful,
(especially tote bags for all those books your reader buys) but do they really
say anything about YOUR book?<o:p></o:p></div>
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All these items cost money, and when the average author
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difficult.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Setting a budget for such
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Rather than just handing out postcards at my next signing
event, I am going to place a sticker on the back of some with the message
‘Email me and request a free copy.’ It will be interesting to see how many
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My guest this week is Lynda Stacey. Lynda is the winner of the ChocLit and Whole Story Audio Search for a Star Competition, and has signed a contract for her novel, Keeper of the House. <br />
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Everyone tells me how ‘lucky’ I am. How lucky I am to have the beautiful home that I have, how lucky I am to have a great job, how lucky I’ve been travelling the world as a scuba diving instructor and now, how lucky I am to have won Choc Lit’s Search for a Star Competition.<br />
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At 14 years old, my English teacher pulled me to one side and suggested that I went on to further education, did my A levels and followed it up by doing a Creative Writing Degree. But in my life, that was never going to happen. I left school with barely any qualifications. It was 1984 and there was a miners strike, I had no choice but to take any job that I could to help feed my family.<br />
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I always resented not taking qualifications, for not having proved to myself and to others what I could achieve, and have worked hard my whole life to make up for that. <br />
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It took me almost 30 years to build up the courage to begin to write again. <br />
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The RNA is like a huge family. Over night you gain hundreds of brothers and sisters that you never had before and can I say… without them, I doubt I would have had the courage to keep going, to pick up the laptop night after night. To work every day, for over a year on a project that may never be published. To keep taking the continual knocks and the continual rejections. And somehow through the madness… manage to keep my sanity. <br />
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I’ve entered so many competitions. In 2013, my novel Broken Jigsaw was short listed for the Festival of Romance New Talent Award. In 2015, my novel Revenge was short listed for the Elizabeth Goudge Award and then finally my new novel Keeper of the House was short listed for ChocLit’s Search for a Star, in collaboration with Whole Story Audio books. <br />
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You guessed it… I really did feel ‘Lucky..!’<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Have you ever had a nightmare where you are walking naked
down a crowded street and everyone is laughing at you? How did you feel?
Ashamed, humiliated, wanting a sinkhole to appear in the road and swallow you
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Multiply that by a few thousand. Now you’re pretty close to
how I felt about letting someone read my novel.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The thing is, the whole point about being an author is that
people are going to read your books and (quakes at the thought) some of them will
write a review.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">So why, I ask myself, do I want to do this? Why romance? The
genre is generally frowned upon even though it takes just as much effort to
write and just as many people (if not more) enjoy reading romance compared to
other genres.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Many authors will probably say the same – it’s just
something I have to do.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">My problem was, when I had written my novel, what comes next?
This is where the wonderful Romantic Novelists’ Association (RNA) came in.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Sometime in March 2014 I stumbled across a website for
professional writers, the RNA, which has a New Writers’ Scheme (NWS) for
unpublished authors, restricted to 250 members each year. NWS members enjoy
most of the benefits of full membership, eg access to events, a quarterly
magazine, plus a full critique of one novel from an experienced author. Perfect!
Sadly, all 250 places for 2014 were filled. My naïve reaction was “but it’s
only March!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and waited till the end of the year when applications opened for 2015. Huddling
over my computer at just after midnight January 2 2015, I pressed the “send”
button the moment my clock registered 12:02, jumping for joy when I received
confirmation of my success a few days later. Little did I realise how lucky I
was. A fellow NWS member told me she missed her alarm in 2014 and sent her
application at 5am, but the places had all gone. The NWS is heavily
oversubscribed and I can understand why.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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RNA’s online forum I connected with a fellow NWS member who set up a critique
group which now has a range of members at different stages in their career – newbies
like me and more established authors. Being in the NWS is like going back to
University where I’m a 1<sup>st</sup> year undergraduate with “graduation” to
full membership, ie a publishing contract, an indeterminate number of years
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The critique group was and is an invaluable source of
support and advice, not only on writing, but how to cope with twitter, websites
and blogs – all the essential skills an author needs in addition to being able
to write books. Being an online group I never had to look any of my critique
buddies in the eye, but The Fear still gripped me when we started to share
chapters and extracts for comments. But the feedback I got was great – really
constructive tips on editing and pacing as well as encouragement to stick to my
own writing style.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">So when I finally submitted my manuscript in mid-2015 to the
NWS for critique I knew I had something that was at least better than the first
draft. At this point, other than the odd chapter and a few passages shared
among the critique group, I had not let anyone read the whole novel from start
to finish (cue images of being pelted with rotten fruit and vegetables as I
continue to walk down that street – Cersei Lannister, anyone?). The Fear
gripped me again - images of feedback such as “what on earth do you think
you’re doing”, “stick to the day job”, “this is a pale imitation of a cheesy
bodice-ripper” flashed through my mind.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">When my report came back, not more than three weeks after I
sent the manuscript off, my blood pressure spiked. It was like those
end-of-year university exam results which determined whether or not you’d get
kicked off the course for being too stupid.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Needless to say the lady who critiqued my novel was
positive, constructive and gave excellent editing advice. I assume she’s a lady
– the NWS critique panel are anonymous. This makes sense because writers can be
a feisty lot. I have heard stories of rejected authors parading up and down
outside an agent’s offices yelling obscenities and someone once told me an
author sent an agent a cake with a begging message iced on the top; so I can
understand why reviewers want to be protected by the veil of anonymity.
Artistic temperament + negative feedback = ugly meltdown.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">But it’s a shame I don’t know my reviewer’s name because I’d
like to give her a big hug! By giving me feedback on the bits that needed work
she has helped me improve and prepare my manuscript for agency submission. By
her positive feedback on the plot and characterisation she has begun to
convince me that my book doesn’t suck and that if I persevere at it I have a chance
of getting that elusive publishing contract. And finally, by being the first
ever person to read my book in its entirety without spontaneously combusting at
the awfulness of it she has helped me to conquer The Fear.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">If I don’t manage to secure a publishing deal in the short
term the silver lining is that I have many more years to look forward to in the
NWS, knowing that there’s a very supportive community in the RNA as a whole and
some talented authors and reviewers to help me understand what works in a novel
and what doesn’t. I can’t recommend the RNA/NWS enough and would urge any
budding romance authors to join.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I just need to make sure I set my alarm for 12:02 next
January. Oh, and write a decent book!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Medieval made her nag her parents to take her to Bodiam Castle at every
opportunity. She loves romantic novels with lots of conflict and hardship and
characters with a dark edge. She is currently writing gritty medieval romances
but has outline plans for other historical settings as well as contemporary
romances. She now lives in rural Scotland with her husband, children and
menagerie of dogs, chickens and snakes (often to be found on her lap when she’s
writing). Emily Royal is the pen name of Sally Calder. She is in the process of
setting up a website but can be found at:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Author Victoria Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06426433938786870591noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2561473406540369012.post-30747990908179602592015-07-27T10:00:00.000+01:002015-07-27T10:00:09.667+01:00Featured Author Liz HarrisIt is a great pleasure to welcome multi-published author, Liz Harris to my blog today. Liz's latest book, <b>Evie Undercover</b>, has just been released by Choc Lit.<br />
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My friends in the Romantic Novelists' Association and those who follow me on twitter and
Facebook will know that I go regularly to Umbria, a part of Italy that I love. And
who could not love it? The scenery is stunning; the little medieval hilltop
towns are a joy to visit; the food is fabulous; the people are warm and
welcoming, and the area is completely unspoiled by tourism.<o:p></o:p></div>
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It was on one of my visits there that as I walked down the
steps to the infinity pool, beyond which lay groves of olive trees framed by
the distant hills, I glanced back at the 14<sup>th</sup> century grey-stone
tower house behind me and the abundance of flowers and fruit trees everywhere,
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Italy is known as the land of romance, wine and song, so my
novel was going to have to be a romance that was very different in style from
my Choc Lit-published historical romantic fiction novels, <b><i>The Road Back</i>, <i>A Bargain
Struck</i>, <i>A Western Heart</i> and <i>Golden Tiger</i></b>, which comes out this
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I’d earlier set an earlier romantic novel, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><b>The Art of Deception</b>, </i>in Umbria, but for
this romance I wanted some humour, too,<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i>and<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i>I knew I was about to write my first
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As for my hero and heroine, having gained a Law degree some
years ago, I’ve always wanted to write a lawyer into a novel. This would be the
novel, I decided, and successful Libel lawyer Tom Hadleigh was born. Tom was
going to buy a 14<sup>th</sup> century tower house on the side of a mountain on
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Italian, he’d have arranged for an interpreter to translate for him whenever he
went to Umbria to meet with his Italian surveyor, but for the purposes of my
story, that interpreter was going to be unavailable for the week’s visit he
urgently had to make in order to buy furniture for the house. Enter
enterprising Evie Shaw, ostensibly an agency interpreter, in reality the newest
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While Tom’s thoughts were going to be focused on his house, resourceful
Evie’s were going to be focused on Tom and the exposé she was going to have to
write about him, or lose the first job she’d been offered after months of
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I put finger to keyboard, and <i><b>Evie Undercover</b></i> came into being. The paperback was published in July, and I was thrilled to
learn soon after that <i><b>Evie Undercover</b></i>
had been named Book of the Month for August by Radio Marlow (97.5 FM), who
described it as a ‘<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;">deliciously
romantic novel</span>’. They’ll be discussing the novel on Radio Marlow Book
Club at just after 11am on Friday, 7<sup>th</sup> August.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Liz Harris is the author of <b>THE ROAD BACK</b> (US Coffee Time
& Romance Book of 2012), <b>A BARGAIN STRUCK </b>(shortlisted for the RoNA
Historical 2013), <b>EVIE UNDERCOVER, THE ART OF DECEPTION</b> and <b>A WESTERN HEART</b>.
All of her novels, which are published by Choc Lit, have been shortlisted in
their categories in the Festival of Romantic Fiction. Her next historical
novel, <b>GOLDEN TIGER</b>, set in SW Wyoming in the 1870s and 1880s, comes out in
October, 2015. In addition, she has had several short stories published in
anthologies. Liz lives in south of Oxford. Her interests are theatre,
travelling, reading, cryptic crosswords. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">For more information visit Liz's Website: <a href="http://www.lizharrisauthor.com/">www.lizharrisauthor.com</a> or her author page on <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Liz-Harris/e/B009V1G8UA" target="_blank">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/liz.harris.52206?fref=ts" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/lizharrisauthor" target="_blank">Twitter</a></span></div>
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