A tale of two newsletters
A tale of two newsletters
It's very cold in my part of the world now - ideal weather for curling up under a blanket with a book and a hot drink!
Writing news
I’ve just celebrated 1 month since launching They Lie Here. It’s quite difficult to get ratings and reviews for indie books in particular, so I always try to emphasise how much reviews are appreciated. I’ve recently had a Black Friday sale for my first book We Watch You. I may do a sale in the New Year for They Lie Here… watch this space! This week I launched a very exciting project - The Indie Books & Authors Newsletter! The aim is to celebrate and promote indie authors by highlighting some new releases (in multiple genres). I won’t say too much about it here as I’ve described it elsewhere, but I encourage you to subscribe and, if you enjoy the Newsletter, spread the word!
Blog news
I had over 2,500 views on the blog in November, which is a record! It was partly due to my calling for submissions for the above Newsletter - I had asked indie authors to Direct Message me on Twitter, but I underestimated how much interest there’d be and when DMs stopped working, I pointed people to the contact page on my blog instead. I’ve also had a spike in email followers of my blog posts (which may or may not be related), but anyhow I have over 3,500 now, for which I’m very grateful.
Recent posts
Discussion: What is a bestseller?
Blogging advice: How I plan my blog posts
Fiction book review: How Green Was My Valley by Richard Llewellyn
Non-fiction book review: Daemon Voices by Philip Pullman
Coming soon
Film of the book: Little Women (1994)
Discussion: What I was reading 5 years ago
Fiction book review: Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
Non-fiction book review: Ticket to the World by Martin Kemp
#currentlyreading
Breathless by Amy McCulloch, a thriller which I found in a charity shop. The tagline: There’s a killer on the mountain and you might be next…
#currentlywatching
The Crown, season 1. I’m late to the party on this one! It’s strange that I’ve only begun watching it after Queen Elizabeth II has passed away.
#currentlylistening
Wide Eyed Nowhere, the latest album from Turin Brakes. A few of these new songs were included in the setlist at the gig I attended this year.
That’s all for now. Thanks for reading - see you next time!