Category: Books and Authors
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Crannóg 32 – a new story in this great independent publisher’s new anthology
Crannóg is a well regarded and renowned literary magazine in Ireland that recently celebrated its 10th year. Established by writers Tony O’ Dwyer and Geraldine Burkes’ publishing house Words on the Street, Crannóg provides publication opportunities to International authors of short fiction and poetry. Crannóg 32 launches tomorrow night March 1st upstairs at the Crane…
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Housewife saves the universe for free
I’m delighted to have received a mention on the RTE Tubridy radio show this morning by Vanessa O’ Loughlin of Writing.ie. As she explained my book HOUSEWIFE WITH A HALF-LIFE will be free for just today and tomorrow Feb 19th – 20th Amazon US Amazon UK Eat Pray Love meets Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy!…
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Strange tales of love and desire
Given the week that’s in it I thought I’d mention these tales of love and desire. It doesn’t come naturally to shout out about my stories but I’m proud of these and some of them have been published in reputable places and longlisted in major competitions and I’d be happy to have you read them.…
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Free e-book sample of 14 Middle Grade Books!
I’m pleased to pass on news of a free book promotion and competition organised by Sally Harris,author of the fab Diary of a Penguin Napper. WIN A KINDLE FIRE (Value of $159!) WIN A $10 AMAZON GIFTCARD! WIN GREAT MIDDLE GRADE BOOKS! Download this e-book, find the secret phrase, and enter it into the contest…
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Heart Potato
‘Oh yes,’ said Fairly Dave. ‘It’s commonly known that there’s too much obesity among tellies hanging round looking at couch potatoes – although they are very interesting. It’s not that often you find a potato in the shape of a couch – not since the supermarkets conspired in that ‘campaign for beautiful vegetables’. And…
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31 Days Guest Post Claire King: How do you keep the joy in writing?
This series of articles running through January will explore ways of keeping our head above water in physical, mental, emotional and creative areas. There will be creative challenges, competitions and giveaways. For the full background see here. How do you keep the joy in writing? How do you put it back in when you’ve lost…
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Diary of a Penguin-napper by Sally Harris
Sally Harris from Melbourne recently launched this bright, engaging fun book for children called Diary of a Penguin-napper. The book is for children in the 8 to 12 age range so we were pleased to receive a copy of Sally’s book in the post. What was striking about Sally’s book is that it’s so attractive…
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Louise Phillips: On her debut novel Red Ribbons & how to create a killer author website
I met Irish writer Louise Phillips originally on Twitter and then in person and was delighted when she announced that her debut crime novel Red Ribbons would be published this September by Hachette. Louise Phillips returned to writing six years ago after a 20 year gap spent raising her family, managing a successful family business,…
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Interview with Eoin Colfer on The Last Guardian & what comes after Artemis Fowl
Eoin Colfer from Wexford has been a worldwide hit with the Artemis Fowl series. (He also wrote a follow up And Another Thing in the Douglas Adam’s Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy series) The Artemis series, for young teens, follows the adventures of teenage technical mastermind Artemis Fowl and his adventures in saving his family…
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My self-publishing experience
Today I’ve visited the blog of Debz Hobbs Wyatt who works as small publisher Bridgehouse to share my self-publishing experience, the areas where I had costs and how I found the whole process. Speaking to an editor and other writing professionals we decided that it might be a good contender for self-publishing as it’s more…
Alison Wells Author 