In 2010, I had a mid-life crisis after I lost my job in the recession and couldn’t pay the bills. After months of struggling, feeling sorry for myself and failing to improve, I thankfully discovered personal development. Wandering through WH Smith newsagents, too embarrassed to venture into the self-help section, a magazine called SUCCESS caught…
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Wee Girl Reviews: Have You Seen The Sleep Fairy?
Wee Girl Reviews My daughter Emmeline, aka ‘Wee Girl (2)’ is 6 years old. She loves Maths, YouTube, dancing and Tae Kwon Do. She also likes baking, her giant toy caterpillar Frankenstein and cats. Emmeline is a reluctant reader, so I’m happy to partner with AuthorRight to start a new feature, ‘Wee Girl Reviews’. In this…
Continue ReadingThe Hard Truth About Book Blogging And Social Media
Blogger Bashing So, it’s not been a great few weeks for Book Bloggers. Between various Facebook groups requiring them to file their reviews in designated threads, getting thrown in Twitter jail and certain users even saying book bloggers are NOT ‘real readers’, it’s easy to see why they’ve become despondent with social media of late….
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1) So, who are you & what have you written? My name is Gwyn GB, the GB stands for my extremely long surname – Garfield-Bennett which I inherited from my husband. I am the author of Lonely Hearts, a crime thriller, as well as a literary/women’s fiction book, Islands. I’ve always been a writer. From…
Continue ReadingCRIMINALLY GOOD: interview with author C. Hope Clark
1) So, who are you & what have you written? My name is C. Hope Clark, author of The Carolina Slade Mysteries and The Edisto Island Mysteries, both set in my gorgeous state of South Carolina. Both involve flawed yet strong women who are anxious to fight for both justice and their families. Carolina Slade…
Continue ReadingCRIMINALLY GOOD: Interview with author Sharn Hutton
1) So, who are you & what have you written? My name is Sharn Hutton and I released my first novel, It’s Killing Jerry at the end of last year. It the story of an everyday guy called Jeremy Adler, who, through a combination of misfortune, selfishness and cruel fate, finds that a surprising number…
Continue ReadingCRIMINALLY GOOD: Interview with author David Liscio
1) So, who are you and what have you written? I’m an ink-stained wretch, having spent more than twenty years as a journalist specializing in crime stories. My serial killer thriller Deadly Fare was published on Amazon in October and is available in both paperback and ebook. I’m currently working on another novel that involves…
Continue ReadingCRIMINALLY GOOD: Interview with author Maggie James
Happy (re)publication day to author Maggie James, whose novel His Kidnapper’s Shoes comes out today – Nov 15th, 2016 – via Lake Union. You can get it HERE. Now, over to Maggie … 1) So, who are you & what have you written? Hi, thanks for interviewing me on Criminally Good! My name is Maggie…
Continue ReadingDYSTOPIAN NOVEMBER: A chat with author Phil Williams (WIXON’S DAY)
1) So, who are you & what have you written? I’m a self-published author and (aspiring) screenwriter – I also freelance as a writer, editor and tutor. I’m making my way through publishing a hoard of novels – my debut was the post-apocalyptic Wixon’s Day (available through Amazon in print and eBook). I’ve got a…
Continue ReadingCRIMINALLY GOOD: Interview with author Rebecca Bradley
1) So, who are you & what have you written? My name is Rebecca Bradley and I’m a retired police detective. After 16 years’ service, 8 years in uniform and 8 in a specialist unit, I was medically retired, last year. This experience has given me a good grounding for the police procedural novels I…
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