Hello my Freaky Darlings, I got the nicest surprise on Friday morning! A courier arrived at my door before 8am with a review copy of The Mall by S.L Grey! I started to devour it on Sunday morning with my first cup of coffee and I have to say it's brilliant! In fact I'm rather jealous! I wish … Continue reading Just Arrived
Writing
Bad Reviews
Hello my Freaky Darlings, Reviews are a part of a writer’s life. We get them whether we want them or not. We spend time getting members of the media and book bloggers to review our books. Random strangers who have read it leave reviews on places like Amazon and Goodreads. Some of them leave wonderful … Continue reading Bad Reviews
The Fear
Hello my Freaky Darlings, I was recently lucky enough to meet Peter Godwin, author of ‘The Fear’. LitNet also asked me to do an interview with him, so I thought I should read the book. There’s nothing quite as annoying as an interviewer who hasn’t bothered to read the book. Here’s the official blurb: In … Continue reading The Fear
Rejection Sucks!
Hello my Freaky Darlings, As some of you may already have heard, I received a very long, very nice rejection letter from Pan MacMillan South Africa for Requiem in E Sharp. The letter stated that; "From a publishing strategy point of view, the reality is that it is an incredibly tough local fiction market at … Continue reading Rejection Sucks!
Joan De La Haye 