Schadenfreude is my husband‘s favourite word. (Does anyone else have a favourite word?) It’s German really, but the English like to acquire foreign words and make them our own by pronouncing them incorrectly.
My latest book, a collection of 24 short stories all with a crime theme is out today. It costs £6.99 ($8.99) for the paperback, which can be ordered through bookshops and libraries as well as Amazon. It will usually be £1.99 ($2.99) for the ebook, but for the next few days it’s 77p (99c).
Here’s the blurb –
There are a huge variety of crimes, committed for many different reasons. Those which seem justified or are at least understandable. Others for which there can be no possible excuse. Some crimes are calculated and deliberate, others unplanned or even accidental. More still are planned but don’t happen.
There are also multiple ways for the criminal to be caught out or made to pay for what they’ve done. The police, an amateur detective or even their victim might bring them to justice. And sometimes what at first appears to be a crime is revealed to be nothing of the sort.
Criminals, victims and those wrongly suspected all have a story to tell. This book contains 24 of them.
Once, while walking one evening, I noticed some strange lights. Later they appeared in one of my stories – as things I’ve noticed often do. The story is currently available to read on the My Weekly website.
So how’s that for the word of the week? It’s one of those words that makes my head hurt if I try to explain it, so I’m not going to bother. I think it may contain a double negative.
I’m rather proud of the fact that I once managed to work antidisestablishmentarianism into a story. (There was also a fox. And a jam sandwich.) As I’ve done that already your challenge is to casually drop it into a conversation. Please report back when you have, I’d love to know how it went.
An interview with me about how I started writing recently appeared in my local paper.
This week’s word is adumbrate. It means to foreshadow or to indicate faintly. I must try to add some adumbration to my next novel.It’s been a while since I published a novel, but there’s one on the way now. Acting Like A Killer is a romantic murder mystery and it will be released on 28th November. The usual price for the ebook will be £2.99 ($3.99) but it’s currently on ‘pre order’ for £1.99 ($2.99). There will be a paperback available too, which can be bought from Amazon, or ordered from your local bookshop or library.
Word of the week time has come round again. I’m pretty sure you all know what round means … in my case it’s an excuse to post a picture of The Sphere.
It can also refer to sandwiches and drinks – round here we call that a picnic
I once mistyped the word entertainment as entrainment. No wiggly red line appeared underneath, so I realised it was an actual word. One I didn’t know. As I’m just a little odd, I was rather pleased with that … until I looked it up.
My next short story collection, Criminal Intent, will be released on 5th October. It will cost £6.99 ($8.99) for the paperback and £1.99 ($2.99) for the ebook – unless you order it early! For a short period the ebook will be priced at 77p (99c).
Here’s the blurb –
There are a huge variety of crimes, committed for many different reasons. Those which seem justified or are at least understandable. Others for which there can be no possible excuse. Some crimes are calculated and deliberate, others unplanned or even accidental. More still are planned but don’t happen.
There are also multiple ways for the criminal to be caught out or made to pay for what they’ve done. The police, an amateur detective or even their victim might bring them to justice. And sometimes what at first appears to be a crime is revealed to be nothing of the sort.
Criminals, victims and those wrongly suspected all have a story to tell. This book contains 24 of them.