Both of my cosy mystery novels, Acting Like A Killer and Disguised Murder and Community Spirit in Little Mallow, are currently on offer - but only for the next couple of days. They're 99c in Amazon.com and 99p in Amazon.UK. They can also be read via kindle unlimited, or requested at your local library.
Wednesday word of the week – Pipedream
A pipedream is an unattainable or purely fanciful hope or idea. You know, like the hope that when you upgrade one thing on your computer you won't discover your printer, working practices, hair colour and country of residence are all incompatible and need to be changed before you can do so much as open an email. Compared … Continue reading Wednesday word of the week – Pipedream
Southsea Market
The Portsmouth Authors Collective will be selling books by local authors at the Love Southsea Market in Palmerston Road this Saturday - 6th April. Drop by to see us and browse through our books.
A Clean Bill Of Health
I have another short story collection out. I actually published it right at the end of March, which means I've published a new book every month this year. I'm not guaranteeing to keep that up - although there will definitely be at least one more as the second in my Little Mallow cosy crime series … Continue reading A Clean Bill Of Health
Wednesday word of the week – Slight
Slight means of little consequence, barely perceptible or scanty. If a person is described as slight they'll be slender or frail looking. If you refer to someone slightingly you'll be treating them as though they're insignificant. I think that's more than slightly rude. Historically castles were slighted to make them useless for military purposes. This … Continue reading Wednesday word of the week – Slight
With Love And Kisses
The ebook version of With Love And Kisses is currently on sale for 99p / 99c. Here's the blurb - Isabelle was dared to go in search of love, Julia attempts to win it, and Beverly searches in the small print. Anne puts on a lavish dress, Angie dons a nice new waterproof jacket and … Continue reading With Love And Kisses
Wednesday word of the week – Monologue
A monolgue is is either a long speech by one person, a dramatic work for one performer or a scene within a longer piece where just one person speaks. I'm not sure if that means anyone who talks to themselves is a monologist whose monological habits cause them to monogolize from time to time, but I expect it's something like that. I tried … Continue reading Wednesday word of the week – Monologue
Wednesday word of the week – Pie
A pie is a baked dish with pastry on the top and bottom (just on the bottom is a tart, just on the top is a gastro pub cheat). Easy as pie means very easy (so why can't those over-priced pubs get it right?). A pie chart is a representative circle divided into sections. Pie in the sky* is unrealistic expectations … Continue reading Wednesday word of the week – Pie
March reads
I read and enjoyed these books in March.
Friday phrase – Balls up
Saying someone has made a balls up is a rather rude of saying they've made a terrible mess of things. You might well have known that, but do you know the origin of the phrase? When ships do pretty much anything, intentional or otherwise, they're supposed to let other vessels know. Often this information is … Continue reading Friday phrase – Balls up