Category: Update
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Last transmission from nowhere
As I write this blog post, I’m procrastinating. I cannot deny it. These very words are evidence against me. I mentioned in an earlier post that I had a work break coming up this summer, which I was planning to use to concentrate on my writing. Well, it has finally arrived! In May, I started…
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Progress update
It has been almost two months since my last confession. I’ve been pretty busy with a number of things, including some writing, so I thought I would take a moment to give you a quick update. I’m currently about halfway through writing the first draft of the sequel to Troubleshot, which I want to call…
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Yesterday’s Shadow launches today!
Today (20th February 2024) sees the long-awaited launch of my third novel, Yesterday’s Shadow, in paperback and e-book formats. I say long-awaited because I actually finished it fourteen years ago. It’s actually my second novel, but let’s not get into such complexities here. It’s a coming-of-age tale about family, young love and the dark side…
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The P.J. Murphy book tour comes to an end
Today (9th February) marks the end of the a few hectic weeks promoting Dead Letters. It was a virtual book tour, so I didn’t actually leave the house, but it’s all been happening online. I won it from the Page Turner Awards last year, and you can find more information here. I’m posting partly to…
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My audiobook adventure, the finale!
With this post, I end a series of three updates about my discoveries on the path to getting my second novel, Dead Letters, published as an audiobook. Yes, it’s finally happened: Dead Letters, narrated by the wonderful Jez Sands is available from Audible and Apple Books. Even if you’ve already read the book, I highly…
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All aboard for the P.J. Murphy book tour!
Tomorrow (22nd January) I set off on my first book tour. One small clarification; it’s a virtual book tour, so the only place I’ll actually be going is work, and maybe to the gym, but the thought is there. The book tour, organised by iRead Book Tours, was a prize from the Page Turner Awards,…
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What’s in store for 2024?
Last year caught up with me towards the end, and I spent the last days of December in a cocooned state when not travelling to visit friends and family. So please excuse my silence the past few weeks, and the fact that it’s already the 3rd January (gasp!) before I outline what’s in the pipeline.…
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Here we go for novel number 3!
Well, technically it’s number two, as for some reason I’m publishing my completed novels in reverse order, like a pop star trawling through his back catalogue. If you want to know the real reason, check out this blog post from a little while back. For now, let’s focus on the cover. It’s a bit different…
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My audiobook adventure, part 2
I finished the last post talking about the challenge of narrowing the 26 auditions I eventually received down to one. This task proved much easier than it might have been because the protagonist in Dead Letters is the narrator. This meant that I had a very specific idea of how he should sound. Looking at…
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A slight digression…
Apologies to those of you tuning in for the next instalment of my audiobook adventures – that will follow shortly. A quick blog post today to tell go back to the Page Turner Awards, for which Dead Letters was long listed. To be honest, I stopped following when it didn’t get shortlisted. I had intended…
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