Tag: books
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Six Steps to Salvation cover reveal and pre-order link
Here it is, the moment you’ve all been waiting for (maybe): the big reveal of the cover of my next novel, Six Steps to Salvation. Drum roll please… I’ve mentioned in previous blogs that Six Steps to Salvation is a loose sequel to my first novel, Troubleshot. To indicate this, I worked with the same…
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Happy New Yeaaa… where is everyone?!
Okay, so maybe I’m a little late with this new year update. Or we could say I timed it intentionally to coincide with the Chinese New Year, in an effort towards multi-culturalism. Let’s just say that. Either way, there are a couple of exciting things I want to update you on planned for 2025. So…
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You win some, you lose some…
It’s a long post today, so straight to business! In the ‘You Win Some’ camp, I’m pleased to report that Yesterday’s Shadow was selected as the genre winner for contemporary fiction. This means that, while it didn’t win the whole prize, it was recognised – as was Dead Letters last year – for its merits.…
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Shortlisted!
Just a short post tonight, because I can’t help myself for sharing that Yesterday’s Shadow has been shortlisted for this year’s Page Turner Awards. https://pageturnerawards.com/2024-book-award-fiction-shortlist Its strange to think that this book I wrote 17 years ago and quietly self-published this year is finding some success, but from the comments it’s getting, it seems to…
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Long time, no update!
Somehow, a few months have passed since my last update. Not sure how that happened. At least no one can accuse me of bombarding you with information! So, here’s an update of what I’ve been up to, following up on some threads from my last couple of posts. Six Steps to Save a Soul For…
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NetGalley and IngramSpark
Today, I’m going to share about some new avenues I’ve been exploring with my novel, Dead Letters. Yes, yes, it’s been out over a year now, but it’s the one I’ve written with the widest appeal, making it the perfect guinea pig to experiment on! Advance warning: this post will cover some of the…
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Status update
It is with a heavy heart that I reach the end of my work sabbatical, but it’s been productive, so it seems a good time for an update. I had four main objectives for my sabbatical: As this blog is supposed to be around writing, I’ll concentrate here on the last two points. You’ll need…
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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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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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