Ask the Author: A.M. Stuart
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A.M. Stuart
Hi Vickie... Thank you so much for your comment and you question and yes, the plan is to release Amethyst in audio but like Topaz it might not be until a few months after the book releases in October.
Regards, Alison
Regards, Alison
A.M. Stuart
Can you email me at alison@alisonstuart.com and I will send you the link :-)
A.M. Stuart
Hi Karen
I picked up this question on the other page but just in case anyone else has the same question...
THE UMBRELLA is only available to subscribers to my newsletter and is not available for general download. You can subscribe at this link https://landing.mailerlite.com/webfor...
You should get an email with the download link but it has been playing up a bit lately so if it doesn't come through, let me know.
As for what's going to happen next... that will be a surprise for everyone, me included!
Regards
Alison
I picked up this question on the other page but just in case anyone else has the same question...
THE UMBRELLA is only available to subscribers to my newsletter and is not available for general download. You can subscribe at this link https://landing.mailerlite.com/webfor...
You should get an email with the download link but it has been playing up a bit lately so if it doesn't come through, let me know.
As for what's going to happen next... that will be a surprise for everyone, me included!
Regards
Alison
A.M. Stuart
Hi! Lovely to hear from you.
There is no doubt that those early years of being born into what was still a colonial society (Kenya became independent in 1963) had a strong influence on the call to write the Harriet Gordon Mysteries.
My grandparents went to Kenya in the 1920s and my mother was born there. My grandfather worked on a malaria eradication programme on Lake Victoria and my great uncle on my father's side was a lawyer instrumental in drafting Kenya's first Constitution.
I am not an apologist for colonialism but I did want to write a story where the characters depicted were not all venal racists... but just people like you and me - with good intentions and a genuine love of country.
I would like to write a story set in Kenya (I have an inkling that Harriet and Julian's ward may follow his hero and go on to be a colonial policeman in 1930s Kenya) but at the moment that is still too close to my heart and writing about Singapore, where I lived as an adult, is in some ways easier.
I hope you are having a lovely day.
Alison
There is no doubt that those early years of being born into what was still a colonial society (Kenya became independent in 1963) had a strong influence on the call to write the Harriet Gordon Mysteries.
My grandparents went to Kenya in the 1920s and my mother was born there. My grandfather worked on a malaria eradication programme on Lake Victoria and my great uncle on my father's side was a lawyer instrumental in drafting Kenya's first Constitution.
I am not an apologist for colonialism but I did want to write a story where the characters depicted were not all venal racists... but just people like you and me - with good intentions and a genuine love of country.
I would like to write a story set in Kenya (I have an inkling that Harriet and Julian's ward may follow his hero and go on to be a colonial policeman in 1930s Kenya) but at the moment that is still too close to my heart and writing about Singapore, where I lived as an adult, is in some ways easier.
I hope you are having a lovely day.
Alison
A.M. Stuart
This is a vexed question for authors. I am an Australian so my natural inclination is to UK/Aus spelling which, I am aware, is more consistent with the time and setting of the Harriet Gordon stories. But where an author is writing for a US market (with a US publisher) the reader preference is, of course, for US spelling so honour becomes honor etc. While we authors like to think our readers are smart enough to be bilingual, we do get reviews criticising (or is that criticizing?) spelling when really it is about usage. The other point of confusion is about dialogue marks - is it ' or "? There is no right or wrong - this is purely a publishing house style. My Australian publisher uses ' and my US publisher uses ". Pity the poor author who has to remember which is which!
A.M. Stuart
Hi Eden... Thank you for asking this question and a very happy new year from smokey Melbourne!
I am delighted that you enjoyed the book so much :-) and am happy to let you know that book 2 - REVENGE IN RUBIES will be released on 15 September. A little bit of wait yet so plenty of time for a reread or two!
The good news is it is already up on preorder!!! Links are on my website www.amstuartbooks.com
I am delighted that you enjoyed the book so much :-) and am happy to let you know that book 2 - REVENGE IN RUBIES will be released on 15 September. A little bit of wait yet so plenty of time for a reread or two!
The good news is it is already up on preorder!!! Links are on my website www.amstuartbooks.com
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