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Let’s play another round of Things People Say to Authors at Comic Cons…

Sadly, there’s a wee delay. I explain myself here on the Youtubes…

Pernille Hughes is the author of TEN YEARS, PROBABLY THE BEST KISS IN THE WORLD and PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE; novels brimming with warmth, wit and unforgettable characters. And now she’s back with her new novel A COPENHAGEN SNOWMANCE, which is here to herald in Christmas. Yes, I said the C-word! What of it??
Join the conversation LIVE on Monday 3rd November at 8PM GMT for what promises to be another cracking episode of the podcast that dares to shop early for Christmas.

Or join on Youtube…

Pernille Hughes is the author of TEN YEARS, PROBABLY THE BEST KISS IN THE WORLD and PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE; novels brimming with warmth, wit and unforgettable characters. And now she’s back with her new novel A COPENHAGEN SNOWMANCE, which is here to herald in Christmas. Yes, I said the C-word! What of it??
Join the conversation LIVE on Thursday 9th October at 8PM BST for what promises to be another cracking episode of the podcast that dares to shop early for Christmas.

Or on Youtube…

GD Wright is the author of the bestselling AFTER THE STORM and INTO THE FIRE, and he’s genuinely one of the nicest guys in the business with an extraordinary tale to tell: he was a copper, then due to health issues had to retire aged 30, and if you know Gary at all you’ll know that he’s had a few challenges this year… but he’s come through and was an amazing guest on the livestream. He talks frankly his strange route to publication, creating a writing habit, how his work was optioned when he was self-published and much, much more…

Or watch it on Youtube…

LINKS

GD Wright’s website

Love Never Dies

Alien: Earth 

Fisk

Ring the Bells 

Brett McKenzie

A huge thanks to Emily Stay for production assistance, to Kai Newton for the edit, and Dominic Currie for the jingle. 

Lucy Strange is an award-winning children’s author whose books feel like classic children’s literature, but are written in a style that is engaging and accessible for today’s younger readers. Most recently she’s collaborated with artist Pam Smy on their spooky, funny new series Lockett & Wilde’s Dreadfully Haunting Mysteries!

Often inspired by folklore and fairy tales, Lucy combines historical settings with touches of magic and fantasy to create utterly convincing worlds in which anything might happen…

And before becoming a professional writer, Lucy worked as an English teacher for fifteen years. Having also trained and worked as an actor, Lucy narrates her own audiobooks, winning the 2019 Audie Award for The Secret of Nightingale Wood.

I hope you can join us live on TUESDAY 23RD SEPTEMBER 8pm BST.

Or join us on Youtube…

I sold out of The Crow Folk at a Ren Faire last weekend, but now it’s back in stock in my store. If you want signed copies of any of my books, pop along to the Woodville Village Bookshop…

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I sold out of THE CROW FOLK at last weekend’s ren Faire, but it’s now back in stock in my store. Get signed copies here… https://witchesofwoodville.com/the-village-bookshop/

♬ Waking The Witch (2018 Remaster) – Kate Bush

I’m in the depths of edits of THE END OF GODS and I’m loving it… Does that make me a weirdo?

A new Witches of Woodville-related short story “Elderflower Cordial” will be featured in this splendid anthology from the wonderful people at Stars and Sabers. It’s a crowdfunded project and you can get all kinds of excellent “swag” (it says here) in return for your support.
And to whet your appetite, I can reveal that the story features a character from The Corn Bride, so if one is hankering for more Woodville thrills, then this is where you will find it. Click on the image below to support the project…

To begin with, can we all be upstanding to applaud the splendid work of Alejandro Colucci for the cover of The End of Gods…

And here’s the latest on the edit and a possible publication date-ish…