Heidi Manley's Blog
January 3, 2018
Happy New Year
WELCOME TO 2018!
You know the drill, new year, fresh start, learn from the mistakes you made last year.(Do we ever learn?)
I'm hoping this year will be as mad and brilliantly crazy of a year as I had in 2017..
'Death by Kindness' was published- My first novel which for anyone who is obsessed with writing or is indeed themselves an author ,will know the absolute joy of getting your passion out into the world. In one month I will see how many will have been sold - very nervous incase I've sold four. It's easy enough to say the book is good enough to be out there, but it might not get the attention it should do, meaning it may be brilliant but no one has seen it or heard about it..-ergo minimal sales.
Anyway apart from the book published I got engaged which in itself is crazy, and ...just....woah. Naturally I said yes, I didn't just keep the ring and run off etc... but still a crazy thing....
Of course plenty more happened but I shan't bore you with those, but this is just a quick thank you to those who have helped me along the way-when I needed support or cheering up or that encouragement etc..and just to say a HAPPY NEW YEAR to you all and I wish you the best for this year x x
You know the drill, new year, fresh start, learn from the mistakes you made last year.(Do we ever learn?)
I'm hoping this year will be as mad and brilliantly crazy of a year as I had in 2017..
'Death by Kindness' was published- My first novel which for anyone who is obsessed with writing or is indeed themselves an author ,will know the absolute joy of getting your passion out into the world. In one month I will see how many will have been sold - very nervous incase I've sold four. It's easy enough to say the book is good enough to be out there, but it might not get the attention it should do, meaning it may be brilliant but no one has seen it or heard about it..-ergo minimal sales.
Anyway apart from the book published I got engaged which in itself is crazy, and ...just....woah. Naturally I said yes, I didn't just keep the ring and run off etc... but still a crazy thing....
Of course plenty more happened but I shan't bore you with those, but this is just a quick thank you to those who have helped me along the way-when I needed support or cheering up or that encouragement etc..and just to say a HAPPY NEW YEAR to you all and I wish you the best for this year x x
December 6, 2017
Christmas Is Coming!
It's that time of year again.
The air is colder, the trees are bare, the decorations are up and the usual songs are being played.
What is different however is I have a book published compared to last year. I am getting interest into where to buy my book and all these questions regarding my characters and what inspired me to write.
To say it is an unreal and different experience to anything I have ever experienced is an understatement, for people to actually ask about a world you've come up with yourself and lost many hours of your life (and that includes sleep) over, to want to know more about it that you never thought they would do. Though marketing is a little uncomfortable I feel, I do not want to chuck it at people's faces (especially at Christmas) I just want to get the word out about 'Death by Kindness' to let people know about this sci fi book that is essentially my 'baby', which people are so incredibly kind about anyway so thank you all for the support so far. More news to come soon.
Especially when it comes to Schmidt and Jones.
The air is colder, the trees are bare, the decorations are up and the usual songs are being played.
What is different however is I have a book published compared to last year. I am getting interest into where to buy my book and all these questions regarding my characters and what inspired me to write.
To say it is an unreal and different experience to anything I have ever experienced is an understatement, for people to actually ask about a world you've come up with yourself and lost many hours of your life (and that includes sleep) over, to want to know more about it that you never thought they would do. Though marketing is a little uncomfortable I feel, I do not want to chuck it at people's faces (especially at Christmas) I just want to get the word out about 'Death by Kindness' to let people know about this sci fi book that is essentially my 'baby', which people are so incredibly kind about anyway so thank you all for the support so far. More news to come soon.
Especially when it comes to Schmidt and Jones.
September 29, 2017
Publication eve
Tomorrow 'Death by Kindness' is officially released..and by god my nerves are in tatters. I have waited a whole year for this day and I literally can not wait. To actually see your own creation finally make it out to the world is something i have always dreamed of creating...and now the impossible is here.
Just a quick thank you to all who have pre-order /brought a copy already...and a big thank you to those who have supported me all this way.
Of course Schmidt and Jones will return, after all...this is just the beginning! Heidi Manley Death by Kindness
Just a quick thank you to all who have pre-order /brought a copy already...and a big thank you to those who have supported me all this way.
Of course Schmidt and Jones will return, after all...this is just the beginning! Heidi Manley Death by Kindness
