Believe it or not a year has passed since the publication of BIRDS
OF THE NILE and I want to take the opportunity to report on what’s been happening.
Firstly I’d like to thank you for your support - for coming to my booklaunch, for attending my events, for inviting me to speak or simply for just being there. The last 12 months have been extraordinarily busy and I don’t think I could have survived without the tremendous encouragement I’ve received. The amount of promotional work involved in getting a debut novel off the ground is phenomenal and takes up 80% of my time.
Since publication day I’ve travelled the length and breadth of Yorkshire (if not quite the country), appearing at a total of 14 Literature Festivals. The highlight was being invited to Kings Lynn Fiction Festival for the weekend where I was treated like royalty with my own chauffeur! I’ve also visited a similar number of writing groups to share my writing experiences. No chauffeurs, but I’ve been made very welcome all the same. I was also delighted to be the guest speaker at East Yorks RSPB AGM where I was able to meet up with many of my birding friends.
In York, besides being on the committee of the York Literature Festival, I continue to be a member of York Authors, an organisation set up to promote the work of professional writers in the city. And since the beginning of 2014, I’ve secured a spot on BBC Radio York where once a month I join presenter Elly Fiorentini in Book Talk to chat about the latest releases.
Small wonder I have any time to write! That however is still my biggest priority and I ensure I devote the first few hours of the day to it. The discipline has paid off and I’m pleased to be able to tell you that Collective Ink has offered me a contract for a second novel. I’ve accepted and I expect to see THE BURDEN in bookshops some time next spring.
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