books

  • I checked in with the publisher this week and my how-to books have now been formatted and are being uploaded. There was an issue with the formatting first-time round so they weren’t quite right. I hope to have more news soon. But, while I’ve been waiting for them, I’ve not been idle. I’ve been working…

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  • I met the very talented crime writer Clare Mackintosh at a book event in the summer. I found it fascinating to hear about her time as a police officer before she became a full-time writer. She also talked about her latest book, A Game of Lies. I was completely hooked at the premise and couldn’t…

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  • Book News

    Well, I had hoped to be bringing you news that my writing workbooks had been published. Unfortunately, there have been a few hiccups and so it’s going to take a bit longer. But I did get to meet my publishers and also see the covers in person. As they say, patience is a virtue!

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  • Cover Reveal

    I reported a short while ago that my how-to books had been taken on by a publisher. Two are reprints and there’s also a new title to add. Here’s the new one to add to the series: And here are the other two: More news on them very soon…

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  • I’ve been meaning to share some exciting book news on my blog, but things have been a bit busy recently. Anyway, the wonderful SpellBound Books Ltd have given me a four-book publication deal for my how-to guides on writing. They’re republishing Short Story Focus and Publication Guaranteed (well, almost!), and my new book Novel Know-how…

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    Happy Friday! I’m delighted to welcome an author many of you know well to my guest writer slot this week. Darlene Foster has written the highly entertaining Amanda Travels series and her 10th book Amanda in Scotland: The Standing Stones will be released on June 1st. Each story is stand alone and you don’t have…

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    Happy Friday! It’s time for my guest writer slot. It gives me great pleasure to welcome Cee Tee Jackson for the first time. He has a very interesting story to tell. Here’s the blurb to tempt you: AN UPBEAT AND POSITIVE TALE OF SURVIVAL! Only around 8% people survive an out of hospital cardiac arrest. It’s…

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    It’s Friday and so it’s time to welcome my guest writer. This week it’s Darren Youngson. Darren has been a guest on my blog before with his debut book, The Calling. He’s back with another exciting extract. If you’d like to be a guest on my blog, please get in touch: estherchilton@gmail.com. Poems can be…

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  • I’ve done it – finished the final round of editing of my latest how-to book, Novel Know-how. Phew! In honour of this tremendous feat (it really is, as everyone who’s written a book knows!), I’m reducing the ebook price of my first how-to book, Publication Guaranteed (well, almost!) to 99p over the weekend. So click…

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  • I’ve been fortunate to meet T M Logan a few times now, at various book events. Not only is he a really nice guy, he writes the most twisty-turny psychological thrillers. I recently attended the book launch for his latest novel, The Dream Home. And I have to say I think it’s his best one…

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