book news

  • Book News – A Sneak Peek

    For those of you who regularly read my blog, you’ll know the first book in my children’s series will be coming out later this year. It’s called The Secret Dragon and is part of the Saffy’s Secret Quest Series. My illustrator has been hard at work creating a gorgeous cover and also some interior images.

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  • I wrote a blog post a while ago, hinting that I would soon have some book news regarding a dragon. Well, I thought it about time I enlightened you. A number of years ago, I wrote a chapter book series for children aged 5-7 years old. There were six books in the series and I

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  • 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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  • 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 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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  • Welcome to Book News — my Friday book slot. If any of you would like me to give your books a plug, please get in touch with your blurb, author bio, a photograph of the book, links and anything else you’d like to add. Here’s the email address to send your details to: estherchilton@gmail.com This

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  • Welcome to Book News — my Friday book slot. If any of you would like me to give your books a plug, please get in touch with your blurb, author bio, a photograph of the book, links and anything else you’d like to add. Here’s the address to send it to: estherchilton@gmail.com This week, it

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  • That’s it — I’ve typed ‘The End’ on the last page of my next how-to book, ‘Novel Know-how’. It’s a great feeling, though, as many of you know, that’s not really ‘the end’. I’ve only completed the first draft, so there’s plenty of work still to be done, but I’m getting there and I’m on

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  • Book News – 99p!

    Today, and over the weekend, you’ll be able to buy my two short story collections for 99p on kindle. Here’s a little about A Walk in the Woods: An autumnal stroll through the woods, colourful leaves crunching underfoot, the air fresh on the face, laughter and lightness portraying a happy mother and daughter scene. But

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