fiction

  • Book Spotlight

    Fellow blogger, Ada Jenkins over at The Introverted Bookworm, has a new book out. Ada is so supportive of other writers so I wanted to give a shout out to her to thank her and to shine a light on her new book, His Dark Song. Here’s a little bit about it: Independent Regan feels…

    Read more →

  • Detour On The Eternal Road

    Today, I’m delighted to be showcasing the latest book in The Eternal Road series by John W. Howell. Take it away, John: I am excited to be here with you today, Esther.  There is nothing better than to be in the United Kingdom on a lovely spring day. Also to be with an author of…

    Read more →

  • I’ve enjoyed reading Teri Polen‘s blog for a while now and when I saw the image of her latest book cover, The Power of Three, it really caught my eye. I then read the blurb and knew I was going to love the book. Here’s a bit about the book: Yesterday, a curse. Today, an…

    Read more →

  • Last week, I brought you news that I’m working on a series of children’s books. You can read the post here. The first in the series is called The Secret Dragon. I thought it would be good to have a different name for the children’s books, as I’ve already written collections of short stories and…

    Read more →

  • 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…

    Read more →

  • Book Review – Mutate

    Heather Beveridge was a guest on my blog a few weeks ago with Mutate, the first book in a trilogy, which she wrote under the pen name of Hetty Waite. If you missed it, you can read it here. I’ve just finished the book and wanted to share my review with you. Here is the…

    Read more →

  • Guest Writer Spot

    For this week’s Guest Writer Spot, I’m going to let my guest take over: Hello, Allison Symes here. Many thanks, Esther, for inviting me to join you on your blog. Esther and I go to The Writers’ Summer School, Swanwick. As well as being a keen delegate, I’ve run workshops there on editing. I also…

    Read more →

  • Guest Writer Spot

    My guest for this spot this week is the wonderful crime writer Val Penny, who writes the DI Hunter Wilson and DS Jane Renwick series. I first met Val at Swanwick Writers’ Summer School and she’s become a good friend and has been immensely supportive of my writing. As Christmas is coming, it’s only fitting…

    Read more →

  • 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…

    Read more →

  • Earlier this week, I announced the winners of the short story competitions I ran at Swanwick Writing Summer School. Here is the story which was awarded first place in the flash fiction competition for stories up to 250 words. A Father’s Son By Terry Lowell How do you tell your boy he’s not your son? Do…

    Read more →