I am delighted to welcome Jennie Ensor to Swirl and Thread today with a very honest piece about the struggles of getting exposure for her latest published book Blind Side Having read Jennie’s post, I came away with a new insight into the struggles facing many writers today. Please do have a read and let me know…
Today I am on tour with Scared to Death from Rachel Amphlett. Scared to Death is the first novel in a new series about Detective Kay Hunter and is due for release on 6th Dec by Saxon Publishing. I have read and reviewed Scared to Death (Click Here) and today I am also lucky enough to have a…
Today I am absolutely thrilled to be on the tour bus with Cherly Rees-Price and her second novel in the DI Winter Meadows Series, Frozen Minds. Published by Accent Press in October 2016, Frozen Minds is a novel based around a murder in a residential care home, Bethesda House. DI Meadows is called in to solve…
Jessikah Hope Stenson is a young writer not afraid to take risks. Having previously released a book of short stories A Single Drop of Perfect , Jessikah is now embarking on a new and very exciting venture with a Psychological Thriller Trace This Scar, due for release by Excalibur Press November 24th. I am delighted to…
The Ten Trickiest Thinks about being an Author ~ a Guest Post by Jo Platt
Now unless you have been hiding under a rock, you will know that the Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards were held at the Hilton Double Tree Hotel in Dublin last Wednesday Night (16th November) I was nervous but also very excited to have been invited by writing.ie. I set up Swirl and Thread last March with no…
Today I have a very poignant guest post from writer Colette McCormick entitled ‘No Regrets’
Today I have a guest post from ME!!!!!! The dress is hanging up & sparkling! The hair and nails are done! The shoes are glistening new in the box! Where am I going? Well….I have been lucky enough to be invited to the Irish Book Awards tonight in Dublin by Vanessa Fox O’ Loughlin. Vanessa is…
Recently I came across a local Cork Writer, Aedin Johnston, who has written a book about a topic very close to her heart, entitled Finding James. Her Granduncle, James O’ Connor was a Cork man who was called to the Colours in August 1914. He nearly made it to the end of the war but died…
A recipe for a Witch’s Potion ~ Halloween
Emily Hearne Age 10