Category Archives: Michelle’s Posts

Inspirations

We’ve shared a short video with Magical Musings blogger Cynthia Eden on what inspires her. I was interviewed last year on what I used as inspiration for my Tudor-set series, and here it is. And to end off we are … Continue reading

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Mad About Books? (I’m even giving one away!)

UPDATE: The winner of the giveaway, courtesy of random.org, is Amy Remus, so congratulations Amy, I’ll be in touch to get your address. The other update is that we now have ten reviewers on our team, and so we’ve removed … Continue reading

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Serendipity

I’m on holiday with my family at the moment. It’s the autumn holidays, and my father-in-law and sister-in-law are over for a visit. We’ve gone camping to a little place on the coast about 600km from where I live, and … Continue reading

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Keeper of the King’s Secrets: Pre-release giveaway with a LOT of sparkle

WE HAVE OUR WINNERS! A big congratulations to: Maggie Brooke (who gets to choose which of those lovely earrings she wants) Kaetrin (who wins a copy of Keeper of the King’s Secrets) Limecello (who wins a copy of Keeper of … Continue reading

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Skipping the bits you don’t like

I’m on a really big re-reading binge at the moment. I’m in the middle of writing something, and I find I’m overly critical of new work I read. I find re-reading more soothing. Over the weekend, I thought about what … Continue reading

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Short and Sweet: DANGEROUS SANCTUARY (with giveaway)

UPDATE: The giveaway winner (thanks to random.org) on this, the release day of DANGEROUS SANCTUARY, is Michelle Hamilton. Congratulations, and I’ll be in touch to get your details. I am excited to announce that I have a short historical story … Continue reading

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Covers

I just had the great news a few days ago that my debut novel IN A TREACHEROUS COURT placed third in the mainstream category of the Judge a Book by It’s Cover contest in the Grand Prize Winners, and second … Continue reading

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How Quirky is Too Quirky? (With giveaway)

UPDATE: The giveaway winner is Brenda Hyde. Brenda, random.org picked your name out of the hat, and I’ll be in touch to find out which book you want, and get your address details. I am reading a book that is … Continue reading

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Need a Recharge

My 7yo son likes to tell me that his battery recharges at night. I’ll tell him it’s time for bed, and he says: “But my battery is still 70% charged”. Right now, for some reason, my battery feels like it’s … Continue reading

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Promises to Myself (with giveaway)

GIVEAWAY WINNER IS: PEPPER PHILLIPS! Congratulations, Pepper, the random comment picker plugin picked you! I’ll be in touch to get your address. Last year was a big one for me. My debut historical, IN A TREACHEROUS COURT, came out with … Continue reading

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