Last Tuesday I attended the launch of Mel Sherratt’s novel, Watching Over You. I met Mel about 3 years ago through Twitter and we became friends, meeting up quickly afterwards at Harrogate Crime Writing Festival. I’ve spent many an hour talking with her about books, publishing and our love of crime fiction. When she achieved […]
Book Release – Watching Over You by Mel Sherratt
Today Mel Sherratt’s novel Watching Over You is released by Thomas and Mercer. The cover is fabulous and it’s a gripping psychological read. Happy publication day Mel! Following the death of her husband and unborn child, Charley Belington sells the family home and bravely starts life over again. On moving into a new flat, she […]
This Is What You Need To Do To Join The Crime Book Club Hangout
Apologies in advance, but this is a lengthier blog post than usual. It’s just to make sure we’re all ready for Wednesday’s first crime book club. In preparation for Wednesday I did a trial run of Google+ Hangouts last night with Denyse Kirkby and Mel Sherratt. It was absolutely brilliant and we were all really […]
What’s Your First Draft Like? – Mel Sherratt
Today in the First Draft hot seat is crime writer Mel Sherratt. Ever since Mel can remember, she has been a meddler of words. Born and raised in Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, she used the city as a backdrop for her first novel, TAUNTING THE DEAD, and it went on to be a Kindle #1 […]
Recently Read – Self Printed by Catherine Ryan Howard
There’s no beginning disclaimer for this post. It’s a little different to the usual Recently Read posts I do, in that it wasn’t read so recently – I think it was December – and it’s a dual purpose post. Not only do I want to let you know about the book, but it’s also an […]
Creating A Series – Character Or Place, With Mel Sherratt
Again, there has been a lack of posts from me, but I have a few days off work this week and will make it a mission to have some posts up and catch up with the great blog posts I know you’re writing out there! Today’s post is courtesy of Mel Sherratt. Ever since she […]