There were some brilliant books published in 2019. As usual, I have failed to read most of them. But here are the ones I did read and love this year. My favourites, in no particular order: The welcome return of Jackson: Big Sky - Kate Atkinson (Also, Transcription was brilliant.) Didn’t understand what was going on, didn’t …
Why The End is just the beginning
There can't be a writer in the world who doesn't feel that thrill when you write those two little words. But even as I type them, I know this is just the beginning. The manuscript is a mess. In this current work in progress, I have characters that change their names, people that disappear, and …
It’s official: DS Kate Munro is out in the world!
Very exciting to be working with Orion Fiction and Lucy Frederick, as ASK ME NO QUESTIONS, and NOWHERE TO BE FOUND are announced in The Bookseller. For the full press release, please click here... And, of course, ASK ME NO QUESTIONS is available to preorder now on Amazon or your local independent booksellers.
Querying Agents – just how long does this take?
I love a spreadsheet. And when I started submitting my finished manuscripts to agents I had a good one. It had conditional formatting and filters and dates and formulas and I religiously updated it, recording the rejections in a sadomasochistic torture for the soul. When I started out submitting (or querying), I had no idea …
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Favourites of 2018
This year I haven’t read as much as I’d like, getting caught up in my own writing. Finishing and editing book 2 has taken priority, and often I avoid reading at the same time to prevent other people’s styles and ideas seeping into my own. But I have read some crackers, and it was tricky …
The End. First draft finished.
The End. Nothing feels better than typing those two little words, knowing you have finally committed a story to the page. First draft finished. If you can believe it, I started writing this book on 31st January 2017. It's taken me nearly 18 months to get to this point, writing book two on and off, …
Press release!
Starting to feel a bit more real now it's out there in the wild.... Out here in the Bookseller today.... click here to read.
My Books of 2017…
The books I have loved this year, by coincidence, have all been by women and for the same reason: their writing is just incredible. All have an amazing mastery of the English language, showing worlds and characters in such a way that make them feel very true and real. So much so, I wanted to …
It’s easy because. It’s hard because.
It’s hard because you are different. There’s still so much you can’t do that we have to help you with. It’s easy because you’re unique. We have no formula to follow, or a list of known symptoms to worry about. We can make it up as we go along and adapt to what you need. …
Hurrah!
After an impatient few months, checking my e mails constantly like a lovesick teenager, I am excited to announce I have an agent! The lovely Ed Wilson at Johnson & Alcock loves my book and will be our enthusiastic guide through the tricky world of publishing over the next few months and beyond. I am …
