I’m back in the UK for a couple of weeks and have at last been able to get my hands on a copy of Heronfield. It feels so good to be able to hold it and read it for myself. Sometimes I have to pinch myself to see if it is really here at last!
Heronfield is now available in print to join the ebook formats already published.
Please click here to purchase your copy.
At last it’s here!
‘Heronfield‘ is now available to purchase in ebook form – print version will soon follow.
The first part of the book is free to download so please do take a look – what have you got to lose?
Kindle version or for all other e-readers please visit Smashwords
Swindon Link, the community magazinefor Swindon (UK) and surrounding areas has featured Inspector Nash’s Notebook . A great article about myself and my writing which can be found online here.
I do hope you can find the time to take a look!
I’m trying a new experiment in social media – tweeting a ‘real-time-crime’ story live as it happens.
The story starts with a murder tonight at 9.30 (UK time) and ends with a real event on a real date early in September.
It’s a challenge to get the characters and tell the whole story in 140 character bites. Do let me know what you think!
You can read the story at www.twitter.com/InspectorNash You don’t need a Twitter account to follow the story!
Not long now until Inspector Nash gets his first case.
If you know anyone in Swindon or Wootton Bassett (now there’s a hint as to where the first action will take place!) please let them know about this project so that they can take a look at Nash’s first entries either here or on the Inspectors Twitter account
I will be Tweeting an exciting new story live ‘as it happens’ starting 28th August!
This is ‘real time crime’ where Inspector Nash of the Swindon Police will be making his case notes on Twitter rather than in his usual notebook.
As an introduction to the project please take a look here or at the Inspectors Twitter account
Please follow Inspector Nash as he makes his investigations.
Thank you to Lorna Gray who has finished the cover for ‘Heronfield’ between visits to the London Olympics!
I hope you like it!
I am currently working with Lorna Gray, artist and friend, on ideas for the cover of the ebook version of Heronfield which will be published later this summer or early in the autumn.
We have one or two ideas we are ‘playing with’ which is very exciting and I look forward to seeing the draft of our favourite idea so far!
It has always been difficult for a new author to break into the market. The first, and most difficult, step of finding an agent has daunted even those who now feature on best-seller lists on a regular basis yet initially had their work rejected time and again. Perseverance – and a thick skin – have always been key to getting work published. Until now.
With the advent of the ebook authors with just basic computing skills are able to format their work for multiple ebook publishers and publish themselves. Some people think that this will mean that the market is flooded with poor quality work, though others say that the consumers will soon weed this out simply by not buying.
So, does an author need an agent?
I would be interested to hear your views. Especially if you are an agent or an author!
Dorinda Balchin - Author 