April, reasonably busy
Not quite as busy with physical activities, but I’ve been
hitting the social media hard.
Friday the 4th: Carley and I had a live interview with Michelle from Phoenix FM
in Brentwood where we discussed our plans for the author event on 12th of July.
Listen to it here:
https://www.phoenixfm.com/2025/04/07/189265/
Saturday 5th: Carley and I visited The Brentwood writer’s Circle. We haven’t
been for a while and it was nice to see familiar faces, particularly as I have
published 2 more books since the last time I was there. “Karla’s Story” is the
first in the 9 part Branford Chronicles series set in the fictional Essex town
of Branford and follows the character arc of a female detective. However, the
cover of the book is proving to be a bit marmite: people either love it
or hate it. The other book is “Abbey” a self-published vampire horror, inspired
by a trip to Whitby last year.
Wednesday 9th” I visited the Leigh Community centre and did a 20 minute reading
from my books ‘The Twinmere Beast’ and ‘Abbey’. Mine was the only prose there
as all the others read poetry, but It was appreciated and I generated a lot of
interest in my books and sold a couple.
Saturday 12th: Back in Chelmsford market with Carley. Not such
a great day as there were events going on throughout the town that
drew people away from the market. I still managed to sell. What was significant
was that Carley’s 14 year-old son was present showcasing ‘Dragos and Mages’ the
book he co-wrote with his mother.
Thursday 17th. I was somewhere in England (I’m not allowed to say where)
preparing equipment for British heavy metal band Iron Maiden.
24th to the 26th: I had the pleasure of visiting Whitby again, this time for
the bi-annual Goth weekend where I was able to promote my horror/suspense
books: “Perfect Strangers”, “The Story – Be careful What You Read”, “The
Twinmere Beast” and my latest, “Abbey”, a significant amount of which is set in
Whitby. And yes, I did dress up.
Though being in Whitby meant I couldn’t do an official on-the-day book launch of
the second in the Branford Chronicles series, “The Burning” which was released
on the 25th. It also mean that I wasn’t able to be at the Braintree Artisan
market, which is a shame as it’s always quite productive for me. AM author Aki
McKenzi took my place alongside Carley-Ann Osborn.
Carley and I made plans for a book tour to take place in May.
And all this was fitted in around my work.
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