Tag: books
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Shaggy dog story!
I’m awaiting news from a publisher who loves my latest romance. In the meantime, I’m doing everything I can to push The Silver Road. Here’s another snippet, another taster, a heart-in-mouth scene involving a dog stuck on the sands. You’ll have to read the book if you want to find out what happens! P.S. I…
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Loctation, location, location!
I had a stall at a local enterprise event at the weekend. The stall was spread with my books, especially the latest, but I only had one copy of Seaview House. I sold it within ten minutes to a lady who’d read it as an eBook but wanted a hard copy. We talked at length…
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Coming soon…
Not long until my eighth novel, The Silver Road, is out for publication! I have nothing but praise for my publisher, Troubador. They have supported me every step of the way, and have created a cover design and print layout/graphic that is perfect. They planted a tree to offset the paper used to print the…
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Lenny Diamond
Looking back at my fourth novel, Chapel Field, made me realise how much I love the fictional Diamond family. I keep coming back to them in my writing and musings. The themes are so compelling: small town dysfunctional families, small town secrets; generational trauma. Chapel Field is my favourite novel in the mystery series I…
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Darkwater Farm
(Photo of Biggar Village courtesy of The Sankey Archive) I’ve had a read through my attempt at writing a historical novel set in Barrow. I based it on the farm at the bottom of Ormsgill Lane, reinventing it as Darkwater Farm. It was about twin brothers, William and Gabriel Ward, who buy the farm during…
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Black Ghyll Falls
I’ve been in the Lake District a lot lately, especially the Ambleside area, where I did my teacher training. Walking up Stock Ghyll got me thinking about setting a novel right there, and I penned a first chapter. I’ve put aside my epic romance now it’s finished, before I think about where to send it.…
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Look for me by moonlight.
After four years of querying my children’s novel, Look for me by Moonlight, I’m giving up. I’ve had one full request (followed by a rejection), and hundreds of form rejections, or simple ‘ghosting’ from agents and publishers. Publishing is a brutal industry, but I knew that from the start, and I’ve accepted that trying to…
Paula Hillman, author 