News and book reviews from award-winning British author K.J. Simmill
This week, it is my great honour to present author Ian D Moore, not only author of Salby Damned but the mastermind behind the Indies for Charity group who are a collection of world wide authors, banding together to create an anthology for charity. Their first title, You're not Alone, was released last year, with… Continue reading Author Interview: Ian D Moore
Good afternoon everyone. I trust you are all well. So this review is a first for me, as I am not only reviewing the first book, but the second as I read them back to back. As the title of this post indicates, they are books written by the author Anthony Gillis and are the… Continue reading Book review: The Storm’s Own Son: Book One and Two – Anthony Gillis
For my final teaser I decided to do something a little different. I thought this image on its own was so fantastic that I didn't want to add any text, instead I will leave you with this small excerpt. "The timeless room gave pause to their own mortality, before them countless figures had sat in… Continue reading Darrienia Final teaser
Good morning everyone. Welcome to the third instalment of the Darrienia teasers. It is now only 12 days to release and 11 days to the charity draw, if you haven't entered and intend to, make sure you do so before midnight (GMT) on 30th August. I want to take this chance to thank everyone for… Continue reading Darrienia, Teaser Three
Hi all, I hope you are well on this wonderful overcast morning. As you know my debut books Darrienia and Herbal Lore are both due to be released on September 1st. Darrienia, as well as the fund raising raffle (see here for details), is donating 10% of author royalties to the UHNM (University Hospital of… Continue reading Darrienia and Herbal Lore, why I chose the charities I did
Hi all, Once again it is with great pleasure I reveal the cover for yet another of my books. My second title, Herbal Lore, is due for release on September 1st. This book is the result of many years experience and work. Initially, and strangely, the idea to collaborate all my research into a book came… Continue reading Herbal Lore, Cover reveal
It is with great pleasure that I finally reveal the all new cover for my upcoming book Darrienia, book one in The Forgotten Legacies Series This cover was selected from a number that were specifically designed based on topics/ items found or covered within the book. I finally opted on this one as I found… Continue reading Darrienia – Cover Reveal
Good morning everyone. I hope you are having a good week so far. It has been a while since I last got chance to update my blog or FB so I thought I would take this rare opportunity of peace to do just that. I finally have a definite release date for my book. Darrienia,… Continue reading Book release date and FF14
Good morning all, I have received most of my promo items now for my book Darrienia 🙂 the plan is to open an online donation for the University Hospital of North Staffs's (aka city general) neonatal ward. I still need to look into how t go about this. Then when my book Darrienia comes out, possibly the… Continue reading My book, my charity.
A little bit of disheartening news this time, my full manuscript was rejected based on them feeling they don't have a place for it on their current list. It was a 'good' rejection though, they took the time to make it personal and give feedback, all of which, surprisingly, was positive. They believe my work… Continue reading A rejection
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