This is really cool. I’ve just sold my first e-book through the British Amazon.co.uk website.
Cover for mystery writing primer, Youdunit Whodunit!
My little mystery writing primer, Youdunit Whodunit!, grabs these English kudos so bloody well done!
You may check out Youdunit and my other work at Amazon across the pond.
Cheerio!
I’m going to forgo my usual Friday mystery writing tip (my apologies to all three of you who are disappointed 
) to announce that I’m again teaching a half-day course on e-book publishing at Camosun College, Victoria, BC. The course is on Saturday, September 25th.
Here’s the blurb and a link to Camosun – Publish Your Own E-book to register.
Thinking about publishing your writing but struck out with traditional publishers? Don’t fancy the headache of self-publishing in print? Then it’s time to join the latest publishing sensation.
You can publish your magnum opus (or cookbook, or romance, or…) in an electronic book format, sell it through major online booksellers and receive above average royalties as easy as a,b,c…well, almost.
This course will introduce you to all things e-book including set-up and formatting, online bookselling sites, e-reader choices, cover image basics and marketing possibilities.
And it’s only $49.00 (plus the dreaded HST). We had a full house last time so register early. Love to see you there!
Good ol’ Smashwords.
Smashwords logo
They’ve entered into a partnership with one of the oldest and best ebook sites on the net: the Diesel Ebook Store.
Cooler still, most of my ebooks are now all available for sale through Diesel. This is amazing as I was unable to into Diesel on my own prior to joining Smashwords.
My new Diesel e-book links below:
- Self Publish Your E-Book in Minutes!
Hopefully, my little mystery writing primer, Youdunit Whodunit!, will soon join Diesel.
Now, if only Smashwords could get all my ebooks back into Barnes and Noble, life would truly be peachy.
After all, I’ve been waiting for months!
Am very excited to receive an excellent new review of my fiction mystery e-book (and print paperback), A Hemorrhaging of Souls.
A Hemorrhaging of Souls cover
Clare Swindlehurst, of the excellent review site bluearchipelagoreviews, has just given my dark psychological suspense mystery a five-starred review.
(BTW, Clare defines this rating as…these books were gripping and thoroughly enjoyable. If I award a book 5 Stars it gets to stay on my bookshelf so that one day I can read it again. )
Her review:
This is a story of skeletons in closets and betrayal, with so many twists and turns you’d be forgiven for getting dizzy!
I was drawn into this book from the very first page, and Nicola does a wonderful job of weaving a tale with so many twists and turns, that I didn’t know whodunnit until the last page. I couldn’t even begin to tell you what happened in this book as it is so wonderfully complex, yet simple to follow along as you read it.
The characters are quirky and believable, and it’s always good to throw in a little romantic tension in a “will they won’t they” fashion!
If you have a few hours to spare and you want to escape from the world then download this book to your Kindle and get reading.
You may read this review and many others at bluearchipelagoreviews.com.
For more about A Hemorrhaging of Souls, including an excerpt, other reviews and links to buy here.
Intro: I’ve been teaching a writers’ workshop at our local Camosun college on how to write a mystery novel. My students are eating it up, telling me that they’re learning lots of practical and usable tips and techniques, so I thought I’d offer bits and pieces of the workshop in my new Friday Mystery Writing blog posts.
The information is gleaned from my little non-fiction e-book primer called Youdunit Whodunit! How to Write Mysteries. .
Don’t forget to slip in the Sly Bits:
Intro: I’ve been teaching a writers’ workshop at our local Camosun college on how to write a mystery novel. My students are eating it up, telling me that they’re learning lots of practical and usable tips and techniques, so I thought I’d offer bits and pieces of the workshop in my new Friday Mystery Writing blog posts.
Youdunit Whodunit!
The information is gleaned from my little non-fiction e-book primer called Youdunit Whodunit: How to Write Mysteries.
STORY STRUCTURE (PART 6 Continued)
LOOSE THE HOUNDS INTO THE MIDDLE:
Other mid-story development tidbits:
Intro: I’ve been teaching a writers’ workshop at our local Camosun college on how to write a mystery novel. My students are eating it up, telling me that they’re learning lots of practical and usable tips and techniques, so I thought I’d offer bits and pieces of the workshop in my new Friday Mystery Writing blog posts.
Cover for mystery writing primer, Youdunit Whodunit!
LOOSE THE HOUNDS INTO THE MIDDLE:
Other mid-story development tidbits:
Remember how MURDER SHE WROTE’S Jessica Fletcher always had some relationship with the victim or the suspect? So much so that no one would ever really want to be close to her!
…MORE how-to write a mystery tips and techniques continued in the next post!
Find out more information or how to purchase this e-book, jam-packed with ways to immediately improve your writing, click Youdunit Whodunit (only $2.99US!).
Good news.
Prices for popular e-readers Nook and Kindle are coming down below $200.
Getting better all the time. Full NYT article here.
Gotta buy one soon…
UnnaturalStates
It’s from Groovy Writer who’s posting on a mobileread forum.
Wow, impressive. Great job, Nicola. Interesting premise, too. You put a lot of work into the multimedia site. Bet it kept you busy through the long BC winter!
Thanks, Groovy Writer!
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