Spoiled for choice as to which part of the 115,000 words I would choose from, I went for the killer's voice!
Feedback afterwards was amazing, and the general consensus was the killer was very scary, and so too was my voice. Obviously I was taking this getting inside the head of the killer very seriously!!!
Other news, Red Ribbons, the 'Book Launch' got a mention in the Irish Times on Friday, Hughes & Hughes, St Stephen's Green Shopping Centre, on the 5th September 6.30.
The novel also got a mention in Liberidi Scrivere, courtesy of the lovely Brian Mc Gilloway - read short but sweet segment here
And Crime Fiction Lover has also featured the chilling pre-release trailer on Red Ribbons, on their website here (scroll down to find introduction on the story of Red Ribbons etc, etc, etc...
You can also find another link to the trailer on The Red Line Book Festival 2012 here - have a look around when you visit as there are lots of things happening at the festival, brilliant writers, and also yours truly will be reading at The Loose End theatre at the Civic.
Last thing on the trailer, I heard on Friday that book selling giants like Hughes & Hughes, Dubray, Easons etc will be featuring the fab trailer too - so before the rest of the world calls to visit, have a sneaking look and add your comments to the trailer HERE
But the biggest news of all is......the books have arrived into the publishers at long last - which also means they are making their way to a lovely shop near you!!
Publication September 3rd 2012
Now I thought I would be emotional the moment I finally held the novel in my hand, and I was, I was over the moon with excitement. I kept rubbing my hand up and down on the cover, I looked at it from a distance, from close up, I placed it down on table, feeling it had a whole life all of it's own, but the real emotion came later, the same way that sometimes life can take you by surprise.
The real joy was seeing my very own book on my very own bookshelf at home. And, because you all know how I love to share, here's another little pic for YOU!!!
Just in case none of this got you particularly excited - Watch out for redesign of blog, and launch of new WEBSITE in the next few days!!!!
I´ve been telling my writing friends how I´m so inspired by what you´ve achieved and they insist that it´s called jealousy! Yeah, well, call it what you like but you make writers like me hunger for that kingdom called Publishdom... Well done! x
ReplyDeleteBe inspired Carolann - there's a space waiting on my bookshelf!! xx L
DeleteWell done! Can't wait to read it. So many writers will be inspired by your achievments.
ReplyDeleteThanks Carol - that would be awesome. This time last year I had no idea how my life would change:) xxx L
DeleteYou have done amazingly well. Inspiring and the book looks awesome x
ReplyDeleteThanks Susan, and it does look awesome, and beautiful, and amazing.....maybe I'm a little biased??? xxx L
DeleteBreathless reading this post. It's also a tad worrying. I seem to recall that serial killers are often the ones we least suspect :)
ReplyDeleteHaha - I wouldn't have the time!!!! xxx L
DeleteLook forward to Red Ribbons sitting on my book shelf. In less than two weeks it will sitting pretty . . .
ReplyDeleteHope you read it first Susan - dying to hear what you think!!!! x L
DeleteYou're so brilliant reading your stuff aloud - not one bit surprised you went down a storm... love the look of that box of books - must've felt like Christmas times 12 or more!
ReplyDeleteThanks Niamh - and I know, my god I love new books, but a box of your own books, how super cool amazing is that:) xxx L
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