To celebrate just TWO weeks until my debut novel The Second Love Of My Life is published in the UK, I have made a video of me reading an exclusive extract! I hope you all enjoy! http://youtu.be/HEBWp_cZBVk Victoria xoxo
Author: Victoria-writes
It’s not mine, it’s yours
The journey of a book is an interesting one. It begins with just a writer and an idea. The start is a solitary one. You write your story alone never really knowing how it will end, whatever stage of your career you're at. But as time moves on, other people join the journey. Your critique… Continue reading It’s not mine, it’s yours
Journey to Publication (part 6)
There is just THREE weeks until the official publication date of 7 April. The Second Love Of My Life is almost here!!! I received a box of author copies last week. Look how gorgeous they are: To mark the countdown to release day, I have set up a YouTube channel. I've often been asked on… Continue reading Journey to Publication (part 6)
The Books That Made Me
For World Book Day I thought it would be fun to look back at the books of my childhood that stand out to me all these years later. I've always loved books. I was a bookworm when I was young and reading has always been a joy. As an only child I always had an… Continue reading The Books That Made Me
Cover Refresh
I'm so excited to share the refreshed cover for The Second Love Of My Life! The cover is so gorgeous and is now topped off with a wonderful recommendation from author Giovanna Fletcher. There is just over a month to go until the official publication date of 7th April! You can pre-order already… Continue reading Cover Refresh
Journey to publication (part 5)
It's all starting to get rather exciting! The short story prequel to the novel The Summer I Met You was released two weeks ago and I've been thrilled with the response it's had! There have been some lovely reviews already (I've linked to a few on the TSIMY page so please have a read) and… Continue reading Journey to publication (part 5)
The Summer I Met You release day!!
I'm so excited that today my eBook short story THE SUMMER I MET YOU is now available to download hurrah!! This story is a prequel to my forthcoming novel THE SECOND LOVE OF MY LIFE (Out April 7th) and follows two characters from the novel Emma and John and their summer romance. Can a summer… Continue reading The Summer I Met You release day!!
How can I support a book?
I have had lots of questions from lovely family and friends about how best they can support my book when it's published, and books in general! So I thought I would write a blog post to help everyone spread the word about books they have loved. Buy, Buy, Buy!! Obviously the main way you can… Continue reading How can I support a book?
Journey to publication (part 4)
We are now in publication year hurrah!! We are getting very close now guys *nervous excited nervous excited face* 2016 started on a really high note as The Second Love Of My Life was featured in Heat magazine as one of the books of the year to look out for. To say I was over… Continue reading Journey to publication (part 4)
2015 – a year in books
For the first time in 2015 I decided to list all the books I read each month and pick my favourite one. It was really interesting keeping track of what I was reading and has provided me a list of my twelve favourite books of the year. Looking at the twelve confirms that I… Continue reading 2015 – a year in books
