Today I’m over on Felicity Pulman’s blog talking about writing, books and self-promotion.
Felicity Pulman is the author of 14 books for adults and children, including A Ring Through Time, The Shalott Trilogy, and the medieval crime YA series The Janna Mysteries. Her novel Lilies for Love won the Society of Women Writers biennial book award for junior/teenage fiction, and Willows for Weeping received a Highly Commended. Rosemary for Remembrance was a CBC Notable Book. The Janna Mysteries are on the Victorian Premier’s Reading Challenge list. Momentum have just published her novel I, Morgana, a rewriting of the ‘wicked witch’ of Arthurian legend, telling the story from Morgana’s point of view.
Having just returned from a three month Di Yerbury residency in the UK, Felicity invited me to guest post on her blog…
Hi Felicity! Thank you so much for inviting me to talk on your blog. You asked about social media so I thought I’d address the most common queries I get from fellow authors about the subject. Although I’ve won a number of national writing competitions (ten, lucky me!), I haven’t yet published my novels – so author buddies often want to know why I have a larger following than they do. Some authors aren’t even on social media (*gasp*) so want to know what’s in it for them. Others just want to know my story. So, I’ll start by answering what’s in it for authors…
Want to know more? Just visit Felicity’s blog here! I will address and answer queries like:
- All An Author Needs To Do Is Write A Good Book, Right?
- What Can Authors Do To Get More Followers Online?
- Has Getting Online Helped You As An Author?
Enjoy!
Oh, and as of Friday, I’ve now won eleven national writing awards (read more about that here)! Squee!! I received the judge’s comments this morning, describing Rider & the Hummingbird (teen fiction) as “a strong, original, well-written, suspenseful and dramatic tale”…
Fourteen year old Lan is in an isolated juvenile detention centre in the Australian Alps, for the crime of hacking into the Defence Department’s highly secret computer system which controls drones – although he declares his innocence of any evil intentions. While in detention, he relieves his boredom and frustration by attending Buddhist mediation classes led by the Monk…
[spoilers withheld!!]
…There are surprising plot twists, moments of high elation, and deep despair, personal challenges, red herrings and betrayals. The sheer gripping excitement of its cliff-hanging chase scenes and Lan’s dogged determination to complete his physical endurance ride should engage a wider audience than only those teen readers interested in computers. Lan’s deep thoughts and emotions about his family relationships and his current situation are believably conveyed. Other characters and dialogue open up his claustrophobic world a little, and the Monk’s escape-artist ferret adds elements of humour and light relief. Tightly and economically written, the taut intensity of Lan’s stance on the cover illustration further heightens the tension and drama of the plot. This book tells a strong, original, well-written, suspenseful and dramatic tale…
I can’t wait for you to read it. Watch this space…!
