Sunday 29 June 2014

Secrets!

No, Franklin, you can't eavesdrop on what Winston is telling me!

Saturday 28 June 2014

Special Offer in America

Cold Sacrifice is on special offer in the US on amazon kindle for one week
http://www.amazon.com/Cold-Sacrifice-Detective-Peterson-Mystery-ebook/dp/B00IZP4K2G/ref=pd_rhf_se_s_cp_8_NWWJ?ie=UTF8&refRID=07W2PNCT98H1G5N22DV0


Photos are back!

The genius at the Apple store has sorted out how to upload photos onto my my blog 
on my ipad so here's what I've been up to for the last 3 days -

In Bristol at a Society of Authors Conference

Coffee with friends
On a crime panel at Uxbridge Library with Barbara Nadel, Zoe Sharpe and Luana Lewis

Signing my books at WH Smith's in Watford
Perhaps it's just as well I haven't been able to post photos for a while...

Thursday 26 June 2014

So busy I forgot to mention...

THE NEW IAN PETERSON, 'RACE TO DEATH', IS AVAILABLE AS AN EBOOK FROM 27th JUNE!
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Race-Death-Ian-Peterson-novel-ebook/dp/B00J75NBJ6/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1403797532&sr=1-1&keywords=race+to+death+leigh+russell

To blog or not to blog

Once again, I am beginning my post with an apology, because I have been remiss, failing to post here for a while. Here's why: Life is crazily hectic right now... I know I always use that excuse...
Yesterday I went to a Society of Authors Conference in Bristol, which was interesting and useful. It was good to catch up with a few familiar faces there: Felix Francis, Andrew Taylor, Michael Jecks, Liz Fenwick, to name just a few. I also met Luana Lewis who is joining the crime panel at Uxbridge Library tomorrow, along with Barbara Nadel and Zoe Sharp. On Saturday I'm off to Watford to sign my books at WH Smith, and Monday evening is the CWA Dagger Dinner. Add to that dinner with a group of friends tonight, and going out for a posh tea on Sunday (I'm not allowed to know where) and you will hopefully agree my excuse is anything but fatuous.
Next week we're going away for a few days before the next round of activity begins with more library talks and signings, and Harrogate Crime Festival at the end of July, The Writers Lab for two weeks in Greece, and a week in France for a Literary Festival in August, and then a two week tour of York for the launch of Race to Death in October, when I'll be signing the book at York Races! There are a lot of other events in the diary for this year, including a panel with James Runcie and Ben Aaronovitch. All the details are on my website http://leighrussell.co.uk under 'Events'.
So with all this going on, what has happened to the writing? Well, I'm pleased to tell you that I have finished the first draft of the seventh in my Geraldine Steel series, and have a cracking idea for the third Ian Peterson book. I'll be starting on that in July, once I've finished rereading and polishing the seventh Geraldine Steel manuscript, ready to go off  to The Editor.
I've not been blogging, but I haven't been idle!
In the meantime, the list of topics I want to blog (comment/rant) about is growing. The whole book industry seems to be in meltdown at the moment. No one quite knows what is going on, or where we are heading.
  • ebooks vs print books - ?
  • amazon vs physical books stores - ?
  • traditional vs self-publishing - ?
So much to say, I don't know where to begin! For now, it's back to Geraldine, in my new office...



Thursday 5 June 2014

At The People's Book Prize Award Ceremony



An exciting moment

Signing a contract with Avalon Television Company who recently bought the film and television option for all the Geraldine Steel and the Ian Peterson series.