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Wednesday, September 18, 2013

No Strings Attached - Smashwords bestsellers for Melange Books


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Price: $0.99 USD. Approx. 15,500 words. Language: English. Published on January 29, 2013 by Melange Books, LLC. Category: Fiction.
Wedding invitations are supposed to bring a smile to your face, with thoughts of a happy occasion that two people would be joining in Holy matrimony, publicly declaring their love for each other. However, for Laura Lee, it was just confirmation that at thirty-three, she had spent all her time and efforts on her career and was still single.

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Debra's Book Cafe - Author Interview / Joanne Rawson


Debra's Book Cafe


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 Sep 2013

Author Interview / Joanne Rawson



 


Joanne Rawson is a new British author with an American publisher Melange Books.

 Author of   Having My Baby Anthology – Learner Mum (November 2013)

 For Better or For Worse (Jan 2013)  No Strings Attached (Jan 2013)  Trials And Tribulations Of A Blind Date Anthology – Unexpected Blind Date (June 2013)



www.melange-books.com


If you could work with any other author, who would it be and why?

I love the easy questions first.  My dream of becoming a writer started, way back when I was seven or eight.  Therefore, I would have to say Enid Blyton.  The first book I ever read of hers was The Folk of the Magic Faraway Tree.  Even at that early age, the way she wrote her stories blew me away, hungry to read everything, The Famous Five, Mallory Towers and St Catherine’s.  Each week I saved my pocket money to buy another book.  My second choice would have to be Agatha Christie, again a phenomenal writer. I always pack a couple of Christie books when I go travelling.

If I had to make a choice today, well strange as it seems Peter Kay.  He is without doubt the funniest British comedian and talented writer.  He has a fantastic ability at observing people, and making it hilarious.  Ideally, we would combine his skills of witty observations and my romance, to create an awesome romantic comedy.

What would be a typical working day for you? When and where do you write?

I do not have a typical working day.  I write when inspiration strikes, which normally is in the early hours of the morning, or late at night.

Mainly I do my chores in the morning, do my yoga and swim, then lunch.  I then spend the afternoon configurating my notes.  I used to write at the kitchen table, not really an ideal place, but now I have converted our spare bedroom into an office. From October to April, my husband and I spend a lot of time in South Goa, and I find sitting outside a bamboo hut, looking at the sea and sand inspirational.

 I always have a pen and paper to hand, even when I am out, so my husband is used to me midway through conversation pulling out my pad and scribbling.  Twice a week we sit down together and have a brainstorm session, on plots, where my book is going etc...  It’s not writing but still working, (with a glass of wine!)

Don’t laugh, but when I am writing and alone, I often act out the story.



What is the hardest part of the writing for you?

Hoping I am giving my readers what they want.

When and why did you first start writing?

My first attempt at public writing was a competition at school when I was about eight or nine with John Miller my next-door neighbour, we wrote a funny short story that won us a Maggie badge.  (Magpie was a 70’s kids programme)

It was always my childhood dream to write, but there was always something more important like my studies, then boys! followed by work and marriage.  Back in 2005 my husband and I left the busy life of restaurant Managers for Toby Carvery.  People asked me how I was going to spend my time.  I knew then, it was the right time for me to make my dream come true.   



How did you come up with the idea for the book your book?

No Strings Attached, the title came first, then the million-dollar question why my character would want no strings attached.  As I recall I was listening to Michael Buble while cleaning up, ‘I just haven’t met you yet’ was playing, and the story just came into my head right there and then. That afternoon I began writing.



6. Are you a big reader? If so, what are you reading now?

Yes, an avid reader of romance and chick lit; of course, I have to check out the competition!  I also enjoy a good mystery and there is nothing better than a good murder.  When I’m not writing, I read.  I read before I get up in the morning, and before I go to sleep at night.  Sunday afternoons is my big read day.

At the moment, I am reading Stephen King called Lisey’s Story.

7. Do you have any advice for other aspiring writers?

The best advice that I can give any aspiring writer, is a quote from Erica James, which I keep next to my laptop when I am writing.

“You have to write about what you know, and hope an editor will find it interesting. Most of us have a book inside us.  It’s just having the discipline to get it out that’s needed.”

It’s a cutthroat author world out there, (unless you’re a celebrity or Britain’s got Talent finalist,) don’t give up, and most of all don’t aim too high. 

As my wonderful husband keeps telling me, it’s an apprenticeship.

 



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Sunday, September 15, 2013

Download Now From Smashwords - For Better Or For Worse & Trials and Tribulations of a Blind Date


Extended description

Take a trip to the steamy side of English suburbia. To the envying eyes of the locals, three ordinary women in their forties seem to have wonderful families and excellent careers. Or do they?

Annie Fitzgerald's perfect marriage to the debonair Patrick falls apart when she discovers him having an affair. Struggling with a failed marriage, her world turns upside down. Suddenly being at home is not the ideal life she thought it would be. Annie finds solace in her salsa teacher. Patrick ends his affair, but with near fatal consequences.

Lorna Davies, mother of four children, is in a loveless marriage to Robin. Unexpectedly she literally runs into Ben Adams, an old flame from her teens. Secrets about her past that she has kept hidden for years are revealed, dramatically affecting her family, changing all their lives.

Celina Peel's ex-husband, Ethan, arrives at her office after being gone twelve years. She truly believes him when he says he has changed. As Celina makes plans for the fut.. (Read more)
Take a trip to the steamy side of English suburbia. To the envying eyes of the locals, three ordinary women in their forties seem to have wonderful families and excellent careers. Or do they?

Annie Fitzgerald's perfect marriage to the debonair Patrick falls apart when she discovers him having an affair. Struggling with a failed marriage, her world turns upside down. Suddenly being at home is not the ideal life she thought it would be. Annie finds solace in her salsa teacher. Patrick ends his affair, but with near fatal consequences.

Lorna Davies, mother of four children, is in a loveless marriage to Robin. Unexpectedly she literally runs into Ben Adams, an old flame from her teens. Secrets about her past that she has kept hidden for years are revealed, dramatically affecting her family, changing all their lives.

Celina Peel's ex-husband, Ethan, arrives at her office after being gone twelve years. She truly believes him when he says he has changed. As Celina makes plans for the future with Ethan, she can not help wondering, has he changed or not? She encounters another problem, her son's girlfriend. Unable to cut the apron strings, Celina has to accept Sam's girlfriend or lose him forever.
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Adult-content rating: This book contains content considered unsuitable for young readers 17 and under, and which may be offensive to some readers of all ages.

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Monday, September 9, 2013

5.0 out of 5 Stars Could Read Over and Over

 


5.0 out of 5 stars could read over and over 8 Sep 2013


Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

Was a brilliant short story!! Could read over and over again!! Defiantly will recommend to friends!! And even better for the price!! Well done Jo!

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Thank you Danielle for taking the time to post your review on Amazon.uk

Joanne

 

Saturday, September 7, 2013

Take a look at my other blog


Not Just Curry and Chapatti

Follow my travels of Goa and Beyond.

Pictures, places of interest, and people I meet along the way.  Restaurant Reviews and my love of cooking and food.
 

Thursday, September 5, 2013

Read the back cover to my Christmas Story


Coming soon my Christmas Short Story Angel Of Kindness

Book cover is being designed, but as so many of you keep asking about my new book here is the unedited version of the back cover.

           
Megan Shepard was not looking forward to Christmas, now divorced all she had to look forward to was spending Christmas in Derbyshire, with her sixty four year old, bisexual, hippie mother, and a scrawny little sapling tree, overdressed with cheap decorations from the pound shop.  However, her friends had other ideas, taking her to Pinkie’s Night Club, their old stomping ground as teenagers, bringing back memories of rah-rah skirts, fishnets, and legwarmers dancing to Madonna, until the DJ played The Power of Love, whereupon Richie King would take her hand and lead her to the dance floor.

 

Seeing Richie leaning against the bar in his unforgettable Danny Zucko pose, she knows the right thing to do would be to walk in the opposite direction, yet finds herself walking straight to him, and taking the advice of her unconventional mother.

 

Swept off her feet to the winter wonderland of Manchester’s Christmas Market, romantic walks in the snow of the Derbyshire Peak District, and fireside dinners, has Richie really changed, or has he something to hide?

 

Keep looking for more updates on Angel Of Kindness

 

Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Out Now On Barnes And Nobel Nook Book (eBook) Trials And Tribulations Of A Blind Date

 
 
 


Trials and Tribulations of a Blind Date [NOOK Book]

  • By Joanne Rawson

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Sunday, September 1, 2013

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By: Joanne Rawson
Published by: Melange Books, LLC

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