by Cat Yaffe | Oct 30, 2020 | The story so far
It’s been four weeks since The Lie She Told started landing into peoples hands and I can tell you that it’s been a rollercoaster of a ride! I always knew that self-publishing wasn’t for the faint hearted. I saw it / see it as very much a marathon and...
by Cat Yaffe | Oct 10, 2020 | The story so far
Over the last 10 days, The Lie She Told has been on a blog tour all over the place! I arranged this with Rachel’s Random Resources after reading a glowing review in Writing Magazine and it has certainly helped boost awareness (and sales). All my social channels...
by Cat Yaffe | Oct 10, 2020 | Herding Cats
During the launch of The Lie She Told I opened the forum and asked for people to send their questions. I had the most fun answering them, and here they are in written form for everyone to enjoy! How important do you think it is to ensure policing done is crime fiction...
by Cat Yaffe | Oct 6, 2020 | Herding Cats
Wow, that was one hell of a launch party. In fact, it was one hell of a day! I’m not gonna lie, I woke up at exactly 12:15 am on 1st October to watch the Amazon sales chart. I flicked between all stats pages that I had set up (KDP, Amazon Author Central,...
by Cat Yaffe | Sep 22, 2020 | Ramblings, The story so far
Hmm, does easy reading mean hard writing? I came across this quote the other day, and it really resonated with me for a number of reasons. I actually pondered over it for a number of hours (yes, I was procrastinating but so what 😀 ) Here are some of the thoughts that...
by Cat Yaffe | Sep 15, 2020 | The story so far
As publication day draws closer I can feel my anxiety levels growing. My brain seems to be in overdrive with things I haven’t done – even though I know i have! Pre-orders came out about a week ago and yet according to ‘brain’ I haven’t told anyone about it,...
by Cat Yaffe | Aug 20, 2020 | Ramblings
Book reviews, do you or don’t you? I do. Why? Not sure, I’ve always kept a log of the books I’ve read from a simple list to a detailed reading journal and now mostly on Goodreads. I think it’s because if I’ve enjoyed a book I’d like...
by Cat Yaffe | Jul 14, 2020 | The story so far
How would my characters cope with lockdown? This started when I wrote my recent newsletter. I was waffling on about feeling scared that characters that had spent so long in my head were now preparing to go out into the big wide world on their own, and it got me...
by Cat Yaffe | Jul 14, 2020 | The story so far
Where do authors write? I wonder why we have a fascination with where authors write? If you just Google ‘Where Authors Write’ it returns over 698,000,000 results. J K Rowling started Harry Potter in a cafe. Joanne Harris has her very own Shed. Charles...
by Cat Yaffe | Jun 23, 2020 | The story so far
Gairloch, Scottish Highlands Way back in 2012 my boyfriend (as he was then) and I came across a Facebook page that had the most beautiful croft Bed & Breakfast in the remote location of South Erradale, Gairloch, Wester Ross (it has since closed). Wester Ross is...
