Well I’m right in the middle of my blog tour to promote The Inheritance now and it’s going really well. 🙂

Yesterday I wrote a guest post on the lovely Joanne Phillips’s blog which you can read here.

Today I’m pleased to announce that the wonderful Jade Reyner is kindly sharing an excerpt from The Inheritance on her blog. Do take a look. The excerpt is from quite an important part in the book. Any comments welcomed!

Jade is a tireless blogger and author. She is always full of helpful advice on the writing process as well as writing wonderful ditties to keep us smiling. She’s also written and self-published Twelve Days – The Beginning and has a sequel on the way.

Please stop by her blog and tell me what you think. My blog tour continues for the rest of this week and the details are here.

The Inheritance is available from Amazon UK and Amazon.com. You can also find me on Goodreads and I can be contacted on Twitter via @ElaineJeremiah

Hi all! I finally published my debut novel The Inheritance on Saturday. It was my official launch day and what an exciting time it’s been. I’ve been able to connect with friends and family on Facebook, many of whom I don’t see regularly, as well as with friends and many more writers who I don’t know on Twitter, promoting my book as I go.

I’ve seen my sales take off and my ranking on Amazon increase very quickly which is wonderful! Thank you to all who’ve helped and supported me at this crucial time of releasing my novel into the big wide world.

Today my blog tour continues.  I’m on a different blog every day this week. Please see here for details. Today I’m doing a guest post on how I came to publish The Inheritance on the lovely Joanne Phillips‘s blog.  In it I talk about the obstacles I had to overcome on my path to publication as well as who and what helped me to get to this point.  Please do take a look.

Joanne is the author of Can’t Live Without, The Family Trap and has recently published her latest book, which she describes as a ‘cosy mystery’, called Murder at the Maples, the first in a new series with her character Flora Lively.

Joanne has created a truly wonderful blog, packed with helpful information and advice about the world of self-publishing, as well as honest accounts of her own experiences of writing and coming to publication. Her blog is well worth a visit.

So see you over there!

PS Don’t forget you can buy The Inheritance from Amazon UK and Amazon.com.  I’m on Goodreads too and you can contact me on Twitter via @ElaineJeremiah

It’s finally arrived! Today’s the day that I publish my debut novel The Inheritance!
You can buy The Inheritance from Amazon UK and Amazon.com You can also find me on Goodreads. I can be contacted via Twitter: @ElaineJeremiah

And to mark the occasion I’m doing just over a week long blog tour, kicking off today with a guest post about how I became a writer on the wonderful Kate Frost‘s blog.

That’s just the beginning!

On Monday 16th I’m doing another guest post on the lovely Joanne Phillips‘s blog.
Tuesday 17th you can read an excerpt from my novel on Jade Reyner‘s fantastic blog.
Wednesday 18th I’m being interviewed by Briana Vedsted all the way from Colorado on her great blog.
Thursday 19th you can head over to the talented Martin Lake‘s blog to read an interview with me.
Friday 20th I’m being interviewed by Laurey Buckland on her fabulous blog.
And finally on Sunday 22nd I’ll be back with Kate for an interview to finish up.

I’m really looking forward to spreading the word about The Inheritance. I do hope you’ll join me on these wonderful writers’ blogs to find out more about me and how I came to publish my debut novel.

OK so I know I’m really late with this. Last week I didn’t participate in WIPpet Wednesday either as I had a nasty stomach bug which I feel like I’m still recovering from. I nearly didn’t take part today as I’m still knackered, but I thought it’d be good to update my blog and share another excerpt from Reunion with you.

So I’m sharing 11 lines from chapter 9 as it’s the eleventh of September today. My thoughts are with everyone who lost loved ones in the 9/11 attacks twelve years ago.

Here’s my contribution for today:

How on earth did he…? Melissa. This had to be her doing, Anna thought pulling her suitcase along behind her, her arm aching. But she didn’t know his contact details… Don’t be so slow, Anna, she told herself, Mel could easily have opened your email account when you were away from your computer.

She could feel her face twisting into a half grin, half grimace as she made her way through the enormous thoroughfare of the station. Unsure whether to be mad or pleased with her friend for doing this, she reasoned that at least she wouldn’t be alone in a big city for a while.

Anna almost felt like dragging her heels as she reached the exit to the station. She paused for a moment standing motionless, surveying the landscape in front of her as though she were a statue. People brushed past her roughly and she heard them muttering about her being in their way, but ignored them. It was a hot day and a warm wind blew on her face as she was standing there.

I know this is a fairly cryptic piece to share, but I thought I’d tease you with it a bit more. Also I don’t want to give away too much of the plot, especially seeing as I’ve shared quite a lot of it already. 🙂

To take part in WIPpet Wednesday all you have to do is share an excerpt from your current WIP which correlates in some way with the date.  So it could be nine paragraphs from chapter eleven.  Then add your name to this linky.  Thanks as always goes to K. L. Schwengel for hosting.

Hey everyone! I can’t believe it’s already a week since I last updated my blog. But I’ve been busy working on Reunion and it’s going really well. I did over 1000 words on Saturday which is the most I’ve ever done in one day! Yay! So I’m happy.

I’ve also been working on the final finishing touches to publishing The Inheritance. More on that soon…

For now though, here’s another excerpt from Reunion. I’m sharing a little over 28 lines from chapter 8 in honour of it being the 28th August today. This scene takes place a few weeks after last week’s excerpt. Anna is telling Melissa about her invite from her agent Peter Fletcher to come up to London again so that they can discuss how her book’s going.

Anna is not too sure she should go… Enjoy! (And yes I am aware that I’m posting this early! It’s cos I can! 🙂 )

Anna listened as Melissa banged about in the kitchen, slamming cupboards and clattering crockery around. What was she doing in there? It sounded like she was turning the kitchen upside down.

‘Coffee?’ she heard her yell.

‘Please.’ Anna smiled to herself wondering what had brought on this change of feeling in her friend.

Ten minutes later they were sitting in Anna’s front room drinking their coffee from Anna’s favourite coffee cups her parents had given her when she first got her own place. She was telling Melissa about Peter’s email and how it had made her feel.

Melissa told her she was being daft and that she should definitely go to London. He was her agent, she said in a no nonsense voice, and she had to go. Sometimes speaking to Melissa was like being told off by your mum, Anna thought to herself. And just like her conversations with her mother, she seemed to always end up being the one who did as she was told.

So Anna gave up her argument and agreed to go. Melissa was triumphant. You won’t be looking like that when it all goes wrong for me with Peter as it’s bound to, Anna thought darkly.

‘Why are you so happy anyway, Mel?’ she asked changing the subject.

‘Aren’t I allowed to be happy?’

‘Of course. But you know exactly what I mean and you’re being evasive again.’

Anna watched as a smile spread across her friend’s face.

‘Oh all right. I was going to keep it a secret until it’s definite. But I may as well tell you now as it seems fairly certain. I’ve been promoted.’

‘Oh yay!’ Anna leapt off the sofa and charged across the living room, giving her friend a big hug. ‘About time too.’

‘Exactly. And I needed something to celebrate. Anyway, when are you going to book that train ticket?’

If you would like to take part in WIPpet Wednesday simply post an excerpt of your most recent work on your blog. The rule is it must tie in some way with the date – so for today being the 28th August you might have 8 paragraphs from page 28. Or whatever takes your fancy. Then add your name to this linky. Thanks goes to K. L. Schwengel for hosting.