Contest: Win a Signed Copy of Romantic Thriller.

On Thursday, I promised you a contest, with some graphics software as a prize. However, things have not panned out as expected and I’m not able to fulfil this promise now, largely due to events beyond my control.

My apologies for this.

However, I promised a contest. And, whilst I can no longer give the prize originally intended, I can offer a paperback copy of my novel. So, the contest continues, but with a signed copy of Breaking Faith as the prize.

To win a free copy of this novel that has earned many very positive reviews (see the entries under the Published Work tab), here’s what you have to do:

Simple; just answer the following question:

Q: In Breaking Faith, what’s the opening line of Chapter 11?

If you’ve got the book in either paperback or eBook form, you’re laughing. But, if you haven’t, not to worry. The chapter has been posted on the blog. You just have to search for it through the Archive, or by using the ‘Search’ box. Make sure you let me have an email address where I can reach you.

Please do not use the comment box for your answer. Send your answer to me by email to this address and put ‘Breaking Faith Contest’ in the subject line.

You have a week to reply. At the end, i.e. 11:00 GMT on 15 December, I’ll get my daughter to make a random selection from all correct answers, which I’ll print off and place into a box for the draw. I’ll announce the winner the same day, here on the blog.

Good luck. 

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New Contest Details on the Writing Contest Page

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Have a gander at the Writing Contests page, under the tab above, and you'll find 14 pages of details and links to websites where your writing can bring you cash prizes, kudos and bragging rights.
It's worth remembering than many of the more prestigious contests also draw the interest of agents and publishers to your work. Worth considering entering, isn't it?

Writing Contest Information

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If you have ever thought of trying your hand at a writing contest, please click on the 'Writing Contests' tab above. There, I list the details of hundreds of writing competitions along with the link to the appropriate website.
Most of these are international and open to everyone, but check the details for any restrictions.
Some of the contests are free and online. You don't have to spend a penny (or cent) to enter these and you might just win £1,000s or $1000s simply by entering. What have you to lose?
And if you run a contest yourself and it isn't included, please use the 'Contact Me' link in the Welcome to let me know and I'll include it.

But it'll be Worth it, Won't it?

Having spent the last few days on some domestic labours, I am slowly getting back into the groove of writing. There was the turning bay we had designed for the front garden; a necessity for the future when our daughter, now at university, will no doubt want her own car and somewhere to park it. That little job, requiring the laying of 31 edging stones and 3 tons of gravel, we have now completed.
Then I decided to redecorate and re-organise my study, having been encamped in here for 11 years without change. I've got the new carpet down, the painting all done and the furniture repositioned. Today, I put back the shelves that live two walls and started returning the books to these. But, it struck me that i had lost track of what books I have, so I decided to catalogue them as I was re-shelving them. It's an interesting and worthwhile task as I've discovered books I'd forgotten I had and haven't yet read, and others I have read but had forgotten. So far, I've catalogued just under 300, so a few more to go before the job is done.
Many of you will be aware that I have suffered from ME/CFS for the past 8 years or so, and may be surprised by the amount of physical work I'm doing now. Well, I've suspected that I 'd shrugged off the condition for the past few months, but, having been caught out twice previously only to discover the problem returned with a vengeance, I thought I'd give it a while before I started to test myself. Following the past three weeks, with much physical activity and a week's holiday walking in hilly country, I'm now convinced I have finally defeated the beast. It's a great feeling, as you can imagine. But I've aged 8 years and lost a good deal of strength and fitness along the way, so I need to start a programme of exercise to regain my former physical condition.
But it's truly wonderful to be free of the many symptoms I suffered over those years. I aim to make the best of the years ahead. And, as a start to that, I'm going to join the NaNoWriMo  and attempt to write a popular novel during the month of November. Watch this space for my progress. For those unfamiliar with this challenge, the idea is to write the first 50,000 words of a novel during the month of November.
So, wish me luck and join me here as I detail my progress.

Pic: Wandering way; a public footpath outside Driffield, East Yorkshire.