Oh No! Now it’s August!
1st August 2017
It seems to be true that the older I get the more quickly the months and years fly by. Is it really August already? It’s hard to believe that tomorrow we will be celebrating the first anniversary of my website. I’ve had some great feedback on it – ‘im indoors really did do a fantastic job setting it all up! I thought you might appreciate a glimpse of my ‘other half’ of 39+ years… this was taken on the first day of our holiday in Spain, which was also my birthday.
We stay in a villa in Javea, a smallish resort on the Costa Blanca, and it was while we were there last September that the idea for Alice in Theatreland was born – little wonder, with this fabulous view for inspiration! I didn’t do any writing at all on our recent holiday though, on strict orders from the family. They had seen how hard I had to work to meet the self-imposed deadline for ‘Alice’ and decided I needed a complete rest! They were right, and as a result I was able to get some reading done instead… I LOVE a good book or two or three when I’m on my hols. I wonder if you are more a Kindle or ‘real’ book fan? I like both, but Kindle is so much more convenient on holiday. It’s lighter in the suitcase and means you never have to run out of reading material. Mind you a book is probably safer for reserving your sunlounger!
I hope you took advantage of the 99p Kindle deal on Alice in Theatreland recently? If you did I would really appreciate your thoughts once you’ve had chance to finish it. You can email me here at the website info@juliarobertsauthor.com or leave an Amazon or Goodreads review which are always much appreciated.
I must confess I don’t have a clue when it comes to all the technical stuff to do with this website so when I want to reply to your emails, write a new blog, or host a competition, Chris has to stop what he is doing and set it all up so that all I need to do is type! That is not the case for all the fantastic bloggers who very kindly agreed to take part in my blog tour which ran from the 27th June, paperback publication day, for twelve days. If you missed it and would like to read their reviews, Q & A s, my guest posts and an excerpt or two, I will put all the links at the bottom of this blog.
So having had a complete break from writing on holiday (which extended for a further five weeks after we arrived home) I finally dusted the computer off last weekend and wrote a short story. Once I’ve had a chance to edit it and make sure I think it’s good enough for you guys, it will be available as a free download on here. I’ll keep you posted via the newsletter so if you haven’t signed up for it yet, now might be a good time.
Just one more thing, I’m thinking of starting a virtual ‘street team’. What’s that, I hear some of you ask? Well, for those of you who like social media, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram etc. and have a following or friendship group in the hundreds, there would be little rewards if you help me spread the word about my books. It’s only an idea at the moment but let me know if you’re interested and also if you can think of a good name for it… ‘Roberts readers?’ – I’m sure you can think of something more ‘ear’catching than that.
Well, I’d better get back to my writing if I’m going to have the next book out before the year ends!
much love
Julia x
