Author: Morton S. Gray

When I was working towards publication, I used to think it very strange that authors referred to their books as their book babies. Now that I am published I understand… It is easy to compare the writing and editing phase of writing a novel to being pregnant. You also choose the nursery furniture and baby’s… Continue reading Giving Birth to a Book Baby

Fellow Choc Lit author, Kirsty Ferry joined me for a Spotlight on Guest Author blog on 29 August 2016. Today, she returns with news of a new book – The Girl in the Photograph. Kirsty is from the North East of England and won the English Heritage/Belsay Hall National Creative Writing competition in 2009 with the… Continue reading Returning the Spotlight to Choc Lit Author Kirsty Ferry

This week I’m joined by fellow Choc Lit author Evonne Wareham. Welcome, Evonne. Evonne writes romantic thrillers – known in the States as romantic suspense – and her books have won and been nominated for awards on both sides of the Atlantic. Most notably, her first published novel, Never Coming Home, won the Joan Hessayon award… Continue reading Spotlight on Guest Author Evonne Wareham

My debut novel The Girl on the Beach was released  by Choc Lit on 24 January 2017, launching me into an unknown world of blog appearances, book promotion, rankings and review monitoring and readings! Release day was exciting. Nothing compares to seeing your book cover (brilliantly designed by the lovely Berni Stevens – I officially… Continue reading A New World

First a heartfelt thank you to all of you who have downloaded my debut novel The Girl on the Beach since its release on 24 January 2017. I have been overjoyed by the response and support. The book is featured as book of the week on @TheAuthorHour on Twitter this week, which was a lovely… Continue reading Spotlight on Guest Author Isabella Connor

My debut novel The Girl on the Beach is published today – 24 January 2017. I can’t tell you how exciting it was to see the cover appearing for sale on electronic platforms. This novel was the winner of the Search for a Star competition 2016 run by Choc Lit Publishing in association with Lovereading with the working… Continue reading Publication Day – The Girl on the Beach

First a quick shout out – My debut novel The Girl on the Beach is out next Tuesday 24 January 2017 – Squeal!!!!! That which seemed unbelievable is now believable! I have Linda Mitchelmore as my guest today. A fellow Choc Lit author, Linda has the sea in her veins, possibly because she was born within a couple… Continue reading Spotlight on Guest Author Linda Mitchelmore

A special post today from guest Victoria Cornwall as her debut novel The Thief’s Daughter published by Choc Lit is out this week! Good luck with the book Victoria! Victoria Cornwall grew up on a farm in Cornwall. She can trace her Cornish roots as far back as the 18th century and it is this… Continue reading Spotlight on Guest Author Victoria Cornwall

I’d like to wish you all a Merry Christmas! With my debut novel, The Girl on the Beach, out on 24 January 2017, my mind is now turning to the new world (to me in any case) of book marketing. If you have any gems of ideas for this, or pearls of wisdom to share,… Continue reading Merry Christmas

I’m joined this week by Christina Courtenay, who writes for Choc Lit. Christina Courtenay writes historical romance, time slip and YA contemporary romance, all published by independent publisher Choc Lit (and also self-publishes YA romance under her own name Pia Fenton). She is half Swedish and was brought up in Sweden. In her teens, she moved… Continue reading Spotlight on Guest Author Christina Courtenay