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New review for Small Forgotten Moments

6/2/2022

 
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Just thought I'd share the latest review for Small Forgotten Moments with you.

Ann S. Epstein has called it "Relentless, Intense, Vivid... as fearless as a gothic horror tale" in her review on her blog.

Ann writes wonderful historical fiction and is a huge supporter of small presses and their authors. Check out the rest of her site once you've read her review of Small Forgotten Moments!

Small Forgotten Moments, still only 0.99

4/1/2022

 
Both Nook and Kobo have Small Forgotten Moments for only 0.99 at the moment.

I don't know how long it will last, but if you got a new e-reader for Christmas and you're keen to load it up with new books, give it a go!

Or if you've read it and loved it, tell a friend 😎


Is Zenna a muse, a sleep-deprived apparition, or something much more sinister?
Haunting and melodic, fans of Daphne du Maurier and Daisy Johnson will adore this.

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Merry Christmas, everyone

19/12/2021

 
It's that time of year when I start to slow down, I seem to sit at my desk less often and be out drinking coffee (and cider) with friends slightly more, so I thought I'd squeeze in a round-up of my 2021 highlights.
  • The big one, of course, was seeing Small Forgotten Moments published in August - a story idea which has skulked around for many more years than I'd care to admit
  • Fairlight Books published my short story All the Magpies Come Out to Play in July
  • I almost doubled the readership of my newsletter, which was awesome. I'm giving it a fresh new look for 2022, so if you'd like to see what's going on, you can sign up here
  • I completed a new novel and I'm currently weighing my options
  • Despite spending the first three months on furlough from my day job, I've failed to reach my Goodreads Reading Challenge target of 25. I've managed 21, although there are a few days left of the year, so you never know!

Thank you to everyone who has bought a book this year - not just mine, but all the independent authors, small press authors and publishers, and - yes - the Big 5 (or is it 4 now?) mega-publishers. We all appreciate every sale, and I, personally, do a small jig when my Amazon and Kobo rankings increase. 
And on that note
Artoo and I would like to wish you a very Merry Christmas
​filled with books and chocolates and walkies x
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Black Friday and Christmas!

18/11/2021

 
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Small Forgotten Moments is on sale for just 0.99
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until 28 November!


​Is Zenna a muse, a sleep-deprived apparition, or something much more sinister?

Read for yourself the novel described by Tom Gillespie as a “beautiful, heart-wrenching, epic masterpiece” and as “both poignant and action-packed” by Readers’ Favorite.


"... part psychological thriller and part ghost story that often reminded me of Daphne du Maurrier’s Rebecca. An easy five stars." - review on Amazon
Vine Leaves Press
Kindle
Kobo
Nook

Additionally, if you're in the UK, I'm offering my three short story collections as a limited edition paperback bundle for just £10 (including P&P). 

Our Beautiful Child contains three novellas all set in and around the same pub. There’s a mystery, a ghost, and a crisis – the stories interweave but there’s a specific flavour to each of them.
That Sadie Thing gathers my published and prize-winning stories between 1994 and 2010, including a couple of my all-time favourites Beth and Omelette, and the very first story I had accepted.
You. I. Us. is a collection of vignettes (often no more than a page in length) with a few longer stories thrown in. It includes my 2015 Costa Short Story Prize winning Watching the Storm Roll In.

Use my CONTACT FORM to place your order.
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Interviews and other things

27/10/2021

 
It's been a whirlwind couple of months since Small Forgotten Moments was published, so here's a glimpse of what I've been up to.

I'm featured on The Enterprising Writer discussing my lack of planning and how I 'bumble' around trying to find the right story.

I talked about my whole writing career with Roz Morris, from the first inkling I might be a writer up to how I coped with lockdown.

Hilary Melton-Butcher is a wonderful online friend who won a copy of Small Forgotten Moments and then featured me on her blog, Positive Letters... Inspirational Stories.

I got a little petulant about beaches over on Elizabeth Seckman's blog.

And finally, I talked to Nick Wilford about how I recycle my words to make a bad book better.
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It's a giveaway, and it's a special one

22/8/2021

 
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​To celebrate the launch of my latest novel Small Forgotten Moments, I’m giving away this stunning blue sea glass pendant. It was sourced on the very beach where the novel is set by the wonderfully talented and keen-eyed Megan at SeaShaw Sea Glass Jewellery.

Blue sea glass is apparently rare, so when Megan showed it to me, I knew it was the perfect prize. I mention a blue necklace in the novel, and although it’s not sea glass, the coincidence was too good to pass up.

The pendant is roughly one centimetre wide, making it a lovely delicate piece, and hangs on 16cm silver chain.

​All you have to do is click the button below and enter your details. Terms and conditions can be found here

The competition will be open until Friday 3rd September, and I'll announce the winner via the email address you give when you enter.
Enter the draw right now

​Is Zenna a muse, a sleep-deprived apparition, or something much more sinister?

Suffering long-term amnesia, artist Jo Mckye is ready to start a fresh, new project after the success of her debut exhibition. But the fictional subject of the collection, Zenna, won’t let go so easily. Infiltrating Jo’s dreams—and increasingly, her waking hours—Zenna is fast becoming a dangerous obsession.

Jo is confident the answers lie at her childhood home, an idyllic Cornish village on the south-east coast; she just doesn’t know why. Only when she walks into the sea and almost drowns does the past start to unravel.

Haunting and melodic, fans of Daphne du Maurier and Daisy Johnson will adore this.
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Pre-order your copy today (all formats catered for)

With a week to go before my launch, I'm excited, nervous, and at times very calm. Thank you to everyone who has supported me during another difficult year, to everyone who has pre-ordered the book, and to everyone who has shared my posts or commented or bought me a coffee in real life xx
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Annalisa Crawford, Author

Dark contemporary fiction with a hint of paranormal
​"Besides Annalisa's clever writing style, I enjoy the unpredictable plots and the characters that are so very normal, yet tragically broken in some way or another."