Glenys O'Connell, Author of Mystery & Romance

Well, that's it for Christmas, and another year is almost over! Time for reflection on the past 12 months, and planning for the next. Exciting, sobering, and ....... (fill in your own blank here!)

If you've a few minutes, hop on over to http://shywriters.blogspot.com/2011/12/glenys-oconnell-little-q.html where I'm delighted to be interviewed by author Rebecca Clark about my work, and about life as a shy writer....:-) It can be lonely out there, so please drop by and leave me a comment! Are you shy? An extravert? How does it affect your life?

The merry band of beta readers is hard at work, and I'm told they'll soon have comments for me about the Naked Writing-The No Frills Way to Write Your Book publication that I'm putting together from my years of teaching a creative writing course of the same name. Looking forward to hearing what they have to say - but hope they're gentle!

So, wishing everyone a very Happy New Year filled with blessings, I'm signing off now until January 2nd! See you all  next year!

Ok, I admit it - I'm just not a winter fan. Which is sad, because I live in the Great White North where we know all about cold and snow. Curling up with a good book is one survival tactic that works, and at Roses of Prose we're giving away books to warm the Winter for some lucky commentators!

THE DEAL; Visit my blog and leave a comment about how you survive winter - or about my much-loved Canada geese! -
for a chance to win a print copy of my romantic suspense set in Canada. Here's the addy:
http://rosesofprose.blogspot.com/2011/11/bittersweet-days-of-fall-book-giveway.html#links
While you're there, visit the other blogs as well to see which authors are also giving away fantastic books!
- thanks for reading, and hope to see you there - Glenys

Romance Can Be Murder!
www.glenysoconnell.com

 http://www.rosesofprose.blogspot.com/ It's my new blog post about my Muse, Miss martha Cat, and Feline Megacolon. You'll have to scroll down to find it if you visit after the 29th. Warning: It's sad.....

The new book about creative writing, a spin off from the No frills Writing Course (see Writing Courses page) is almost ready to go to the beta readers. Should be out in affordable print and ebook form very soon! If you'd like to know when it's released, drop me a note through the Contact Me page or tab, and I'll keep you updated.

I've a new blog up at Romantic Journey; come and see what I think about malnourished heroines! Do Heroines Ever Eat?  http://romanticjourney.wordpress.com/ 

I'm also blogging over at the newly refurbished Roses of Prose site - come and meet me at: http://rosesofprose.blogspot.com/2011/08/introducing-another-roses-of-prose.html#comments  - comments are welcome!

Just heard that PTSD:The Essential Guide, my book about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, is due out in September - the cover is beautiful. I'll post it later!

Both Marrying  Money & Winters & Somers are still on the bestseller lists in their categories at Red Rose Publishing. You can find them on http://www.redrosepublishing.com/ and on Amazon. Winters & Somers is available in print and ebook, and Kindle, and Marrying Money is available in ebook & for Kindle. Both are set in ireland, with Marrying Money starting out in the UK...and both are quirky and humorous

 NEWS: No Frills Writing, the ebook version of my  highly successful creative writing course, Naked Writing: The No Frills Way to Write Your Novel, is nearly finished. I'm looking for two or three people, writers or interested in writing, who'd like to be 'beta readers' - you get an unpublished version to read, and give your opinions (gently, please!) If you're interested, send me your email addy through the Contact tab, and you'll win my eternal gratitude!

NEWS: I'm busy working on a new romance novel, this time set in Texas, with the working title of Wounded Warrior. I'll post a chapter when it's finished, see what you all think!

NEWS: Just finished a non-fiction book called PTSD:The Esssential Guide. Written for UK how-to book publisher Need@Know, this book explores the very topical subject of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. It complements another book I wrote for the same company, Depression: The Essential Guide. PTSD: The Essential Guide, is due to be published in December this year and I'll post a preview here or on my blog, Talking Depression (see links bottom left of this page) closer to the time.