Second, with my luck, it will probably work better for someone else--who will then proceed to rocket past me on the leaderboard (*maniacal laughing/uncontrollable sobbing*)

So like a lot of you, I started a Facebook page for my book. Also like a lot of you, the characters in my book are based on people I know. Being a teacher (and Snipe Hunt being a YA Horror novel), the characters were primarily based on my former students, many of whom I still keep in touch with.

Every couple of days, I do a feature on one of the characters in the book along with a bio of their real life counterpart and a few pictures (all done with their permission and help, of course).

This is not only an interesting bit of info for your current readers/followers, but potentially gets the subjects and their friends interested in the book as well. It’s definitely helped me gain a few sales--and has been a lot of fun.

*Shameless Plug #2* You can see an example of what I’ve done over the ’Snipe Hunt’ Facebook page :)

 http://www.facebook.com/SnipeHuntNovel/

I have tried all genres but am increasingly pulled back to crime and thriller fiction. 

The Red Hand is one of a series of books following the troubles of Inspector of Police Matthew March, a disgraced and disabled Boer War Veteran as he returns to the alleys and ruins of his youth. An outcast from the Military warily welcomed into an overstretched  Constabulary.

The early 1900s was a time of upheaval in Ireland, one that has not been written of so much but I felt was a rich tapestry of riches and squalor, desperation and aspiration. Hope and Fear.

A time when the world was building towards War, when Ireland was rising to fight an Empire and technology and industry was raising legendary icons such as the TITANIC in rainswept shipyards. 

I hope you take time to take a look at the sample chapters and leave a positive comment.

Inspector Matthew March Series

The Red Hand

The Crossed Keys

Foundling

I have half a degree in Creative Writing, a love of long-distance running, cats and dogs, and a travel bug that won’t quit. I live in Vancouver, British Columbia with my husband. My current novella, "Brimstone," is being serialized on Inkshares mostly for fun and feedback.