I’ve written an article for The Bookseller about writing and Big Data, and where to start. I’ve been looking at the problem of promoting work as an author for five years now and I’ve come up with an answer – a data strategy. In the changing landscape of the literary world you need to be […]
Week four of lockdown and I’ve learned a lot about myself. Before I go on, I just want to say that I hope you and your loved ones are safe and well, and continue to be. The past three weeks have been a frenzy of initial panic at the food shortage, then a glut of […]
Breathe in for a count of seven and breathe out for a count of eleven. If you can’t manage 7-11, try 3-5 or 5-9. As long as the out breath is longer than the in breath it’s fine..
Audible have given me FIVE FULL SERIES CODES to give away!
I’ve been working with the wonderful Laura Brydon to bring the DS Jan Pearce series to Audible. I searched for a narrator for a long time because I wanted to make sure that Jan’s voice was realistic and true to her character. When I heard Laura’s audition of Jan and Bessie I knew she would […]
Readers are the most important people in publishing and I want to say a huge thank you by giving you a short story. Many readers have contacted me asking me for more of Ria and Janice from How to Play Dead. I’ve chosen a heart warming Christmas story from Ria and SafeMe – I hope you love it.
Thank you so much to all reviewers. I’ve captured a few of the 100+ reviews in this video. You can buy it here
It’s not what you think. I have experienced domestic abuse, but it isn’t my story that I decided to write about in my novel How to Play Dead. It’s about services Superwomen.
Jacqueline Ward, a published novelist living in the 19th most deprived area in the UK, will have her psychological thriller, How to Play Dead, published on 7th November 2019. The novel, published by Corvus Atlantic Books, is set in a domestic violence refuge and follows the stories of four women told from the perspective of […]
The women in How to Play Dead ARE SuperWomen and we all play our part – by reviewing it each one of you has shared the message – so Thank You!