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the antique love, helena fairfax, richmond park From contemporary to historical – is switching genres the right thing to do? #amwriting
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From contemporary to historical – is switching genres the right thing to do? #amwriting

Helena Fairfax22 Comments

Another month and another authors’ Round Robin, and this month’s topic has come at a good time for me again. Thanks for setting the theme, Robin Courtright. I really love these monthly posts. They’re thought-provoking and they’re like therapy! This month’s question is: In what time period do you prefer to set your stories –…… Continue reading From contemporary to historical – is switching genres the right thing to do? #amwriting

helena fairfax, writing tips, symbolism Pathetic fallacy – symbolism and the weather in fiction
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Pathetic fallacy – symbolism and the weather in fiction

Helena Fairfax30 Comments

Another month has gone by, which means it’s time for another Round Robin, and author Rhobin Courtwright has come up with yet another great topic for us: “Have you noticed how weather is used in writing? How have you used weather in your writing? Drama? Mood? Revelation?” I absolutely love all forms of symbolism in writing and art. Even…… Continue reading Pathetic fallacy – symbolism and the weather in fiction

helena fairfax, heartwarming romance, feel-good romance Making a success of your 5 free days on Amazon
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Making a success of your 5 free days on Amazon

Helena Fairfax37 Comments

If you’re a writer you’ll know you can’t just write a brilliant book, have it superbly edited with an excellent cover, and then upload it to Amazon and wait for people to buy it in their droves. (Ha! How I wish!) You have to let people know it’s there. A few weeks ago I enrolled…… Continue reading Making a success of your 5 free days on Amazon

helena fairfax, the antique love Contemporary romance The Antique Love – #FREE on Kindle. (Plus some real antiques I love!)
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Contemporary romance The Antique Love – #FREE on Kindle. (Plus some real antiques I love!)

Helena Fairfax6 Comments

To celebrate release of my new novella, Palace of Deception, I’m making my contemporary romance novel The Antique Love *FREE* to download for Kindle for a limited time, from today until 23rd July 2015. I hope you’ll go ahead and download a copy, and enjoy! The Antique Love won an award last year for “Most…… Continue reading Contemporary romance The Antique Love – #FREE on Kindle. (Plus some real antiques I love!)

helena fairfax, heartwarming romance, feel-good romance Some essential tips for self-publishing on Amazon
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Some essential tips for self-publishing on Amazon

Helena Fairfax26 Comments

This week’s been an exciting week for me. I recently received back the rights to two of my novels – The Antique Love and The Silk Romance – and just yesterday I released both books on Amazon. But getting to the stage of self-publishing on Amazon wasn’t just as easy as pressing a button. (I…… Continue reading Some essential tips for self-publishing on Amazon

jami gray, helena fairfax A writer’s dream: author Jami Gray’s urban fantasy
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A writer’s dream: author Jami Gray’s urban fantasy

Helena Fairfax9 Comments

Today author Jami Gray is dropping in to tell us her dream – a dream shared by me and lots of other writers. Jami Gray is the award winning, multi-published author of the Urban Fantasy series, The Kyn Kronicles, and the Paranormal Romantic Suspense series, PSY-IV Teams. It’s a pleasure to meet you, Jami! *…… Continue reading A writer’s dream: author Jami Gray’s urban fantasy

The Antique Love, helena fairfax, cover design The allure of art nouveau
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The allure of art nouveau

Helena Fairfax15 Comments

The art nouveau style is one I absolutely love, and if you’ve been following my blog you’ll know I’ve written a post before on this very topic. (Art nouveau, and all about antiques.) Last week the BBC began a series of programmes called  Sex and Sensibility: The Allure of Art Nouveau, and I’ve been absolutely…… Continue reading The allure of art nouveau

helena fairfax, how to get reviews, the antique love A post about free books, reviews, and how to win Amazon vouchers
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A post about free books, reviews, and how to win Amazon vouchers

Helena Fairfax5 Comments

For the next few weeks I’m carrying out an experiment.  Until 26th November 2013 you can download my romance novel The Antique Love for free on a website called Story Cartel .  There’s no obligation to post a review in exchange, but anyone who does post a review on Amazon, Goodreads, Barnes & Noble or…… Continue reading A post about free books, reviews, and how to win Amazon vouchers