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ShortBookandScribes #BlogTour #GuestPost by Jo Jackson, Author of Beyond the Margin @jojackson589 @rararesources #Giveaway

Posted on 3rd February 2020 By Nicola

I’m delighted to welcome Jo Jackson to Short Book and Scribes today with a guest post about writing. There’s also a chance to win signed […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BlogTour #GuestPost by John Kimbrey, Author of In Her Sights @fayerogerspr @authoright #InHerSights

Posted on 17th January 2020 By Nicola

I’m delighted to be taking part in the blog tour for In Her Sights by John Kimbrey. He’s sharing the five favourite thing about his […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BlogTour #GuestPost by James Lingard, Author of The Girl Who Disappeared @jamesbat @fayerogerspr @authoright #TheGirlWhoDisappeared

Posted on 16th January 2020 By Nicola

Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for The Girl Who Disappeared by James Lingard. I’m sharing a post by the author today all […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BlogTour #GuestPost by Alastair Puddick, Author of 46% Better Than Dave @HankShandy @LoveBooksGroup

Posted on 18th December 2019 By Nicola

I’m so pleased to welcome Alastair Puddick to Short Book and Scribes today. He’s the author of 46% Better Than Dave, which sounds like a […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BlogTour #GuestPost by Deborah Swift, Author of Entertaining Mr Pepys @swiftstory @hfvbt #HistoricalFiction #EntertainingMrPepys #Giveaway

Posted on 27th November 2019 By Nicola

It’s my stop on the blog tour for Entertaining Mr Pepys by Deborah Swift today and I’m delighted to be sharing a guest post by […]

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ShortBookandScribes Book Birthday Blitz #GuestPost by Paul CW Beatty, Author of Children of Fire @cw_beatty @rararesources #HistoricalFiction

Posted on 26th November 2019 By Nicola

I’m delighted to welcome Paul CW Beatty, author of Children of Fire, to Short Book and Scribes today with a guest post about ‘Writer’s Block’. […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BlogTour #GuestPost by Fenella J Miller, Author of A Wedding for the Spitfire Girl @aria_fiction

Posted on 26th November 2019 By Nicola

I’m so pleased to be sharing a guest post by Fenella J Miller, author of A Wedding for the Spitfire Girl, today as part of […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BlogTour #GuestPost by Chrissie Walsh, Author of The Child From the Ash Pits @WalshChrissie @aria_fiction

Posted on 24th November 2019 By Nicola

Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for The Child From the Ash Pits by Chrissie Walsh. I have a guest post by Chrissie […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BlogTour #GuestPost by John Simmons @JNSim @UrbaneBooks #LoveBooksTours

Posted on 26th October 2019 By Nicola

I’m delighted to be sharing a guest post all about Time to Write by John Simmons today as part of the blog tour for Leaves. […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BlogTour #GuestPost by Jodi Gibson, Author of The Memories We Hide @JFGibsonWriter #LoveBooksTours

Posted on 24th October 2019 By Nicola

Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for The Memories We Hide by Jodi Gibson. I have a fabulous guest post about setting by […]

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