In appreciation of my Yahoo! newsgroup, some of whom have been members for several years already, I'm offering Tamsin: An Artisan-Sorcerer Story at the bargain price of $2 USD. If you're feeling left out of this offer, which runs until May 18th, 2014, then the solution is easy.  Join the TOTALLY FREE newsgroup to take advantage of this and future offers, chat via email to other members, and be among the first to learn of my forthcoming publications, public events and other news. Join here:- https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/adelecosgrovebray/info Or join by sending an email to:- adelecosgrovebray-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

Stapledon Woods used to be known as Thor's Wood, before Olaf Stapledon bought it and bequeathed it to the people of West Kirby.  It's also one of the locations I use for the Artisan-Sorcerer series.  This video shows a collection of photographs by Richard and me - so you get to see the old trees, a few remaining ruins of long-gone buildings, the faerie pond, some ancient rock art and the panoramic view from summit of Caldy Hill, which the wood covers. Enjoy!

Discover the Artisan-Sorcerer series for 50% less than the usual price!  For one week only, many of my ebooks are reduced in price on Smashwords, not just the Artisan-Sorcerer series but others too. Smashwords describes the event like this:  " Read an Ebook Week is an international celebration of ebooks in which thousands of authors, publishers and retailers feature free and discounted ebooks to help promote the joys of e-reading to the world's readers. Each year, Smashwords authors are the most active participants, and our store features the largest selection of participating titles. It's a fun promotion, because the more the participating authors promote their involvement, the more readers then go on to discover new Smashwords authors. It's writers-helping-writers at its finest." Use the special Read an E-Book Week code found on each book's regular page on Smashwords . Make the most of this week-long promotion while it lasts!

The Faerie Pond, Stapledon Woods I've been busy writing Fabian , and was wondering how many further books this series might run to.   The answer suddenly popped into my head, which is something that tends to happen if I don't block the process somehow by trying too hard to make this work.  If I set out thinking something like, "Ok, I now want the answer to X" regards my writing, nothing happens.  If I just open my mind to possibilities, ask the question and then immediately let it go off into the ether - to use a term which is vague but sufficiently useful - and forget about it, then more often than not the answer flashes back.  Is my brain a cosmic postbox?  (That might explain the amount of 'junk mail'...!) So, the Artisan-Sorcerer Series will run to seven books in all.  I have the titles of the last three.  Each is named after the main character in that particular novel, eg. Tamsin , Rowan , Bethany Rose and the fourth, which has around 30,000 words

        Here are the previews of the new paperback covers for the Artisan-Sorcerer series.  Intimations is only available as an ebook at this time, if you were wondering why it's absent.  The covers are currently undergoing the production process, and until that's complete the paperbacks won't be available, but that will only be for a day or so.

 It's bargain time, people!  Win a FREE ebook copy of Rowan:  An Artisan-Sorcerer Story. All you have to do is answer the following question:  Where was Rowan and his aunt living at the start of the novel? You will find the information on the page dedicated to Rowan via the menu above. The first ten people to  email the correct answer to ACBwrites@aol.com will receive a coupon code which can be redeemed at Smashwords, where a variety of ereader formats are offered.  Plain text or HTML versions are also available.  Another option is to download a free ereader to your PC from Amazon or Adobe if you haven't done so already. Competition ends on December 19th, 2012, when the coupon will expire. Good luck!

I thought I'd share a few interesting videos with you. The first is an enjoyable trip around central Liverpool, where my Artisan-Sorcerer series is mostly set. The labyrinthian Williamson Tunnels are another feature of the series. You can learn about their history and enjoy some old footage of Liverpool buildings. Most of those old dockside warehouses are luxury apartments now, by the way. Morgan and his household live in walking distance of Lark Lane, in the Liverpool suburb of Aigburth. I lived there for seven years, which is one reason why I based their fictional home there. This next very short film features a drive down Lark Lane at night. This next film is a pleasure to view, with its lovely snowy images of Sefton Park. When I lived in Liverpool I often walked through this park. The Artisan-Sorcerer's house overlooks this large expanse of parkland.