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shopwoolworthsword art for blogsword on the streetwordleworkingworktalentworld of warcraftwrexham librarieswriterswriting lifewriting magazinewww.bedroom.tvxylophoneyes i am an anorakyorkshire evening postyorkshire puddingsyou need beechams powdersyou stop nicking my blog postszinezoe hellerWhat's she on about now?http://flamingnora.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Blogger2616125en-usno'Such a good writer. She's fantastic!' Woman's Hour, BBC Radio 4 Find out more at glendayoungbooks.com 'Such a good writer. She's fantastic!' Woman's Hour, BBC Radio 4 Find out more at glendayoungbooks.com noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32935512.post-176408614749574151Sat, 17 Oct 2026 13:22:16 +00002026-10-17T15:20:04.185+01:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1MD4W5LlEr4omDdGNI5HS1eqB8I-q34EmU-EZ12pXVrCALmaVPYp2RCExnujA6hFUbthPOoIBns7V97YyKgQD9vQT-KzW0NrUjMnzcy_JmeWH0XkmykeyCHzce4ELq-MuvCtOKzY6A6_nXgulKuPAeuzUwUWE6P_-zZWBCCSdFIbLyIx_woIUvg/s612/1000013787.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="408" data-original-width="612" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1MD4W5LlEr4omDdGNI5HS1eqB8I-q34EmU-EZ12pXVrCALmaVPYp2RCExnujA6hFUbthPOoIBns7V97YyKgQD9vQT-KzW0NrUjMnzcy_JmeWH0XkmykeyCHzce4ELq-MuvCtOKzY6A6_nXgulKuPAeuzUwUWE6P_-zZWBCCSdFIbLyIx_woIUvg/s320/1000013787.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>As an author I love giving talks to readers and groups. I'm very happy to be invited to give talks. I've met wonderful people and am often invited back to give even more talks. I've been told, many times, "You're the best speaker we've ever had!"</div><div><br /></div><div>Not bad for a lass from a council house on a working class estate in an ex-pit village.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>Not bad for someone with zero confidence, crippling anxiety and no training in public speaking.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>My passion for my subject carries me and always shines through.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>However an author talk takes up a lot of valuable writing time.</div><div><br /></div><div>Time to prepare, often with PowerPoint presentations.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>Time to travel there and back.</div><div><br /></div><div>Time to set up, speak, chat afterwards, pack away and leave.</div><div><br /></div><div>Time to decompress afterwards.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>Time to reflect and absorb feedback.</div><div><br /></div><div>Time to follow up on contacts made.</div><div><br /></div><div>Time to write to thank everyone involved.</div><div><br /></div><div>Time to type up and prepare my invoice, adjust my self-employed business accounts and update my admin.</div><div><br /></div><div>It's a lot of work, giving a talk, enjoyable as it is.</div><div><br /></div><div>That's why I'm increasingly having to say no to invitations to give talks where I'm expected to give up my time, sometimes a few hours, sometimes a full day... for no payment in return.</div><div><br /></div><div>Please consider this when inviting an author to speak to your group.</div><div><br /></div><div>I wouldn't expect a plumber or a hairdresser, a chef or an accountant to work for free, would you?&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>Why then do so many people expect writers to give up their writing time for no payment?</div><div><br /></div><div>This month I was invited by - and I still have trouble processing this - the biggest writing organisation in the region where I live. I won't name it. Among other things, it champions working class writers.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>They asked me to speak via zoom to a group of writers in a session that would last a couple of hours. I said yes, happily, and outlined my modest fee. Their invitation to speak was swiftly revoked with a reply saying: "We thought you'd do this for free."</div><div><br /></div><div>Don't get me wrong. I do give talks for free. I do much more for free than I ever do for payment. I speak to community groups, libraries, charities, heritage and history groups and visit bookshops. I talk at schools, universities and colleges to inspire students who want to write.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>My motto is: If you can, you should.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>So when I can, I do.</div><div><br /></div><div>But when I can't, I have to charge.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>Recently, a magazine contacted me. Not only did they want a few hours of my time but they wanted to record the talk on zoom to be used as content to boost their social media channels. When I outlined my modest fee, their invitation was revoked.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>Please... If you'd like an author to speak to your group, pay them.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>If in doubt, or your budget is low, contact the author to negotiate.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>Allow authors to bring our books for sale at the event. Every little helps.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>Writing is a creative art that comes from my heart and my soul... and just like the plumber and the chef, the hairdresser and accountant, I need to make a living too.&nbsp;</div><b> __<br /><br /> Glenda Young<br /> <a href="http://glendayoungbooks.com"> </a> <br />BlueSky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/glendayoung-author.bsky.social">@Glenda Young</a><br /> <br />Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/GlendaYoungAuthor">GlendaYoungAuthor</a><br /> <br />Website: <a href="http://glendayoungbooks.com">GlendaYoungBooks.com</a></b>http://flamingnora.blogspot.com/2026/10/would-you-ask-plumber-to-work-for-free.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32935512.post-6660684375163987384Sat, 17 Oct 2026 05:38:37 +00002026-10-17T06:38:37.976+01:00<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-7faJBjuqGkMnh7PpzT4VLzWKPgnOFcj9RRt5V-5wYEPq4uLkaim9TmLli-VzOS1Y5rY53rP4v5dfHVWO9tNt8pZc8TlrLWU2PqY1853_DW9MjApGBlndZgp6TSTF8CzCNmqwSbl-KYXaoFyVOz4Ufb6SosWJoy1cZQfrPqxmdCqTyffEkhmGAA/s720/1000013784.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-7faJBjuqGkMnh7PpzT4VLzWKPgnOFcj9RRt5V-5wYEPq4uLkaim9TmLli-VzOS1Y5rY53rP4v5dfHVWO9tNt8pZc8TlrLWU2PqY1853_DW9MjApGBlndZgp6TSTF8CzCNmqwSbl-KYXaoFyVOz4Ufb6SosWJoy1cZQfrPqxmdCqTyffEkhmGAA/s320/1000013784.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>I'm over the moon to announce that I've made the shortlist on a prestigious national award.</div><div><br /></div><div>The audiobook of my WW1 saga Celebrations at the Toffee Factory is shortlisted on the Listening Books members awards 2026.</div><div><br /></div><div>Wow!&nbsp;</div><br /><b> __<br /><br /> Glenda Young<br /> <a href="http://glendayoungbooks.com"> </a> <br />BlueSky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/glendayoung-author.bsky.social">@Glenda Young</a><br /> <br />Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/GlendaYoungAuthor">GlendaYoungAuthor</a><br /> <br />Website: <a href="http://glendayoungbooks.com">GlendaYoungBooks.com</a></b>http://flamingnora.blogspot.com/2026/10/glenda-youngs-ww1-saga-shortlisted-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32935512.post-7699917908176950900Fri, 16 Oct 2026 07:27:46 +00002026-10-16T08:27:46.265+01:00writing week<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt9AxNxjWQwJXJvk6LQyF3fUw97fj7pGc3NDjSmOLyDQYKZHWyf-c8yILLTRBMEYUZ-PHEJNL4RfGbIoCfgAqClyOrzwz4k0-pEgxYdRc2Lk-dftAXJOSF5JnJWDnOvg-hdhsOYGqFsASTA-7OHAgjPG05FaIm3FU_O1RmNl70wDUS2iQyl2oTRA/s500/thisisit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="341" data-original-width="500" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt9AxNxjWQwJXJvk6LQyF3fUw97fj7pGc3NDjSmOLyDQYKZHWyf-c8yILLTRBMEYUZ-PHEJNL4RfGbIoCfgAqClyOrzwz4k0-pEgxYdRc2Lk-dftAXJOSF5JnJWDnOvg-hdhsOYGqFsASTA-7OHAgjPG05FaIm3FU_O1RmNl70wDUS2iQyl2oTRA/s320/thisisit.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This week I've been looking ahead to Christmas with some wonderful events as follows:<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFw8VeQj3BCW2vaD4EBpf4pL_iqt_jM385iHszsV5jW4CV9qeS3RFC5012LLpNSkFP0PCfBcEAffvM0L4-dm4FfmpgVLGE56MX9zkQzR8uxGUzLRO7JvST2_dQOBvuG8NWPGU0R1bwcv9TJbeNj8WJWGovTdqluA3MeWc0RNDlBj1n0KkTgqV3mg/s680/HUWpLJ3bsAA1brF.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="483" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFw8VeQj3BCW2vaD4EBpf4pL_iqt_jM385iHszsV5jW4CV9qeS3RFC5012LLpNSkFP0PCfBcEAffvM0L4-dm4FfmpgVLGE56MX9zkQzR8uxGUzLRO7JvST2_dQOBvuG8NWPGU0R1bwcv9TJbeNj8WJWGovTdqluA3MeWc0RNDlBj1n0KkTgqV3mg/s320/HUWpLJ3bsAA1brF.jpg" width="227" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I was featured in the Darlington and Stockton Times as they gave a shout out to my talk at Northallerton library on Monday next week at 1.30pm.&nbsp; All welcome.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-0Qo6wrOyV_LK4jkf5uFzPP_N4nISKcnhwxAOozcu178JmstyYKI2_KI9xdQsHvB9c0oEJ1zaRb44a9GpQPCSEU7-8Dp2wO7muBwVjSe4La19HuiEapXHVn4LHMQ6DJr5gHKKynpYpnCI15sbCYguBV6UUMHMJz0O1Ue5ivruqpwF5GvATIUiUQ/s1008/Darlington%20and%20Stockton%20Times-side.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="1008" height="159" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-0Qo6wrOyV_LK4jkf5uFzPP_N4nISKcnhwxAOozcu178JmstyYKI2_KI9xdQsHvB9c0oEJ1zaRb44a9GpQPCSEU7-8Dp2wO7muBwVjSe4La19HuiEapXHVn4LHMQ6DJr5gHKKynpYpnCI15sbCYguBV6UUMHMJz0O1Ue5ivruqpwF5GvATIUiUQ/s320/Darlington%20and%20Stockton%20Times-side.png" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span face="&quot;Segoe UI Historic&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #080809; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Always a tricky time in the novel writing process. Research is drawing to a close for The Glassmaker's Girl and my thoughts now turn to the story. What will happen and who will be involved? I have no idea yet!</span><div><span face="Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #080809;"><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span face="Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #080809;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNRPkMfxb8RRKXn256_2ZC3HM22dBQhIjshI-GhdA2N1Az2uS3zUXKn0Z7q5a6ENzUPH3A1vczqDkK2kOFS6XhIxvYtiACfrS27V48ptQddBLjXRU6qtyJfX2WoRehbONt9-xA6-3Net97QSefJTg5T1oYtYayJqjj3qAb8ER2z3XPvsqPkZyqNg/s701/841166246_1724765282982948_957261730480326416_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="701" data-original-width="526" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNRPkMfxb8RRKXn256_2ZC3HM22dBQhIjshI-GhdA2N1Az2uS3zUXKn0Z7q5a6ENzUPH3A1vczqDkK2kOFS6XhIxvYtiACfrS27V48ptQddBLjXRU6qtyJfX2WoRehbONt9-xA6-3Net97QSefJTg5T1oYtYayJqjj3qAb8ER2z3XPvsqPkZyqNg/s320/841166246_1724765282982948_957261730480326416_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Shetland Library gave me a wonderful shout-out on Facebook.&nbsp; I'd love to visit!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkIeTkJeTNthgR0kwjZrAnCPhzxJB3i27hIRVeG1qvJIpmyzVOZHKGiNHXjvHgB1LLPhqbwGy7dEnnUnMOzCLuxKtx_YJSG69qL5F3-8wJ3Ca2yQSrgfruv8zOBYCi1q-yL6RoyoDTbPTjzvdghEH0o6B1kTyTX4W96waz4YoM54D0Ot2W2oeUwg/s603/shetland1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="603" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkIeTkJeTNthgR0kwjZrAnCPhzxJB3i27hIRVeG1qvJIpmyzVOZHKGiNHXjvHgB1LLPhqbwGy7dEnnUnMOzCLuxKtx_YJSG69qL5F3-8wJ3Ca2yQSrgfruv8zOBYCi1q-yL6RoyoDTbPTjzvdghEH0o6B1kTyTX4W96waz4YoM54D0Ot2W2oeUwg/s320/shetland1.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></span><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">I crafted another episode of my weekly soap opera <b style="font-weight: bold;">Riverside for The People's Friend magazine.</b> I've been writing Riverside weekly since 2016.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaogWCRUcX_zdw7KI9_V8RfF4v8WG4HU1kAG5f8z9A6hBf7tbSinXZ1FKPf_aMJOZS2uoCCxu6ebFDjkYqfDxSywIfYgk3aaLEZr4uMVcd6-2yNqaSlCEYHHq8-mWB4akmSID8aHvh2E562gLDQ7FdKr7ikPP212X7fo1MXGbRVbkIAlJJnQO9zg/s595/Riverside%20LOGO.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #e76d80; display: inline-block; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="306" data-original-width="595" height="165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaogWCRUcX_zdw7KI9_V8RfF4v8WG4HU1kAG5f8z9A6hBf7tbSinXZ1FKPf_aMJOZS2uoCCxu6ebFDjkYqfDxSywIfYgk3aaLEZr4uMVcd6-2yNqaSlCEYHHq8-mWB4akmSID8aHvh2E562gLDQ7FdKr7ikPP212X7fo1MXGbRVbkIAlJJnQO9zg/s320/Riverside%20LOGO.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: inherit; max-width: 100%;" width="320" /></span></a></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Sign up to receive my free, monthly email newsletter with competitions, events and news at <a href="http://glendayoungbooks.com/" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #e76d80; text-decoration: none;">glendayoungbooks.com</a></span></div><div><br style="background-color: #fff0f2; color: #201f20; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /></div><br /><b>__<br /><br />Glenda Young<br /><a href="http://glendayoungbooks.com"></a><br />BlueSky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/glendayoung-author.bsky.social">@Glenda Young</a><br /><br />Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/GlendaYoungAuthor">GlendaYoungAuthor</a><br /><br />Website: <a href="http://glendayoungbooks.com">GlendaYoungBooks.com</a></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQeYLZDxpQv_sk0XFrrkI1PV61-WpUUHggkMpFxhJ5WcopSnUhwLh9NHWjrq-ebOGujrB7uZjjagsHw17Dw2ZWZmz3T8yw_IyEVeu9UehX1dtfCXTfNH8abZjavN-kOQYucoYnGNTvPE3WmYlfFSKZgjuOfvoadUYhqUlACNRYtfM4c1Uw9gYEAA/s701/841166246_1724765282982948_957261730480326416_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="701" data-original-width="526" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQeYLZDxpQv_sk0XFrrkI1PV61-WpUUHggkMpFxhJ5WcopSnUhwLh9NHWjrq-ebOGujrB7uZjjagsHw17Dw2ZWZmz3T8yw_IyEVeu9UehX1dtfCXTfNH8abZjavN-kOQYucoYnGNTvPE3WmYlfFSKZgjuOfvoadUYhqUlACNRYtfM4c1Uw9gYEAA/s320/841166246_1724765282982948_957261730480326416_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /></div></div>http://flamingnora.blogspot.com/2026/10/stepping-into-christmas-music-against.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32935512.post-601207312921292239Wed, 14 Oct 2026 06:54:56 +00002026-10-14T07:54:56.470+01:00competition<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOhvnNQQ-fkRnCW3R54vLDEoxV8PPf0zItwMV8WWtZ2XFsf1JUJbVfp3r4O3ZPjTy-Ajl5IMIFThg9I0Uc-cXMCbAijwGpPqmEE1QlumUdSm9DH-xiox4d3ls6rNgbHrJcxtoMocO4UAWFXNKJv44s9r0TH7bZeUnUJrunWl4T6CG2nELMQH_CDw/s2817/MusicToDieForAtTheSeaviewHotel%20COVER.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2817" data-original-width="1845" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOhvnNQQ-fkRnCW3R54vLDEoxV8PPf0zItwMV8WWtZ2XFsf1JUJbVfp3r4O3ZPjTy-Ajl5IMIFThg9I0Uc-cXMCbAijwGpPqmEE1QlumUdSm9DH-xiox4d3ls6rNgbHrJcxtoMocO4UAWFXNKJv44s9r0TH7bZeUnUJrunWl4T6CG2nELMQH_CDw/s320/MusicToDieForAtTheSeaviewHotel%20COVER.jpg" width="210" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Enter to win a signed hardback copy of my new Scarborough cosy crime Music to Die For at the Seaview Hotel.&nbsp; Good luck, everyone. UK entries only please. Deadline for entries is Monday 26 October 2026 at 5pm<div><br /></div><div>&nbsp;<iframe frameborder="0" height="2420" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeJ9xHJuef22CkLBFNvVCGffoySVSCYMIlE2PATAoJBZuaTGA/viewform?embedded=true" width="500">Loading…</iframe><br /><br /><br /><b> __<br /><br /> Glenda Young<br /> <a href="http://glendayoungbooks.com"> </a> <br />BlueSky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/glendayoung-author.bsky.social">@Glenda Young</a><br /> <br />Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/GlendaYoungAuthor">GlendaYoungAuthor</a><br /> <br />Website: <a href="http://glendayoungbooks.com">GlendaYoungBooks.com</a></b></div>http://flamingnora.blogspot.com/2026/10/enter-to-win-signed-copy-of-music-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32935512.post-6031490927065789189Sun, 11 Oct 2026 09:24:45 +00002026-10-11T10:24:45.807+01:00book launchmusic against child poverty<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2WEldpete9WWSyx-0j9-r0y0rEtAk4-vK6ENuFWrAnEKUGnyFlAoguX9F9DVeTO7Kvwqg7_Uv1fPdU_R637zXFy2c48dPtk0p8BM10LvrxGHf20PNnx5Y9gLvMje0EiUgVfHXkCM-ewxKmMn7p1uDAD01dUFbQJlmk2e4r8CYApNMHBf1oeU5hg/s1262/test.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="1262" height="127" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2WEldpete9WWSyx-0j9-r0y0rEtAk4-vK6ENuFWrAnEKUGnyFlAoguX9F9DVeTO7Kvwqg7_Uv1fPdU_R637zXFy2c48dPtk0p8BM10LvrxGHf20PNnx5Y9gLvMje0EiUgVfHXkCM-ewxKmMn7p1uDAD01dUFbQJlmk2e4r8CYApNMHBf1oeU5hg/s320/test.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>I'm honoured to say that I've been invited to launch my new cosy crime, <b><i>Music to Die For at the Seaview Hotel,</i></b> in paperback on Sunday December 6th at the Fire Station in Sunderland.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>It's my favourite venue.</div><div><br /></div><div>Better still, the book launch is part of <b>Sunderland Music City's Music Against Child Poverty</b> gig. There's a stellar line-up of local bands involved and all profits go to the charity <a href="https://loveamelia.org.uk/" target="_blank">Love, Amelia</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>And 100% of profits from my books sold on the night will go to Love, Amelia too.</div><div><br /></div><div>Buy your gig ticket and while you do, buy a book too, or buy one on the night and support a great event and a wonderful charity.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.thefirestation.org.uk/whats-on/music-against-child-poverty-3-4wwp?fbclid=IwY2xjawU4NF9leHRuA2FlbQIxMABwZG9mBWJyaWQRMVM5TlZhbHlEdm9OMVV6QWdzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEerKR-flfn9fYkCzWqXWnAhuDNIsMgoWV_gyyf83UOyZUUDA08FrXpOeNB7SE_aem_hxfw9W9J-UZOrbIxAcTTSg" target="_blank">Buy tickets here.</a></div><b> __<br /><br /> Glenda Young<br /> <a href="http://glendayoungbooks.com"> </a> <br />BlueSky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/glendayoung-author.bsky.social">@Glenda Young</a><br /> <br />Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/GlendaYoungAuthor">GlendaYoungAuthor</a><br /> <br />Website: <a href="http://glendayoungbooks.com">GlendaYoungBooks.com</a></b>http://flamingnora.blogspot.com/2026/10/music-against-child-poverty-book-launch.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32935512.post-8067785956872411342Fri, 09 Oct 2026 07:32:53 +00002026-10-09T08:42:53.795+01:00writing week<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibAumZXgQCpc7I8SuRpfbM6zQN72Unq4x1M_AjgfxdtOXYhLchSHv0DGisN1VGTwUhauIosEXaipt4sGxqU6vCtNOAMS6A1cieI8qt3XJAh_ZwuTmoVAcVEiNpX-2DUAOyYqC5GfVOBqI7fq43xiyAGpmMMrw0PmFTrvJ5IJSmA_a5vSakXiz7Bw/s500/thisisit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="247" data-original-width="500" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibAumZXgQCpc7I8SuRpfbM6zQN72Unq4x1M_AjgfxdtOXYhLchSHv0DGisN1VGTwUhauIosEXaipt4sGxqU6vCtNOAMS6A1cieI8qt3XJAh_ZwuTmoVAcVEiNpX-2DUAOyYqC5GfVOBqI7fq43xiyAGpmMMrw0PmFTrvJ5IJSmA_a5vSakXiz7Bw/s320/thisisit.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I'm really honoured to say that I've been invited to launch my new cosy crime book at the Music Against Child Poverty gig in Sunderland at The Fire Station. All profits from books sold on the night will go to baby bank charity Love, Amelia.&nbsp; <a href="https://www.thefirestation.org.uk/whats-on/music-against-child-poverty-3-4wwp" target="_blank">Buy your ticket here</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidF6XtHQL-Gjz9bC4nDzKNB-4apyH3lgeuIrfCcu5fGQoNuQB2ShXH6V9Vg-RC0HKMp2Br_IHxogal7x-EjN-OLpnl1k54FJvm9kXPE-CJD5YYtB2EvGWNFwXl_wFZ4sXsGYy3yzCCHcPuwvkM_oLJYCzuqb2YFnqllx_6643I0jhdYGv4aIjgWg/s1262/test.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="1262" height="127" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidF6XtHQL-Gjz9bC4nDzKNB-4apyH3lgeuIrfCcu5fGQoNuQB2ShXH6V9Vg-RC0HKMp2Br_IHxogal7x-EjN-OLpnl1k54FJvm9kXPE-CJD5YYtB2EvGWNFwXl_wFZ4sXsGYy3yzCCHcPuwvkM_oLJYCzuqb2YFnqllx_6643I0jhdYGv4aIjgWg/s320/test.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>As I continue to research for my next saga The Glassmaker's Girl, it's been a busy week behind the scenes.&nbsp; There are new events being organised for Christmas, such as this one at the Crafty Gift shop in Chester-le-Street.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtMUDktfxOYkfFlOZpFI7HsdOhEFU2yPVLFjw8b3ypOUcOobm8G6cF4baNWla2gfUA6U2d8M9Wnd2vFrgtV76k4vQ660CB48hgtZnZJ50IT44qKx61goCNdS9BnTJNMki6V9yGCeYhCrPLV7hy46k1KL2Mc7Py-qW0RCV7lQAJ80b0s4uVQU4GIQ/s526/838709441_953145224059182_2172275577644850493_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="275" data-original-width="526" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtMUDktfxOYkfFlOZpFI7HsdOhEFU2yPVLFjw8b3ypOUcOobm8G6cF4baNWla2gfUA6U2d8M9Wnd2vFrgtV76k4vQ660CB48hgtZnZJ50IT44qKx61goCNdS9BnTJNMki6V9yGCeYhCrPLV7hy46k1KL2Mc7Py-qW0RCV7lQAJ80b0s4uVQU4GIQ/s320/838709441_953145224059182_2172275577644850493_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I'm at Northallerton library on Monday next week. Do come if you're free.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivh2NuNtZEHZ00p2IY0GytaQqfODb3T9LN4Wfsq6Ch3BfWwKU5qIfFA8Uu43scE9qRdQv-txBXweENwF84tI7etO3MYcO7tkNy3kMeaUk6_tVEbj12flh5ALQzJu_1wGWz76GnxDwCwZG69kPuOMIc1qLGJZdU_94qn_zRDr-IDXOVVuyx_i-UZg/s680/841210441_1577784954027776_5668047422537001101_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="481" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivh2NuNtZEHZ00p2IY0GytaQqfODb3T9LN4Wfsq6Ch3BfWwKU5qIfFA8Uu43scE9qRdQv-txBXweENwF84tI7etO3MYcO7tkNy3kMeaUk6_tVEbj12flh5ALQzJu_1wGWz76GnxDwCwZG69kPuOMIc1qLGJZdU_94qn_zRDr-IDXOVVuyx_i-UZg/s320/841210441_1577784954027776_5668047422537001101_n.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I was in Yarm this week on a lovely visit and saw my cosy crime <b><a href="http://bit.ly/MusicToDieFor" target="_blank">Music to Die For at the Seaview Hotel</a></b> on the new fiction shelf at Yarm Waterstones. The thrill of seeing my book on the shelf in a bookshop never, ever fades.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwBCn8CxHn09SYSGO3a9rNdTOt6gg1fboKS3l_2ret7UEDjhz2yDKHD8wVAyA8wfOznvNCNQa0LWQEV3eZxI5Stji285ZrwRkLMZT3giUZWC6iv5MNa1_Q6S5joyrKA1JMAGnSspwfw20m5Ube6EDmflYT_qSTPIo8iWj3G-v4gP57WYHJ-7JFqA/s633/841140744_1085445244382099_2842316758245901047_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="633" data-original-width="526" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwBCn8CxHn09SYSGO3a9rNdTOt6gg1fboKS3l_2ret7UEDjhz2yDKHD8wVAyA8wfOznvNCNQa0LWQEV3eZxI5Stji285ZrwRkLMZT3giUZWC6iv5MNa1_Q6S5joyrKA1JMAGnSspwfw20m5Ube6EDmflYT_qSTPIo8iWj3G-v4gP57WYHJ-7JFqA/s320/841140744_1085445244382099_2842316758245901047_n.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I took myself off to a quiet space in a library this week to read the proof of <b><i>The Bakery Girl</i></b>. It's out next year with Headline. Pre order your copy now at <a href="http://bit.ly/BakeryGirls">bit.ly/BakeryGirls</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5PPQUd6lsgnvCzjwpuAEXyESIHQAh03WDEGuTTt5Y9Rk2PSwDe3OYXiecFAGkho0zZeTYAjSziwyYIfq-nJw3MLSpdK-MC2HeHTuyoi7Lmeag683hj9UPWQOsTq25UFDejBpIAJ-aVy6B1Ks1mKWctfu-qGmEE4rscI8YyhTFyZnoTFFCeDmD-A/s680/HT31FDubAAALGmH.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="510" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5PPQUd6lsgnvCzjwpuAEXyESIHQAh03WDEGuTTt5Y9Rk2PSwDe3OYXiecFAGkho0zZeTYAjSziwyYIfq-nJw3MLSpdK-MC2HeHTuyoi7Lmeag683hj9UPWQOsTq25UFDejBpIAJ-aVy6B1Ks1mKWctfu-qGmEE4rscI8YyhTFyZnoTFFCeDmD-A/s320/HT31FDubAAALGmH.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And I also <a href="http://bit.ly/MusicToDieFor" target="_blank">spotted my new cosy crime</a>, front and centre, on a table by the door at Sunderland Waterstones!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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color: #e76d80; display: inline-block; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="306" data-original-width="595" height="165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaogWCRUcX_zdw7KI9_V8RfF4v8WG4HU1kAG5f8z9A6hBf7tbSinXZ1FKPf_aMJOZS2uoCCxu6ebFDjkYqfDxSywIfYgk3aaLEZr4uMVcd6-2yNqaSlCEYHHq8-mWB4akmSID8aHvh2E562gLDQ7FdKr7ikPP212X7fo1MXGbRVbkIAlJJnQO9zg/s320/Riverside%20LOGO.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: inherit; max-width: 100%;" width="320" /></span></a></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Sign up to receive my free, monthly email newsletter with competitions, events and news at <a href="http://glendayoungbooks.com/" style="background: transparent; color: #e76d80; text-decoration: none;">glendayoungbooks.com</a></span></div><div><br /></div></div></div><div><br /></div><b> __<br /><br /> Glenda Young<br /> <a href="http://glendayoungbooks.com"> </a> <br />BlueSky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/glendayoung-author.bsky.social">@Glenda Young</a><br /> <br />Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/GlendaYoungAuthor">GlendaYoungAuthor</a><br /> <br />Website: <a href="http://glendayoungbooks.com">GlendaYoungBooks.com</a></b></div>http://flamingnora.blogspot.com/2026/10/bbc-radio-music-against-child-poverty.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32935512.post-6035289705062217070Fri, 02 Oct 2026 17:56:00 +00002026-10-02T18:56:00.187+01:00competition winner<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbWyP_2U0YNB_lksbvp3XZulwloWQ5KgsIH35RiAoLHsM84LvnqCMdKA8RlfDSz06gmh9E8sgNKJ1s3L_dSPvutyAjZjKgklDjuAX5LmqnUUsp6mPTzpBvRmTcicn56KPGolQekZZ8Wj_BlOgij4Ul4AXq8ngZsGcgsEoiSb7lRxvM-Vcm3D6hSw/s908/winner-side.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="497" data-original-width="908" height="175" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbWyP_2U0YNB_lksbvp3XZulwloWQ5KgsIH35RiAoLHsM84LvnqCMdKA8RlfDSz06gmh9E8sgNKJ1s3L_dSPvutyAjZjKgklDjuAX5LmqnUUsp6mPTzpBvRmTcicn56KPGolQekZZ8Wj_BlOgij4Ul4AXq8ngZsGcgsEoiSb7lRxvM-Vcm3D6hSw/s320/winner-side.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br />Congratulations to go Lynne Phillips who has been drawn at random as the winner of my latest competition.&nbsp; Lynne wins a signed copy of Music to Die For at the Seaview Hotel.<div><br /></div><div>Thank you everyone for entering!</div><div><br /></div><div>Buy your copy now at <a href="http://bit.ly/MusicToDieFor">bit.ly/MusicToDieFor</a><br /><br /><b>__<br /><br />Glenda Young<br /><a href="http://glendayoungbooks.com"></a><br />BlueSky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/glendayoung-author.bsky.social">@Glenda Young</a><br /><br />Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/GlendaYoungAuthor">GlendaYoungAuthor</a><br /><br />Website: <a href="http://glendayoungbooks.com">GlendaYoungBooks.com</a></b><br /><br /><b>__</b></div>http://flamingnora.blogspot.com/2026/10/winner-announced-in-music-to-die-for-at.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32935512.post-1295762350268976937Fri, 02 Oct 2026 10:46:55 +00002026-10-02T11:46:55.439+01:00writing week<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq-IZKeQFiBnkVAZn0Nppm_fs9FPSUyEhk71Cvq6SyWmgc4Pttl9x3jhdU-HVkivtTpzXsgpqs6Uw8UaH6bTdp9II91I39uPltX9P9yQ7Z3I96qXoOV7ZL7e4Bi8kh80nDaxjy-acC52p187A5aVm660DubbnXvFrC0gIbJylKLErea5zyO_Mo_g/s500/thisisit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="298" data-original-width="500" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq-IZKeQFiBnkVAZn0Nppm_fs9FPSUyEhk71Cvq6SyWmgc4Pttl9x3jhdU-HVkivtTpzXsgpqs6Uw8UaH6bTdp9II91I39uPltX9P9yQ7Z3I96qXoOV7ZL7e4Bi8kh80nDaxjy-acC52p187A5aVm660DubbnXvFrC0gIbJylKLErea5zyO_Mo_g/s320/thisisit.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />This week has been wonderful.&nbsp; I've been on a research trip to Stourbridge in the West Midlands, to the home of glassmaking for research of my next saga.&nbsp;</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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color: #0f1419; white-space: pre-wrap;">10 years ago today - 2 October 2016 - the first episode of my soap opera Riverside was published in The People's Friend magazine. It changed my life! I was snapped up by a top literary agent and have since written 8 Ryhope sagas, Toffee Factory Girls trilogy and 5 cosy crimes!</span></span><div><span style="color: #0f1419; font-family: inherit;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #0f1419; font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbfG7b9uEt6vtWttk8QV4zZgL9GvkRLTDnGThcPGy3QYe95wQQJOgOjZIUjBuelyCwdCuaSsylwqfgUh4I4bZyZxSWJgH_BoLb1Zff0dlSyTLBGBdjD6dAHWGWfRCxvSSRU8y9D-PKi_6Y4_ervBnBX9li5GDg99i4b5dsbkid1dzoPElTWxG1Gw/s680/HTnY69Ba4AAi1_m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="291" data-original-width="680" height="137" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbfG7b9uEt6vtWttk8QV4zZgL9GvkRLTDnGThcPGy3QYe95wQQJOgOjZIUjBuelyCwdCuaSsylwqfgUh4I4bZyZxSWJgH_BoLb1Zff0dlSyTLBGBdjD6dAHWGWfRCxvSSRU8y9D-PKi_6Y4_ervBnBX9li5GDg99i4b5dsbkid1dzoPElTWxG1Gw/s320/HTnY69Ba4AAi1_m.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><span style="color: #0f1419;"><br /></span></div>My new Scarborough cosy crime was spotted top of the pile in Scarborough Waterstones, what joy!</span></div><div><span style="color: #0f1419; font-family: inherit;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq2ONXosNWNPSxl1hL6-l0x7MazzlSFRkikqLk8mvW0Vv9IRqtx_HusSXj8d_0SiaZdXGT5FwoUi46GiNZr_-i-1WW-5ooOSPMeWPeyHnZYxUuN-k1lN8NVL9a38toEb8P4PFNaOAzPOgZuoWyHEUocnB-ppIkkOjAsuAGQaoG8wys2cWMqmeTug/s680/Scarborough%20Waterstones.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="510" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq2ONXosNWNPSxl1hL6-l0x7MazzlSFRkikqLk8mvW0Vv9IRqtx_HusSXj8d_0SiaZdXGT5FwoUi46GiNZr_-i-1WW-5ooOSPMeWPeyHnZYxUuN-k1lN8NVL9a38toEb8P4PFNaOAzPOgZuoWyHEUocnB-ppIkkOjAsuAGQaoG8wys2cWMqmeTug/s320/Scarborough%20Waterstones.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Bookish Jottings reviewed the book and there's is a <a href="https://bookishjottings.com/2026/09/21/music-to-die-for-at-the-seaview-hotel-by-glenda-young-review/" target="_blank">wonderful one to read here.</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzy4kA8xm9OLbrXLqbLHt4I0IDjXgIO1fwEkL5R5tjLRHMOFDg-bicFPnSEJHTS3eReiO117QxhdhDFC1P2nm9Rs8mz1egyT8pyQ_SuYIawfhtvqoGaP-il61zNUGXhfg0UGv9n4eS4hvx5lY46LNjPCFO1A2Emyn-lqPnG3-vHZ4QQA5oNJUbQw/s2817/MusicToDieForAtTheSeaviewHotel%20COVER.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2817" data-original-width="1845" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzy4kA8xm9OLbrXLqbLHt4I0IDjXgIO1fwEkL5R5tjLRHMOFDg-bicFPnSEJHTS3eReiO117QxhdhDFC1P2nm9Rs8mz1egyT8pyQ_SuYIawfhtvqoGaP-il61zNUGXhfg0UGv9n4eS4hvx5lY46LNjPCFO1A2Emyn-lqPnG3-vHZ4QQA5oNJUbQw/s320/MusicToDieForAtTheSeaviewHotel%20COVER.jpg" width="210" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The book was celebrated in a feature in The Yorkshire Post newspaper. Now, there's posh!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNA7aUZ2OnE0DEyOkO9S9seO58PSnGu2rpfpHKnOG38f1dgdhsRIA5UXBeTCWDe8D31JyMj-gzJOdqahknWq42l8ikKRacKzJXXXkkqXPPE_vRaq1fh5MVeWPIdKnPq2Kh_yUk9sCu8L7_kigmy2u8VwUGT3-bx4zfiRumChuoFyRmp-bnoIAF_Q/s680/HTcWpgLaEAAT2PR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="618" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNA7aUZ2OnE0DEyOkO9S9seO58PSnGu2rpfpHKnOG38f1dgdhsRIA5UXBeTCWDe8D31JyMj-gzJOdqahknWq42l8ikKRacKzJXXXkkqXPPE_vRaq1fh5MVeWPIdKnPq2Kh_yUk9sCu8L7_kigmy2u8VwUGT3-bx4zfiRumChuoFyRmp-bnoIAF_Q/s320/HTcWpgLaEAAT2PR.jpg" width="291" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Scarborough legend Pam Pie (aka one half of the award-winning Isolation Creations) loves my books too!&nbsp; </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/reel/1384116533703364" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">Watch Pam's reel here.</a></div></span></div><div><span style="color: #0f1419; font-family: inherit;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-60x8SpuwYMeyq7-Klu3E30pt6SqJS4OM_eHRuH5giFZJN_vf-2M1N6RAdkNHCURaRGesdCuHzsBWuulPK9cyD2udO7gxzev2YWy_pfElawolKgDm5lgeiz9O2GeDRyrM9qjGj212tu7l_maiLNeEkX1JJclS-55BfRPRxyrxBgZnEabKRlqPbA/s679/Pam%20Pie%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="679" data-original-width="493" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-60x8SpuwYMeyq7-Klu3E30pt6SqJS4OM_eHRuH5giFZJN_vf-2M1N6RAdkNHCURaRGesdCuHzsBWuulPK9cyD2udO7gxzev2YWy_pfElawolKgDm5lgeiz9O2GeDRyrM9qjGj212tu7l_maiLNeEkX1JJclS-55BfRPRxyrxBgZnEabKRlqPbA/s320/Pam%20Pie%201.jpg" width="232" /></a></div><div><span style="color: #0f1419;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLRkLB2vENylLg-lI4E9VW6zWCByxs1uwqJe6Yq0oRdVnIGAi9OOJn6SfXIF0m7uLtiJ5XgZLceE0qeyFmntmPEXGSHi2GQCe5sICcwONsFeey84CIfGcVi7D4hwjtgoyFB9gIt26U3s5IzVqKKLVUUtwionkycfhD9_81_dzUCNeyOowkhJI0qw/s680/Youtube%20video.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="383" data-original-width="680" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLRkLB2vENylLg-lI4E9VW6zWCByxs1uwqJe6Yq0oRdVnIGAi9OOJn6SfXIF0m7uLtiJ5XgZLceE0qeyFmntmPEXGSHi2GQCe5sICcwONsFeey84CIfGcVi7D4hwjtgoyFB9gIt26U3s5IzVqKKLVUUtwionkycfhD9_81_dzUCNeyOowkhJI0qw/s320/Youtube%20video.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><span style="color: #0f1419;"><br /></span></div>The book was featured in The Bookseller magazine as a paperback preview for December.&nbsp;</span></div><div><span style="color: #0f1419; font-family: inherit;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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There's also an <a href="https://bookishjottings.com/2026/09/21/an-interview-with-author-glenda-young/" target="_blank">interview with me here</a>.</span></div><div><span style="color: #0f1419; font-family: inherit;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguuQlzzrfwHE5BDClK_ZiW9Ngo4VBAD59EVssh9Arlo53LWH5Wf9J5MOTnazPt2rx_xa5T_g2cWfiHlR68OEWfIFpEW7IYUUCAEJSaa5QT3YL__en-xEl-ApZzSi2tjNccUjjQ8RvY2QMqB5Z892nbLfe118nIZcWDCjoozJfItyxJ9sBS_XyrvA/s999/calderdale-industrial-museum-nov-2024-me-signing-books-side.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="999" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguuQlzzrfwHE5BDClK_ZiW9Ngo4VBAD59EVssh9Arlo53LWH5Wf9J5MOTnazPt2rx_xa5T_g2cWfiHlR68OEWfIFpEW7IYUUCAEJSaa5QT3YL__en-xEl-ApZzSi2tjNccUjjQ8RvY2QMqB5Z892nbLfe118nIZcWDCjoozJfItyxJ9sBS_XyrvA/s320/calderdale-industrial-museum-nov-2024-me-signing-books-side.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span><div style="background-color: #fff0f2; color: #201f20;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">I crafted another episode of my weekly soap opera <b style="font-weight: bold;">Riverside for The People's Friend magazine.</b> I've been writing Riverside weekly since 2016.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaogWCRUcX_zdw7KI9_V8RfF4v8WG4HU1kAG5f8z9A6hBf7tbSinXZ1FKPf_aMJOZS2uoCCxu6ebFDjkYqfDxSywIfYgk3aaLEZr4uMVcd6-2yNqaSlCEYHHq8-mWB4akmSID8aHvh2E562gLDQ7FdKr7ikPP212X7fo1MXGbRVbkIAlJJnQO9zg/s595/Riverside%20LOGO.jpg" style="background: transparent; color: #e76d80; display: inline-block; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="306" data-original-width="595" height="165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaogWCRUcX_zdw7KI9_V8RfF4v8WG4HU1kAG5f8z9A6hBf7tbSinXZ1FKPf_aMJOZS2uoCCxu6ebFDjkYqfDxSywIfYgk3aaLEZr4uMVcd6-2yNqaSlCEYHHq8-mWB4akmSID8aHvh2E562gLDQ7FdKr7ikPP212X7fo1MXGbRVbkIAlJJnQO9zg/s320/Riverside%20LOGO.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: inherit; max-width: 100%;" width="320" /></span></a></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Sign up to receive my free, monthly email newsletter with competitions, events and news at <a href="http://glendayoungbooks.com/" style="background: transparent; color: #e76d80; text-decoration: none;">glendayoungbooks.com</a></span></div></div><div style="background-color: #fff0f2; color: #201f20;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> __<br /><br /> Glenda Young<br /> <a href="http://glendayoungbooks.com"> </a> <br />BlueSky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/glendayoung-author.bsky.social">@Glenda Young</a><br /> <br />Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/GlendaYoungAuthor">GlendaYoungAuthor</a><br /> <br />Website: <a href="http://glendayoungbooks.com">GlendaYoungBooks.com</a></span></b></div></div>http://flamingnora.blogspot.com/2026/10/yorkshire-post-stourbridge-glass-my.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32935512.post-2970998702396333936Fri, 11 Sep 2026 05:53:13 +00002026-09-11T06:54:42.616+01:00writing week<div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Here it is in Scarborough Waterstones.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK-GPOb99rTDDBCvNjjrmFr7I44FDieBcZvxEYqEzwTSofhMnLBQz3pS4kCtsCb29H0ehdAXM2YhWeT7aiLjAGa3gCrGes-zeSvzksObDuLXN7PrlMgAnSfwMdAIqB6ai_b6XUaZlaGUzNJABOjBf4EB1WOhcOO3zuzzoMyhp0v7PcevefWW-Jjw/s680/HRoJ4gHaEAA9n9d.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="523" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK-GPOb99rTDDBCvNjjrmFr7I44FDieBcZvxEYqEzwTSofhMnLBQz3pS4kCtsCb29H0ehdAXM2YhWeT7aiLjAGa3gCrGes-zeSvzksObDuLXN7PrlMgAnSfwMdAIqB6ai_b6XUaZlaGUzNJABOjBf4EB1WOhcOO3zuzzoMyhp0v7PcevefWW-Jjw/s320/HRoJ4gHaEAA9n9d.jpg" width="246" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div>I was interviewed on Sunderland University radio station Spark FM by DJ Nathan Stronach.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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height: inherit; max-width: 100%;" width="320" /></span></a></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: #fff0f2; color: #201f20; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Sign up to receive my free, monthly email newsletter with competitions, events and news at <a href="http://glendayoungbooks.com/" style="background: transparent; color: #e76d80; text-decoration: none;">glendayoungbooks.com</a></span></div></div><div><br /><br /><br /><b> __<br /><br /> Glenda Young<br /> <a href="http://glendayoungbooks.com"> </a> <br />BlueSky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/glendayoung-author.bsky.social">@Glenda Young</a><br /> <br />Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/GlendaYoungAuthor">GlendaYoungAuthor</a><br /> <br />Website: <a href="http://glendayoungbooks.com">GlendaYoungBooks.com<br /></a></b></div></div></div></div>http://flamingnora.blogspot.com/2026/09/book-launch-radio-research-my-writing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32935512.post-7948926399945612396Wed, 09 Sep 2026 23:44:00 +00002026-09-10T00:44:00.112+01:00cosy crimescarborough<div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It's published by Headline.<div><br /></div><div>My cosy crime series was shortlisted for Best New Crime Series with Richard Osman and Val McDermid in the Dead Good Readers Awards. They're translated into Spanish and Italian too!<br /><div><br /></div><div><div>The new book stars Eighties pop band The A64 who reunite for the gig of a lifetime at Scarborough's Open Air Theatre, and Helen Dexter is overjoyed when they book into her Seaview Hotel.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>However, as old tensions rise within the band, it's clear each musician has something to hide. Why is lead singer Starr running away from her past? Why is Pete the drummer secretive about where he's been for the last forty years? And when guitarist Dave breaks his legs in a freak window-cleaning accident, a new guitarist arrives, causing even discord.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>Then, as the band rehearse for their comeback gig, a dead body is found. an Seaview Hotel landlady Helen Dexter and her rescue greyhound Suki hit the right note and solve the crime?</div><div><br /></div><div>Order your copy now at <a href="http://bit.ly/MusicToDieFor">bit.ly/MusicToDieFor</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><i>Glenda Young</i></div><div class="m_-874294544229428663gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature" dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div 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UK entrants only.</span></p> <iframe frameborder="0" height="2420" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSejo8lBdBMIb_hOMmjPDy5Qo7cYiZy0zazcN3iz54dEOWdHQw/viewform?embedded=true" width="500">Loading…</iframe> <p style="background-color: #f2f2f2; color: #1f1f1f;"><br /></p><div><b>__<br /><br />Glenda Young<br /><a href="http://glendayoungbooks.com"></a><br />BlueSky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/glendayoung-author.bsky.social">@Glenda Young</a><br /><br />Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/GlendaYoungAuthor">GlendaYoungAuthor</a><br /><br />Website: <a href="http://glendayoungbooks.com">GlendaYoungBooks.com</a></b></div>http://flamingnora.blogspot.com/2026/08/enter-to-win-signed-copy-of-music-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32935512.post-5612217965622661319Thu, 20 Aug 2026 07:13:34 +00002026-08-20T08:13:34.781+01:00competition winner<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ZO-dIlbtbieVPlTfs4GKgVrCA8uS4BdyVr_IOV6-WUUBE5dhtdRjUws7PXGsk6Vw0hIkQV_y9os4gv-95bUUnXcEsYWb8evwzwDRL58VgUlTeiSOBpYmbQtmpo-r7bs-fz6nvn33XTHyfTYScNY1oyJXjlH-EmeY82p-vc5pSUuogdAcx2sHvQ/s874/Screenshot%202026-08-20%20081236-down.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="874" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ZO-dIlbtbieVPlTfs4GKgVrCA8uS4BdyVr_IOV6-WUUBE5dhtdRjUws7PXGsk6Vw0hIkQV_y9os4gv-95bUUnXcEsYWb8evwzwDRL58VgUlTeiSOBpYmbQtmpo-r7bs-fz6nvn33XTHyfTYScNY1oyJXjlH-EmeY82p-vc5pSUuogdAcx2sHvQ/s320/Screenshot%202026-08-20%20081236-down.png" width="183" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Congratulations go to four lucky winners who have been drawn at random to win a copy of the new Jackie bookazine.&nbsp; The winners are Julie Rate, Diane Hinchley, Howard Foster, Heather Copping.<div><br /></div><div>Thank you everyone for entering.<div><br /><b> __<br /><br /> Glenda Young<br /> <a href="http://glendayoungbooks.com"> </a> <br />BlueSky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/glendayoung-author.bsky.social">@Glenda Young</a><br /> <br />Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/GlendaYoungAuthor">GlendaYoungAuthor</a><br /> <br />Website: <a href="http://glendayoungbooks.com">GlendaYoungBooks.com</a></b></div></div>http://flamingnora.blogspot.com/2026/08/winners-announced-jackie-bookazine.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32935512.post-8390854290379142561Fri, 07 Aug 2026 03:39:00 +00002026-08-07T04:39:00.112+01:00writing week<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKoDyFfCMcE7jz_YV_vuHyq15ZbVZeOwtbxq1fArSzeXows8IDJZ_fng5EFyLskbVplKvk7huHR-Wz4rworvoofASi0B3AJVM0lOcdnFT6O4e13MkVoUUumlQ7kVQ0SWcLkTsF-8eaIKmobNl6UvSovv75j9lVdp-HGRpqADs8SipKrktT71f6MA/s500/thisisit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="296" data-original-width="500" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKoDyFfCMcE7jz_YV_vuHyq15ZbVZeOwtbxq1fArSzeXows8IDJZ_fng5EFyLskbVplKvk7huHR-Wz4rworvoofASi0B3AJVM0lOcdnFT6O4e13MkVoUUumlQ7kVQ0SWcLkTsF-8eaIKmobNl6UvSovv75j9lVdp-HGRpqADs8SipKrktT71f6MA/s320/thisisit.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This week I'm at the Blandford Street Party on Saturday 8 August in Sunderland. I'll be in the Glass Onion cafe from 12-2 signing books and happy to chat, come along and say hello!<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp6ICqcUm9YkHOUi374yst1mT1NN6p9d22419lwOce2c9OLmQeJWHJxPT8zC05yVunpjPaW_YWHUKgRQs7xUWHWuYHFA0RiM2HpgSR6pY7G33xroDkYhyqF4VwwMyJV5kK0HCvsoyIRrsxwdu5U9T35ZuaTc75aZRiIGmLR707ujgDXOOa8JaF9Q/s701/764987456_1364638708385821_665929768380698258_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="701" data-original-width="526" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp6ICqcUm9YkHOUi374yst1mT1NN6p9d22419lwOce2c9OLmQeJWHJxPT8zC05yVunpjPaW_YWHUKgRQs7xUWHWuYHFA0RiM2HpgSR6pY7G33xroDkYhyqF4VwwMyJV5kK0HCvsoyIRrsxwdu5U9T35ZuaTc75aZRiIGmLR707ujgDXOOa8JaF9Q/s320/764987456_1364638708385821_665929768380698258_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>My author newsletter for August went out to thousands of subscribers and <a href="https://glendayoungbooks.com/so/7bP_9zkca?languageTag=en&amp;cid=fea2ea73-d73c-4e0d-9462-3a966c694d07" target="_blank">you can read it online here.</a></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitaPwt_rkkNwHOSfqOxRp7fSTvCbL85CZjDxSAUGahgn-X_39UWvMZ4bYMHqiEi5S8gp7lQ0c54F_o65_Mh9uPLTloDhnxZxQoPyhCKc8ZeZxY7EViAHhNXEr_ulHIEE_v0YWQvxQjEOS-20L0rdBUsreRmAi_VicHtSqavLoVRqnSMw6T8jpDTw/s680/48S-ZCWR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="454" data-original-width="680" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitaPwt_rkkNwHOSfqOxRp7fSTvCbL85CZjDxSAUGahgn-X_39UWvMZ4bYMHqiEi5S8gp7lQ0c54F_o65_Mh9uPLTloDhnxZxQoPyhCKc8ZeZxY7EViAHhNXEr_ulHIEE_v0YWQvxQjEOS-20L0rdBUsreRmAi_VicHtSqavLoVRqnSMw6T8jpDTw/s320/48S-ZCWR.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Also this week, some important news was revealed! The title of my next historical novel to be published by Headline will be The Glassmaker's Girl.&nbsp; <a href="https://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/people/im-honouring-sunderlands-glassmaking-heritage-with-my-new-novel-8832573" target="_blank">Read all about it in the Sunderland Echo.</a>&nbsp; I'm seeking pictures and information on women working in glassworks, bottle factories etc, in the early 1900s. If you can help, <a href="https://www.glendayoungbooks.com/contact" target="_blank">please get in touch via my website.</a></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh77iGb-gYz37Tsn3ocCa4MuS9JhO8DUZkMk_i5tRV1V1gW_wpebH0CNqnbydoeS-FC17rTZNL7NLs2hdEs_1nujOxs9O86OT0wRrdtIQYOQHOhYOFD3wfBUCHK7jUm9tzcd8F-OGw3J21S3OS4Yam2RX5u0jQiJsS2_I9gTield6NA-VenOy8qUg/s680/HO4YIjjbsAA3np4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="239" data-original-width="680" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh77iGb-gYz37Tsn3ocCa4MuS9JhO8DUZkMk_i5tRV1V1gW_wpebH0CNqnbydoeS-FC17rTZNL7NLs2hdEs_1nujOxs9O86OT0wRrdtIQYOQHOhYOFD3wfBUCHK7jUm9tzcd8F-OGw3J21S3OS4Yam2RX5u0jQiJsS2_I9gTield6NA-VenOy8qUg/s320/HO4YIjjbsAA3np4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwbotOou5h6eETpm9pgE1Ldp1vpjb0NoZ7HhtD570IS-290M9TmQdEXzeYghMbXXSJkzyf-NqWA_-C04hERrCbxETpRXs9FqZTOyo7Kp4vntO1Ckr1dSpTy0PAfrY7b5c7OZIQ8v1TWOy08WWDzapEdxHhBbpomS-X9EOz6pNtOe1cA5973-4V3g/s606/echo2-down.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="606" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwbotOou5h6eETpm9pgE1Ldp1vpjb0NoZ7HhtD570IS-290M9TmQdEXzeYghMbXXSJkzyf-NqWA_-C04hERrCbxETpRXs9FqZTOyo7Kp4vntO1Ckr1dSpTy0PAfrY7b5c7OZIQ8v1TWOy08WWDzapEdxHhBbpomS-X9EOz6pNtOe1cA5973-4V3g/s320/echo2-down.jpg" width="264" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I was featured in New Writing North's newsletter about my short story in the Crime Writers Association anthology Guilty Secrets.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB_Snl4-9Pl6ir8CT24T1x3C5va_qkvjdGQ5NBJ7tEE9Q9oTc7CD8scRj0arVk4MrDU-3sRVP8bfJHHf2kh0L3buCSuSFAa0FMXOWc1XOwqx71Z33z0JuiCVaWxpjx77gvcvbxaQoM7ViGvCL3ubUqX18ZuWQQkIqyRe7dfT7WG8BydpFYgiyaqQ/s500/cwa.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="463" data-original-width="500" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB_Snl4-9Pl6ir8CT24T1x3C5va_qkvjdGQ5NBJ7tEE9Q9oTc7CD8scRj0arVk4MrDU-3sRVP8bfJHHf2kh0L3buCSuSFAa0FMXOWc1XOwqx71Z33z0JuiCVaWxpjx77gvcvbxaQoM7ViGvCL3ubUqX18ZuWQQkIqyRe7dfT7WG8BydpFYgiyaqQ/s320/cwa.png" width="320" /></a></div><div style="background-color: #fff0f2; color: #201f20; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">I crafted another episode of my weekly soap opera <b style="font-weight: bold;">Riverside for The People's Friend magazine.</b> I've been writing Riverside weekly since 2016.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaogWCRUcX_zdw7KI9_V8RfF4v8WG4HU1kAG5f8z9A6hBf7tbSinXZ1FKPf_aMJOZS2uoCCxu6ebFDjkYqfDxSywIfYgk3aaLEZr4uMVcd6-2yNqaSlCEYHHq8-mWB4akmSID8aHvh2E562gLDQ7FdKr7ikPP212X7fo1MXGbRVbkIAlJJnQO9zg/s595/Riverside%20LOGO.jpg" style="background: transparent; color: #e76d80; display: inline-block; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="306" data-original-width="595" height="165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaogWCRUcX_zdw7KI9_V8RfF4v8WG4HU1kAG5f8z9A6hBf7tbSinXZ1FKPf_aMJOZS2uoCCxu6ebFDjkYqfDxSywIfYgk3aaLEZr4uMVcd6-2yNqaSlCEYHHq8-mWB4akmSID8aHvh2E562gLDQ7FdKr7ikPP212X7fo1MXGbRVbkIAlJJnQO9zg/s320/Riverside%20LOGO.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: inherit; max-width: 100%;" width="320" /></span></a></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Sign up to receive my free, monthly email newsletter with competitions, events and news at <a href="http://glendayoungbooks.com/" style="background: transparent; color: #e76d80; text-decoration: none;">glendayoungbooks.com</a></span></div></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="font-weight: bold;">__</b></span></div><b>__<br /><br />Glenda Young<br /><a href="http://glendayoungbooks.com"></a><br />BlueSky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/glendayoung-author.bsky.social">@Glenda Young</a><br /><br />Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/GlendaYoungAuthor">GlendaYoungAuthor</a><br /><br />Website: <a href="http://glendayoungbooks.com">GlendaYoungBooks.com</a></b></div>http://flamingnora.blogspot.com/2026/08/sunderland-glassmaking-my-writing-week.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32935512.post-2295438685005197256Sat, 01 Aug 2026 07:40:39 +00002026-08-01T08:40:39.652+01:00competiion winner<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinCbZuhrQVvg9ezT32DJ18NXqR8Z8SLoPGTNcaAuRUs3cqxK5UNHQzZ55rCMVyFWhcznesIed9QtCMBRywxDFrn8WLVL6HIHihgCDZROoKBi5pH0pnNnCZNKQkzjqtcyD2df22OQBRCb1o0Ucq8iVOZbE2ljMcyvV7C-0V-ETrmVUZbY87uqZiKw/s1603/images-side.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="1603" height="100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinCbZuhrQVvg9ezT32DJ18NXqR8Z8SLoPGTNcaAuRUs3cqxK5UNHQzZ55rCMVyFWhcznesIed9QtCMBRywxDFrn8WLVL6HIHihgCDZROoKBi5pH0pnNnCZNKQkzjqtcyD2df22OQBRCb1o0Ucq8iVOZbE2ljMcyvV7C-0V-ETrmVUZbY87uqZiKw/s320/images-side.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Congratulations go to Caroline Hutchings who has been drawn at random as the winner of the latest competition. Caroline wins a signed copy of Celebrations at the Toffee Factory with a large bar of Cadbury chocolate.&nbsp;<div><br /></div><div>Don't forget, there's still time to enter to win one of 5 Jackie - The Golden Years competition. <a href="https://flamingnora.blogspot.com/2026/07/enter-to-win-jackie-golden-years.html" target="_blank">Enter here and good luck!</a><br /><br /><b> __<br /><br /> Glenda Young<br /> <a href="http://glendayoungbooks.com"> </a> <br />BlueSky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/glendayoung-author.bsky.social">@Glenda Young</a><br /> <br />Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/GlendaYoungAuthor">GlendaYoungAuthor</a><br /> <br />Website: <a href="http://glendayoungbooks.com">GlendaYoungBooks.com</a></b></div>http://flamingnora.blogspot.com/2026/08/winner-announced-in-signed-book-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32935512.post-3047013840306159916Fri, 31 Jul 2026 07:26:55 +00002026-07-31T08:26:55.944+01:00writing week<div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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color: #0f1419; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Having a day out in South Shields and stopped for coffee in The Word one of my favourite places in the northeast. Book now for Write Festival where I'm speaking on September 15!</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #0f1419; font-family: inherit;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #0f1419;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNz89kCYznfMJiCFOPHYgTqp05H-p8qnof1WzBCKjVofAIXJkZfLMUYomvz8_qAUeOCTUnBguMwqwOEbxiFguhn15sM8lhpcD3GIyfmxn1tJSFL9Vy4LfwnE8sfp_tuOPvikaVUxZJpIy1pGs3FXsoDW_tCRGbrBLg3PPA93gnJGTPEoYdGHYo8A/s360/HOEZ-C-acAAv6hX.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="300" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNz89kCYznfMJiCFOPHYgTqp05H-p8qnof1WzBCKjVofAIXJkZfLMUYomvz8_qAUeOCTUnBguMwqwOEbxiFguhn15sM8lhpcD3GIyfmxn1tJSFL9Vy4LfwnE8sfp_tuOPvikaVUxZJpIy1pGs3FXsoDW_tCRGbrBLg3PPA93gnJGTPEoYdGHYo8A/s320/HOEZ-C-acAAv6hX.jpg" width="267" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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color: #e76d80; display: inline-block; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="306" data-original-width="595" height="165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaogWCRUcX_zdw7KI9_V8RfF4v8WG4HU1kAG5f8z9A6hBf7tbSinXZ1FKPf_aMJOZS2uoCCxu6ebFDjkYqfDxSywIfYgk3aaLEZr4uMVcd6-2yNqaSlCEYHHq8-mWB4akmSID8aHvh2E562gLDQ7FdKr7ikPP212X7fo1MXGbRVbkIAlJJnQO9zg/s320/Riverside%20LOGO.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: inherit; max-width: 100%;" width="320" /></span></a></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Sign up to receive my free, monthly email newsletter with competitions, events and news at <a href="http://glendayoungbooks.com/" style="background: transparent; color: #e76d80; text-decoration: none;">glendayoungbooks.com</a></span></div></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="background-color: #fff0f2; color: #201f20; font-weight: bold;">__</b><br /><b><br /><br /> Glenda Young<br /> <a href="http://glendayoungbooks.com"> </a> <br />BlueSky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/glendayoung-author.bsky.social">@Glenda Young</a><br /> <br />Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/GlendaYoungAuthor">GlendaYoungAuthor</a><br /> <br />Website: <a href="http://glendayoungbooks.com">GlendaYoungBooks.com</a></b></span></div></div>http://flamingnora.blogspot.com/2026/07/relaxing-unwinding-planning-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32935512.post-6856541492832508597Fri, 24 Jul 2026 05:37:00 +00002026-07-24T08:07:14.564+01:00writing week<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkJiu7qVwJPOHmAjV5maUW59vu6S68nHLodmEOXnNg1i5sCZR3QHhS5NZIoxz7XEB7UYU98Pya8fBkG8L5JbPnIQ-lFDm9SiUd0PLTdNVbMvzWbxF5qS9WTqT5JKrk0Wk65NXn6FUfaMdgfRcQLAK0hoqxRm2mqCMeHMHC3pVxSw3IJaJpR4itzQ/s500/thisisit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="217" data-original-width="500" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkJiu7qVwJPOHmAjV5maUW59vu6S68nHLodmEOXnNg1i5sCZR3QHhS5NZIoxz7XEB7UYU98Pya8fBkG8L5JbPnIQ-lFDm9SiUd0PLTdNVbMvzWbxF5qS9WTqT5JKrk0Wk65NXn6FUfaMdgfRcQLAK0hoqxRm2mqCMeHMHC3pVxSw3IJaJpR4itzQ/s320/thisisit.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>I'm taking the rest of this year away from writing novels and concentrating on having fun, relaxing and doing lots of great stuff around my books.&nbsp; I'll be back writing again next year!&nbsp; In the meantime...</div><div><br /></div><div>I have a new competition to win Jackie - The Golden Years. <a href="https://flamingnora.blogspot.com/2026/07/enter-to-win-jackie-golden-years.html" target="_blank">Enter here</a>&nbsp;and good luck!</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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They baked a special batch of pink slice for the cover of The Bakery Girls, out next year with Headline.&nbsp; Pre-order now at <a href="http://bit.ly/BakeryGirls">bit.ly/BakeryGirls</a><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1IAski8yf1JBQrYQAj9M4VL2pZ41C3sLGvZqV0PGtbpBktjEkolTXB4Tuv1Co6OJMRLyuUlqeJS4DhYDyyTBQN-tYxppW3qBXXn8fd7_UyQlP8ClUzjStLyz05gGGneKIREkA7CNa1JUDZG_UmwNfx8e3Y5aHahDjAsWvt5JsAJtfyIp9yP8Hmw/s680/HN6NozZaoAAc7RQ.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="544" data-original-width="680" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1IAski8yf1JBQrYQAj9M4VL2pZ41C3sLGvZqV0PGtbpBktjEkolTXB4Tuv1Co6OJMRLyuUlqeJS4DhYDyyTBQN-tYxppW3qBXXn8fd7_UyQlP8ClUzjStLyz05gGGneKIREkA7CNa1JUDZG_UmwNfx8e3Y5aHahDjAsWvt5JsAJtfyIp9yP8Hmw/s320/HN6NozZaoAAc7RQ.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I visited Scarborough for a holiday and while there, called into Waterstones where they have a table for my books right by the entrance with a sign on it saying "We recommend..."&nbsp;</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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A short story of mine called Dead Meat is in the Crime Writers Association anthology of short stories.&nbsp; It's a gruesome tale, definitely not cosy crime.&nbsp; And my name is on the cover too.&nbsp; Available from Amazon and all good bookshops.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggiyV2xAl0Vq8sncHZdb9cAxfA08JAUKjYxF2CI_yeEibcri9ymENDwPhCDar9pPOSEWHCGgU7MNvR4qBQ15sAkLitKMOXvLaG3XHKjdYoYPFCTc_jL6eMwS9WBeH69f2LFwsa3bPIGe6doyc_Zl2PqiLbbUS3bVSlfgR-3zJOfvOIXRYKEaoWvg/s714/749542497_1763789285063623_8502679666005149136_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="714" data-original-width="526" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggiyV2xAl0Vq8sncHZdb9cAxfA08JAUKjYxF2CI_yeEibcri9ymENDwPhCDar9pPOSEWHCGgU7MNvR4qBQ15sAkLitKMOXvLaG3XHKjdYoYPFCTc_jL6eMwS9WBeH69f2LFwsa3bPIGe6doyc_Zl2PqiLbbUS3bVSlfgR-3zJOfvOIXRYKEaoWvg/s320/749542497_1763789285063623_8502679666005149136_n.jpg" width="236" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div style="background-color: #fff0f2; color: #201f20; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I crafted another episode of my weekly soap opera <b style="font-weight: bold;">Riverside for The People's Friend magazine.</b> I've been writing Riverside weekly since 2016.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: #fff0f2; color: #201f20; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: #fff0f2; clear: both; color: #201f20; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaogWCRUcX_zdw7KI9_V8RfF4v8WG4HU1kAG5f8z9A6hBf7tbSinXZ1FKPf_aMJOZS2uoCCxu6ebFDjkYqfDxSywIfYgk3aaLEZr4uMVcd6-2yNqaSlCEYHHq8-mWB4akmSID8aHvh2E562gLDQ7FdKr7ikPP212X7fo1MXGbRVbkIAlJJnQO9zg/s595/Riverside%20LOGO.jpg" style="background: transparent; color: #e76d80; display: inline-block; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="306" data-original-width="595" height="165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaogWCRUcX_zdw7KI9_V8RfF4v8WG4HU1kAG5f8z9A6hBf7tbSinXZ1FKPf_aMJOZS2uoCCxu6ebFDjkYqfDxSywIfYgk3aaLEZr4uMVcd6-2yNqaSlCEYHHq8-mWB4akmSID8aHvh2E562gLDQ7FdKr7ikPP212X7fo1MXGbRVbkIAlJJnQO9zg/s320/Riverside%20LOGO.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: inherit; max-width: 100%;" width="320" /></span></a></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: #fff0f2; color: #201f20; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Sign up to receive my free, monthly email newsletter with competitions, events and news at <a href="http://glendayoungbooks.com/" style="background: transparent; color: #e76d80; text-decoration: none;">glendayoungbooks.com</a></span></div></div><b>__<br /><br />Glenda Young<br /><a href="http://glendayoungbooks.com"></a><br />BlueSky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/glendayoung-author.bsky.social">@Glenda Young</a><br /><br />Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/GlendaYoungAuthor">GlendaYoungAuthor</a><br /><br />Website: <a href="http://glendayoungbooks.com">GlendaYoungBooks.com</a></b></div><br /><br />http://flamingnora.blogspot.com/2026/07/my-writing-week.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32935512.post-7880217487086082016Wed, 22 Jul 2026 13:08:26 +00002026-07-22T14:08:26.726+01:00competition<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi40cSAKBQ-KwyDzSot-mmwVZw8XmUoT4A3qoeytpDmYPnI12kkC1OpRcB2EFzrXW6Ybbrs-VwQtE0Uj49gmqrX-uky8p1sImmbKvFPlh-r5kgzny9XTNrbSI0q-J9Por4syMnVi6TMCJeb_8lfuJtxQQeBFnGBKb0vBd72s3BJtjvGNahVI8SkhQ/s1103/Jackie%20comp.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="1103" height="145" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi40cSAKBQ-KwyDzSot-mmwVZw8XmUoT4A3qoeytpDmYPnI12kkC1OpRcB2EFzrXW6Ybbrs-VwQtE0Uj49gmqrX-uky8p1sImmbKvFPlh-r5kgzny9XTNrbSI0q-J9Por4syMnVi6TMCJeb_8lfuJtxQQeBFnGBKb0vBd72s3BJtjvGNahVI8SkhQ/s320/Jackie%20comp.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Relive the magic of a cultural icon and enter to win your very own copy of this brand new bookazine!</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.dcthomsonshop.co.uk/jackie-the-golden-years" target="_blank">Discover all about it right here!</a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0bogshHp-4Xt-riB55iXbGxaaz11qSftuc9fNGm5uwM_cl2AisKNbPfFkGrFV8fAPe5nmVjFTvW52cRZ5hgwd4pPlGR9U81RGBf9NUmYKplzJFsvM6tG7tmJN55nQK-5l4LjNwqJOQTkpnqfDBMqZGchyphenhyphenNVPbUrMjXxCF2_5pb2MhHlzWh-N49w/s1500/Jackie%20the%20Golden%20Years.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1061" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0bogshHp-4Xt-riB55iXbGxaaz11qSftuc9fNGm5uwM_cl2AisKNbPfFkGrFV8fAPe5nmVjFTvW52cRZ5hgwd4pPlGR9U81RGBf9NUmYKplzJFsvM6tG7tmJN55nQK-5l4LjNwqJOQTkpnqfDBMqZGchyphenhyphenNVPbUrMjXxCF2_5pb2MhHlzWh-N49w/s320/Jackie%20the%20Golden%20Years.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><div><div><br /></div><div>Step back into the vibrant world of the 1960s and 1970s with Jackie – The Golden Years, a nostalgic celebration of the magazine that captivated generations. Packed with classic features, unforgettable fashion, pop culture highlights and beloved archive content, this retro collection revisits the era when Jackie was the must-read magazine for young readers across Britain.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>&nbsp;Journey through the magazine’s golden age from 1967 to 1977, exploring the stories, trends and music that defined a decade. Discover fascinating archive pages, a specially written Jackie adventure story, iconic fashion inspiration, quizzes, comic strips and memorable features that capture the spirit of the times.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>Music fans will love the collection’s 50 Iconic Music Moments, while vintage enthusiasts can enjoy dazzling glimpses of the era’s most memorable styles, pin-ups and pop culture phenomena. Featuring a treasure trove of authentic archive material, this beautifully designed bookazine offers a unique window into a world of glam, glitter and youthful optimism.</div><div><br /></div><div>Enter to win a copy below, UK entries only please. Good luck!</div><div><br /><header class="mb-4 space-y-4" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246/0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; background-color: #f5f5f7; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Poppins, &quot;Poppins Fallback&quot;; margin-bottom: 1rem;"><h1 class="text-3xl font-bold leading-[42px]" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246/0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.875rem; line-height: 42px; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: transparent;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="2694" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScGEjn8VF1W1gdZByQcYYCkIbC2U8CwqykaHUVxKFbXitTAtQ/viewform?embedded=true" width="450">Loading…</iframe>&nbsp;</b></h1><h1 class="text-3xl font-bold leading-[42px]" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246/0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.875rem; line-height: 42px; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: transparent;">__</b></h1></header><b><br /> Glenda Young<br /> <a href="http://glendayoungbooks.com"> </a> <br />BlueSky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/glendayoung-author.bsky.social">@Glenda Young</a><br /> <br />Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/GlendaYoungAuthor">GlendaYoungAuthor</a><br /> <br />Website: <a href="http://glendayoungbooks.com">GlendaYoungBooks.com</a></b><br /><br /></div></div>http://flamingnora.blogspot.com/2026/07/enter-to-win-jackie-golden-years.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32935512.post-1558160515052231992Fri, 17 Jul 2026 06:24:00 +00002026-07-17T07:24:00.214+01:00writing week<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdelW5496DlXL0tzmHcI5UiXF073dQ430VDG86Tu9uhowlxW9mcLWCmDOTxqOLP969QQOHPi4WmoR8NboJTRoUVddNcpPQlZ1JX4xLUbBAWL7VHMk9R_ucktesQrio2mIC92sF3BOmoTl8-M9TXgQW41HSaVOP-m3yFDaV37XRdO8XUzea8PQpYw/s500/thisisit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="261" data-original-width="500" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdelW5496DlXL0tzmHcI5UiXF073dQ430VDG86Tu9uhowlxW9mcLWCmDOTxqOLP969QQOHPi4WmoR8NboJTRoUVddNcpPQlZ1JX4xLUbBAWL7VHMk9R_ucktesQrio2mIC92sF3BOmoTl8-M9TXgQW41HSaVOP-m3yFDaV37XRdO8XUzea8PQpYw/s320/thisisit.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;">A quiet week, as I begin to wind down after a few hectic months at the start of this year. I'm taking time to enjoy holidays and days out, being with friends and family, taking a breath and slow down.&nbsp;</span><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Meanwhile...&nbsp; Enter to win a signed book and a big bar of chocolate. Good luck. <a href="https://flamingnora.blogspot.com/2026/07/enter-to-win-signed-copy-of.html" target="_blank">The competition is here.</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUxnWCENHtGiTJr9YY2GCIUPzCwdiuXo7GUXBDddNhUO23er-yHXcfHXU-TsUxghOr1nH1Xs4cS-6ShNC3PM2twIHGqH6xOIAl5MkCYKkl6R0kvY0tHF635zQEm411oWIFkmZBksJsHQpkN4wJiBeaoKjDC8isEskCMg4RWRpytRdsLo0qm8Z6iw/s600/744873283_1364124312479149_3037488446294229726_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="504" data-original-width="600" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUxnWCENHtGiTJr9YY2GCIUPzCwdiuXo7GUXBDddNhUO23er-yHXcfHXU-TsUxghOr1nH1Xs4cS-6ShNC3PM2twIHGqH6xOIAl5MkCYKkl6R0kvY0tHF635zQEm411oWIFkmZBksJsHQpkN4wJiBeaoKjDC8isEskCMg4RWRpytRdsLo0qm8Z6iw/s320/744873283_1364124312479149_3037488446294229726_n.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Tour guide Ian Mole has arranged another walking tour of my book locations in Ryhope. If you're interested, it's on Saturday 29 August at 1pm and costs £10 per person. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/952575587739737" target="_blank">Sign up at the Facebook group here.</a></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP7GmT2cVNiC-edXFDR7B8lZSNIRreq6hP74UYzSqCInRmbV02ykuxvX0k9MDe6t6a1oS_NTVOEfiQ_DIYvPtHX1CayEOueg-LNHAN8Yx0jYskr4iWqNCel_lKkzhBOL2R5b3RvDOj2Byaks2Q35s0yl3tSQei_Dbz46ZMDABvY2zj9QT5ZBPaLw/s720/745952897_1429658175638062_154460301839698102_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="527" data-original-width="720" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP7GmT2cVNiC-edXFDR7B8lZSNIRreq6hP74UYzSqCInRmbV02ykuxvX0k9MDe6t6a1oS_NTVOEfiQ_DIYvPtHX1CayEOueg-LNHAN8Yx0jYskr4iWqNCel_lKkzhBOL2R5b3RvDOj2Byaks2Q35s0yl3tSQei_Dbz46ZMDABvY2zj9QT5ZBPaLw/s320/745952897_1429658175638062_154460301839698102_n.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;">And this week I gave a talk to Peterlee History Group, which I thoroughly enjoyed and received some wonderful feedback.&nbsp; Thank you everyone for inviting me along.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvMmTqtVsrIsynwxSeEkRfNOUd9bB6DgITRRioNcjFQbTzoOW1jToUOiVjtCdgN8hUUCHamvUy7Sbbe2cmSl9G4i4bz_8bhjTQp6e2gnj_W_a7fyaf89WTLteOMqpbYp_arF_4Ja187nUEA4DwLnyq1Llsway_JR8vfWX2Uii7nZSfxXtY4PhwdQ/s680/HMojqFSa8AABZ9k.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="457" data-original-width="680" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvMmTqtVsrIsynwxSeEkRfNOUd9bB6DgITRRioNcjFQbTzoOW1jToUOiVjtCdgN8hUUCHamvUy7Sbbe2cmSl9G4i4bz_8bhjTQp6e2gnj_W_a7fyaf89WTLteOMqpbYp_arF_4Ja187nUEA4DwLnyq1Llsway_JR8vfWX2Uii7nZSfxXtY4PhwdQ/s320/HMojqFSa8AABZ9k.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And here I am at Durham Miners Gala which is held on the second Saturday in July each year. My book The Miner's Lass was advertised on page 18 of the programme as I donate each year to the Durham Miners Association.&nbsp; The Gala is my favourite day of the year and it's an honour to be involved in a small way.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYW1_2v7aN2P7katZAtYUSkNmlaB4aCVGf2jOt_pmUhREorwBn_BKdRa_L7EYy_dUGRPKH3HvPXLF-96ujRf-Zcbcigvx_2MTLxlmTEAqHy551w9Ooid2n7BbUNypYtimUTqcTvRhJfissuo_qxwtbvPvfDjN7uYwoMv3kru6wo25E6PMNjRyIFg/s443/743673654_10162467615907680_679579453252971904_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="364" data-original-width="443" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYW1_2v7aN2P7katZAtYUSkNmlaB4aCVGf2jOt_pmUhREorwBn_BKdRa_L7EYy_dUGRPKH3HvPXLF-96ujRf-Zcbcigvx_2MTLxlmTEAqHy551w9Ooid2n7BbUNypYtimUTqcTvRhJfissuo_qxwtbvPvfDjN7uYwoMv3kru6wo25E6PMNjRyIFg/s320/743673654_10162467615907680_679579453252971904_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I also visited the wonderful Fru Fru &amp; Friends shop in Grangetown, Sunderland, to top up stock of my books which they sell.&nbsp; They have a great cafe inside too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQVl4KTrZZr0pO8uF9ZVj5WF1Oohb9IE9xgvnqwV5vGPk2LStVIRkRgpx2u9sgaI4ijTd9h9qFwO19Ubfjq0sjuZC6rPxw9Cw_JLbvHriwJDI3PZfEO3Qkn7KM0YJLQxpKzQgVO7MAA3EWX2TPtwkQNn4krhuBbWzQH0-6R1_DVDqSRUGEGf5eFA/s590/748331015_1622095406586738_5738011290010681455_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="443" data-original-width="590" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQVl4KTrZZr0pO8uF9ZVj5WF1Oohb9IE9xgvnqwV5vGPk2LStVIRkRgpx2u9sgaI4ijTd9h9qFwO19Ubfjq0sjuZC6rPxw9Cw_JLbvHriwJDI3PZfEO3Qkn7KM0YJLQxpKzQgVO7MAA3EWX2TPtwkQNn4krhuBbWzQH0-6R1_DVDqSRUGEGf5eFA/s320/748331015_1622095406586738_5738011290010681455_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And my books are now for sale in the very friendly Glass Onion Bistro on Blandford Street in Sunderland. Pop in and buy one, have a coffee and one of Carl's amazing scones and cakes!&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoCMkQpmMxIieGvm0OfH03n90tj2NlDah3kleDcxPgPaX_pLvpGJGs_3Kp9FzFKy-nTDWWW09aE4ky_mAh3A0u7hbh9CimyS-7YBrQ-Ll_bGMvAkWXN-FwKeIQ0sjOQf7iCkjvPmePKKVHAtNhGKgCknDaRnBSximuHPB9X-IZqSLKDV722yn50g/s2970/glass%20onion.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2970" data-original-width="2889" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoCMkQpmMxIieGvm0OfH03n90tj2NlDah3kleDcxPgPaX_pLvpGJGs_3Kp9FzFKy-nTDWWW09aE4ky_mAh3A0u7hbh9CimyS-7YBrQ-Ll_bGMvAkWXN-FwKeIQ0sjOQf7iCkjvPmePKKVHAtNhGKgCknDaRnBSximuHPB9X-IZqSLKDV722yn50g/s320/glass%20onion.png" width="311" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #fff0f2; color: #201f20;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I crafted another episode of my weekly soap opera <b style="font-weight: bold;">Riverside for The People's Friend magazine.</b> I've been writing Riverside weekly since 2016.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: #fff0f2; color: #201f20;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: #fff0f2; clear: both; color: #201f20; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaogWCRUcX_zdw7KI9_V8RfF4v8WG4HU1kAG5f8z9A6hBf7tbSinXZ1FKPf_aMJOZS2uoCCxu6ebFDjkYqfDxSywIfYgk3aaLEZr4uMVcd6-2yNqaSlCEYHHq8-mWB4akmSID8aHvh2E562gLDQ7FdKr7ikPP212X7fo1MXGbRVbkIAlJJnQO9zg/s595/Riverside%20LOGO.jpg" style="background: transparent; color: #e76d80; display: inline-block; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="306" data-original-width="595" height="165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaogWCRUcX_zdw7KI9_V8RfF4v8WG4HU1kAG5f8z9A6hBf7tbSinXZ1FKPf_aMJOZS2uoCCxu6ebFDjkYqfDxSywIfYgk3aaLEZr4uMVcd6-2yNqaSlCEYHHq8-mWB4akmSID8aHvh2E562gLDQ7FdKr7ikPP212X7fo1MXGbRVbkIAlJJnQO9zg/s320/Riverside%20LOGO.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: inherit; max-width: 100%;" width="320" /></span></a></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: #fff0f2; color: #201f20;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Sign up to receive my free, monthly email newsletter with competitions, events and news at <a href="http://glendayoungbooks.com/" style="background: transparent; color: #e76d80; text-decoration: none;">glendayoungbooks.com</a></span></div><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />Glenda Young</span></b><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">BlueSky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/glendayoung-author.bsky.social">@Glenda Young</a><br /><br />Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/GlendaYoungAuthor">GlendaYoungAuthor</a><br /><br />Website: <a href="http://glendayoungbooks.com">GlendaYoungBooks.com</a></span></b></div></div>http://flamingnora.blogspot.com/2026/07/durham-miners-gala-peterlee-glass-onion.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32935512.post-6694821716193619417Sun, 12 Jul 2026 11:46:10 +00002026-07-12T12:46:10.424+01:00writing week<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5WE3q6IYKk5fB2wHqiXswKLJLPuz_VGp2XEm4PimDicJaTffRFVjVCelRaFD_D4sgHzNk7SRVgM8dQIP9TBQueov4Xmxdu0SXabsmeCT-e2Zb3FDcPPv3aCzLfwR6MadhJTARyMj1OPPworXBGEM4DaXFgqAEVdIFwL3KllwbYPOsgq62PpJGnw/s500/thisisit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="231" data-original-width="500" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5WE3q6IYKk5fB2wHqiXswKLJLPuz_VGp2XEm4PimDicJaTffRFVjVCelRaFD_D4sgHzNk7SRVgM8dQIP9TBQueov4Xmxdu0SXabsmeCT-e2Zb3FDcPPv3aCzLfwR6MadhJTARyMj1OPPworXBGEM4DaXFgqAEVdIFwL3KllwbYPOsgq62PpJGnw/s320/thisisit.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This week has been wonderful.&nbsp;&nbsp;<div><br /></div><div>I've been to London on business for meetings. I've also taken time off for some much needed R&amp;R and will be doing so again very soon!&nbsp; In the meantime, here's what I've been up to.</div><div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsbPmAj4YNZxo3x3x_XoQp88FOLnfjPReY3mXPyftZigLkOkS541-y98u8FmwFzoQK9ZvIMs52WE8wbZSNG3jMKW5CeLaVsarH1WOkbGqJZ9QkU_UOC5Qq1_rhCdyVMvheqrtkmAaFuqr9524uLeSAnCBHvZ_Aq9JYsmtx3mLcSpBIvIMUBFjlOg/s464/HMnwniJaYAAMlJ2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="464" height="138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsbPmAj4YNZxo3x3x_XoQp88FOLnfjPReY3mXPyftZigLkOkS541-y98u8FmwFzoQK9ZvIMs52WE8wbZSNG3jMKW5CeLaVsarH1WOkbGqJZ9QkU_UOC5Qq1_rhCdyVMvheqrtkmAaFuqr9524uLeSAnCBHvZ_Aq9JYsmtx3mLcSpBIvIMUBFjlOg/s320/HMnwniJaYAAMlJ2.png" width="320" /></a></div>&nbsp;</div>Before the release of Music To Die For at the Seaview Hotel, I've created a Spotify playlist, music from bands who helped me with researching a musician's life! Includes songs from Field Music, The Lake Poets, The Cornshed Sisters, Venus Grrrls, at <a href="http://dlvr.it/TTP4Q5">http://dlvr.it/TTP4Q5</a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi35d_2bb0_tCfa-TBm9wkMYTvGy2p2ir0DXkKzR5_xJEwG7HqIotvZGqka_76eVGGbMSs9tULpqFmZl54lbSjQ3QD1r8zZhvmYg6JHPQo_NCYqNGoIdAyHYX60M61ng2DY7Gv6Jx6tp1aQfvwFhTfEvn_vX-7fV58u-QSmk8CDwy_fo1WsZ0QtQQ/s680/HMX_t98b0AAryL2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="482" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi35d_2bb0_tCfa-TBm9wkMYTvGy2p2ir0DXkKzR5_xJEwG7HqIotvZGqka_76eVGGbMSs9tULpqFmZl54lbSjQ3QD1r8zZhvmYg6JHPQo_NCYqNGoIdAyHYX60M61ng2DY7Gv6Jx6tp1aQfvwFhTfEvn_vX-7fV58u-QSmk8CDwy_fo1WsZ0QtQQ/s320/HMX_t98b0AAryL2.jpg" width="227" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><div>My author newsletter has a new competition, a 99p offer and more! Read it now at&nbsp;</div><div><a href="http://dlvr.it/TTLqVH">http://dlvr.it/TTLqVH</a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTPB5juSoDnUOovTlnT5vOdhquXoyt6aa6iWaJA1uQIWeo3UUUCaGB64ncZ25Dky7j6mibGk7lcMrHxtdmBWm0aqO45BGkF2-PuFGH2mycsBcmAW80xwrZbJtyu2dTPOcR-5KhrI9s54In5sm5AtD8zgZtVjM3CoSluHCVA8MFVoF8TXs3UjqYaA/s680/HMXFlsIbEAAvhhJ.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="357" data-original-width="680" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTPB5juSoDnUOovTlnT5vOdhquXoyt6aa6iWaJA1uQIWeo3UUUCaGB64ncZ25Dky7j6mibGk7lcMrHxtdmBWm0aqO45BGkF2-PuFGH2mycsBcmAW80xwrZbJtyu2dTPOcR-5KhrI9s54In5sm5AtD8zgZtVjM3CoSluHCVA8MFVoF8TXs3UjqYaA/s320/HMXFlsIbEAAvhhJ.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Enter to win Signed Copy of Celebrations at the Toffee Factory by Glenda Young - with Chocolates! <a href="http://dlvr.it/TTLhl0">http://dlvr.it/TTLhl0</a>&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheEy4L_ubUPCXNkMQ-U5emka2w2HThhXBR8jpHkMJhDjxuilUzX3LsZnnE4pt6sMx0S9KtkRrKfaLqruHfklz5r1KclZWRFx4IjeI34WBEvnaUBNgM0SK1hd5gDWlez95h71tbkDMddbOYNSYlfNGV0J9r0-_ImhGysR9kKcmL05xCL8JARp1HZA/s680/HMGZZcEaEAEWxRb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="680" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheEy4L_ubUPCXNkMQ-U5emka2w2HThhXBR8jpHkMJhDjxuilUzX3LsZnnE4pt6sMx0S9KtkRrKfaLqruHfklz5r1KclZWRFx4IjeI34WBEvnaUBNgM0SK1hd5gDWlez95h71tbkDMddbOYNSYlfNGV0J9r0-_ImhGysR9kKcmL05xCL8JARp1HZA/s320/HMGZZcEaEAEWxRb.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Celebrations at the Toffee Factory just 99p this month at <a href="http://dlvr.it/TTHlFK">http://dlvr.it/TTHlFK</a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4LxQqMTrnhf8MY-jxRfg0-nc0qAXMvc7QpkkxZO-IQ9LsRlvzCLjej9KXJWLvnrJD1O2EY_ZAofIIFCEhIqvzaLRzXMjlmU-86YIhEO6qWIdyTu_XxST73fz6gLdCLth2n2ESLFZ4NR-OUuxm0qWQsMZPEwS0w6H75E7RfhFvT1jDSfccbNytNw/s696/antiquarians%20cover-side.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="696" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4LxQqMTrnhf8MY-jxRfg0-nc0qAXMvc7QpkkxZO-IQ9LsRlvzCLjej9KXJWLvnrJD1O2EY_ZAofIIFCEhIqvzaLRzXMjlmU-86YIhEO6qWIdyTu_XxST73fz6gLdCLth2n2ESLFZ4NR-OUuxm0qWQsMZPEwS0w6H75E7RfhFvT1jDSfccbNytNw/s320/antiquarians%20cover-side.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>With thanks to Sunderland Antiquarian Society for including Celebrations at the Toffee Factory on the back cover of their monthly newsletter!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQYDKyicNAnJfkE9rp1rtsA-MHZRychf_e8RQaWNHz5mqNbk4aIJOT61hO02KY0eGEDKBmkGFYtKCwOl3fQnpTDJk9wHUfBQ1BRHeqHTrzDz1WJ5zoJLE-2pGB3W3mMVv7pZGg6zwZ2N4ObucVmbXdLSsQCpzOU-6zdbkK18QV56XbdcrcBKmchA/s701/Jesmond%20library.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="701" data-original-width="526" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQYDKyicNAnJfkE9rp1rtsA-MHZRychf_e8RQaWNHz5mqNbk4aIJOT61hO02KY0eGEDKBmkGFYtKCwOl3fQnpTDJk9wHUfBQ1BRHeqHTrzDz1WJ5zoJLE-2pGB3W3mMVv7pZGg6zwZ2N4ObucVmbXdLSsQCpzOU-6zdbkK18QV56XbdcrcBKmchA/s320/Jesmond%20library.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div>I was invited to the 24 hour readathon at Jesmond Library where I read for 15 minutes from my cosy crime Murder at the Seaview Hotel.&nbsp; This was a brilliant day all for a good cause, to raise funds for the library.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTWm9MV8Azbeni5dpwVhC-dcF5YVQoKpKjRvRsnB1Q3XVrcplqoPrZTWKA5gOpMyS1qKdbt4waPPHCZ_V3wfMv0iG4UMXPOERcFvLvrq_1Htfq9A6Nk0PRntMftJ9354gbwrvuAnVZ8GOBkS1eUYSoj7nQBEzFFRrzFZM1eZUrVoieycxYOx770g/s761/733384195_1278519021021541_842413813787499988_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="761" data-original-width="526" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTWm9MV8Azbeni5dpwVhC-dcF5YVQoKpKjRvRsnB1Q3XVrcplqoPrZTWKA5gOpMyS1qKdbt4waPPHCZ_V3wfMv0iG4UMXPOERcFvLvrq_1Htfq9A6Nk0PRntMftJ9354gbwrvuAnVZ8GOBkS1eUYSoj7nQBEzFFRrzFZM1eZUrVoieycxYOx770g/s320/733384195_1278519021021541_842413813787499988_n.jpg" width="221" /></a></div><br /><div>Aylsham library in Norfolk had a wonderful display of my Toffee Factory Girls books this week too!&nbsp; Thank you so much!</div><div><br /></div><br /><b> __<br /><br /> Glenda Young<br /> <a href="http://glendayoungbooks.com"> </a> <br />BlueSky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/glendayoung-author.bsky.social">@Glenda Young</a><br /> <br />Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/GlendaYoungAuthor">GlendaYoungAuthor</a><br /> <br />Website: <a href="http://glendayoungbooks.com">GlendaYoungBooks.com</a></b></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>http://flamingnora.blogspot.com/2026/07/music-books-and-chocolates-my-writing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32935512.post-3222274363022251938Sat, 04 Jul 2026 04:42:22 +00002026-07-04T05:42:22.377+01:00competition<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS3rTRXmSYlvcdcO7h2I84sox597hkX5DUoOv5mekv_YKFBGApRnCkipfXr5ehV7pSCZS7nr5k6DtXav_iXrPFfmJmHiGzG3-WYbqg66kODYYhMC9F0e5aYvoUCmVGCgaUqvPpBODaWvbfsNQ_24xyuOeraxg56Pp0Vi85gwg_5eqqaO1AA6715Q/s1369/July%20competition.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1149" data-original-width="1369" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS3rTRXmSYlvcdcO7h2I84sox597hkX5DUoOv5mekv_YKFBGApRnCkipfXr5ehV7pSCZS7nr5k6DtXav_iXrPFfmJmHiGzG3-WYbqg66kODYYhMC9F0e5aYvoUCmVGCgaUqvPpBODaWvbfsNQ_24xyuOeraxg56Pp0Vi85gwg_5eqqaO1AA6715Q/s320/July%20competition.png" width="320" /></a></div><span style="background-color: #fff0f2; color: #201f20; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><div><span style="background-color: #fff0f2; color: #201f20; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></div>Enter to win a signed copy of my new book, Celebrations at the Toffee Factory with a large bar of Cadbury's Chocolate!.&nbsp; Deadline for entries is Friday 31 July 2026.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><div><span style="background-color: #fff0f2; color: #201f20; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #fff0f2; color: #201f20; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">UK entries only.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #fff0f2; color: #201f20; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #fff0f2; color: #201f20; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Good luck, everyone!<br /></span><br /><iframe frameborder="0" height="2058" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdlzVDoy-xCuEfS4Iz2g133va8h-VRDDrirtbtor1TlXCvwvQ/viewform?embedded=true" width="450">Loading…</iframe><div><br /><b> __<br /><br /> Glenda Young<br /> <a href="http://glendayoungbooks.com"> </a> <br />BlueSky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/glendayoung-author.bsky.social">@Glenda Young</a><br /> <br />Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/GlendaYoungAuthor">GlendaYoungAuthor</a><br /> <br />Website: <a href="http://glendayoungbooks.com">GlendaYoungBooks.com</a></b></div></div>http://flamingnora.blogspot.com/2026/07/enter-to-win-signed-copy-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32935512.post-8331484603662958100Sat, 27 Jun 2026 08:46:57 +00002026-06-27T09:46:57.106+01:00competition<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiveaUMkjAJy0ESVvgDcZtN8lKIJGvKOZb3jEKYyoLMN8smO1TXgwekDLm0bvp4qXSkZ1euEWtVj74nRswsaR6zsyfO7btlgT7HOVB3Mzz3F9Il9kKfHGCfVRgWejkTkfSdg96OEuWL7rngTNFxr59PRpICbucpJJXATGc_WAxclqwRSb_29WeGHg/s1553/We%20have%20a%20winner.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1553" data-original-width="1013" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiveaUMkjAJy0ESVvgDcZtN8lKIJGvKOZb3jEKYyoLMN8smO1TXgwekDLm0bvp4qXSkZ1euEWtVj74nRswsaR6zsyfO7btlgT7HOVB3Mzz3F9Il9kKfHGCfVRgWejkTkfSdg96OEuWL7rngTNFxr59PRpICbucpJJXATGc_WAxclqwRSb_29WeGHg/s320/We%20have%20a%20winner.png" width="209" /></a></div><br />We have a winner! Thank you to everyone who entered to win a signed copy of Celebrations at the Toffee Factory.<div><br /></div><div>The winner is Adrian Bold, many congratulations!</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Celebrations-Toffee-Factory-dramatic-heartwarming/dp/1035402629/" target="_blank">The paperback book is available on Amazon at just £4.98!</a> It's also available in supermarkets Tesco, Morrisons and Asda as well as Waterstones and all good bookshops.<br /><b>__<br /><br />Glenda Young<br /><a href="http://glendayoungbooks.com"></a><br />BlueSky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/glendayoung-author.bsky.social">@Glenda Young</a><br /><br />Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/GlendaYoungAuthor">GlendaYoungAuthor</a><br /><br />Website: <a href="http://glendayoungbooks.com">GlendaYoungBooks.com</a></b></div>http://flamingnora.blogspot.com/2026/06/winner-announced-in-glenda-youngs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32935512.post-8289089775071368055Fri, 26 Jun 2026 07:18:21 +00002026-06-26T08:18:21.557+01:00writing week<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-GJriVZwKslaufils89wy0srFECCQ74X72MYzDZ0NWDCaFHm_143YvYva6n7W8rI2jP21fhgsdaGjE9ffiqvEJTktlxEcdEuRJyq_fQV7sWRlYPLa6a3Qai8bRaGzNj5kMoa-RyVYhBNZDpA4MQjN-612O4s2rtNJY9n_sPER1rqjp6B_Vff-hg/s500/thisisit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="201" data-original-width="500" height="129" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-GJriVZwKslaufils89wy0srFECCQ74X72MYzDZ0NWDCaFHm_143YvYva6n7W8rI2jP21fhgsdaGjE9ffiqvEJTktlxEcdEuRJyq_fQV7sWRlYPLa6a3Qai8bRaGzNj5kMoa-RyVYhBNZDpA4MQjN-612O4s2rtNJY9n_sPER1rqjp6B_Vff-hg/s320/thisisit.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This week I was honoured to see my cosy crimes advertised in The Scarborough Fair brochure. The Fair is an important annual arts festival in the town.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirSMVQ0vUJ_zdAvBAKVtS74JDcaHSxyQ6ePn8qyFknXLP-RwjYBDSqiYQ8mCm8jeGaZH7EFLlI1YWUSm3lLBX3Du0TWHUNpn3Cz3A7T_xNcNzflp5YVQyB4EYRItpWTxpoWKoRIM7G4f33txONg-fYRXMCiNK_4MQ0pYdyfd26WsGbPlQ3LpalAw/s750/HLKYneuakAAy1hJ-side.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="750" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirSMVQ0vUJ_zdAvBAKVtS74JDcaHSxyQ6ePn8qyFknXLP-RwjYBDSqiYQ8mCm8jeGaZH7EFLlI1YWUSm3lLBX3Du0TWHUNpn3Cz3A7T_xNcNzflp5YVQyB4EYRItpWTxpoWKoRIM7G4f33txONg-fYRXMCiNK_4MQ0pYdyfd26WsGbPlQ3LpalAw/s320/HLKYneuakAAy1hJ-side.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I visited Scarborough and Filey for author talks at the library in each town this week.&nbsp; Thank you to everyone who came and bought books too. It was an incredible, busy day!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg10VHLLkbzyISpuO4qGIZmZA4UqDj3qzuAIrxsQnhVT7tl8_xvI-bOMEhifhJfJchgtQmBkHSNmV0LCTOqHVXWXmI7EnbmDjbuFs_N2P-cMbUFYurQfYu_5LTOzYaNUme0VU8r8duDiZa9pvRhGd2WqqZnLjGIhxOmNExlih-LR37dGWZNp31Vig/s1255/HLfHWxCaoAAk35n-side.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="1255" height="127" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg10VHLLkbzyISpuO4qGIZmZA4UqDj3qzuAIrxsQnhVT7tl8_xvI-bOMEhifhJfJchgtQmBkHSNmV0LCTOqHVXWXmI7EnbmDjbuFs_N2P-cMbUFYurQfYu_5LTOzYaNUme0VU8r8duDiZa9pvRhGd2WqqZnLjGIhxOmNExlih-LR37dGWZNp31Vig/s320/HLfHWxCaoAAk35n-side.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>My books were spotted for sale in the railway station at Pickering on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, where I spent a few days holiday.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrnQZegsEiD7XbRsrCuG1slhXpqhR1LIIRWF08wD0lfL03foTQUFsnZM4xiUHlR3YzuhFYRhM5Ypryd5dDd93cIssSQrx_TxRRVAwqLN1H8Zv-WKcpxg7r1Q6jtpQD_VEbF7JnybbgamVJN5mRm11jTyYsBn76rFLuMlykB9vE6sG5FBy8EGE2Hg/s1121/HLQCttfbQAA7FDs-side.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="1121" height="143" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrnQZegsEiD7XbRsrCuG1slhXpqhR1LIIRWF08wD0lfL03foTQUFsnZM4xiUHlR3YzuhFYRhM5Ypryd5dDd93cIssSQrx_TxRRVAwqLN1H8Zv-WKcpxg7r1Q6jtpQD_VEbF7JnybbgamVJN5mRm11jTyYsBn76rFLuMlykB9vE6sG5FBy8EGE2Hg/s320/HLQCttfbQAA7FDs-side.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And the books are also for sale in the Monarch hotel in Bridlington, owned by Alfa Travel.&nbsp; All Alfa hotels up and down the country sell my books, with £1.50 from the sale of each one going to their charity, Re-engage.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuaeIqXSiDpn41m2SQBNo0L3Sm058wy_mLK3VC00W74AjWwtEE2oG6CMlZOQo0qsgD3ht9ry6nV4c-WL6MyFW-x6tZgvcIDtH5KmDjj0hyphenhyphensqmqcTub-wgnE-lq39e3yBKi6IJ-xVw1oiMxU4VwTex91bZPIUXbEdWNlfbaDZlYjHHQJJLOx3pVsg/s590/726315600_995719076531819_178043531900742396_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="443" data-original-width="590" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuaeIqXSiDpn41m2SQBNo0L3Sm058wy_mLK3VC00W74AjWwtEE2oG6CMlZOQo0qsgD3ht9ry6nV4c-WL6MyFW-x6tZgvcIDtH5KmDjj0hyphenhyphensqmqcTub-wgnE-lq39e3yBKi6IJ-xVw1oiMxU4VwTex91bZPIUXbEdWNlfbaDZlYjHHQJJLOx3pVsg/s320/726315600_995719076531819_178043531900742396_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Also this week there's a guided walk of my book locations in Ryhope.&nbsp; It takes place on Saturday 28 June and if you'd like to join in, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/952575587739737" target="_blank">the Facebook group is here.</a></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2aB6BhGpXMiiF0w4Pz7i0_Q8UIDCC7K2GL5NmqKflyqcKZ3qqW3v2K5h8mVHHicZaY2e14tZb5yiTocE28vxkAxBmdtstWUd3uATe93_elfpAA-S_fa4WmtUDegIMB7Yb4XirP7yePaU87Tw5YtqeRX8pFG6x-TZJFH7dXUNYGXD3SKobiQGfaQ/s680/HLbAAbvbsAABXdG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="453" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2aB6BhGpXMiiF0w4Pz7i0_Q8UIDCC7K2GL5NmqKflyqcKZ3qqW3v2K5h8mVHHicZaY2e14tZb5yiTocE28vxkAxBmdtstWUd3uATe93_elfpAA-S_fa4WmtUDegIMB7Yb4XirP7yePaU87Tw5YtqeRX8pFG6x-TZJFH7dXUNYGXD3SKobiQGfaQ/s320/HLbAAbvbsAABXdG.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Elsewhere this week, I was invited to take part in the Jesmond Library 24-hour readathon to help raise funds for the library and the National Literacy Trust. My 15 minutes reading slot is 2pm on Friday 26 June.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAkr3kqZyIOjL-pwZDn66jMSIFH_Sws4WGW9AM7zEVt2J4cZ-Qr-25X8jkSTw7oIsItn_J5x-tU85mk2-piun_FJdLAgAdehdPrmDp0RmCnvvrMqqTm0FOa2s40uQsQm064uYuioPuELxlNeVlW8hRK8Cv9zdL_uyehJHf2iI9T01nPAXRCr4Gew/s680/HLhcIjJbIAAhfS6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="510" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAkr3kqZyIOjL-pwZDn66jMSIFH_Sws4WGW9AM7zEVt2J4cZ-Qr-25X8jkSTw7oIsItn_J5x-tU85mk2-piun_FJdLAgAdehdPrmDp0RmCnvvrMqqTm0FOa2s40uQsQm064uYuioPuELxlNeVlW8hRK8Cv9zdL_uyehJHf2iI9T01nPAXRCr4Gew/s320/HLhcIjJbIAAhfS6.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And whilst in Scarborough this week, I called into Waterstones and signed the piles of books, which have been moved once again to their own table by the door as you enter.&nbsp; Thank you for all your support!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP3CxK30VBUDAebmGR1U1x_1g0QvpHBzK1vHpSfEoDJZ_-R4WJXEBfiOMMUzxJ8P1EYwOTYlAWS8atC0do2fgDtValOUmXCSGdRkjlm_JfcMsFecQIA0JJfM89WwnSyYMTD_bFJYdzTUxcoR9fJzvyjT2V14pE7YfEB09I_te4pbbY5V96Hci_yw/s680/HLl42UfXYAA1VZ5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="510" data-original-width="680" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP3CxK30VBUDAebmGR1U1x_1g0QvpHBzK1vHpSfEoDJZ_-R4WJXEBfiOMMUzxJ8P1EYwOTYlAWS8atC0do2fgDtValOUmXCSGdRkjlm_JfcMsFecQIA0JJfM89WwnSyYMTD_bFJYdzTUxcoR9fJzvyjT2V14pE7YfEB09I_te4pbbY5V96Hci_yw/s320/HLl42UfXYAA1VZ5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="background-color: #fff0f2; color: #201f20; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I crafted another episode of my weekly soap opera </span><b style="font-family: inherit; font-weight: bold;">Riverside for The People's Friend magazine.</b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> I've been writing Riverside weekly since 2016.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: #fff0f2; color: #201f20; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: #fff0f2; clear: both; color: #201f20; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaogWCRUcX_zdw7KI9_V8RfF4v8WG4HU1kAG5f8z9A6hBf7tbSinXZ1FKPf_aMJOZS2uoCCxu6ebFDjkYqfDxSywIfYgk3aaLEZr4uMVcd6-2yNqaSlCEYHHq8-mWB4akmSID8aHvh2E562gLDQ7FdKr7ikPP212X7fo1MXGbRVbkIAlJJnQO9zg/s595/Riverside%20LOGO.jpg" style="background: transparent; color: #e76d80; display: inline-block; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="306" data-original-width="595" height="165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaogWCRUcX_zdw7KI9_V8RfF4v8WG4HU1kAG5f8z9A6hBf7tbSinXZ1FKPf_aMJOZS2uoCCxu6ebFDjkYqfDxSywIfYgk3aaLEZr4uMVcd6-2yNqaSlCEYHHq8-mWB4akmSID8aHvh2E562gLDQ7FdKr7ikPP212X7fo1MXGbRVbkIAlJJnQO9zg/s320/Riverside%20LOGO.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: inherit; max-width: 100%;" width="320" /></span></a></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: #fff0f2; color: #201f20; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Sign up to receive my free, monthly email newsletter with competitions, events and news at <a href="http://glendayoungbooks.com/" style="background: transparent; color: #e76d80; text-decoration: none;">glendayoungbooks.com</a></span></div><b style="background-color: #fff0f2; color: #201f20; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold;">__</b><br /><b>__<br /><br />Glenda Young<br /><a href="http://glendayoungbooks.com"></a><br />BlueSky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/glendayoung-author.bsky.social">@Glenda Young</a><br /><br />Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/GlendaYoungAuthor">GlendaYoungAuthor</a><br /><br />Website: <a href="http://glendayoungbooks.com">GlendaYoungBooks.com</a></b></div>http://flamingnora.blogspot.com/2026/06/scarborough-fair-filey-and-library.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32935512.post-1023912616771979389Fri, 19 Jun 2026 05:57:00 +00002026-06-19T06:57:00.113+01:00writing week<b></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0v0rBhsIg_xTWf8RrACvf7wy9pEYExgBTmJ9zxjgFCnZsyinEXKGtf421yhfPFHtOVZECdpdhpRafW3BrDj9m_Vit-I76B17N8QjvqO7gG1zs7IYU-qs7NBTWGbEMy_dLADScqxYXZICH8Zdu4_CMbyrVg_w-qx8JCy-FW2s9V4730I04OLypzg/s1040/thisisit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1040" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0v0rBhsIg_xTWf8RrACvf7wy9pEYExgBTmJ9zxjgFCnZsyinEXKGtf421yhfPFHtOVZECdpdhpRafW3BrDj9m_Vit-I76B17N8QjvqO7gG1zs7IYU-qs7NBTWGbEMy_dLADScqxYXZICH8Zdu4_CMbyrVg_w-qx8JCy-FW2s9V4730I04OLypzg/s320/thisisit.jpg" width="154" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm delighted to say that <b><i>The Bakery Girls</i></b> is now available for pre-order at the price of £3.99 for Kindle and ebook orders.&nbsp; Order yours now at <a href="http://bit.ly/BakeryGirls">bit.ly/BakeryGirls</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifSqpjhtDDVPH9lIu_sg73o0SlC0nCk-3PZqqdGjv4Pn64oiPsAto4tgEjOT7plhjmmhHT5jPceKvAOwDf4nV6LwRnSTxjWPGbIsmIHAqkqcBBevAtkPnG0G3z1p_g1Of4wrL2BKBR2GAMhwvMa1sF7gpJWxisc-2faM9sv9vAAEEEDX1LSoiW1w/s1555/book%203.99.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1555" data-original-width="1011" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifSqpjhtDDVPH9lIu_sg73o0SlC0nCk-3PZqqdGjv4Pn64oiPsAto4tgEjOT7plhjmmhHT5jPceKvAOwDf4nV6LwRnSTxjWPGbIsmIHAqkqcBBevAtkPnG0G3z1p_g1Of4wrL2BKBR2GAMhwvMa1sF7gpJWxisc-2faM9sv9vAAEEEDX1LSoiW1w/s320/book%203.99.png" width="208" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This week I gave a talk at Durham Clayport Library, it was all about my cosy crimes. I really enjoyed it and hope the people who came enjoyed it too.&nbsp; Thank you everyone!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6-fjxQg6K-SdnmeOlDK8j4U5sRb6-9JIvTNr02bNt_fkSz7rAp1Bx3lP77ejsCBMDsd_y97vomvrazV_gOf8lwL3vA6484wOwgo_WZfFzlOBmi0SKxxjRREoImvL8QWJI5EArq3mLUwCyJleyIaq9p20J_U1nxhdOgzuQ1tUVUFFbMpCx-mEa1A/s283/glenda%20young%201-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img border="0" data-original-height="283" data-original-width="238" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6-fjxQg6K-SdnmeOlDK8j4U5sRb6-9JIvTNr02bNt_fkSz7rAp1Bx3lP77ejsCBMDsd_y97vomvrazV_gOf8lwL3vA6484wOwgo_WZfFzlOBmi0SKxxjRREoImvL8QWJI5EArq3mLUwCyJleyIaq9p20J_U1nxhdOgzuQ1tUVUFFbMpCx-mEa1A/s1600/glenda%20young%201-1.jpg" width="238" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvH2gRQC2sBS-Bb3xsCisuTlOgrdP3QGdGLOJvR9Gk22UM9mKrFc59SfeNSErb7XBZuHq4_oM5ldOFAadq5aOua_gxdj1TwCBMNtHw5gQSBLPgB1nKiaF1Rd_eRjd02iupMCOJdZir097MGo5JxNYdaYieuBjVuLFp-qv9XQ299usRSe2dnT-Fcw/s1000/Clayport%20library.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvH2gRQC2sBS-Bb3xsCisuTlOgrdP3QGdGLOJvR9Gk22UM9mKrFc59SfeNSErb7XBZuHq4_oM5ldOFAadq5aOua_gxdj1TwCBMNtHw5gQSBLPgB1nKiaF1Rd_eRjd02iupMCOJdZir097MGo5JxNYdaYieuBjVuLFp-qv9XQ299usRSe2dnT-Fcw/s320/Clayport%20library.webp" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I was a quiz question in the Sunderland and South Shields CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale) magazine!<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt7UQWjTb_YKbHBiDC23MUhrQmWfyVYDqHy4LPrzRL_kZZqGl_NOt8xUyOEHOlNmfgfaBxaYUX2FYaoJoiOrubQg3CE0-xi45JNojZGPv2_tMQCIoYGwnurNdj9FlH_kXQRGiOGOKnMZFBg7sZvZ-o79_C0WkAZrobhZ84AlMtUte3eJHUy2A34A/s653/CAMRA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="653" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt7UQWjTb_YKbHBiDC23MUhrQmWfyVYDqHy4LPrzRL_kZZqGl_NOt8xUyOEHOlNmfgfaBxaYUX2FYaoJoiOrubQg3CE0-xi45JNojZGPv2_tMQCIoYGwnurNdj9FlH_kXQRGiOGOKnMZFBg7sZvZ-o79_C0WkAZrobhZ84AlMtUte3eJHUy2A34A/s320/CAMRA.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And I popped into Waterstones Sunderland to sign a pile of books!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSSR1o_QcLVpgRBusBoOE7JIlRVv-BkmGD4r7AN5ef1VCTxEiXgothtGz7HunTPwYtjA9Gvc23sgga9jedAtCpzJBQFI6Lhzhl8oubMiXJAb-j4eFxK3YB4EaSXM2zJjrCjBzACc5n1X91vGW8UYixtyEcTQTglu0gUHmPQA3MgRZTpr_tkVewcg/s2048/waterstones.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSSR1o_QcLVpgRBusBoOE7JIlRVv-BkmGD4r7AN5ef1VCTxEiXgothtGz7HunTPwYtjA9Gvc23sgga9jedAtCpzJBQFI6Lhzhl8oubMiXJAb-j4eFxK3YB4EaSXM2zJjrCjBzACc5n1X91vGW8UYixtyEcTQTglu0gUHmPQA3MgRZTpr_tkVewcg/s320/waterstones.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I was also featured in the Northern Powerhouse edition of The Bookseller magazine, with my next cosy crime set in Scarborough.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH1mKz-5SzWNBLZVyLzMdPNN-pCTLy7V8RMH2UmuB4uvBF6mhHWc9kjshF4z5iZv2wsGkPVioxF_0eqmSQViycP3hRk0NuzwK325USlg_UYh6NIDsNeblWBnAi1kfwZWsK5MgBOFVIiO-DfMizRtiGe2dSvMK19tA98nkotUHnieT6-z-fx68Q3w/s1187/1000012396-down.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1187" data-original-width="494" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH1mKz-5SzWNBLZVyLzMdPNN-pCTLy7V8RMH2UmuB4uvBF6mhHWc9kjshF4z5iZv2wsGkPVioxF_0eqmSQViycP3hRk0NuzwK325USlg_UYh6NIDsNeblWBnAi1kfwZWsK5MgBOFVIiO-DfMizRtiGe2dSvMK19tA98nkotUHnieT6-z-fx68Q3w/s320/1000012396-down.jpg" width="133" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div><span style="background-color: #fff0f2; color: #201f20; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px;">I crafted another episode of my weekly soap opera </span><b style="background-color: #fff0f2; color: #201f20; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold;">Riverside for The People's Friend magazine.</b><span style="background-color: #fff0f2; color: #201f20; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px;"> I've been writing Riverside weekly since 2016.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: #fff0f2; color: #201f20; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: #fff0f2; clear: both; color: #201f20; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaogWCRUcX_zdw7KI9_V8RfF4v8WG4HU1kAG5f8z9A6hBf7tbSinXZ1FKPf_aMJOZS2uoCCxu6ebFDjkYqfDxSywIfYgk3aaLEZr4uMVcd6-2yNqaSlCEYHHq8-mWB4akmSID8aHvh2E562gLDQ7FdKr7ikPP212X7fo1MXGbRVbkIAlJJnQO9zg/s595/Riverside%20LOGO.jpg" style="background: transparent; color: #e76d80; display: inline-block; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="306" data-original-width="595" height="165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaogWCRUcX_zdw7KI9_V8RfF4v8WG4HU1kAG5f8z9A6hBf7tbSinXZ1FKPf_aMJOZS2uoCCxu6ebFDjkYqfDxSywIfYgk3aaLEZr4uMVcd6-2yNqaSlCEYHHq8-mWB4akmSID8aHvh2E562gLDQ7FdKr7ikPP212X7fo1MXGbRVbkIAlJJnQO9zg/s320/Riverside%20LOGO.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: inherit; max-width: 100%;" width="320" /></span></a></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: #fff0f2; color: #201f20; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Sign up to receive my free, monthly email newsletter with competitions, events and news at <a href="http://glendayoungbooks.com/" style="background: transparent; color: #e76d80; text-decoration: none;">glendayoungbooks.com</a></span></div><b>__<br /><br />Glenda Young<br /><a href="http://glendayoungbooks.com"></a><br />BlueSky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/glendayoung-author.bsky.social">@Glenda Young</a><br /><br />Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/GlendaYoungAuthor">GlendaYoungAuthor</a><br /><br />Website: <a href="http://glendayoungbooks.com">GlendaYoungBooks.com</a></b></div></div>http://flamingnora.blogspot.com/2026/06/library-talk-waterstones-and-real-ale.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32935512.post-1453825709251680081Fri, 12 Jun 2026 05:24:00 +00002026-06-12T06:24:00.170+01:00writing week<div style="background-color: #fff0f2; color: #201f20;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEJ_RKoFw-xuCISRlrlWlzAyRjSRfazZtBj0fYOQvu6YIwqZHd5CyPkcsocS3EEtSmQVOdekC3e45O-80cRsWq1UveRIxWoP9GCELXx5y5Xgazb-1pg714X3xbdAp6I6L6KkdCcFhlchJbnVYem9_n187L0vwJVaWtydi8bynGvQyqk-kMnveR-Q/s500/thisisit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="262" data-original-width="500" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEJ_RKoFw-xuCISRlrlWlzAyRjSRfazZtBj0fYOQvu6YIwqZHd5CyPkcsocS3EEtSmQVOdekC3e45O-80cRsWq1UveRIxWoP9GCELXx5y5Xgazb-1pg714X3xbdAp6I6L6KkdCcFhlchJbnVYem9_n187L0vwJVaWtydi8bynGvQyqk-kMnveR-Q/s320/thisisit.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div style="background-color: #fff0f2; color: #201f20;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #fff0f2; color: #201f20;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This week has been another wonderful one.&nbsp;</span></div><div style="background-color: #fff0f2; color: #201f20;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: #fff0f2; color: #201f20;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I'm taking a break from writing novels for the rest of this year, although I am still writing my weekly soap opera <i><b>Riverside</b></i> for <b>The People's Friend</b> magazine as well as short stories for myself.&nbsp; I'm also involved as a judge in a prestigious short story competition, more details later if I can reveal them.</span></div><div style="background-color: #fff0f2; color: #201f20;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: #fff0f2; color: #201f20;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This week I gave a short talk at Ryhope Heritage Group on how the real life toffee factory inspired my novels.&nbsp; My talk came after the main talk by Dorothy Hall, Chair of Chester-le-Street heritage group who spoke about Horner's toffee factory and Dainty Dinah toffee.</span></div><div style="background-color: #fff0f2; color: #201f20;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipU7_wmt55fZakVPt6qQswk0zPnumT5siNNiTVvqq2dSTC2x3Q2s1lkLyqFhDBM6djBck19Y82aZ6OEo_4gj63GVqLWxblob3qetFzobpTOegBekKFmQK1ECP2fOm0vl6Aoka0UO19_6ghPEL1zPnf1aFrpl3lrPCSZq9H34joUMzDZggsJbDRJA/s680/HKWaCW0awAA9luF.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="481" data-original-width="680" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipU7_wmt55fZakVPt6qQswk0zPnumT5siNNiTVvqq2dSTC2x3Q2s1lkLyqFhDBM6djBck19Y82aZ6OEo_4gj63GVqLWxblob3qetFzobpTOegBekKFmQK1ECP2fOm0vl6Aoka0UO19_6ghPEL1zPnf1aFrpl3lrPCSZq9H34joUMzDZggsJbDRJA/s320/HKWaCW0awAA9luF.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="background-color: #fff0f2; color: #201f20;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Working with Chester-le-Street heritage group, I attended the exhibition of Horner's toffee factory and Dainty Dinah toffee. The exhibition ran over three days at The Lambton Hotel in the town, and I attended on the final day with my books for sale. It was a fantastic event and there are pictures below of an original overall and hat from the toffee factory, tins, photos and a Dainty Dinah model too!<br /></span><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrgQ6diHN9fwapLwQijGSZLI9BktzPhR7QFt5n8-aKNM5YYX-N1JIMC0xJFDgNMhL8R66z85WxviFHrMeOX98cN4mx87NhuaHn01a_kfmAOs2oPXw2ggZBGY5hTfz3EJG3RNOTQ8YMMf8DxDOrzEovApYXSVxJoC1HLo0ReaY_lrbBvC2pFVRwaw/s360/HKHk0aga4AAKeBF.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="270" data-original-width="360" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrgQ6diHN9fwapLwQijGSZLI9BktzPhR7QFt5n8-aKNM5YYX-N1JIMC0xJFDgNMhL8R66z85WxviFHrMeOX98cN4mx87NhuaHn01a_kfmAOs2oPXw2ggZBGY5hTfz3EJG3RNOTQ8YMMf8DxDOrzEovApYXSVxJoC1HLo0ReaY_lrbBvC2pFVRwaw/s320/HKHk0aga4AAKeBF.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnXYP4fJ21SidJPFmprWAYFxtrTbi1WNm471_oYl1P1nO89bs-tnpbH2K2-lBbjzhNJHBjYXf5wNMdc3eOHyOFVVQz5s-uas4OAUEYDRXi30lz2TSscIg5VGmZFPP_PwF22CqcekwcjRZmwbBGqzZlaUk4qKcyw2W12iRxCxwCJJX8TikB0ECkzQ/s360/HKHk0hcbcAE_zy2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="270" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnXYP4fJ21SidJPFmprWAYFxtrTbi1WNm471_oYl1P1nO89bs-tnpbH2K2-lBbjzhNJHBjYXf5wNMdc3eOHyOFVVQz5s-uas4OAUEYDRXi30lz2TSscIg5VGmZFPP_PwF22CqcekwcjRZmwbBGqzZlaUk4qKcyw2W12iRxCxwCJJX8TikB0ECkzQ/s320/HKHk0hcbcAE_zy2.jpg" width="240" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ-WI8cWd-SgALF3xCsF4SXKOErhHsV5QXns8Bn8qmEi1CVg0GIa9w1WgSnyR1WgIwu2D9wdASmOn2HeapPvCkTuZdC9Ara_cJ7neGIU_C1NBM8ksjOKzZCDygiK8LslqRz440xpkr6oRcSu2I3ce6J3o-6IvGj1zjwrmE4O5oP1tk1Sp9_O__lw/s360/HKHk0nlawAArJnv.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="270" data-original-width="360" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ-WI8cWd-SgALF3xCsF4SXKOErhHsV5QXns8Bn8qmEi1CVg0GIa9w1WgSnyR1WgIwu2D9wdASmOn2HeapPvCkTuZdC9Ara_cJ7neGIU_C1NBM8ksjOKzZCDygiK8LslqRz440xpkr6oRcSu2I3ce6J3o-6IvGj1zjwrmE4O5oP1tk1Sp9_O__lw/s320/HKHk0nlawAArJnv.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR1i9MeQe4Huih3tQPPNpvXy-S51B3CAjKtDj3wWFcpgoGGNS7S2dlBKgBcQupAsiTRqSSI8lSUtB6tzLhe2DeHrFFAd-HdDcGUia15Dwzyg0r7aiLFlH7hC6ialN-NuYLsFV0jt-k1tOHRIe_G0jnJWfj7Vt6aT1lVgiLLjmE7eu6dRN-8sHRbw/s360/HKHk0uvbQAAJFdv.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="270" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR1i9MeQe4Huih3tQPPNpvXy-S51B3CAjKtDj3wWFcpgoGGNS7S2dlBKgBcQupAsiTRqSSI8lSUtB6tzLhe2DeHrFFAd-HdDcGUia15Dwzyg0r7aiLFlH7hC6ialN-NuYLsFV0jt-k1tOHRIe_G0jnJWfj7Vt6aT1lVgiLLjmE7eu6dRN-8sHRbw/s320/HKHk0uvbQAAJFdv.jpg" width="240" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh0K_TTxvmTJGT7mFoPMdqJuKvzZ4CVFeWzFeIBS5h8aSD0kJOppaKR9oQcyFiBT20hdmnXvQugI-JWFxg8EswjuvzQcQScZFH_ASOcvo5uo9ikZzm9T1ewKSljP2hH7wqx3xLHv3j8xIS4HOg8_1QJ3soKETkSlDZrJBIO16s8P9_GMzI9LQyOw/s680/HKHOvI7WQAA1XAM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="680" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh0K_TTxvmTJGT7mFoPMdqJuKvzZ4CVFeWzFeIBS5h8aSD0kJOppaKR9oQcyFiBT20hdmnXvQugI-JWFxg8EswjuvzQcQScZFH_ASOcvo5uo9ikZzm9T1ewKSljP2hH7wqx3xLHv3j8xIS4HOg8_1QJ3soKETkSlDZrJBIO16s8P9_GMzI9LQyOw/s320/HKHOvI7WQAA1XAM.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">And I'm very proud to say that all of the tickets for my talk with a cream tea at Lumley Castle are now sold out! This is the second time I've spoken at Lumley Castle about the toffee factory girls books and it's a joy that I'm looking forward to again.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAji_1cbl_aR_PIr_xAC2lapJ-HxuLBsuVgzb1Oa1X5T1cAK5P8uqFqGNV45M6Kw6_ECY1107WNK0YWqeBT0Jbs-dWt4HQ9nOAX1nhFsbepYYqtuximvij5Bjw6t2dVidRBgeHbiiktWJt25zeavWZiMmUA9iAV7K9STPx2qnB9Z9m-XTCURX4Tg/s1537/392c4c1b-451d-410e-98c4-52da533cb4f8.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1023" data-original-width="1537" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAji_1cbl_aR_PIr_xAC2lapJ-HxuLBsuVgzb1Oa1X5T1cAK5P8uqFqGNV45M6Kw6_ECY1107WNK0YWqeBT0Jbs-dWt4HQ9nOAX1nhFsbepYYqtuximvij5Bjw6t2dVidRBgeHbiiktWJt25zeavWZiMmUA9iAV7K9STPx2qnB9Z9m-XTCURX4Tg/s320/392c4c1b-451d-410e-98c4-52da533cb4f8.png" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #201f20;">I crafted another episode of my weekly soap opera</span><span style="color: #201f20;"> </span><b style="color: #201f20; font-weight: bold;">Riverside for The People's Friend magazine.</b><span style="color: #201f20;"> </span><span style="color: #201f20;">I've been writing Riverside weekly since 2016.</span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="color: #201f20;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #201f20; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaogWCRUcX_zdw7KI9_V8RfF4v8WG4HU1kAG5f8z9A6hBf7tbSinXZ1FKPf_aMJOZS2uoCCxu6ebFDjkYqfDxSywIfYgk3aaLEZr4uMVcd6-2yNqaSlCEYHHq8-mWB4akmSID8aHvh2E562gLDQ7FdKr7ikPP212X7fo1MXGbRVbkIAlJJnQO9zg/s595/Riverside%20LOGO.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #e76d80; display: inline-block; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="306" data-original-width="595" height="165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaogWCRUcX_zdw7KI9_V8RfF4v8WG4HU1kAG5f8z9A6hBf7tbSinXZ1FKPf_aMJOZS2uoCCxu6ebFDjkYqfDxSywIfYgk3aaLEZr4uMVcd6-2yNqaSlCEYHHq8-mWB4akmSID8aHvh2E562gLDQ7FdKr7ikPP212X7fo1MXGbRVbkIAlJJnQO9zg/s320/Riverside%20LOGO.jpg" style="border: 0px; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_yPjyI_gRjmdhQyiDUXDMM0jksFgn9rnuowkLEbsENWiZwqsSbeJuamxFGf1J1dGbseziVW-MTvG__qXEuxS1JZW4hba2C0I2g7Yj0_nrq2K4slVilxUlx_9lWtIbMIFPUA3Xpb4zU3TghoXf-ZSGR5nFwzPjcJmp3NZiNTysSch0Q_EzJdwE0Q/s500/thisisit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="367" data-original-width="500" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_yPjyI_gRjmdhQyiDUXDMM0jksFgn9rnuowkLEbsENWiZwqsSbeJuamxFGf1J1dGbseziVW-MTvG__qXEuxS1JZW4hba2C0I2g7Yj0_nrq2K4slVilxUlx_9lWtIbMIFPUA3Xpb4zU3TghoXf-ZSGR5nFwzPjcJmp3NZiNTysSch0Q_EzJdwE0Q/s320/thisisit.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This week has been very busy and has made me very happy too.&nbsp; First there's a competition to win a signed copy of my new book Celebrations at the Toffee Factory. <a href="https://flamingnora.blogspot.com/2026/05/enter-to-win-signed-copy-of.html" target="_blank">Enter here and good luck!</a><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyNA6i5-YdCUzQ82DgjVSIt0apqZvjXSbGOc-YKQ39pj2bcqzfjjN80UG2_MphULmuAe_t6S9q1A0tB2NwB4WcuikKkIUitmXgIvk0rwODe1GhtJIc0a09HGz54Hopxk9l2gHKnZ5idIUk4p69ebIyedsclXucDJZPAKx3p9VQp7pLXRhucxBwFA/s640/707808995_1419976043500256_3691676531533955617_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyNA6i5-YdCUzQ82DgjVSIt0apqZvjXSbGOc-YKQ39pj2bcqzfjjN80UG2_MphULmuAe_t6S9q1A0tB2NwB4WcuikKkIUitmXgIvk0rwODe1GhtJIc0a09HGz54Hopxk9l2gHKnZ5idIUk4p69ebIyedsclXucDJZPAKx3p9VQp7pLXRhucxBwFA/s320/707808995_1419976043500256_3691676531533955617_n.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I've signed up to join the Jesmond Library Readathon and I'll be reading at 2pm on Friday June 26 from my book Murder at the Seaview Hotel. All welcome, it's free, donations welcome too for the library.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnRBZI-aUwnbLAdiHYqgC_6TnyfcN2BwceUkw1pT1wmjH6oG05xZr7-hSVkj7K9B5ukg3aoj558GBIna7Mck8PUfQlhUEop2C7DNSAVg4K3zEFhyALnAEqb0e4d8cY4AFZgSqHQBA0Z4OUCkPnwF9EuZ1nSSdPPzgoQhXSY6YxBJuLgLIxudMqCg/s701/711466870_1450565647094899_8884853215466549722_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="701" data-original-width="526" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnRBZI-aUwnbLAdiHYqgC_6TnyfcN2BwceUkw1pT1wmjH6oG05xZr7-hSVkj7K9B5ukg3aoj558GBIna7Mck8PUfQlhUEop2C7DNSAVg4K3zEFhyALnAEqb0e4d8cY4AFZgSqHQBA0Z4OUCkPnwF9EuZ1nSSdPPzgoQhXSY6YxBJuLgLIxudMqCg/s320/711466870_1450565647094899_8884853215466549722_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>My book launch for Celebrations at the Toffee Factory continues on Saturday 6 June at The Lambton on Front Street in Chester-le-Street. All welcome, it's free and part of a three day exhibition by Chester-le-Street heritage group.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpTsq6sRGKZtVWUJFqTePX4UeVH_lGiS2x9DnVmP-BT1yehzWL6cpjvd5e6iIIZJjoVaE9XQSrlJRFPHD7FO3Psp7qp13UZZp1uU1osiABnLD68UqlHJ1FyqfZUGa5j-IPzDjGCRfYckN4GBJAsiu77mCkQ_8Oa6TBg08kekDYDguvG2y6eyhPLA/s960/706279057_1572916958171250_2674961743320860067_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="503" data-original-width="960" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpTsq6sRGKZtVWUJFqTePX4UeVH_lGiS2x9DnVmP-BT1yehzWL6cpjvd5e6iIIZJjoVaE9XQSrlJRFPHD7FO3Psp7qp13UZZp1uU1osiABnLD68UqlHJ1FyqfZUGa5j-IPzDjGCRfYckN4GBJAsiu77mCkQ_8Oa6TBg08kekDYDguvG2y6eyhPLA/s320/706279057_1572916958171250_2674961743320860067_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi18aSgL6C-ss7zG7LXVDbEpYTP2JY1fmSJknSu9-z_4bfRK_K15HOhcKV2G5Ko9ngn0VjGfDpb3ryWWVAARZeukhJUNWAwioA3dlcXcd32SpBCR3to2fLfwqWyWWNDjx0Z3LPS0CcyPf8JZrU2e3tE7O4O2LzEqiMcFYZpM_LoahXTu6rmjJsfWA/s680/HJtv4hSawAAE8OU.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="524" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi18aSgL6C-ss7zG7LXVDbEpYTP2JY1fmSJknSu9-z_4bfRK_K15HOhcKV2G5Ko9ngn0VjGfDpb3ryWWVAARZeukhJUNWAwioA3dlcXcd32SpBCR3to2fLfwqWyWWNDjx0Z3LPS0CcyPf8JZrU2e3tE7O4O2LzEqiMcFYZpM_LoahXTu6rmjJsfWA/s320/HJtv4hSawAAE8OU.jpg" width="247" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I'll be doing talks at Scarborough Library AND Filey Library on Wednesday 24 June.&nbsp; All welcome, they're free.&nbsp; I was featured in <a href="https://www.thescarboroughnews.co.uk/whats-on/things-to-do/glenda-young-to-give-free-author-talks-at-north-yorkshire-libraries-as-part-of-scarborough-400-8648718" target="_blank">The Scarborough News too.</a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibrOF9IbZG4t9I2EXsII_MixEJeAIOz5lCSQDMXShLvh3QSb9SuZuYfNEVjrBOAKs76jOyfRRzDWenV6Z_NitW5mUGDKhIoUGqp58fJN_JEHuknicVIcXZI2f0vexFzq0eprIX08Z29RnArjfp1XVyvOmNVPvcUTj4Pfnsm_BbWdff63oUtV3kVw/s681/placeholder-down.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="681" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibrOF9IbZG4t9I2EXsII_MixEJeAIOz5lCSQDMXShLvh3QSb9SuZuYfNEVjrBOAKs76jOyfRRzDWenV6Z_NitW5mUGDKhIoUGqp58fJN_JEHuknicVIcXZI2f0vexFzq0eprIX08Z29RnArjfp1XVyvOmNVPvcUTj4Pfnsm_BbWdff63oUtV3kVw/s320/placeholder-down.jpg" width="235" /></a></div><br /><div>And I had a wonderful day at Sunderland History Fair where I was officially invited to open the fair and met hundreds of readers and it was just the BEST day!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQcyJbijBJxNHQxeHH2-PXbyXYcGiyvNimT8Ig9abSQgvSX6A72aKGilErdCrcIBeOQkTPJjT0BPedwXzwUgQPSCblY2HKQoDUK_HQ1NZAuTeRZsHjsB4E-Kn1Se6c8PiEVe4bcYGbNFFAcwGoXyW4XLR4Odkq06lRyOtPRh7ohz7Z2l-hylaNYw/s680/HJiySd1bQAAT8eU.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="461" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQcyJbijBJxNHQxeHH2-PXbyXYcGiyvNimT8Ig9abSQgvSX6A72aKGilErdCrcIBeOQkTPJjT0BPedwXzwUgQPSCblY2HKQoDUK_HQ1NZAuTeRZsHjsB4E-Kn1Se6c8PiEVe4bcYGbNFFAcwGoXyW4XLR4Odkq06lRyOtPRh7ohz7Z2l-hylaNYw/s320/HJiySd1bQAAT8eU.jpg" width="217" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt39Q3jPnAFk4fuHVOpefzV423uh0Dvgr0Q3GN_qHznd8ociFYGvSQJ1KJlAbrQ52mflUXQWjlU3QzHqLKmOsBE_vk2MpdWxwcvmr7yfWlGbKwu8sB10CKOt16Petn96IwbDn6_GMARH3JsmlMKLJyKoWesKI69TkjDtmL9y6gBfha-VSmz924cg/s680/HJjX0DGbgAAdzfh.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="439" data-original-width="680" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt39Q3jPnAFk4fuHVOpefzV423uh0Dvgr0Q3GN_qHznd8ociFYGvSQJ1KJlAbrQ52mflUXQWjlU3QzHqLKmOsBE_vk2MpdWxwcvmr7yfWlGbKwu8sB10CKOt16Petn96IwbDn6_GMARH3JsmlMKLJyKoWesKI69TkjDtmL9y6gBfha-VSmz924cg/s320/HJjX0DGbgAAdzfh.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>My Coronation Street fan books were spotted in the shop on the Corrie tour and sent to me by a fan. Thank you!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggyOCfhoxtbT6nwZ8oNgd0UgDSRYebVSnJnq7vXFXtiSsFYBonswZ9Qds-Nz_lAjXhHt0cBXR7HFUbAlEYqkB3NOlYkDHZhJQM5DxuFx3-4iXNGv1gTiMWu13Kpd53lAZyAMXc_IMHAmzw5rAnGSNzOPlHNd6Kk3BuTQ44CFml_py89HovOgJnmg/s680/HJkJMnDX0AQqNyF.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="510" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggyOCfhoxtbT6nwZ8oNgd0UgDSRYebVSnJnq7vXFXtiSsFYBonswZ9Qds-Nz_lAjXhHt0cBXR7HFUbAlEYqkB3NOlYkDHZhJQM5DxuFx3-4iXNGv1gTiMWu13Kpd53lAZyAMXc_IMHAmzw5rAnGSNzOPlHNd6Kk3BuTQ44CFml_py89HovOgJnmg/s320/HJkJMnDX0AQqNyF.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Another guided walk of Ryhope showing locations from my books has been arranged for Saturday 27 June by Ian Mole.&nbsp; <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/952575587739737" target="_blank">Book your place now at the Facebook group.</a></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmCXT_clfqa7Y7sz1FIRvE62OlqA0vTB9jtMsDY5yI4BIDTU8Qze0oRH5Dr_DnMH7vq0Lt-55vVgQ8-VgRb6eeSIDLswfDJ-_YNL-UQnwwvRMgeywONcWGOzPP_LmXs3x6tUovbM2mxXevOLtQ5i3sGKMA2Fy_V08Uv1GyZ_CsG2SZiebfg-jFSQ/s680/HJo4EnxaYAAyvN5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="453" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmCXT_clfqa7Y7sz1FIRvE62OlqA0vTB9jtMsDY5yI4BIDTU8Qze0oRH5Dr_DnMH7vq0Lt-55vVgQ8-VgRb6eeSIDLswfDJ-_YNL-UQnwwvRMgeywONcWGOzPP_LmXs3x6tUovbM2mxXevOLtQ5i3sGKMA2Fy_V08Uv1GyZ_CsG2SZiebfg-jFSQ/s320/HJo4EnxaYAAyvN5.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And I'm giving a talk on my toffee factory girls series of books at Ryhope Heritage Society on Tuesday 9 June. Admission is £3 which includes refreshments. I'm speaking after Dorothy Hall's main speech about the toffee factory in Chester-le-Street.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifO7QjjNiiag3NPhkEH_8z0EiEfOqFo37HWDUIIPuqHi7Lk_-Wn9TCVZzM-NLgM7j6K38srB4xkkXW_xhvNJB5ODyZsp-zrqe7ar1KY4n6FKeqtj03Xkn_Ep9CsoIQMBvNmfm4GGdEMhnMF9-AogKTuKHYMZdGUzbm4nGkmht03F9hA_8pg6jFNw/s680/HJpCc6nbQAAG5Z4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="481" data-original-width="680" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifO7QjjNiiag3NPhkEH_8z0EiEfOqFo37HWDUIIPuqHi7Lk_-Wn9TCVZzM-NLgM7j6K38srB4xkkXW_xhvNJB5ODyZsp-zrqe7ar1KY4n6FKeqtj03Xkn_Ep9CsoIQMBvNmfm4GGdEMhnMF9-AogKTuKHYMZdGUzbm4nGkmht03F9hA_8pg6jFNw/s320/HJpCc6nbQAAG5Z4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />My author newsletter for June went out with a competition, cover reveal and lots of events to attend. <a href="https://glendayoungbooks.com/so/cfPvK7dhf?languageTag=en&amp;cid=fea2ea73-d73c-4e0d-9462-3a966c694d07&amp;utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=twitter" target="_blank">You can read it online here</a>.</div><div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvRozY-JNPO-qQpsfHIvQSiM7o8JodVJN_iPGN9NvaLosI5Sampz_SxjCBUlZ7CzckPmwk14dv7YRoxHuaWrNwkPTfJ3GHdrEsv8y0xFo4jecovX9ivmgqOOAoKwIspb7p4B60eselmLkz58_5W6_vRuwMibJQgUUly4gf_FW3YmJUQPd0dCfQbA/s680/HJu4V-bbcAAtwkB.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="539" data-original-width="680" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvRozY-JNPO-qQpsfHIvQSiM7o8JodVJN_iPGN9NvaLosI5Sampz_SxjCBUlZ7CzckPmwk14dv7YRoxHuaWrNwkPTfJ3GHdrEsv8y0xFo4jecovX9ivmgqOOAoKwIspb7p4B60eselmLkz58_5W6_vRuwMibJQgUUly4gf_FW3YmJUQPd0dCfQbA/s320/HJu4V-bbcAAtwkB.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My talk at Durham Clayport Library is now available to book. It's free but places must be booked.&nbsp; See details on the poster below and I hope to see you there!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmkhyphenhyphen6fz7RLROAGNjyT8ivZmU_lRS1NGa79TmA8zacjrVwtHVOrtCsWDqniC5socGY4kRJItLTgY_DATAPGtgRArcHtLamXGTtEcnWTrpzRxmIJ3EwxP8tkOVdaXtHB7jpIpHvKZANGDZEqeVaWihMqWPMYJ72wozBgykwxAlsCjHXWJpTfmW7sw/s679/HJ4bQbCXQAA7L9m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="679" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmkhyphenhyphen6fz7RLROAGNjyT8ivZmU_lRS1NGa79TmA8zacjrVwtHVOrtCsWDqniC5socGY4kRJItLTgY_DATAPGtgRArcHtLamXGTtEcnWTrpzRxmIJ3EwxP8tkOVdaXtHB7jpIpHvKZANGDZEqeVaWihMqWPMYJ72wozBgykwxAlsCjHXWJpTfmW7sw/s320/HJ4bQbCXQAA7L9m.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And my two talks at Scarborough library and Filey Library on Weds June 24 were included in the latest edition of the fab Scarborough Spy magazine.&nbsp;</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ2ApPlGGdK6Chi-8oEawg4gXmkuFE4ThzxG-4hXDGx9iRcbipSOtcCCjqIbN4a4RuWOKb78mNxzlHddH1BDgNbUEKLEpm21p2ws43t8uqvBnMFo56nsQu0ekYXHOyJ_Xc9ACGxaEMqEGAyjyBqlrhyphenhyphenN6SaSRThM2xaFO3EtZKqDA0gj7VKVby7g/s750/Spy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="750" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ2ApPlGGdK6Chi-8oEawg4gXmkuFE4ThzxG-4hXDGx9iRcbipSOtcCCjqIbN4a4RuWOKb78mNxzlHddH1BDgNbUEKLEpm21p2ws43t8uqvBnMFo56nsQu0ekYXHOyJ_Xc9ACGxaEMqEGAyjyBqlrhyphenhyphenN6SaSRThM2xaFO3EtZKqDA0gj7VKVby7g/s320/Spy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: #fff0f2; color: #201f20; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">I crafted another episode of my weekly soap opera <b style="font-weight: bold;">Riverside for The People's Friend magazine.</b> I've been writing Riverside weekly since 2016.</div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: #fff0f2; color: #201f20; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: #fff0f2; clear: both; color: #201f20; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaogWCRUcX_zdw7KI9_V8RfF4v8WG4HU1kAG5f8z9A6hBf7tbSinXZ1FKPf_aMJOZS2uoCCxu6ebFDjkYqfDxSywIfYgk3aaLEZr4uMVcd6-2yNqaSlCEYHHq8-mWB4akmSID8aHvh2E562gLDQ7FdKr7ikPP212X7fo1MXGbRVbkIAlJJnQO9zg/s595/Riverside%20LOGO.jpg" style="background: transparent; color: #e76d80; display: inline-block; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="306" data-original-width="595" height="165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaogWCRUcX_zdw7KI9_V8RfF4v8WG4HU1kAG5f8z9A6hBf7tbSinXZ1FKPf_aMJOZS2uoCCxu6ebFDjkYqfDxSywIfYgk3aaLEZr4uMVcd6-2yNqaSlCEYHHq8-mWB4akmSID8aHvh2E562gLDQ7FdKr7ikPP212X7fo1MXGbRVbkIAlJJnQO9zg/s320/Riverside%20LOGO.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: inherit; max-width: 100%;" width="320" /></a></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: #fff0f2; color: #201f20; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: #fff0f2; color: #201f20; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Sign up to receive my free, monthly email newsletter with competitions, events and news at <a href="http://glendayoungbooks.com/" style="background: transparent; color: #e76d80; text-decoration: none;">glendayoungbooks.com</a></div><div style="background-color: #fff0f2; color: #201f20; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><b style="font-weight: bold;">__</b></div><br /><b> __<br /><br /> Glenda Young<br /> <a href="http://glendayoungbooks.com"> </a> <br />BlueSky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/glendayoung-author.bsky.social">@Glenda Young</a><br /> <br />Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/GlendaYoungAuthor">GlendaYoungAuthor</a><br /> <br />Website: <a href="http://glendayoungbooks.com">GlendaYoungBooks.com</a></b></div>http://flamingnora.blogspot.com/2026/06/coronation-street-scarborough-spy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)