Not sure if I get any regular visitors but if I do, you may have noticed a lack of posts recently.

I've been away, having a wonderful time with my wonderful family, lots of laughs, food & drink. 😀

Speaking of food & drink, it's my birthday today & I'm being treated later to lunch out, so more food & drink. 
Back to the diet tomorrow. 😅 

Lots of cards & pressies, gotta love birthdays (even at my age) lol.

Just wanted to post this virtual card from my youngest bro...

Don't believe it though, he has delusions of grandeur. 😁


 

Another guest spot featuring 3 books by

Phil Parker

The Bastard from Fairyland (The Knights' Trilogy Book 1) 

Robin Goodfellow to those he knows. Puck to those he’ll kill. He’s lived among humans for centuries, they think he’s a demon. The teenagers he’s forced to protect, despise him. This exiled warrior, traitor to the Fae and victim of persecution because of his sexuality, has turned into a lonely and unforgiving bastard. The ideal scapegoat when someone special needs killing.

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Renegade of Two Realms (The Knights' Protocol trilogy Book 2)

Robin Goodfellow is a murderer, a king-killer. The war with the Fae may have ended, but as humanity slowly recovers, any gratitude they owed him quickly faded. The army has taken control and anyone with Fae blood in their veins is viewed with suspicion. Especially when it turns out at least one portal to Tir na nÓg still exists and assassins are using it to attack Robin. He needs to locate it so he can find out who wants him dead.
Meanwhile Robin isn’t the only one trying to stay alive. As Keir awaits his coronation as High Lord of the Dark Court, someone is intent on killing him too. It might have been a tough life as a servant but it’s preferable to getting a knife in your back.
In the Light Court, Filidea does all she can to bring the evil Lord Taranis to justice for rape. What she doesn’t know is his villainy goes even further. Her actions will place her in great danger. But she’s not the only one to suffer at Taranis’ hands. He has a history with Robin too.

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The Vengeance of Morgan le Fae (The Knights' Trilogy Book 3)

Everything has gone wrong. Imprisoned by the army as a spy, Robin is powerless to stop their genocidal plans for the Fae race. Besides, even if he escaped, how could he resolve this ancient feud? There’s too much at stake and, for some, it offers a way to achieve great power and influence. What’s worse, Tir na nÓg is about to explode into civil war.
You can guarantee that when that happens Robin and his allies will be in the thick of it. But a message from beyond the grave provides a possible solution. Except no one knows where to find it, or even if it still exists. Without it, a lot of people are going to die. As the war between the two races reaches its climax, can the lies and treachery of the past be discovered in time?

These books are in Amazon's Kindle Unlimited or click on the titles to buy.

4th Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off (SPFBO4)

Witch Spelling 

The 99c/99p promo has come to an end (in most, if not all countries). There may still be a some books at the reduced price for a while longer as not all were scheduled time-slots, some were manually reduced & need to be manually reset.

I'm waiting until tonight (UK time) to reset my price back to normal & then it will depend on Amazon how long it actually takes for the price change to kick in, so, you can still pick up a bargain or 2 from the promo if you missed the earlier posts that have swept across FB, Twitter, YouTube etc over the last 5 days or more. 😊

The promo has been good & my book ranking for Witch Spelling has looked very pretty a few times, quite surprising really considering how many super-duper books were not only in the promo but also in the competition.

The competition itself carries on with the participating bloggers choosing & reviewing their favourites out of their alotted pile over the next few months. (More info in earlier posts below).

Good luck to all in the competition, there can be only 1 winner every year but for the rest of us, we can only hope for a good review from our judge on their own blog & for the extra eyes on our books that will be made possible from that.

My own judge has already said that parts, or all of the review can be used for promotional purposes, so fingers crossed that she likes Witch Spelling 🤞 

A big thanks to my buyers, I hope you enjoy my book/s.

My next book should be ready by mid-December (hopefully), it would make a good present for everyone you know (non-fiction) not only for Christmas but birthdays too. 😉 (Paperback only).

I'd like to make it earlier than that but it will depend on how life goes outside of writing, formatting, editing, cover creation etc.

There's also a Munich beer festival to fit in before that so a couple of weeks in the Czech Republic is scheduled to take in Oktoberfest. 🍺 😊

 

Last day of the 4th Self-Published Fantasy 

Blog-Off (SPFBO4)

Witch Spelling will be 99p/99c for a little longer to take into account the different time zones between the UK, the US & anywhere else that might not be Sunday yet. 😊




Click here to buy in UK

Click here to buy in US 

The promo

SPFBO4

The SPFBO4 competition (in earlier posts) has enabled me to be part of a huge group of my fellow authors, all trying our best to be seen & to help others get noticed in the fantasy reader's world.

I've 'met' some really nice people, some from far, far away, all with the same goal (to sell our books & be discovered) & it's been a lot of fun interacting with them in writer's forums.

Most of the authors participating in the 99c/99p promo are reporting sales & I'm happy to be one of them. 

The royalty is minimal for each book (around 35c/26p depending on exchange rate at the time) & we joke about selling enough books to buy a coffee (some can even buy a pizza) but it's not all about that lowly sale that we're so grateful for, it's so much more than that.

Most of us have lots more books that could be discovered if a reader likes our way of writing or is interested in looking us up after reading the discounted book. Follow-through is a big plus when it happens. Some readers will go on to buy the next titles in the series (where available) but for authors like myself who only have standalones, a reader could find something else they like in another genre. 

Maybe you're interested in the Tarot & want to learn more about it as a beginner, or you like murder fiction short stories. 

Maybe a stalking serial killer novel is more your thing or a ghost novel. A mini collection of 3 reincarnation short stories or how about a dragon book for your little one or as a present for someone else's child? There are 2 poetry books & other general fiction short stories in my backlist, something for everyone. 

Most of these are available in paperback & some also have large print editions. Only the 3 shortest stories are 'eBook only' but they have been published together (Trio) to make the page count enough for a paperback.

There are lots of earlier posts & videos in this blog & on My Facebook page if you're interested enough to check them out. 

If you've bought any of my books (or are going to) or have shared any of my FB, Twitter or YouTube posts, then thank you. 

(All can be found by searching for A. Woodley at the relevant platform).

Thank you for popping in & for reading this ^^^ (if you did) 😊

Witch Spelling eBook is currently reduced to 99p/99c 

 

As part of the SPFBO promo, details below this post.

Click here to buy UK

Click here to buy US

Promo ends on 5th August, don't miss your chance at the reduced price, it might never be this price again, or if it is, it might be a long time coming 😉