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Just a very quick post to remind you all that it’s the last day to enter the giveaway for The Treachery of Beautiful Things on Goodreads, so go and enter quickly to be in with a chance. It’s US only unfortunately, but I’ll be doing a big international giveaway of the final ARC and a [...]

too quiet… At least, around here. So basically this is a little bit round up and a little bit apology. Last weekend I went on an extended writing weekend with writing friends. We rented a holiday cottage in Wexford and wrote and wrote and wrote. And ate sometimes. Usually junk. On the way down there [...]

The Treachery of Beautiful Things now has its own facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/TheTreachery


There's also my author page - https://www.facebook.com/RuthFrancesLong

*drumroll* Ashley with beautiful AND treacherous: “the ocean” – I’ll send an email. Both OH and I grew up in a seaside town, in and out of boats, fishing and sailing so it really struck a chord. Such a difficult choice as there were so many wonderful answers. Thanks so much everyone!

That is the question, to paraphrase a certain Danish Prince of questionable sanity. I’m not what you would call a plotter. (Not when it comes to writing anyway). And yet on occassion I will do it. It all depends on the story I am sitting down to write. So yes, this is a writing post. [...]

You may have noticed the sparkly loveliness in my sidebar, counting down until the 16th of August, 2012. This is because it is now 100 days until The Treachery of Beautiful Things launches in the US.  *Throws confetti* To celebrate, it’s giveaway time. To win one of the last ARCs I have, leave a comment [...]

So right, well, due to matters beyond my control… well actually due to responsibilities which I can’t ignore and the massive headache that followed it… I didn’t manage to blog yesterday, which is annoying because I totally meant to. Because *drumroll* *taa-dah* yesterday was May Day.   That would have been so much more effective [...]

This is another quick blog update but with some super news. I’m going to be a guest at TitanCon in Belfast in September. I’ll be reading on the evening of the 21st September in McHugh’s and I’ll be at the con all day on Saturday 22nd. Anyone there, please come and say hi! Also up [...]

I saw the final jacket for The Treachery of Beautiful Things today. It’s so beautiful. Will share as soon as I know I can. In other news for those of you in the US, there’s a goodreads giveaway of Treachery going on at the moment. And I’ll be doing another giveaway somewhere soon. In the [...]

I've a guestpost up on The Book Pushers today, as part of their Fantasy Appreciation Week, on fairytales in modern fantasy – Fairytales in a modern dress. And if that's not lure enough… oh all right, you can enter to win an author review copy of The Treachery of Beautiful Things! The giveaway ends on [...]