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Auchterarder Book Festival
What a lovely day I had on Saturday! My husband acted as my lovely assistant by carrying books and driving me to the Auchterarder Book...
authorvalpenny
Nov 13, 20242 min read
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Keeping Characters Dynamic
I only started my writing career after I had been treated for breast cancer and took early retirement. Who would have thought that...
authorvalpenny
Sep 21, 20242 min read
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Books on the Beach at Blackpool
Last month I attended my very first book signing. It was Books on the Beach at Blackpool run by the force of nature who is the author and...
authorvalpenny
Sep 7, 20243 min read
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Hunter's Rules Launches at The Harrogate Crime Festival
This month I visited the Theakston's Old Peculiar Crime Writing Festival in Harrogate for the first time this year, largely because my...
authorvalpenny
Jul 31, 20243 min read
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Writing Hunter's Rules
I am delighted to have a chance to tell you about Hunter’s Rules , the new novel in my series of DI Hunter Wilson Crime Thrillers. I have...
authorvalpenny
Jul 24, 20242 min read
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An Extract from Hunter's Rules
Hunter’s Rules will launch at The Harrogate Crime Festival! Join me and SpellBound Books at 1pm Friday 19th July at the Alexandra in...
authorvalpenny
Jul 17, 20243 min read
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Setting in the DI Hunter Wilson Crime Thrillers
The main setting for the DI Hunter Wilson Crime Thrillers is Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It is so important that it is almost...
authorvalpenny
Jul 10, 20243 min read
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Judging a Book by its Cover
We are all told that we must not judge a book by its cover, yet I firmly believe we all do it, whether we are using the phrase...
authorvalpenny
Jul 6, 20222 min read
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An Extract from Hunter's Rules
For those of you who want a taster of what to expect from DI Hunter Wilson's exploits in the case he examines in Hunter's Rules. Here is...
authorvalpenny
Dec 18, 20212 min read
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An Extract from Hunter's Rules
Let me share another little glimpse into my new novel, Hunter's Rules. The novel forms book #6 in The Edinburgh Crime Mystery series....
authorvalpenny
Dec 1, 20212 min read
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Writing Hunter's Rules
My family has been moving between the U.S.A. and the U.K. for generations. It is always a bit of a lottery as to where you end up! As for...
authorvalpenny
Nov 27, 20211 min read
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Hunter's Rules by Val Penny
My new novel, Hunter's Rules will form the sixth book in my series, The Edinburgh Crime Mysteries. Although the books are a series, each...
authorvalpenny
Nov 13, 20212 min read
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Book Week Scotland
I am thrilled to have been invited to take part in Book Week Scotland this year. I was approached by our local library service and asked...
authorvalpenny
Nov 10, 20213 min read
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Hunter's Rules
Today is a special day. My publishers, Dark Stroke Books have confirmed that my new novel, Hunter's Rules, will launch on 01.01.2022. It...
authorvalpenny
Oct 27, 20212 min read
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My 2021 Writing Plan
I have just planned 2021 with my publishers, darkstroke. I have entered into a contract with voice actor Sean Pia to produce the audio...
authorvalpenny
Oct 30, 20201 min read
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