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08 Oct 2023

‘We almost drowned.’

‘We almost drowned.’
My life has been full of excitement lately, with the new book release, teenage stepdaughter, menopause… It is one helluva ride, and the only thing that gives my mind a bit of rest is writing a book and chatting with my mom on Messenger and listening to all the good...
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01 Oct 2023
Word of mouth–and why an author would beg, bribe and kill for a good street team.
I’m going all guns blazing with the promotion of Magic and Medicine because I believe this book is good enough to be our breakthrough on the market, but yesterday proved what really matters is word of mouth. While I was writing Season’s War, I met reader-turn-friend and artist Reina, and...
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20 Sep 2023

Our Barcelona holiday

Our Barcelona holiday
Sometimes you don't realise how you need it untill you have it. After year of very intensive work, finishing series of books we were burnt out and barely had time for eachother. Barcelona was a revelation, beautiful (albeit very hot city), awesome food, friendly people made us very relaxed and...
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10 Sep 2023
It’s the 21st century and they gave them a fucking bell ;p
I was on shift at the hospital today, and… safe to say I almost peed myself laughing, but not just me. My colleague, a medical specialist consultant, was there too, and the story our nurses told during their lunch break left us helpless for a good 20 minutes because we...
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06 Sep 2023

Should I call an exorcist?

Should I call an exorcist?
I’m the happy stepmother of a teenager. Yeah… I know it sucks sometimes, but I’m hoping it will get better with age, and I won’t have to pick up dirty pants and half-eaten sandwiches from her room. Also, maybe with years, we will have more social animal who will emerge...
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03 Sep 2023
The last editing curve … and we cleaned the garage
This weekend is hugely crowded. We released the cover for Magic and Medicine  and I’m trying to promote Season’s War series left, right and centre. The paying job is seriously messed up with me playing the hero, but despite my best efforts, things went to sh… more often than not....
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29 Aug 2023
Magic and Medicine – Cover Reveal
https://videopress.com/v/p3UujIzh?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&autoPlay=true&loop=true&posterUrl=https%3A%2F%2Folenanikitin.uk%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F08%2FMand-M-cR.jpg&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true ARC OPEN SIGH UP HERE Danger doesn’t lurk in the shadows. It barges in and smacks you in the face. After years of working in the Emergency Department, Sara thought nothing could surprise her, but when the deceased victim of a stabbing opened his eyes and demanded his knife...
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27 Aug 2023

In memory of Jumping Jack

In memory of Jumping Jack
Jumping Jack went to fish heaven or whatever they have in the afterlife, and I still can’t understand why such a weird creature ended up in my pond. Yes, I have a pond. Somehow, when we bought the house, I had a temporary bout of insanity and asked Mark to...
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23 Aug 2023

Ups and Downs

Ups and Downs
Being a writer sometimes feels like you suffer from bipolar personality disorder. Yesterday, I came home from work too tired to even produce one coherent sentence, not to mention writing an elaborate plot for The Royal Inspector. Too tired to do anything but a couple of promo posts, I felt...
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20 Aug 2023
Getting old between new things
So I gave myself an early birthday present and learned how old I truly am. During the last year, I spent so much time bent over the laptop that, more often than not, I thought of buying myself something more mobile and lighter. Something that would allow me to spend...
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