Tag: author

• STEWARTON BOOK NOOK AUTHOR EVENT – THE BARRA BOY

  Saturday 8th October was Bookshop Day 2022, and to celebrate I was delighted to go along to local independent bookshop The Book Nook in Stewarton to have a chat about ‘The Barra Boy’ and sign a few copies. It was also the opening day for brand new premises for the Book Nook, moving into a…

  Iain Kelly

  09/10/2022

  creative writing, Literature, Publishing, the barra boy, Writing

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• THE BARRA BOY – PUBLICATION DAY

  ‘The Barra Boy’ is officially published today and is available in paperback and ebook. Details on getting a copy can be found HERE. Published by The Book Guild Ltd, ‘The Barra Boy’ tells the story of thirteen-year-old Ewan Fraser, who is sent to the remote island of Barra, off Scotland’s west coast, to stay with…

  Iain Kelly

  28/06/2022

  creative writing, Fiction, novel, Publishing, the barra boy

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• THE BARRA BOY – TWO WEEKS TO GO!

  It’s just two week until the official publication day for ‘The Barra Boy’ (unless you order a copy from Amazon in the UK, who have already started sending copies out, because, you know, *shrugs* Amazon). I recently received my author copies of the book, so here’s an unboxing video of the big reveal, with a…

  Iain Kelly

  14/06/2022

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• THE STATE TRILOGY – REVIEW ROUND-UP

  

  2021 has been a good year for reviews for ‘The State Trilogy’ so far on Amazon and Goodreads, so I thought I’d round them up and share them. As always, I’m grateful and appreciative of any reader who takes the time to leave a few words – it is the best way to help out…

  Iain Kelly

  14/07/2021

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• A- Z CHALLENGE 2021 – THEME REVEAL

  

  This year, for the month of April, I will be taking part in the A to Z Challenge for bloggers. The challenge is to post a blog everyday through April on a particular theme. This year my theme will be an A to Z guide to my trilogy of novels, ‘The State Trilogy’, covering topics…

  Iain Kelly

  08/03/2021

  A TO Z CHALLENGE, creative writing, Literature, Writing

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