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[galadhir]

Well, this is getting real now! The boat of Small Mysteries has both a cover and a blurb:

When a new disability ruins Emily’s life and family turn her out, she finds herself forced into a nomadic life on a narrowboat. With very little money and even less physical stamina, she doesn’t know if she has it in her to forge a whole new future on her own.

In the idyllic surroundings of the British waterways, as she moves from place to place she encounters a series of small mysteries. Can she solve them and find a new purpose for herself in the process? Or must a missing person remain lost and the case of the body in the lock remain unsolved?

Half cozy mystery and half fond ode to the narrowboat life, ‘The Boat of Small Mysteries,’ is a charming tale of resilience and intuition, sure to appeal to anyone who enjoys BBC Four’s Canal Boat Diaries, or the gentle adventures of Alexander McCall Smith’s The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency books.

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It's just going through a final editing pass and then it will be ready to be released. Possibly even as soon as next week.

I genuinely can't remember how I used to do this. But I am very excited and a little nervous at the same time.

It's been so long!

Comments

[lucy_roman]

That looks great. And the plot sounds intriguing.

[ysilme]

That cover is great! I'm looking forward to when it's out. Cozy mysteries usually aren't my cup of tea, I'm more a nordic noir type, but if boats and water are involved, sign me up! XD

[vriddy]

Very exciting! :D

[galadhir]

Thank you! I'm glad to know that the blurb works for you. I find them really difficult to write - what to put in and what to leave out. I'm getting better with practice, though :)

[galadhir]

Thank you so much :) I have to say that I like it too. I know what you mean about boats, though. I think there's enough actual boating in this to satisfy someone who is in it for the boats. The mysteries are really only small and fleeting in the larger stream of getting up the River Nene on a narrowboat, which I find is much scarier than it sounds :)

[galadhir]

Thank you! Yes. I feel like I'm having to re-learn so many things that I've half forgotten, but I'm glad to have the chance to do so.

[watervole]

Sounds like something I'd be interested in trying.

[lucy_roman]

You did an excellent job. It makes me want to read the book.
:)

[kazzy_cee]

Exciting!