book promotion Archives - Tracey Gemmell

Lights, Camera, Relax!

by Exmoor1 | Jul 31, 2023 | book promotion, British humour, Humour, writer, writing

Lights, Camera, Relax! Ah, the glamorous life of an author. It mostly involves years sitting alone in a room with a judgmental empty page, a head full of ideas, and a cosmic void separating the two. Occasionally it involves a photoshoot. And that, for me, is where...

Travel Inspiration: Fiction or Otherwise

by Exmoor1 | Apr 30, 2023 | book promotion, Travel fiction

A few weeks ago, dreamy photos of Bora Bora floated across my social media platforms, reminding me it’s been six years since I was in that amazing part of the world. It got me thinking: how did I choose that particular speck on the globe of all the specks on the globe...

Finding Myself Online. Or Not.

by Exmoor1 | Jan 31, 2023 | Blog Post, book promotion, British humor, British humour, Exmoor, Expatriots, expats, hiraeth, Hireth, Homesickness, Humor, Humour, search for home, Travel, writer, writing

Mission: Identify twelve search keywords that would lead others to find you online. Go. It’s okay, I’ll wait. Am waiting… Okay, two keywords. Can you come up with two? I know, right? It’s really hard. But that’s what I have to do as part of a website redesign project...

Wrong Time Zone. Right Book Zone.

by Exmoor1 | Jan 23, 2020 | Anglophiles, Blog Post, book promotion, British humor, British humour, British in the USA, citizenship, Exmoor, Expatriots, expats, Homesickness, Humor, Humour, immigrants, Living abroad, relocation, search for home, Transatlantic, writer, writing

The last decade ended with great excitement. I thought I’d purchased my first house in England, ready to move home after thirty years in the US. This new decade began with great disappointment. The purchase fell through. Hand wringing, lamenting, and yelling ‘A pox on...

What to Insanely Expect When You Write A Book

by Exmoor1 | May 13, 2019 | Blog Post, book promotion, British humor, British humour, British in the USA, Humor, Humour, search for home, writer, writing

Oh, the joys of parenthood, the wonder of bonding with a tiny soul, the bliss of cradling a new-born in your arms! As a mother of two, I wouldn’t have missed the experience for anything. I just thought two children were enough for me. I never dreamed I’d be doing it...

By The Way, The BBC Called

by Exmoor1 | Nov 21, 2018 | Anglophiles, Blog Post, book promotion, British, British humor, British in the USA, Exmoor, expats, Humor, Humour, Living abroad, Travel, writer, writing

At the BBC studios in Taunton, Somerset. Photo by Simon Parkin I’ve just returned to the United States from a promotional book tour in England for Dunster’s Calling. Let me repeat that. I’ve just returned from a promotional book tour in England. I know, I know. You...