by nikkicopleston | Sep 9, 2021 | Blog
The fourth book featuring Detective Inspector Jeff Lincoln, The Promise of Salvation, is set in February 2017, a few months after the ending of The Shame of Innocence. A gale has ripped the top off an old well that’s been used by fly-tippers for years. Barbara...
by nikkicopleston | Jul 9, 2021 | Blog
I’ve finished it! The fourth DI Jeff Lincoln novel is completed. I thought I’d rattle through it during Lockdown, with more time on my hands and, in theory, fewer distractions, but like a lot of people, I felt a kind of underlying anxiety that made it...
by nikkicopleston | Jan 15, 2020 | Blog
The cover design for The Price of Silence has won two awards!! Cover of the Month in December, and joint runner-up for Cover of the Year. Many thanks to Chill With A Book, though all credit must go to the design team at SilverWood Books, who came up trumps with that...
by nikkicopleston | Oct 26, 2019 | Blog
I entered the Wells Literary Festival Short Story competition without a thought of getting shortlisted, let alone winning it! I’d read entries from previous years and concluded that ‘Anything goes!’ So I had a go, with a story that derived from a few...
by nikkicopleston | Sep 17, 2019 | Blog
Manuscript of The Price of Silence submitted to Silver Crow Books. Check. Suggested changes made. Check. Manuscript submitted to SilverWood Books. Check. Manuscript proofread and returned. Check. Cover image ideas discussed. Check. Now all I can do is wait for the...