Wow, it’s been a fabulous launch week for Bell Time and I just want to say THANK YOU to everyone who has supported this story. Firstly, my family have been amazing, and VERY patient with me. I don’t think I could have done this without my husband Andy, because he saved the day on aContinueContinue reading “Launch week thanks”
Author Archives: Sophie Toovey
Bell Time – out now!
Bell Time is an enemies-to-lovers romcom where two teachers go for the same promotion in a struggling school that faces closure. Jen and Michael have a grumpy-sunshine dynamic and a powerful attraction that proves impossible to ignore. I’m so excited to announce that Bell Time is out today! You can buy the e-book from Amazon,ContinueContinue reading “Bell Time – out now!”
Writing Romance as a Christian
As my debut novel, Bell Time, is released next week, I’ve been thinking a lot about how my faith intersects with my writing. I’m not (at the moment) writing anything that would be labelled as Christian fiction, but being a Christian definitely impacts what I write and how I write it. I posted on TiktokContinueContinue reading “Writing Romance as a Christian”
Bell Time- now available to pre-order!
I’m so excited to announce that Bell Time is available for pre-orders on Amazon, Barnes and Noble and Kobo and will be released on 6th June. I first started writing it back in 2020, so I am really happy to share this story and the characters (which feel like my friends!) to the world. BellContinueContinue reading “Bell Time- now available to pre-order!”
Releasing audio chapters on Youtube
I saw a post on the Facebook Writing Gals community from Victoria Lieske, who has self published many sweet romances, about how she has been using Youtube to build her readership. She already had a readership for her novels, but she found that when she posted the full audio book on Youtube, her readership grewContinueContinue reading “Releasing audio chapters on Youtube”
My La La Land Lightbulb Moment
Every writer needs an origin story. It just so happens that mine includes La La Land.
Solving the Rubik’s Cube
I’ve been thinking about the way that the process of writing often feels to me like trying to solve a Rubik’s cube. Side note: my daughter is a bit obsessed with them. She has the normal one and then five other varieties, including the stainless steel one which has cubes of different sizes. Maddening! IContinueContinue reading “Solving the Rubik’s Cube”
Write Mentor
I can’t believe it was nearly a year ago I was applying for the Write Mentor summer programme. With lockdown and everything else, it was a pretty crazy time, so where I totally meant to write all about it… Life got in the way. Time to put that right! If you’re an unagented writer, thenContinueContinue reading “Write Mentor”
Comps – the Highs and the Lows
If you’re preparing a query, you’ve probably read a thousand times that you need comps: other books to compare your own with and set it alongside. And there’s varying conflicting advice on this too. Many people say it’s best to go with titles published in the last two years, to ensure you’re current and yourContinueContinue reading “Comps – the Highs and the Lows”
Why reading helps me write
How can reading help you write?
Sophie Toovey 