Hawkshaw Press

29/07/2025

The Line Edit: Are Em Dashes the Drama Queens of Punctuation? -

Issue 5: Don't Let the Truth Ruin a Good Story

13/07/2025

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08/07/2025

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13/06/2025

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11/06/2025

You'll notice that the words on the photo are different from the title of this post. That is because when I use those words in a post, all the social media channels block the post because their bots think it is promoting... crime. So let's call it mystery month! and have we got some mysteries for you! HARD-BOILED AND LOADED WITH SIN (A NOIR ANTHOLOGY) features 18 hard-hitting tales by today's top indie writers....

You’ll notice that the words on the photo are different from the title of this post. That is because when I use those words in a post, all the social media channels block the post because the…

31/05/2025

Come to the live event! June 14th 11A ET 8A PT Hope to see you there!

28/05/2025

And... she's off! Cece, the amateur detective and possible witch of the novel, A WITCH AWAKENS is on a book tour! You can read an excerpt of the book, see interviews with the author, Ellis Elliott, see unbiased reviews, and register to win a free copy of the book! Join the tour! Want to find out if a book tour is right for your book?

And… she’s off! Cece, the amateur detective and possible witch of the novel, A WITCH AWAKENS is on a book tour! You can read an excerpt of the book, see interviews with the author, Elli…

22/05/2025

Get on tour and get a free chane to win a free book!

Don’t miss your chance to win a free copy of this fabulous new book!

10/05/2025

Find out about the new Hawkshaw mystery, A WITCH AWAKENS:

In her newest book, A WITCH AWAKENS , poet and author Ellis Elliott writes a cozy mystery with unusual characters in it, namely "granny wo...

23/04/2025

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21/04/2025

There's a few days left to register to get a free copy of Ingnoring Alva, and to see how the blog book tour is going.
If you've never done a book tour, you cannot imagine the exposure it gets as your book is sent in posts directly to readers interested in your genre of book. Ignoring Alva has, in the last ten days, been emailed to about 3000 people who want to read it, who would never have heard of it without the tour.
Look at all the places it has been:

a tale of two sisters

18/04/2025

Not sure if anyone has been following the blog book tour, but it is amazing, and when you get ready to think about marketing your book, what would you do to have 2000 readers read a positive review of your book by someone they trusted, and also see a free excerpt?
Don't underestimate the power of book tours.
Take a look at the free publicity this book is getting, being marketed to literally thousands of subscribers:

https://www.escapewithdollycas.com/2025/04/17/ignoring-alva-by-emilie-khair-review-giveaway-great-escapes-book-tour-currentwords/

https://christyscozycorners.com/2025/04/ignoring-alva-khair-book-review/

https://carlalovestoread.wordpress.com/2025/04/12/ignoring-alva-by-emilie-khair-bookreview-blogtour-giveaway/

You can do this too.

Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for Ignoring Alva by Emilie Khair. I really enjoyed this story about a pair of octogenarian sisters going on a road trip. Thanks to Great Escapes Virtual Book To…