Tessa Barrie's Lost Blogs

Getting Self-publishing Savvy! Things I wish I’d known before publishing Just Say It!

It’s been two months since Just Say It hit the electronic bookshelves.  Since then, I may think I’m getting a bit more self-publishing savvy, but I’ve been learning from my mistakes – there are so many things I wished I had known before I hit the publish button. It’s time to move on and stop worrying about how many people may or may not read Just Say It and focus on writing my next novel, but…

It’s here! Azalea Fern and the Last Ruin of the Extinct… the #Bookstagram Tour has begun!

It’s here! Azalea Fern and the Last Ruin of the Extinct… the #Bookstagram Tour has begun!   The book launched on Amazon on 1st August 2021. Congratulations to Becci Murray for writing this superb middle-grade children’s book – It is simply,  a five star read. When children’s author Becci Murray asked me to be a part of the #Bookstagram Tour for Azalea Fern and the Last Ruin of the Extinct, I was…

JUST SAY IT – Free Copies of eBook on Amazon until 5th August 2021!

Marketing your first book as an Indie author is never going to be easy, and I am finding it incredibly tough. Why should readers invest their hard-earned cash in a book written by an unknown novelist anyway?  But we Indie authors need to find readers, which is why I am giving away free copies of the eBook for Just Say It free on Amazon until 5th August 2021. The cancellation of local…

SUMMER 2021 NEWSLETTER – Snippets from Just Say It, plus free eBooks and More!

Here is our Summer 2021 Newsletter! Actually, it’s our first-ever newsletter. Everything I’ve read about getting yourself known as an Indie author and, most importantly, encouraging potential readers to buy your books, tells you to set up a mailing list and send out a newsletter.  Something I confess I’ve been too lazy about doing before, but I was writing the darn book! Well, here it is, with a…

In homage to and in support of Indie Authors everywhere! #withlove

In homage to and in support of Indie Authors everywhere!  As most of you  know, I self-published my first novel in June 2021. After the initial euphoria, I have found the marketing side of things a challenge, despite having a so-called plan of action.  I knew it was going to be tough, but I hadn’t bargained for feeling like I’ve been dumped in the middle of the Pacific Ocean without a dingy, let…

Azalea Fern and the Last Ruin of the Extinct is Guaranteed to Blow Your Socks Off!

Becci Murray – Children’s Author When Becci Murray asked me to be a part of her forthcoming Bookstagram Tour for Azalea Fern and the Last Ruin of the Extinct, I was seriously excited.  When I realised the invitation included beta reading it as well, I felt honoured, as well as surprised;  it had been a very long time since I’d read a middle grade children’s book but, you know what?  I ended up…

THE OFFICIAL BOOK TRAILER FOR JUST SAY IT!

And, finally, here is the official book trailer for JUST SAY IT!  Enjoy. https://tessabarrie.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Extract-from-JUST-SAY-IT.mp4 Available on Amazon now!

Happy Friday! Tell Everybody You Love You Love Them! Just Say It!

HAPPY FRIDAY EVERYONE!  I have recently received my swag, the author copies of my first born novel, Just Say It and I’m feeling good! Cue Mr Bublé. Just Say It is about one woman’s inability to say those three small words, I love you. It is so important to tell everybody you love you love them! You never know when the opportunity to say those words to the people you care about might be snatched…

FOR THE LOVE OF DOGS! The Canines Who Stole My Heart

FOR THE LOVE OF DOGS!  The Canines who stole my heart. There have always been canines in my life. If I’d suffered from any dog-driven allergies as a child, it would have been really ruff because my parents would have had me re-homed. FOR THE LOVE OF DOGS!  HONEY When I was still strapped inside my pram, my parents bought a Corgie puppy, Honey.  As soon as I was upwardly mobile, Honey became my…

Six of the Best by Dreena Collins – Available on Amazon now!

She Had Met Liars Before by Dreena Collins, talk about six of the best! Now available Amazon, I bought my copy planning to savour each story, one at a time, at my leisure. Soaking up every word of what I knew would be beautifully crafted stories… Instead I ended up binge reading all of them, which left me thirsty for more. I’m pleased to say that Dreena is a fellow member of The Jersey Writers…

SLEEPLESS NIGHTS – It’s Purr O’clock

Sleepless nights.  We all have ’em, some more than others and I live with them on a nightly basis. My body clock has been out of whack for years and during those dark times staring at the ceiling, a firework display of thoughts are going off in my head. Mostly random, with a firecracker of angst bouncing off the walls of my solar plexus. The time between drifting off in anticipation of waking…

JUST SAY IT – AVAILABLE ON AMAZON NOW!

EXCITING NEWS! JUST SAY IT – IS NOW AVAILABLE ON AMAZON! It’s been a long time coming, but I am no longer a virgin novelist! And I’m feeling good! Just Say It is now available for Kindle, the paperback will follow soon. Deb Sutton has virtually held my hand throughout the self-publishing process and I can never thank her enough. #selfpublishedauthor #justdayit #tessabarrie #debutnovel #portugal…

Here is the Official Book Trailer for Just Say It!

Here is the official book trailer for my first novel Just Say It. Excited and terrified in equal measures! https://tessabarrie.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/OFFICIAL-BOOK-TRAILER-FOR-JUST-SAY-IT-1.mp4        

OFFICIAL COVER REVEAL – JUST SAY IT!

It’s been a long time coming, but here is the official cover reveal for my first novel, Just Say It, will be available on Amazon soon. I would like to thank members of the Jersey Writers Social Group for their support and encouragement, as well giving valuable feedback, and to everyone who read some of the earlier drafts. However, to push me over the line, as my friend Pat Stanley would say, I…

During The Past Week… I Went Slightly Insane

During the past week… I went slightly insane. 🤪 Forgetting which day of the week it is one thing, but forgetting which week it is, like I did, is bordering on insanity. I tore myself away from my acute editing phase, to rush around town like a headless chicken, believing it was my bestie’s Big Birthday the following day. I even cancelled all appointments the morning after the Big…