I’ve already made Facebook posts, but it somehow didn’t feel right not creating another blog entry incorporating the day in another way and going into more detail. Book Release Day (31st October 2024) ‘Will Worthington and The Black Rainbow’ was officially released worldwide on October 31st, Halloweeeen. It was an event I had dreamt about for […]
Continue ReadingA Glimpse Behind The Golden Curtain: Author Life
Introduction Over the years, I’ve gone through some incredible times with my book. I have cried over an unexpected compliment from the Harry Potter publisher, and been so excited about Golden Egg Academy workshops that I’ve almost forgotten how to breathe, but…. these moments are not for this entry. This purposely dusty entry is to […]
Continue ReadingNext Steps? Will Worthington conquers the world! (You have to dream, right?)
A lot of inspiration for Will originated from the Potter books. There's no magic, but that was a conscious decision on my part, as I feel I couldn't have brought an original twist on magic, so there's inventions and gadgets instead. The villains are key. There's a lot of darkness, and I like to think the humour matches the sparring dialogue between Ron and Hermione!
Continue ReadingWill Worthington and The Black Rainbow: The Cover Story
Introduction: There has been so much positive response to my Will Worthington and The Black Rainbow cover that I decided to write all about the origins for this next entry. Now, previously, I hadn’t taken any credit for anything. I had been saying it was my cover designer. It was all my cover designer, but […]
Continue ReadingWill Worthington and The Black Rainbow ends up in bookshops!
It was always my dream to see ‘Will Worthington and The Black Rainbow’ in bookshops. I would often go into Waterstones and find where it would sit on the shelf, imagining the book would be there. Years ago, naturally, I had hoped that he would be picked up by a literary agent, and then, following […]
Continue ReadingWill Worthington and The Black Rainbow is available to pre order! RELEASE ON HALLOWEEEEENNNN
🌟 🤩 ⭐️ 🌠 💫 ✡️ 🌟 🤩 ⭐️ 🌈 🍍 🎹 ☠️ ALEX RIDER Meets LEMONY SNICKET for 9 + readers who love adventure, riddles, pirates, despicable villains, and pineapple madness IT WILL BE RELEASED ON HALLOWEEENNN 🎃 ****Book signing in Lyme Bay Bookshop in Lyme Regis**** (and yes, I will be wearing pineapples) […]
Continue ReadingOnto New Adventures….. With All The Pineapples In Tow! Self publishing ‘Will Worthington and The Black Rainbow’
It has been too long since I updated my website, and there have been many reasons for that. The biggest one is the fact that after 100 literary agent rejections over the course of 16 years, I decided to self publish ‘Will Worthington and The Black Rainbow.’ Let’s go back to November 2023. I had […]
Continue ReadingThe Writer I Came to Be: A Journey Through It All by R.E. Brooker (‘Will Worthington and The Black Rainbow’)
Introduction:I had always written from a very early age. It was in my blood. It was what enchanted the little girl who used to sit and scribble for hours and hours, pouring ideas and thoughts into the pages I had before me….. At the time, I didn’t know what I was doing, but this essay […]
Continue ReadingThe Questions of Rejections, Reflections, and Returning to Will Worthington in 2023
Over the last two years, there came many times when I thought to myself….. ‘Am I actually going to finish the first book?’ Why? I was so intent on getting it right. There is so much competition in this industry that I knew that this really was the last ‘Will Worthington and The Black Rainbow’ […]
Continue ReadingWhat Is Going On With Me? It’s Not Suite
I know. It’s such a stupid title, 🙁 yet, I am feeling a little emotional right now, and I need to do what I love the most in order to feel myself again. Also, please don’t judge my writing on this post. It’s taking me so much restraint not to edit as I go here, […]
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