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Posted on May 18, 2025 in News, Uncategorised, Women in Engineering
I was delighted to be interviewed by fellow author Nick Smith in Behalf of the Engineering and Technology Magazine E&T.
We talk about pen names, the world of work, tools and first principles, ingenuity and creativity.
The full interview is on p50-53 here
This week #PhosphateRocks e-book is only £0.99 in UK
Who doesn`t love a story about a demolition gone wrong? @raine_clouds_writes @lesleykellyauthor
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Phosphate-Rocks-Death-Ten-Objects-ebook/dp/B0CTRRXKNY
PS: The audio book narrated by @rain.goblin is pretty special too
August 8th is the 50th Anniversary of the Banqiao Dam disaster.
I went to visit.
https://fionaerskine.substack.com/p/beware-sleeping-giants
A quarter of my sales this month were overseas for the very first time!
Massive thanks to all those fine Canadians for topping the list. Say Hi if you see this.
https://fionaerskine.com/
On my way to Harrogate today
https://open.substack.com/pub/fionaerskine/p/harrogate
Say hello if you`ll be there
What makes the perfect handbag and how much is it worth?
https://fionaerskine.substack.com/p/the-perfect-handbag
https://fionaerskine.substack.com/p/i-have-some-news
Goodbye @oneworldpublications and thank you for everything – it was such an honour to be published by you and I loved working with the team.
Now, like #JaqSilver I`m going solo
Big thanks to @kidethic for my beautiful new covers
Such a treat to interview #TerryDeary about his first adult crime book #ActuallyImAMurderer (it’s great!) at @backofthebeyondbooks
Happy International Women in Engineering Day!
Thanks to @Chem_Processing for highlighting #TheChemicalDetective!
#INWED2025 #INWED25
https://www.chemicalprocessing.com/voices/women-in-chemistry/podcast/55298245/celebrating-international-women-in-engineering-day
More canine readers in @forumbookscorbridge #winter #losingcontrol
Lovely to chat to the reading family from #Tynemouth via #Hartlepool at @forumbookscorbridge #Bowmans
First time I’ve signed a book for a dog – and what a beauty she is! @lady_penelopepitstop @forumbookscorbridge
First book of my holiday complete. Thank you @erskine_fiona. An entertaining & complex story - easily transporting me from the Maltese sun I’m currently basking in to the cold dark Teeside winter. I look forward to reading more about DI Julie Cadell.
September treat! In the Blink of an Eye is now only 99p on kindle for September! 👇
Really looking forward to talking to Carolyn about #CoraBurns, #WhenWeFall and most of all her scintillating new novel #Ravenglass.
Soooooo excited for this pre-pub exclusive event in "The most magical little bookshop" @drakebookshop talking to my fave ever author, the brilliant @erskine_fiona 🤩 #StocktononTees Tickets here: https://share.google/xByL2vam4pqgVUKPl
Soooooo excited for this pre-pub exclusive event in "The most magical little bookshop" @drakebookshop talking to my fave ever author, the brilliant @erskine_fiona 🤩 #StocktononTees Tickets here: https://share.google/xByL2vam4pqgVUKPl
One week left to nab WHITE CITY for less than a quid on Kindle.
https://amzn.eu/d/2g1623R
“The best crime novel I've read this year”
— The Times
“Quite breathtaking”
— Daily Mail
“Superb”
— Guardian
And, most importantly, the opinion of the Pinborough Bugle:
Ravenglass is my best read so far this year - pre orders recommended
Bank Holiday Sale!😁 Pre-order Ravenglass and other great #histfic books with 25% off using code SUMMER25 at the checkout https://www.northodox.co.uk/product-page/Ravenglass-paperback
Don’t miss bookclub tomorrow at 10am followed by a signing at 11am with @cmacwritescrime #Durham #events
Unmissable!
It's still August.
It's still 99p.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D1V2D13X
One for the real heads ⤵️
Really looking forward to chatting with the brilliant @MichaelHWood at Newcastle Waterstones next week. Hope to see some of you there!
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