Alison Morton | Alison Morton Author

Amazon v. Goodreads?

Recently, I’ve heard mixed things about Goodreads and Amazon, so I thought I’d explore a little more.

My initial and anecdotal impression has been that Goodreads encouraged fairly considered and balanced observations, while Amazon often offered either blatant adoration of a book or a flippant rejection. Goodreads reviewers were tied to a social profile […]

How long does it take to develop a story idea?

In the underground passage, Capua Amphitheatre

I’ve been asked many times how I came to think up Roma Nova and the thriller story behind INCEPTIO. When I mention it started when I was memerised by a Roman mosaic at the age of eleven, people are surprised to say the least. The full story […]

PERFIDITAS cover reveal, pub date and launch

At last! At last! I have been swayed by pleas and begging to release information about the next book, so here’s the latest cover proof…

PERFIDITAS will be published on 17 October in ebook and paperback. The French launch will be at the Journée du Livre on 13 […]

What interests readers?

Authors write books.

Books get published.

Then it begins…

Authors, publishers, publicists and promoters go into full swing, telling the world about the new book, the author’s lifestyle, their children, garden, holiday. Background posts about the book’s setting, the author’s journey, research discoveries, insights, writing hints are posted. Facebook profiles and pages are populated with […]

INCEPTIO in New York!

Woo-hoo! Karen, the heroine of INCEPTIO has arrived in New York, her home town. (Of course, this is the real New York we know in our timeline…)

After the terrific success of its trips around the tube as a Book on the Underground in London in the real world, INCEPTIO is hitting New York’s subway.

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