Click on the links below to find out more:
Radio:
- BBC Sussex: An interview on the release of The Purrfect Pet Sitter in paperback and audio, speaking to Allison Ferns.
News on being published by Ruby Fiction (Choc Lit, now Joffe Books):
- Writing Magazine: Article on Ruby Fiction, including The Purrfect Pet Sitter.
- Bognor News: Book deal is just ‘purrfect’ for author Carol, announcing that The Purrfect Pet Sitter is available for preorder and its release date.
- Frost Magazine: Friends, Fiction and New Beginnings, about the support of good friends and being signed by Ruby Fiction.
- The Bookseller: Announcing Ruby Fiction and the authors who will launch Choc Lit’s new imprint.
Guest Blog Posts (appearing on other people’s blogs)
- Angela Petch’s Blog: Being Kind to Yourself. Balancing writing and a busy life.
- Morton S Gray – Author: Childhood Memories and their influence on my writing.
- Morton S Gray – Author: What I Love About My Garden.
- Books and Me: The inspiration behind A Summer of Second Chances.
- Morton S Gray – Author: A charity close to my heart.
- Author Snapchat: Sharing three inspirational places.
- Morton S Gray – Author: A character post by Felicity Willis from The Purrfect Pet Sitter.
- Morton S Gray – Author: Sharing an excerpt from Maybe Baby.
- Rosemary Noble Author blog: Settings in Maybe Baby.
- Same Face Different Place blog: Writing the Lisa Blake series.
- Angela Petch’s blog: Researching Maybe Baby.
- Paw Prints at Large: Canine Capers and Animal Antics in Maybe Baby.
- Patricia M Osborne’s blog: Chatting about The Purrfect Pet Sitter and Maybe Baby – Writing a sequel.
- Jo Lambert – A writer’s Journey: Tuesday Talk with Carol Thomas.
- Morton S Gray- Author: Spot Light on Guest Author Carol Thomas.
- Morton S Gray – Author: A character post by Lisa Blake from The Purrfect Pet Sitter.
- Anne Williams’ Blog: Talking about family relationships and The Purrfect Pet Sitter.
- Shaz’s Book Blog: The Write Stuff with Carol Thomas – The Wonderful World of Research.
- Helen Christmas’ Blog: A light-hearted guest post about leading men in fiction.
- Angela Petch’s Blog: Talking about the settings in The Purrfect Pet Sitter.
- Helen Christmas – Author of the Same Face Different Place series blog: A piece on writing within the romance genre.
- Shaz’s Book Blog: Setting promotion in motion, aimed at those starting out on book promotion.
- Rachel’s Random Reads: For the love of dogs! All about pets in romance novels and Benson, the inspiration behind Bramble in Crazy Over You.
- Rachel’s Random Reads: Beyond Publication – tips and suggestions for writers I have learnt since the release of Crazy Over You.
- Shaz’s Book Blog: Buying personal gifts for the ones you love.
- Rachel’s Random Reads: The themes and inspiration behind Crazy Over You.
Author Interviews
- Angela Barton’s Blog: On dating heroes, adopting four-legged fictional characters and more.
- Jan Baynham’s Blog: On the release of A Summer of Second Chances.
- Portobello Books: Author in the spotlight interview on the release of A Summer of Second Chances.
- The Romantic Novelists’ Association Blog: Talking about Maybe Baby, research and writing.
- A Little Book Problem blog: Friday night drinks, sharing secrets, good reads and more.
- Julia Firlotte Author Bllog: An interview on the paperback release of The Purrfect Pet Sitter.
- Mum’s Book Blast blog: An author interview about writing across genres.
- Roger Bray blog: Q&A / Author Interview with Carol Thomas.
- Hollie and Figgs Magical Adventure: Interview on being a self-published and traditionally published author.
- Morton S Gray: Five Things You Would Never Guess About Me.
- Rosemary Noble’s Blog: An interview on the release of The Purrfect Pet Sitter and links to Littlehampton.
- Abbey MacMunn’s Blog: Interview by Abbey MacMunn and an extract from Crazy Over You.
- Rachel’s Random Reads, Truth or Lie: An interview with a twist, fourteen questions with three answers being untrue!
- Facebook Q&A: PDF transcript of the live Q&A session held on the Chindi Authors’ Facebook page for Romance Week 2016.
- Simona’s Corner of Dreams: Interview by Simona Elena.
- Facebook Author Q&A: PDF of questions left by Facebook followers.
Press coverage and publications
- Frost Magazine, September 2022, Sunday Scene, sharing a scene from A Summer of Second Chances.
- Frost Magazine, May 2021, Whose House? Jane Cable talks to Morton S Gray and Carol Thomas about the release of their latest books.
- The Chichester Observer 2021, Talking about what happens after the happy ever after and the release of Maybe Baby in paperback.
- Female First Magazine, August 2019, talking about female friendships both in life and in my books.
- Frost Magazine, February 2019, talking about collaboration amongst writers.
- Writing Magazine, July 2018, an article on the things I wished I had known when I started writing.
- The Bell Magazine, Summer 2018, introduction The Purrfect Pet Sitter.
- The Chichester Observer, May 2018, an article on The Purrfect Pet Sitter and its local connections. Also in the Littlehampton Gazette.
- Chichester News, September 2017, an article on the amount raised for Cancer Research UK at the Arundel Festival.
- Frost Magazine, August 2017, an article on the Business of Books and raising money for charity.
- Chichester News, August 2017, an article on the Chindi Authors returning to the Arundel Festival.
- Writing Magazine, November edition 2016, Subscriber Spotlight talking about Crazy Over You.
- The Chichester Observer September 2016, a piece on the Chindi Authors raising funds for Cancer Research UK during the Arundel Festival, this was also covered in The Littlehampton Gazette and The West Sussex Gazette.
- The Chichester Observer June 2016, a piece on the Chindi Authors’ Summer Reads event.
- The Bell magazine Spring edition 2016, a piece on Crazy Over You and links to Arundel.
- The Heart of Littlehampton magazine, March 2016 edition, review of Crazy Over You.
- The Littlehampton Gazette, Mother and daughter both now published authors January 2016.
Competitions
- Cover Wars, Crazy Over You won the public vote for the best cover on Author Shout’s Cover Wars making it the book of the week.
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