Claire Buss

I wrote an article about my experience recording my own audio books and offering some top tips:

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I recently had a chat with my pal Chris over on her podcast Books and Tunes if you fancy a listen:

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When Kat Kritchley stumbles into a magical temp agency, she unlocks powers, uncovers secrets—and takes her first step into a hidden world ruled by vampires, spells, and danger.

Perfect for fans of urban fantasy, found family, and fierce heroines.

Out now: www.amazon.co.uk/Awaken-Kat-K...

✨ When Kat Kritchley stumbles into a magical temp agency, she unlocks powers, uncovers secrets—and takes her first step into a hidden world ruled by vampires, spells, and danger.

🧛‍♀️ Vampires
🔮 Magic
🕵️‍♀️ Hidden truths

Perfect for fans of urban fantasy, found family, and fierce heroines.

OUT 30 MAY

Awaken, The Kat Kritchley Chronicles, Book 1

Perfect for fans of The Mortal Instruments and The Magicians, this sharp, fast-paced urban fantasy will leave you breathless and begging for more.

OUT 30 MAY

Pre order ebook here: books2read.com/u/4Arpo0

A mysterious job, awakening powers, and a dark family secret – Kat Kritchley is about to discover magic is the least of her problems.

Awaken, The Kat Kritchley Chronicles, Book 1

New YA Fantasy pre-order on ebook NOW books2read.com/u/4Arpo0

Releases 30 May paperback & ebook

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1 Month Today!!

Awaken is out 30 May in paperback and ebook.

Pre-order your ebook here: books2read.com/u/4Arpo0

A mysterious job, awakening powers, and a dark family secret – Kat Kritchley is about to discover magic is the least of her problems.

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Editing editing editing editing. That final polish takes almost as long as writing the damn thing! Coffee needed.

Finished Our Wives Under The Sea by Julia Armfield.

Odd yet profoundly moving. Written in short digestible chapters giving you space to reflect and process the grief.

**The pre-order for Awaken is up! Releases on ebook and paperback 30th May**

This is the universal link which will take you to Kobo, Barnes & Noble, Apple Books, Smashwords etc (Google Books is incoming)
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OR you can just Amazon it 😅

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"You learn by writing short stories. Keep writing short stories. The money's in novels, but writing short stories keeps your writing lean and pointed." Larry Niven

My non writing hobby/pastime is karate. I train with my kids and we do regular competitions. Won Silver this weekend at Senior Open Kumite 🥈🥋 how was your weekend?

What a glorious cover!

I have, I have! 😅

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Lots of new followers - hi guys! Welcome to my Bluesky page. I'm Claire, an author, poet, mum, karate-ka, Deputy Editor of Write On! magazine and Cub Scout Akela. Avid reader of books mostly fantasy and sci-fi. Happy to talk about any and all of the above 😀

Claire Buss Claire Buss is an award-winning multi-genre author and poet. Find me on social media: https://linktr.ee/ClaireBuss An avid reader, baker and expert procrastinator Claire won second place in the Barki...

I haven't updated it in a while but I do have a YouTube channel - been a bit lax on the whole social media side of things lately. www.youtube.com/@clairebuss6...

Omg I love that! These books were my total escapism, I breathed them.

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Finished Iron Widow - loved it! But not sure whether to read the second one after seeing the reviews... anyone read both?

First book read in March - Shards of Earth by Adrian Tchaikovsky 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

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**Cover Reveal**

Awaken, The Kat Kritchley Chronicles Book 1

Coming May 2025

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