Introducing Pocket Novelist, Enid Reece.

During the next few weeks, I thought I’d feature some of my fellow Pocket Novelists on my blog. 

By ‘Pocket Novelist’, I mean someone who has had a Pocket Novel published by D.C. Thomson in either The People’s Friend or My Weekly. The People’s Friend Pocket Novels are about 40,000 words long and have large print whereas the My Weekly ones are normal print and are about 50,000 words long. A new Pocket Novel comes out each fortnight and they are sent to subscribers through the post although you will also find each one on the shelf in supermarkets and stationers for a fortnight. If you would like to find out more, information about The People’s Friend Pocket Novels can be found here  and information about My Weekly Pocket Novels can be found here

I first met Enid Reece, or Niddy, on Zoom meetings during the pandemic but recently had the pleasure of meeting up with her in person at the Romantic Novelists’ Association Conference in Newport. Niddy has kindly agreed to tell us a little about herself and her writing.

1. What made you first decide to write a Pocket Novel?

I’d been writing short stories for some time with moderate success. At first, it was a struggle to write a thousand words but as time went by, I wanted to write longer stories and decided to try NaNoWriMo, writing 50k words in a month. This turned into my first Pocket Novel when a writing friend and myself decided to sub our novels – We were both successful.

2. Do you usually submit to My Weekly or People’s Friend or do you submit to both? 

My Weekly. I have never tried to write for The People’s Friend but am considering it as most of my short stories have been published with them.

3. Are all your Pocket Novels set in the same era?

At the moment, yes, but that doesn’t mean that I wouldn’t consider a historical one.

4. Do you have any books published? If so, where are they available?

I have two published by Ulverscroft  Large Print which are available in libraries. Deep Secrets and On the Case. You can also find the books here on The Reading House. 

5. Which is your favourite of all the Pocket Novels that you’ve had published, and why?

Difficult question as I love them all but On the Case holds special memories for me as it was written for a friend of mine who gave me the idea for the story.

6. What are you currently working on?

The Golden Dolphin is set in Malta. An adventure love story about a couple seeking a mythical treasure. This is the first time I have set a story in another country so there was quite a bit of research which is fun.

Niddy doesn’t have a blog but you can see both Ulverscroft books here on Amazon On The Case and Deep Secrets