Vicky
@VickyBall3
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Author of Powerless and Abandoned. MA Creative Writing student. Uni Administrator. Was teacher for 16 yrs. Mother of two daughters. IBD warrior #books
Joined October 2011
I am so thankful for all the wonderful support I have received. If you would like to check my books out see below 👇
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Sold 2 books 😁😁.
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You guys are amazing. My book Powerless is now at no.1 on an Amazon chart. Thank you for all your support. You've made me so happy 🥰 @BurtonMayers
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Good morning. Happy Thursday. Woke up to find my post about selling 2 books has gone crazy! Hopefully I have sold some more 😊 Have a great day 🌞.
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Took my parents along for moral support to my book event. My dad was very good at doing the sales pitch. Sold 3 books overall. Had a great time.
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I'm absolutely blown away by all the support from all you guys. I didn't expect any of this 🥰.
You guys are amazing. My book Powerless is now at no.1 on an Amazon chart. Thank you for all your support. You've made me so happy 🥰 @BurtonMayers
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Thank you so much for all your lovely comments 🥰. I did not expect all this. If you would like to buy any, here's the link for my first one.
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@AndrewVerlaine Not this one. This one was free. I did pay for a previous one which I sold none at so won't be doing that one again.
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@Heroes_Get_Made Very nice! I'm reluctant to spend much when I'm not making much yet but it is something to consider.
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Good morning. Happy Friday. Thank you to everyone who has bought one of my books in the last few days. You never know what can happen from a single post. Have a great day 🌞.
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@Bossfansheff At Galleywood Heritage centre near Chelmsford. It's like a tearoom/community hall type place. The lovely lady who runs it is very supportive of local authors.
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Thank you for all your continuing support. I am amazed and so grateful for all your likes, comments and purchases 🥰.
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Good morning. Happy Saturday. Feel like I'm in some kind of weird crazy dream right now where lots of people have bought my books 😁 Have a great day 🌞.
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Two gripping thrillers. 'A fantastic read, full of drama, tragedy, twists and unexpected turns.'. 'I read your book twice, and both times I literally couldn't put it down.'. 'A fast-paced and exciting read with a twist I did not see coming.'. See below for links 👇
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OK my Dad is officially the best dad and book marketer! I gave him some bookmarks yesterday and today they went to a garden centre and he sent me this message 🥰🥰
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Powerless has got one of those orange banners!! So exciting! Never had one of those before!! Thank you so much to everyone who has bought it and supported me 🥰
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This might be a good time to mention my next book event next week 🥰
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It's my birthday today and I've just had a full English breakfast 😁.
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Good morning. Happy Monday. It has been an incredible few days. I still can't believe all this has happened from one tweet! Thank you so much for all your support and lovely messages. It means so much. I'm off to work now 😁 Have a great day 🌞.
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Just when I thought life couldn't get any crazier. I'm going to be on Sky News tonight at 8.45pm! This is insane!!
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None sold today but you win some you lose some. Good to have nice chats with other authors.
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Editing is basically deleting all the times you've written 'just' 😂.
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Good morning. Happy Wednesday. I'm off to work. It's very cold but I have lovely colleagues 😊 Have a great day 🌞.
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So a funny thing happened, someone on Instagram reposted my viral story 6 days ago and I'm still getting loads of notifications about it. It's now up to 20k likes! Crazy!
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Yay I got balloons!! Good morning everyone. Celebrating my 40 something birthday today. (Not counting the other number anymore)
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2024 has been a mixed one - Ongoing health issues. Started an MA in Creative Writing. Writing book no.3. 5 book events. Although I only sold a few at them I sold far more after than I could have ever dreamed. Thank you for all your support!.Who knows what next year will bring
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If anyone would like a signed copy, I'll be doing another book event next week. Would be lovely to see you 😊
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Got the tree up. I wanted to put more baubles on but my daughter said it was enough 🤣
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The whirlwind of craziness continues. I have just had ITV news here filming. I'm going to be on national news, hopefully tonight between 6.30 and 7.30. I absolutely can't believe any of this!!.
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Hi I'm Vicky. I've written and had published 2 thrillers called Powerless and Abandoned. I'm currently working on my 3rd book and also some other projects. I just started an MA in Creative Writing at the university where I work. I'm married with 2 daughters 😊
Hi, #writingcommunity!. Who is still here?! Please say hi!. My name is Blair. I am a retired scuba instructor & boat captain, #kidlit #author & #ocean activist ✌🏻. I am agented.I have 2 upcoming trad. books.& I self-pub’d!. I’m ready to rock 2025!. #5amwritersclub #publishing #pb
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Last year I tried to master TikTok but never quite managed it but since my viral post on here one post in particular is doing very well, in fact it just reached 1 million views which is the most views I've ever got for anything on TikTok. Incredible!
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If there are any authors, writers, book obsessed people left on here that I don't yet follow let me know I'd be happy to follow back. (Genuine people only 🙂).
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As a small indie author sometimes you can go months without seeing a new review so it is amazing to see a flurry of new ones for my books. I'm so grateful for every one 🥰
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OK writer friends do you think I could get away with the word 'daggerous ' as in 'he threw her a daggerous look' not technically a word but could I use it anyway or am I really not allowed to make up words?.
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Before all this went crazy, I had 78 ratings and reviews for Powerless in the UK, now I have 93!! This is phenomenal! I am constantly blown away by the amount of support I'm getting 🥰❤️
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Very excited to be the author of two books!! My debut, Powerless, and my new book, Abandoned, are thrillers that you won't be able to put down. See below for links 👇
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I can't believe I'm on French TV. This is unreal!.
📖 Merci @mohamedbouhafsi d’avoir raconté l’histoire du succès de @VickyBall3 dans #CàVous. A écouter ⤵️.
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Nothing like seeing an article in an actual physical paper 😁🥰 @TheGazette Full article below 👇
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Good morning. Happy Saturday. I'm overwhelmed with all the support I have had from people on social media. I am truly so grateful for it all. The Powerless paperbacks in the UK are currently out of stock but I have been told they are getting more. Have a great day 🥰😊.
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Really interesting to see what other authors do at book events in terms of posters, sweets, decor.
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My husband came to visit me at work today for lunch. This is us and the famous cat statue ☺️
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What is your biggest strength in writing? People say I'm very good at dialogue. Probably because I like talking a lot 😂.
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Amazing! Love that there is a French article about me. Wishing I'd studied more French so I could understand it.
D'inconnue à autrice star : Vicky Ball, l'exception qui confirme la précarité @VickyBall3 @CreativePEC . #autrice #auteur #edition #editeur #VickyBall #bestseller #ventes #histoire #recit #economie #remuneration #statut
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One of my very first reviews for Powerless. So grateful for all my reviews 😊.
Powerless by Vicky Ball . A thrilling and twisting tale that will take readers on a dramatic and sometimes unexpected ride. Full review below
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Good morning. Happy Sunday. It's been a wild few days and I am so grateful to all the love and support on here. If you've bought either of my books, I'd love it if you could write me a review when you've finished. Please come and support me and my fellow local authors next week.
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In two days time my eldest daughter is going to be 18. I'm going to have an adult!!.
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The BBC have done an updated article on me. It's great that highlights the struggles of being a small author and getting out there. You can check it out below 👇
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My eldest daughter is 18 years old today and my novel is 6 months old today 😊😊.
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Attempting to write something but am not feeling it today. Ever wonder if you are just going to be a one hit wonder?.
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Today I was honoured and thrilled to get an email from Sarah Perry, the author, who is Chancellor of the university where I work and study. She congratulated me and said she has bought my book. So excited!!.
Inspirational writer, storyteller and proud ‘Essex girl’ Dr Sarah Perry is the new Chancellor of the University of Essex. An incredible representative of the Essex spirit, we know Sarah will inspire our students and enrich our vibrant community.
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Feeling a bit bleurgh today and had some negative feedback about my books from a family member. I've never claimed my books were a literary masterpiece but his comments have upset me. Guess you can't please everyone 😞.
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Had a lovely time at my book launch party. Overwhelmed with all the support I've received.
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Busily finishing book no.3. You guys have motivated me to get this done 🥰.
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A few hours in and no sales yet 🤷♀️.
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The librarian at the school I work at just emailed me to tell me that there has been a lot interest from students in my book and they want me to do a reading/signing. Wow!!.
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Today I had a parent at my school email me to tell me they had bought my book and a student stopped me in the corridor and she said she was proud of me 😭.
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How many books have you written? How many do you plan to write? I've written 2 almost 3 (one published so far) I'd like to keep writing them as long as I can.
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Good morning. Have you ever written a character in your story that is based on someone you know? I have a very minor character in my upcoming book who is based on someone I used to work with. She is an amazing full of life person. I wonder if she would recognise herself.
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Finally getting discharged. I'm free to go home 😀.
Feeling a lot better. Hopefully going home soon.
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Good morning. Happy Sunday. I seem to have developed a cold and sore throat. Not surprising really I'm exhausted. Time to relax now. Great to see Powerless has it's best seller banner still. Thank you so much to all those buying it. I am so grateful. Have a great day 🌞
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I'm in the news!!! #writerscommunity #BookTwitter.
An Ipswich teacher has penned her first young adult novel, a gripping new book about a missing school girl.
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Good morning all. Abandoned is out today!! A very tired me is off to work after my party last night. Thanks for your amazing support ❤️
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It's so exciting to see my reviews and ratings still going up on Amazon. Before I went viral, I was on 78 and now it's 116. It's incredible!! 🥰
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My friend just shared with me pictures from one of the local papers. Exciting to see it!
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You don't realise how blurry everything is until you get glasses and suddenly the world is so clear 😂😂.
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