Currently reading Murakami's The City and Its Uncertain Walls. I know I pace things too rapidly in my books but seriously, I'm 3/4 of the way through and this feels like we are still in the opening scene. Peak Murakami, where he makes nothing seem like something.

Agonising today about what back matter to put into ebook and paperback. Current theory is (in order) PB: Next book, plea for reviews, bio Ebook: Next book, sample chapter, plea for reviews, bio Any thoughts on where that sample chapter should go in the ebook?

Hidden London? Mythical creatures hiding in plain sight in the tunnels of the London Underground? Need a fresh January read? ARCs are going out for my new urban fantasy Curious Physiologies in mid January. Avoid missing out and sign up at www.jayneill.com/arc #arcreader #booksky

Whether you celebrate Christmas, a different holiday, or have to work because no one else is, let me wish you a very happy season and a simply delightfully urban fantasy new year.

New species emerged in the socials after last night's SPOTY. Years of female candidates having to endure 'never heard of her' comments, now replaced with respective fan groups of female candidates doing the same. "Ellie Kildunne? Never heard of her," says the Hannah Hampton obsessive. #spoty

This feels a lot like my own genealogy journey. Started out full of excitement about the possibility of discovering I was descended from knights, princes, and captains of industry. Discovered my entire family came from Southampton docks. www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

I've been writing fiction for over a year now. One thing is clear to me. I'm a 900-words-a-day guy. It doesn't matter if I'm working, unemployed, busy, quiet, on holiday, job-hunting. I just write 900 words a day. My consistency is my strength, and my weakness.

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This is deeply depressing news to wake up to

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Sold my first ever physical copy of The Terminus Of All Things in Australia. Realised I've dramatically underpriced it there because my royalty was about half of a UK or USA sale. So Aussies - get yourself to Amazon immediately for an urban fantasy bargain! mybook.to/terminusofallthings

Can you help an indie author? My ARC team for my new British urban fantasy, Curious Physiologies, is open for applications. And it's going well, but I'd love it to go even better and get a big group together. No qualifications needed to be an ARC reader-just a love of fantasy www.jayneill.com/arc

Had a deluge of Facebook scams this week. Every day I receive a badly worded DM from 'Official Meta' telling me that I need to verify, or that I have been verified, or that I've breached copyright but miraculously providing my business details will get past that little hiccup. Block and move on.

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In my current WIP one of the characters wears an 'oversized changing robe'. I had used the brand name at first, because it's so ubiquitous, but pulled back when I saw how jealously they protect their name. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

"If you're looking for a hunky young doctor who wants to give back to his hometown, we don't have one unless you count Clint, a misogynist physician older than Methuselah who won't prescribe birth control to unmarried women."

Christmas wouldn't be the same without a hidden group of mythical creatures roaming the streets of London. www.jayneill.com/angel for your free dark Christmas urban novelette.

Feeling Christmassy, but not for the usual 'small town widower discovers the true meaning of the season when a hot mess LA lawyer is stuck there in a snowstorm' schmaltz? Try my new dark Christmas fantasy—The Angel of Kings Cross—free as an ebook to all my community members. www.jayneill.com/angel

Delayed gratification as an author is tough. My dark urban Christmas fantasy novelette publishes on Monday and frankly I'm not dealing with having a Sunday in the way. FREE to my community members - www.jayneill.com

What's the most batshit crazy thing your family didn't bother telling you for years and years? For me, it's that my Mum bumped (literally) into Frank Sinatra in a hotel lobby in Vegas in the 60s, and he helped her pick up the slot machine winnings that she threw everywhere as a result.

Really sad to hear about the death of Jill Freud whom I had the privilege of working for as an assistant half a lifetime (mine) ago. She was an incredible woman then, and based on her daughter Emma's telling of her passing, remained incredible at the age of 98. www.theguardian.com/film/2025/no...

Yesterday I made my wife come with me on the Circle Line from Baker Street to Embankment, rather than the far faster Bakerloo Line route, just so I could (for .05 seconds) see a railway cutting where I set a scene in my next book. Because that's how I roll. A slave to my craft.

Woke up early. Turned on the cricket. Stokes out first ball I listened to. Turned off the cricket.

Just a reminder that there's an urban FANTASY book with an alternate England packed with long lost beliefs and brands, a RELUCTANT QUEST to save both worlds AND a super SLOW BURN love story. mybook.to/terminusofallthings

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I've often advised indie authors who are struggling to finish/publish their book to set a deadline and create a sense of urgency. But it works the other way too. My new novel COULD be ready within 6 weeks but I've announced a date of Feb 16th. It will be all the better for breathing.

Does anything say "Christmas is here" like the wall of panatone at TK Max?

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Endland is a mirror version of England-a resting place for forgotten brands, products, and beliefs. A chaotic realm built on the discarded remnants of English society. But is it The Terminus Of All Things? mybook.to/terminusofallthings #booksky #urbanfantasy

I've learned that being an indie author is basically juggling... Ball 1 - writing next book Ball 2 - editing current book Ball 3 - publishing reader magnet Ball 4 - marketing first book Ball 5 - planning all the future books

ARCs are now open for urban fantasy, Curious Physiologies, the first in my new LineFolk Of London series. Be the first to read about a hidden London of mythical beasts, right under your nose, weeks before it publishes next February. Sign up for the program at www.jayneill.com/arc #booksky

10 days into the Novel November writing challenge and I'm at 9500 words across my LineFolk of London novelette (free on December 1st to newsletter subscribers) and Book Two of the series. Book One - Curious Physiologies - is already in the can! www.jayneill.com

Why should urban fantasy The Terminus Of All Things deserve a spot in your TBR? Because there's nothing else like it. Reviewers are calling it: "highly original" "unlike anything you've read recently...or ever!" "a quiet surprise" mybook.to/terminusofallthings Oh, it's on KU as well.

It feels as though we invent new genres the whole time, and normally I shy away from that. But today I learned that my novel is genuinely SalvagePunk and I am totally leaning into that. Cobbled-together aesthetic. Falling society. Reuse. Repurpose. www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FNX2BBXJ #booksky

If you like your Christmas urban fantasy to be a bit dark, and a bit surprising, then you are going to love my FREE novelette-The Angel of Kings Cross-out on December 1st. To get a ebook copy, all you need to do is become a member of my community at www.jayneill.com.

The cover of The Terminus Of All Things (British urban fantasy - portals - dystopia - nostalgia) is one of the loveliest things I've ever been a part of. And now I'm doing it all again for my new novel, Curious Physiologies.

The Terminus Of All Things is nostalgic British urban fantasy. What happens to brands when they die? How do you make room for human creativity? And what happens when there isn't room for new ideas any longer? Spoiler alert: it's not good. www.mybook.to/terminusofallthings #booksky

Alan Moore knows the score

Your next urban fantasy obsession Mybook.to/terminusofallthings

I recently had the pleasure of talking to the University of East Anglia student newspaper about writing a debut novel concreteuea.co.uk/2025/10/08/i...

When I wrote my first novel it was easy. The only distraction was real life. Now I'm just starting my third the only distractions are editing the second, writing a novella, and marketing the first! And real life. #booksky

I love LEGO architecture, but not loving the new version of the White House. #whitehouse #lego

I finished writing the first book in my new series yesterday. By 'finished' I mean 'went back and filled in all the bits I had labelled as WRITE LATER'.

Following the drama today as TikTok shop switches their delivery partner from Evri to Royal Mail (in the UK) and thousands of indie authors are suddenly dealing with underpaid postage, fewer drop off points, and dubious customer support. (Do not read this as an Evri endorsement!)

Did a live editing session today on TikTok. Two hours, lots of wonderful company and help. Three books sold. I call that a win! Oh, not much editing done, but you can't have it all. #booksky

It's always filled me with a bizarre sense of pride that my local city has such a bonkers, pointless, but beautiful, location-appropriate structure. And it's the last thing the character Jack sees before he's sucked to Endland, in my novel The Terminus Of All Things. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Would you read a book that was: * Urban fantasy * Quirky British nostalgia * Emerging dystopia * Non-stop action * Super slow burn romance Yes? You would? #booksky mybook.to/terminusofal...

There is a short story set in the Endland universe of 'The Terminus Of All Things', and you can get it completely free when you join my mailing list at www.jayneill.com. 'There Are Worse Crimes Than Murder' takes place during the first half of Terminus, showing a different side of Endland.

I made bookmarks!

I've taken to editing my latest urban fantasy, live on TikTok. It's crap for productivity, but awesome for crowdsourcing a thesaurus!