I appeared on the Funky Writer Show, hosted by Rob Batista. I first went on it a year ago. Since then, I’ve learned a lot. Surely there wouldn’t be any problems. Would there? You can find out on my blog: anthonyaddis.co.uk?p=2467 #writingpodcast #writingcommunity #writinglife #podcasts

#WritersCoffeeClub 12/5: If not in your current format, in what format would you write? Film screenplays. I enjoy writing dialogue. Also, the whole “INT: a crowded cafe, bustling noise”scene-setting ties in with my ‘just on with it’ approach to reading and writing descriptions!

I returned to Rob Batista's fantastic podcast The Funky Writer Show. You can read a sneak preview of my reflections about the show on my blog. anthonyaddis.co.uk/2026/05/11/a... #writingpodcasts #indieauthor #writing #writingcommunity #writinglife #podcasts

I loved appearing on the @FunkyWriterShow podcast. 📚⚡ Our talk ranged across AI, living overseas, research, teaching, and how fictional characters intrude on real life! Listen on Podify or Spotify: podbean.com/media/share/pb-rv7ed-1abce88 #writingcommunity #indieauthor #writing #podcasts

I loved appearing on the @FunkyWriterShow podcast. 📚⚡ Our talk ranged across AI, living overseas, research, teaching, and how fictional characters intrude on real life! Listen on Podify or Spotify: podbean.com/media/share/pb-rv7ed-1abce88 #writingcommunity #indieauthor #writing #podcasts

💙📚My new blog explores how I used intertextuality in Change of Lifestyle - journalism, spy tropes & cultural references - to drive the plot. ⚡📚 anthonyaddis.co.uk/2026/02/20/i... #amwriting #WritingCommunity #Intertextuality #IndieAuthor

Oh dear! I was so proud of myself when I started writing the third novel in my thriller series without much planning. But the wheels soon came off the train... You can read more on my blog. anthonyaddis.co.uk/2026/05/07/the-killing-kind-progress-report #indieauthor #writing #writingcommunity

94% of teachers have to dip into their own pockets to buy school supplies. 85% of teachers are working second jobs during the school year, often just to keep up with the cost of living. Meanwhile, the average Wall Street employee got a bonus of $246,900 in 2025. Something has gone terribly wrong.

On Day 3 of our Ring Road tour of Iceland, we discovered horses, a Viking film set and a slightly gloomy man in a Tourist Information Centre. You can read about it here on my blog: anthonyaddis.co.uk/2026/04/30/i... #Iceland #Vikings #TheWitcher

💙📚 Writing a gangland crime novel came fairly easily. Finding the perfect title for it was much harder. 📚⚡ Here's how No Way to Live got its name: anthonyaddis.co.uk/2026/02/02/h... #crimefiction #gangland #thrillers #writingcommunity #indieauthor #writinglife #writing

Not many books are set on the Isle of Man. 📚⚡But when I wrote my own gangland novel, I found it makes a great setting for thrillers. 📚💙 You can read why on my blog: anthonyaddis.co.uk/2026/05/02/w... #IsleofMan #IOM #Manx #indieauthor #writingcommunity

Just when everyone should be talking about Cuba I've finished my latest novel #CubaLibre. US sanctions and environmental collapse have brought Cuba to its knees. A cryptocurrency craze is sweeping the island promising salvation. But nothing is what it seems. Get it here amzn.eu/d/0gTuwtnB #Cuba

Houston, we have a book launch! It's launch day for LOGOS OF CAIN, book 5 in The Cain Series. Handcrafted cyberpunk: written by a human for human readers. Cover art by fellow human James T. Egan of Bookfly Design. #cyberpunk #scifibooks #booksky #indieauthor 💙📚 www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...

On Day 2 of our Ring Road tour, we discovered that Iceland is a land of diamonds, glaciers and snow. A lot of snow! You can read about it here: anthonyaddis.co.uk/2026/04/25/iceland-2-land-of-diamonds-glaciers-and-snow #Iceland #RingRoad #TravelWriting

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️“Well written, a page turner. I particularly enjoyed the humour.” - Reader Review 📚⚡️No Way To Live is a gangland revenge thriller. Available on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited. 📚💙 mybook.to/no_way_to_live #readingcommunity #BooksOfTwitter #thrillers #crimefiction #books

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️“Well written, a page turner. I particularly enjoyed the humour.” - Reader Review 📚⚡️No Way To Live is a gangland revenge thriller. Available on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited. 📚💙 mybook.to/no_way_to_live #readingcommunity #BooksOfTwitter #thrillers #crimefiction #books

So very glad I left teaching college writing classes when I did...

Job applicants and writers are told not to use AI. But in many primary schools, time-poor teachers are turning to AI for model texts that demonstrate good writing. So how will children learn NOT to write like AI? anthonyaddis.co.uk/2026/04/26/a... #AI #writing #education #teaching #primary

🇮🇲The Isle of Man: Castletown, The Tower of Refuge, the Bee Gees statue and the Fairy Bridge. 📚⚡️ All appear in No Way To Live, a gangland thriller about a London gang buying a money laundering business far from the Met’s prying eyes. 💙📚 mybook.to/no_way_to_live #IsleofMan #IoM #Manx #books

On Day 1 of our Ring Road tour, we discovered that Iceland is a land of chess, Game of Thrones and soup. You can read more on my blog: anthonyaddis.co.uk/2026/04/23/i... #Iceland #RingRoad #Icelandholidays #travelwriting

No Way To Live is set in the Isle of Man and London. It’s a “Brit-Grit” thriller about a London crime syndicate that wants a money laundering business far from the Met’s prying eyes. mybook.to/no_way_to_live #IsleofMan #IoM #Manxbooks #Manx #crimefiction

Can you ever outrun your past? No Way To Live is available on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited. mybook.to/no_way_to_live #crimefiction #isleofman #thrillerseries #thrillerbooks #books

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️“Well written, a page turner. I really enjoyed the humour.” - Reader Review 💙📚 How far would you go for revenge? Because Billie Brindley will go a long way. No Way To Live is a gangland thriller with plenty of dark humour. ⚡️📚 mybook.to/no_way_to_live #thrillers #books #thrillerseries

I wrote a novella about a burnt-out teacher who quits and flies 7,000 miles to write, and inadvertently taught myself some lessons about writing. You can read about them here: anthonyaddis.co.uk/2026/04/21/w... #writingcommunity #indieauthor #writinglife #amwriting

When I wrote a short story about writing, I didn't expect my fictional authors to teach me some lessons! I wrote about what I learnt on my blog: anthonyaddis.co.uk/2026/03/14/l... #indieauthor #writingcommunity #amwriting #writinglife #kindleunlimited

What would you sacrifice to write a critically acclaimed, best selling novel? Life in Shadows is a short story set in Bangkok. It’s about writing and writers and everything they sacrifice. shorturl.at/f7qy4 #writingcommunity #kindleunlimited #tripfiction #travelfiction #indieauthor #amwriting

What would you sacrifice to write a critically acclaimed, best selling novel? Life in Shadows is a short story set in Bangkok. It’s about writing and writers and everything they sacrifice. shorturl.at/f7qy4 #writingcommunity #kindleunlimited #tripfiction #travelfiction #indieauthor #amwriting

When I wrote a short story about writing, I didn't expect my fictional authors to teach me some lessons! I wrote about what I learnt on my blog: anthonyaddis.co.uk/2026/03/14/l... #indieauthor #writingcommunity #amwriting #writinglife #kindleunlimited

Diamond Beach in Iceland is stunning!

We're less than 2 weeks from the launch of LOGOS OF CAIN, book 5 in The Cain Series, and I'm feeling it! Handcrafted cyberpunk: written by a human for human readers. Accept no substitute. AI is mind death. Cover art by James T. Egan, Bookfly Design. #cyberpunk #scifibooks #booksky #indieauthor 💙📚

No Way To Live is the first book in an explosive new series. It’s dark, funny and exciting, with characters you are guaranteed to care about. mybook.to/no_way_to_live #readingcommunity #books #crimefiction #indieauthor #writingcommunity #thrillerseries

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️“Well written, a page turner. I particularly enjoyed the humour.” - Reader Review 📚⚡️ Tom Adams leaves his London gang. But can he really escape his past? 📚💙 mybook.to/no_way_to_live #NoWayToLive #crimefiction #thrillerseries #thrillerbook #romanticthriller #IndieAuthor

Japanese Gothic by Kylie Lee Baker: a house that breathes across centuries, two broken people trying to survive the violence they inherited. It’s patient, brutal, and unforgettable. Not Bat Eater, something quieter, stranger, and maybe deeper. Full review below. #JapaneseGothic #NetGalley

💥COVER REVEAL💥 THE HIGH ISLAND by Lin Anderson Book 1 in a new spin-off ORCADIA MYSTERIES SERIES featuring Orkney-based DI Erling Flett. Having appeared in Books 9, 11, 16 & 19 of the RHONA MACLEOD SERIES, Erling now has his own Series More info: https://tinyurl.com/HighIslandCR

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Really good, well written, a page-turner. I especially loved the humour." – Reader Review 💙📚 mybook.to/no_way_to_live ⚡️📚 No Way To Live is a #gangland thriller about love, loyalty, revenge and betrayal. #crimefiction #thrillers #thrillerseries #books

📚⚡️No Way To Live is a gangland thriller with plenty of dark humour. How far would you go for revenge? Because Billie Brindley will go a long way. 📚💙 mybook.to/no_way_to_live #thrillerseries #crimefiction #thrillers #indieauthor

Just returned from Iceland. In Akureyri in the north there's an art gallery which has a picture completed in 1969 that reminded me of Stephen King's Dark Tower. 💙📚 #DarkTower #Westerns

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Really good, well written, a page turner. I especially liked the humour.” - Reader Review 💙📚No Way To Live is a gangland thriller about love, loyalty, betrayal and revenge. ⚡️📚 mybook.to/no_way_to_live #thrillerseries #Books #thrillers #crimefiction #indieauthor

📚💙 My short story Life in Shadows on #KindleUnlimited is about this - the sacrifices writers make for their art! It’s about #writing, regret and love. shorturl.at/f7qy4 #travelfiction #travelromance #shortstories #romancefiction #romance #indieauthor

It's almost as if the universe knows that I'm three weeks out from a book launch, because, every time, life decides it needs to get real damn busy. Whatever. The cover for LOGOS OF CAIN is still badass. See you May 1 (buy after the strike, please). #cyberpunk #scifibooks #booksky #indieauthor 💙📚

📚⚡️When Katie meets a stranger in a bar, she has no idea about the past he’s trying to escape. And his kind of past corrupts. And it keeps getting worse. 💙📚 No Way To Live is about love, loyalty, revenge and redemption. mybook.to/no_way_to_live #crimefiction #books #thrillers #reading #KU

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Had me up and down with tension, worrying about Mae.” - Reader Review Do Not Keep Silent is a moving political thriller about love, liberty and loyalty with plenty of humour and great characters. shorturl.at/BfOc5 #BookLovers #readingcommunity #boo

📚💙No Way To Live is a gangland thriller about love, loyalty, revenge and redemption. It has great characters who you’ll enjoy spending time with - even the villains!📚⚡️ Available on Amazon and KU #crimefiction #thrillerseries #indieauthors #readingcommunity #kindleunlimited #books

💙📚No Way To Live is a gangland thriller set in London and the Isle of Man. It’s about love, loyalty, redemption and revenge. 📚⚡️ mybook.to/no_way_to_live #crimefiction #readingcommunity #kindleunlimited #thrillerseries #thrillerbooks

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Nice switches and a really satisfying spin later in the story.” – Reader Review #thrillerseries #crimefiction #ganglandthriller #indieauthor #readingcommunity #thrillers #books

📚💙 She talked to the stranger in the bar because he looked harmless. Two hours later, she was watching men kick him to death.⚡️📚 No Way To Live, a gangland thriller available on Amazon and KU. #crimefiction #indieauthor #gangland #thrillerseries #books

It’s a lot of what abilities does X animal have and what do they taste like. This is how I learned sharks have a lot of urea inside them. So they taste a little like… urine.

Writers, did you ever wonder what someone might make of the research you do for a WIP? Here are 6 things I researched this week for my new thriller (with brief answers). Spoiler - one of them was beard types! anthonyaddis.co.uk/2026/03/25/6... #writing #indieauthor #writingcommunity #amwriting

📚💙 No Way To Live is a gangland thriller about loyalty, revenge and redemption. 📚⚡️ It’s exciting, dark and moving, with some great humor, and has characters you’ll care about (even the villain). mybook.to/no_way_to_live #Amazon #KindleUnlimited #thrillers #crimefiction mybook.to/no_way_to_live

📚💙 I wrote a short story about two writers. Along the way, I taught myself some writing lessons. You can read about them on my blog: anthonyaddis.co.uk/2026/03/14/l... #writing #writingcommunity #indieauthor #travelfiction