Awful cold, car problems, laptop problems, this week just keeps gifting challenges

Wow. Only up for a nomination for a genrepunk award!!

My book of poems, A mouthful of Space Dust is available as a book and paperback! Find your copy by following the link

Only need a few more visitors to top last year's stats for my website! Fancy paying a quick visit for short fiction, poems and more? www.gavinturnerwrites.com

New little poem today, when you get mixed signals

If you're looking for signed author copies, here's where to find some!!

I’ve been out and about, so there are now signed copies of The Transcendent Tide at @edbookfest.bsky.social, @portybooks.bsky.social, Toppings in Edinburgh and St Andrews and Waterstones in St Andrews. Get em while they’re hot!

gavinturnerwrites.com/2025/08/15/p... Another short horror, this is Pitter pattern, read on my website

Love in a time of management lingo, a poem.

New poem Emergency preparedness in the event of a zombie apocalypse

What do you call a woman who set fire to all her bills? Bernadette Thankyou, I'm here all week

Here it is, Love in the time of management lingo, a new poem gavinturnerwrites.com/2025/07/31/l...

Wrote a poem for the first time in ages,it's pretty good I think. Nice to take an unintended break from fiction and let the poetry out once in a while!

Write that story you think no one will understand, make yourself a legend

What would you do if you couldn't fail?

Honestly, I think I put smoked paprika on everything these days

Nothing to report, still writing, and yes it is still too dark for anyone to see it.

New cover design for my debut novella, 'CHOPSTICKS' is in production. Can't wait to see the final product!

Social media really is a massive pile of nonsense, isn't it?

Music can be a useful writing aid. Try to find something appropriate to the era you are writing in. Get yourself into the space the characters live in.

Just created my own literary agent using AI. May I introduce Cooper J Schmuckbaum, who has just emailed me from his trailer park in Tulsa, promising to get my writing career marginally off the ground. He signed off his email Laters, writer dude

Still wrapped up in novel writing. Feels like a complex jigsaw where the picture only reveals itself at the very end.

Anyone else feel like they could open up the start of a new story if it wasn't for the guilt around the 5 stories you still haven't finished yet?

Hot me with your literary good news! Everyone likes to hear about some success these days

Hey hey! Check out this short story up in @rfpress.bsky.social thanks to the RF crew for publishing!!

Which story that you wrote is your favourite? I really enjoyed writing this short story, share your links below. gavinturnerwrites.com/2023/07/28/r...

Currently reading Hey Nostradamus! by Douglas Coupland and The trial by Franz Kafka, how about you?

Extract from a WIP, love some feedback on this gavinturnerwrites.com/2025/05/14/m...

Identified a character flaw in my Novella in terms of their motives has just led to an exciting revelation- Good news - this means the book will be better and will add another level to the plot twists. Bad news - Gonna have to rewrite a lot of it.

Morning! Have a look at this little piece published by @trashcatlit.bsky.social including a Q&A session which was lots of fun. Thanks to all involved!!

Me: Hey Mr fly, what's your favourite thing in the world? Fly: Well I do love banging my head against a closed window in the Spring Me: You don't say

So stupid. Just returned the wrong book to the library and now can't get it back for another month, aaaarrggghh. Any recommendations in the meantime? Horror and sci fi? Open to other genres. What have you been reading?

A thousand followers is insane for me. Thanks guys. Now let's talk about writing. What's exciting you right now? Got a short story or novel in the works? Tell me about it!

Hey check out the trash! Coming soon.....

Sure Mary Shelley would be so proud of Fankenstein

If you are into creepy tales, why not visit gavinturnerwrites.com where I share some of my stories for free!

Check out the latest from @trashcatlit.bsky.social coming soon including a little piece from me! So pleased to be part of this issue

Ace birthday gift today. Looking forward to digging into @brianevenson.bsky.social good night sleep tight later!!

Writing stories is an infinite puzzle. People continue to try and work out their secrets many years after they are published.

Go on. Finish that story. You know how it ends.

Had a great chat with my daughter about a potential career in media. She wants to start off promoting the underdog bands for free with photos media posts etc to build a portfolio. #makeyourownfuture Any north West uk bands after free promo drop me a dm!

Have a good day you muthas

Just said to my daughter hey have you ever watched texas chainsaw massacre? No Do you want to? Hell yeah! Love this kid ❤️

Admission, I have never read Terry Pratchett (I know, I know) but all of that is going to change, next read is: The Carpet people

Just finished Horror movie by @paultremblay.bsky.social That's me not sleeping tonight!! But definitely pick this one up, it's fantastic.

Alps!!

So very nearly complete. I am not religious but this place is amazing. Over 100 years and still building.

Had no TV for the past few days (well, there is a TV but no English channels). Don't miss it much, maybe I should give it up permanently?

Just about to dive into @paultremblay.bsky.social Horror movie...wish me luck!!

Last few hours to enter!