How wonderful to see Beatrice making new friends! Thank you!

Since it's almost Midsummer...

"The character of Mel is so engaging... I was completely drawn in. I would recommend this as a standalone thriller and a really enjoyable read." from Northern Reader reviews northernreader.wordpress.com/2025/06/03/d... #review

If you subscribe to my (occasional) newsletter, I'm giving away a free ebook of one of my award-winning stories to everyone who signs up. What are you waiting for? Click on my website link... ➡️ louisemangos.com ⬅️

Today 27 May is the last day the first two Mélisende thrillers are on offer - ends midnight. Double Identity – 99 pence/cents books2read.com/DoubleIdentity Double Pursuit – £1.99/USD2.99 books2read.com/DoublePursuit Both back to £3.99/USD $4.99 tomorrow 28 May. Don't miss out! #deal

Good morning #Berlin & Beyond! Have been swimming, have been cleaning, now taking off into a Lazy Saturday🎈 Photo: F. Seidenstücker. Balloon vendor & his young client before Wertheim on Leipziger Platz.

The colours of spring

1927: Europe is healing. Berlin is burning—bright with decadence, danger, and change. Ladies’ magazines spin seductive tales of female force. While acrobats, divorcees, degenerates and amputees lure a dreamer with innocent blue eyes. geni.us/BlueEye

Look here, up to 300 words and no prob if previously published. Have a go! #flashfiction #microfiction #NFFD #NationalFlashFictionDay

#Submissions will open this month for Issue 8. Keep an eye... #flashfiction #microfiction #creativenonfiction #prosepoetry #visualart #shortfiction #shortstories #thewoolfx

The Washpost, which is bleeding millions of dollars and shrinking its staff, accepted -- and then rejected -- a $115,000 ad that criticized Elon Musk. Anyway, here's the ad that the Post's business side didn't want its readers to see ⤵️ thehill.com/media/514849...

Still probably the single Itch of Writing post I’m most proud of as a piece of writing and thinking. https://buff.ly/4juKR6O And actually, the deeper I am in the trenches of writing fiction or creative non-fiction, the more often I also come back to these ideas.

Never ask for Parmesan when eating seafood spaghetti. #toptraveltip #iflookscouldkill

Thank you!

Just closed the WIP at 23,000 words. Felt apt. Happy New Year!

Boxing Day is all about gifts and this one is a thing of beauty!

Can you all share this? It's a series by the BBC of great actors reading abridged versions of books such as Ken and The Lonely Londoners. It's so well done and a gift for anyone who struggles or doesn't like book in hand reading. Check it out and reskeet or whatever it's called. Cheers.

Thanks to one incredibly talented and patient man, the German version is out now. www.amazon.de/dp/B0CNVH2MWV #switzerland #historicalfiction

📚'Marsh has crafted a truly beautiful tale'. Jennifer DeBie reviews #HistoricalFiction Salt Of The Earth for Rosie's #Bookreview Team #RBRT Set in Switzerland this novel features the early experiments in correcting thyroid deficiencies. wp.me/p2Eu3u-jZm

The Evil Pixies of Fate waited until we started the reroofing project to send three months of rain and wind in 24hrs. Tears in a bucket …

Halloween Horror!!

Scaffolders and a frisky corgi do not a word count make. Guess I’m doing NaNoWriMo then.

Who’s got a great recommendation for a German literary translator? Reliable and experienced and reasonably priced?

100 years ago, three men changed Swiss history. This is their story.

How a chance news article made me switch genres #saltoftheearth deborahswift.com/salt-of-the-...

A tribute to my cover designer JD Smith Design. The Story of a Cover. www.jjmarshauthor.com/the-story-of... SALT of the EARTH geni.us/AMZ_Salt_of_...

Writers! Do you have a masterpiece handy? ... For the next month, we're open to submissions from women writers. For more information, head here: www.galleybeggar.co.uk/submissions (We'll be very grateful if you could share widely!)

SALT of the EARTH is out today! Historical fiction with romance, revolution and a life-changing medical advance. geni.us/AMZ_Salt_of_...

Hello all! Like the look of this place already. I’m a writer with 23 books out there but still curious to learn more about the skill of writing. What would you recommend?