My weekly #Substack round up where I review what I've read, watched and listened to during the week plus update my writing news. #blog #WritingCommunity #SelfPublishing #Indies #indieauthor chantelleatkins.substack.com/p/this-week-...

Last week's #Blog post was related to the #writersblock I had recently and the realisation that my author platform needed revamping. I haven't had imposter syndrome in years but that came back too!! I feel better now. Writing about it always helps! #Writing chantelleatkins.com/2025/04/11/i...

The first book in an interconnected universe of characters, locations and stories. My last two releases are connected, and the final book is due in the autumn but this is where it started... let's go back to 1993 #bookreview #crimedrama #bookseries #WritingCommunity books2read.com/u/3nYRXR

sadly yes, plus close friends and family. Really annoying when they're avid bookworms and always banging on about books they've read too!

My latest #Substack round-up: a sunny easter break from work, and why i've decided to serialise my current #WIP Black Hare Valley... #WritingCommunity #Writing #Writers open.substack.com/pub/chantell...

"The action is relentless, carefully orchestrated and entirely captivating." Bite into the Stage 3 series! getbook.at/stage3series All books are FREE on Kindle Unlimited Also on #Audible #ZPOC #HORROR #FREE #kindleunlimited #TheWalkingDead #zombie #thriller #suspense #kindlebooks

It's super hard getting sales and reviews as an indie author and sometimes I wonder why we do it to ourselves. But the answer is actually very simple. We love writing more than anything. And when you do find a review it's like magic! books2read.com/u/4NNka6 #bookreviews #WritingCommuity #YAFiction

Just posted my weekly #Substack round-up, this week covering Mother's Day, the urge to forage wild food and comforting my son through chickenpox. I've also finally decided what I'll offer paid subscribers - more on this soon! #blog #Writing #WritingCommunity open.substack.com/pub/chantell...

The Stage 3 Post Apocalyptic Zombie Series will immerse you in a thrilling, post-apocalyptic universe like no other. Start the STAGE 3 series with a FREE book! getbook.at/stage3series Read STAGE 3 today!' Also on #audiobook #ZPOC #Horror #freebook #FREE #zombie

Little poem about the real treasure in life #Poetry #Poem #Nature #NaturePoem #Writing #WritingCommunity #Substack open.substack.com/pub/chantell...

This week's blog.It takes years to build an #AuthorPlatform but what should you do if it's no longer working as it should? I was loathe to scrap it and start again but that's what I'm doing-can't wait to say bye to Meta! #SocialMedia #WritingCommunity #Blogging chantelleatkins.com/2025/03/28/b...

My weekly round-up on #Substack including getting over writers block and finishing my WIP. It's been a good writing week! chantelleatkins.substack.com/p/this-week-... #amwriting #WritingCommunity #WIP

After struggling with writers block for the first time in my life last week, a few days ago I finished my WIP! It's the 4th in a series and I've now got an idea for the 5th. I also need to pin down my timeline of important events as I head into more editing of the finished books! #Writing #WIP

Forgot to share last week's blog post. As I ease myself off everything Meta I've got to remember to post here more! #Medium was going so well for me, still hoping it changes back! #Writing #WritingCommunity #Blogging chantelleatkins.com/2025/03/21/m...

My weekly round-up on #Substack I suffered with #WritersBlock for the first time in my life and it wasn't fun! Here's why it happened and how I got past it. open.substack.com/pub/chantell...

New blog post on the topic of Medium's many ups and downs. I intend to keep writing there, what about you? chantelleatkins.com/2025/03/21/m... #Medium #WritingCommunity #Writing #Blogging #IndieAuthors

Little poem about the beauty of the small things in life. #poem #poetry #writing #nature #wildlife #simplicity #smallthings open.substack.com/pub/chantell...

Little poem I wrote while on a road trip. #nature #wildlife #wildness #poem #poetry #substack chantelleatkins.substack.com/p/sorry-wild...

I've been struggling with writing lately which is not like me at all. Struggling to get the words right, struggling to stay focused. I don't mind this poem too much though and I think it says what I wanted it to about feeling sad #poem #sad #poetry #substack open.substack.com/pub/chantell...

New blog post! Giving Myself Permission to Draw Reminds Me Of When I Gave Myself Permission To Write - my challenge to illustrate my new series myself. Got a long time to practice luckily! #creativity #drawing#sketches #WIP #BristishFolkloreHorror chantelleatkins.com/2025/03/14/g...

Just joined PinkSky Authors - I'd love to know how you're finding the transition from Meta to here, if that's what you've done. I'm aiming to ditch Meta entirely but feel like I need to build up elsewhere first. Here is the UBR to my latest release:https://books2read.com/u/4NNka6

Latest blog post - so many WIPS vying for attention right now! Kind of wish I could clone myself. chantelleatkins.com/2025/02/28/t... #blogging #WritingCommunity #WIP #ideas

Trying the shareable assets from Substack for the first time. I've been ignoring them until now. Silly me. chantelleatkins.substack.com/p/thinking-a... #poem #poetry #survival #apocalypse #WritingCommunity

The Mess Of Us - Q&A with Chantelle Atkins chantelleatkins.com/2025/02/21/t... #YA #BookSky #WritingCommunity

Ada and Jesse. Massively reactive at one time, especially Ada. With patience and positivity they are so much better now and rarely react. So proud of them! #dogs #lurchers #sighthounds #bestfriends

“Atmospheric, tense and full of gritty teen angst…” ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “This is the most dramatic book I’ve ever read! Loved the whole thing!” ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Can music bring a shattered community together? One of my books in a connected universe #Music #BookSky #WritingCommunity #YA www.amazon.co.uk/Song-Bill-Ro...

“Five stars for a ripping, gripping, and heartwarming read from a master story teller.” Start the Stage 3 series with a FREE book! author.to/kenstark Read Stage 3 today! Also on #audiobook #mustread #zombie #horror #suspense #thriller #Free #apocalypse #zombies #zpoc #thriller 📚💙

It was publication day yesterday but I was away without WiFi, which was lovely, but now I've got to do the buy my book thing a day late. Ebook still 99p via this link, plus paperback available too! books2read.com/u/4NNka6 #NewRelease #YA #WritingCommunity #BookSky

5* #Review "This book was full of suspense and kept me on the edge of my seat. I could not put it down." #Romance #Suspense #Booklovers #BookBoost Best Friends to Lovers - Second Chances www.amazon.com/dp/B00SIJ4QM8

If you like vampire books with lots of action & dry humour, my SFF/paranormal/thriller novels are available on Amazon in KDP eBook and paperback. Please check my author page for updates: www.amazon.com/stores/autho... #SFF #vampires #darkfantasy #thriller #adventure #writingcommunity #horror

It's out tomorrow! Still just 99p to preorder the ebook but that goes up soon! books2read.com/u/4NNka6 #NewRelease #YAFiction #BookSky #WritingCommunity

In a distant world, 'gods' slumber to avoid being enslaved by pure evil. Unless a human they’ve chosen awakens them, brings back forbidden knowledge & defeats this evil before a spacetime node collapses, life will end, everywhere. amazon.com/dp/B0CHKJF1B5 #vampires #WritingCommunity #booksky📚💙 #SFF

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Wonderful ARC review for The Mess Of Us, out tomorrow! "You know how sometimes a story fills you with warmth and you utter the words – This book…ah, this book at the end and for a long time afterwards? The Mess of Us is this book." karenjmossman.com/2025/02/13/m... #BookSky #WritingCommunity #YA

Anyone who keeps chickens will tell you that you always end up with a favourite-3 weeks since we got our latest rescue hens and Sadie has stolen my heart.The others pick on her and she's the only one who knows how to escape! We always have cuddles before I put her back. #hens #rescuehens #chickens

Walking Shadow by Miriam Hastings is our latest 'twisted hearts' book to highlight this month! amzn.eu/d/bo3rkr7 #historicalfiction #lovestory #diversebooks #February

Kate Rigby-an author in our indie collective- the blossoming romance and sexual awakening between a lonely girl and a disabled boy, and their struggle against adversity and prejudice in 1970s amzn.eu/d/99j42vA #February #valentinesday #diversebooks #lovestory #Booksky #diversebooks

Is there a way to thank people for reposting? I just kind of want to heart their repost as a thank you! But anyway, thank you!!! #gratitude #WritingCommunity

A dark and twisted love story comes to a dramatic end in the final book in the Fortune's Well trilogy, All things must come to an end… amzn.eu/d/a5rJ8T8 #YA #ya #yafiction #valentinesday #twistedlove #twisted #darkreads #yasupernatural #YAParanormal

Read it slowly and understand it. 😳🥺 Repost 👇🏾 👇🏾

The second book in the dark Fortune's Well trilogy is Project Pandora, and it's fair to say things get even more twisted for JJ and Darcie! Evil doesn’t stay buried forever… amzn.eu/d/1gFnBL9 #YA #yafiction #yaromance #YAsupernatural #YAparanormal #valentinesday #twistedlove #darkreads #February

Let's stack some sub! Poetry, UNR class tidbits, and raging. camilladowns.substack.com?r=1r57ml&utm...

My latest blog post is basically me getting excited that the novel I released in 2013 finally has a sequel out next week! chantelleatkins.com/2025/02/07/t... #Writing #WritingCommunity #AuthorLife #YALit #YA #LoveStories #NewRelease

"An exciting page-turner!""Dark, compelling and seriously good! In the town of Fortune’s Well a dangerous storm is brewing, and two unsuspecting teenagers are standing right at the heart of it amzn.eu/d/8ldfuPG #YAFiction #YASupernatural #YALoveStories #valentinesday #valentines #TwistedHearts

My weekly round-up on Substack where I talk about what I am writing, reading, watching and listening to! This week I've been listening to The Clash, watching American Primeval and paying attention to little glimmers of hope. #substack #WritingCommunity #Newsletter open.substack.com/pub/chantell...

New blog post, I'm trying to separate my phone from the internet but it's not easy! Here's how I am doing so far. chantelleatkins.com/2025/01/31/w... #blogging #writing #WritingCommunity #SocialMedia

Needed to feel hopeful today after depressing myself with the news, so got outside in the rain and wind and planted my first seeds of the year #hope #gardening