Fighting the fear & sending out to agents So I have finally finished my manuscript and, after several read throughs a few last minute changes at sentence level and switching two chapters around, I have taken the plunge to send out to agents. Way back in May when I was at Gladstone's Library I…

The scammer is on the phone to you. Their accomplice is on the phone to your bank, pretending to be you. Your bank sends you the notification. You accept, and scammers proceed to drain your account. Full write up: shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/05... 🧵🔚

Can YOU write a story in 75 words? Paragraph Planet has been publishing one #story on its home page every day since 2008, so now's YOUR chance to get involved paragraphplanet.com/submission.php #writingcommunity

This is for you #curae entrants I’ve got my lists back from @michaellangan.bsky.social @seaninhughes.bsky.social @tenpennydreams.bsky.social & Elissa Soave. I’ve read all the hundreds of entries and next week the shortlist will be drafted - announced 1st May. I am so proud of you all ❤️

New blog about my first event as Emerging Author HT to Dea Parkin & @jasonthriller.bsky.soc @thecwa.bsky.social Great talks and advice from Katherine Armstrong, Stephanie Glencross, Roger Price, Kate Bendelow, @annacaig.bsky.social, @alisonmorton.bsky.social and congratulations to @lindamather.bsky

WRITERS: Please help me spread the word about the @bmthwritingfest.bsky.social which kicks off in TWO WEEKS! My session Writing Rituals is on Sunday 27th April and I'd love to see lots of you there! ✍ Book your tickets 🎟 here: www.bournemouthwritingfestival.co.uk

North Sea Poets is live! We offer online masterclasses, webinars, workshops for poets everywhere (novice or adept) and readers, because poems sing in the dark times. Hope you'll join us. Pls see website. Do share. northseapoets.com 🌊 @northseapoets.bsky.social

Look what's arrived. The paperback of: Ghost Mountain by @ronanhession.bsky.social Hession. Kevin Barry - 'Ghost Mountain confirms Rónán Hession as a most vivid and original voice in fiction.' @irishtimes.com @kennysbookshop.bsky.social @chaptersbookstore.bsky.social

📢Calling creatives from: - Bristol, Bath, Swindon, Gloucester area - Yorkshire - Tyne & Tees - Cambridgeshire - East Midlands Passionate about protecting your work from AI? Work scraped to train AI? Happy to be interviewed? Contact [email protected].

The #Curae was created by @bookwormvaught.bsky.social to give full time carers creative writing opportunities. Take a look 🙏 gofund.me/074eee36

Let’s talk about money.💷💰 Here’s a clip of @mazevansauthor.bsky.social and me discussing the harsh financial realities most authors face. The truth isn’t always pretty, but it’s important. Listen to the full conversation wherever you get your podcasts🎙️ - links in bio #booksky

Check out this fantastic #free #CrimeFiction event at Leigh Library @WiganLibraries this Saturday 29 March at 10 am. I'll be on a panel with the criminally good authors @lizmistry.bsky.social Malcolm Hollingdrake and Joseph Knox, hosted by the fabulous Samantha Brownley Hope to see you there!

Here’s a poster for ‘Talking Rubbish’ a short film I co-wrote. It heads to #folkestone film festival tomorrow. #writingcommunity #shortfilm #amwriting

From the creator of Paragraph Planet….

Just found out two things; that my audiobook is out on loan with Borrowbox until late autumn and that the first 15 minutes of it is available on YouTube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSU8...

By the way, you know that tanker accident in the North Sea this week? The tanker was carrying jet fuel for US airbases. The cargo ship that ran into it was Russian. Things are getting feisty. I did warn you about Russia.

📢 Announcing our new submissions guidelines for… 📚publishers 📞agencies 🏆and competitions Our aim is to make the submissions process as smooth as possible and encourage respect, support, openness and professionalism at all times. #LBF25 societyofauthors.org/2025/03/12/s...

Isn't this wonderful! @thebookseller.com @waterstones.bsky.social @bookcornerhx.bsky.social #BritishBookAwards

Harrogate International Festivals are again offering their brilliant Jane Gregory Busaries for avid fans of crime fiction from under-represented backgrounds inc minority ethnic groups, disabilities, LGBTQIA+. Apply by 18 April. Full details here: harrogateinternationalfestivals.com/news/the-jan...

I'm booked up for March but still have slots available for April if you're looking for affordable feedback on your writing - it will mark the start of Year 5 of Elspells Writing Feedback, which feels rather special! www.elspells.com ✍

New blog about taking part in a writing project called Circe’s Island. One of the few times I have strayed from crime writing to poetry 😬 pamjplumb.wordpress.com/2025/03/11/c...

We're publishing the Paperback of GHOST MOUNTAIN by @ronanhession.bsky.social On April 22nd - 9781915693259 @bookcornerhx.bsky.social @treehousebookshop.bsky.social @gutterbookshop.bsky.social @woodbinebooks.bsky.social @dublincitylibs.bsky.social

I'm delighted to be sending The Best of Everything out into the world on April 10th. If you would like to preorder I will put the link in the comments. Thank you!

Come one, come all! If you support restoring the Creative Writing A Level in England, please fill out this form, and please share! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Tickets available now from baytales.com/shop-2/

The first Cesare Aldo historical thriller CITY OF VENGEANCE is just 99p on Kindle UK this month! @panmacmillan.bsky.social @jennybrownagency.bsky.social www.amazon.co.uk/City-Vengean...

I had such a brilliant time chatting to Nadine recently about #AReluctantSpy - episode comes out tomorrow! If you're a writer or reader, The Conversation is essential listening with a fantastic back catalogue of episodes.

Writing is a journey of creativity, challenge, and persistence. I had a fantastic conversation with @davegoodman.bsky.social about his debut novel A Reluctant Spy, the highs and lows of the writing process, and what keeps him going. Listen now to our full conversation - Links in Bio

Welcome to the Longlist! womensprize.com/prizes/women...

✒️Add your name to this petition to help protect self-employed creatives by abolishing the minimum income floor in Universal Credit -

When you’re stuck, write something else (no, seriously, just skip ahead) --> gregbuchanan.substack.com/p/when-youre...

ShortBookandScribes February 2025 Reads, Book Post and Stats shortbookandscribes.uk/monthly_read... via @shortbookandscribes.uk

My short blog post about Baytales 25, the only crime festival in the north east of England. HT to @vpeanuts.bsky.social and @anncleeves.bsky.social and an army of volunteers for an excellent festival! pamjplumb.wordpress.com/2025/03/03/b...

Two weeks until the Scratch A4 short story competition opens for submissions on 14th March! Details here: www.scratch-books.co.uk/scratcha4com...

Only a few days left! Here’s a peek at a few favorite lines!

⏳ Writers, there’s still (a little more than) a day left to enter your work for our Debut Over 50 Award! Our previous winner, Glennis Silk, had her debut novel CITY OF SILK published by Allison & Busby last year. 🎉 For more info, go to jennybrownassociates.com.

Happy publication day to Broken Biscuits. I am so proud of this book, which is available now from everywhere you buy books. If you can, please grab it from a book shop. Without booksellers supporting my first book, I'm not sure I'd be publishing a second. 💪📚 #booksky linktr.ee/adamjfarrer

The Inner Critic Lies That voice in your head saying you’re not good enough? It’s lying. Doubt is loud, but your story is louder. Keep writing. #AmWriting #WritingCommunity

A gentle reminder that bloggers review books because we are passionate about reading. We don't get paid and do it out of genuine love. The best way to show your appreciation is to support us back. Promote our posts. Share what we do. Give back some of the love we give you.

@carawritesstuff.bsky.social welcome! 🤗

It's that time again folks! I've been talking books with the lovely @zoerichards.bsky.social and giving my latest recommendations. Follow the link below to listen! #BookSky zoe.buzzsprout.com/2170844/epis...

At some point, plot just isn’t enough. The events need meaning.

'Submissions for Issue 27 of The Manchester Review are now open. The submission window will be open from 24th Feb to 24th March 2025. Please take a look at the submission guidelines on our website before you submit.

Really looking forward to my talk on Emma Brunel at the East London History Society next month where I'll be sharing my current research results and also explain how fiction helps me to fill in the gaps. 😊💜

Come to Literary Leicester, a brilliant free book festival for everyone. This year we have sessions on Writing as Activism, Paul Muldoon, @adamcsharp.bsky.social and The Rest Is History (as well as me). Did I say it was free? Yes it is. Link to my event and others below. Please share :)

Red Herrings #WritingCommunity #WriterCommunity #AmWriting #Plotting #Outline #Outlining #StoryPlanning #RedHerrings #LiteraryDevice

Aberystwyth a go go! It's @gwylcrimefest.bsky.social soon! gwylcrimecymrufestival.co.uk