Just tipped over the 70k mark on my #WIP, which will be #23 (solo) or #26 if you count my co-writes. It's still the biggest milestone to me, knowing I'm on the downhill slide home towards the 100k I aim for, and that now I can start pulling at all the threads to tie them together! #booksky

Wondering if I can take classes in how to be the squeaky wheel. Bit fed up with being the good, quiet one, rolling along at the back, but nature has carved me this way. Going to start squeaking at some point... whether that will result in the oil or the bonfire is anyone's guess.

Had an insanely busy day, but just had to carve a bit of time out to review this fantastic book, by Sheelagh Aston. Privileged to have read an early draft, as well as the completed novel, and I can tell you this is one writer to be on the lookout for!

(As the page states, it doesn't make you a member of the class, but it gathers data so you will be informed. I think this is OK and sensible to do.)

Today's lament to self: Oh my god, learn to spell; you're a *@*&£! writer! #booksky #writers #writingandbooks

Looks like the John Miller brigade is out in full force on IG.

My junk mail is now talking to itself... Seems to be taking a while to answer itself though.

I'm halfway through a sequel to a book that hasn't yet got a home, and wondering what the hell I'm doing this for! BUT - I love the way this story is unfolding, and how the family dynamics are splintering, and re-forming in new and unexpected shapes, so I'm going to push on and see where it takes me

Literary agent Louise Buckley @hslanews.bsky.social (Fiction Nonfiction; General, Fantasy, Mystery, SF, Thriller) opened to queries. https://duotrope.com... #amquerying

Finally wrangled my domain into shape, and have changed website host and creation to Canva. Much more basic, and has more work to be done on it still, but saving myself a couple of hundred a year, and it does the job. So if anyone's curious about what I do, hop over and have a look :) terrinixon.com

Domain currently acting the silly bugger, so if you're trying to reach me by email for work purposes, please DM me on any of my socials and I'll give you an alternative address. Thanks!

Argh! Website is currently down as I try to figure out this DNS stuff for transferring my domain to my new one. Normal service hopefully resumed soon. I just wanna be writing this booook!

So, I thought 🤔 I'd have a go at a book 📚 trailer and after a lot of work 😰 I came up with one. I'm rather pleased with it. 😀🥂 #books #booktrailers #indieauthors #thrillers

Watched the first 3 episodes of #Bookish last night, but a 6.15 alarm for this morning meant I had to stop there. Been waiting for this for ages, and I'm LOVING IT!

I think Wimbledon has done me another favour. Realised I had 2 weeks' worth of #Corrie to catch up on; recognised the resultant feeling as dismay rather than pleasant anticipation; hey presto: CURED! Phew, that's a weight off - no more rage-watching! I'll carry on with the classics though :)

WeTransfer just changed their TOS giving themselves permission to train AI on any content you transfer and produce derivative works based on content you transfer that they are allowed to monetize and you are not allowed payment for. Stop using WeTransfer.

I might be being over-sensitive*, but I think this is a massive bloody cheek, from Ticketmaster! No, you can't visit our page, but we'd love your permission to shove our spam down your gullet! 😂 *or just grumpy. Yeah, we'll go with that.

My #FrontPageFridays guest is @amandabrittany.bsky.social and the opening of her forthcoming psychological thriller, Let Me Out, published by @boldwoodbooks.bsky.social ‬ on 29th June. #thriller #booksky www.rachelsargeant.co.uk/blog/front-p...

What on earth's the point of Sky TV putting an ad for the programme I'm watching, IN the ad break for the programme I'm watching? All it did was fool me into prematurely stopping fast-forwarding past the... ah! Well played, Sky 😂

So, so thrilled with all the wonderful, positive reviews this series has received, over the course of this 3-book #blogtour with @zooloosbt.bsky.social. Heartfelt thanks to all concerned, and to @shelleyclarke.bsky.social for choosing me to help write her incredible story! #booksky

A huge thank you to: @zooloosbt.bsky.social & @yvonnembee.bsky.social @selmccormick.bsky.social @this.human.reads @tartan_teapotsandbooks_croft @kaz_loves_books9 @Sue.wallace1974 @vickies_fiction_addiction for their hard work and wonderful 📚 reviews. @nixonauthor.bsky.social

Love it when my day off (the day job) is a wet and windy one - particularly when I'm on the home stretch of a novel, and no other obligations. Just me, copious amounts of coffee, and a Devon moorland community about to change forever. *rubs hands* #booksky

So thrilled with these comments from the first leg of the Children of Sinai #Blogtour with @zooloosbt.bsky.social 🤩 www.instagram.com/reel/DKVOGK2...

Adding my thanks to Shelley's. A brilliantly organised tour, and thoughtful, insightful, and wildly generous (!) reviews for the first book in our now-complete, co-authored series. Thank you all! @zooloosbt.bsky.social #booksky #blogtour

Children of Sinai by Shelley Clarke and Terri Nixon @ZooloosBT #ShelleyClarke #TerriNixon #fantasy #scifi #family #speculativefiction #bookreview I am delighted to share my review today for Children of Sinai by Shelley Clarke and Terri Nixon. This is the first book in a fabulous trilogy, that…

Currently reading my way through @valmcdermid.bsky.social brilliant Tony Hill/Carol Jordan books. I mean, obviously there's murder and so on, and some really nasty ones at that, but I've just hit a patch SO dark, I began to wonder if I'd accidentally picked up a recent #Corrie script instead! 😂

Can't wait for this to kick off tomorrow! #booksky #thrillerbooks #blogtour

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Finished Code of Silence last night - I LOVED it. That ending was perfect; that brilliant final look, straight to camera: 'you knew this was coming; stay tuned!' Epic work from Rose Ayling-Ellis. Faintly amusing to see Charlotte Ritchie calling someone else Alison. And Andrew Buchan, just because.

Bugged by yesterday's #Corrie - that van didn't look new-fangled enough to be able to play music after PC Tinks had taken the keys out. Also can't believe he didn't persist in trying to get in to make sure Lou was okay, instead of charging off after Mick and personal glory. Bad copper, Craigie!

Had this lovely, heart-warming dream that David Jason was narrating a fave character in an #audiobook of mine - we had a lovely chat, and I couldn't wait to share the photos I took. Only 2 problems: 1. all my audiobooks are single-narrator, and 2. the book exists, but character doesn't. Dammit!

Good to know: my current MC's surname is Drake, and she only lives in Yelverton because it's conveniently on the outskirts of town, on the moors. Just found this little online report on local names: #plymouth #booksky

Threads is full of people saying this kind of thing is actually being mooted now! 😕

Tonight's winning dialogue on #Corrie, making up for all the misery and ludicrous storylines: Roy: can you vouch for the sweetness of your plums? Aadi: No, not really. They are very firm though... How those two kept straight faces I will NEVER know! 😂

Finished I, Jack Wright, the other night... Chris Lang, what are you doing to me?! I was wondering how it would all be wrapped up in the last 10 minutes, but I trusted you! 😄 Epic stuff, as always, and now keeping a sharp eye out for more! @chrislangwriter.bsky.social

It's out there - this is one bubble you can't un-blow, one sneeze you can't take back, and one set of ideas that will become the definitive. Shelley's mind is a phenomenon; her story will change the way you think about what you've always believed. www.childrenofsinai.com #thrillerbooks #booksky

Started watching the final series of #You last night. First episode was a bit 'meh,' but now I'm reeled right back in again! And did a fair rendition of that pointy-Leo meme thing when Bronte showed up: "It's JANEEEENE!"

Such a lovely, supportive group to be part of - tons of brilliant authors, and enthusiastic readers. If you're looking for book recommendations, check out the other posts when you get a minute. And this one, of course! Thank you, @devonbookclub.bsky.social 😍 #booksky #writing

As a massive #TraitorsUK fan I was on the fence about the celeb version, worried it might dilute the vibe of the regular one. Then I see Mark Bonnar on the list. That's that decision made, then!

To think I had such high hopes for our new MP, @fredthomasuk.bsky.social, after that arsewipe, Johnny Mercer. Just saw the 'photo' he shared on social media, then deleted with neither comment nor apology. Appalled. Do better, Fred.

I know I've asked this before, but WHY do papers do back-to-front headlines like this? And things like: 'house explodes, as fire engines rush to attend.' Is it because they think we'll run out of energy before we get to the end of the sentence, so they're getting the 'good' stuff in first?!

Seeing all the love for #ThisCityisOurs, and #Kin, and other newer 'relatable-but-ultimately-criminal-family' dramas out there, makes me cautiously optimistic for my new, Plymouth-set crime WIP. Multi-layered characters; moral conflict; family ties... I'm loving it! #crimefiction #booksky

Starting to think our books are soon going to need to be treated like suspected AI-written uni essays; we'll need a viva system to defend them! I reckon if we add into each MS a copy of our notes documents, and deleted scenes, that ought to prove we're human. (Not entirely joking.) #aibooks

I've recently discovered an odd thing I do when writing; I have characters whose first language is not English, and when I'm typing their English dialogue I slow down and hit each key really deliberately, as if I'm the one struggling for the words. It's the weirdest thing! #booksky #writing

Oh my days... I'm seeing #Strictly posts everywhere today! I love it, but it always makes me think of Christmas - it's TOO SOON for Strictly talk!

It's taken me a while to work out why most current episodes of #Corrie have left me humming 'Wicked Game,' to myself recently. Finally worked it out.

This time last week we were grabbing last-minute tickets to see this, as our 'in-between' matinee (Much Ado, and The Seagull.) Mainly wanted to see it for the folk music and Westcountry setting, but what a joyous overall experience it was! The #olivierawards success is HUGELY well deserved 🤩

Watched This City is Ours over the past couple of days - fantastic stuff from the BBC. Not overly brutalised for shock value; outstanding performances from epic cast; an ending ripe for at least a second season... BRILLIANT. Love a gangland family - am writing one as we speak, so stay tuned!

Authors and others! I am now in a position to open up my writers' services once again, for new clients. Why not get in touch to see if we can work together? Meantime, check the testimonials on my website. ✍️ www.terrinixon.com/writing-serv... #booksky #writingandbooks #editing