'Nothing is off the table as long as it’s done well' Bestselling novelist and tutor of our six-week online Writing a Psychological Thriller course, @mserinkelly.bsky.social, shares her tips for aspiring psychological thriller writers 🔎

I have spent so long researching a fictional death that the algorithm is serving nothing but therapy adverts

Its PUBLICATION DAY for MURDER AT MISTLETOE MANOR! Please rush out and buy my Christmas cosy crime... I hope you'll love it. Here's me and Ellroy (till he gets bored) unboxing. 🎄🎄🎄 www.instagram.com/reel/DPlZAL4...

Chatting with Winnie M Li about her new book What We Left Unsaid ☕📚 In this clip, she answers: “Have you ever hit the wall?” Listen to the full Coffee Break episode or watch on YouTube. Links in bio. 🎧✨

When I was 10 I went to a holiday Chess camp with everyone playing 20 games over 5 days. I lost 19 and drew 1. I got a trophy as a "participant". When I got home I told my mum I'd won the tournament and she proudly displayed the trophy. It sat there on the mantelpiece for years.

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For a mere 99p you can read the book that inspired the TV show that’s now on Netflix (did I mention that before?) www.amazon.co.uk/Killing-Kind...

The Venice Noir extras are coming... and here's the first. A cocktail reception with Ian Rankin in the lovely Ca' Pisani boutique hotel next to the Accademia. Just 30 places available, 30 euros for cocktail and cicchetti. davidhewson.com/a-cocktail-e...

Two months till the launch of The Burning Grounds, the new Wyndham & Banerjee novel! I'll be going round the country, chatting with some stellar writers. There'll be laughs, tears, wine, more tears and murder (possibly). It's gonna be great! Hope to see you there!

Write a twisty, suspenseful thriller that readers won’t be able to put down on our six-week online Writing a Psychological Thriller course with bestselling novelist @mserinkelly.bsky.social 🔍 Course starts 11 Sept: www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/course/writi...

Our latest #bookreview: THE SKELETON KEY by @mserinkelly.bsky.social - an intriguing page turner involving a treasure hunt, a complicated friendship, two families completely entwined, and ... murder! A full FIVE STARS and a highly recommended from us. medium.com/illumination...

Back to school my arse. Three inset days then 'staggered' returns. I pine for my manuscript like a fisherman's wife standing on the shore

Write a twisty, suspenseful thriller that readers won’t be able to put down on our six-week online Writing a Psychological Thriller course with bestselling novelist @mserinkelly.bsky.social 🔍 Course starts 11 Sept:

'I don’t believe thrillers have to be formulaic' 📊 Bestselling novelist @mserinkelly.bsky.social, shares her advice for writing with sensitivity, her favourite psychological thriller writers and what she loves most about teaching on our six-week online Writing a Psychological Thriller course.

@cbcreative.bsky.social were such a huge part of my own writing story, it’s a thrill to be speaking at their masterclass this year with my incredible publisher, Venetia #writingcommunity #writingsky

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I would date this man if I were single

Hands up if you know what 'flensing' means thanks to Blubber by Judy Blume

There will come a time when I stop begging people to read Jane Casey’s Maeve Kerrigan series but we are not in that time period yet. So third book in the series (that can be read as a standalone) The Last Girl is 99p for Kindle. Buy it. Read it. Love it. amzn.to/462zHSt

I was today years old when I realised that Alex Lawther and Laurie Kynaston are not the same person 🤦‍♀️

this is a novel

not to objectify but i could stare at jonathan bailey's face for weeks on end. maybe i will

new word: HONGRY. Like HANGRY but it's too hot to eat anything apart from ice lollies, I've got sweaty knee-backs and my blood sugar is all over the place, fuck off the lot of you

From Daphne du Maurier’s #Rebecca to the contemporary novels of Liane Moriarty, psychological thrillers have been keeping us on the edge of our seats for decades. If you’re writing your own thriller, our Writing a Psychological Thriller course with @mserinkelly.bsky.social starts tomorrow!

'Nothing is off the table as long as it’s done well' –‪ @mserinkelly.bsky.social‬ Bestselling novelist and tutor of our six-week online Writing a Psychological Thriller course, Erin Kelly, shares her tips for aspiring psychological thriller writers 🔎

I wasn't asked to participate HOWEVER I did watch a woman on horseback in full 1200s costume 'behead' a watermelon on a pike and buy myself a long blue wool cape with a pointy hood which I will be wearing TO DEATH during The Night Stairs promo. A day well spent. #barnetmediaevalfestival

I'm going to see a LARP re-enactment of the Battle of Barnet (1471) today! There is a mediaeval fashion show! I have braided my hair into a coronet and am wearing a tapestry jacket from Free People. Fully expect to be hauled onto the runway with the rest of the wenches

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absolutely brilliant series

this is excellent advice for the grizzled old-timers (ie me) as well

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Today on the blog Mandie shares her review of The House of Mirrors by Erin Kelly Link in bio @erinjelly @hodderbooks @mserinkelly.bsky.social @mandie163.mg #bookthreads #books #bookstagram #bookreview #booksofinstagram #thehouseofmirrors

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Late to the party, but I'm breaking my mid-edit social media exile to declare @mserinkelly.bsky.social's House of Mirrors a straight up BANGER. If you've read The Poison Tree - and even if you haven't! Though you should - it's an absolute treat. Biba! Karen! Rex! Classic EK twists! 10/10 no notes 🏠🪞

People have been reading Sinners and they seem to like it! Phew – I can breathe again! So much thanks to @floracarr.bsky.social – 'Fierce and searing.' @mserinkelly.bsky.social – 'Transporting.' Andrew Taylor – 'rollercoaster of a story that has the dark logic of a Greek tragedy'

I'm offering a 10% discount for any work booked in during April for up to 6 months ahead. Manuscript appraisals, developmental edits, 3 chapter review, build a book in stages. Take a look at testimonials below. I'm also offering a 25% discount for anyone who reposts this and books in during April.

I know getting into a physical bookshop isn’t always accessible for disabled readers so I’m very happy there’s also the option of getting a signed copy online. Also, please make my shooting hand pain from 200 signings worth it.

**SIGNED COPIES** of Who Wants Normal? are now available to pre-order online from @fiveleavesbooks.bsky.social Five Leaves are my local indy bookshop and will post nationwide (and FREE to housebound and low income customers). Get your copy: fiveleavesbookshop.co.uk/product/who-...

Surely Jason Orange can help him out.

The British automotive industry contributes £22bn to the UK economy. The creative industries contribute £124bn. Fucksake. Stop AI copyright theft.

Another month of brilliant reads! I managed 5 this month (which is amazing for me). 🎧 The Interview by @chrisewan.bsky.social 📖 The Unexpected by @ellenwiles.bsky.social 📱The Liar by Louise Jensen 🎧 The Poison Tree by @mserinkelly.bsky.social 🎧 Other People's Houses @claremackwrites.bsky.social

This is a first for me on BlueSky! I'm giving away a super early signed proof of 59 Minutes, months before publication. To enter, just make sure you’re following me and then reply to this post with '59'. A winner will be chosen at random on 30th April. Open worldwide. (Please like and share!)

Also: the rushed/low-budget/low-morals art director may think "yes, but the vibe of the output is all that matters". No. When people look at art, they are 'joining in' with the feelings of the artist, & the process. It's a tiny moment of emotional mirroring; a quick moment of 'being' the artist 1/2

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True crime fans - @hallierubenhold.bsky.social is at our Spring Festival on 12 April to talk about #StoryofaMurder, exploring the crimes of #DrCrippen with @imogenrobertson.bsky.social Book tickets now: mklitfest.org/hallie-ruben... #truecrime #murderstories #bookfestival #miltonkeynes

Ha ha. Loving these.

Special offer Sunday! If you're a Kindle reader, Amazon has a Goldbox offer on my Giordano Bruno series for today only - all 7 books for under £9! That's only £8.93 more than Meta paid to pirate them! Go on, treat yourselves www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07H9JQXT...

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'Nothing is off the table as long as it’s done well' – @mserinkelly.bsky.social Bestselling novelist and tutor of our six-week online Writing a Psychological Thriller course, Erin Kelly, shares her tips for aspiring psychological thriller writers 🔎