Pop quiz, #TOTP 1990 viewers, what song knocked Cliff’s Saviour’s Day off the number one spot? It worries me a little that of all the number ones in all the world this is the one I’ve never forgotten 😁

Watching #TOTP 1990’s Christmas special with some trepidation, remembering that this was the year I started work in magazines. Am elderly. 😳

Just one of those days where I have to buy another 27 books on my Kindle because I've got a trip coming up and I'm worried the 150 or so unread ones I have on there won't be enough...😆 #booksky

Books make great Christmas gifts. Even more so if I’ve written them 😜 #booksky

Daughter's latest blog entry sheds light on why making the trek out to Alexandra Palace was worth it to see the blimmin' awesome Electric Callboy. 😀 #blog #review somethingem.wordpress.com/2025/12/15/e...

The irony that I am watching Robin Beck sing Coke anthem The First Time on #TOTP 1988 while sipping my beverage of choice has not been lost on me. 😁

Have an author Christmas party straight from work tonight so havedressed up, just a little. By 8.16am my belt had snapped off and had already trodden on my skirt hem approximately eight times 🤦🏻‍♀️ #authorlife

Loving this latest review of Troublemaker 😀. Who knew I was fun, pacy and sparkling? Don't forget, you can snap up a copy at shorturl.at/2eCrv - and if you've already read it don't forget to share your thoughts too! #booksky @vulpinepress.bsky.social

Oh and The Rasmus did one of my favourite ever songs because of course they did. 😁

Daughter and I wenr to see The Rasmus tonight (who were great, of course) and bumped into Lee Jennings, lead singer of support act The Funeral Portrait, by the merch stand. Photo had to be done. Right after he’d used Emily as an armrest. 😁 #gig #metal

Just Amazon reminding me that books make great Christmas presents :) #booksky #troublemaker @vulpinepress.bsky.social

2025. Had a book published, wrote a couple more books. Might have listened to Fannybaws a little too often. 😁 #spotifywrapped

A #WIP you say? I couldn't possibly comment. Anyway. 6,000 words down, only another 452,675 to go :) #booksky

Things I did in 2025: published a book, wrote books, listened to Revery by Electric Callboy once or twice.😀. #spotifywrapped

This week’s #TOTP stack is going a long way to convincing me that the charts in late 1998 consisted of six songs. 😳

I wrote a couple of chapters of something new this week and now I feel properly proud of myself. #WIP #amwriting

Also tonight I FINALLY got to see #bloodywood, who I missed earlier in the year because they played the day before Troublemaker was published (so I was a little busy!). Worth the wait however 😁

#halestorm ate and left no crumbs (as the young folk say) at the O2 tonight :)

Regrettably when I heard the opening bars of Under Pressure on #TOTP just now I did mutter ‘Ice Ice Baby’ under my breath and now fear I must retreat from public life. 😳😁

Just me, realising that book two edits are now off and running. 😁 #amediting #writerslife

#Electriccallboy, you made the 742 mile round trip to Ally Pally and that bit where we got dumped in the middle of nowhere by that abruptly terminating bus afterwards worth every minute. One of my favourite gigs of the year 😁😁

Daughter seems to write even more than I do these days. Here's her latest piece - for one of the university publications she now writes for - on why sewing is basically great. 😀 www.hercampus.com/school/kcl/e...

#gogolbordello were as incredible as ever. It may however take me several days to recover. 😁 #livemusic

#gogolbordello I am coming for ya. Let’s see if I look this tidy and pristine by the end of the gig 🤣🤣 #livemusic

Daughter this morning: 'Right, I need to lock in, I have loads of uni work to get done, no interruptions.' One hour later she sends me this: 😂

So we're up to 31 Troublemaker reviews on Amazon now! Want to become reviewer number 32? If you've read it why not pop on over shorturl.at/2eCrv and share your thoughts? Us authors love reviews you know :) #booksky #bookreviews @vulpinepress.bsky.social

Battle Beast were incredible at the Shepherd’s Bush Empire tonight (as were support acts Dominum and Majestica). Now wondering if I should get something like this for my work Christmas party 😁 #gig #metal

Props to @almostwittylondon.bsky.social for digging up the first-ever long form feature I ever wrote for Empire - about Pocahontas - plus as an added bonus check out my name in the masthead! But how long before someone unearths my four star review of Multiplicity? 😁 #film #filmwriter

I wholeheartedly approve of this new make-up range I found in Superdrug. And yes, of course I had to buy some. 😁 #troublemaker #booksky @vulpinepress.bsky.social

A fab night this week watching Italy's self-confessed 'dwarf metal' band Wind Rose sing about digging holes and the like. Probably one of my favourite gigs of the year so far, except there's more where that one came from. 🤘 #gig #livemusic #metal #windrose

Another cracking Troublemaker review, this time courtesy of @cocoandmerlinscosybooknook who read it by the pool in Greece! Fancy making it your next holiday read? Click the link in my profile to snap up your copy 😀 #booksky @vulpinepress.bsky.social

Having a night off from editing to go and watch Italian power metal????? Whatever gave you that idea? #metal 😁🤘🏻

Oh just trying to cut this by 20,000 words *falls howling onto laptop* #newbook #amediting #writerslife #booksky

Right, nobody talk to me for the next hour. 😁

Since I've been asked quite a few times since the Troublemaker buddy read if I'm writing another book, I give you Exhibit A. And in answer to the question 'but Caroline, when are you going to write something nice?' I say: 'But where would the fun be in that?????' #booksky

Spotted this on the Tube to work this morning and I have so many questions. Does the Tube map go on all night long? Is the map dancing on the ceiling of the Circle Line? Damned if I know. 😆

Fellow #InsideNo9 devotees, I just found this on the pavement outside my flat and am now wondering if I should attempt to locate the owner. 😁

You know a late night editing session has kicked in when I've swapped my favourite metal playlist for a soundtrack of 80s EuroDisco, Tarzan Boy and the forgotten classic that is Laura Branigan's Gloria. #amwriting #amediting #writerslife #booksky

I can’t help wondering if any of the folk inside those Tweets costumes were secretly thinking ‘Bloody hell, four years at the Royal College Of Music for this?????’ #TOTP

Not sure my shirt is loud enough for a Tuesday. 😁

So post-buddy read Troublemaker now has 27 reviews on Amazon, which is a HUGE deal for me. Would love to get it to 50 - so if you've read it do please pop your thoughts on there. Us authors love reviews you know. Especially when we have 50 of them 😀 #booksky @vulpinepress.bsky.social

Happy author-versary to me, six months today since Troublemaker was published. Suffice to say it’s been quite the ride 😁 #booksky @vulpinepress.bsky.social

#TOTP 1989 you say? Oh that won’t be any good. (The Wonder Stuff come on, inner 18-year-old explodes 😁)

So even though the Troublemaker buddy read isn't meant to finish till today it seems a few people enjoyed it so much they finished it already 😮so fab to see so many folk taking part and enjoying it! #booksky @vulpinepress.bsky.social

Remember when I went to Bucharest last month? Now you can read all about it in Metro! Click on this link to find out about this amazing city, its turbulent history, its jaw-dropping sights and its flippin’ awesome doughnuts 😁 metro.co.uk/2025/09/22/w... #romania #bucharest

Can we cancel the rest of this #TOTP and just play Ace Of Spades on a loop for the next 28 minutes? 😁

I’m coming to this and bringing snacks. :)

Love me a glass of port. 😁

Thrilled with this Troublemaker review courtesy of @bethanies_bookshelf on Instagram! If you've read it, do please leave me a review on Amazon, Instagram or anywhere else! And as for the bit about wanting to see more of my work...I couldn't possibly comment. 🤔 #booksky @vulpinepress.bsky.social

Oh wow! The wonderful @books_by_vickib on Instagram is hosting a Troublemaker buddy read the week after next!!!!!!! 😁Want to take part? Check out my page or hers on the ‘gram for details - and remember to snap up your copy! #booksky @vulpinepress.bsky.social