Talking horror storytelling with debut author @thomasgoodyear.bsky.social m.youtube.com/watch?v=opCO...

Yesterday’s book fair was a freaking massive success. Best sales day to date! Plus a load of really lovely surprises too. Still kinda buzzing.

Spent today mainly trying to figure out social media content for my book and honestly it feels like I’ve wasted my day.

Have I just included an Easter egg in my WIP that points to my previous work? Yes. Does anyone other than me care? Who knows. But I’m having fun.

I started replaying Pokemon Violet last night and THAT GAME IS TRASH! I got 20 mins in and had to turn it off. Back to Pokopia.

My question got read out on a somewhat niche gaming podcast that I adore and you cannot fathom how much I am freaking out about it.

Pokopia is making me want to play Pokemon Violet again. THAT’S HOW GOOD POKOPIA IS!

I had a dream last night where Pokopia’s ditto grew Leon Kennedy’s arms.

Hey @rahulkohli13.bsky.social do you have a PO Box/email? I think you’re the perfect casting for a character in my book, and I want to send you a copy, either physical or digital. I’d love to tickle your ego more, but doing so on such a public forum might get me banned for indecency.

I’m less than two weeks out from my first ever author event. Remind me, how do I talk to actual people again?

Happy anniversary to the GOAT

Are worms rear wheel drive?

Huh, turns out plotting my new novel actually helps me know what to write. Who would’a thunk?

Hey @lucyjames.games do you have a PO Box? Just saw your quote in the start of Joe Butler’s imperfect creatures and I think I have a book you might like. Now just because I’m the person who wrote it shouldn’t put you off.

My goal in life is to become well known enough for my writing that I no longer need social media.

Things I have googled today: Anatomy of a spoon.

How do writers check if their idea hasn’t already been written? Asking for a friend.

Authors … how do you avoid alienating your fanbase when changing genres?

How does anyone focus on a single project? This is maddening.

How far into a new project is the imposter syndrome supposed to kick in? Surely it’s far too early to already be here. I’ve only just started.

Is being surly a requirement for being a dentists receptionist?

So the book I was plotting has now been pushed aside for an idea that I haven’t worked on since 2021. Why? I have no idea.

Started plotting my next book today, which means the intrusive “this is shit” thoughts have returned with a vengeance.

It’s embarrassing how revolutionary ‘Therefore/But’ has been for me. Why did I have to learn it from TikTok and not the (admittedly rather cheap by today’s standards) creative writing university course I did back in the 00’s?

Hey @aptshadow.bsky.social you won’t remember this, but about 6 years ago you kindly gave me a fake quote for the fake cover of my then unwritten book. Well, I’ve finally published the book! Do you have a PO Box or email that you’re comfortable sharing? I’d love to send you a copy to say thanks!

Knowing that my book is currently sitting in three independent bookstores is pretty bonkers! Young me would be very proud.

Some of the more … *interesting* personalisation requests in the signed editions of my book. Get yours today. Quality not guaranteed!

Yes. I suck at advertising myself on social media.

Tried to save a baby duck from being birdnapped by a crow today. This actually happened. It’s been a weird day.

Discovered ‘Wanderers’ by @chuckwendig.bsky.social in a tiny underground horror section of an old converted cinema bookshop in Hay-on-wye. Felt rather on brand based on the blurb.

Home alone for the day, so you know what that means? All the Content™ shall be created today!

Gotta admit, it’s a good feeling when your editor picks up on your vibe.

The edit of my book came back two days earlier than planned, which means the anxiety has arrived earlier too! Here’s to many a long night ahead.

Still figuring out this whole YouTube thing. Here’s me throwing away books in a forest. youtu.be/OavRn5V6ELs?...

Having now read both authors, I am convinced that John le Carré and Jilly Cooper are the same person writing under different pseudonyms.

Trying to find a new horror read that isn’t either extreme gore or a mediocre thriller with horror elements is proving harder than I thought it would.

Saw Sinners. It gave me an idea. I think I know what my next book is going to be.

Whilst I’m waiting for my current book to come back from the editor, I can’t help but contemplate the next. Should I go down the horror fantasy route or horror Sci fi?

Getting tempted to redownload LinkedIn and update it with the most wild shit. Has anyone used their online CV to market their book before?

Uploaded a vid to YouTube about my debut Horror book 📚🩸 if anyone is interested. youtu.be/LxRr4rxWhrg?...

How does anyone manage to advertise a book? Honestly.

Weighing up whether to do a series on famous insane asylums. An admittedly tenuous link to my book, but possibly quite interesting.

Once again running around my creepy local forest filming book content when I stumble upon a FREAKING SAW in the middle of the wood. If I am murdered by some lumberjack style villain, I will be pissed!

I’m surprised at how people think I’m a picky reader, just because I wasn’t exposed to certain genres from a young age. But I will happily read anything. Case in point. I recently finished a Five Nights at Freddy’s novel whilst simultaneously reading Riders by Jilly Cooper.

I miss plotting… for my novels, I mean. Not world domination. Although, I don’t think I would do that bad of a job, comparatively.

Yet another thing I need to remember a password for. Great.