Just back from an entertaining weekend in Sebergh for the second Death in the Dales crime writing festival monaghanfoss.com/2025/10/20/m...

Are there any humans out there? monaghanfoss.com/2025/10/13/t...

The third and final blog on #marketing non-fiction books, with a suitably Halloween-ish image. monaghanfoss.com/2025/10/05/m...

The second of three blogs on marketing your non-fiction book - much applies to fiction too. monaghanfoss.com/2025/09/12/t...

Marketing a book is a tough gig, so I've split my thoughts over three posts. Here's the first monaghanfoss.com/2025/09/07/b...

It's a while since I posted in my series on writing non-fiction so here's the critical issue monaghanfoss.com/2025/08/25/g...

And Crime Reading Month was a whirl of fun. monaghanfoss.com/2025/06/30/f...

I'm taking part in three events during National Crime Reading Month! monaghanfoss.com/2025/06/02/c...

Ever wondered what it's really like on an archaeological dig? monaghanfoss.com/2025/05/26/l...

Just Back from Crimefest, Bristol. Picked up a few pointers that other authors may find useful. monaghanfoss.com/2025/05/19/c...

The 2025 Huguettes excavation @digalderney.bsky.social is underway!

It's been a hectic month, but at last have time to write a quick blog about the Alderney Literary Festival. monaghanfoss.com/2025/04/20/c...

Come on in, the water's lovely! I'm talking about Dig Alderney's 2024 excavation of 'A Late Roman Building on Longis Common' at the Frossard Theatre, Guernsey on Tuesday 25th March at 7.30pm.

Channelling my inner Jeffrey Flint for National Book Day

Back from my first ever cruise. Not something I ever expected to do - but even managed to edit 34 chapters of my next book while out on deck. monaghanfoss.com/2025/03/02/c...

One for you writers out there. What does AI know about you? I conducted an experiment and the results have implications for all of us with public personas monaghanfoss.com/2025/01/12/w...

Happy New Year, but grateful for the year that passed. Here's how this writer/archaeologist/traveller got on with his mandate monaghanfoss.com/2025/01/01/h...

A selection of books that stood out for me this year. monaghanfoss.com/2024/12/22/b...

To the writers out there, with the hope that at some point, that heap of scribbled notes or set of computer files starts to come together. monaghanfoss.com/2024/12/17/i...

Jeffrey Flint's archaeological mysteries have proved very popular since their re-release by Lume Books. Here's a link to what the series is all about monaghanfoss.com/my-books/

Mystery People's December blog includes my piece on creating 'good' characters among Blackshirt intelligence agents. promotingcrime.blogspot.com/2024/12/good...

Blackshirt unboxed! The trio of Hugh Clinton's adventures infiltrating the 1939s Blackshirts now available as ebook and paperback, worldwide.

Renaissance artists at the Royal Academy. Mostly prep sketches for works never finished.

Silk Roads at the British Museum. We are all coonected

First two scammers on Bluesky, sigh. One of the 'authors' who contacted me with the usual opening line has already deleted 'her' account.

Pondering writing the second half with a trip to the musicals. monaghanfoss.com/2024/12/02/a...

I posted this two years ago after getting back from Jordan. Its still applies!

Some quick thoughts on choosing titles monaghanfoss.com/2024/11/24/c...

As #Cop29 comes to an end, and we're still on the dangerous track to see Peter le Vasseur's 'Global Warming' come to pass - it was painted in 1995 so we've had plenty of time to wake up. Peter's art is the subject of 'A Brush With Life' published by Lutterworth Press.

Bluesky will be for posting about books, archaeology, arts and culture.

Winter is come. The Starks had to be right at some point.

'tis the season for book promotion, but is anyone else getting recommendations to buy their own books?

Hello Bluesky! I see we now have a thriving community of writers, bloggers and readers on here. This is no.13 of my occasional series on writing non-fiction. monaghanfoss.com/2024/11/17/o...

We're novelists, we make things up. monaghanfoss.com/2024/09/08/w...

Latest blog, Christmas 1936 tinyurl.com/xmas1936

Culture binge continues, Tate Britain

Alderney Society Bulletin LVII is now out, including a report on our excavation of the medieval 'Building D' at the Nunnery in 2021 and 2022. If you're not already a member of the Alderney Society, subscription is only £20 per annum, and helps support both the Bulletin and the island's museum.

Visiting Titanosaur at the National History Museum

I held posting this back as it felt just too topical, but there's no time like 1936 monaghanfoss.com/2023/11/28/w...

Alderney Society Bulletin LVII is now out, including a report on the Excavation of medieval Building D at the Nunnery @digalderney.bsky.social

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