Hello Tuesday. 🖼️ Whyn Lewis

Frog Song, Brenda Z. Guiberson, illustr. Gennady Spirin. #FrogForFriday

If anyone knows of any presses looking for ruthless, provocative and uncompromising fiction in the novelette-novella category, let me know! I have something but it is tiny, brutal and recently produced a professional response that is the highest compliment I've ever gotten on any of my writing.

If anyone knows of any presses looking for ruthless, provocative and uncompromising fiction in the novelette-novella category, let me know! I have something but it is tiny, brutal and recently produced a professional response that is the highest compliment I've ever gotten on any of my writing.

right, so, some quite insane professional news from me: last month I went to Paris to interview Gisèle Pelicot about what happened to her, and what her life looks like now - out in print on Sunday

Welcome to this very excellent writer - a fellow Common People writer, his debut novel is 💥.. review incoming but follow him!

Watching the Epstein atrocities continuing to expand, one of the horrors is knowing that many of these men feel absolutely nothing for their victims beyond annoyance - they are gross narcissists who see the world as FOR THEM and to hell with the rest whatever the destruction and pain wrought

Mary and the Rabbit Dream was mentioned in a personal essay on medical misogyny on Substack. It spurred, not fiction, but some thoughts and remembered historical facts. Link below (and link to the essay as well in my text). open.substack.com/pub/noemikis...

There is a new book by Mark Bowles on the way. It's called How Do People Stay The Same. It is, as you might expect, a thing of beauty and wonder. Details here: www.galleybeggar.co.uk/campaigns/vi...

Mary and the Rabbit Dream was mentioned in a personal essay on medical misogyny on Substack. It spurred, not fiction, but some thoughts and remembered historical facts. Link below (and link to the essay as well in my text). open.substack.com/pub/noemikis...

Tiny number of tickets for our online salon tomorrow with @kiklodge.bsky.social Fantastic readers including @stuhennigan.bsky.social book launch, @jamesmontgomery.bsky.social Julie Irigaray, @miriamo77.bsky.social @bernadettegeyer.bsky.social and more www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/european-w...

Kind words by @markabowles.bsky.social on one of my novellas on Substack! And some other great tips here in his 2025 readings! open.substack.com/pub/markbowl... 🌹

Been looking forward to this one for ages. Eight weeks of short fiction ahead of me while I teach my favourite course 'What Can A Short Story Do?' and hopefully write a few more stories of my own. Kicking off with #Openings by @lucycaldwell.bsky.social pub by @faberbooks.bsky.social. 📚✒️

The countdown to Keshed begins. Shouts to @regretteruane.bsky.social @heidijames.bsky.social @ortacpress.bsky.social @davidcollard.bsky.social @saloneurope.bsky.social @blackwellsmcr.bsky.social @oziasmidwinter.bsky.social @serenitybookshop.bsky.social stuhennigan.substack.com/p/countdown-...

Kind words by @markabowles.bsky.social on one of my novellas on Substack! And some other great tips here in his 2025 readings! open.substack.com/pub/markbowl... 🌹

Hammered through this in a couple of days. Really good stuff. Brilliant on the levels of power at the time

I had to change the link to my Substack publication The Garden of Delights, so old links invalid. Updated link below. Subscribe if you fancy some historically speculative and at times satirical short fiction (e.g a short story and three novellas) by yours truly. open.substack.com/pub/noemikis...

The Scythian Wolf historical horror anthologies are on sale for 99¢ this week!

Morning. 🖼️ Jay, Olivia Beaumont.

If you haven't read "Mary and the Rabbit Dream" by @noemikissdeaki.bsky.social, then you ought. It's a mysterious and rather beautiful book about the strange, true story of Mary Toft. I commend it to you.

Annunciation to Mary in a wreath of flowers by an unknown artist. 17th century.

More from Work in Progress: Or, the Tadpole Eyes of Dunphy open.substack.com/pub/markbowl...

Goodnight. 🖼️ White cat, Sal Meijer.

Part 6 of my serialized novella The Pigeons of Magstræde up on my Substack today. We follow a lonely soul through 1780's Copenhagen, trying to make sense of senseless things. New parts are posted daily. Link to the first part below: open.substack.com/pub/nomikiss...

I love publishing day. Today we publish ORCA & BIRD by Anna Chilvers and launch tonight at Hebden Bridge library 7pm It is her 4th novel with Bluemoose. Marvelous.

A very very happy 5th birthday to Seven Nights at the Flamingo Hotel. 🎉🥳🎈🎊🎉🥳🎂🎁🎈🎊🎈🎁🎂 🦩🏩 Thanks to @beardedbadgerbooks.bsky.social for believing in me, getting it out there, and releasing a brand new edition! www.beardedbadgerpublishing.com/online-store...

As an author, I don't make a whole lot of money, but at the same time I need to read a lot of books to stay aware of trends and support my fellow authors. Obviously if I spend all my profits on other people's books, I'm not coming out ahead! So: ways to read lots of indie books for cheap.

My new serialized novella, The Pigeons of Magstræde, an alternate historical story about a lonely soul in 1780's Copenhagen is currently being published on my Substack. New parts are posted daily. Below link to the first part and a quote from the part posted today. open.substack.com/pub/nomikiss...

This is a fantastic read, @galleybeggars.bsky.social

Doesn’t this look grand. Orca and Bird by Anna Chilvers Publishing and launching at Hebden Bridge Library on Wednesday 26th November at 7 pm.

The very first part of my historically speculative novella The Age of Wonder is now up and free to read on Substack. Parts will come weekly. open.substack.com/pub/nomikiss...

I love this story and have thought about it since first reading it last year. It has a specifically, originally odd atmosphere and humanity. Love, love, love.

My (longer) short story "The House of Solace and Comfort" about a young person navigating a strange world is now up and free to read on my Substack! open.substack.com/pub/nomikiss...

⌛TIME IS RUNNING OUT ⌛ SUBS CLOSE ON NOV 30 🗓️ Send us your very best Prose, Hybrid, and Poetry writing! Abode Press is looking for submissions that explore identity, origin, and culture. ✍️ Submission guidelines and more: abodepress.com/submissions #abodepress #indiepress #publishing #chapbook

I declare this painting done. An illustration in search of a story. (Acrylic on canvas board.)

Currently figuring out Substack and planning to share two free to read novellas in a not too far away future... Stay tuned!

Alert! Alert! We're having a 35% backlist title sale. And just look at these incredible books: www.galleybeggar.co.uk/gbp-timeline...

There's very little invention in my books. What came first was the wish to get rid of this awful sadness that weighed me down.

this is such a wonderful novel that my copy of it is currently doing the rounds with friends because I keep telling ppl they must read it!

This novel is marvelous and I absolutely loved it. I commend it to you!

One year since Mary and the Rabbit Dream was published! So happy for all the wonderful people who made it happen and have enjoyed and read it since then and all those who continue to read it and enjoy it! 💜 @galleybeggars.bsky.social @coachhousebooks.bsky.social

Feeling all the joy & emotion today as my debut English novel #theorangenotebooks is published by @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social a story of grief, love & hope. Tonight 6.30pm @waterstones.bsky.social Trafalgar Sqr, I’ll be with Catherine Taylor, talk on bees, trauma & climate change. All welcome. 🧡🎉🧡

📣 Our next reader for tomorrow is @markabowles.bsky.social Mark’s first novel, All My Precious Madness, was published by @galleybeggars.bsky.social in September 2024. It has been shortlisted for the Goldsmiths Prize and The Authors' Club First Novel Prize. 📣

Please, if your are able, please support Independent publishers. Here are a few who live and die by books sales. They do an enormous amount of heavy lifting in finding great new stories. @littletollerbooks.bsky.social @galleybeggars.bsky.social @saraband-books.bsky.social Thank you.

Hey, you! Yes, YOU! Have you read "Mary and the Rabbit Dream" by @noemikissdeaki.bsky.social? No? Then you ought! A brilliant book based on an astonishing true story.

I was invited and had a lovely chat with Michael Lacey from @deadinkbooks.bsky.social about Mary & the Rabbit Dream, my life before the strange new world of publishing a book and my process and style influences in writing Mary, among other things! open.spotify.com/episode/2qt2...

I had the great fortune to be interviewed by Astra, one of Finland's oldest feminist journals. This themed issue is focused on health and I was happy to contribute with my thoughts on Mary and the Rabbit Dream, the process of writing it and the societal issues discussed in it.

Posting again in the hope that there's a shy dermatologist hiding somewhere (please RT...) (NB: Might be more attractive if we add that we can pay for the consultation; we aren't expecting advice for free!)

Thank you, @drewgum.bsky.social ! It was great talking to Heidi!

We started publishing in 2006 and without the support of Libraries and Librarians, we simply wouldn't still be in existence. They are at the very core of our communities and always go above and beyond to help folk. Support your libraries. @librariesconnected.bsky.social