If you’re an early Christmas shopper, don’t forget to support small businesses! Like self-published authors! Everyone likes getting books for Christmas, especially books they’ve never heard of that are right up their alley! Also you can gift copies on itch and elsewhere & send them on Xmas Eve 🎄

It’s been raining heavily here in Durham for two days, so no aurora shots. High Force Waterfall is pretty spectacular though!

A rather angry sea gryphon chases a cheeky dolphin across a 2nd century #Roman mosaic Found at #Cirencester in 1849, the entirety of this decorated floor (featuring hunting dogs) can now be seen in the excellent @coriniummuseum.bsky.social 📷 Aug 2022 Don't play with your food this #MosaicMonday !

This is something one of my characters would wear. Love it!

“A life well lived” wrote one reviewer

Good morning! I’m back to work today, so it’s time to get my brain in gear. Have a great Tuesday! 😊

A very old headstone from Escomb church (9th Century). Happy Halloween!

Autumn walk.

TOMORROW! The #SecretScribes first anthology will be out TOMORROW (October 28th)! Check out my story, The Winter Witch, and another 9 amazing stories! Expect witches, dragons, sky pirates, failed rebellions, heartbreak & betrayal, redemption & hope and much more! #fantasyanthology #booksky

Nobody told me that #indieauthors have to be IT experts as well! 😭 😭

I’ll take two! 🤩

Good morning #booksky! Happy Saturday! 1 week till my birthday 🎂, 6 days till Halloween 🎃and 3 days till the release of the Secret Scribes first anthology📚! My story, The Winter Witch, takes places just around Halloween time 🧙‍♀️

Hades checking things out. He stayed outside for all of ten seconds before demanding to be let back in. #Caturday

Happy Friday! Here’s one of my little oak trees that I grew from an acorn. It will soon be going off with its oak and hazel friends to be planted out by Seeds2Trees in a woodland in Northumberland.

Trafalgar Day.

ICYMI, a prequel to the Empire of the Wolf series

I’ve just done a summer to winter clothes changeover. That’s it until April next year. 😥 Roll on Spring!

Two years ago a had an epic battle with a patch of ground elder in my garden. It took me days - weeks! - to clear. I hauled kg after kg of roots and dirt to the trash. My back was an aching mess. My nails, broken, dirty. From that, this collection of garden horror stories was born. 🪱🤎 #BookSky

Hades wishes you a happy Sunday.

Happy Friday!

I opened a tin of tuna…

Happy #Caturday from Zeus.

My latest drabble (100-word story) is up on my Under the Fedora blogsite. It's a bit of noir called "One Night in a Motel." Check it out if you've got a spare 30 seconds: douglaslumsden.substack.com/p/drabble-43...

This one also arrived yesterday! I need to wait for a dry day but then I'll have sprayed edge hardbacks on my shop 🤩 Paperbacks are already available. Both will come with merch even if you select drop shipping(drop shipping books don't have sprayed edges)

Zeus says every pet needs an #indie book to snuggle up to on #Caturday!

Highly recommended! Grab these amazing spooky bargains now.

It's my pleasure to help spread the word about the cover of Love Lethal, Death Divine, a new fantasy novel written by @jelenawrites.bsky.social (pub by Dark Matter INK). Cover artist: Mona Finden. Full info: jamreads.com/reveals/cove... 💙📚

My latest drabble (100-word story) is up on my Under the Fedora blogsite. It's called "After the Bloodless Coup." Check it out if you've got a spare 30 seconds: douglaslumsden.substack.com/p/drabble-42...

Sleepy Zeus says goodnight. 😴

We are so excited to announce our newest Grimoire Ink Reviews feature: Wyvern Den. Hosted by @kiraofthewind.com, this is a score-free space to discuss more in-depth the aspects that make great book. Check out more grimoireinkreviews.wordpress.com/book-reviews...

Dear authors, if you are looking for book related services, like editing, proofreading, or a professional Beta Reader, take a look at my services on Ko-Fi. I can give you plenty of references from other authors about my skills. #BookSky

A huge thank you to @andresstein.bsky.social and @grimoireinkreviews.bsky.social for the fantastic support! 🙏 🙏

I need more people to read this one! I want to talk and rave about it! Besides, @emkkoulla.bsky.social is simply the best!

These are brilliantly-crafted little gems. Don’t miss out! This one gave me the shivers…

This is a smash, bang, wallop race along dark comedy thriller with a body count to die for. Strong, sometimes cruel dialogue, feisty armed forces veteran anti heroes and a plot that will keep you on the edge of your seat. #free on #KindleUnlimited amzn.eu/d/57COQXb

Good morning from Hades, my black and sometimes brown cat.

Have a great Sunday!

I must face the fact that I will need a new laptop soon. I'd be very grateful for any book sales or shares iseultmurphy.com/books/ I've also set up a goal on Ko-Fi #Sharetember ko-fi.com/iseultmurphy...

#TimeTravelAuthors Thrown out of the Guardian Angels, Jack will search the Ends of Time for Lizzie. Will History Ever Recover? Last Days Forever is now available from vanessa-j-knipe.itch.io/last-days-fo... www.amazon.co.uk/Last-Days-Fo... www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/...

ATTENTION! Today is the LAST DAY to pick up the audiobook version of The Blood Moon Feeds on My Dreams at audible.com's big Autumn Harvest Sale! Huge discount!!! Features hardboiled P.I. Alexander Southerland on the verge of losing his heart and liver to the deadly spirit of the Blood Moon.

I made a childhood dream come true when I joined the Royal Navy but it wasn’t all plain sailing as I was due in court the day I joined up… Read these raw and gritty memoirs to find out about the rascal I was before, during and after my service… amzn.eu/d/eRr5gYU

She shot him in the head. Six years in prison later, he’s out for revenge. Lock up your sons, daughters and all your valuables, people. Azolan Loke is getting even. www.amazon.com/space-ballad...

Hades wishes you a happy #WhiskersWednesday!

The birthday boys are behaving themselves today. There will be treats later! 🎁

A really fun adventurous story to take your mind off our shitty reality ⬇️⬇️

Looking for a good story to read on your holiday or a long flight I’ve published seven books across three genres, memoirs told in a series of funny stories in a raw and gritty style, dark comedy thrillers and a survival story #Free on #KindleUnlimited www.amazon.co.uk/stores/autho...

A huge thank you to Douglas for taking the time to read and review!

High praise indeed from such a talented author as @douglaslumsden.bsky.social! If you haven’t already, check out his amazing Alex Southerland series. Fantasy Noir at its best!

Just getting my little monthly newsletter ready to go out. Subscribe to get a FREE novella, Son of the Sea, set in the world of the Ships of Britannia. For more info go to emkkoulla.com

I’m having a busy decade. 14 thrillers. 3 novels. 1 nonfiction book. 4 3rd-person memoirs. 22 short stories. I’ve edited 20+ books. My 9 audiobooks are on Audible, Amazon, and iTunes. My 23 Kindles are free with Kindle Unlimited. amzn.to/2b96qaj