I tried to get a shot but the second-hand price sticker has fused with the cover. Despite me using WD40 it is now removing the lettering from the title, so here is the same image but not taken by myself. What a palaver!

Indie Book Spotlight@bookspotlight.bsky.social · 5d ago

Tonight’s reading! 📚🧡 Quote with a pic of yours! 👀

While there are contracts to sign and references to check, I am ecstatic to state that I just accepted a job offer this morning, after being out of work for 4 months and getting to a situation as a 'mature' jobseeker, worried I might not work again. It is incredible what a weight has been lifted!

#author #writing When you are writing a historical novel and Word thinks it knows better. It would rather make up terminology than accept correct but historical (?) terms:

Pleased to say that this afternoon I finished the first draft of 'The House (An Ti | La Maison)' an alternate history detective novel set in the Grand Duchy of Brittany in 1974 and 1993. #author #writing

Given the tree is only 7 years old and I am growing these outside in North-East Scotland, I am pretty proud of these, which are about half of the #olives on my tree this summer.

We're hiring! We're looking for a Writer and Narrative Designer to join the Fallen London team at a senior or mid level. This position is permanent, remote, and full time, which for us means 35 hours a week. #GamesJobs

Sunday marks the 90th Anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street in East London. There are events across the weekend to mark this important milestone in opposing Fascism in Britain. #CableStreet90 togetheroncablestreet.com www.unitetheunion.org/news-events/... 1/2

Any other #author with an account on Amazon been compelled to install WhatsApp on their phone as the only way they will let you into your publishing account? I have had mine since 2012 but now have had to spend an age installing an app I do not want on my phone, one which is trying to access

Thank you to whoever bought a copy of my novel 'Death in Amiens'. Of all mine, this one is the most personal and really drew on my time in the city. www.amazon.com/dp/B07HTWY4JM

Thank you to whoever bought a copy of my novel 'Death in Amiens'. Of all mine, this one is the most personal and really drew on my time in the city. www.amazon.com/dp/B07HTWY4JM

#chillis #pickled I know a lot of chilli pickling has been going on recently, so I thought I would add my wife's output from today, all grown and pickled in our flat, in North-East Scotland, not the most salubrious location for chilli growing.

Do you have ADHD? We do too… And it can make writing books a LOT harder. Which is why we’re bringing together @premeemohamed.com, @authoreanoble.bsky.social, @elizmanderson.com & Savannah Stephens for Staying Power: Finishing Books With ADHD Read this thread or click the link below for details! 1/3

Staying Power: Finishing Books With ADHD - Weeknight Writers

Writing a book is hard. And it’s a lot harder when you have ADHD—which is why we’re bringing together four incredible ADHD authors to share their strategies for finishing books in Staying Power: Finishing Books With ADHD. Happening on September 26th as our official First Draft Fall pre-launch event, this two hour deep-dive panel will… Read More »Staying Power: Finishing Books With ADHD

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Why I have problems marketing my book series: 🧚 There are Fairies, but not your typical Fairies. 🏹It's an epic fantasy but focuses on dialogue and character moments, not big battles and fight scenes. 🌙Large cast of mostly women. 🔆Ceremonial magic! 💚💜🤍 www.amazon.com/dp/B08HLVPF7D

#99p/99c Pre-Order price - for 1 more day! If you're quick you might still manage to buy a 99p #kindle eBook FRAYING SKEINS, Bk 3 Silver Sampler Series, a saga set in Victorian Scotland, launches 28th Aug 2026. mybook.to/FSSSS

What a day! Our oven stopped working because the element broke down tripping all sockets in the flat. They will come to repair on Monday. Then water dropped away because of a burst mains at 05.00, fortunately restored. Now all the fire alarms in the flat upstairs have gone off.

@thebowlerhatman.bsky.social I imagine you will be going: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

As if by magic, Mr Benn appears in exhibition of late author's characters

An exhibition showcases the work and popular characters of late children's author and artist David McKee.

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Today I would like to big up my fantasy novel from 2015, 'Crimson Bodies of Naugail'. I have never been happy with the front cover, but it is a good read and was probably more innovative back then than in today's marketplace. It has a map too. www.amazon.com/dp/B017ET6B7U

Mary Wyrd (she/her)@marywyrd.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Authors, which of your older books need more love? Show us! Share your backlist, with a comment OR quote post. Add the hashtag #BacklistSaturday Add a link to your books. [Add alt text to images] #BookSky #AuthorSky #IndieAuthor #ReaderSky

I had my first #AI interview for a job today. I guess this is the future. Ironically it told me it would detect if I copied in text from elsewhere especially if it was AI-generated. I even got feedback from the system about an hour later on how well I had performed. It will be interesting to see how

#Writers #WritingCommunity Has anyone heard anything good or bad about crewfiction.com and their giveaways? They have approached me about some of my old titles, but given how many online scams I have encountered aimed at authors, I am naturally cautious and just wanted to know any info on them.

Pleased to announce I have now completed writing my 61st book (since 1988), 'Killings at the Source', a #noirtasy (i.e. murder mystery set in a fantasy context) novel. I will now set it aside for a few months before editing. I hope to self-publish it later this year or early in 2027.

I do not publicise my books very often, but you might be interested to know that 7 of my alternate history ones are 50% off at Smashwords at the moment; 3 are just $2.50: www.smashwords.com/profile/view...

I do not know if I am pleased or annoyed to find that one of my books is '5,049 in Kidnapping Crime Fiction' section on Amazon. Does rather give away a significant part of the plot!

oh golly gee i wonder if that's coz the previous government, Reform, and the current government all push the idea that we're being invaded by swarms of our fellow human beings

I know Tim Robbins was sharp, but just how prescient was 'Bob Roberts' (1992)?

Given the kind of stuff that is now turning up in my timeline, I am regretting proving that I was an adult to Bluesky! Block, Block, Block.

Thank you for your courage to publicly address abusive language.