JJMarsh1
@jjmarsh1.bsky.social
Author, Swiss/Brit Europhile, always learning
How wonderful to see Beatrice making new friends! Thank you!
Washington Independent Review of Books@wirobooks.bsky.social · last yr.The Beatrice Stubbs series sends a Scotland Yard detective all over Europe. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/hav... @tripfiction.bsky.social @jjmarsh1.bsky.social #booksky
"The character of Mel is so engaging... I was completely drawn in. I would recommend this as a standalone thriller and a really enjoyable read." from Northern Reader reviews northernreader.wordpress.com/2025/06/03/d... #review
Double Stakes by Alison Morton – a contemporary thriller featuring a determined young woman in multiple cases
Double Stakes by Alison Morton Over the years I have had the pleasure of reading many of Alison Morton’s books. Some have been from her Roma Nova series, which features a world in which the Roman E…
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Today 27 May is the last day the first two Mélisende thrillers are on offer - ends midnight. Double Identity – 99 pence/cents books2read.com/DoubleIdentity Double Pursuit – £1.99/USD2.99 books2read.com/DoublePursuit Both back to £3.99/USD $4.99 tomorrow 28 May. Don't miss out! #deal
Good morning #Berlin & Beyond! Have been swimming, have been cleaning, now taking off into a Lazy Saturday🎈 Photo: F. Seidenstücker. Balloon vendor & his young client before Wertheim on Leipziger Platz.
1927: Europe is healing. Berlin is burning—bright with decadence, danger, and change. Ladies’ magazines spin seductive tales of female force. While acrobats, divorcees, degenerates and amputees lure a dreamer with innocent blue eyes. geni.us/BlueEye
Look here, up to 300 words and no prob if previously published. Have a go! #flashfiction #microfiction #NFFD #NationalFlashFictionDay
National Flash Fiction Day@natflashfictionday.bsky.social · last yr.Excited to announce that FlashFlood will open its doors on Sunday 20 April until Saturday 26 April. Flashes up to 300 words. Previously published accepted. Get writing, folks! More details here: www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/fl...
#Submissions will open this month for Issue 8. Keep an eye... #flashfiction #microfiction #creativenonfiction #prosepoetry #visualart #shortfiction #shortstories #thewoolfx
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The Washpost, which is bleeding millions of dollars and shrinking its staff, accepted -- and then rejected -- a $115,000 ad that criticized Elon Musk. Anyway, here's the ad that the Post's business side didn't want its readers to see ⤵️ thehill.com/media/514849...
Still probably the single Itch of Writing post I’m most proud of as a piece of writing and thinking. https://buff.ly/4juKR6O And actually, the deeper I am in the trenches of writing fiction or creative non-fiction, the more often I also come back to these ideas.
Never ask for Parmesan when eating seafood spaghetti. #toptraveltip #iflookscouldkill
Just closed the WIP at 23,000 words. Felt apt. Happy New Year!
Boxing Day is all about gifts and this one is a thing of beauty!
Tony Riches@tonyriches.bsky.social · 3y agoA Journey of Bravery and Broken Hearts - an Editorial Review of "Salt of the Earth". Based on true events, a story of courage, conviction and love in 1917: Europe is on the cusp of seismic change. www.thehistoricalfictioncompany.com/post/a-journ... #HistoricalFiction #BookReview #Booksky 💙📚
Can you all share this? It's a series by the BBC of great actors reading abridged versions of books such as Ken and The Lonely Londoners. It's so well done and a gift for anyone who struggles or doesn't like book in hand reading. Check it out and reskeet or whatever it's called. Cheers.
The Read - Series 2: A Kestrel for a Knave
Christopher Eccleston narrates Barry Hines’s powerful coming-of-age tale.
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Thanks to one incredibly talented and patient man, the German version is out now. www.amazon.de/dp/B0CNVH2MWV #switzerland #historicalfiction
📚'Marsh has crafted a truly beautiful tale'. Jennifer DeBie reviews #HistoricalFiction Salt Of The Earth for Rosie's #Bookreview Team #RBRT Set in Switzerland this novel features the early experiments in correcting thyroid deficiencies. wp.me/p2Eu3u-jZm
The Evil Pixies of Fate waited until we started the reroofing project to send three months of rain and wind in 24hrs. Tears in a bucket …
Scaffolders and a frisky corgi do not a word count make. Guess I’m doing NaNoWriMo then.
Who’s got a great recommendation for a German literary translator? Reliable and experienced and reasonably priced?
100 years ago, three men changed Swiss history. This is their story.
Deborah Swift@deborahswift.bsky.social · 3y agoGuest on my blog today is J J Marsh telling us about the fascinating research for her book, Salt of the Earth. #HistoricalFiction #Iodine #Medical #History #20thCentury deborahswift.com/salt-of-the-...
How a chance news article made me switch genres #saltoftheearth deborahswift.com/salt-of-the-...
A tribute to my cover designer JD Smith Design. The Story of a Cover. www.jjmarshauthor.com/the-story-of... SALT of the EARTH geni.us/AMZ_Salt_of_...
Writers! Do you have a masterpiece handy? ... For the next month, we're open to submissions from women writers. For more information, head here: www.galleybeggar.co.uk/submissions (We'll be very grateful if you could share widely!)
SALT of the EARTH is out today! Historical fiction with romance, revolution and a life-changing medical advance. geni.us/AMZ_Salt_of_...
Hello all! Like the look of this place already. I’m a writer with 23 books out there but still curious to learn more about the skill of writing. What would you recommend?
