Second draft of the third book in the Darke Deeds series, here I come! Send snacks and coffee. Lots of coffee.

Where are the thriller and mystery readers at? Just checking you're here!

When you were the Bucks Fizz TikTok trend originally by buying the vinyl back in 1982.

Part Four of the five-part beta reading series details a suggested process for working with beta readers. www.facebook.com/share/1Cj8TA...

Part Three of the five-parts beta reading series focuses on how many beta readers to use. www.facebook.com/share/p/19Cs...

In the Writery Association, I'm sharing a five-part series on all things beta reading. Part One begins with the whos and whys. www.facebook.com/share/p/1BLC...

Hands up, UK people, if you forgot the emergency alarm was being tested on our phones today and you nearly shat yourself. At least it worked on my mobile this time.

Truth.

If you enjoy psychological thrillers full of secrets, danger, and nail-biting tension, Trust is for you. mybook.to/trustbuy As a child, Sarah was abandoned by her parents. Then Tamsin, her foster sister, disappeared in 1992. Tamsin's body was recently discovered. Suspect everyone. Trust no one.

Be Pacific in your comments *shudders*.

My mystery thriller, Darke Deeds, is only 99p/99c in eBook. Also on Kindle Unlimited. mybook.to/darkedeeds True-crime podcasters Angie and Violet Darke, are bored. Instead of small crimes, they want a huge case. A body turns up, literally, on their doorstep. The past is never dead and buried.

Having far too much phone with the research for the new novel - watching horror movies! This book might never get written.

Legit

So ready for autumn now.

There are bad reviews of your book and then there's this...

Did someone send out a memo I missed saying we all have to be* book promoters and marketers now? Also, here's a top tip for those who are doing it: most authors earn bugger all. We're the WORST people for you to try to make money from. *Pretend to be because, let's face it, most of them are liars.

Don't say that in front of my Spotted Dick! Love the hyperbole of this headline: extinction AND warnings!