Kelly Creighton

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I haven’t heard anything about Noireland in a few years. Pity!

isn’t it interesting that anyone would even bat an eyelid about Michaella McCollum these days? She should be allowed a chance to change the course of her life and tell her story. Let’s call out this misogyny

Lay into women who are not deemed to be the norm. Now look at the people all around us in NI who have made bigger mistakes and have been allowed to go on wi thy their lives. Look at the state of the world in general and what world leaders get away with…

it is far more common for men to be in these situations, but women are vilified even more. If this was a local young man I doubt we’d know his name this far down the line. I see this with true crime research, how women are still expected to be passive and moral, how much the press, and social media…

to see real human stories and see incarcerated women as more than a statistic. It was a fantastic show and it came from the experiences of someone who made mistakes. Why the fight against MM doing anything else…

At the same time one of the biggest and best TVs was Orange is the New Black, inspired by Piper Kerman’s memoir of her year in prison for trafficking drugs. She didn’t just get a second chance but used her story for good. Viewers got…

Years ago I noticed that people spoke so horribly about her on Twitter and I noticed the main demographic for the disdain was older men. This really stuck with me. Firstly, drugs are awful. My first family was ruined my drugs. I hate what they do, yet…

So the Belfast Telegraph has an article (behind a paywall) about how Michaela McCollum is not being given a second chance. I have questioned this for years and although I can’t read the article right now, I have my own thoughts…

A Writer Inspired My Life in Books

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Just spotted State of Fear on NetGalley—my dark, twisted thriller about a life tangled with a serial killer. Not for the faint of heart.
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If that’s your kind of read, grab an early copy and let me know what you think.
#BookTok #NetGalley #ThrillerReads #StateOfFear #BookRecommendations

Dark with lots of humour - typical Norn Iron way!

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Sad news

For readers of true crime, psychological fiction, and those drawn to the why behind the violence.
➡️ Now on Amazon: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F1Z1J24X
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What makes a killer?
STATE OF FEAR is my new novel based on the life of a serial killer — not the headlines, but the psychology, the childhood, the warped path that led to horror.
It’s dark, character-driven, and unflinching.

Can’t leave out this one! #crimefiction

#NationalCrimeReadingMonth sounds like the perfect time to read one of my books. Or more than one. I won’t object

The Secret Bookshelf to host summer book festival - Books Ireland The Not-So-Secret Book Festival takes place 20—22 June in Carrickfergus.

⭐️ The Not-So-Secret Book Festival takes place 20—22 June in Carrickfergus ⭐️

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I have always loved Bros by Wolf Alice - beautiful song about female friendship ❤️

Getting up a couple of hours before the rest of the family on a Sunday morning to potter about in silence, apart from dog snores, is pretty blissful

Which trope in crime fiction needs to die? #crimefiction

Here is another version of same: photo of someone who has passed with more famous person. Who cares! Celebrate the person on their own merit

Stand-up comedy show, Poetry Foundation, and Writers Museum, where else do you recommend I visit in Chicago?

Even thinking about looking at FB made me madly anxious. Suddenly it doesn’t.

Anyway, let’s connect on facebook #writingcommunity

I was off Facebook for 8 years! I can’t believe it has been that long. I’m back on there and seeing all those faces of people I have missed is so bittersweet. I wish I hadn’t allowed myself to feel forced off there by a POS

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Twitter really is a toilet. Men are tearing apart Taylor Swift’s appearance, and the ones brave enough to show their faces are absolute physical perfection, of course

Thrilled with these endorsements for ‘State of Fear’ from esteemed crime writers Sharon Dempsey and James Murphy!

I ran a lit journal for 5 years and have supported other writers in many different ways. Time is more limited now but I will continue to support by reading your books #writingcommunity

I’m sad to admit that I don’t have time to mentor anyone these days due work and publishing commitments. It has been a privilege to be trusted with so manuscripts.