Gill James

I'm listening to 'Any Questions'. How I wish politicians would stop point scoring and just get on with what needs to be done. We clapped for the NHS during Covid. Then when a suggestion of a tiny wage raise for NHS workers was rejected they cheered loudly.

Citizens of Nowhere Theresa May sparked a powerful debate when she announced that global citizens were citizens of nowhere. She also gave us a marvellous ti...

This is a very special book - citizens of nowhere indeed: www.thebridgetowncafebooksshop.co.uk/2021/06/citi... #LitFic

Lancashire Writers of Today 2024 An anthology of the 2024 prize-winning and commended writings of the Lancashire Authors’ Association. The LAA has been promoting the rea...

This si a book we produced last year. Tomorrow I shall be giving out and selling the next book in the series: www.thebridgetowncafebooksshop.co.uk/2024/11/lanc...
(LAA members get one free as part of their membership)

Writers, just a couple of days for this one: www.fairsubmissions.co.uk/2025/11/2026...
but there are over 900 other opportunities on our site.

Writer,s is this for you? www.fairsubmissions.co.uk/2025/10/lili...
and find over 900 othr opportunities on our site.

A good story to go with your afternoon cuppa? www.cafelitmagazine.uk/2025/11/the-...

The Fortune Teller of Philippi by Jenny Robertson This dramatic story for 12-14 year olds, woven around events in the Book of Acts, is set in Roman Philippi around the middle of th...

We're giving one free copy of this book away today. Us the contact form on the site to register an interest. www.thebridgetowncafebooksshop.co.uk/2021/04/the-...

Manchester UK 5 December. See you there? www.ticketsource.co.uk/ordsallsinge...

‘The Prophecy’ - something new for me at the time The Prophecy is science fiction and it is a Young Adult novel. It is the first book in the Peace Child series and it was a first in many...

All about me and The Prophecy: www.gilljameswriter.com/2025/05/the-...

And I was involved with this book: www.gilljameswriter.com/2015/01/the-...

Writers, this is an unusual one: www.fairsubmissions.co.uk/2025/10/love...
and find over 900 other opportunities on our site.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️If you are feeling the weight of the world on your shoulders lost and alone ... read The Midnight Bookshop.

The Midnight Bookshop is waiting for you today ... if you can find it. 😉📖

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#writingcommunity #booksky #bookshop #magic #reading #weekend

YouTube video by Gill James Creative Writing Tip Sheets

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Will you join us on 5 December? www.ticketsource.co.uk/ordsallsinge...

Amelie at the Window by Penny Rogers, online launch Join us for a virtual journey with Penny Rogers as she unveils the enchanting tale of "Amelie at the Window."

Join us this Thursday for an online book launch: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/amelie-at-...

Russet coloured spaniel panting in the long grass. It's surrounded by delicate blue flowers.

What can the dog hear and smell? Where is it an its owner? Why are they there? Tell the story. #writingprompt

Five Great Quotations about Writing Style “A scrupulous writer, in every sentence that he writes, will ask himself at least four questions, thus: 1. What am I trying to say? 2. What words will express it? 3. What image or idiom will make i…

Five Great Quotations about Writing Style
#write #AutoFiction #FictionWorkshop #AmWriting #WritingWorkshop
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Do Book Launches Still Work? What the Data Says About Modern Release Strategy Get practical advice on book launches. Discover if they still work and how to navigate the changing landscape successfully.

The question “Do book launches still work?” is shaping how publishers plan 2026.
Our new WriteStats feature breaks down data, timing, and the shift toward continuous marketing over one-day spikes.
📖 Read: writestats.com/do-book-laun...
#PublishingInsights #BookSky

“A successful book is not made of what is in it, but what is left out of it.”
― Mark Twain

Amelie at the Window by Penny Rogers, online launch Join us for a virtual journey with Penny Rogers as she unveils the enchanting tale of "Amelie at the Window."

Will you join us for our book launch on 20 November? www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/amelie-at-...

How is your garden doing at the moment? We have some lovely bee-friendly wild flowers and lots of twigs after the storm.

Interesting theme for this writing competition: www.fairsubmissions.co.uk/2025/10/love...
Writers, find over 900 opportunities on this site.

Some stories, platys and films stay with you forever, don't they?

Can we write the world right?

Join us on 5th December? www.ticketsource.co.uk/ordsallsinge...

Do you have a list of booksellers we can contact directly? We distribute through Ingram’s. We occasionally work with individual bookshops BUT this is work intensive for us especially as indie books...

One of our Frequently Asked Questions: apublishersperspective.blogspot.com/2025/11/do-y...

Enjoying watching Children in Need. I don't usually watch it but I've got hooked this year.

Amelie at the Window by Penny Rogers, online launch Join us for a virtual journey with Penny Rogers as she unveils the enchanting tale of "Amelie at the Window."

Join us next Wednesday for our online book launch: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/amelie-at-...
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Time to make my CafeLit selection of the day.

Twenty Great Things about Bieng a Writer I get to be exactly who I want to be.   I get to invent lots of worlds.  I have a lot of friends in my writing world. Book even...

www.gilljameswriter.com/2025/11/twen...