GB Williams and Abi Barden

In Carmarthen next Saturday?
Enjoy crime fiction?
Then come along to Carmarthen Library at 2pm to enjoy a panel with Crime Cymru authors @alishawkinsauthor.bsky.social @gbwilliams.bsky.social and me.
Tickets are free on the Carmarthenshire Libraries website.

In London on Wedesday, I went to 5 Waterstones, including the flagship store, and I only brought one book. I also went to two Lego stores, including the flagship one, and I only spent £9.99 on a red panda for my daughter.

Am I getting old?

Gosh, started doom scrolling two hours ago, can't seem to stop.

Palmer and Atkins need help. Send motivation so I can write them, please.

Went to #TheRoebuck tonight. Lovely pub, we go there whenever we come to Richmond, but nearly had a heart attack at the round. A pint and a medium glass of wine £15.10!

Bigger surprise was that the wine was from Kent and it was absolutely lovely. Chapel Down I believe. Recommend pub and wine.

Have just spent the last hour and a half crying over the ending of "Crooked Kingdom" by Leigh Bardugo. That was breathtaking. Hats off to you Ms Bardugo, you did your job so well.

#CrookedKingdom #6ofCrows

Journey of Disaster A David Sands Competition story by GB Williams

I just got my first sci-fi story published! Something of a deviation for me, it's sci-fi and kind of comedy. If you'd like to see what weirdness I can come up with in space, do check it out.
www.joditaylorbooks.com/p/journey-of...

Totally! The em-dash is a dramatic pause, for dramatic reasons. I write dramatic books, ergo I use em-dashes.

Also, where did AI learn to use the em-dash? Oh that would be from all the writers using in it in all the literary works that the AI trainers STOLE from authors.

Picture of the latest cover of Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey

This book was first published before I was born and for because I was told my writing style was like hers, I never read it. Now I'm reading it and I wish I'd read it years ago, I'm loving it.

A conversation with authors Jodi Taylor and C.K McDonnell This is a Battersea Bookshop event.

Just booked for this - can't wait. Love both these fabulous authors, Jodi Taylor with C K McDonnell at Battersea in October.

Anyone else feel hoarse from screaming into the void?

New @gjwilliams92.bsky.social chats THE CYGNET PRINCE on Crime Time @legendpress.bsky.social @gwylcrimefest.bsky.social @pgjonesvenice.bsky.social
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this is kinda funny and kinda not. Guessing it's from Private Eye.

One white plimsoll where the heel has come away from the sole completely

Had a fabulous time in Warwick Castle yesterday, but my plimsoll apparently wasn't so happy. I need new shoes.

After nearly melting in the heat so I couldn't concentrate, came outside and sat in evening shade from 8pm, managed to write 4381 words.

A good day.

It's half ten and so far I've written 2371 words, read 30 pages and had a bath. Cat got me up at 04:30 this morning. Time to do some editing, book two of Atkins and Palmer.

Today I am experiencing that stupid feminine dichotomy of caring vs. working. I was caring for my daughter so I shouldn't feel guilty that I got no work done. But I do. Mind I'd feel way worse if I'd worked and not been there for her.

#awomanslife

(She's fine, no drama, all good)

Picture of the hardback version of "When the Moon Hatched" by Sarah A Parker with a monster claw book mark, standing on a wooden floor.

Wow! Just finished "When the Moon Hatched" by Sarah A Parker. Wonderful book and I'm looking forward to the next installment. Also wanted to show the bookmark and thank TE Kinsey for the gift - love it and it works so well with a hardback.

Fabulous day in the campervan. Fresh air, bike ride, read a book, listened to one, and write 2157 words. Am having a great time.

V happy
#writerslife

Image of camping field with lush green grass and a tall tree in the foreground and a line of bushes/trees behind.

Today's view the writing shed otherwise known as the campervan. It's a lovely day in Pembrey and the bacon is smelling good for brunch.

How is it Saturday? And only half nine? Why was I up at 5am?

Oh yeah.

Cat.

Just sitting thinking, I'm ridiculously tired, then I saw it's 21:22. I've been up since 04:30. Suddenly not ridiculously tired, just tired.

Night y'all.

Picture of the hardback version of "When The Moon Hatched" background is my summer trousers.

Beautiful day outside. So I thought why not take a book out, sit in the sun and enjoy it. Why not? Getting sun burn in 15 mins that's why not. Shoulder hurts now. 😕

So this is me hiding the shadows, enjoying my book. Totally understanding how Raeve feels in the rain.

#verybritishproblems

Today's conversation that say too much.

Context: brought £23 books, £85 clothes

Me: I feel guilty about buying clothes
Hubby: No need
Kid: Oh yeah, it's so bad to replace worn out undies
Me: yeah... (Total £10 on undies)
Hubby: Notice you're not feeling guilty about the books
Me: Hell no!

Book 2 of Atkins and Palmer, The Hanging Man Investigation, will be out in November, but if you want to know a little more background on Palmer, try The Star: A Solstice Murder. This is the day that changed his life.

www.amazon.co.uk/Star-Solstic...

I believe that's next Tuesday?

Thanks for sharing

It's National Crime Reading Month and I'm really looking forward to this event in Coleford Library 6pm on the 17th with the wonderful @alishawkinsauthor.bsky.social. So in you are in the vicinity, why don't you join us? It would be lovely to see some friendly faces on my first foray out in months.

Garmin Activity monitor walking, shows distance as 0.45 km over 19mins 19 secs

Will be 6 weeks post op tomorrow, so time to start exercising again. I was just moving around the house, doing parts of the Susan Powter's Lean Stong and Healthy (remember that?). Couldn't do all of it, warm up, a little of the fat burn and all the cool down I needed. I will build my fitness level.

Satire cartoon. Two police detectives standing over a body with a dagger in the back. One officer says "The victim is a TV personality who has written his first cosy crime novel. Round up the usual embittered unpublished authors."

From Private Eye (I'm told). I feel seen...

2 hours of market research, five loads of washing done, 15 mins of exercise (I'm working my way up to a fitness level) and 2,800 words written.

I need a nap now.

#WritersLife

Cat glaring at camera while sitting on my research notes and pen.

Apparently I'm not allowed to do any more research until I've fed the cat.