Nick Swift

A grey ground with a book on it called Girls to the Front and wording that says 16.10.25 pre orders available now

Help!

Amazon have taken almost all copies of my new indie book GIRLS TO THE FRONT as stock & it’s a fortune to re-print so we need to sell them!

So if you fancy a 90’s found footage feminist revenge thriller w/a cover designed by Chris Bigg (4AD) pls stick a pre order in

Out NEXT WEEK. Link below

👌😅🙃 #iseewhatyoudidthere

Front cover of novel A Reluctant Spy

I raced through A Reluctant Spy, @davegoodman.bsky.social ... a 'legendary' debut! 😉

How to Encourage Kids to Read Stories (And Why You Should) Reading, for kids, is a good habit to encourage, and literature is no exception to this. Read on to learn about encouraging kids to read.

A love of reading in childhood can last a lifetime. Teacher resource site Twinkl has published this insightful blog on how to encourage kids to read.

Abie Longstaff, Chair of The SofA’s Children’s Writers and Illustrators Group shares her top tips.

www.twinkl.co.uk/blog/how-to-...

Anyone fancy a riot grrrl inspired found footage thriller? Pre order on the links below…

28 Humber Film – Open Bridges 2017 Hull’s River Bridges:  Open Bridges The Day the City Split in Two We commisioned Humber Film Creative Community and Octovision Media to make the Open Bridges film. It was filmed by …

The Open Bridges film, made by 16 film Humber Filmmakers and a drone on the night shows how Open Bridges made history in 2017. You can see it here accompanied by John Stead's musique concrète soundtrack openbridgeshull.com/2025/09/19/2...
#Hull #Bridges #HODS #OpenBridges

An image of a textured grey background with a book cover on the front. The cover shows a pair of feet and an arm behind a blurred background. The title is Girls to the Front

⭐️cover reveal ⭐️

This is the gorgeous cover of my new found-footage riot grrrl inspired thriller GIRLS TO THE FRONT out 16th October.

Music fans - does the artwork remind you of anything…?

Home | louisemcintoshartist - paintings, art, travel. Lou Mac Artist paints original pieces which all draw their inspiration from quirky streets, rugged landscapes, characterful buildings and iconic landmarks.

My website shop has now been updated with my latest artworks.

As a small art business I’d be ever so grateful if you gave me a wee hand by repost this post, it’ll help my paintings travel from Ireland & beyond.

Thanks ever so much.
Louise.
🇮🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🌍✍️🎨
#september #gift #art

www.louisemcintoshartist.com

Anthropic AI Class Action: Important Information for Authors - The Authors Guild Earlier this summer, a federal court in California issued a major ruling in Bartz v. Anthropic, one of the copyright class action lawsuits involving AI. The court held that a trial should occur over whether Anthropic’s downloading of millions of books from […]

The Author's Guild is helping people sign up for the class action suit against Anthropic for pirating a whole ton of books. We don't know how this case will turn out, but if you're an author whose work may have been stolen, it's a good idea to get on the list.
authorsguild.org/news/anthrop...

How am I spending publication day? Working on the next book obvs 😆

Can’t believe it’s paperback release day 🥰

BETWEEN THE COVERS AXED BY BBC AFTER EIGHT SERIES EXCLUSIVE Between The Covers will not be returning to BBC Two this Autumn, with the BBC having no plans for future series, TV Zone understands.The show, which ran for eight series, was presented by Sa...

I'm sorry, but how can the #BBC waste millions on absolute piffle, but axe something that actually stimulates people's minds & emotions? Not a high budget programme, & anything that keeps people reading & visiting bookshops & libraries has to be a good thing right?
www.tvzoneuk.com/post/between...

The Analysis | Part 5: Finding Wendy My research for this website has taken me down many a rabbit hole; and one in particular, was eerily close to home. In this special blog, I share my journey in search of a forgotten victim.

My research for The Odd Female blog site has taken me down many a rabbit hole; and one in particular, was eerily close to home. In this special blog, I share my journey in search of a forgotten victim.

Nobody Talks Like That How to write dialogue so readers will listen

Sharpen your dialogue so it really pulls its weight – this week on Substack we're talking about writing dialogue: abigailfentoneditorial.substack.com/p/nobody-tal...

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Three events that inspired my upcoming book GIRLS TO THE FRONT (now on Goodreads pls add to your TBR!)

You’re Not Writing a Novel At least it might help to tell yourself that…

Struggling with writer's block? These tips will help!
abigailfentoneditorial.substack.com/p/youre-not-...

The McIlvanney Prize longlist has five former Debut Prize shortlistees and four previous winners on it - The winner will be announced on 12th September - bloodyscotland.com/event/bloody... Congratulations all!

How to Write Characters, Not Puppets Less string-pulling, more rounded characters

Do your characters feel flat? Is your novel all plot and no spark? Find out my top tips on character development in my latest Substack post! abigailfentoneditorial.substack.com/p/how-to-wri...

Possible Side Effects Half Man Half Biscuit · All Asimov And No Fresh Air · Song · 2025

Struggling with a couple of tricky edits this morning until a coffee break and new Half Man Half Biscuit lifted the gloom ...

open.spotify.com/track/4wdST0...

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Get Your Red Pen Out! Here’s how the editorial process works

Red pens at the ready, let's talk through the editing process! Whether you're hoping to get a publishing deal and want to know how it works, or you're looking to make your book as clean as possible yourself, this post will help: abigailfentoneditorial.substack.com/p/get-your-r...

Congrats and good luck to team STET ... 👏 💙 📚

In need of a read for your summer festival trip?

PARKLIFE

Dark humour ✔️
90s nostalgia ✔️
Britpop / pop punk backdrop ✔️
Best mates ✔️
Rock bottom to recovery ✔️
Independently published ✔️

Available at all the usual places online and signed copies with @serenitybookshop.bsky.social

A Reluctant Spy is out now in paperback Available everywhere!

#AReluctantSpy is out NOW in paperback! More details here www.davidgoodman.net/a-reluctant-...

Awesome news. Congrats, Dave!

Love this, Lou. Is it a new one?

Thanks, Ed. Just sub'd!

A promotional image advertising an author event with Katy Brent (along with pic of Katy and her book I Bet You’d Look Good in a Coffin) and me and a pic of me and my book When Sally Killed Harry. Tuesday 13 May, 6.15pm

Tonight in Swindon!

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We're thrilled our next guest will be AA Dhand. Amit will be talking about his thrillers, 11th June (7pm). It's free to attend at
@hulllibraries.bsky.social (Central) or via the online stream.

Please reserve your space on the link: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hull-noir-...