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Hello. Donβt forget to post links to your booksπ
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Let there be sunshine in your soul today
Image: www.instagram.com/naturallife
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A large moon high above a line of hills on the horizon, casts a golden stripe of light across an expanse of calm water. This isnβt a sunset, itβs deep gold moonlight.
Strawberry moon. Corfu June 2025
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Quick quick quick!
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Join us on Thursday for #WriteCBC! βοΈ
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Wonderful!
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Yes!
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On the eve of pb pub day, it's so exciting to see this interview up on @viperbooks.bsky.social website π¦π
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Absolutely mesmerising
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How to write a synopsis for your novel
The synopsis is a tricky beast, but it's an essential tool in pitching to agents. Read Anna's tips on how to write a really good synopsis for your novel...
The synopsis is a short, lively overview of your novel. It sits alongside the opening of your novel and your agent pitch letter in your pitch package, and it lays out the complete narrative arc of your plot π
Follow our top tips on how to write a really good one-page synopsis of your novel:
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A collection of colourful book covers on a red background. Text reads 'Asian Romance Authors, 40+ books in Kobo plus'
#Kobo readers. Are you wanting to diversify your romance reading? Here's a promotion featuring romance ebooks and audiobooks by Asian authors - all on Kobo Plus.
There are some brilliant books in there.
kobo.com/p/romance-by...
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I so wish I lived in London.
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As a pensioner who up until 2020 was also a student, Iβm happy either wayπ
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This looks fabulous. Just ordered the paperback.
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In the Comic Timing dep't, feline division... (via @cosmonautroger on Tumblr)
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Fabulous! Thanks for sharing this.
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Inspired me to get writing too. Happy Sunday xx
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Many happy returns - and result! ππ₯π©βπ
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Fabulous!
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Caption: The Tardigrade can survive the heat of a volcano and the vacuum of space, but it prefers an open fire, a good book and a chilled Sancerre.
Image: A tardigrade (a cute, plump micro-animal with eight legs - six of which are in view) sits in a tiny armchair, reading with a glass of wine in one hand and a smile on its face.
My cartoon for this weekβs @newscientist.com
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6 ways to build a character from scratch: Tips from CBC Founder Anna Davis
How do you build a character from scratch? CBC founder and MD Anna Davis shares her top tips and practical advice for building an authentic and believable character.
'Let yourself take time to wonder about things and people, and see where your curiosity takes you' π€
Wondering how you should go about developing a character from nowhere? CBC founder, Anna Davis, shares her 6 top tips for building a character from scratch.
Read full advice blog:
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How fabulous!
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Indie Publisher championing authors and stories based in Northern England. Specialising in genre and literary fiction. SUBMISSIONS CLOSED
A writing competition open to unpublished and independently published novelists. Judges Rachel Neely and Imogen Nelson. Entries close on the 31st of May. Organised by the Literary Studio.
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The Hard Times: Prison Diaries: A book about crime, punishment, rehabilitation, greed, and putting a newspaper to bed before the editorial team gets locked up: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hard-Times-Prison-Diaries-ebook/dp/B0DPVH8HFF/
I used to write, read and live in Cairo, KL, Jakarta and Riyadh. Now I do all that in Lichfield while placating two Indonesian streetcats.
My novel 'Do Not Keep Silent' is available on Amazon.
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News, updates and tips from an independent London literary agency representing fiction, nonfiction and children's books.
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Movement of people taking action to build a happier and kinder world together
Writer and wildlife fan. Away With The Penguins was my #1 bestseller so I wrote 2 more in the series. Also novels involving harps and otters. Apparently my books are 'quirky' and 'life-affirming.'
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(You're much too nice to post spoilers)
Life is too short to be a Pat, Shula or Adam. Letβs not take anything, least of all The Archers, too seriously. We are a podcast about #TheArchers hosted by Keri Warbis & Matthew Weir.
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The Museum of English Rural Life, University of Reading. We explore the history of the English countryside and its people. Chaotic Good.
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Romantic Novelistsβ Indie Champion 2023 π
Member of RNA & SOA
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Digital first publisher of Historical Fiction, Crime Fiction, Mysteries, Sagas and History. https://saperebooks.com/
Writer, reader, runner, renovating an 18th century fisherman's cottage on the Sussex coast.
Scottish indie | Read our authors Ceitidh Chaimbeul | Luca Serra | Ewan Morrison | James Flowerdew | Marcas Mac an Tuairneir | Mohammed Moussa | Charlie Roy | Stewart Home | John Herdman | Lesley Storm | β¦ among others
I write contemporary romance - RNA member - Love my books, garden, westie, husband and Norfolk beaches not necessarily in that order
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Denim obsessor, sneaker hoarder, movie goer, theatre lover, voracious reader and chocolate fiend.
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