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Dottie update. 6 months old. Still the world’s best ears. ... See MoreSee Less
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Six months already?! She sure is beautiful!
She is beautiful 😻
She beautiful 😻
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For years, I have been thrilling my children with tales of the advent calendars we had when I was a lad. No chocolates, no Lego, no bloody plastic dinosaurs. Not even any glitter! Just lovely pictures: a candle, three wise men, a bauble perhaps, like the ones we dreamt of seeing on the tree that we weren’t allowed to put up until Christmas Eve, when the Matchmakers and orange and lemon slices also came out.
Well, imagine my delight when I stumbled across this glorious relic from the golden past at the National Trust place up the road. No plastic tat that will end up being swallowed by a fish and take a hundred years to decompose. Nothing that will rot your teeth. Just a scene depicting a typical English yuletide and, I can confidently predict, twenty-four pictures that would defrost the chilliest heart.
The whole family are going to take it in turns to open the doors. The children have already declared it the ‘best Christmas ever’ and we haven’t even opened door one yet. My only wish, indeed all I want for Christmas, is a picture of the Baby Jesus behind door 24. ... See MoreSee Less
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It's very pretty...but no chocolate?
🤣 glad you found one at last… I sent them one last year via your agent but I think I recall you saying it didn’t arrive 🤔☹️
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Finished the latest round of edits on The Wasp Trap so took Sherlock to the local National Trust for lunch. Well, I had lunch. Last time I brought him here I bought him a sausage sandwich and the woman behind the till thought I was insane.
Perhaps she was right? ... See MoreSee Less
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What is wrong with that woman? My go to deli take away is 4 sausages, 2 for me and 1 for each of my furbabies. If I go into the shop and don't get sausages they actually sulk, well Poppy does, Freddie is always just happy to see me again 🤣🤣❤️
Nope! Our doggies deserve a sausage sarnie x
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Are you an aspiring or emerging writer? I'm running a Zoom course over two evenings on Nov 27th and Dec 4th about how to come up with concepts for novels and how to pitch them. There are still a few places left. This is a rare chance to pick the brains of a bestselling author (that's me) ... See MoreSee Less
ONLINE Double Workshop: The Perfect Pitch (Nov 2024) - Writing West Midlands
writingwestmidlands.org
How to hone your initial idea for a non-fiction book into a full proposal that will interest literary agents and publishers.1 CommentComment on Facebook
I've already signed up and looking forward to it. Actually, I can't wait. Hope Dottie will be there.
The paperback of The Psychopath Next Door has landed! Doesn’t it look pretty?
Published worldwide on January 28th, The Psychopath Next Door is a standalone but is also part of the Magpies universe, with appearances by at least one character from that series.
What’s it about? A woman who decides the little girl next door is probably a psychopath like her…and sets out to teach her how to be evil.
Here’s the full blurb:
Ethan Dove’s family has moved to a new home in a safe community, and it’s exactly the fresh start they need. Not only is his marriage to Emma hanging by a thread, but his son, Dylan, and twelve-year-old daughter, Rose, deserve to have a happy childhood.
After Rose is bullied by the boys across the road, Ethan is relieved when the woman who lives next door steps in. Fiona Smith has come into their lives at just the right moment, and when she offers to look after Rose during the school holidays, Ethan and Emma can’t believe their luck.
Which is exactly what Fiona wants. Because, far from being the perfect neighbour, Fiona is the last person you should trust with your child. With a vicious plot for revenge, Fiona is happy to train Rose to be her accomplice, especially when she begins to suspect that Rose might not be as innocent as she appears…
Available to pre-order now as an ebook, paperback or audiobook mybook.to/PsychoNextDoor ... See MoreSee Less
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You should have seen my next-door-neighbours' faces when I told them the title of this book
Looking forward to this Mark, The Magpies was one of the first books I downloaded to my kindle many, many years ago 📖👍
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Yes I’m joining the influx. Twitter/X is a sad place these days so I’m hoping for better on Bluesky. Come give me a follow (username is markedwardsauthor) and I’ll follow you back. If you haven’t got Bluesky Social yet just grab it from the App Store and sign up. I’m on Threads as markedwardsauthor too. ... See MoreSee Less
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I can't find you! 😞
At the risk of sounding old, I’ve never heard of bluesky?
Why can’t I find you?
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I’m busy editing. Dottie is… less busy. Aim for later this week, when edits are finished: #bemorecat ... See MoreSee Less
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Are you editing your book due to come out in July?
I have a beautiful kitty. Her name is Scarlett. She is my life and my joy
Clearly a very happy cat x
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I have had an extremely relaxed and fun birthday. Record shopping, a pub lunch and now wine and cheesecake. Extremely spoiled. Cheers from Sherlock and me! I have a feeling the next year is going to be a good one. ... See MoreSee Less
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Ooh, what records (vinyl??) did you buy
Happy birthday my fellow Scorpio 🦂 I love Cheesecake x
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