Sneak peek from #NoirAtTheBar - I shared the brief outline first, before reading the first page of my novel. ✍🏻 Full reading over on my insta stories - although not for much longer… 😂 #AmQuerying #SpeculativeThriller #BookPitch #WritersCommunity

A star will fall… 🖤 On stage this week at a gorgeous art deco venue in Northampton, the world premiere of The House She Built 🎬 Tickets still available: ticketsource.com/nerve-theat… 🎥 Gavin Jones 🎵 Anthony Newby #Theatre #Northants #Thriller #Drama

Usher in the spooky season with The House She Built, an original play from Nerve Theatre. Travel back to 1950s Hollywood and discover every dark secret lurking beneath the glitz and glamour. 🎬 The world premiere of this gripping production is next week: ticketsource.co.uk/nerve-the…

Just a casual Monday rehearsal… 🖤 Considering we have 6+ weeks, it’s already in a decent shape & everyone pretty much off book - just think how amazing it will be as we finesse! 🥹 A star will fall… 🎥 instagram.com/reel/Db5gVZQtG… 🎟️ ticketsource.com/nerve-theat… #Theatre #Drama

Love thrillers? Love theatre? Then I highly recommend coming to see The House She Built - an original piece. ✍🏻 Fantastic script. 🎭 Excellent cast. 😱 Guaranteed goosebumps. To find out more follow Nerve Theatre on 📷 🟦 🎟️ ticketsource.com/nerve-theat… #TheatreTweet #Theatre

Back from a fabulous weekend at #TheakstonsCrime - I was just socialising this time but finally made the author @parkrunUK (after leaving the tent at 5am)! 🏃🏼‍♀️ So lovely to see my bookish friends 💖 Here’s to next year @HarrogateFest 📚 #BookFestival #HGTE @TheakstonsCrime

Got home at 4am after a friend’s birthday but still managed to get up and clear the garden (and plant some flowers) so I can now sit here and read. 💖 What’s everyone reading? 📖 #BookTweet #Readers #Bookish #BookTok #Bookstagram

Absolutely loved The Jonathan Larson Project last night @swkplay - such great energy from the cast and wonderful to hear so many of his songs. 🎶 I’d only heard two of them before and the whole production was brilliant. 🎭 #TheatreTweet #Musicals #Stagey #JonathanLarson

Not long until #TheakstonCrime - one of the highlights of the bookish calendar! 📕 Anyone else making the journey to Harrogate? 📖 Not me watching the below on repeat because I’m so excited! 📚 instagram.com/reel/DMnZBHu... #BookTweet #BookFestival #BookTwitter @TheakstonsCrime

Soo @lilyallen was incredible! Short and sweet… lack of trains was less fun but should be home before 3am 😬

Is reading a novel more personal than watching a tv adaptation? Panel argue that watching TV is more of a communal experience and that you need your imagination when you reading because characters are then the reader’s interpretation... @CapitalCrime1 #Suspense #TVCrime

From screen writing to novels and back again - what are the similarities? Interesting discussion about plot vs character… @CapitalCrime1 #CrimeBooks #ThrillerBooks

The inimitable Jennie Godfrey is always a treat on a panel, and interviewing two fabulous authors @ClareEmpson2 and Hattie Williams @CapitalCrime1 Secrets, lies and toxic relationships… #BookTweet

Day 2 Dark, gothic fiction unleashed… cannibals, ghosts and fear… 😬 A perfect combo and some brilliant books here! 🐑 🖤 @essiefox @CapitalCrime1 @callieuntitled #Macabre #GothicBooks #Cannibals

Great question about celebrities writing books and not acknowledging their ghost writers… ✍🏻 Long story short: They absolutely should. 👏🏻 @capitalcrime #CapitalCrime #ThrillerBooks @ellygriffiths @Dougieclaire

Love a time slip story… both of these books sound excellent! Managing multiple timelines is very tricky but if your characters are strong enough the reader will still come on the journey with you. @Dougieclaire @ellygriffiths @CapitalCrime1 #ThrillerBooks

Let’s go @CapitalCrime1 - first panel: ‘realities of the publishing industry’ comparing writing a novel to acting! As someone who does both I fully agree - both need character development, imagination & a thick skin! 🎭 ✍🏻 #CapitalCrime #Publishing @alisonbarrow @DHHlitagency

Just got to the station to find @ApcoaLtd has decided off peak isn’t until after 5pm! That’s an extra £8 a day on top of the train fare, which is outrageous 😤 this is why people drive everywhere…