Has to be said, I learned about Nielsen far too late in life. fabulous music, especially this #Nielsen #AladdinSuite #musicforlife
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Has to be said, I learned about Nielsen far too late in life. fabulous music, especially this #Nielsen #AladdinSuite #musicforlife
Killing people we disagree with is wrong in every way, whether it’s Melissa Hortman or Charlie Kirk. This is especially true in a country awash with guns and run by fascists looking to amplify their already militarized policies. No thoughts and prayers. Down with fascism and up with gun control.
That ridgie is thinking deep thoughts! Nice of him to pose for the photo!
Two hounds enjoying the river just before the rain!
Right now, just hoping I succeed!
I’ve been wondering when big pharma was gonna … do something about this AND the loss of federal subsidies for their drug development
"Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has a 20-year history of being an anti-vaccine propagandist, science denialist and conspiracy theorist."
Today a little calming music - Moeran's String Quartets. Just beautiful and ideal for a gormless writer seeking inspiration!
The sad fact is, in the past all an author had to do was think up a new story per annum. Nowadays, there are rather a lot of other things to keep him/her busy. Thank God for dogs. If it wasn't for them, I'd be tied to the desk permanently!
Apologies for the radio silence. Thinking hard about the ending for this latest book. Loads done this week, and more still to write. Meanwhile, also a blog post, newsletter, speech, prep for Smithsonian Journeys, prep for m'keting meeting & video for tomorrow! Phew - that's why I'm tired!
She thought there might be food in the kitchen!
Today's morning madness! #bernesemountaindog #rhodesianridgeback #dogsplaying #author #writer
Less than two weeks to the launch of ASHES OF REBELLION - 4th in my #Vintaine series, and you can preorder now!
Over the weekend I was more than a little busy with 2 NZ nieces. Great to see them again, and today I got this news - you can get your copy for only 99p for limited time! mybook.to/VintaineOne
It’s a pain in the arse!
🌟 99p DEAL 🌟 Berenger storms the beaches of Normandy to bring victory to the king. But the French are nowhere to be seen... ⚔️ 📚 Get your copy of #FieldsofGlory by @MichaelJecks for 99p today! mybook.to/Fieldsof
Starting to realise that the latest scam for authors is "marketing specialists" & bookclubs wanting to have copies of the latest book to promote. They repeat AI version of book's blurb, then ask for money to share it among their "1,000"s of friends/followers. All garbage.
Less than two weeks to the launch of ASHES OF REBELLION - 4th in my #Vintaine series, and you can preorder now!
Two daft pups can’t help themselves #bernesemountaindog #rhodesianridgeback #dogsplaying
Morning all
Let’s get something straight first about the Fed.
Youngster! Now I’ve lost all hearing one side and no stereo, headphones are no good, but at least I can buy mono records cheaply!
I think I did too! God, I feel old!
Hah! Try that with my Ridgeback!
And now "The Girl With The Sun In Her Hair" - a classic from my childhood. One of the first 45 discs I bought was that on the B side, with the theme tune of The Persuaders on the other. Roger Moore and Tony Curtis. Great fun!
Ah, happiness. Listening to Albatross by Fleetwood Mac. One of the tunes from my childhood!
They have sharper teeth and longer claws. You think I'm nuts?
Umm … it’s pretty stupid.
🌟 99p DEAL 🌟 Determined to bring France under his own rule, King Edward has devised a new plan of attack.. 🩸📚 Start reading #FieldsofGlory by @MichaelJecks for 99p today! mybook.to/Fieldsof
Certainly is!
Trying to type a novel is never easy with a small lapdog. It's a bloody sight harder with a #BerneseMountainDog #lapdog. Especially when a #RhodesianRidgeback is resting her chin on your leg. Tea time is an hour away, dogs! #work #author #amwriting #dogdisplacementactivity #dogs
IF, you converted 99% of children to stop being vaccinated, we would return to 250 / 1,000 children dying. In which case, statistically, your child would be MORE unsafe than the chemicals in the vaccine. Thus, all anti-vaxxers are pro-vax FOR OTHERS. & seek only to be the exception to the rule. /4
Many thanks! Just thinking I need to get the dogs out for a walk, so this is an added incentive!
Just had new diarised entries from the excellent @editorbritton.bsky.social giving planned deadlines. First publisher I've been able to plan writing with. It makes such a difference to know when they need things so I can plan, say, a holiday! @boldwoodbooks.bsky.social
Seeing how much more work to do on this latest book. I think 2 major scenes, 1,000 words each, then the wind-up. If there's one thing that irritates me, it's a book that builds & builds & then stops dead, leaving me wondering. Prime example is a lawyer/author, who hits the contract & stops writing!
Google won’t be forced to sell its Chrome browser and can keep paying companies to keep its search engine as the default on smartphones, thanks to a federal ruling. In other words? Google gets to remain a monopoly and keep its harmful, anti-competitive practices. Shameful.
Well, I think the video explains it all well enough without extra wittering from me ... #amwriting #amediting #histfic #medieval #author #novelist #crime @boldwoodbooks.bsky.social @editorbritton.bsky.social
Digging through my iTunes library, just found "Best of Lindisfarne" and now lost in Lady Eleanor - no, I'll save you the noise of me singing along!
Such a pleasure to speak to @aliceausten-author.bsky.social about her novel set in Brussels, weighted, poignant , terrifying - The interview for the @brusselstimes.com ➡️ www.brusselstimes.com/1560093/why-...
"Americans already understood Trump to be corrupt, and proved themselves willing to tolerate that. But now they are coming to believe that he is inept. In American politics, that is an unforgivable sin." 🧐
This is for all my friends here who're history enthusiasts. Ugh. Yes, the picture. The first thing that leapt out at me on this page and made me wonder about the accuracy of the website itself. historiaromana.veertualia.com/the-treaty-o... Who the hell painted this nonsense?
My pleasure!
Good to meet you here!
Profile 23 in my series on authors appearing #RoystonBookFair 27 Sept 2025. Nic Wilson @nicwilson.bsky.social - nature writer, Guardian country diarist and memoirist #Royston #Hertfordshire #BookSky #writers www.roystonbookfair.co.uk/2025/nic-wil...
Well, look here. A rather lovely parcel arrived and ... yup, author copies of ASHES OF REBELLION is here. That means book 4 in my #vintaine series and book 51 published! #amwriting #amediting #war #Hawkwood #author #histfic @boldwoodbooks.bsky.social @editorbritton.bsky.social
Back at the desk for the evening again. On the last straight with this edit, I think. About two days solid work, and then I can start to ease up a bit. #amwriting #amediting #histfic #medieval #crime @boldwoodbooks.bsky.social @editorbritton.bsky.social Tidy desk (for me).
Yes - it's one of the essential marketing tools, I'm told ...
Just another day editing. Nearly up at the end. Soon I'll know which additional scenes I'll need. Already I can tell (gut feel) that the ending has to change. At the same time, experimenting with TikTok to see what the hype's all about. Hmm. Not convinced yet!
THat's a lovely thought - it might even mean I could take a few days off for a holiday!
Hope you really enjoy it, Jim! Thanks for the order!
If only!
But
But I have scribbled a few others in the last 30 years as a professional author. Well, mostly professional. mybook.to/AllBooks Basically, I've kept busy.
I suppose I ought to let people know, occasionally, that I have written some books. The next is ASHES OF REBELLION, book 4 in my #vintaine series from those nice chaps at @boldwoodbooks.bsky.social on 19th September (you can order yours now!) mybook.to/AshesOfRebel...
However, all I ever see is this:
When looking after my daughter's dog, she tells me the mutt is like this #malinois
I know. Vicious monsters!
Afterwards they were so tired that ... #rhodesianridgeback #malinois #bernesemountaindog
Meanwhile the older, more sensible girl ... is a #rhodesianridgeback! #malinois #bernesemountaindog
A normal morning, God help us! #malinois #bernesemountaindog #rhodesianridgeback #dogsatplay
Already added two new scenes to the current edit - this is all going well! Plus had confirmation that we have our normal driver on the #SmithsonianJourneys Mystery Lover's England tour in September. The Three Musketeers ride again (could be a book title ...!) - me, tour manager and driver!
Thanks so much, Rebekah! It's a fairly long project, but I hope you really enjoy it!
Thanks so much! Really glad you enjoyed it!
Also read The Merchant's Partner this week from @michaeljecksauthor.bsky.social I love the very real feeling in these books that you've also gone for a walk in the Devon countryside, as the goodies criss cross the county in pursuit of the baddy/ies. #thelasttemplarmysteries #kobo #holidayreading
I thought so - had to tear myself away to crack on with work!
You may not have seen this: @politicalcartoon.bsky.social well worth a follow. It's alarming, but the best defence against overweening power is often satire.
Elect a convicted felon, and you get a criminal enterprise for an administration. It's that simple. Cartoon: Michael P. Ramirez
This is Thanos. He has figured out how to rest and babysit at the same time. Very impressive, very Montessori. 13/10 (TT: thanosthesaint)
Sorry to hear that. He looks a lovely old fellow!
The three fliers, I think!
Spot the Berner faceplant! #rhodesianridgeback #bernesemountaindog #malinois #dogsplaying
It’s worth looking at the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program data tables. It’s all very transparent; anyone with a basic grasp of statistics comes away with an increased sense that vaccines are safe and effective. Antivax propaganda, however, tells *stories*. www.hrsa.gov/vaccine-comp...
Another day of editing and reviewing. It's the stage I always find hardest - holding the thoughts and motivations of 6 or 7 people in mind, plus trying to spot plot holes and where I need to add ... all enough to exhaust me!
Even MAGA wants to see the files.
Have fun! We were hugely impressed!
Social Security Administration chief data officer Charles Borges made the allegations in a whistleblower complaint filed Tuesday.
Has anybody found out what was the botched haircut that caused the buzz?
Last week had huge pleasure of visiting the Victoria & Albert museum. Utterly fascinating & superb collections. One of those "blown away" visits that'll stay with me until I can go again! We left asking why we hadn't been before. #amwriting #histfic #medieval #research @BoldwoodBooks @EditorBritton
For those who enjoyed my link to BBC Bitesize the other day, here's another quiz. Spot the AI vs reality. www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/art...
This is fascinating. I got 5/8, which goes to show how hard it is nowadays to spot real from AI. www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/art...
I went with Jack. Really enjoyed it, and loved the tie-ins with Baldwin's stories centuries before. I will be spending Bank Holiday with the latter...
Happy reading!
Ah, tough choice, huh!
To Blackjack or to Baldwin, @michaeljecksauthor.bsky.social, that is the question...!
A very odd thing. For me, it means lying down, head hanging a little, and turning to my left for thirty secs, then to the right for another 30, then rolling onto my shoulder for 30, then sitting up, head down, for another 30. Sounds daft, but worked, astonishingly!
If you haven't found this yet - follow Tod Maffin! farandwide.beehiiv.com/p/11things
-Trump just bought $100 MILLION in bonds -When Interest Rates go down, bond prices go up -Trump has been pushing for interest rate cuts he would personally benefit from Unheard of levels of corruption and grift. Yet Republicans say nothing.
Bill Maher calls it a “slow-moving coup” and predicts Trump will use the army he’s amassing in D.C. to maintain power even if the Democrats win.
Happiness is, an old yoghurt pot needing cleaning!
Thanks all for the best wishes - after a session with Scot the manipulation king and his Epley Manoeuvre, I’m back to normal.
Has to be said yesterday wasn't fun. Woke up to dizziness , nausea, feverish - and a radically low blood sugar count. The two were not related, though. Welcome to my new world of BPPV Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo. It was like constant radical seasickness. TGF the NHS! Fixed.
Meet Capo, a spirited 5-year-old golden retriever with a heart as golden as his fur! Capo lives his best life in the lush, green embrace of Seattle, Washington, where he’s become a true Pacific Northwest adventurer. #FrankGaimari #goldenretriever #dog #goldenretrieverlove #doglover #doglife
With everything going on, more every day, it’s a good habit to call your reps daily. 5calls.org has scripts you can use or modify. Staffers, who you should be nice to if you get, log every call, issue, and your position. This is the main feedback they get, it’s valuable, for both parties. #UglyDogs
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Interesting! youtube.com/shorts/y15ZC...
Dogs having fun earlier today. Spent several hours typing, and got a lot done before their walk. Now back at the desk for another 1,000 words!