L.C.Winter
@lcwinter.bsky.social
Writer of historical gothic. 'Spider, Spider' out Mar '26
Links and pre-orders here. https://linktr.ee/LCWinter?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=b1799b03-281d-4d43-a3ee-0dbd8abf2d60
Agent - Emily Glenister
Pinned
Today I wrote about my path to publication on my substack. Ups and downs and in betweens! Spider, Spider is my third or fourth book, depending on how you count, so this is how I got there (part 1 - up to getting my agent).
#booksky #histfic #authorlife
lcwinterauthor.substack.com/p/my-path-to...
#booksky #histfic #authorlife
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My path to publication
Part one - getting a wonderful agent
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January 19, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Today I wrote about my path to publication on my substack. Ups and downs and in betweens! Spider, Spider is my third or fourth book, depending on how you count, so this is how I got there (part 1 - up to getting my agent).
#booksky #histfic #authorlife
lcwinterauthor.substack.com/p/my-path-to...
#booksky #histfic #authorlife
lcwinterauthor.substack.com/p/my-path-to...
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"Move fast and break things," say the people who, in an uncanny coincidence, are responsible for breaking the entire planet at a terrifying speed.
January 10, 2026 at 10:17 AM
"Move fast and break things," say the people who, in an uncanny coincidence, are responsible for breaking the entire planet at a terrifying speed.
I somehow managed to miss this when it first came out. Lots of exciting books here!
What historical books by HWA members are being published this year?
Find out in our brand-new list, featuring summaries of almost 100 books, fiction and non-fiction.
Spanning Ancient Greece and Rome to post-war Britain, they're all at historiamag.com/historical-books-2026
Happy New reading Year!
Find out in our brand-new list, featuring summaries of almost 100 books, fiction and non-fiction.
Spanning Ancient Greece and Rome to post-war Britain, they're all at historiamag.com/historical-books-2026
Happy New reading Year!
January 9, 2026 at 12:38 PM
I somehow managed to miss this when it first came out. Lots of exciting books here!
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Gothic fiction, Wuthering Heights, unreliable narrators, and writing from a ghost’s point of view.
We’re joined by @essiefox.bsky.social on the latest Rock Paper Swords episode.
🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/3F5f...
📺 youtu.be/42EkcxvnV1I
#WritingLife #GothicFiction
We’re joined by @essiefox.bsky.social on the latest Rock Paper Swords episode.
🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/3F5f...
📺 youtu.be/42EkcxvnV1I
#WritingLife #GothicFiction
January 9, 2026 at 8:15 AM
Gothic fiction, Wuthering Heights, unreliable narrators, and writing from a ghost’s point of view.
We’re joined by @essiefox.bsky.social on the latest Rock Paper Swords episode.
🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/3F5f...
📺 youtu.be/42EkcxvnV1I
#WritingLife #GothicFiction
We’re joined by @essiefox.bsky.social on the latest Rock Paper Swords episode.
🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/3F5f...
📺 youtu.be/42EkcxvnV1I
#WritingLife #GothicFiction
It's only two months until my book Spider, Spider is out - it's a gothic historical revenge story and if that's your kind of thing you can follow my substack where today I had a ramble about arsenic and a look forward to 2026.
#histfic #fiction #gothic #booksky
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#histfic #fiction #gothic #booksky
open.substack.com/pub/lcwinter...
In Fiction We Love Poison
Isn’t the perfect murder one in which no-one even realises there’s been a murder?
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January 7, 2026 at 9:59 AM
It's only two months until my book Spider, Spider is out - it's a gothic historical revenge story and if that's your kind of thing you can follow my substack where today I had a ramble about arsenic and a look forward to 2026.
#histfic #fiction #gothic #booksky
open.substack.com/pub/lcwinter...
#histfic #fiction #gothic #booksky
open.substack.com/pub/lcwinter...
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Make art. It doesn't have to be "good"--it's all good--it just has to be real.
January 5, 2026 at 5:38 AM
Make art. It doesn't have to be "good"--it's all good--it just has to be real.
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Here’s my list of things the public doesn’t seem to know, but historians broadly agree upon 👇
I’ve got loads!
- Medieval people washed regularly, drank water, and didn’t have rotten teeth
- WW1 did not end in 1918
- Queen Victoria was a horndog
- Ancient Egyptians invented Egyptology by excavating their own ancient monuments
- We know more about Shakespeare than many other famous Tudors
- Medieval people washed regularly, drank water, and didn’t have rotten teeth
- WW1 did not end in 1918
- Queen Victoria was a horndog
- Ancient Egyptians invented Egyptology by excavating their own ancient monuments
- We know more about Shakespeare than many other famous Tudors
January 6, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Here’s my list of things the public doesn’t seem to know, but historians broadly agree upon 👇
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With thanks to author @lindacollins.bsky.social for this signed copy of Loss Adjustment.
#creativenonfiction
#memoir
#suicidebereavement
Winner of this copy chosen in Feb 2026.
Link in bio to my author website - for more info and the Farlane on Writing sign up form
#creativenonfiction
#memoir
#suicidebereavement
Winner of this copy chosen in Feb 2026.
Link in bio to my author website - for more info and the Farlane on Writing sign up form
January 3, 2026 at 7:27 PM
With thanks to author @lindacollins.bsky.social for this signed copy of Loss Adjustment.
#creativenonfiction
#memoir
#suicidebereavement
Winner of this copy chosen in Feb 2026.
Link in bio to my author website - for more info and the Farlane on Writing sign up form
#creativenonfiction
#memoir
#suicidebereavement
Winner of this copy chosen in Feb 2026.
Link in bio to my author website - for more info and the Farlane on Writing sign up form
Happy Yule to all who Yule.
(I tried to put y'all in there - it appeals to the puntastic poet in me but I just couldn't do it. As a Brit I already say dude an inappropriate amount, importing y'all is a step too far.)
(I tried to put y'all in there - it appeals to the puntastic poet in me but I just couldn't do it. As a Brit I already say dude an inappropriate amount, importing y'all is a step too far.)
December 21, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Happy Yule to all who Yule.
(I tried to put y'all in there - it appeals to the puntastic poet in me but I just couldn't do it. As a Brit I already say dude an inappropriate amount, importing y'all is a step too far.)
(I tried to put y'all in there - it appeals to the puntastic poet in me but I just couldn't do it. As a Brit I already say dude an inappropriate amount, importing y'all is a step too far.)
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Exciting news! There's going to be a special edition of my book! With foil and gold edges. 😍 It's an independent book shops edition and is available as a pre-order through @goldsborobooks.bsky.social
(Release date 5th March.)
goldsborobooks.com/products/spi...
(Release date 5th March.)
goldsborobooks.com/products/spi...
Spider, Spider
'L. C. Winter is fantastic writer. If you liked The Silence Factory by the splendid Bridget Collins, I think this is for you' Natasha Pulley, author of The Hymn to Dionysus and The Watchmaker of Filig...
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December 3, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Exciting news! There's going to be a special edition of my book! With foil and gold edges. 😍 It's an independent book shops edition and is available as a pre-order through @goldsborobooks.bsky.social
(Release date 5th March.)
goldsborobooks.com/products/spi...
(Release date 5th March.)
goldsborobooks.com/products/spi...
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I've had a few 'what do you do' convs recently, and everyone on hearing I'm an author comes out with "so how do you come up with ideas?", just like every book or movie about a writer has them staring numbly into space because they don't have an idea for the next book. And look, that is Not It.
November 19, 2025 at 7:43 AM
I've had a few 'what do you do' convs recently, and everyone on hearing I'm an author comes out with "so how do you come up with ideas?", just like every book or movie about a writer has them staring numbly into space because they don't have an idea for the next book. And look, that is Not It.
If you're interested in reviewing my book it's now available on NetGalley!
www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...
www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...
November 17, 2025 at 5:33 PM
If you're interested in reviewing my book it's now available on NetGalley!
www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...
www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...
Currently reading: 'Estella's Revenge' by Barbara Havelocke. A darkly imaginative book about the life of Miss Havisham's daughter. Gorgeous! Making me want to re-read Great Expectations. @authorbarbara.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Currently reading: 'Estella's Revenge' by Barbara Havelocke. A darkly imaginative book about the life of Miss Havisham's daughter. Gorgeous! Making me want to re-read Great Expectations. @authorbarbara.bsky.social
My publisher is doing a giveaway of a copy of the proof of Spider, Spider! Unfortunately for bluesky it's on Instagram but if you head over there you can find it on my grid. Deadline this Friday. 🕷️🕷️🕸️
November 3, 2025 at 7:23 AM
My publisher is doing a giveaway of a copy of the proof of Spider, Spider! Unfortunately for bluesky it's on Instagram but if you head over there you can find it on my grid. Deadline this Friday. 🕷️🕷️🕸️
Last day of this promotion! Check out the other books you can pre-order too there's some brilliant writers there.
Waterstones have chosen to include Spider, Spider in a pre-order promotion! You can get 25% off with the code OCTOBER25 until Friday.
www.waterstones.com/book/spider-...
www.waterstones.com/book/spider-...
Spider, Spider by L. C. Winter | Waterstones
Buy Spider, Spider by L. C. Winter from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.
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October 17, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Last day of this promotion! Check out the other books you can pre-order too there's some brilliant writers there.
Waterstones have chosen to include Spider, Spider in a pre-order promotion! You can get 25% off with the code OCTOBER25 until Friday.
www.waterstones.com/book/spider-...
www.waterstones.com/book/spider-...
Spider, Spider by L. C. Winter | Waterstones
Buy Spider, Spider by L. C. Winter from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.
www.waterstones.com
October 14, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Waterstones have chosen to include Spider, Spider in a pre-order promotion! You can get 25% off with the code OCTOBER25 until Friday.
www.waterstones.com/book/spider-...
www.waterstones.com/book/spider-...
A really cool thing happened!
AJ West (all round lovely person and awesome writer) said I'm 'a thrilling new voice in gothic fiction.'
😱😍
AJ West (all round lovely person and awesome writer) said I'm 'a thrilling new voice in gothic fiction.'
😱😍
October 9, 2025 at 6:42 PM
A really cool thing happened!
AJ West (all round lovely person and awesome writer) said I'm 'a thrilling new voice in gothic fiction.'
😱😍
AJ West (all round lovely person and awesome writer) said I'm 'a thrilling new voice in gothic fiction.'
😱😍
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#WRB25 Oct 4: Whisper
The Hollow Hour
When the fog remembers your name, it’s already too late to turn back.
#dreamlike #surrealphotography #darkart #moodyatmosphere #hauntingbeauty
The Hollow Hour
When the fog remembers your name, it’s already too late to turn back.
#dreamlike #surrealphotography #darkart #moodyatmosphere #hauntingbeauty
October 5, 2025 at 5:06 AM
#WRB25 Oct 4: Whisper
The Hollow Hour
When the fog remembers your name, it’s already too late to turn back.
#dreamlike #surrealphotography #darkart #moodyatmosphere #hauntingbeauty
The Hollow Hour
When the fog remembers your name, it’s already too late to turn back.
#dreamlike #surrealphotography #darkart #moodyatmosphere #hauntingbeauty
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GOTHTOBER I encountered the perfect gothic scene on my way to teach Romantic Origins and Gothic Afterlives. Walking through the churchyard on the way to the station it was completely shrouded in mist! #31DaysofHalloween
October 1, 2025 at 7:42 AM
GOTHTOBER I encountered the perfect gothic scene on my way to teach Romantic Origins and Gothic Afterlives. Walking through the churchyard on the way to the station it was completely shrouded in mist! #31DaysofHalloween
This year I've been in a reading slump, on and off. September's been really bad - I have only finished one audio book and no paper books. Some months I read six books, other months, eh, some pages, I guess.
Do any of you find your reading mojo fluctuates? What do you do when the mojo is low?
Do any of you find your reading mojo fluctuates? What do you do when the mojo is low?
October 1, 2025 at 3:05 PM
This year I've been in a reading slump, on and off. September's been really bad - I have only finished one audio book and no paper books. Some months I read six books, other months, eh, some pages, I guess.
Do any of you find your reading mojo fluctuates? What do you do when the mojo is low?
Do any of you find your reading mojo fluctuates? What do you do when the mojo is low?
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Yesterday I published an author newsletter with the headline 'Don't be a ****', featuring suggestiongs on how to be nicer: dvbishop.substack.com/p/dont-be-a Three people have unsubscribed since that dropped. Make of this what you will...
Don’t be a ****
Why? Because nobody likes a ****
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September 24, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Yesterday I published an author newsletter with the headline 'Don't be a ****', featuring suggestiongs on how to be nicer: dvbishop.substack.com/p/dont-be-a Three people have unsubscribed since that dropped. Make of this what you will...
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The rapture isn't coming. At least, not like this. The crows know.
September 23, 2025 at 10:40 AM
The rapture isn't coming. At least, not like this. The crows know.
It's tempting to track word count but it really isn't a reliable indicator of progress (though if no words at all are getting written... 😬). Today I only added about 900w to my draft but two scenes are 100x times better and are finished (by which I mean i have a first draft). Progress!
September 24, 2025 at 3:58 PM
It's tempting to track word count but it really isn't a reliable indicator of progress (though if no words at all are getting written... 😬). Today I only added about 900w to my draft but two scenes are 100x times better and are finished (by which I mean i have a first draft). Progress!