Nick Swift
@nickswiftwrites.bsky.social
Crime fiction writer #amquerying, coffee lover, Devon dweller, former barrister, occasional indie music PR ... 💙📚 #Exeter #Topsham via #Hull
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Unsolicited writing advice, no. 147:
Don't ask yourself if a story has been told before: it has. Ask yourself how you're going to tell it in a way that is unique to you.
Don't ask yourself if a story has been told before: it has. Ask yourself how you're going to tell it in a way that is unique to you.
January 15, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Unsolicited writing advice, no. 147:
Don't ask yourself if a story has been told before: it has. Ask yourself how you're going to tell it in a way that is unique to you.
Don't ask yourself if a story has been told before: it has. Ask yourself how you're going to tell it in a way that is unique to you.
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My search for Wendy Sewell is now available as an audioblog (9 min listen).
#HerNameWasWendySewell #VAWG #NeverForget #CriminalSentences
#HerNameWasWendySewell #VAWG #NeverForget #CriminalSentences
Finding Wendy
My research for this website has taken me down many a rabbit hole; and one in particular, was eerily close to home. In this special blog, I share my journey in search of a forgotten victim.
criminalsentences.co.uk
January 7, 2026 at 5:26 PM
My search for Wendy Sewell is now available as an audioblog (9 min listen).
#HerNameWasWendySewell #VAWG #NeverForget #CriminalSentences
#HerNameWasWendySewell #VAWG #NeverForget #CriminalSentences
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Friday 2nd to Monday 5th January, marks 45 years since the arrest, questioning and eventual confession of Peter Sutcliffe.
For those who prefer to listen, here's an audioblog (11mins) in celebration of the two brilliant Bobbies who finally got the job done back in 1981.
For those who prefer to listen, here's an audioblog (11mins) in celebration of the two brilliant Bobbies who finally got the job done back in 1981.
Bingo! Special 45th Anniversary Audioblog
This weekend marks the 45-year anniversary of Peter Sutcliffe’s arrest, ending his reign of terror over women in the North of England. Senior ranking officers took all the glory, but the real…
criminalsentences.co.uk
January 4, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Friday 2nd to Monday 5th January, marks 45 years since the arrest, questioning and eventual confession of Peter Sutcliffe.
For those who prefer to listen, here's an audioblog (11mins) in celebration of the two brilliant Bobbies who finally got the job done back in 1981.
For those who prefer to listen, here's an audioblog (11mins) in celebration of the two brilliant Bobbies who finally got the job done back in 1981.
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Welcome to a new true crime blog: CRIMINAL SENTENCES.
"Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me," is not true. Words can wreck lives. Words can kill. Criminal Sentences can prove it.
Follow me, as I prepare to uncover some serious word crime.
www.criminalsentences.co.uk
"Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me," is not true. Words can wreck lives. Words can kill. Criminal Sentences can prove it.
Follow me, as I prepare to uncover some serious word crime.
www.criminalsentences.co.uk
Criminal Sentences
Nic Perrins presents a true crime blog with a linguistic twist
www.criminalsentences.co.uk
January 3, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Welcome to a new true crime blog: CRIMINAL SENTENCES.
"Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me," is not true. Words can wreck lives. Words can kill. Criminal Sentences can prove it.
Follow me, as I prepare to uncover some serious word crime.
www.criminalsentences.co.uk
"Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me," is not true. Words can wreck lives. Words can kill. Criminal Sentences can prove it.
Follow me, as I prepare to uncover some serious word crime.
www.criminalsentences.co.uk
The joy of being so late to Charles Cumming's Thomas Kell party and devouring A Foreign Country over Christmas is that I have two more in the series immediately to hand!
#amreading #spythriller #fiction #booksky #amwriting
#amreading #spythriller #fiction #booksky #amwriting
December 30, 2025 at 8:57 AM
The joy of being so late to Charles Cumming's Thomas Kell party and devouring A Foreign Country over Christmas is that I have two more in the series immediately to hand!
#amreading #spythriller #fiction #booksky #amwriting
#amreading #spythriller #fiction #booksky #amwriting
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I have lots of new books including Side-eye by ace poet @mattnicholson.bsky.social and Special Attraction by Richard Lusmore. My hours are 10.30 to 4, Tues to Sat and email anytime at [email protected] if you would like to place an order or if you have any queries xxx
November 13, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I have lots of new books including Side-eye by ace poet @mattnicholson.bsky.social and Special Attraction by Richard Lusmore. My hours are 10.30 to 4, Tues to Sat and email anytime at [email protected] if you would like to place an order or if you have any queries xxx
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Open Bridges - Mark Rodgers is a traditional painter, painting outdoors, with easel, paint and brushes. Here you can see his paintings, together with his enlightening and entertaining recollections of painting his landscapes of six of Hull’s River Bridges: openbridgeshull.com/2025/11/07/m...
Mark Rodgers – Painted Bridges
Painted Bridges – Mark Rodgers Mark is a traditional painter. Traditional in the sense that he paints ‘en plein air’ or in situ, outdoors, with easel, paint and brushes, open to t…
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November 8, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Open Bridges - Mark Rodgers is a traditional painter, painting outdoors, with easel, paint and brushes. Here you can see his paintings, together with his enlightening and entertaining recollections of painting his landscapes of six of Hull’s River Bridges: openbridgeshull.com/2025/11/07/m...
A pacy thriller with great characterisation of people, place and eras, and a dark belter of a twist I didn't see coming! Congrats to @lucynichol.bsky.social on her latest triumph, Girls To The Front, which I devoured in just two sittings ...
#booksky #fiction #thriller 📚💙
#booksky #fiction #thriller 📚💙
November 5, 2025 at 5:37 PM
A pacy thriller with great characterisation of people, place and eras, and a dark belter of a twist I didn't see coming! Congrats to @lucynichol.bsky.social on her latest triumph, Girls To The Front, which I devoured in just two sittings ...
#booksky #fiction #thriller 📚💙
#booksky #fiction #thriller 📚💙
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Crail 🎣🏴🩵
November 2, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Crail 🎣🏴🩵
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HULL: I’m going to be chatting all things crime and thriller with Opt Indie Books and fellow authors Louise Swanson and @nickquantrill.bsky.social at Union Mash Up 7th November
Who’s coming? Please help spread the word! Ticket link in replies
Who’s coming? Please help spread the word! Ticket link in replies
October 31, 2025 at 5:32 PM
HULL: I’m going to be chatting all things crime and thriller with Opt Indie Books and fellow authors Louise Swanson and @nickquantrill.bsky.social at Union Mash Up 7th November
Who’s coming? Please help spread the word! Ticket link in replies
Who’s coming? Please help spread the word! Ticket link in replies
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Thanks to everyone who has watched, listened to, bought or shared our new single Blazing Zombies so far. It's been great fun to record it and make the video. But there is a serious side to the song too. This is the backstory at the link: undeadguitars.co.uk/2025/10/26/t...
Thanks Folks!
Thanks to everyone who has watched, listened to, bought or shared our new single Blazing Zombies so far. It’s been great fun to record it and make the video. But there is a serious side to th…
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October 26, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Thanks to everyone who has watched, listened to, bought or shared our new single Blazing Zombies so far. It's been great fun to record it and make the video. But there is a serious side to the song too. This is the backstory at the link: undeadguitars.co.uk/2025/10/26/t...
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TODAY ONLY – 170 FREE CRIME & THRILLER EBOOKS, including my crime thriller The Bride’s Trail. The rest of the Trail series are only 99p each too! Help yourself to free books at StuffYourKindleCrime.com
#SYK #StuffYourKindleCrime #StuffYourKindle #CrimeFiction #Thrillers #Thrillerbooks #Free #Books
#SYK #StuffYourKindleCrime #StuffYourKindle #CrimeFiction #Thrillers #Thrillerbooks #Free #Books
October 22, 2025 at 7:08 AM
TODAY ONLY – 170 FREE CRIME & THRILLER EBOOKS, including my crime thriller The Bride’s Trail. The rest of the Trail series are only 99p each too! Help yourself to free books at StuffYourKindleCrime.com
#SYK #StuffYourKindleCrime #StuffYourKindle #CrimeFiction #Thrillers #Thrillerbooks #Free #Books
#SYK #StuffYourKindleCrime #StuffYourKindle #CrimeFiction #Thrillers #Thrillerbooks #Free #Books
Happy publication day to @lucynichol.bsky.social as Girls To The Front flies out into the world! Suitable soundtrack sorted ...
#booksky 📚💙
#booksky 📚💙
October 17, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Happy publication day to @lucynichol.bsky.social as Girls To The Front flies out into the world! Suitable soundtrack sorted ...
#booksky 📚💙
#booksky 📚💙
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Help!
Amazon have taken almost all copies of my new indie book GIRLS TO THE FRONT as stock & it’s a fortune to re-print so we need to sell them!
So if you fancy a 90’s found footage feminist revenge thriller w/a cover designed by Chris Bigg (4AD) pls stick a pre order in
Out NEXT WEEK. Link below
Amazon have taken almost all copies of my new indie book GIRLS TO THE FRONT as stock & it’s a fortune to re-print so we need to sell them!
So if you fancy a 90’s found footage feminist revenge thriller w/a cover designed by Chris Bigg (4AD) pls stick a pre order in
Out NEXT WEEK. Link below
October 6, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Help!
Amazon have taken almost all copies of my new indie book GIRLS TO THE FRONT as stock & it’s a fortune to re-print so we need to sell them!
So if you fancy a 90’s found footage feminist revenge thriller w/a cover designed by Chris Bigg (4AD) pls stick a pre order in
Out NEXT WEEK. Link below
Amazon have taken almost all copies of my new indie book GIRLS TO THE FRONT as stock & it’s a fortune to re-print so we need to sell them!
So if you fancy a 90’s found footage feminist revenge thriller w/a cover designed by Chris Bigg (4AD) pls stick a pre order in
Out NEXT WEEK. Link below
I raced through A Reluctant Spy, @davegoodman.bsky.social ... a 'legendary' debut! 😉
October 3, 2025 at 8:19 PM
I raced through A Reluctant Spy, @davegoodman.bsky.social ... a 'legendary' debut! 😉
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A love of reading in childhood can last a lifetime. Teacher resource site Twinkl has published this insightful blog on how to encourage kids to read.
Abie Longstaff, Chair of The SofA’s Children’s Writers and Illustrators Group shares her top tips.
www.twinkl.co.uk/blog/how-to-...
Abie Longstaff, Chair of The SofA’s Children’s Writers and Illustrators Group shares her top tips.
www.twinkl.co.uk/blog/how-to-...
How to Encourage Kids to Read Stories (And Why You Should)
Reading, for kids, is a good habit to encourage, and literature is no exception to this. Read on to learn about encouraging kids to read.
www.twinkl.co.uk
October 1, 2025 at 4:47 PM
A love of reading in childhood can last a lifetime. Teacher resource site Twinkl has published this insightful blog on how to encourage kids to read.
Abie Longstaff, Chair of The SofA’s Children’s Writers and Illustrators Group shares her top tips.
www.twinkl.co.uk/blog/how-to-...
Abie Longstaff, Chair of The SofA’s Children’s Writers and Illustrators Group shares her top tips.
www.twinkl.co.uk/blog/how-to-...
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Anyone fancy a riot grrrl inspired found footage thriller? Pre order on the links below…
September 20, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Anyone fancy a riot grrrl inspired found footage thriller? Pre order on the links below…
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The Open Bridges film, made by 16 film Humber Filmmakers and a drone on the night shows how Open Bridges made history in 2017. You can see it here accompanied by John Stead's musique concrète soundtrack openbridgeshull.com/2025/09/19/2...
#Hull #Bridges #HODS #OpenBridges
#Hull #Bridges #HODS #OpenBridges
28 Humber Film – Open Bridges 2017
Hull’s River Bridges: Open Bridges The Day the City Split in Two We commisioned Humber Film Creative Community and Octovision Media to make the Open Bridges film. It was filmed by …
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September 19, 2025 at 5:06 PM
The Open Bridges film, made by 16 film Humber Filmmakers and a drone on the night shows how Open Bridges made history in 2017. You can see it here accompanied by John Stead's musique concrète soundtrack openbridgeshull.com/2025/09/19/2...
#Hull #Bridges #HODS #OpenBridges
#Hull #Bridges #HODS #OpenBridges
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⭐️cover reveal ⭐️
This is the gorgeous cover of my new found-footage riot grrrl inspired thriller GIRLS TO THE FRONT out 16th October.
Music fans - does the artwork remind you of anything…?
This is the gorgeous cover of my new found-footage riot grrrl inspired thriller GIRLS TO THE FRONT out 16th October.
Music fans - does the artwork remind you of anything…?
September 8, 2025 at 7:46 PM
⭐️cover reveal ⭐️
This is the gorgeous cover of my new found-footage riot grrrl inspired thriller GIRLS TO THE FRONT out 16th October.
Music fans - does the artwork remind you of anything…?
This is the gorgeous cover of my new found-footage riot grrrl inspired thriller GIRLS TO THE FRONT out 16th October.
Music fans - does the artwork remind you of anything…?
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My website shop has now been updated with my latest artworks.
As a small art business I’d be ever so grateful if you gave me a wee hand by repost this post, it’ll help my paintings travel from Ireland & beyond.
Thanks ever so much.
Louise.
🇮🇪🏴🌍✍️🎨
#september #gift #art
www.louisemcintoshartist.com
As a small art business I’d be ever so grateful if you gave me a wee hand by repost this post, it’ll help my paintings travel from Ireland & beyond.
Thanks ever so much.
Louise.
🇮🇪🏴🌍✍️🎨
#september #gift #art
www.louisemcintoshartist.com
Home | louisemcintoshartist - paintings, art, travel.
Lou Mac Artist paints original pieces which all draw their inspiration from quirky streets, rugged landscapes, characterful buildings and iconic landmarks.
www.louisemcintoshartist.com
September 3, 2025 at 7:11 PM
My website shop has now been updated with my latest artworks.
As a small art business I’d be ever so grateful if you gave me a wee hand by repost this post, it’ll help my paintings travel from Ireland & beyond.
Thanks ever so much.
Louise.
🇮🇪🏴🌍✍️🎨
#september #gift #art
www.louisemcintoshartist.com
As a small art business I’d be ever so grateful if you gave me a wee hand by repost this post, it’ll help my paintings travel from Ireland & beyond.
Thanks ever so much.
Louise.
🇮🇪🏴🌍✍️🎨
#september #gift #art
www.louisemcintoshartist.com
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The Author's Guild is helping people sign up for the class action suit against Anthropic for pirating a whole ton of books. We don't know how this case will turn out, but if you're an author whose work may have been stolen, it's a good idea to get on the list.
authorsguild.org/news/anthrop...
authorsguild.org/news/anthrop...
Anthropic AI Class Action: Important Information for Authors - The Authors Guild
Earlier this summer, a federal court in California issued a major ruling in Bartz v. Anthropic, one of the copyright class action lawsuits involving AI. The court held that a trial should occur over whether Anthropic’s downloading of millions of books from […]
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August 27, 2025 at 2:22 PM
The Author's Guild is helping people sign up for the class action suit against Anthropic for pirating a whole ton of books. We don't know how this case will turn out, but if you're an author whose work may have been stolen, it's a good idea to get on the list.
authorsguild.org/news/anthrop...
authorsguild.org/news/anthrop...
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How am I spending publication day? Working on the next book obvs 😆
Can’t believe it’s paperback release day 🥰
Can’t believe it’s paperback release day 🥰
August 14, 2025 at 6:48 AM
How am I spending publication day? Working on the next book obvs 😆
Can’t believe it’s paperback release day 🥰
Can’t believe it’s paperback release day 🥰
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I'm sorry, but how can the #BBC waste millions on absolute piffle, but axe something that actually stimulates people's minds & emotions? Not a high budget programme, & anything that keeps people reading & visiting bookshops & libraries has to be a good thing right?
www.tvzoneuk.com/post/between...
www.tvzoneuk.com/post/between...
BETWEEN THE COVERS AXED BY BBC AFTER EIGHT SERIES
EXCLUSIVE Between The Covers will not be returning to BBC Two this Autumn, with the BBC having no plans for future series, TV Zone understands.The show, which ran for eight series, was presented by Sa...
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August 10, 2025 at 10:49 PM
I'm sorry, but how can the #BBC waste millions on absolute piffle, but axe something that actually stimulates people's minds & emotions? Not a high budget programme, & anything that keeps people reading & visiting bookshops & libraries has to be a good thing right?
www.tvzoneuk.com/post/between...
www.tvzoneuk.com/post/between...
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My research for The Odd Female blog site has taken me down many a rabbit hole; and one in particular, was eerily close to home. In this special blog, I share my journey in search of a forgotten victim.
The Analysis | Part 5: Finding Wendy
My research for this website has taken me down many a rabbit hole; and one in particular, was eerily close to home. In this special blog, I share my journey in search of a forgotten victim.
theoddfemale.com
July 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM
My research for The Odd Female blog site has taken me down many a rabbit hole; and one in particular, was eerily close to home. In this special blog, I share my journey in search of a forgotten victim.
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Sharpen your dialogue so it really pulls its weight – this week on Substack we're talking about writing dialogue: abigailfentoneditorial.substack.com/p/nobody-tal...
Nobody Talks Like That
How to write dialogue so readers will listen
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July 15, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Sharpen your dialogue so it really pulls its weight – this week on Substack we're talking about writing dialogue: abigailfentoneditorial.substack.com/p/nobody-tal...