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Paul McIntyre (Author)
@paulmcintyrewriter.bsky.social
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Writer/author with the Goodall Agency. My latest novel is Dead of Night (not yet out). An honest cop knows a revenge murderer sleeps under his roof. But will he turn them in?
https://paulmcintyre.org/
https://billgoodall.co.uk/paul-mcintyre
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My kind of beach...
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Two holidaymakers sit on a beach beside a trailer of books. One asks the other why she couldn't have brought a kindle, Iike everyone else.
September 26, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Just created a new character - a child protection social worker.
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September 15, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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Dead of Night is now with a befuddled publisher for consideration. Wish me luck.
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A publisher looks at a mountain of manuscripts.
September 10, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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Poor grammar makes for alcoholic dogs (apparently)...
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August 20, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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Brevity in writing is good. But if you overdo it...
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June 25, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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We need to invent punctuation to denote sarcastic character dialogue. But what to call it? A "YEAH, RIGHT"? A "NOT"?
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June 24, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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Where a plot hole can lead you...
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June 22, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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A pitfall of making your characters bend to fit the plot...
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June 20, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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Don't make the reader work too hard to spot your subtext
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June 19, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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Give your central character layers...
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June 18, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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"Get it all down in black and white," they said. Well, something black and white has beaten me to it...
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June 17, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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Shoot your genre between the eyes or else...
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June 16, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Write what you know. Unless you know nothing. In which case, a career in politics beckons...
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June 16, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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Pedantic writers: make money from parking illegally...
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June 15, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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Pump this level of schadenfreude into one of your characters if you can...
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June 14, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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Hope you're hungry to write and read today. Just not this hungry...
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June 13, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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Usually "Show Don't Tell" is best. Not in this case...
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A road sign saying do as I tell you for I am a sign.
June 12, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Good luck with your writing today. And remember, your reader doesn't need to know how those sausages are made.
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June 11, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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Outsourcing your typing? Pure lazy.
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June 10, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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In case of a writing emergency, break glass...
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A sign saying that if ideas dry up, keep calm and carry on writing.
June 9, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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My laptop says Printer Not Recognized. Well, somebody recognizes it...
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June 8, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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Hope you turn your readers' expectations sideways today...
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A road sign saying "thank you for driving carefully" and beyond that a crashed car turned on its side.
June 7, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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Friday: imbibe some writing turbocharger. I am...
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June 6, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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Hope you're a punctuation superhero today.
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June 5, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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Writing is fun, they say! Grips steering wheel...
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A skeleton driving a car in a picture emblazened with the motto: everything will kill you so choose something fun.
June 4, 2025 at 8:33 AM