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A.J. Hewitt author of The Darkroom: Case Files of a Scotland Yard Forensic Photographer, nominated for the Women's Prize for Non-Fiction 2025
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Literary Agent @jkpapin.bsky.social DG&B NY📚
https://www.ajhewittauthor.com/buy-my-book
IG scotlandyardcsi
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My book just celebrated its first birthday! 🎉 One of the biggest highlights of the year? The legendary internationally bestselling author Patricia Cornwell 🥰 not only bought a copy but also generously promoted The Darkroom on all her social media accounts!
A surreal moment I’ll never forget 🙌 📖
A surreal moment I’ll never forget 🙌 📖
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🌟 Shoutout to all the awesome #readers & listeners who’ve taken the time to rate and review my debut book.
Your support helps The Darkroom find new readers. I’m really grateful for every review. Thank you 🙌📚✨
Please keep those ratings and reviews coming. 👍
#audiobooks #BookSky #AmazonBestseller
Your support helps The Darkroom find new readers. I’m really grateful for every review. Thank you 🙌📚✨
Please keep those ratings and reviews coming. 👍
#audiobooks #BookSky #AmazonBestseller
May 27, 2025 at 5:59 PM
🌟 Shoutout to all the awesome #readers & listeners who’ve taken the time to rate and review my debut book.
Your support helps The Darkroom find new readers. I’m really grateful for every review. Thank you 🙌📚✨
Please keep those ratings and reviews coming. 👍
#audiobooks #BookSky #AmazonBestseller
Your support helps The Darkroom find new readers. I’m really grateful for every review. Thank you 🙌📚✨
Please keep those ratings and reviews coming. 👍
#audiobooks #BookSky #AmazonBestseller
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The Darkroom is available from lots of lovely indie and non-Amazon shops around the world. You'll find the full list on my website👍 📚
www.ajhewittauthor.com/buy-my-book
#Books #BookSky #readers #Memoir #CSI #forensics #Photography #DeathInvestigation #WomenPhotographers
www.ajhewittauthor.com/buy-my-book
#Books #BookSky #readers #Memoir #CSI #forensics #Photography #DeathInvestigation #WomenPhotographers
#BookSpotlight 📚🌟
Check out my #memoir, The Darkroom! It's "a raw, fascinating, utterly compelling insight into the unimaginably dark world of crime scene #photography" and my unique experiences as a female forensic photographer for New Scotland Yard.
amazon.co.uk/dp/B0B7P2Z475/
#forensics
Check out my #memoir, The Darkroom! It's "a raw, fascinating, utterly compelling insight into the unimaginably dark world of crime scene #photography" and my unique experiences as a female forensic photographer for New Scotland Yard.
amazon.co.uk/dp/B0B7P2Z475/
#forensics
November 1, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The Darkroom is available from lots of lovely indie and non-Amazon shops around the world. You'll find the full list on my website👍 📚
www.ajhewittauthor.com/buy-my-book
#Books #BookSky #readers #Memoir #CSI #forensics #Photography #DeathInvestigation #WomenPhotographers
www.ajhewittauthor.com/buy-my-book
#Books #BookSky #readers #Memoir #CSI #forensics #Photography #DeathInvestigation #WomenPhotographers
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'Night Lights of Piccadilly'
(from 'This Is London', 1959) by Miroslav Šašek
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🎵 'Kinky Reggae' by Bob Marley and the Wailers
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(from 'This Is London', 1959) by Miroslav Šašek
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🎵 'Kinky Reggae' by Bob Marley and the Wailers
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November 26, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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Nov 25 is International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women & kicks off #16Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence
2025 is abt raising awareness of digital tools increasingly being used to stalk, harass & abuse women & girls & working to end it.
www.unwomen.org/en/what-we-d...
2025 is abt raising awareness of digital tools increasingly being used to stalk, harass & abuse women & girls & working to end it.
www.unwomen.org/en/what-we-d...
November 25, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Nov 25 is International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women & kicks off #16Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence
2025 is abt raising awareness of digital tools increasingly being used to stalk, harass & abuse women & girls & working to end it.
www.unwomen.org/en/what-we-d...
2025 is abt raising awareness of digital tools increasingly being used to stalk, harass & abuse women & girls & working to end it.
www.unwomen.org/en/what-we-d...
The 3 Rs are the big ones: rate, review, recommend. Even short reviews help, wherever you bought the book or any online store. Some will let you review without a purchase. If a store or library doesn't have the book you wamt request it
Everything else is a more systemic change
Everything else is a more systemic change
November 26, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Unsolicited writing advice, no. 33788:
Don't front-load your work with unnecessary backstory and intricate worldbuilding. Give your readers only as much as they need to engage with the plot and characters, and let them discover the rest as and when they need it...
Don't front-load your work with unnecessary backstory and intricate worldbuilding. Give your readers only as much as they need to engage with the plot and characters, and let them discover the rest as and when they need it...
November 26, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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95% of authors are not making a living through book publishing. The public needs to understand this.
November 25, 2025 at 2:24 AM
95% of authors are not making a living through book publishing. The public needs to understand this.
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On 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, Killed Women launched ‘The VAWG Curriculum’.
For full details of this 16-day campaign, go to www.killedwomen.org/vawg-curricu..., and find each day’s Message, Call to Action and videos from our contributors.
For full details of this 16-day campaign, go to www.killedwomen.org/vawg-curricu..., and find each day’s Message, Call to Action and videos from our contributors.
November 25, 2025 at 5:49 PM
On 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, Killed Women launched ‘The VAWG Curriculum’.
For full details of this 16-day campaign, go to www.killedwomen.org/vawg-curricu..., and find each day’s Message, Call to Action and videos from our contributors.
For full details of this 16-day campaign, go to www.killedwomen.org/vawg-curricu..., and find each day’s Message, Call to Action and videos from our contributors.
The VAWG Curriculum Day 1
Mel Goodway from health and domestic abuse charity IRISi talks about the important role healthcare can play in sharing information.
For full details of our campaign see our website: www.killedwomen.org/vawg-curricu...
Mel Goodway from health and domestic abuse charity IRISi talks about the important role healthcare can play in sharing information.
For full details of our campaign see our website: www.killedwomen.org/vawg-curricu...
November 26, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Want to learn fiction writing but can’t afford pricey courses?
OpenLearn offers a FREE ‘Start Writing Fiction’ course that covers characters, settings, story craft and more.
Begin your #writing journey ✍️👇
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OpenLearn offers a FREE ‘Start Writing Fiction’ course that covers characters, settings, story craft and more.
Begin your #writing journey ✍️👇
www.open.edu/openlearn/hi...
#WritingFiction #FreeCourses #writers Please share 👍
Start writing fiction
Have you always wanted to write, but never quite had the courage to start? This free course, Start writing fiction, will give you an insight into how authors create their characters and settings. ...
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November 21, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Want to learn fiction writing but can’t afford pricey courses?
OpenLearn offers a FREE ‘Start Writing Fiction’ course that covers characters, settings, story craft and more.
Begin your #writing journey ✍️👇
www.open.edu/openlearn/hi...
#WritingFiction #FreeCourses #writers Please share 👍
OpenLearn offers a FREE ‘Start Writing Fiction’ course that covers characters, settings, story craft and more.
Begin your #writing journey ✍️👇
www.open.edu/openlearn/hi...
#WritingFiction #FreeCourses #writers Please share 👍
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First Draft vs. Second Draft: How #Writing Process Differs
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#writers #writingtips #amwriting #writerscommunity
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#writers #writingtips #amwriting #writerscommunity
First Draft vs. Second Draft: How Writing Process Differs - 2025 - MasterClass
Although the writing process is different for everyone, you’ll probably notice a big difference between writing the first and second drafts of a new piece.
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November 22, 2025 at 4:43 PM
First Draft vs. Second Draft: How #Writing Process Differs
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#writers #writingtips #amwriting #writerscommunity
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#writers #writingtips #amwriting #writerscommunity
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Narrative Through Lines: 3 Examples of Through Lines
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#writers #writingtips #amwriting #writerscommunity
Narrative Through Lines: 3 Examples of Through Lines - 2025 - MasterClass
A story through line is a narrative technique that traces the main arcs, plot lines, and motivations of supporting and main characters, giving audiences and readers a better understanding of the overa...
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November 24, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Narrative Through Lines: 3 Examples of Through Lines
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#writers #writingtips #amwriting #writerscommunity
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Break up long paragraphs. Dense blocks of text can tire readers. Shorter paragraphs add pace, clarity, and breathing room, making it easier to follow shifts in action, thought, or emotion.
#ImproveYourWriting #writers #amwriting #writingtips
#ImproveYourWriting #writers #amwriting #writingtips
a woman sits at a table reading a book called first break all the rules
ALT: a woman sits at a table reading a book called first break all the rules
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November 14, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Break up long paragraphs. Dense blocks of text can tire readers. Shorter paragraphs add pace, clarity, and breathing room, making it easier to follow shifts in action, thought, or emotion.
#ImproveYourWriting #writers #amwriting #writingtips
#ImproveYourWriting #writers #amwriting #writingtips
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Four police officers are facing misconduct proceedings over their handling of abuse allegations reported by Harshita Brella, who was later found dead in a car boot in November, after an investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Police misconduct inquiry in Harshita Brella case
Four Northamptonshire Police officers will face misconduct proceedings, the force says.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Four police officers are facing misconduct proceedings over their handling of abuse allegations reported by Harshita Brella, who was later found dead in a car boot in November, after an investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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A recent report from Sistah Space suggest that both awareness of and support for Black women experiencing #domesticabuse is severely lacking. Employers have a crucial role to play in supporting their Black employees. Follow our campaign to kickstart important conversations in your organisation.
September 5, 2025 at 9:13 AM
A recent report from Sistah Space suggest that both awareness of and support for Black women experiencing #domesticabuse is severely lacking. Employers have a crucial role to play in supporting their Black employees. Follow our campaign to kickstart important conversations in your organisation.
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Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. This year's theme is digital abuse.
Fewer than 40% of countries have laws protecting women from cyber harassment or cyber stalking. This leaves 44% of the world’s women and girls without access to legal protection.
Fewer than 40% of countries have laws protecting women from cyber harassment or cyber stalking. This leaves 44% of the world’s women and girls without access to legal protection.
November 25, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. This year's theme is digital abuse.
Fewer than 40% of countries have laws protecting women from cyber harassment or cyber stalking. This leaves 44% of the world’s women and girls without access to legal protection.
Fewer than 40% of countries have laws protecting women from cyber harassment or cyber stalking. This leaves 44% of the world’s women and girls without access to legal protection.
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The VAWG Curriculum: Day 1
A woman is killed by a man every three days in the UK, and we have to stop this - URGENTLY.
For today's Message, Call to Action and videos, see our webpage: www.killedwomen.org/vawg-curricu...
A woman is killed by a man every three days in the UK, and we have to stop this - URGENTLY.
For today's Message, Call to Action and videos, see our webpage: www.killedwomen.org/vawg-curricu...
November 25, 2025 at 9:05 AM
The VAWG Curriculum: Day 1
A woman is killed by a man every three days in the UK, and we have to stop this - URGENTLY.
For today's Message, Call to Action and videos, see our webpage: www.killedwomen.org/vawg-curricu...
A woman is killed by a man every three days in the UK, and we have to stop this - URGENTLY.
For today's Message, Call to Action and videos, see our webpage: www.killedwomen.org/vawg-curricu...
About 83,000 women and girls were intentionally killed worldwide last year.
Partners, family members killed 137 women each day in 2024: UN
About 83,000 women and girls were intentionally killed worldwide last year.
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November 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Today marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
Explore our blog post: “Depoliticising Male Violence Against Women” and learn more about this important history.
womenshistorynetwork.org/unrelenting-... #NoExcuse
Explore our blog post: “Depoliticising Male Violence Against Women” and learn more about this important history.
womenshistorynetwork.org/unrelenting-... #NoExcuse
UNRELENTING BACKLASH – Depoliticising Male Violence Against Women: Part 1
The term “gender based violence against women” does not inform the reader who is responsible for committing violence against women. “Gender” is a descriptive term not a huma…
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November 25, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Today marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
Explore our blog post: “Depoliticising Male Violence Against Women” and learn more about this important history.
womenshistorynetwork.org/unrelenting-... #NoExcuse
Explore our blog post: “Depoliticising Male Violence Against Women” and learn more about this important history.
womenshistorynetwork.org/unrelenting-... #NoExcuse
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Struggling for book ideas?
Ideas often start with a puzzle. Notice something that doesn’t quite make sense and explore it.
Does something makes you pause, wonder, or feel uneasy. Strong reactions often point toward stories worth writing.
#writers #ImproveYourWriting #amwriting #writerscommunity
Ideas often start with a puzzle. Notice something that doesn’t quite make sense and explore it.
Does something makes you pause, wonder, or feel uneasy. Strong reactions often point toward stories worth writing.
#writers #ImproveYourWriting #amwriting #writerscommunity
a black and white photo of a young boy sitting at a desk with his hand on his chin and the words `` hmmmm '' .
ALT: a black and white photo of a young boy sitting at a desk with his hand on his chin and the words `` hmmmm '' .
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November 15, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Struggling for book ideas?
Ideas often start with a puzzle. Notice something that doesn’t quite make sense and explore it.
Does something makes you pause, wonder, or feel uneasy. Strong reactions often point toward stories worth writing.
#writers #ImproveYourWriting #amwriting #writerscommunity
Ideas often start with a puzzle. Notice something that doesn’t quite make sense and explore it.
Does something makes you pause, wonder, or feel uneasy. Strong reactions often point toward stories worth writing.
#writers #ImproveYourWriting #amwriting #writerscommunity
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Struggling for book ideas?
Great writers are curious observers. Ask ‘why’ and ‘what if’ about everything you see. Everyday life can spark unforgettable stories.
#ImproveYourWriting #writers #ideas #amwriting
Great writers are curious observers. Ask ‘why’ and ‘what if’ about everything you see. Everyday life can spark unforgettable stories.
#ImproveYourWriting #writers #ideas #amwriting
a black and white photo of a woman in a kitchen with a disney logo in the corner
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November 15, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Struggling for book ideas?
Great writers are curious observers. Ask ‘why’ and ‘what if’ about everything you see. Everyday life can spark unforgettable stories.
#ImproveYourWriting #writers #ideas #amwriting
Great writers are curious observers. Ask ‘why’ and ‘what if’ about everything you see. Everyday life can spark unforgettable stories.
#ImproveYourWriting #writers #ideas #amwriting
Unsolicited writing advice, no. 86: You don't have to go far to get ideas. They're everywhere around you. What you need is to train your mind to see the familiar in a new and unfamiliar way. Change angles. Play with perspective. Take tired tropes and wake them up.
November 24, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Unsolicited writing advice, no. 26800:
Querying is a slow, anxious process. Don't make it worse by stopping work. Start something new. Have fun with it. At worst, having a new project will take the sting out of rejection. At best, you'll have a second half-finished book when your first is accepted.
Querying is a slow, anxious process. Don't make it worse by stopping work. Start something new. Have fun with it. At worst, having a new project will take the sting out of rejection. At best, you'll have a second half-finished book when your first is accepted.
November 24, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Unsolicited writing advice, no. 6:
The trad publishing industry has many flaws. But if you want to be part of it, you have to understand it. That means: gatekeeping; filling in forms; accepting editorial advice. Don't blame the system if you don't get exactly what you want. Embrace it, or step away.
The trad publishing industry has many flaws. But if you want to be part of it, you have to understand it. That means: gatekeeping; filling in forms; accepting editorial advice. Don't blame the system if you don't get exactly what you want. Embrace it, or step away.
November 24, 2025 at 10:46 PM