Colin J Lewis
@colinjlewis.bsky.social
Writer of off-beat, historical & fantasy fiction.
’80s kid.
Raised on Star Wars, LOTR, Robin of Sherwood — now Stranger Things, Monk & Lucifer.
’80s kid.
Raised on Star Wars, LOTR, Robin of Sherwood — now Stranger Things, Monk & Lucifer.
Pinned
An Unkindness of Ravens (BLACKMERE Book 1) eBook : Lewis, Colin J: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
An Unkindness of Ravens (BLACKMERE Book 1) eBook : Lewis, Colin J: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
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An Unkindness of Ravens!
Blackmere, London, 1880.
Winter.
A brutal triple murder and a missing girl set Inspector Nolan Moores and Scotland Yard’s Archibald Halford on a desperate hunt for answers.
Some mysteries should never be uncovered.
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Blackmere, London, 1880.
Winter.
A brutal triple murder and a missing girl set Inspector Nolan Moores and Scotland Yard’s Archibald Halford on a desperate hunt for answers.
Some mysteries should never be uncovered.
amzn.eu/d/dGuJ6Rf
Greatest TV crime show of all time?
I present to you 'Monk'
"you can taste the symmetry!"
I present to you 'Monk'
"you can taste the symmetry!"
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January 15, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Greatest TV crime show of all time?
I present to you 'Monk'
"you can taste the symmetry!"
I present to you 'Monk'
"you can taste the symmetry!"
Unpopular opinion but I still think Final Fantasy 8 is the best FF game...
I even prefer 9 to 7.
Don't get me wrong 7 is brilliant but the other 2 were so much better.
I even prefer 9 to 7.
Don't get me wrong 7 is brilliant but the other 2 were so much better.
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January 15, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Unpopular opinion but I still think Final Fantasy 8 is the best FF game...
I even prefer 9 to 7.
Don't get me wrong 7 is brilliant but the other 2 were so much better.
I even prefer 9 to 7.
Don't get me wrong 7 is brilliant but the other 2 were so much better.
Black Hearts & Thieves:
Set in the Golden Age of Piracy.
Orphaned at a young age, Nathan Caruso escapes the clutches of the dreaded pirate hunter Cameron Hemingway and sets out for a life on the seas with his new found thief of a friend.
#WritingCommunity #iamwritting #kindle
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Set in the Golden Age of Piracy.
Orphaned at a young age, Nathan Caruso escapes the clutches of the dreaded pirate hunter Cameron Hemingway and sets out for a life on the seas with his new found thief of a friend.
#WritingCommunity #iamwritting #kindle
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Black Hearts And Thieves (The Black Hearts Trilogy): Amazon.co.uk: Lewis, Colin J: 9798407671930: Books
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January 14, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Black Hearts & Thieves:
Set in the Golden Age of Piracy.
Orphaned at a young age, Nathan Caruso escapes the clutches of the dreaded pirate hunter Cameron Hemingway and sets out for a life on the seas with his new found thief of a friend.
#WritingCommunity #iamwritting #kindle
amzn.eu/d/94q9beN
Set in the Golden Age of Piracy.
Orphaned at a young age, Nathan Caruso escapes the clutches of the dreaded pirate hunter Cameron Hemingway and sets out for a life on the seas with his new found thief of a friend.
#WritingCommunity #iamwritting #kindle
amzn.eu/d/94q9beN
January 14, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Introduce yourself with:
1 movie
1 book
1 TV show
1 album
Mine are:
Grosse Pointe Blank
The Han Solo trilogy by Ann C. Crispin
Monk
3 Colours Red 'Revolt'
1 movie
1 book
1 TV show
1 album
Mine are:
Grosse Pointe Blank
The Han Solo trilogy by Ann C. Crispin
Monk
3 Colours Red 'Revolt'
Introduce yourself with:
1 movie
1 book
1 TV show
1 album
Mine are:
> The Remains of the Day (1993)
> Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh
> Jane Austen's "Emma" (1996)
> Kate Bush - The Sensual World
1 movie
1 book
1 TV show
1 album
Mine are:
> The Remains of the Day (1993)
> Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh
> Jane Austen's "Emma" (1996)
> Kate Bush - The Sensual World
Introduce yourself with:
1 movie
1 book
1 TV show
1 album
Mine are:
>The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
>Ink by Hal Duncan
>The Expanse
>The score to King Arthur by Hans Zimmer
1 movie
1 book
1 TV show
1 album
Mine are:
>The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
>Ink by Hal Duncan
>The Expanse
>The score to King Arthur by Hans Zimmer
January 13, 2026 at 8:41 AM
Introduce yourself with:
1 movie
1 book
1 TV show
1 album
Mine are:
Grosse Pointe Blank
The Han Solo trilogy by Ann C. Crispin
Monk
3 Colours Red 'Revolt'
1 movie
1 book
1 TV show
1 album
Mine are:
Grosse Pointe Blank
The Han Solo trilogy by Ann C. Crispin
Monk
3 Colours Red 'Revolt'
“The name's Spayde, Ham Spayde P.I.G. That stands for Porcine. Investigative. Gumshoe.”
Hard Talking, Hard drinking Spayde is the Anthropomorphic answer to Sam Spade and Philip Marlowe. And just one more thing no one touches the fedora.
#WIP #iamwritting #kindle
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Hard Talking, Hard drinking Spayde is the Anthropomorphic answer to Sam Spade and Philip Marlowe. And just one more thing no one touches the fedora.
#WIP #iamwritting #kindle
amzn.eu/d/iN6jfLG
Amazon.co.uk
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January 11, 2026 at 5:23 PM
“The name's Spayde, Ham Spayde P.I.G. That stands for Porcine. Investigative. Gumshoe.”
Hard Talking, Hard drinking Spayde is the Anthropomorphic answer to Sam Spade and Philip Marlowe. And just one more thing no one touches the fedora.
#WIP #iamwritting #kindle
amzn.eu/d/iN6jfLG
Hard Talking, Hard drinking Spayde is the Anthropomorphic answer to Sam Spade and Philip Marlowe. And just one more thing no one touches the fedora.
#WIP #iamwritting #kindle
amzn.eu/d/iN6jfLG
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#JanuaryWorldBuilders
There are way too many to describe, as Theanglian human society is incredibly demanding about etiquette, as polite Georgian British society was. Failure to understand or adhere to to the code is likely to result in damage to your social status, which might even be fatal.
🧵1/3
There are way too many to describe, as Theanglian human society is incredibly demanding about etiquette, as polite Georgian British society was. Failure to understand or adhere to to the code is likely to result in damage to your social status, which might even be fatal.
🧵1/3
#JanuaryWorldbuilders! Tell me more about your fictional society. What are some gestures or actions that are considered good etiquette? If you're writing about non-Earth societies, do they have any such actions/gestures that we don't use? Alternatively, do they have *rude* gestures?
January 11, 2026 at 10:37 AM
#JanuaryWorldBuilders
There are way too many to describe, as Theanglian human society is incredibly demanding about etiquette, as polite Georgian British society was. Failure to understand or adhere to to the code is likely to result in damage to your social status, which might even be fatal.
🧵1/3
There are way too many to describe, as Theanglian human society is incredibly demanding about etiquette, as polite Georgian British society was. Failure to understand or adhere to to the code is likely to result in damage to your social status, which might even be fatal.
🧵1/3
Reposted by Colin J Lewis
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters
Are there key characters in your story who never meet?
What would happen if they did? How might it occur?
If not, are there any meetings that were a long time coming?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
Are there key characters in your story who never meet?
What would happen if they did? How might it occur?
If not, are there any meetings that were a long time coming?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
January 10, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters
Are there key characters in your story who never meet?
What would happen if they did? How might it occur?
If not, are there any meetings that were a long time coming?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
Are there key characters in your story who never meet?
What would happen if they did? How might it occur?
If not, are there any meetings that were a long time coming?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
So X is given an ultimatum to fix Grok, which has no issues with making indecent images of children. But people are unhappy with the threat of closing it down in the UK, rather than agreeing that Grok should be disabled or reprogrammed to stop what it does.
That speaks volumes..
That speaks volumes..
January 10, 2026 at 9:35 PM
So X is given an ultimatum to fix Grok, which has no issues with making indecent images of children. But people are unhappy with the threat of closing it down in the UK, rather than agreeing that Grok should be disabled or reprogrammed to stop what it does.
That speaks volumes..
That speaks volumes..
January 9, 2026 at 2:45 PM
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#FantasyIndiesJanuary | #9
Free Friday! As I'm certainly not an adept user of social media, I can offer no tips of astonishing wisdom, so instead, here is a snippet from my #Regency #Romance X #Fantasy crossover #Ellamir
Ella meets an elf for the first time, an unsettling experience...
Free Friday! As I'm certainly not an adept user of social media, I can offer no tips of astonishing wisdom, so instead, here is a snippet from my #Regency #Romance X #Fantasy crossover #Ellamir
Ella meets an elf for the first time, an unsettling experience...
January 9, 2026 at 10:03 AM
#FantasyIndiesJanuary | #9
Free Friday! As I'm certainly not an adept user of social media, I can offer no tips of astonishing wisdom, so instead, here is a snippet from my #Regency #Romance X #Fantasy crossover #Ellamir
Ella meets an elf for the first time, an unsettling experience...
Free Friday! As I'm certainly not an adept user of social media, I can offer no tips of astonishing wisdom, so instead, here is a snippet from my #Regency #Romance X #Fantasy crossover #Ellamir
Ella meets an elf for the first time, an unsettling experience...
Reposted by Colin J Lewis
My writing habits are generally mood-based: chill music without lyrics (based on BBC Radio 3's "Night Tracks" playlist), candles, incense, wine and hopefully the right frame of mind
My policy is not to force myself to write if I'm not feeling it, or the quality will suffer
#FantasyIndiesJanuary
My policy is not to force myself to write if I'm not feeling it, or the quality will suffer
#FantasyIndiesJanuary
❄️ #FantasyIndiesJanuary ❄️
All genres welcome! You can use the prompts for WIPs or published books.
Feel free to ask the hosts questions!
Love,
Faeries at Fantasy Indies
@lvrussell.bsky.social @chesneyinfalt.bsky.social
All genres welcome! You can use the prompts for WIPs or published books.
Feel free to ask the hosts questions!
Love,
Faeries at Fantasy Indies
@lvrussell.bsky.social @chesneyinfalt.bsky.social
January 5, 2026 at 3:15 PM
My writing habits are generally mood-based: chill music without lyrics (based on BBC Radio 3's "Night Tracks" playlist), candles, incense, wine and hopefully the right frame of mind
My policy is not to force myself to write if I'm not feeling it, or the quality will suffer
#FantasyIndiesJanuary
My policy is not to force myself to write if I'm not feeling it, or the quality will suffer
#FantasyIndiesJanuary
A beer that actually tastes like a soft drink...
January 5, 2026 at 7:35 PM
A beer that actually tastes like a soft drink...
January 4, 2026 at 5:43 PM
The Wolf.
Ashley Knight Saves the Other World!
"Stood a few yards away from him was a creature, tall, broad and dressed in black with a hood pulled over its head, the only part of his face Ashley could make out was his red eyes, Ashley swallowed nervously."
#JanuaryWorldbuilders
Ashley Knight Saves the Other World!
"Stood a few yards away from him was a creature, tall, broad and dressed in black with a hood pulled over its head, the only part of his face Ashley could make out was his red eyes, Ashley swallowed nervously."
#JanuaryWorldbuilders
#JanuaryWorldbuilders, good morning! In the same vein as yesterday's question, what's something terrifying or scary in your world? Do you have any haunted places? Desolate, lonely places? Any site where something dreadful happened?
January 4, 2026 at 1:02 PM
The Wolf.
Ashley Knight Saves the Other World!
"Stood a few yards away from him was a creature, tall, broad and dressed in black with a hood pulled over its head, the only part of his face Ashley could make out was his red eyes, Ashley swallowed nervously."
#JanuaryWorldbuilders
Ashley Knight Saves the Other World!
"Stood a few yards away from him was a creature, tall, broad and dressed in black with a hood pulled over its head, the only part of his face Ashley could make out was his red eyes, Ashley swallowed nervously."
#JanuaryWorldbuilders
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HELLO THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR 2.5K (WHAT.????) I am literally so grateful words are failing me
Okay to celebrate I'm bringing this back! It was the first event I ever did and the first time I ever met most of y'all! Drop your refs below and anyone can participate 💜💜
THANK YOU ‼️
Okay to celebrate I'm bringing this back! It was the first event I ever did and the first time I ever met most of y'all! Drop your refs below and anyone can participate 💜💜
THANK YOU ‼️
January 2, 2026 at 6:44 PM
HELLO THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR 2.5K (WHAT.????) I am literally so grateful words are failing me
Okay to celebrate I'm bringing this back! It was the first event I ever did and the first time I ever met most of y'all! Drop your refs below and anyone can participate 💜💜
THANK YOU ‼️
Okay to celebrate I'm bringing this back! It was the first event I ever did and the first time I ever met most of y'all! Drop your refs below and anyone can participate 💜💜
THANK YOU ‼️
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Tomorrow is J.R.R. #Tolkien's 134th birthday! As Frodo did for Bilbo, the Tolkien Society continues to celebrate Tolkien's birthday in his absence with our #TolkienBirthdayToast. Our tradition: at 9pm your time raise a glass and toast "The Professor!" www.tolkiensociety.org/events/tolki...
Tolkien Birthday Toast 2026
To celebrate Tolkien's 134th birthday on 3 January 2026, the Tolkien Society invites all Tolkien fans to raise a toast to the Professor. The Toast After Bilbo left the Shire on his eleventy-first birt...
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January 2, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Tomorrow is J.R.R. #Tolkien's 134th birthday! As Frodo did for Bilbo, the Tolkien Society continues to celebrate Tolkien's birthday in his absence with our #TolkienBirthdayToast. Our tradition: at 9pm your time raise a glass and toast "The Professor!" www.tolkiensociety.org/events/tolki...
How to fix where's Suzie and Max's graduation.
Max "Hey Dustin, next time you speak to Suzie, say thank you for my grades"
Dustin "will do, she's just about forgiven me for being AWOL."
All laugh.
20 seconds to explain something.
#strangerthings #StrangerThings5
Max "Hey Dustin, next time you speak to Suzie, say thank you for my grades"
Dustin "will do, she's just about forgiven me for being AWOL."
All laugh.
20 seconds to explain something.
#strangerthings #StrangerThings5
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January 3, 2026 at 12:09 PM
How to fix where's Suzie and Max's graduation.
Max "Hey Dustin, next time you speak to Suzie, say thank you for my grades"
Dustin "will do, she's just about forgiven me for being AWOL."
All laugh.
20 seconds to explain something.
#strangerthings #StrangerThings5
Max "Hey Dustin, next time you speak to Suzie, say thank you for my grades"
Dustin "will do, she's just about forgiven me for being AWOL."
All laugh.
20 seconds to explain something.
#strangerthings #StrangerThings5
January 3, 2026 at 11:49 AM
January 3, 2026 at 11:48 AM
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January 3, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Grimmorld.
A continent in the world of Beyondaland.
The peace destroyed by Duke Kroy!
A human with a penchant for power.
Before Kroy the Gargantuans were sent to the clouds, the boglins banished to the wastelands & the Feral Beasts to the Dark Forest of Bedlam.
Not anymore
#JanuaryWorldbuilders
A continent in the world of Beyondaland.
The peace destroyed by Duke Kroy!
A human with a penchant for power.
Before Kroy the Gargantuans were sent to the clouds, the boglins banished to the wastelands & the Feral Beasts to the Dark Forest of Bedlam.
Not anymore
#JanuaryWorldbuilders
Welcome to a new year of worldbuilding! Let's kick off this year with Day 1 of #JanuaryWorldbuilders in which I ask you: tell me about yourself and the world(s) you're building. Just a general overviews. We'll get into the weeds throughout the year
January 3, 2026 at 11:42 AM
Grimmorld.
A continent in the world of Beyondaland.
The peace destroyed by Duke Kroy!
A human with a penchant for power.
Before Kroy the Gargantuans were sent to the clouds, the boglins banished to the wastelands & the Feral Beasts to the Dark Forest of Bedlam.
Not anymore
#JanuaryWorldbuilders
A continent in the world of Beyondaland.
The peace destroyed by Duke Kroy!
A human with a penchant for power.
Before Kroy the Gargantuans were sent to the clouds, the boglins banished to the wastelands & the Feral Beasts to the Dark Forest of Bedlam.
Not anymore
#JanuaryWorldbuilders
Spoiler Alert for Stranger Things 5!
Just leave this here.
No blood.
#strangerthings
#strangerthings5
#eleven
#netfkix
#theupsidedown
Just leave this here.
No blood.
#strangerthings
#strangerthings5
#eleven
#netfkix
#theupsidedown
January 3, 2026 at 11:18 AM
Spoiler Alert for Stranger Things 5!
Just leave this here.
No blood.
#strangerthings
#strangerthings5
#eleven
#netfkix
#theupsidedown
Just leave this here.
No blood.
#strangerthings
#strangerthings5
#eleven
#netfkix
#theupsidedown
3 Colours Red!
Still one of the greatest bands I've ever seen/heard.
Somewhere in the mob I was there 🤣
#music #rock
youtu.be/lplXfy9YxK8?...
Still one of the greatest bands I've ever seen/heard.
Somewhere in the mob I was there 🤣
#music #rock
youtu.be/lplXfy9YxK8?...
3 Colours Red - This Is My Hollywood live at Garage
YouTube video by Mighty Atom Records
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January 3, 2026 at 11:08 AM
3 Colours Red!
Still one of the greatest bands I've ever seen/heard.
Somewhere in the mob I was there 🤣
#music #rock
youtu.be/lplXfy9YxK8?...
Still one of the greatest bands I've ever seen/heard.
Somewhere in the mob I was there 🤣
#music #rock
youtu.be/lplXfy9YxK8?...
Rewatched independence Day on TV.
Reminded me of the essay I wrote on it in A-level media studies.
About how it was a buy the numbers, unoriginal, rehash of other people's better sci-fi works. Only saved by Will Smith & Jeff Goldblum.
I still stand by it, but think I was too kind.
Son called it mid
Reminded me of the essay I wrote on it in A-level media studies.
About how it was a buy the numbers, unoriginal, rehash of other people's better sci-fi works. Only saved by Will Smith & Jeff Goldblum.
I still stand by it, but think I was too kind.
Son called it mid
January 3, 2026 at 10:29 AM
Rewatched independence Day on TV.
Reminded me of the essay I wrote on it in A-level media studies.
About how it was a buy the numbers, unoriginal, rehash of other people's better sci-fi works. Only saved by Will Smith & Jeff Goldblum.
I still stand by it, but think I was too kind.
Son called it mid
Reminded me of the essay I wrote on it in A-level media studies.
About how it was a buy the numbers, unoriginal, rehash of other people's better sci-fi works. Only saved by Will Smith & Jeff Goldblum.
I still stand by it, but think I was too kind.
Son called it mid