Jason Monaghan
@jasonthriller.bsky.social
Writer, Archaeologist, Traveller. Author of the Jeffrey Flint Archaeological Mysteries and the Room Z 1930s Thrillers.
Just back from an entertaining weekend in Sebergh for the second Death in the Dales crime writing festival monaghanfoss.com/2025/10/20/m...
(More) Death in the Dales
Death in the Dales returned for a second year, ably organised by Jean Briggs and Sedbergh Book Town. Tucked away beneath the brooding Howgills and heavy grey skies, Sedbergh hosted a weekend of tal…
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October 22, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Just back from an entertaining weekend in Sebergh for the second Death in the Dales crime writing festival monaghanfoss.com/2025/10/20/m...
Are there any humans out there? monaghanfoss.com/2025/10/13/t...
The Day the Internet Died
In 1997 I wrote a crime novel in which villains exploited this thing called the Internet – it was science fiction, I was told, so was never published. In 2025 it would be old hat. I was an ea…
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October 13, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Are there any humans out there? monaghanfoss.com/2025/10/13/t...
The third and final blog on #marketing non-fiction books, with a suitably Halloween-ish image. monaghanfoss.com/2025/10/05/m...
Marketing – The Dark Arts
#17 in an occasional series on writing non-fiction If you are self-publishing or are with a small press who will play ball, you can employ a number of sophisticated strategies, particularly if prom…
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October 5, 2025 at 10:18 AM
The third and final blog on #marketing non-fiction books, with a suitably Halloween-ish image. monaghanfoss.com/2025/10/05/m...
The second of three blogs on marketing your non-fiction book - much applies to fiction too. monaghanfoss.com/2025/09/12/t...
Twenty First Century Book Marketing
#16 in an occasional series on writing non-fiction As marketing is such a big subject, I’ve spread it across three blogs. Here we have a quick look at the mechanics of your book marketing pla…
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September 12, 2025 at 11:06 AM
The second of three blogs on marketing your non-fiction book - much applies to fiction too. monaghanfoss.com/2025/09/12/t...
Marketing a book is a tough gig, so I've split my thoughts over three posts. Here's the first monaghanfoss.com/2025/09/07/b...
Marketing a non fiction book
Introduction to marketing for authors of non fiction books
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September 8, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Marketing a book is a tough gig, so I've split my thoughts over three posts. Here's the first monaghanfoss.com/2025/09/07/b...
It's a while since I posted in my series on writing non-fiction so here's the critical issue monaghanfoss.com/2025/08/25/g...
Getting Published
#14 in an Occasional Series on writing non-fiction If you are an aspiring novelist, this is where your dreams can die. A minority of people who start writing a novel succeed in completing a readabl…
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August 25, 2025 at 10:42 AM
It's a while since I posted in my series on writing non-fiction so here's the critical issue monaghanfoss.com/2025/08/25/g...
And Crime Reading Month was a whirl of fun. monaghanfoss.com/2025/06/30/f...
Festival Month
The name’s Monaghan, Jason Monaghan. Conference Season morphs into Crime Reading Month and I was off around Yorkshire talking at library events. First stop was Wakefield, with panel sessions …
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June 30, 2025 at 9:10 PM
And Crime Reading Month was a whirl of fun. monaghanfoss.com/2025/06/30/f...
I'm taking part in three events during National Crime Reading Month! monaghanfoss.com/2025/06/02/c...
Crime Reading Month
June is National Crime Reading Month, with events being held at libraries and bookshops all over the country. I’ll be appearing at three events. The first is a free all-day event at Wakefield…
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June 2, 2025 at 8:44 PM
I'm taking part in three events during National Crime Reading Month! monaghanfoss.com/2025/06/02/c...
Ever wondered what it's really like on an archaeological dig? monaghanfoss.com/2025/05/26/l...
Life on the Dig
Archaeological digs often feature in novels, or are portrayed on films or documentaries such as Digging for Britain. But if you imagine your own job portrayed in a seven minute TV slot, or serving …
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May 26, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Ever wondered what it's really like on an archaeological dig? monaghanfoss.com/2025/05/26/l...
Just Back from Crimefest, Bristol. Picked up a few pointers that other authors may find useful. monaghanfoss.com/2025/05/19/c...
Conference Season – Crimefest, Bristol
Four days of panels and author interviews, up to three parallel sessions and a lively atmosphere where writers and readers of crime fiction mingle in equal quantities; that’s Crimefest. I cou…
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May 20, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Just Back from Crimefest, Bristol. Picked up a few pointers that other authors may find useful. monaghanfoss.com/2025/05/19/c...
The 2025 Huguettes excavation @digalderney.bsky.social is underway!
May 4, 2025 at 6:22 PM
The 2025 Huguettes excavation @digalderney.bsky.social is underway!
It's been a hectic month, but at last have time to write a quick blog about the Alderney Literary Festival. monaghanfoss.com/2025/04/20/c...
Conference Season – Alderney
Suddenly we’re out of winter and into conference season. It’s a joyful time of travel, meeting friends and colleagues, and talking writing or archaeology (and sometimes both). Conferences and festi…
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April 20, 2025 at 11:13 AM
It's been a hectic month, but at last have time to write a quick blog about the Alderney Literary Festival. monaghanfoss.com/2025/04/20/c...
Come on in, the water's lovely! I'm talking about Dig Alderney's 2024 excavation of 'A Late Roman Building on Longis Common' at the Frossard Theatre, Guernsey on Tuesday 25th March at 7.30pm.
March 19, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Come on in, the water's lovely! I'm talking about Dig Alderney's 2024 excavation of 'A Late Roman Building on Longis Common' at the Frossard Theatre, Guernsey on Tuesday 25th March at 7.30pm.
Channelling my inner Jeffrey Flint for National Book Day
March 6, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Channelling my inner Jeffrey Flint for National Book Day
Back from my first ever cruise. Not something I ever expected to do - but even managed to edit 34 chapters of my next book while out on deck. monaghanfoss.com/2025/03/02/c...
Cruising Solo
Many people were surprised when I made last minute decision to go a cruise this January, not least myself. I’m unhappy on boats, dislike crowds, avoid organised fun and hate tipping culture. …
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March 2, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Back from my first ever cruise. Not something I ever expected to do - but even managed to edit 34 chapters of my next book while out on deck. monaghanfoss.com/2025/03/02/c...
One for you writers out there. What does AI know about you? I conducted an experiment and the results have implications for all of us with public personas monaghanfoss.com/2025/01/12/w...
What Does AI Know About You?
AI answers are now appearing on Google searches. I don’t trust them, wonder where they get their data from and always dive in and look for references myself. As an experiment I went into R…
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January 12, 2025 at 12:31 PM
One for you writers out there. What does AI know about you? I conducted an experiment and the results have implications for all of us with public personas monaghanfoss.com/2025/01/12/w...
Happy New Year, but grateful for the year that passed. Here's how this writer/archaeologist/traveller got on with his mandate monaghanfoss.com/2025/01/01/h...
Happy Old Year
2024 has whizzed past and I finished it at home with a particularly nasty flu that dodged around the jab, so those Old Langs had to Sine themselves. The year was packed with writing, travel, archae…
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January 1, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Happy New Year, but grateful for the year that passed. Here's how this writer/archaeologist/traveller got on with his mandate monaghanfoss.com/2025/01/01/h...
A selection of books that stood out for me this year. monaghanfoss.com/2024/12/22/b...
Books of the Year
Here’s a selection of the books I’ve read this year which stand out in the memory. Not all are ‘new’ as I read what I come across. These are all books read for pleasure, and…
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December 22, 2024 at 11:24 AM
A selection of books that stood out for me this year. monaghanfoss.com/2024/12/22/b...
To the writers out there, with the hope that at some point, that heap of scribbled notes or set of computer files starts to come together. monaghanfoss.com/2024/12/17/i...
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like…a Book
I’ve just pitched into another draft of my next non-fiction book, which has the working title A Roman Small Fort on Alderney. It’s the result of research and excavations stretching back…
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December 20, 2024 at 4:46 PM
To the writers out there, with the hope that at some point, that heap of scribbled notes or set of computer files starts to come together. monaghanfoss.com/2024/12/17/i...
Jeffrey Flint's archaeological mysteries have proved very popular since their re-release by Lume Books. Here's a link to what the series is all about monaghanfoss.com/my-books/
Mysteries
The Jeffrey Flint archaeological mysteries have been republished by Lume, and are available as a box set. The 2024 editions come with new author notes in each book setting Flint’s adventures …
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December 14, 2024 at 10:50 AM
Jeffrey Flint's archaeological mysteries have proved very popular since their re-release by Lume Books. Here's a link to what the series is all about monaghanfoss.com/my-books/
Mystery People's December blog includes my piece on creating 'good' characters among Blackshirt intelligence agents. promotingcrime.blogspot.com/2024/12/good...
Good Fascists? by Jason Monaghan
So here is the challenge. Blackshirt Rebellion is set in an alternative 1937 where Britain has a fascist government led by Sir Oswald Mosle...
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December 11, 2024 at 4:23 PM
Mystery People's December blog includes my piece on creating 'good' characters among Blackshirt intelligence agents. promotingcrime.blogspot.com/2024/12/good...
Blackshirt unboxed! The trio of Hugh Clinton's adventures infiltrating the 1939s Blackshirts now available as ebook and paperback, worldwide.
December 10, 2024 at 12:59 PM
Blackshirt unboxed! The trio of Hugh Clinton's adventures infiltrating the 1939s Blackshirts now available as ebook and paperback, worldwide.
Renaissance artists at the Royal Academy. Mostly prep sketches for works never finished.
December 7, 2024 at 10:03 PM
Renaissance artists at the Royal Academy. Mostly prep sketches for works never finished.
Silk Roads at the British Museum. We are all coonected
December 6, 2024 at 5:53 PM
Silk Roads at the British Museum. We are all coonected
First two scammers on Bluesky, sigh. One of the 'authors' who contacted me with the usual opening line has already deleted 'her' account.
December 3, 2024 at 9:27 AM
First two scammers on Bluesky, sigh. One of the 'authors' who contacted me with the usual opening line has already deleted 'her' account.