Jenny Quintana

Let's choose kindness in 2026.

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Six ways to build suspense Start your writing journey with expert teaching from acclaimed writers and top literary agents. Courses online and in London.

'The reader should begin to feel unease or concern that something isn’t quite right within the first few sentences' 👀

Former student and psychological thriller author,‪ @jennyquintana.bsky.social
Jenny Quintana, shares her top tips for building suspense in your novel . . .

Sorry, haven't been here for a while! Where is this? 😀 x

I will indeed! Very excited to be stable mates xxx

So cleverly done. It's good to see how it works the second time you read.

Yes! I've read it twice too!

Eat Slay Love: From the murderously good author of BAD MEN, Julie Mae Cohen Out 24th October 2024

I haven’t mentioned lately that I have a new book out! EAT SLAY LOVE is a feminist romp about 3 unlikely female friends bonding together to take down a narcissistic, abusive con man. Includes food, blood, duelling pistols and a noisy hamster geni.us/eat-slay-love @zaffrebooks.bsky.social #booksky

Enjoying this photo of the young John and Pauline Prescott in which they appear to be a turbulent young couple in a televised play by Alan Sillitoe

Percival Everett wins National Book Award for fiction with retelling of Huckleberry Finn Everett’s novel, James, which focuses on Twain's enslaved character Jim, won the $10,000 prize Percival Everett has won the $10,000 National Book Award for fiction, one of the US’s most prestigious literary prizes, for James, his acclaimed reimagining of…

Percival Everett wins National Book Award for fiction with retelling of Huckleberry Finn

We did! It's always a challenge! Hope you're doing OK! x

This is me! (Not an only child - only girl with four brothers, but the result may be similar!) Also groups. I'm terrible with groups.

Glad to see you here! It's so much nicer x

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Thanks, Dave! Chuffed you've included me 😊

Hey there #Mystery people! Always on the lookout for more people who write Female Sleuths! This list is small, but looking for new faces go.bsky.app/UE9FQMk 📚💙 #booksky

Hello to you! And thank you!

Thank you, Anna! And hello to you 👋

@racheledwards.bsky.social

NEW! Never Too Late 60+ award - Bridport Prize

Over 60? Writer? This is for you

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Good to see you here, Rachel! xxx

BBC Radio 4 - The Green & The Black by Kit de Waal New fiction about the changing face of modern Ireland, as told through one family.

5 interconnected short stories I write for the BBC to be broadcast on Book at Bedtime from 25th Nov.

Thanks, Anna! Very helpful! x

Writers of the ghostly, gothic and uncanny: there's a great online festival taking place this Sat. All sessions recorded. I'm running a workshop on how to write Gothic fic at 1pm on Sat. Do come.

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#writingcommunity #writing #gothicfiction #nanowrimo

Edinburgh, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

This looks great

'Reading by Lamplight (Twilight: Interior)', St John's Wood (1909) by George Clausen

(Lotherton Hall)

Great to see you here, Hilary!

I am new to blue sky today, I am a book blogger looking for friends from other socials, bloggers, authors, bookstagram, booktockers. I am hoping to get the hang of this site.