@thebethanjames
Marketer at Perlego ("Netflix for Books"). Arts Council grant recipient. Fuelled by writing, reading & Earl Grey tea. Identical twin. She/her. Lit agent: Harry Illingworth. WIP: speculative crime novel Insta & X: @thebethanjames
to be maybe painfully earnest on main, today's a day where despite everything that's going on, you can dedicate yourself to progress. Helping other people in your communities directly or sending financial support or sharing info about how to help other people
Phenomenal glasswork - Venice Noir looks like a magical crime writing fest ๐
And oops, meant to tag @davewragg.com !
And thanks @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social team!!๐
Image:Panel of 4 authors at a table with microphones
Thanks @BritFantasySoc.bsky.social for making #WorldFantasyCon accessible by streaming it!๐๐
Some author panel highlights:
โจBritish Urban Fantasy
โจOccult Adventures
โจBlending the Genres
โจPlaying for Laughs in SFF (incl @Davidwragg.com & BSF winner @Franceswrites.bsky.social)
Feeling inspired โ๏ธ๐ฎ
Happy Halloween! ๐ Hereโs some spooky book picks for youโฆ
โค๏ธ๐Missing #TheakstoneCrime @harrogatefestivals.bsky.social already!
Incredible author panels, lovely writer catch-ups, murder mystery dinner, publisher popups, and tons of fabulous freebies
Wow, massive congrats! ๐ฅณ
Itโs day 1 of #1000WordsofSummer from @jamiattenberg.bsky.social ! Canโt wait to kick off this 2 week challenge โ๏ธ
A reminder that every small bit of good you do - whether it be putting art into the world, helping a friend or stranger, donating to a good cause, or just listening to someone who needs to vent - offsets all the evil in the world just a little bit. And sometimes that's just what the world needs.
Book Festival theatre stage with authors reading and audience at tables
Thanks/ diolch to for an inspiring weekend, Wales International Crime Fiction Festival, aka Gwyl Crime Cymru! ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ๐
A photo of a murder board that says โAlessandra Ranelli Announces the Killer Twist Pitch Prize for Unagented Crime Writers!โย A clipboard bears a note that says 1st Place Prize Weekend Rover Ticket to Theakstonโs Crime Writing Festival 2025 incl. Creative Thursday AND a3-Night Hotel Stay in Harrogate,UK!* **Terms & Conditions Apply. Visit Site for Details. The Prize also includes a pitch revision, query critique, and 1-on-1 coaching to practice live pitching. To enter you should like and share the post and comment TWIST, then go to alessandraranelli.com/prize to enter.
Introducing The Killer Twist Pitch Prize for Unagented Crime Writers!
Top Prize: 4-Day Pass #TheakstonsCrime + 3-night hotel stay in #Harrogate, Pitch Revision & Coaching. (a $1250 value)
2nd Place: @JerichoWriters Agent 1-on-1! T&Cs apply, See www.alessandraranelli.com/prize for details.๐งต1/4
๐ฃ Last call for early bird tickets! Are you joining us for Capital Crime 2025?
Our early bird pricing ends THIS WEEK, on Friday 31st January 2025. Save nearly 20% on weekend tickets and 15% on day tickets.
โก๏ธ www.capitalcrime.org
#crimefiction #thrillerfiction
Water moon blue book by river
How enchanting is this @Illumicrate special edition of #WaterMoon by Samantha Sotto Yambao ๐๐
โจ โWould you rewrite your destiny if it meant losing a part of your past?โจ
#FantasyBooks #Illumicrate #BookBox
My New Year hopes for you (credit to Positive Present) ๐ #HappyNewYear
โPerfect for winter nightsโ: the best crime novels to read at Christmas according to Ian Rankin, Bella Mackie and more
My word of the day (and personal recommendation) is โsnerdlingโ (18th century): nestling cosily beneath the covers and holding off the day a little longer.
Morning.
Hello to my new followers! #writingcommunity ๐
Thank you, Edinburgh Fringe Fest. What a week of comedy, storytelling, new writing, magic and mayhem โค๏ธ ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
Good morning. We are open. ๐โ๏ธ
Stunning isnโt it! Lingered with me long after reading
Voyage of the Damned by Frances White Iโm is a spellbinding new murder mystery set on a boat full of magic. ๐๐
This enchanting read is well worth checking out โจ
A really interesting list, and not the usual click bait. I think.
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Anatomy of a fall
Writers, you NEED to watch #AnatomyOfAFall ๐
A heartbreakingly beautiful film about obsession, jealousy, and the thin line between truth and lies in storytelling โ๏ธ
#AmWriting #WritingCommmunity
Thank you! ๐
Thanks so much! ๐๐
Picked up the keys to my first home.
A new chapter begins ๐ก๐โค๏ธ
Nine cartoon panels each leading to the next via an arrow 1. The writer shares their opinion online 2. A brouhaha swiftly erupts 3. The writer attempts to clarify the opinion on a podcast 4. The uproar intensifies 5. The writer examines the opinion in a long essay for a serious magazine 6. Opinions are divided 7. The writer expands the essay into a thoughtful memoir which discusses the opinion and the reaction from a political and historical perspective 8. The controversy abates 9. A different writer reads the memoir and forms an opinion.. This ninth panel has an arrow that joins back to the first panel, restarting the cycleโฆ.
โThe writer shares their opinion onlineโ. My cartoon for this weekโs Guardian Books.
This looks amazing! ๐คฉ
I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world. You're doing things you've never done before, and more importantly, you're Doing Something.
New Yearโs Eve words of wisdom from Neil Gaiman ๐ฅ
I hope 2024 brings you good stories ๐
