Internationally best selling author of 14 published novels 📚. All available via Amazon. Global citizen. Resident Scribe for the Suchos Corporation 📚 🇱🇧
I came across my 7 yr old school report yesterday. My teacher, Mrs Hopkins, was highly critical & described me as 'disappointing'. So, here we are, over 50 years later. I have a BA Hons, a BSc Hons & a PhD, as well as planning to be a published author. What did she achieve? 🤔
Coming soon at Amazon, in all formats: Queen Of The Uzbeks, book 1 of my new series, set in a 2024 where the USSR still exists. Intrigue + adventure set in Moscow, London, Harare and Ratmanov Island 📚
I have been so blessed. Thank you
@NawalElZoghbi
for changing my life in such a wonderful way. I fell in love with your voice when I first heard you. And seeing you live and meeting you was better than a dream come true. Chukran ♥️🌟
Looking forward to the Souk Arabic Festival in Amsterdam on 9th and 10th June. Aside from the joy of seeing
@NawalElZoghbi
singing live, there's so much else to see, hear and enjoy 😊
Working towards completing my
@NawalElZoghbi
collection. Some of the compilations have non-album tracks on them. Different covers for some releases. There's even a bootleg in there, sorry Nawal 😞 I have virtually everything now, except the DVDs. They're very hard to find 🤩❤️🌟
Out now on Amazon! Hardcover paperback and ebook. The first in The Tenth Circle Of Hell series. The sequel, The Banners Of The King Of Hell, is coming very soon.
Sitting in hospital yesterday waiting for a biopsy listening to 2 older racists moaning about immigrants and how 'soft' the UK is. No-one complains about white immigrants. I come across this racism everywhere and I'm sick of it. Time to call them all out 👍🏼
@HabhobaK
@NawalElZoghbi
Super lucky 😊 I've got my ticket, my passport, flights and hotel booked, everything ready. Nawal, thank you for coming to Europe. We, your fans, love you 😍 ❤️
Finally submitting/querying my book. It feels like I've been set free 😄 I started the sequel this morning, 2.8k already in the bag. I realise I added 7k with my revisions, although nothing was changed substantially. 2 nice preliminary responses from agents.
@amelbouchoucha
I absolutely loved 'Dollar'. The best TV I've seen in years. You and
@adelkaram9
were awesome, very funny, very skilled and perfect together. Thank you. I can't wait to watch it again 😍
Is it me, or has the sci-fi that used to fill bookshelves in the 70s died? I don't see any new Van Vogt, Heinlein, Farmer, Smith, etc. Or even the old. My novel is vaguely sci-fi, & there are so few agents, at least in the UK, interested in it. Fantasy, etc - yes; sci-fi - no.
Do any of you fellow writers get excited when you get to the point where you're writing a key scene? When I wrote my 1st book, I wrote the 2 big scenes 1st. Not great for maintaining continuity! My next scene is major, in the most dramatic way my MC's true nature is revealed 😲
The WIP is now finished. 100,000 words, which seems to be my average. It feels very anticlimactic, but I'm looking forward to reading through it and revising/editing. Already thinking about the sequel 🙄
@Write_Like_Mad
It's sometimes, politely, called 'sleep' in the UK. As in, 'wiping the sleep from your eyes'. Much nicer than some of the terminology on offer.
What do all you writers & authors think about mixing 1st + 3rd person narratives? Do you need to make it clear what's happening, or can we rely on our readers to work it out? I'm thinking of going down that route in my next book, but I'm not convinced it can work well.
Query rejection: 'Whilst ****** was intrigued by the premise, I am afraid that she did not feel quite gripped enough to absolutely fall in love with your concept.' That's the nicest way anyone's told me my work is crap.
As a writer transitioning to an author, it can't get much better than this 😊. Apart from film rights, of course 😄 A big thank you to
@EmilyDesigner
for the awesome cover 👍🏼😊
I'll give a free signed copy of my new book, Standing On The Edge Of Forever, to anyone who can correctly guess the age of the main character, as pictured. Her age this year, that is.
An 80's film a day keeps the doctor away, apparently. Today, it's Gwendoline. Surprisingly good. Tomorrow, Lifeforce. So much better than the dull book.
A book is nothing without the perfect cover. Another amazing work of art from
@EmilyDesigner
. My latest book next to all my others, all designed by
@EmilyDesigner
😊
Happy Birthday
@NawalElZoghbi
The Golden Star 🌟 🤩 What a special day, and I thank the Lord for giving us such a great gift. Thank you Nawal for so much joy and happiness. I hope you have a wonderful and very special day 🌠🎂🎆🎇🎈🎉🎊🎁
Just reported a racist tweet, aimed at people of Pakistani origins with UK passports. What was shocking was the number of racist, equally mocking responses. Sometimes I feel ashamed to be white 😞
Out now on Amazon, in hardcover, paperback and ebook. The Banners Of The King Of Hell, 2nd book in the Tenth Circle Of Hell series, and the outrageous sequel to The City Of Weeping. The world has never been a more dangerous place.
Do any of you writers ever fall in love, or become deeply obsessed, with your MC? I couldn't live without mine, so I rewrote her happy ending to get her into a sequel. Now it's going to be a trilogy, at least 😄
I've got a temperature of 39 and a chest infection. I waited on the phone to the GP for 43 minutes at 8am, only to be told there were no appointments and I should go to the ER/A+🤬
@HaifaWehbe
I'm coming from the UK to Dubai on 28th December to see you live. I can then die happy 😊 Would it be possible to get a selfie with you? You are an inspiration in so many ways, and the 2 main characters in my 2 series of books are inspired by you ❤️
@HaifaWehbe
@haifawehbe_news
Is anyone out there going to the 28 December concert in Dubai? I'm travelling from the UK just to see the goddess in person 😍
Arrived today. A Chinese art-book for Three-Body Problem and beyond. Beautiful book, and less than $50 in total, despite shipping from China (in a week).
Just been adding detail to the incredible jewellery worn by Neferusobek in my WIP. An Egyptian Queen is nothing if not overstated, even in the 21st century.
Great news! I've just finished writing the 3rd book in my Tenth Circle Of Hell series. It's called The Kingdom Of Eternal Pain. The next book, the 1st of a new sci-fi series, Divergence, is already calling out to me.
😄
@KatrinaDeverill
I love 1st person. If you really get your MC it's a real way to connect with your fictional world. I also like not being able to show everything that is unfolding, relying on my MC to work it out.
I'm within 4 chapters of finishing what I tell myself must be the final read-through before I start submitting. I also need to start writing Book 2. I'm excited by it, particularly the way I've created something that pays tribute to & updates She and Jewel Of 7 Stars. I ❤️ Neferu
The perfect gift for the one you live. Available at Amazon now, in all formats. A stirring tale of sex, soufle and, literally, an earth-shattering conspiracy, in space. What more could anyone want? Stunning cover designed by
@EmilyDesigner
. 🎄📚
@NawalElZoghbi
And you are very joyful, beautiful Nawal. A wonderful Christmas to you and your family. Thank you for one of the biggest highlights of my life ❤️
Just found out that Re Styles of The Tubes died earlier this year 😢 She was a big crush of mine back in 1976. I saw them live, with her, in 1978, in London. Fantastic. RIP Shirley.