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Author. Up next: OUT IN GREENWOOD (2025, @SRLPublishing ). 2024 LGBTQ+ Free Reads winner for THE DRAGNIFICENT SEVEN (WIP) 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

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PRISCILLA x HERE WE GO AGAIN Hearing of his estranged uncle's death, adopted Harri leads a road trip to fulfil his dying wish: Reunite the iconic The Dragnificent Seven. If his homophobic parents find out, it will break up the family that once saved him. #YouDeservepIt #WIP #YA
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Mel and Sue wearing matching outfits years apart is one of my fave things #taskmaster
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A reminder to not believe everything you read in the press
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James A Lyons (curr. writing)
10 months
The audiobook of our novella “A” Different Kind of Superpower is coming. It will be read by the amazing duo of Bradley Riches and Corinna Brown. Pre-order now at @Brad_richess @itzz_cori
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James A Lyons (curr. writing)
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Popped across to Chichester this evening to see 4000 Miles. Would recommend heading down to see it if you get the chance.
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Have I found loads of new amazing authors to follow today because of #kidlitpit ? Yes. Have I spent way too much time having fun designing graphics for my posts for #kidlitpit ? Also yes.
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BOY LIKE ME x HEARTSTOPPER Theo is a state school student; Alex a private school boarder. When a pen pal project connects them, Theo falls for the boy in the letters. Under the cloud of Section 28, Theo must declare his forbidden love before Alex moves abroad. #QuestPit #YA #Q
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1 year
Feeling very overwhelmed with the amazing response to our little book this evening. This is just the beginning. Thank you to everyone who has pre-ordered, shared the post or sent a lovely comment this evening. If you’d like a signed copy, check out
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James A Lyons (curr. writing)
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Idea: Advent Calendars, but for January, so the worst month is improved by getting guaranteed chocolate for breakfast.
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Got some new Converse……
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2 years
PIGEONS! WISPAS! SQUIRRELS! CHAOS! My new LGBTQ+ young adult novel The Paper Boy is out right now! 10% of profits will be donated to the Terrence Higgins Trust. Come and meet Tim, Johann, Lydia and Leo at 🦖🏳️‍🌈 #lgbt #lgbtq #youngadult
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For people who say LGBTQ+ people have equality, here’s a story about a bookseller who was fined £27,500 for selling Heartstopper. I can’t imagine how difficult it must be to be growing up LGBTQ+ in Hungary in 2023.
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Who is doing #QueerPit and #QuestPit at the start of July? Give me a wave below and I’ll add you to my list tomorrow.
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James A Lyons (curr. writing)
1 year
Here is the synopsis for “A” Different Kind of Superpower in one image, with alt text for those who require x
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James A Lyons (curr. writing)
2 years
People need to support their creative friends. If a friend is playing a gig, go. If they’re in a play, buy a ticket. If they’re hosting an event, go. If they’ve released a book, buy it. If they ask you to watch their football match, do it. Even if it’s not your type of thing.
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1 year
Very excited to share the opening few paragraphs of the project me and @Brad_richess have been working on over the last few months. The full title and cover reveal will be coming soon! ♾️🏳️‍🌈 #ADKOS
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📣 ♾ 📖 🏳️‍🌈
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James A Lyons (curr. writing)
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Having an award for essentially 'the best coming out' a) is really really weird, and b) gives the impression that those who are not in the public eye who came out aren't as important.
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James A Lyons (curr. writing)
10 months
Me and Bradley are going on tour! Our first two stops are @Feminist_Books_ in Brighton and @TheCommonPress in London! Tickets available from Hope to see you there! More dates coming in 2024.
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Bradley Riches is such an advocate for widening opportunities for autistic and neurodivergent people, and the LGBTQ+ community, and him being in #CBBUK will help everyone understand why I keep saying that working on a book with him has been such a rewarding experience.
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James A Lyons (curr. writing)
9 months
Absolutely delighted to announce that I have signed with @srlpublishing for my young adult LGBTQ+ novel ‘Out in Greenwood’. SRL Publishing have values which align closely with my own, including being environmentally aware and raising underrepresented voices.
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SRL Publishing
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The news is out... We've signed @JALwrites with their forthcoming novel, OUT IN GREENWOOD Find out more about James here 👇
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When I was at secondary school, our library didn't have any LGBTQ+ fiction at a time when I needed it most. Today I was sent a picture by a librarian of my own LGBTQ+ YA novel on the shelf of that very same library where I used to read. This genuinely means EVERYTHING ❤️
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UPDATE: Tune in on Sunday at 6pm to see the amazing front cover and pre-order information for “A” Different Kind of Superpower, a novella from @Brad_richess and I. 🦸🏼‍♂️♾️🌈
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🚨A.D.K.O.S: TITLE REVEAL A novella from Bradley Riches & James A Lyons Coming this November. We hope you love it as much as we do. ♾️🌈 Share this with everyone you know. @Brad_richess @jalwrites
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9 months
Four hours of signing (and pizza eating) completed.
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I received the below email this evening in response to The Paper Boy and it has blown me away a little. THIS is why I write, and I imagine why @simonjamesgreen and @AliceOseman also wrote the works that are also mentioned. (Shared with permission)
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So bloody proud of ya Bradley. Really happy that everyone watching has seen what an amazing person he is. #CBBUK
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My young adult novel The Paper Boy is available for less than £2! It has LGBTQ+ characters & follows Tim as he tries to survive a farcical week. Will send a free signed paperback copy to one person at random who follows & retweets this. Buy now: 🏳️‍🌈
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Finally bought these after eyeing them up for the past four months at the local independent clothes shop.
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I am moving soon so I am meant to be clearing out some things, instead I have just bought more books: 📖The Outrage by @WHusseyAuthor 📖The Gravity of Us by @stampepk 📖Nick and Charlie by @AliceOseman
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I have reached that LGBTQ+ author moment where homophobia is directed towards me.
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What LGBTQ+ books are we excited to read in 2023 then people? For me, I've got the below from @simonjamesgreen , @ldlapinski and @MrEagletonIan on pre-order.
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I think Sweden should enter @linuskarp and D-I-A-N-A into next years Eurovision.
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Got given a pronoun badge from the LGBTQ+ soc at work today 👍🏻
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Off out out
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“A” Different Kind of Superpower is out worldwide now! We have put so much work into this book and we can’t wait for you to read it! As a small team, we rely on word of mouth in order to let people know, so please tell everyone you know. 🛒:
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I’ve been asked a few times if I would collaborate with someone else again on another book. I absolutely would. It’s great fun. After today, I reckon @RydingEdvin would be a fun person to write with.
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James A Lyons (curr. writing)
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Walked right to the top of the Dorset cliffs today. It was hot.
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♥️🏳️‍🌈
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HERE WE GO AGAIN x PRISCILLA When Harri learns of his estranged gay uncle's death, he must carry out his dying wish: Reunite the iconic Soho act, The Dragnificent Seven. If Harri's homophobic mother uncovers his plan, all ties to his adopted family will be cut. #QuestPit #YA #W
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Today is @QueerPitContest so I'll be retweeting a load of pitches from fellow LGBTQ+ writers I know. Give them a follow if you see something you like. I'll be taking part as well. Let's hope I've scheduled my tweets at the correct times... #QueerPit
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Who is doing #joypit this week? Let me know and I’ll try to help support your pitches. The last kid lit event was fun!
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Finally bought these after eyeing them up for the past four months at the local independent clothes shop.
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A.D.K.O.S. 8pm 30/06/23
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Still the saddest character death in any film ever #TheSnowman
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More book research, and this may be very niche: Did anyone else have a person who used to come to the pub selling seafood products? There used to be ones in Witney who sold prawn crackers, mussels, cockles etc out of a basket but I'm not sure if it was just an Oxfordshire thing?
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Finally getting round to watching this
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I went away on my own for the first time last year. Had four lovely days in Köln. I even got to try out my German, which resulted in accidentally ordering myself a sausage that was half a metre long.
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You don't know freedom or contentment until you realise there's nothing dreadful or embarrassing about treating yourself to a little solo dinner or holiday. And I say this as a terrible traveller who can get lost in a double bed.
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It exists 🥹 Pre-orders:
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Heartstopper, but make it Spanish
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This reminded me of another huge Daily Mail scoop.
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Kevin Costner's first wife Cindy Silva shops for groceries 30 years after their marriage ended
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This is a nice article about how Heartstopper has made an impact on LGBTQ+ people who are older than the characters.
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Are you a teacher or school librarian looking for LGBTQ+ inclusive books for pupils? We are giving away a copy of The Paper Boy ( @jalwrites ) & the fabulous Glitter Boy ( @MrEagletonIan ) for a school! Follow us & Retweet to enter. Closes 17 Feb. UK only. #EduTwitter #giveaway
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This is so good to see. Every school library should have a section like this. Really happy to see The Paper Boy on the shelf. Thank to all who supported getting this great range in place at the school! 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️
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I've finally set up the Pride section in my school library! Thank you so much to everyone who donated books – it means so much, and hopefully it'll make a difference to our kids (and staff!) who are LGBTQ+ or who want to read more diversely. 💛🌈
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My new mantra. Get me this on a T-shirt pronto.
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👀 RELEASE DATE- 04/11/23 📖 ♾️🏳️‍🌈 @Brad_richess 💫
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@LedburyGas This looks like if someone tried to make a poster for The Inbetweeners having never watched The Inbetweeners
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This is a story about hope, achieving, and showing the world what you can be. I’m so proud of this story, and I think you will fall in love with it. 🌈🦸🏼‍♂️♾️
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An amazing day doing signings with Bradley and Katie. Thank you so much if you came 🫶🏻
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Introducing more details about “A” Different Kind of Superpower. Written by @Brad_richess and myself, we hope that this book shows that being unique is something to celebrate. It will be available worldwide through Amazon and we will have some signed options. #ADKOS ♾️🌈
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Twitter, it’s my mums milestone birthday weekend. I’m heading to Oxfordshire to celebrate with her tomorrow so wish her a happy birthday.
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Section 28 was abhorrent and has led to a large part of those schooled in that generation to be unequipped to understand or respect the LGBTQ+ community. A new generation are being radicalised to feel this way again, with help from the media, and it needs to be stopped.
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Two years ago today I went for a run across London and passed the Taskmaster house. The gates were shut but managed to get this photo whilst jumping and hoping for the best #Taskmaster
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I’ll say it again. If you’re homophobic, transphobic or misogynistic then grow the f*** up. It’s 2023. We want to be who we are and live our lives without your shite.
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What I love about books and writing is that sometimes there will be one sentence that just comes out of nowhere and hits you hard, in a lovely way. I’ve just experienced it again with something I was sent. Right in the feels.
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I’ve just got what might be the loveliest rejection to a query I’ve sent. It was very personalised and has made me feel so positive about writing.
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I cannot wait for spring and summer. I’m bored of the cold now.
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My book The Paper Boy is one year old! 🎂 You can get it for free on Kindle for the next four days! Please head over to Amazon and download it and help spread the word for me.
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Happy 1st anniversary to this silly little show.
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👀♾🏳️‍🌈 @Brad_richess
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Some BTS from last Sunday 🫶🏻🦸🏻‍♂️♾️
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Thanks @QueerPitContest , all agents, and all other writers who took part! I’ve stayed up far too late reading so many. Tried following everyone who pitched but missed a few no doubt. Today made it feel like LGBTQ+ writers are taking over the world! #QueerPit
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The hour fighting with ingredients in the kitchen paid off with these veggie lasagnas
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Whilst everyone is understandably excited about Kit Connor being in Romeo and Juliet, I’ve just finished a manuscript set in the 1990’s where the two leads are obsessed over Leo DiCaprio’s Romeo.
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Hello, is that Bournemouth Pride?
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We are the #3 Hot New Release in the Amazon new experiences for children chart! 🔥
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It’s just happened again.
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What I love about books and writing is that sometimes there will be one sentence that just comes out of nowhere and hits you hard, in a lovely way. I’ve just experienced it again with something I was sent. Right in the feels.
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I finished Heartstopper so a few (almost spoiler free) points in a thread. 1. I wish I had this show when I was 18.
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QuestPit have made me discover over 250 new writers, so today has been a success. There are a few manuscripts I’m desperate to get my hands on! Will read more pitches tomorrow. If any agents are having a scroll still and fancy some recent historical LGBTQ+ YA… 👀 #questpit
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BOY LIKE ME x HEARTSTOPPER Theo is a state school student; Alex a private school boarder. When a pen pal project connects them, Theo falls for the boy in the letters. Under the cloud of Section 28, Theo must declare his forbidden love before Alex moves abroad. #QuestPit #YA #Q
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Put it in your diary! You are going to LOVE it.
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LGBTQ+ young adult books weren't made accessible to me at school, and now I spend the majority of my reading time reading as many YA as I can. The writing in most is as good as most adult fiction.
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Why do some adults refuse to read children's books? You can never be "too old" for them. The truth is that we read books in different ways at different ages, getting different things from them each time. If you don't read children's books as an adult, you miss out on so much!
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Happy New Year everyone. This dog is called Logan and hates cameras. Have a safe evening and all the best for 2023 🥂
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If you replace 'anti-racist' with 'woke', and 'gay' with 'transgender', this Margaret Thatcher speech that sparked Section 28 is basically Rishi Sunak's speech form today. 36 years on, same rhetoric.
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I have submitted the manuscript of my new YA book to two more agents today. Sharing the opening few lines for the first time below. Hope you like!
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Look at our cute balcony visitor this evening 🐿️
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My internal monologue is usually annoying, but during December it is provided by Gonzo and Rizzo so it's all festive and fun
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Has anyone else been subjected to parentsplaining this christmas? So far I’ve been told how to: 🔘boil a kettle 🔘melt chocolate 🔘write my own books
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Helped friends DJ tonight. Found a homophobe who got angry at me because I was wearing the eyeliner. Welcome to 2023. The threat of idiots is still real.
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I’ve just pre-ordered The Taking of Annie Thorne by @cjtudor . Something to look forward to in the new year! Should be a good read if even half as good as The Chalk Man. @StephenKing has given her praise if you don’t want to take my word on the matter!
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James A Lyons (curr. writing)
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Everyone go and see this in person and online. Genuinely laughed non-stop for an hour. Also finally got to meet the wonderful @linuskarp and @suddenlyjoseph . D-I-A-N-A #untruediana
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#GwynethGoesSkiing and #UntrueDiana
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Diana: the Untold and Untrue Story 22/23 UK Tour starting 8th November 🎟️ #UntrueDiana
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I’ve worked hard for five years to have a year like 2023. Released a book, did a tour, my old school put my LGBTQ+ book in their library, signed a deal & wrote my next novel. Thanks to everyone for everything. I hope you all have a wonderful 2024 x
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Found an old editing copy of The Paper Boy. Only fourteen changes on this page… (and sorry to any Clacton residents)
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James A Lyons (curr. writing)
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Over the years there have been many authors who've kindly given me a leg up. Big shout out to the following for lending a helping hand and/or inspiring me to keep going: @simonjamesgreen @Louiestowell @MrEagletonIan @ldlapinski @AliceOseman @WHusseyAuthor @WriterikJB @AdamSilvera
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SRL Publishing has signed Out in Greenwood, a novel from James A Lyons ( @JALwrites ). Read more 👇
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Someone earlier said they could do a Young Royals series set when they’re 25 and call it “Old Royals” Old?!?
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Went to the zoo today and saw a tapir. I bloody love tapirs.
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Olivia Colman has joined the cast of ‘PADDINGTON 3’.
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