Three weeks since my husband decided to take on the food shop. Third week in a row he’s been chuffed to bits with himself for doing it cheaper than I did before. Third week in a row we’ve run out of food…
⭐️ GIVEAWAY TIME ⭐️
I have 3 signed copies (plus some yummy chocolate) of my debut novel
#KeepHerSafe
to
#giveaway
!
To enter:
📚 Follow me, like this post & RT
📚 Tag some friends and comment
#KeepHerSafe
📚 UK entries only
📚 Three winners will be picked on Mon 8th August
🎉GIVEAWAY 🎉
Win a copy of
#WhatGoesAround
and a delicious bar of chocolate! X3 prizes up for grabs!
To enter…
📚 follow me on X
📚 RT this tweet
📚 Tag a friend
Closes Sunday 11th February 2024. UK entries only.
Good Luck!
#BookGiveaway
#NewRelease
🎉🎉GIVEAWAY🎉🎉
To celebrate the publication of
#WhatJulyKnew
I am running a giveaway! Prize in photo below (I promise I’ll buy new choc if I eat these bars 😉)
To enter -
📚Follow both me &
@EmilyKoch
📚Like and retweet this post
📚Tag a friend
Ends 13/2 at 6pm
#BookTwt
Can I be honest? Having a book published is absolutely bloody wonderful, it really is, but it is also possibly the most overwhelming, anxiety inducing and exhausting thing ever. I feel utterly broken.
#WritingCommunity
#DebutAuthor
#BooksBooksBooks
#BookTwitter
In three days I’ll be able to shout that my debut novel is being published ‘this year!’ Oooooh how long I’ve waited to be able to say that.
#amwriting
#WritingCommunity
We're delighted to announce our latest author signing, Jen Faulkner 🎉Jen's domestic psychological suspense will be published by us next Autumn! Welcome Jen! 🎉
#authornews
#suspensethriller
I wasn’t going to say anything, but I need the solidarity…
#AmQuerying
is fucking brutal right now. The ghosting is immense. This is third time I’ve queried and I have to say it is by far the worst.
#WritingCommunity
#BookTwt
#BookTwitter
I vowed that I wasn’t going to be one of those people who only tweeted about their novel, but I’m still number 2 in Amazon’s hot new releases and can’t help but share! Thank feck I never gave up even though I wanted to so so so many times ♥️
#WritingCommunity
#Persist
Got paid my first ever royalties today and I want to treat myself. Feels like a huge achievement and I deserve to be rewarded! What would you buy yourself?
#WritingCommunity
#BookTwt
#BookTwitter
Already the dude that said ‘in order to earn a lot of money you have to work bloody hard’ makes me want to not watch this programme. Um nurses work fucking hard and do not earn a lot of money, you twat. Working hard does not equal awesome pay.
#ffs
#TheIsland
The most INCREDIBLE thing has happened… walked into this area of the pub and got chatting to a couple of locals and THEY KNEW WHO I WAS AND THEY KNEW MY BOOK!
9yo: Mum why are you so emotional watching
#StrictlyComeDancing
tonight?
Me: Well, I’m sat with two of my children, one of who is gay and the other is hearing impaired so…
9yo: Ahh, so it’s very relatable?
Me: *sobs* Yes, totally that.
The most powerful final ever. ❤️
According to rankings on the website we all love to hate no one has bought my book even though it’s 99p and it’s fine but how the f*** do you actually sell books in an oversaturated market where everyone is shouting as loud as they can about their books?? It’s soooooo hard!
Keeping it real & honest… another rejection. Another ‘you are very talented & please stay in touch, but this book isn’t quite *** for us’ rejection. God I hope that one day someone loves both my writing & the book enough to take me on & work on it…
#WritingCommunity
#amquerying
Another rejection, but this feedback I will take as a huge compliment…
‘I thought there was so much talent and promise in your pages – it’s a complex protagonist you’re writing and you handle it beautifully.’
#amquerying
I don’t often talk about negative stuff on here, but the last 10 days have been a challenge. OH had covid, then went away so I’ve been solo parenting/teaching/writing/editing etc. My uncle died. Some friends have stopped inviting me out. Bit lonely. Went for walk & it helped…
Obviously drank too much wine at my book launch last night so I’ll be spending the entire day texting everyone who was there to check I wasn’t a twat, as you do 🤣😬
#hangoveranxiety
I’d like it noted that with all the shit I’ve got going on right now I am VERY PROUD of myself for not having taken up smoking again… <pats self on back>
@matthaig1
I work for a charity & we do this a lot - but we have supervision & our mental health is regularly checked. We talk a lot about boundaries, A LOT. Sounds like you need some, amazing though it is that you want to help as many people as you can. You HAVE to look after yourself too.
I’m done! It’s done! Proof read done! Book number 2 done! Never again will I have to read it edit it work on it cry about it scream about it hate it love it faff with it polish it etc etc etc I AM DONE!
#WritingCommunity
Haven’t had a rollercoaster of a year like this for a very long time, ups and downs all over the place. But today is a GOOD DAY because I was offered a job teaching English Language to post-16 students. Cannot bloody wait!
#cheers
💪🏼
A dark secret from their teenage years comes back to haunt two women 👀
Coming out on January 30th an intoxicating new suspense...
#whatgoesaround
by Jen Faulkner.
🔗 Pre-order your copy here:
Every day this week I have sat in the kitchen (no wifi) of our holiday home at 5pm with a glass of wine and my laptop and forced myself to write. It’s become a part of the day I treasure. And I’ve written over 10,000 words of the tricky second novel so far. Go me!
#AmWriting
Again, I want to thank everyone for their support. Thank you to
@thebookseller
for publishing my article. And thank you to
@CrimeFest
for being incredible.
I’ve received an apology & for me now that part is closed.
Am taking a little Twitter break. My work is done, for now.
If my cock tweet made you giggle, then please check out my debut
#KeepHerSafe
- sadly no cocks or clocks… or typos (I think!) but there are some laughs, as well as a lot of mother-daughter tensions. 😉
How far would you go to protect your daughter?
Someone messaged me today to say I’ve been quiet. And I have. Life is… intense right now. Being a teacher to inner city Bristol students, a mum to children with a rare genetic illness, a writer putting themselves out there with no guarantee of success, it’s a lot. I’m tired.
The solidarity is immense - thank you everyone. But, am feeling a tad overwhelmed - if you’ve DMd & I’ve told you then I am happy for you to pass the information on as I know a lot of people are wondering what happened & I’m not sure I can keep explaining. You’re all awesome ❤️
Didn’t make the longlist for a novel competition I’d forgotten I’d entered, but am now having a mini panic that my novel is in fact shite even though it’s being published this year. Someone slap some sense into me, please…
#WritingCommunity
#impostersyndrome
#amwriting
Just gonna publicly big myself up for a second - had a writing rejection on Friday, and instead of feeling like a failure & giving up, I took on the feedback I knew was right and worked all weekend on editing my novel. And tomorrow I shall query again. 💪🏼
#persisitng
#amquerying
You know what I love most about being part of the
#WritingCommunity
? The lack of competitiveness. Writers know there is always space for more writers, and everyone, no matter how famous and successful, fan-girls over a fellow author. It’s magic.
Got my first one star actual review. It’s true that they do stay with you more than the awesome ones. Why the fuck is that?
#myfault
#shouldnthavelooked
Pah to all you people at Bloody Scotland (I have SERIOUS fomo!) but I am here… at a spa… doing nothing but reading and sleeping and eating on repeat… 💕
There’s a book I really want to read because EVERYONE is raving about it, but the last few times this has happened I’ve not enjoyed the books everyone has been raving about at all, so… 😬
Had a revised cover sent through - might’ve cried a bit (happy tears, it’s perfect) Plus, it’s totally normal to print the cover out and stick it on a book to see what it’ll look like, right?
#debutfiction2022
#debutauthor
#WritingCommunity
Looking at everyone tweeting about their busy
#Harrogate
schedules and imposter syndrome is kicking in because I have been invited to nothing 🤦♀️ One day I’ll be the busy author managing all her calendar clashes, right?! RIGHT? 😂
Am becoming frustrated with the way the final relaxing of covid rules is being reported by the press. They’re saying there’s no need to isolate but THERE IS. There’ll just be no legal requirement to do so. It’s irresponsible reporting.
Earlier I sat here on my own for five of the most blissful minutes ever. I practised gratitude and mentally listed everything and everyone I’ve been grateful for of late, especially to do with my debut. And it was magical.
#grateful
#gratitude
#thankyou
You know when it’s a Sunday night and you just want to relax before a busy week at work? And then your 14yo announces he has to cook something Spanish for homework? By tomorrow? And you’ve just made dinner? Which isn’t Spanish? Yeah, that.
#Harrogate
#TheakstonsCrime
you were an absolute blast. What a place to celebrate my debut publishing day! Am a little bit broken now… Thanks everyone for the support, laughs, champagne, photos, love and everything else. Until next time!
#DebutAuthor
#WritingCommunity
Three agents have the full manuscript at present and now it’s gone quiet and I want it to all start kicking off again like last week. But I know these things take time, and I understand I really do. I’m just really no good at being patient!
#WritingCommunity
#amquerying