Dozens of crime writers gathered in one room. How long before a body turns up? #cwa

This is how Bruce Springsteen opened his concert in Los Angeles last night. 🔥🔥

Footage from @margaret_nagle on Threads.

The cover of Fair Play features a traditional English fairground at night.

I'm excited to announce the anticipated safe arrival of Fair Play in May. It's book two in the DI Carrie Tyler series.

Why we change names for books and TV The discussions over ITV’s Grace using a fictional football club name (Brighton Royals) rather than Brighton and Hove Albion, and AFCs…

Ever wondered why Brighton Royals appears in ITV's Grace instead of Brighton & Hove Albion? Or why authors can use real place names but TV shows often create fictional ones?
Time to pull back the curtain on the fascinating world of creative licensing in books vs. screen adaptations👇

Thank you to @gbpoliceadvisor.bsky.social for a very enlightening consultancy session yesterday. If you're writing crime fiction in the UK, Graham knows the subject inside out. I learnt so much, and recommend him to all my fellow authors. #amwriting

It's quite distracting to write while billing and cooing is happening outside my window. Pigeons, not neighbours, but still...

Spent all day writing scenes set on Friday. Now you tell me it’s not Friday night, just Tuesday? Doesn’t seem fair. #confused

Book cover depicting an open door against a blue wall - The Fifth Door by Roy M. Burgess

I'm chuffed to bits with the reaction to The Fifth Door. Great ratings, reviews and messages. Thank you. #books #newrelease

Why not work for these nice people?

The Midnight Hour by Eve Chase and The Anti Heroes by Jen Lancaster

I feel your pain! Switching between genres is like having a brain transplant. Just wait till you start mixing characters up and they start appearing in the wrong book.

The Fifth Door (The Fifth Series - The Misadventures of Frankie Dale Book 4) The Fifth Door (The Fifth Series - The Misadventures of Frankie Dale Book 4) eBook : Burgess, Roy M. : Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store

There's no excitement quite like publication day. This little beauty is sitting there nervously awaiting its first review. Be gentle!

amazon.co.uk/Fifth-Door-M... #TheFifthSeries #books

Always a big day when Caimh has a new book

Almost there! The Fifth Door - The Fifth Series Book 4
#books #thefifthseries #newbook #booktwt

It's happening! #TheFifthSeries #Booklaunch

All week I’ve said that I’m too busy to get addicted to traitors this year.

I’m too busy to get addicted to traitors.

I will not get addicted to traitors.

I’m addicted to traitors.

I’m delighted to announce that Borrowed Time is now available on Audible … that’s 10 of my 12 books in audiobook format. Again, brilliantly narrated by Perdita Lawton and Lee Beddow. Thank you to Lee at his Abbeysound Recording Studio for another fab production.

Phew indeed, Wordle. Phew indeed.

The Fifth Door (The Fifth Series Book 4) is coming in January

The Fifth Man by Roy M. Burgess features in a pile of books on a sunny beach

Nothing I can do about the weather, but I can help you escape somewhere warm and welcoming😎

Santa reading The Fifth Tweet by Roy M. Burgess.

It's important not to get stressed at this time of year. Take some time with a good book!

One million page reads on kindle unlimited

Over the moon that this happened today. One million page reads for my books on Kindle unlimited. The vast majority of them since August last year. Thanks to everyone for the great support. Here’s to the next million 🍷

It can be anything it likes now it’s stopped playing the tune!

Smeg kettle

Yes, I made progress writing my next book. Yes, I cleaned the kitchen. Biggest triumph by far was disabling the annoying little tune this thing played every time I looked at it. A good day.

My WIP has scenes at the fair. Lots of brilliant music, fried onions and toffee apples. Now I’m hungry…

Rule #1 when you’re editing for hours on end.

This morning I spent my monthly credit on Audible. As a result - no words written on Carrie Tyler Book 2 but several hours into Demon Copperhead and loving it!

As a writer it’s one book twenty times!

Great advice

The Price We Pay paperback and a cup of coffee

The Price We Pay - paperback from all good bookshops, including the wonderful @trumanbooks.bsky.social