3 acts vs 5 acts Plus: Gold Dagger news

3-act structure versus 5-act structure is the topic for my free newsletter this week, plus the joy of being longlisted for @thecwa.bsky.social Gold Dagger: dvbishop.substack.com/p/3-acts-vs-...

People litter picking at Garson Shore in Stromness.

People litter picking at Garson Shore in Stromness.

People litter picking at Garson Shore in Stromness.

Huge thanks to everyone who helped us Bag the Bruck with Greener Orkney on Sunday afternoon, picking up harmful litter from Garson Shore, Stromness. 11 folk helped us gather 13 black bags full of waste!

📚This is on the outside wall of my fave bookshop #EdinburghBookshop #Bruntsfield Only one of the reasons why I love my neighbourhood 📖

Almost everything we argue about is a substitute for the thing we should be arguing about: the immense wealth & power of an oligarchic class, which captures governments, ruins lives and wrecks the living planet.
This class redirects our rage at scapegoats. To resist its lies is to resist its power.

Edinburgh #scotland

A cute European robin with bright orange-red breast and face, brown wings, and white belly stands alert on a mossy rock in Dunfermline's Pittencrieff Park (The Glen), blurred rocky glen background

I love Robins!
Video here: youtu.be/YDc4sTEk4VQ
#scotland #robin #birdphotography #naturephotography #cute #bird #birds #bskybirds

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💥COVER REVEAL💥
THE HIGH ISLAND by Lin Anderson
Book 1 in a new spin-off ORCADIA MYSTERIES SERIES featuring Orkney-based DI Erling Flett.
Having appeared in Books 9, 11, 16, & 19 of the RHONA MACLEOD SERIES, Erling now has his own Series
More info: https://tinyurl.com/HighIslandCR

🤩 99p Promo Price !!! 🤩★★★★★THE DEAD AND THE DYING - 'Lin Anderson is a fantastic author and every one of her Rhona MacLeod books is so interesting, so tense, and so informative - it is difficult to put the books down.' https://bit.ly/4nrNyaV #LinAnderson #Kindle

★★★★★ Review - DARK FLIGHT - 'What a great read this book was. Every page was a different emotion, very believable as were the characters . I would highly recommend this book to anyone. Enjoy' http://viewBook.at/DarkFlight #Mystery #Thriller #LinAnderson #BloodyScotland #CSI #KU

🤩 99p Promo Price !!! 🤩 DRIFTNET - 'Great read from the start till the last page, had me hooked, I didn't want to put it down. Gritty Glasgow crime' https://bit.ly/4nm35c5 #CrimeFiction #Mystery #Thriller #LinAnderson #CSI #BloodyScotland #Kindle

★★★★★ Review - DEADLY CODE - 'Great characters, plot rattles along at a great pace and the finale is just brilliant. All in all a cracking good read' https://bit.ly/4iknq01 #CrimeFiction #Mystery #Thriller #CSI #LinAnderson #SantaMonica #Raasay #BloodyScotland

💥COVER REVEAL💥
THE HIGH ISLAND by Lin Anderson
Book 1 in a new spin-off ORCADIA MYSTERIES SERIES featuring Orkney-based DI Erling Flett.
Having appeared in Books 9, 11, 16 and 19 of the RHONA MACLEOD SERIES, Erling now has his own Series
More info: https://tinyurl.com/HighIslandCR

Eden Court: Engagement Project Manager - YTAS Eden Court are seeking a part-time Project Manager to develop and deliver CashBack Next Gen Creatives, a youth-led project for 12–16-year-olds to find their

Eden Court are seeking a part-time Project Manager to develop and deliver CashBack Next Gen Creatives, a youth-led project for 12–16-year-olds to find their artistic outlet, have fun and express themselves buff.ly/Bkfa4rO (deadline - 24 Apr 2026)

Thank you for your courage to publicly address abusive language.

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We are spending billions to keep our entire navy in the Strait to fecklessly fail to open a waterway that wasn’t closed until Trump’s pointless war of choice closed it.

He’s just burning your tax money.

★★★★★ Review DRIFTNET - 'This is a thrilling, captivating and utterly un-put-downable tale which held me from the first page to the last. Read it - you won’t be disappointed' https://bit.ly/4nm35c5 #LinAnderson #Driftnet #Thriller #CSI #BloodyScotland

We never had to worry about fake news until we had a fake president.

Mamdani: "What are we fighting for?. When you look back at the history books of our party, 100 years ago we had a very clear vision of what we were fighting for. It's sad that for too many Americans, when they want to look for ambition in the Democratic Party, then have to turn to a history book."

💥COVER REVEAL💥
THE HIGH ISLAND by Lin Anderson
Book 1 in a new spin-off ORCADIA MYSTERIES SERIES featuring Orkney-based DI Erling Flett.
Having appeared in Books 9, 11, 16 & 19 of the RHONA MACLEOD SERIES, Erling now has his own Series
More info: https://tinyurl.com/HighIslandCR

#fromourbookshelves

A novel of several parts set mainly around #Europe #berlin

A Ladder to the Sky by John Boyne
www.tripfiction.com/a-novel-of-s...
"...what felt edgy and acceptable at publication in 2018, just feels largely unappetising now"...
#blueskybooks #booksky

Effective 2025 federal tax rates paid by these corporations:

Alphabet: 8.01%
AT&T: 4.6%
Meta: 3.57%
General Motors: 3.09%
Amazon: 1.37%
Exxon Mobil: 1.31%
Disney: -1.57%
CVS Health: -3.88%

Income tax rate paid by the typical American: 14.5%

This is what a rigged system looks like.

Scotland will vote for independence in 2028 referendum, John Swinney insists

John Swinney believes he can win an independence referendum in 2028 – with the SNP leader vowing he will then run to be the first leader in an independent Scotland in 2031

📌MEDIA: Stop calling Jared Kushner a "high-level negotiator." He's a damn thief operating in his repulsive family's best interests not ours.

Napiers, Glasgow #scotland

★★★★★THE DEAD AND THE DYING - 'Lin Anderson is a fantastic author and every one of her Rhona MacLeod books is so interesting, so tense, and so informative - it is difficult to put the books down.' https://bit.ly/4nrA9Q8
#Thriller #LinAnderson #TheDeadAndTheDying #CSI

🤩 99p Promo Price !!! 🤩 DRIFTNET - 'I devoured this book, racing through the pages as Rhona faces down her own darkest fears to save a boy whose life ties her inextricably to her own past' https://bit.ly/4nm35c5 #No1bestseller #CrimeFiction #Thriller #LinAnderson #Kindle

🤩 99p Promo Price !!! 🤩 ★★★★★ THE DEAD AND THE DYING - 'If there is only one author you are going to try this year it should definitely be Lin Anderson and the Dr Rhona MacLeod thrillers.' mybook.to/DeadandDying #Thriller #CrimeFiction #Mystery #LinAnderson #Kindle

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