Physical to Digital to Dust. The Future of Books in Our Hands - E. Mark Windle - Biographer and freelance writing services E. Mark Windle 8 August 2023 Almost twenty years ago, a book revolution was on the horizon. The advent of Sony e-reading devices in 2006 and the more commercially impactful Amazon Kindle the following...

Digital versus physical books - what's your reading pleasure? #booksky #writingcommunity #windlefreelance windlefreelance.com/2023/08/08/p...

Press Release: The Hundred Year Hunger by E. Mark Windle - E. Mark Windle - Biographer and freelance writing services E. Mark Windle 6 June 2025 “The paradox is that the tale of Palestine from the beginning until today is a simple story of colonialism and dispossession, yet the world treats it as a multifaceted and c...

The Hundred Year Hunger: A Timeline of Food Insecurity and Malnutrition in Gaza - a new book by E. Mark Windle. The press release, with ordering details... #gaza #writingcommunity #thehundredyearhunger #booksky #windlefreelance windlefreelance.com/2025/05/31/p...

Back at Leeds Central Library this morning for writing duties.
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There's a bit of Chomsky thing going on here of late. Hmm, I wonder why! Just taken another delivery of stock for my bookstore #noamchomsky #windlefreelance #anickelandanail #writingcommunity

Home - E. Mark Windle - Biographer and freelance writing services I am a UK-based biographer and freelance writer who works with domestic and international clients. I undertake independent commissions, as well as providing biographical services for Sheridan Hill / R...

The usual monthy portfolio update / open for hire shout / call for collabs, with direct links to published work. Feel free to contact me here or via the website. #windlefreelance #writingcommunity #books windlefreelance.com

A chilly but beautiful morning at the Central today. Happy Thursday folks! #writingcommunity #leeds #windlefreelance

Happy Monday afternoon folks! #writingcommunity #windlefreelance #LeedsLibrary

Long-term effects of Gaza war could quadruple Palestinian death toll, warn UK doctors Surgeons who worked in Gaza fear disease, malnutrition and eradication of healthcare will reverberate for decades

The very reason why I decided to undertake the latest WiP "Hundred Year Hunger". I wanted to highlight this was always coming in this particular conflict, but also that it's a repeated aspect of Palestinian history #dietitiansky #nutrition #windlefreelance www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Moments in Time. The Reflection Sound Studios Story - E. Mark Windle - Biographer and freelance writing services E. Mark Windle 30 July 2020 “Looking back, I’m really proud of what we achieved in the 1960s” drummer Nelson Lemmond once told me. “As The Tempests, out of Charlotte, North Carolina, we made some grea...

The tale of Reflection Sound Studios came to my attention while researching for "The Tempests: A Carolina Soul Story". Here's my spin on its history, during a period of political and musical change in the south eastern states. #writingcommunity #windlefreelance windlefreelance.com/2020/07/30/m...

Your weekly Happy Monday call! Writing perch is at the Leeds Central this morning. Have great week! #writingcommunity #windlefreelance

Afternoon all from the “New” Room! Dare I say it, still no heating? #windlefreelance #writingcommunity

A Toast to Childhood, Spielberg, and Spanish Ladies - E. Mark Windle - Biographer and freelance writing services E. Mark Windle     15 February 2024. Reflecting on Jaws, the iconic movie that defined an era. Its literary inspiration, why today’s kids don’t get it, and what they are missing. Society has a habit o...

A lighthearted reflection from me today for a change (only one, mind!). On nostalgia, sharks, books and a movie that forever resonates with at least one generation... #writingcommunity #books #movies #windlefreelance windlefreelance.com/2024/02/15/a...

First 30K of the latest WiP drafted. Planning and reading week teed up next for section 2 … #writingcommunity #thehundredyearhunger #nonfiction
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Morning all, from Leeds Central!
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Good Fit or Conflict? Client-Ghostwriter Matching in Biography Writing, and When the Relationship Goes Wrong - E. Mark Windle - Biographer and freelance writing services E. Mark Windle 4 May 2023. It goes without saying that compatibility between ghostwriter and client is a key factor in facilitating the production of a high quality biography. The writer’s remit is to...

I wrote this for biographers (specifically ghostwriters, though the dynamics will apply to other kinds of writerly collabs). Just some thoughts on when the relationship goes wrong. Feel free to chime in... #writingcommunity #books #biography #windlefreelance windlefreelance.com/2023/05/04/g...

Juke Joint - E. Mark Windle - Biographer and freelance writing services E. Mark Windle 25 February 2024. “We had to ask the owner of Abe’s BBQ in Clarksdale how to get there. His hand-written directions on the back of a napkin was our GPS for this shack at the edge of a c...

February is Black History Month folks! In the US at least—October for us in the UK. Anyway here's my small contribution: the (true) story of Po' Monkey's juke joint in Clarkesdale, Mississippi #writingcommunity #jukejoint #pomonkeys #windlefreelance windlefreelance.com/2024/02/25/j...

Decided to have a little break from writing duties at lunchtime. The Asian culture exhibition at Leeds City Museum, across the road. Permanent exhibition but they rotate items every so often. #writingcommunity #leeds #windlefreelance

Of course, there's an extremely long road ahead for Gazans. And the nature of politics and conflict mean the future remains fragile. But in the meantime, scenes like this represent the resilience of a remarkable people. #gaza #gazastrip #windlefreelance

Morning all. At the Central Library in Leeds today for writing duties. #writingcommunity #books #windlefreelance

Happy Monday morning all! Thoresby Room today. I’ll give up on the hopeful updates re the central heating. Still not fixed. #writingcommunity #windlefreelance #books

We Don’t Celebrate the Boring Years of Social Movements—But We Should In a corner of a lower floor in the Museum of London stand several glass cases that hold relics of the suffragette movement. In the rows of inert objects you can glimpse the force of the protestors…

This weekend's Lit Hub choice #writingcommunity #books #humanrights #windlefreelance lithub.com/we-dont-cele...

10-year anniversary for this one. Was approached by British Dietetic Association to write the burns nutrition chapter for the fourth edition of MDP, the core reference book used dietetic profession in the UK. Man, time flies. #windlefreelance #books #writingcommunity #dietetics

THE HUNDRED YEAR HUNGER New WiP. To set the scene for a series of historical events which culminated in today's situation of displacement, malnutrition and famine in Palestine, occupation by the Ottoman Empire is a decent starting point... #windlefreelance #palestine #gaza #writingcommunity #books

Troubling the Water: The Power of Song, from the Underground Railroad to Rhythm and Blues - E. Mark Windle - Biographer and freelance writing services Wade in the waterWade in the water childrenWade in the waterGod said He’s gonna trouble the water We are the sons and the daughtersWe gotta stand up and make it loudJust like our God told the PharaohL...

A personal commentary from me, exploring how the spiritual Wade in the Water resonated through the centuries, from slavery and the Underground Railroad to civil rights and R&B. #AfricanAmericanHistory #civilrightsmovement #writingcommunity #windlefreelance windlefreelance.com/2024/12/05/t...

My wee Rousseau. Must be in the genes. #writingcommunity #windlefreelance

Afternoon all from the fridge. Been promised the new boiler system should be up and running by the end of this week. Two winters later. #writingcommunity #windlefreelance

Over on FB I do a monthly update of my writer portfolio/open for hire shout/calls for collabs. So may as well share my wares here too! Updated to Jan 2025, and direct links to published work. Contact details on the webpage. windlefreelance.com/portfolio/ #windlefreelance #writingcommunity #books

Physical to Digital to Dust. The Future of Books in Our Hands - E. Mark Windle - Biographer and freelance writing services E. Mark Windle 8 August 2023 Almost twenty years ago, a book revolution was on the horizon. The advent of Sony e-reading devices in 2006 and the more commercially impactful Amazon Kindle the following...

My reflection on book formats. So did the e-book revolution arrive, or was it a damp squib? Thoughts? #books #ebooks #windlefreelance #writingcommunity windlefreelance.com/2023/08/08/p...

The Hundred Year Hunger. Reflecting on a Work in Progress - E. Mark Windle - Biographer and freelance writing services The paradox is that the tale of Palestine from the beginning until today is a simple story of colonialism and dispossession, yet the world treats it as a multifaceted and complex story—hard to underst...

Reflecting on (one of) my works in progress: a book tracing the timeline of food insecurity and malnutrition in Gaza. Scheduled publication summer 2025. #windlefreelance #gaza #nutrition #dietitiansky awindlefreelance.com/2024/12/17/the-hundred-y...

Usually (well, if the opportunity arises) I try to take it easy on a weekend but 20K-ish edit on the Gaza draft is calling me. #writingcommunity #windlefreelance #gaza #nutriton #malnutrition