D. V. Bishop's CARNIVAL OF LIES out now
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Writes Cesare Aldo historical thrillers, set in Renaissance Italy • CARNIVAL OF LIES out now • Buy my books: https://linktr.ee/D.V.Bishop • Free newsletter: https://dvbishop.substack.com • Rep: @jennybrownagency.bsky.social • Ex-Tharg
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(I've no objection to somebody having a fresh crack at the material, but don't call that believing in original stories.)
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'Believe in original stories' proudly says the trailer for Sky's remake of Amadeus, which was based on a play.
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To have a bestselling I should have called my next novel THE SECRET ALCHEMISED OF SECRET ALCHEMY SECRETS?
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So excited to share the cover for my debut graphic novel 'On Starlit Shores' coming 9th September '25 ✨

"In this YA urban fantasy graphic novel, Alex must return to the town where she was born to unravel the magical mysteries her late grandmother left behind."
cover for my graphic novel 'on starlit shores' in the foreground there are seals on some rocks looking at the sea and a lighthouse. in the background there is a large side profile of alex, the main character looking at some clouds. her hair is filled with stars, and she is crying softly
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Still recall the @2000ad.bsky.social 15th birthday party at the Camden Palace where John told another writer he wouldn’t fuck him, even with a paper bag on his head.
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Plus it means you have actual artwork that can potentially be sold later?
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Pre-order my new historical thriller SHADOW OF MADNESS now from @bertsbooks.bsky.social! You don't get 25% off, but postage is free within the UK and you'll be supporting a brilliant independent bookshop: bertsbooks.co.uk/product/shad... @jennybrownagency.bsky.social @panmacmillan.bsky.social
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Day 183 of #UKBookIndustryClicheBingo2025 has 6 entries:

new • smart • humorous • landmark • heartfelt • mischievous

'Landmark' makes it a six-way tie for bronze in the race to be British publishing's cliche of 2025.
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Why I became a British citizen after 35 years, how Cesare Aldo 6 is progressing, and why writers need to turn off the taps between novels:
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Turning off the tap
Letting creativity recover
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Share a cartoon from the past that kids today probably never heard of.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dIQ...
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Nice to see Armitage return in the latest issue, a character I co-created with Dave Stone and Sean Phillips back in 1991. Glad the grumpy old bastard is still going strong...
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Jovus, 35 years!

Hearty congratulations to its current (and longest-serving) editor Matt Smith, launch editor Steve MacManus, plus John Wagner and the late Alan Grant who helped shape its start.

Honoured to be there at the start, and to have stuck around for the first decade of the Megazine.
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My hot take is that none of these are structure. These are all recipes that describe structure.

Structure is the Salt, Fat, Acid Heat of writing.

3-Act/Hero's Journey etc are recipes.

You can make great meals without using a recipe if you understand the principles of structure.
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So #WritingCommunity how do we feel about structure?

Do you use the 3 act structure? The 5 act?

Hero's Journey? Save the Cat? Super Structure Method? Story Genius Method?

Something else?

What have you got?
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Literary fiction should really be called Vibes fiction.
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Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat
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Nah, I've always hated peas! But making them mushy is certainly no improvement.
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Well done, Pamela Reeves! 83 years dead, but still making a difference…
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Thanks so much for the mention here! Great lists
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In this week's free newsletter, discover my suggestions for:
Top 5 Podcasts on Reading
Top 5 Podcasts on Writing &
Top 5 Podcasts on Publishing
(Could easily have done a Top 10 for each, left out so many!)
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Bookish podcasts
For your listening pleasure
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I had this really elaborate, funny and slightly daft cover reveal planned then I thought, nah, let me keep it simple. Really simple. Here’s the beauteous cover for book 23 - #TheQuietGirls designed by Becky Gilbbery. Can’t wait for you to read it.

Out March 2026.
Author Dorothy Koomson - Black woman with big twists holding a book cover. The cover is blue, white and yellow and has words The Quiet Girls in white.
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Peas
The Magus
Moondance by Van Morrison
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Introduce yourself using only one food you refuse to eat, one movie you’ll never watch again, and one song you can’t stand