Jane McLoughlin
@jbmcloughlin.bsky.social
Writer of Gothic suspense, psychological thrillers, and other crime. The Perfect Couple, Lume/Joffe out March, 24.
The harsh truth.
So we're really at the stage where conservative politicians and pundits consider anything north of screaming proscribed epithets into ethnic faces as "not racist". But we'll get there on that behviour too, and our media will both-sides it when it comes.
October 28, 2025 at 10:37 AM
The harsh truth.
This is really good. How to make a life in art.
making a living vs making a life
here is the best advice I have about making your life in the creative arts. it's advice from my mum. it has made my whole life better and if you want to be an artist I think it'll make yours better too:
naomialderman.substack.com/p/the-best-a...
here is the best advice I have about making your life in the creative arts. it's advice from my mum. it has made my whole life better and if you want to be an artist I think it'll make yours better too:
naomialderman.substack.com/p/the-best-a...
making a living vs making a life
or "can you earn money from your art?" (and is that even the right question?)
naomialderman.substack.com
October 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
This is really good. How to make a life in art.
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My 14-year-old self would never have guessed that, in 50 years' time, all the world's music would be available at the click of a button, you'd navigate the globe by carrying a tiny computer around in your pocket, and the US President would post a video of himself shitting over American citizens.
October 19, 2025 at 9:34 AM
My 14-year-old self would never have guessed that, in 50 years' time, all the world's music would be available at the click of a button, you'd navigate the globe by carrying a tiny computer around in your pocket, and the US President would post a video of himself shitting over American citizens.
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“I don't want no drummer. I set the tempo.”
- Bessie Smith,
Empress of the Blues #WomensArt #FridayFeeling
- Bessie Smith,
Empress of the Blues #WomensArt #FridayFeeling
September 26, 2025 at 5:37 AM
“I don't want no drummer. I set the tempo.”
- Bessie Smith,
Empress of the Blues #WomensArt #FridayFeeling
- Bessie Smith,
Empress of the Blues #WomensArt #FridayFeeling
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Artemisia Gentileschi,
Self-Portrait as a Lute Player, 1616 #WomensArt
Self-Portrait as a Lute Player, 1616 #WomensArt
September 25, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Artemisia Gentileschi,
Self-Portrait as a Lute Player, 1616 #WomensArt
Self-Portrait as a Lute Player, 1616 #WomensArt
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I’ve said it once, I’ll say it again.
Ignore the haters, London is the 🐐
Ignore the haters, London is the 🐐
September 23, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I’ve said it once, I’ll say it again.
Ignore the haters, London is the 🐐
Ignore the haters, London is the 🐐
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spokesperson for Sadiq Khan:
“We are not going to dignify his appalling and bigoted comments with a response.
“London is the greatest city in the world, safer than major US cities, and we’re delighted to welcome the record number of US citizens moving here.”
“We are not going to dignify his appalling and bigoted comments with a response.
“London is the greatest city in the world, safer than major US cities, and we’re delighted to welcome the record number of US citizens moving here.”
Trump to the UN: "I have to say, I look at London where you have a terrible mayor -- terrible terrible mayor -- and it's been so changed, so changed. Now they want to go to Sharia Law ... both their immigration and their suicidal energy ideas will be the death of Western Europe."
September 23, 2025 at 3:16 PM
spokesperson for Sadiq Khan:
“We are not going to dignify his appalling and bigoted comments with a response.
“London is the greatest city in the world, safer than major US cities, and we’re delighted to welcome the record number of US citizens moving here.”
“We are not going to dignify his appalling and bigoted comments with a response.
“London is the greatest city in the world, safer than major US cities, and we’re delighted to welcome the record number of US citizens moving here.”
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We want the media and politicians to recognise that there is a large number of women who are supportive of the trans+ community. We call on them to report truthfully about the sources of violence against women and to address the systems that perpetuate harm. notinourname.org.uk/petition/not...
Not In Our Name: Women in support of the trans+ community - Not in our name
notinourname.org.uk
September 19, 2025 at 3:06 PM
We want the media and politicians to recognise that there is a large number of women who are supportive of the trans+ community. We call on them to report truthfully about the sources of violence against women and to address the systems that perpetuate harm. notinourname.org.uk/petition/not...
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Just a note to all the Americans, no matter what you're seeing over there, we don't like your President. We don't want him here.
He has been 100% kept away from the public here in UK & that's why it all looks rosy.
They know allowing him to be face to face with British public would be messy.
1/3
He has been 100% kept away from the public here in UK & that's why it all looks rosy.
They know allowing him to be face to face with British public would be messy.
1/3
September 18, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Just a note to all the Americans, no matter what you're seeing over there, we don't like your President. We don't want him here.
He has been 100% kept away from the public here in UK & that's why it all looks rosy.
They know allowing him to be face to face with British public would be messy.
1/3
He has been 100% kept away from the public here in UK & that's why it all looks rosy.
They know allowing him to be face to face with British public would be messy.
1/3
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US photographer Lynn Goldsmith, portrait of her friend and muse Patti Smith, 1977 #WomensArt
September 18, 2025 at 12:27 PM
US photographer Lynn Goldsmith, portrait of her friend and muse Patti Smith, 1977 #WomensArt
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Appalled to see this image of Donald Trump and the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein projected onto Windsor Castle.
Please... for the love of all that is good, do not share it on all your social media channels... because it simply wouldn't be done to remind the world of the association
Please... for the love of all that is good, do not share it on all your social media channels... because it simply wouldn't be done to remind the world of the association
September 17, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Appalled to see this image of Donald Trump and the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein projected onto Windsor Castle.
Please... for the love of all that is good, do not share it on all your social media channels... because it simply wouldn't be done to remind the world of the association
Please... for the love of all that is good, do not share it on all your social media channels... because it simply wouldn't be done to remind the world of the association
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Photographer Pennie Smith, The Clash, 1979, used for the 'London Calling' album cover art and voted best rock 'n' roll image #womensart
September 17, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Photographer Pennie Smith, The Clash, 1979, used for the 'London Calling' album cover art and voted best rock 'n' roll image #womensart
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Bet there's never been a crime book festival in a place like this. The Ateneo Veneto. Home to Venice Noir in November. All events free. #Venice
September 16, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Bet there's never been a crime book festival in a place like this. The Ateneo Veneto. Home to Venice Noir in November. All events free. #Venice
This looks like an amazing opportunity for women writers. 10,000 words by 12 January. You can do it!
It’s been a difficult few days, so am grateful to have something positive to share: I’m a judge for @womensprize.bsky.social #Discoveries2026 If you’ve always wanted to write a novel & have it looked at by professionals, this is your chance. Get together 10,000 words to submit by 12 Jan 2026. 1/5
September 16, 2025 at 4:05 PM
This looks like an amazing opportunity for women writers. 10,000 words by 12 January. You can do it!
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There’s a free taster session for my popular Crime and Thriller writing class for @citystgeorges.bsky.social this Thursday night, along with a host of other short courses. 10% off, if you sign up! na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
Short Courses Online Taster Evening | City St George's, University of London
Join a free taster session for one of our Short Courses.
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September 16, 2025 at 2:08 PM
There’s a free taster session for my popular Crime and Thriller writing class for @citystgeorges.bsky.social this Thursday night, along with a host of other short courses. 10% off, if you sign up! na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
After all these years away from home, this still matters.
Final:
Yankees 0
Twins 7
Yankees 0
Twins 7
September 16, 2025 at 7:25 AM
After all these years away from home, this still matters.
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Owen Cooper's record-breaking Emmy win is a result of his time at Drama MOB, a drama school in Manchester. He is living proof of what young people can achieve when they have access to arts education 🏆
September 15, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Owen Cooper's record-breaking Emmy win is a result of his time at Drama MOB, a drama school in Manchester. He is living proof of what young people can achieve when they have access to arts education 🏆
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Why is it always a children's book? When do we get a celebrity who decides to edit a Festschrift or prepare an annotated edition of a primary source text?
September 11, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Why is it always a children's book? When do we get a celebrity who decides to edit a Festschrift or prepare an annotated edition of a primary source text?
Great competition, fantastic judges!
Please share widely. Enter one of Britain's biggest crime prizes. We have some wonderful judges: @vaseemkhanuk.bsky.social Ayo Onatade, Renita D’Silva, Heloise Wood, thank you
joffebooks.com/prize-2025
#prize #entry #books #crime
joffebooks.com/prize-2025
#prize #entry #books #crime
September 11, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Great competition, fantastic judges!
This sounds amazing. What a deal!
It's the LAST DAY to get my second book Displeasure Island for 99p on Kindle. Ghosts! Pirates! Fog! Murder! A real life haunted prison island! Playing charades with a skeleton! ⚡📚💙 www.amazon.co.uk/Displeasure-...
Displeasure Island: The unputdownable cosy mystery for 2025 'Agatha Christie meets Ghosts' J M Hall (Grave Expectations) eBook : Bell, Alice: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
Displeasure Island: The unputdownable cosy mystery for 2025 'Agatha Christie meets Ghosts' J M Hall (Grave Expectations) eBook : Bell, Alice: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
www.amazon.co.uk
July 31, 2025 at 1:10 PM
This sounds amazing. What a deal!
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📣 2 years ago, Sir Keir Starmer pledged to embed #oracy in the curriculum. Today, a coalition of parliamentarians, education experts & schools are calling on him to deliver on that pledge.
Read the letter here: voice21.org/open-letter/
Read the letter here: voice21.org/open-letter/
Open Letter to the Prime Minister - Voice 21
voice21.org
July 23, 2025 at 4:21 AM
📣 2 years ago, Sir Keir Starmer pledged to embed #oracy in the curriculum. Today, a coalition of parliamentarians, education experts & schools are calling on him to deliver on that pledge.
Read the letter here: voice21.org/open-letter/
Read the letter here: voice21.org/open-letter/
This competition is a wonderful opportunity. It changed my life!
** Submissions OPEN ** 🥳
If you're a #KidLit writer in the UK/Europe, #UV26 could be your big break. The anthology has launched 100s of writers' careers - will you be next?
Find out more and enter👇
undiscoveredvoices.com
Entries close: 8 September 2025
@scbwi-bi.bsky.social
If you're a #KidLit writer in the UK/Europe, #UV26 could be your big break. The anthology has launched 100s of writers' careers - will you be next?
Find out more and enter👇
undiscoveredvoices.com
Entries close: 8 September 2025
@scbwi-bi.bsky.social
July 23, 2025 at 10:51 AM
This competition is a wonderful opportunity. It changed my life!
Wonderful author. Great book!
Hey, Zoey has had a facelift. New title, new jacket, same words. ARE YOU AWAKE? out July 3rd in all good bookshops 😘 #areyouawake
July 1, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Wonderful author. Great book!
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I've started a Substack.
It's called Publishing Peptalk and it's a space to share complaints, industry knowledge, gossip - and to buoy ourselves up.
It looks like this.. and it's here
abielongstaff.substack.com
It's called Publishing Peptalk and it's a space to share complaints, industry knowledge, gossip - and to buoy ourselves up.
It looks like this.. and it's here
abielongstaff.substack.com
June 27, 2025 at 9:15 AM
I've started a Substack.
It's called Publishing Peptalk and it's a space to share complaints, industry knowledge, gossip - and to buoy ourselves up.
It looks like this.. and it's here
abielongstaff.substack.com
It's called Publishing Peptalk and it's a space to share complaints, industry knowledge, gossip - and to buoy ourselves up.
It looks like this.. and it's here
abielongstaff.substack.com