Euan Taylor Author
@euantaylorauthor.bsky.social
The Hard Times: Prison Diaries: A book about crime, punishment, rehabilitation, greed, and putting a newspaper to bed before the editorial team gets locked up: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hard-Times-Prison-Diaries-ebook/dp/B0DPVH8HFF/
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The Hard Times: Prison Diaries is finally out (link in bio). It is a book about crime, punishment, rehabilitation, greed, compassion, dignity, personal choice, and putting a newspaper to bed before the editorial team gets locked up for the night. Hope you like it.
So let me get this right. This priest's line of defence was that he wasn't really a neo-nazi, just your a common or garden sexual pervert. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Cardiff Catholic priest Mark Rowles sentenced for sending racist neo-Nazi messages
Father Mark Rowles was arrested by counter terror police for extreme right wing activity on social media.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 1, 2025 at 1:12 PM
So let me get this right. This priest's line of defence was that he wasn't really a neo-nazi, just your a common or garden sexual pervert. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
If this is what being held accountable looks like, throw the book at me: www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Andrew in line for six-figure payout and annual stipend from king, sources say
The former prince remains under scrutiny as Buckingham Palace finalises plans for his future as a commoner
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2025 at 9:47 AM
If this is what being held accountable looks like, throw the book at me: www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
OK, so just a change of postcode really. Not a downgrade on lifestyle. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Sandringham estate: The Queen’s favourite retreat where Andrew will live
Andrew is set to move to the Sandringham estate in Norfolk after being evicted from his Windsor mansion
www.independent.co.uk
October 31, 2025 at 12:27 PM
OK, so just a change of postcode really. Not a downgrade on lifestyle. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Reads like the start of a horror movie: www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Truck with monkeys thought to carry Covid and other diseases crashed in Mississippi
The truck carrying Rehsus monkeys from Tulane University in New Orleans crashed on Interstate 59
www.independent.co.uk
October 29, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Reads like the start of a horror movie: www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Bloody hell - you couldn't make this up. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...
Prison released migrant sex offender despite him ‘returning four or five times’
Hadush Kebatu kept asking prison staff ‘what to do’ after he was released from HMP Chelmsford by error, according to a delivery driver who saw him at the time of his release
www.independent.co.uk
October 25, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Bloody hell - you couldn't make this up. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...
Should we be afraid? www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
AI models may be developing their own ‘survival drive’, researchers say
Like 2001: A Space Odyssey’s HAL 9000, some AIs seem to resist being turned off and will even sabotage shutdown
www.theguardian.com
October 25, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Should we be afraid? www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
262 prisoners released by mistake in 2024/2025. The British justice system is broken. Read all about it in The Hard Times: Prison Diaries available now in eBook and paperback (link in bio).
October 25, 2025 at 10:00 AM
262 prisoners released by mistake in 2024/2025. The British justice system is broken. Read all about it in The Hard Times: Prison Diaries available now in eBook and paperback (link in bio).
Interested to read Boris Becker's prison diaries to learn about his hard times. I wonder if he would recognise any of the experiences of the lads in HMP North Shore. www.amazon.co.uk/Inside-Winni...
Inside: Winning, Losing and Starting Again: The new memoir by tennis legend Boris Becker
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www.amazon.co.uk
September 24, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Interested to read Boris Becker's prison diaries to learn about his hard times. I wonder if he would recognise any of the experiences of the lads in HMP North Shore. www.amazon.co.uk/Inside-Winni...
Amazing! The Hard Times (link in bio) seems to be reaching new readers this month without the aid of expensive Facebook ads. The word must be getting out - unlike most of the lads in HMP North Shore 🤣.
September 19, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Amazing! The Hard Times (link in bio) seems to be reaching new readers this month without the aid of expensive Facebook ads. The word must be getting out - unlike most of the lads in HMP North Shore 🤣.
My best advice for aspiring authors. Leave your writing group. Unsubscribe from all those forums and online chats. Get sent to prison and do some real hard time.
September 9, 2025 at 11:01 AM
My best advice for aspiring authors. Leave your writing group. Unsubscribe from all those forums and online chats. Get sent to prison and do some real hard time.
Looking forward to seeing the movie adoptation of @stephenking.bsky.social's The Long Walk. Read it as a teenager - one of the first grown up books that really engaged me.
September 8, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Looking forward to seeing the movie adoptation of @stephenking.bsky.social's The Long Walk. Read it as a teenager - one of the first grown up books that really engaged me.
Really pleased to see the paperback doing so well. eBooks are great - but paperback sales make me feel like a proper author (I am a proper author).
September 8, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Really pleased to see the paperback doing so well. eBooks are great - but paperback sales make me feel like a proper author (I am a proper author).
From tiny acorns. Celebrating more than 200 copies of The Hard Times: Prison Diaries sold this year with an average rating of 4.1 out of 5 (70% of readers left a 5 or 4 star rating on Amazon). As an indie author, I'm pretty happy with these results. Start reading today for free on Amazon Unlimited.
September 3, 2025 at 12:23 PM
From tiny acorns. Celebrating more than 200 copies of The Hard Times: Prison Diaries sold this year with an average rating of 4.1 out of 5 (70% of readers left a 5 or 4 star rating on Amazon). As an indie author, I'm pretty happy with these results. Start reading today for free on Amazon Unlimited.
Still love the old Play for Today plays. I wonder if there would be space in the Ch. 5 schedule for a Hard Times re-boot. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on bringing back Play for Today: a reboot that feels right for the times | Editorial
Editorial: As our politics becomes ever more polarised, Channel 5’s move to revive one of British television’s most influential series deserves to succeed
www.theguardian.com
August 19, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Still love the old Play for Today plays. I wonder if there would be space in the Ch. 5 schedule for a Hard Times re-boot. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
If you are writting a book and plan to use Amazon's Virtual Voice system to create the audiobook version, DO NOT give one of your main characters a stammer. AI can't cope with speach impediments. I've learned the hard way. Might take a while to make this work.
August 14, 2025 at 2:10 PM
If you are writting a book and plan to use Amazon's Virtual Voice system to create the audiobook version, DO NOT give one of your main characters a stammer. AI can't cope with speach impediments. I've learned the hard way. Might take a while to make this work.
I wrote the first draft of The Hard Times on a mobile phone, edited it on £150 Chromebook, designed and published it using freely available software, and people are buying it because (humble brag) its really quite good.
August 10, 2025 at 1:44 PM
I wrote the first draft of The Hard Times on a mobile phone, edited it on £150 Chromebook, designed and published it using freely available software, and people are buying it because (humble brag) its really quite good.
A quirky but entertaining review of The Hard Times: Prison Diaries (link in bio). With 5 stars attached - I'll take it 😁.
August 7, 2025 at 6:38 PM
A quirky but entertaining review of The Hard Times: Prison Diaries (link in bio). With 5 stars attached - I'll take it 😁.
First terrible review just landed 😵. Kitty said it was awful and she couldn't wait to finish the book. But she did finish it. Makes me wonder why. Isn't life too short to finish reading "awful" books?
July 24, 2025 at 9:27 AM
First terrible review just landed 😵. Kitty said it was awful and she couldn't wait to finish the book. But she did finish it. Makes me wonder why. Isn't life too short to finish reading "awful" books?
Always excited to find new readers for my very British prison novel in the United States (doing quite well over there), although I must admit to being a little anxious about the authentic language used. Does it translate?
July 20, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Always excited to find new readers for my very British prison novel in the United States (doing quite well over there), although I must admit to being a little anxious about the authentic language used. Does it translate?
What really goes on behind closed doors at HMP North Shore? Find out more in The Hard Times: Prison Diaries by Euan Taylor. Available now in print and eBook editions. Read for free on Kindle Unlimited.
July 19, 2025 at 10:39 AM
What really goes on behind closed doors at HMP North Shore? Find out more in The Hard Times: Prison Diaries by Euan Taylor. Available now in print and eBook editions. Read for free on Kindle Unlimited.
Probably a case of being careful what you wish for - but looking at the Amazon sales rankings for The Salt Path - I'd love the negative press that the author Raynor Winn is currently getting.
July 18, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Probably a case of being careful what you wish for - but looking at the Amazon sales rankings for The Salt Path - I'd love the negative press that the author Raynor Winn is currently getting.
Reviews for The Hard Times are coming in steadily now. 12 organic reviews (meaning I've not asked friends to spam Amazon) posted so far with an average score of 4.2 - I'm happy with that.
July 16, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Reviews for The Hard Times are coming in steadily now. 12 organic reviews (meaning I've not asked friends to spam Amazon) posted so far with an average score of 4.2 - I'm happy with that.
There is so much potential fraud on the Facebook app. Everyday, someone "new" contacts me from a private account with the same message about my author account breaching their terms and conditions and asking me to log-in and confirm my details. Born yesterday? Muppets!
July 16, 2025 at 6:46 AM
There is so much potential fraud on the Facebook app. Everyday, someone "new" contacts me from a private account with the same message about my author account breaching their terms and conditions and asking me to log-in and confirm my details. Born yesterday? Muppets!
Slow sales day (in fact been a slow couple of days). Is it the heat, or is reporting lagging due to Amazon Prime Day and the sheer volume of sales on the platform. Either way - every purchase and borrow is appreciated. Thank you.
July 11, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Slow sales day (in fact been a slow couple of days). Is it the heat, or is reporting lagging due to Amazon Prime Day and the sheer volume of sales on the platform. Either way - every purchase and borrow is appreciated. Thank you.
Late to the party on this one - but I really want to read the book now. I guess this is a case of no such thing as bad PR. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
The Salt Path author defends memoir against fabrication allegations
Raynor Winn describes enduring ‘hardest days’ and publishes clinic letters saying her husband, Moth, has been treated for CBD/S for many years
www.theguardian.com
July 10, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Late to the party on this one - but I really want to read the book now. I guess this is a case of no such thing as bad PR. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...