Robert Welbourn
@robertwelbourn.bsky.social
THE ONES WE FEAR coming April 2026 from SRL Publishing.
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The Ones We Fear
28.04.2026
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28.04.2026
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LIPSTICK AND LULLABIES
A struggling mother gets a part time job in the beauty industry, but behind the glossy packaging and the promise of miracle potions, the pressure to be perfect unveils some ugly truths.
Pre-order now!
A struggling mother gets a part time job in the beauty industry, but behind the glossy packaging and the promise of miracle potions, the pressure to be perfect unveils some ugly truths.
Pre-order now!
November 28, 2025 at 5:32 PM
LIPSTICK AND LULLABIES
A struggling mother gets a part time job in the beauty industry, but behind the glossy packaging and the promise of miracle potions, the pressure to be perfect unveils some ugly truths.
Pre-order now!
A struggling mother gets a part time job in the beauty industry, but behind the glossy packaging and the promise of miracle potions, the pressure to be perfect unveils some ugly truths.
Pre-order now!
Reposted by Robert Welbourn
November 28, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Do you hate black Friday like a normal person?
Do you love books?
Two of mine are still on sale on the @srlpublishing.bsky.social website!
Belonging hardback for just £10.49:
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Great Romances ebook for just £2.49:
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Do you love books?
Two of mine are still on sale on the @srlpublishing.bsky.social website!
Belonging hardback for just £10.49:
srlpublishing.co.uk/product/belo...
Great Romances ebook for just £2.49:
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Great Romances of the 20th Century – Robert Welbourn - SRL Publishing
We're all looking for The One. We all want to meet that one special person, fall in love, and live happily ever after, just like the movies. But what if it isn't?
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November 28, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Do you hate black Friday like a normal person?
Do you love books?
Two of mine are still on sale on the @srlpublishing.bsky.social website!
Belonging hardback for just £10.49:
srlpublishing.co.uk/product/belo...
Great Romances ebook for just £2.49:
srlpublishing.co.uk/product/grea...
Do you love books?
Two of mine are still on sale on the @srlpublishing.bsky.social website!
Belonging hardback for just £10.49:
srlpublishing.co.uk/product/belo...
Great Romances ebook for just £2.49:
srlpublishing.co.uk/product/grea...
My wife absolutely loves Tom Hanks, so today we celebrated T.Hanksgiving ❤️
November 27, 2025 at 8:42 PM
My wife absolutely loves Tom Hanks, so today we celebrated T.Hanksgiving ❤️
Great Romances is now 366 days old!
Happy birthday to Great Romances of the 20th Century!
I can't believe @srlpublishing.bsky.social published it one year ago today, time has flown!
srlpublishing.co.uk/product/grea...
I can't believe @srlpublishing.bsky.social published it one year ago today, time has flown!
srlpublishing.co.uk/product/grea...
November 27, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Great Romances is now 366 days old!
Reposted by Robert Welbourn
We're announcing a new submission opportunity next week. Want to hear about it first? Sign up to our occasional newsletter.
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November 27, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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I should have known this was going to suck, there's a quote on the back cover from actress Dakota Johnson.
Stunningly beautiful, not a jot of acting talent, and absolutely nothing to do with literature. No thanks.
Stunningly beautiful, not a jot of acting talent, and absolutely nothing to do with literature. No thanks.
November 26, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I should have known this was going to suck, there's a quote on the back cover from actress Dakota Johnson.
Stunningly beautiful, not a jot of acting talent, and absolutely nothing to do with literature. No thanks.
Stunningly beautiful, not a jot of acting talent, and absolutely nothing to do with literature. No thanks.
Me still seeing tonnes of people praising Del Toro's Frankenstein:
November 26, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Me still seeing tonnes of people praising Del Toro's Frankenstein:
Bollocks to black Friday; @srlpublishing.bsky.social have a sale on!
Both Great Romances of the 20th Century and Belonging are on sale now, right in time for Christmas:
srlpublishing.co.uk/product-cate...
Both Great Romances of the 20th Century and Belonging are on sale now, right in time for Christmas:
srlpublishing.co.uk/product-cate...
Sale - SRL Publishing
Our titles currently on sale
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November 26, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Bollocks to black Friday; @srlpublishing.bsky.social have a sale on!
Both Great Romances of the 20th Century and Belonging are on sale now, right in time for Christmas:
srlpublishing.co.uk/product-cate...
Both Great Romances of the 20th Century and Belonging are on sale now, right in time for Christmas:
srlpublishing.co.uk/product-cate...
Reposted by Robert Welbourn
"I DNF first-person books if I can't relate to the protagonist" is a kind of illiteracy.
The point of first person is not to insert yourself into a narrative. You are supposed to experience and empathize with the perspective of a character that is intended to be fully fleshed out.
The point of first person is not to insert yourself into a narrative. You are supposed to experience and empathize with the perspective of a character that is intended to be fully fleshed out.
November 26, 2025 at 4:08 PM
"I DNF first-person books if I can't relate to the protagonist" is a kind of illiteracy.
The point of first person is not to insert yourself into a narrative. You are supposed to experience and empathize with the perspective of a character that is intended to be fully fleshed out.
The point of first person is not to insert yourself into a narrative. You are supposed to experience and empathize with the perspective of a character that is intended to be fully fleshed out.
Remember kids this is the median!
My four book deals have netted me, in total, £0.
My four book deals have netted me, in total, £0.
A reminder that the median book deal for a debut author in the UK is £7000, paid over 12-18 months. (from 2022 Society of Authors report). Some of your favourite writers are struggling. societyofauthors.org/2022/12/06/a....
A profession struggling to sustain itself - The Society of Authors
ALCS report on author incomes shows 60% drop in median incomes since 2006
societyofauthors.org
November 26, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Remember kids this is the median!
My four book deals have netted me, in total, £0.
My four book deals have netted me, in total, £0.
Happy birthday to Great Romances of the 20th Century!
I can't believe @srlpublishing.bsky.social published it one year ago today, time has flown!
srlpublishing.co.uk/product/grea...
I can't believe @srlpublishing.bsky.social published it one year ago today, time has flown!
srlpublishing.co.uk/product/grea...
November 26, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Happy birthday to Great Romances of the 20th Century!
I can't believe @srlpublishing.bsky.social published it one year ago today, time has flown!
srlpublishing.co.uk/product/grea...
I can't believe @srlpublishing.bsky.social published it one year ago today, time has flown!
srlpublishing.co.uk/product/grea...
Derek has really come into his own in Daddy Issues s2.
November 24, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Derek has really come into his own in Daddy Issues s2.
Identity crisis? What identity crisis?
My review of @victormanibo.com's forthcoming novel The Villa, Once Beloved is now up on @ancillaryreviewofbooks.org:
ancillaryreviewofbooks.org/2025/11/19/i...
My review of @victormanibo.com's forthcoming novel The Villa, Once Beloved is now up on @ancillaryreviewofbooks.org:
ancillaryreviewofbooks.org/2025/11/19/i...
Identity Crisis? What Identity Crisis? Review of Victor Manibo’s The Villa Once Beloved
Robert Welbourn Under Review:The Villa Once Beloved. Victor Manibo. Erewhon, November 2025. America is in the grip of a major identity crisis. Since the return of a president many hoped to see the …
ancillaryreviewofbooks.org
November 24, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Identity crisis? What identity crisis?
My review of @victormanibo.com's forthcoming novel The Villa, Once Beloved is now up on @ancillaryreviewofbooks.org:
ancillaryreviewofbooks.org/2025/11/19/i...
My review of @victormanibo.com's forthcoming novel The Villa, Once Beloved is now up on @ancillaryreviewofbooks.org:
ancillaryreviewofbooks.org/2025/11/19/i...
Reader, it was both.
I need a new clutch.
Happy fucking Christmas to me.
I need a new clutch.
Happy fucking Christmas to me.
It's MOT day, which means I can't do anything as a wait in fear for a phone call that might ruin me financially. And also emotionally.
November 24, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Reader, it was both.
I need a new clutch.
Happy fucking Christmas to me.
I need a new clutch.
Happy fucking Christmas to me.
It's MOT day, which means I can't do anything as a wait in fear for a phone call that might ruin me financially. And also emotionally.
November 24, 2025 at 11:33 AM
It's MOT day, which means I can't do anything as a wait in fear for a phone call that might ruin me financially. And also emotionally.
Reposted by Robert Welbourn
In light of the recent announcement by Northodox Press, I regret to inform you that The Peculiar Journey of Cecil Tabiner will NOT be published.
Please read below:
www.elliotjharper.com/post/the-jou...
#booksky
Please read below:
www.elliotjharper.com/post/the-jou...
#booksky
November 24, 2025 at 10:40 AM
In light of the recent announcement by Northodox Press, I regret to inform you that The Peculiar Journey of Cecil Tabiner will NOT be published.
Please read below:
www.elliotjharper.com/post/the-jou...
#booksky
Please read below:
www.elliotjharper.com/post/the-jou...
#booksky
2 episodes in and loving Riot Women
November 23, 2025 at 2:11 PM
2 episodes in and loving Riot Women
I have not one but two very exciting pieces of news going out to subscribers this week!
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November 23, 2025 at 11:22 AM
I have not one but two very exciting pieces of news going out to subscribers this week!
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Been slogging through this one for the last week - currently on page 567 of around 920.
It's good, but it's a lot. The amount of characterisation is, frankly, overwhelming. It's a solid 3/5 book - if it were 4-500 pages it'd be truly brilliant.
I'll finish it, but stick to Tom Wolfe in future.
It's good, but it's a lot. The amount of characterisation is, frankly, overwhelming. It's a solid 3/5 book - if it were 4-500 pages it'd be truly brilliant.
I'll finish it, but stick to Tom Wolfe in future.
November 23, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Been slogging through this one for the last week - currently on page 567 of around 920.
It's good, but it's a lot. The amount of characterisation is, frankly, overwhelming. It's a solid 3/5 book - if it were 4-500 pages it'd be truly brilliant.
I'll finish it, but stick to Tom Wolfe in future.
It's good, but it's a lot. The amount of characterisation is, frankly, overwhelming. It's a solid 3/5 book - if it were 4-500 pages it'd be truly brilliant.
I'll finish it, but stick to Tom Wolfe in future.
"I couldn't find the right words to express how amazing this book is."
We all want life to work out like our favourite 90s romcom, but what if life isn’t actually like the movies?
We all want life to work out like our favourite 90s romcom, but what if life isn’t actually like the movies?
November 21, 2025 at 7:40 PM
For the first time, I've been accused of using AI in my freelance writing.
And I'm furious.
To have done a close reading on two chapters of someone's work, made copious notes, then turned those notes into a report, only to have it belittled and disregarded, has really made me feel like crap.
And I'm furious.
To have done a close reading on two chapters of someone's work, made copious notes, then turned those notes into a report, only to have it belittled and disregarded, has really made me feel like crap.
November 21, 2025 at 8:49 AM
For the first time, I've been accused of using AI in my freelance writing.
And I'm furious.
To have done a close reading on two chapters of someone's work, made copious notes, then turned those notes into a report, only to have it belittled and disregarded, has really made me feel like crap.
And I'm furious.
To have done a close reading on two chapters of someone's work, made copious notes, then turned those notes into a report, only to have it belittled and disregarded, has really made me feel like crap.
A snapshot of life:
My wife, unpacking her bag after a trip to London, threatens me to leave her snacks alone.
The snacks?
A completely flat donut and half a mars bar.
My wife, unpacking her bag after a trip to London, threatens me to leave her snacks alone.
The snacks?
A completely flat donut and half a mars bar.
November 20, 2025 at 8:55 PM
A snapshot of life:
My wife, unpacking her bag after a trip to London, threatens me to leave her snacks alone.
The snacks?
A completely flat donut and half a mars bar.
My wife, unpacking her bag after a trip to London, threatens me to leave her snacks alone.
The snacks?
A completely flat donut and half a mars bar.
"The novel Bret Easton Ellis would write if he were living in post-Brexit Britain"
BELONGING is a novel about being young and in love in a world that is cold and uncaring, while trying to work out who you are.
BELONGING is a novel about being young and in love in a world that is cold and uncaring, while trying to work out who you are.
November 20, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Reposted by Robert Welbourn
"The novel Bret Easton Ellis would write if he were living in post-Brexit Britain"
BELONGING is a novel about being young and in love in a world that is cold and uncaring, while trying to work out who you are.
BELONGING is a novel about being young and in love in a world that is cold and uncaring, while trying to work out who you are.
November 20, 2025 at 6:05 PM
"The novel Bret Easton Ellis would write if he were living in post-Brexit Britain"
BELONGING is a novel about being young and in love in a world that is cold and uncaring, while trying to work out who you are.
BELONGING is a novel about being young and in love in a world that is cold and uncaring, while trying to work out who you are.