Tamar Lovell

Lawyer-turned-author.
Writing the first in an historical crime series.
Seeking representation. Seven-figure advances welcome

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@franquinn OMG. Just worked it out and I'm considerably older than 42

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@LukeWritesCrime I'll have gone before then

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@LukeWritesCrime That'll rid the platform of all us pesky women who daily block retired US marines with good hearts looking for love

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@imranmahmood777 Questioned the BBC's appreciation of him when they did a short showreel of his 'best bits'. It included two excruciatingly painful interviews with uncooperative guests.

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@writing_show I'm editing and it's making my head ache

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@jennyfromthewr1 I listen to writing podcasts - there are lots online, from writing craft to marketing. I find myself so busy thinking about what's being said, my mind clears of other stuff and I drift off.

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@PaulineRowson I'm about done with this platform. Impossible to keep track of people now there are no chronlogical updates, only what they choose to put in front of us. Transfering my energies into Insta now, where I've just followed you.

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@will_carver He looks high maintenance and I'm not sure about his taste in t-shirt.

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@YorkshireBook48 You're lucky. I got asked if I wanted a senior citizen ticket for the swimming pool. I was 45 and didn't look a day older

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@LukeWritesCrime We'll be the celebrities one day

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#authorgoals. Next year, maybe

[Vaseem Khan @VaseemKhanUK]

Dinner at @HildasCrime in Oxford, in the company of crime writers. Followed by an impromptu quiz by @richardosman where Marple is voted best detective and we learn that some people can't recognise the planet Earth even when given a picture of it...

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@LukeWritesCrime You'll be out of the other side sooner than you think and wonder what to do with all your time

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@LukeWritesCrime Recent survey by @IndieAuthorALLI found indies earned twice as much as trads and the figure's rising. Plus you don't need to wait 2y for your book to come out. What's not to like

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This thread is why I'm indie-publishing. Ghosted by an agent after they requested a full ms. Fed up with trad pub.

I've found my own editor. Researching cover design, website building & newsletters. Costs £££ but, if it pays off, decisions & profits are all mine. #selfpublished

[Helen S Fields @Helen_Fields]

A 🧵 about the business end of #writing, not aimed at any particular #publisher, but the industry as a whole, and specifically looking at how we, as writers, treat ourselves and allow ourselves to be treated. This applies whether you’re a full time writer or still have a day job.

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@paperclipgirl I'm about to venture into varifocal territory. There be dragons!

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@SJ_Watson Simon Pegg might also have the same. He's a creative genius

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@iainmillar18 So great to see a boy outside, hanging off something and getting dirty. It's what children were designed for!

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@imranmahmood777 Bring back the pillory and hand out tomatoes, why don't you

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@KarenKingston8 We loved Pisa. Far nicer than Florence which we found too busy

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@LukeWritesCrime Sorry to hear this -hope you feel better. Speak to your supervisors - they'll be supportive, I'm sure. Try to reframe the viva as the only chance you'll get to discuss your work with 2 people who've actually read it! You'll pass with corrections - everyone does!