Lewis J. Phillips

Writing fiction by morning and copy by afternoon • Former Bookseller @BrightonWaterstones • INFP/Virgo combo • Reading: Florida by Lauren Groff

[Lewis J. Phillips @lewistalks]

Completely stunned. My own words, pressed into print ... holding this remarkable book up to the light, where it belongs. #DarkWater was my favourite read of 2018, and I’m honoured to cling like foam to its hull. Thank you so much. 🌊💙

[Elizabeth Lowry @MElizabethLowry]

Thank you to the many generous #bookbloggers and #websites who helped launch #DarkWater. Thrilled to see you featured in the #paperback, out 30 May! @Chedgee @lewistalks @Culturefly @NetGalley ❤️

[Lewis J. Phillips @lewistalks]

@nucosi 🤦🏼🤦🏼🤦🏼

[Lewis J. Phillips @lewistalks]

@sfletcherauthor I’ll have to get braver! 🤗

[Lewis J. Phillips @lewistalks]

@DelilahSDawson Maybe Fae Farm?

[Lewis J. Phillips @lewistalks]

@legroff Ahhhhh!!! And a day after my birthday 😱✨

[Lewis J. Phillips @lewistalks]

@nucosi @kuuhulluutta What a title, damn!

[Lewis J. Phillips @lewistalks]

@nucosi @marigoldatkey @DauntBooksPub Yes yes yesssssss! ‘My Vocation’ is some of the best writing about writing I’ve ever read ✨

[Lewis J. Phillips @lewistalks]

@nucosi My solution: no teeth = no problem

[Lewis J. Phillips @lewistalks]

@nucosi Last time I went they ever so casually told me I needed nearly £2k worth of work 🥲🥲🥲

[Lewis J. Phillips @lewistalks]

@nucosi Yes! Yes! Yes!

[Lewis J. Phillips @lewistalks]

@samatlounge As an SEO copywriter, it’s a scary thought - but we’ve been told *Google knows* when content has been written by AI, and won’t rank it. How exactly, I don’t know … I’m just keeping my head down at this point 🥲

[Lewis J. Phillips @lewistalks]

… All whilst still making the pipe bombs and seeing to her new Firefly duties - scared and alone, but comforted by the thought of seeing Ellie and showing her this place and experiencing it all together.

[Lewis J. Phillips @lewistalks]

No but what about Riley spending days carefully setting up everything in the mall for Ellie, and getting so excited about her plans that she gets into her bedroll each night smiling. #TheLastOfUs

[Lewis J. Phillips @lewistalks]

Imagine her practicing how to walk on the escalator properly, or how to beat MK2 to impress Ellie, or picking out the perfect Halloween masks for them both …

[Lewis J. Phillips @lewistalks]

@nucosi But yeah, Fear NAILED it 👏🏼

[Lewis J. Phillips @lewistalks]

@nucosi Also Joel mentions it in episode 4 …? He says how they have to keep stopping for more because it’s become like water and barely runs half a tank … so they did their best to cover the plot hole 🤷🏼‍♂️

[Lewis J. Phillips @lewistalks]

😭 😭 😭

[alex thornber @nucosi]

This is a hype post for my pal @lewistalks who has taken the leap of sending his novel out into the world in search of an agent. He’s written a epic eco speculative novel about grief and found family in the spirit of TLOU and Julia Armfield. You should follow him.

[Lewis J. Phillips @lewistalks]

@seb_reilly The ‘why should I care’ element - check ✅

[Lewis J. Phillips @lewistalks]

Calling on the #WritingCommunity! What would you say your #1 piece of advice is for query letters? I’m in the trenches, but have so far been too afraid to poke my head up and take aim … 😰