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Your protagonist is (allegedly) so smart and charismatic! But what if they're actually a big fat zero? Here are some quick tips on how to fix your characterization issues.

5 reasons your novel’s main character sucks: https://www.nicolamartin.com/2021/02/5-reasons-your-novels-main-character-sucks/

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✍️ Author, #DeadRinger
📚 Reader of crime fiction, YA, and anything thought-provoking
📍 Bristol, UK
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I’m so glad I stumbled across #SittingPretty on

I’m so glad I stumbled across #SittingPretty on my search for new audiobooks. It’s WONDERFUL.⠀
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Like many people, I have some ableist bullshit to unpack, and @sitting_pretty is a great companion on that journey. But it’s also soul-nourishing, for anyone who needs help learning to love themselves. 💛⠀
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What’s the last great book you discovered at random?⠀
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#rebekahtaussig #audiobook #audiobooks #audiobookstagram #audiobooklover #audiobooklove #audiobooksrock #audiobookreview #audiobookworm #bookstagram #bookstagramuk #ukbookstagram #discoverunder1k #bookrec #bookrecs #bookrecommendations #funread #whattoreadnext #nosuchthingastoomanybooks #readallthebooks #booksaremagic #bibliofeature #readersgonnaread #allthebooks #booktography #nonfictionbooks #bookworm #ilovebooks #lovebooks

Hey, it turns out #IAmIAmIAm is just as good as ev

Hey, it turns out #IAmIAmIAm is just as good as everyone said it would be! (Do I need to read Hamnet now? I guess so…)⠀
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Memoirs don’t always work for me, but this one underlines the fact that there's no such thing as an ordinary life; everyone has moments of strangeness, terror and wonder, hidden inside those weird personal stories we only tell once in a while.⠀
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This book will stay with me for a long time.⠀
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#maggieofarrell #bookstagram #bookstagramuk #ukbookstagram #kindle #kindlebooks #kindlereads #discoverunder1k #beautifulbooks #prettybooks #creativebookphotography #bookishphotography #bookblog #bookblogger #friendswithbookspost #readingstagram #bookstatribe #creativebookstagram #bookishphoto #readinglist2021 #readersunite #nonfiction #nonfictionbooks #booklife #currentlyreading #amreading #booklover #booknerd #bookphotography

I’ve been dipping a toe into reading Ruth Rendel

I’ve been dipping a toe into reading Ruth Rendell’s standalone novels, and what’s astonishing is how MODERN they feel. Slap a new cover on #MakeDeathLoveMe and it could sit on the shelf in Asda next to the latest Lucy Foley novel.⠀
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Are there any vintage authors you’ve been enjoying recently?⠀
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#ruthrendell #audiobook #audiobooks #audiobookstagram #audiobooklover #audiobooklove #audiobooksrock #audiobookreview #audiobookworm #bookstagram #bookstagramuk #ukbookstagram #discoverunder1k #crimewriter #crimefiction #crimenovel #amreadingthrillers #psychologicalthrillers #psychologicalthriller #thrillerfiction #thrillersofinstagram #thrilleraddict #thrillerbooksaddict #booksarebetter #lovethisbook #readingtherapy #bookwormsofinstagram #instareaders #bookworld

New blog post: 5 reasons your novel’s main chara

New blog post: 5 reasons your novel’s main character sucks 🤨⠀
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They’re so smart (allegedly), they’re so charismatic (allegedly), but here are some of the reasons you might have a sucking black hole at the centre of your novel. Plus, some quick tips on how to fix your characterization issues.⠀
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Read the blog post at the link in my bio.⠀
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#ukblog #ukblogger #ukbloggers #writinganovel #writingprocess #iamwriting #amwriting #writingtips #writingblog #blogwriter #blogwriting #bloggersofinstagram #bloglife #bloggerstribe #bloggerslife #blogginglife #bloggingcommunity #savvyblogging #instablogging #bloggerlove #bloggersunder1k #writersociety #writersden #writers_around #writersofig #writingcommunityofig #writingislove #writingislife #writergram #authorsofig

I’ve been revisiting some old favourites recentl

I’ve been revisiting some old favourites recently, including #AWalkInTheWoods, which has always been my favourite Bill Bryson book. A fun ramble of a travelogue, which is as much about friendship as it is about the landscape. 💚 ⠀
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#billbryson #readoutside #booksoutofdoors #bookstagram #bookstagramuk #ukbookstagram #discoverunder1k #booksbooksbooks #readerlife #readerforlife #bookishaesthetic #bookblogging #bookstagramfeatures #bookstagramfeature #bookpic #bookishgirl #nonfiction #nonfictionbooks #instabooks #igreads #lovereading #thereaderslounge #bookobsessed #readingstyles #alwaysreading #fortheloveofbooks #whatiread #readergram #booksbooksbooks

#ThePrisonDoctor is a book I’ve seen EVERYWHERE.

#ThePrisonDoctor is a book I’ve seen EVERYWHERE. Being a contrary lass, I was prepared to hate it.⠀
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Instead, I loved it! It's an upbeat, absorbing piece of nonfiction about (have you guessed it yet?) a doctor who works in prisons.⠀
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You can understand why Dr Amanda Brown quickly learns to love working behind bars and what leads her to become a staunch advocate for her prison-patients.⠀
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#amandabrown #nonfiction #nonfictionbooks #readoutside #booksoutofdoors #audiobook #audiobooks #audiobookstagram #audiobooklover #audiobooklove #audiobooksrock #audiobookreview #audiobookworm #bookstagram #bookstagramuk #ukbookstagram #2021reads #booksarebetter #lovethisbook #readingtherapy #bookwormsofinstagram #instareaders #bookworld #bookpost #idratherbereading #bookblog #bookblogger #friendswithbookspost #readingstagram

What are you reading this weekend? 📚⠀
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I’m really enjoying #WePlayedWithFire by Catherine Barter (@okayjane), a subtle and moving YA novel about the real-life Fox sisters.⠀
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I wasn't familiar with the Fox sisters, who began scaring their family members with knocking and tapping noises, and then accidentally birthed the 19th century 'spiritualism' movement that continues to this day in the form of mediums and mystics. Society tends to assume that all history was created by Great White Men, so it's interesting to learn more about a piece of history that began with a pair of teenage girls.⠀
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#catherinebarter #yareads #yareader #amreadingya #yanovels #yanovel #yafiction #kindle #kindlebooks #kindlereads #bookstagram #bookstagramuk #ukbookstagram #bookalicious #thatreadinglife #bookbloggershub #bookthoughts #readingisfundamental #bookcrazy #bookaddiction #bookaddicts #avidreader #beautifulbooks #prettybooks #creativebookphotography #bookishphotography #booksbooksbooks #readerlife #readerforlife

New blog post: 5 things I learned from my unpublis

New blog post: 5 things I learned from my unpublished ‘drawer novel’⠀
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Like most writers, I have a ‘novel in a drawer’; an unpublished masterpiece (lol no) that I think about every now and again.⠀
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It is an undeniably hard process, to write something and be rejected, but I learned plenty along the way. Hopefully some of these lessons can help you get your own novel out of the drawer. 🌻⠀
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Read the full blog post: link in bio.⠀
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#discoverunder1k #writersociety #writersofig #writingcommunityofig #writingislove #writingislife #writergram #authorsofinsta #igwriter #writinganovel #writingprocess #writingtips #crimewriter #writersofinstagram #authorsofinstagram #writing #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #writersofinsta #writerslife #writinglife #wordpressblogger #writingblog #bloggersofinstagram #bloglife #bloggerstribe #bloggerslife #blogginglife #bloggingcommunity #bloggersunder1k

Do you ever re-read childhood favourites?⠀ .⠀

Do you ever re-read childhood favourites?⠀
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I still have these teeny-tiny editions of #WinnieThePooh and they're sooo adorable. 😊⠀
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#aamilne #childrensbooks #bookstagram #bookstagramuk #ukbookstagram #booksofinstagram #booknerdigans #bookgeek #booklove #booklover #bibliophile #bookaholic #bookcommunity #bookworm #ilovebooks #lovebooks #2021reads #booksarebetter #lovethisbook #readingtherapy #bookwormsofinstagram #instareaders #bookworld #bookpost #idratherbereading #friendswithbookspost #readingstagram #creativebookstagram #bookishphoto

A year ago, I was standing in a bookshop, surround

A year ago, I was standing in a bookshop, surrounded by friends, at the #DeadRinger book launch.⠀
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I’m sure I would be verklempt remembering this, even if looking at photos from that night weren’t like glimpsing a forgotten world. 😅⠀
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(📸 by @wordcortex)⠀
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#nicolamartin #crimewriter #crimefiction #crimenovel #psychologicalthrillers #psychologicalthriller #thrillerfiction #thrillersofinstagram #thrilleraddict #thrillerbooksaddict #debutauthor #writersofinstagram #authorsofinstagram #writing #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #writersofinsta #writerslife #writinglife #supportauthors #indieauthors #writersunite #authorssupportingauthors #writerssupportingwriters #authorlife #authorpreneur #ukwriters #ukauthors #britishauthor

It's officially a year since the paperback release

It's officially a year since the paperback release of #DeadRinger!⠀
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I'm so pleased that my dark little novel, which almost didn't make its way out my bottom drawer, is now out in the world. Thanks to @sarabandbooks and everyone who's picked up a copy of Dead Ringer.⠀
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If you fancy imagining what it might be like to meet your doppelganger, check out the link in my bio. The ebook is currently only 99p!⠀
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#nicolamartin #crimewriter #crimefiction #crimenovel #amreadingthrillers #psychologicalthrillers #psychologicalthriller #thrillerfiction #thrillersofinstagram #thrilleraddict #thrillerbooksaddict #debutauthor #writersofinstagram #authorsofinstagram #writing #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #writersofinsta #writerslife #writinglife #bookstagram #bookstagramuk #ukbookstagram #discoverunder1k #instabooks #igreads #lovereading #thereaderslounge #bookobsessed

Are you an audiobook reader? 📚🎶⠀ .⠀ I ju

Are you an audiobook reader? 📚🎶⠀
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I just finished the audiobook of #GoneGirl and I think I probably enjoyed it even more in audio form than I did when I read the hardback when it was first released. Such an amazing reading by Julia Whelan and Kirby Heyborne.⠀
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#gillianflynn #audiobook #audiobooks #audiobookstagram #audiobooklover #audiobooklove #audiobooksrock #audiobookreview #audiobookworm #bookstagram #bookstagramuk #ukbookstagram #discoverunder1k #instabooks #igreads #lovereading #thereaderslounge #bookobsessed #readingstyles #alwaysreading #fortheloveofbooks #whatiread #readergram #booksbooksbooks #readerlife #readerforlife #bookishaesthetic #bookpic #bookishgirl

Are you solar-powered or do you thrive in the cold

Are you solar-powered or do you thrive in the cold? ☀️❄️⠀
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Personally, I'm craving a little sun, so it was great to feel the heat of Las Vegas in this evocative (and slightly sinister) novella by Angela Meyer (@literaryminded)⠀
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#angelameyer #joansmokes #novella #bookstagram #bookstagramuk #ukbookstagram #discoverunder1k #booksbooksbooks #readerlife #readerforlife #bookishaesthetic #bookblogging #bookstagramfeatures #bookstagramfeature #bookpic #bookishgirl #bookblog #bookblogger #friendswithbookspost #readingstagram #bookstatribe #creativebookstagram #bookishphoto #readinglist2020 #readersunite #beautifulbooks #prettybooks #creativebookphotography #bookishphotography #creativebookstagram

Have you ever wished you had a twin? 👯‍♀️

Have you ever wished you had a twin? 👯‍♀️⠀
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When I was a kid, I definitely did. My fascination with twins is also part of the reason I ended up writing my debut novel, Dead Ringer, about doppelgangers.⠀
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If you're interested in twins (and the nurture/nature debate), I highly recommend Twins: And What They Tell Us About Who We Are by Lawrence Wright (@lawrencewright4251).⠀
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#twins #lawrencewright #nonfiction #nonfictionbooks #readoutside #booksoutofdoors #bookstagram #bookstagramuk #ukbookstagram #discoverunder1k #booklife #currentlyreading #amreading #booklover #booknerd #bookphotography #bookaddict #bookstagrammer #2021reads #booksarebetter #lovethisbook #readingtherapy #bookwormsofinstagram #instareaders #bookworld #bookpost #idratherbereading #bookalicious #thatreadinglife #bookthoughts

Hooray, the #DeadRinger ebook is only 99p!⠀ .⠀

Hooray, the #DeadRinger ebook is only 99p!⠀
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When Ella meets her 'double' through an app, it sends her into a head-on collision with her outrageous doppelganger. @sarabandbooks ⠀
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Link in bio.⠀
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#bookdeal #bookdeals #cheapebook #cheapebooks #ebooksale #kobo #kobosale #kindlesale #yareads #yareader #amreadingya #yanovels #yanovel #yafiction #bookstagram #bookstagramuk #ukbookstagram #crimefiction #crimenovel #amreadingthrillers #psychologicalthrillers #psychologicalthriller #thrillerfiction #thrillersofinstagram #thrilleraddict #thrillerbooksaddict #booksbooksbooks #bookpic #bookishgirl

#TheBalladOfSongbirdsAndSnakes fucked me up, in th

#TheBalladOfSongbirdsAndSnakes fucked me up, in the best way possible.⠀
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It's probably more satisfying if you read it as a psychological thriller, rather than as YA fiction, but this dark-hearted lil weirdo looooved it. 🐍⠀
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#suzannecollins #bookstagram #bookstagramuk #ukbookstagram #yareads #yareader #amreadingya #yanovels #yanovel #yafiction #bookrec #bookrecs #bookrecommendations #bookalicious #thatreadinglife #bookbloggershub #bookthoughts #readingisfundamental #bookcrazy #bookaddiction #bookaddicts #avidreader #booksbooksbooks #readerlife #readerforlife #bookishaesthetic #bookblogging #bookstagramfeatures #bookpic

Are you confrontational or non confrontational? Dr

Are you confrontational or non confrontational? Drop me a 🤬 in the comments if you like to hash things out or a 😶 if you prefer to hide.⠀
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When I started writing #DeadRinger, which is about two strangers who look identical, I knew I wanted to make the characters as different as possible.⠀
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Like Ella in Dead Ringer, I tend to avoid conflict... until you really cross me. 😏⠀
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P.S. Link in bio to find out more about Dead Ringer.⠀
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#nicolamartin #crimewriter #crimefiction #crimenovel #amreadingthrillers #psychologicalthrillers #psychologicalthriller #thrillerfiction #thrillersofinstagram #thrilleraddict #thrillerbooksaddict #bookstagram #bookstagramuk #ukbookstagram #discoverunder1k #booksofinstagram #booknerdigans #bookgeek #booklove #booklover #bibliophile #bookaholic #bookcommunity #bookworm #ilovebooks #lovebooks #bookcrazy #bookaddiction #bookaddicts

What's your favourite book you've read this year?⠀
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I absolutely sank into #TheFactOfABody by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich, which is disturbing but so compelling. If you're the type of person who can't help pressing play on the latest Netflix true crime series, you should check it out. 🖤 ⠀
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#alexandriamarzanolesnevich #nonfictionbooks #readoutside #booksoutofdoors #bookstagram #bookstagramuk #ukbookstagram #truecrimebook #discoverunder1k #booklife #currentlyreading #amreading #booklover #booknerd #bookphotography #bookaddict #bookstagrammer #bookblog #bookblogger #friendswithbookspost #readingstagram #bookstatribe #creativebookstagram #bookishphoto #readinglist2021 #readersunite #whattoreadnext #nosuchthingastoomanybooks #readallthebooks

Let me follow you on Pinterest!⠀ .⠀ 🙈 I sti

Let me follow you on Pinterest!⠀
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🙈 I still barely have any idea what I'm doing on Pinterest, but I'd love to follow you. The link to my account is in my bio.⠀
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#pinterest #pinterestblog #pinterestblogger #bristolbloggers #bristolwriters #bristoligers #bristollife #igersbristol #bristolblog #bristolblogging #ukblog #ukblogger #ukbloggers #wordpressblogger #writingblog #blogwriter #blogwriting #bloggersofinstagram #bloglife #bloggerstribe #bloggerslife #blogginglife #bloggincommunity #savvyblogging #instablogging #bloggerlove #bloggersunder1k #writinganovel #writingtips #discoverunder1k

Describe your current read using one emoji.⠀
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Here's mine for #IfICantHaveYou by Charlotte Levin: 😳⠀
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A great psychological thriller that feels a bit out of the ordinary. ✨ @tinycharlotte29⠀
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#crimefiction #crimenovel #amreadingthrillers #psychologicalthrillers #psychologicalthriller #thrillerfiction #thrillersofinstagram #thrilleraddict #thrillerbooksaddict #bookstagram #bookstagramuk #ukbookstagram #booklife #currentlyreading #amreading #booklover #booknerd #bookphotography #bookaddict #bookstagrammer #booksbooksbooks #readerlife #readerforlife #bookishaesthetic #bookblogging #bookstagramfeatures #bookstagramfeature #bookpic #bookishgirl

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