D. V. Bishop's CARNIVAL OF LIES out now
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Writes Cesare Aldo historical thrillers, set in Renaissance Italy • CARNIVAL OF LIES out now • Buy my books: https://linktr.ee/D.V.Bishop • Free newsletter: https://dvbishop.substack.com • Rep: @jennybrownagency.bsky.social • Ex-Tharg
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a close up of a person 's face with makeup and pearls
Alt: Amid flashing lights Dr Frank N Furter looks up in triumph and shouts Oh, Rocky! It's a scene from The Rocky Horror Picture Show starring the delectable Tim Curry. Love that the auto-suggested caption is "a close up of a person 's face with makeup and pearls".
I used to go see TRHPS at least once a month at the Hollywood Cinema in Avondale. Dressed up, throw rice, the works. I can still shout most of the audience participation lines unprompted.
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Welcome to the lifeboat party! I'm D. V. Bishop, author of the Cesare Aldo historical thrillers set in Renaissance Italy. Love books, reading, and helping other writers.
In my Copious Spare Time™ I write comics, lead three creative writing programmes, and am trying to finish a PhD.
My fave film?
In my Copious Spare Time™ I write comics, lead three creative writing programmes, and am trying to finish a PhD.
My fave film?
Revealed! How I wrote the first Cesare Aldo historical thriller CITY OF VENGEANCE, in my free author newsletter this week: dvbishop.substack.com/p/writing-ve... @panmacmillan.bsky.social @jennybrownagency.bsky.social
Writing Vengeance
Behind the scenes on Cesare Aldo #1
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November 11, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Revealed! How I wrote the first Cesare Aldo historical thriller CITY OF VENGEANCE, in my free author newsletter this week: dvbishop.substack.com/p/writing-ve... @panmacmillan.bsky.social @jennybrownagency.bsky.social
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SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten.
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
November 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten.
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
Flying to Italy this week fo #VeniceNoir! Grazie to @davidhewson.com, @pgjonesvenice.bsky.social and everyone else for organising this crime fiction festival in the city where my latest historical thriller CARNIVAL OF LIES is set!
November 10, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Flying to Italy this week fo #VeniceNoir! Grazie to @davidhewson.com, @pgjonesvenice.bsky.social and everyone else for organising this crime fiction festival in the city where my latest historical thriller CARNIVAL OF LIES is set!
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Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
Woke up from a “oh Grud, we’ve got nothing to put in the next issue“ nightmare at 4am.
It’s 25 years since I stopped editing @2000ad.bsky.social, but the stress still haunts me!
It’s 25 years since I stopped editing @2000ad.bsky.social, but the stress still haunts me!
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ALT: a close up of a man wearing a helmet with a gold x on it
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November 9, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Woke up from a “oh Grud, we’ve got nothing to put in the next issue“ nightmare at 4am.
It’s 25 years since I stopped editing @2000ad.bsky.social, but the stress still haunts me!
It’s 25 years since I stopped editing @2000ad.bsky.social, but the stress still haunts me!
Today I’m in conversation at the Mallaig Book Festival with @jennybrownagency.bsky.social
November 9, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Today I’m in conversation at the Mallaig Book Festival with @jennybrownagency.bsky.social
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To mark the re-publication of her books, my latest Substack post is about the now largely forgotten author Jane Gallion, her publisher Essex House, and the hard life that was being one of America’s first female smut writers. Free to read at the link below.
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November 8, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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I refer you again to the greatest thing ever written about Dominic Cummings.
November 6, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I refer you again to the greatest thing ever written about Dominic Cummings.
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We're about to start upgrading the website. I say we. A very clever man called Pete is.
All I know is that we're going to have to turn the website off for a few hours this afternoon, at 3pm
So if you want a book, you'd best get ordering it now.
All I know is that we're going to have to turn the website off for a few hours this afternoon, at 3pm
So if you want a book, you'd best get ordering it now.
November 6, 2025 at 10:18 AM
We're about to start upgrading the website. I say we. A very clever man called Pete is.
All I know is that we're going to have to turn the website off for a few hours this afternoon, at 3pm
So if you want a book, you'd best get ordering it now.
All I know is that we're going to have to turn the website off for a few hours this afternoon, at 3pm
So if you want a book, you'd best get ordering it now.
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Every child deserves the magic of books. ✨📚 But for too many families this winter, books will feel like a luxury they can't afford.
Donate to our Christmas Appeal today to give the magic of books to children and families accessing food banks this festive season. 🎄
Donate to our Christmas Appeal today to give the magic of books to children and families accessing food banks this festive season. 🎄
Scottish Book Trust
We are a national charity bringing the benefits of reading and writing to everyone in Scotland.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Every child deserves the magic of books. ✨📚 But for too many families this winter, books will feel like a luxury they can't afford.
Donate to our Christmas Appeal today to give the magic of books to children and families accessing food banks this festive season. 🎄
Donate to our Christmas Appeal today to give the magic of books to children and families accessing food banks this festive season. 🎄
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🥂🌿🥂 Happy Publication Day to my paperback baby. Now go forth and fly, Bella Donna 🥂🌿🥂
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#Booksky
#TheProfessorEustaciaRoseMysteries
#DevilsBreath #HellsBells #BellaDonna
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#Booksky
#TheProfessorEustaciaRoseMysteries
#DevilsBreath #HellsBells #BellaDonna
November 6, 2025 at 9:38 AM
🥂🌿🥂 Happy Publication Day to my paperback baby. Now go forth and fly, Bella Donna 🥂🌿🥂
@bwpublishing.bsky.social
#Booksky
#TheProfessorEustaciaRoseMysteries
#DevilsBreath #HellsBells #BellaDonna
@bwpublishing.bsky.social
#Booksky
#TheProfessorEustaciaRoseMysteries
#DevilsBreath #HellsBells #BellaDonna
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Ethan Hawke is 55.
Here’s his 9min Ted Talk on creativity.
I’ve shown this to my students to inspire them to be true to themselves as artists now & in the future.
Refreshingly sincere & just great advice. youtu.be/WRS9Gek4V5Q
Here’s his 9min Ted Talk on creativity.
I’ve shown this to my students to inspire them to be true to themselves as artists now & in the future.
Refreshingly sincere & just great advice. youtu.be/WRS9Gek4V5Q
Give yourself permission to be creative | Ethan Hawke | TED
YouTube video by TED
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November 6, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Ethan Hawke is 55.
Here’s his 9min Ted Talk on creativity.
I’ve shown this to my students to inspire them to be true to themselves as artists now & in the future.
Refreshingly sincere & just great advice. youtu.be/WRS9Gek4V5Q
Here’s his 9min Ted Talk on creativity.
I’ve shown this to my students to inspire them to be true to themselves as artists now & in the future.
Refreshingly sincere & just great advice. youtu.be/WRS9Gek4V5Q
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Welcome to Venice Noir (Italian)!
November 5, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Welcome to Venice Noir (Italian)!
Great post by @agentofweird.bsky.social! This bit especially resonated with me:
November 5, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Great post by @agentofweird.bsky.social! This bit especially resonated with me:
Are you listening, Asda? It's not a no, it's a **** right off.
November 5, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Are you listening, Asda? It's not a no, it's a **** right off.
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Uk artists that use vellum Bristol Board or something with tooth. Can you recommend something I can get in the Uk I used to use Strathmore but more difficult to get and got quoted 80 dollars postage to get Eon from the states. I did use a German paper but it takes longer and is more expensive now.
November 5, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Uk artists that use vellum Bristol Board or something with tooth. Can you recommend something I can get in the Uk I used to use Strathmore but more difficult to get and got quoted 80 dollars postage to get Eon from the states. I did use a German paper but it takes longer and is more expensive now.
Coming soon to a bookshop:
THE GOOD PHLEBOTOMIST.
THE GOOD PHLEBOTOMIST.
November 5, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Coming soon to a bookshop:
THE GOOD PHLEBOTOMIST.
THE GOOD PHLEBOTOMIST.
Six years late, a tagline for the hot priest episodes:
MEET PRAY LUST
MEET PRAY LUST
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ALT: a woman sitting in a church with the word amen on the bottom right
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November 5, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Six years late, a tagline for the hot priest episodes:
MEET PRAY LUST
MEET PRAY LUST
I'm leading an online masterclass [Wed Dec 3rd] on rewriting and strategies for a stronger second draft with The History Quill. More details here: thehistoryquill.com/masterclasses/
November 5, 2025 at 9:58 AM
I'm leading an online masterclass [Wed Dec 3rd] on rewriting and strategies for a stronger second draft with The History Quill. More details here: thehistoryquill.com/masterclasses/
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AOC: We have a future to fight for, and we're either going to do that together or you're going to be left behind. It's not about Progressive. It's not moderate, it's not liberal. This is about do you understand the assignment of fighting fascism right now? And the assignment is you come together…
November 5, 2025 at 3:24 AM
AOC: We have a future to fight for, and we're either going to do that together or you're going to be left behind. It's not about Progressive. It's not moderate, it's not liberal. This is about do you understand the assignment of fighting fascism right now? And the assignment is you come together…
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Nighthawks 2025
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
November 4, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Nighthawks 2025
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
Who gets to be a writer? In this week's free newsletter I argue that not making a living from writing doesn't invalidate you as a writer: dvbishop.substack.com/p/who-gets-t...
Who gets to be a writer?
A portfolio career is still a career
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November 4, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Who gets to be a writer? In this week's free newsletter I argue that not making a living from writing doesn't invalidate you as a writer: dvbishop.substack.com/p/who-gets-t...
This was a great speech, very happy others get to read it now!
A few months ago I was asked to give the after-dinner speech at the CWA Daggers. I chose to talk about AI, and the bravery and humanity involved in reading and writing. Afterwards a lot of people asked me to post the speech online, so here it is. I hope you like it ruthware.com/daggers-spee...
Daggers Speech
The following is a lightly edited version of a speech I was asked to give at the 2025 Daggers – the prestigious crime fiction awards administered by the Crime Writer’s Association of the UK.
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November 3, 2025 at 3:05 PM
This was a great speech, very happy others get to read it now!
Published #OTD 26 years ago: @2000ad.bsky.social Prog 1168, featuring Judge Death painted by Trevor 'Big T' Hairsine:
November 3, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Published #OTD 26 years ago: @2000ad.bsky.social Prog 1168, featuring Judge Death painted by Trevor 'Big T' Hairsine: