Debbie exton
@extondebbie.bsky.social
Writer, reader, mother & runner. Writing words any chance I get.
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I have an agent! I'm thrilled & overwhelmed to say I'm now repped by @laurabirdland at @GreeneandHeaton
It’s taken me 7 years & 5 books, but the ending (or beginning) is full of excitement because of Laura’s editorial vision for my grave-restoring MC.
Hooray!
#Writingcommunity
It’s taken me 7 years & 5 books, but the ending (or beginning) is full of excitement because of Laura’s editorial vision for my grave-restoring MC.
Hooray!
#Writingcommunity
April 24, 2025 at 1:36 PM
I have an agent! I'm thrilled & overwhelmed to say I'm now repped by @laurabirdland at @GreeneandHeaton
It’s taken me 7 years & 5 books, but the ending (or beginning) is full of excitement because of Laura’s editorial vision for my grave-restoring MC.
Hooray!
#Writingcommunity
It’s taken me 7 years & 5 books, but the ending (or beginning) is full of excitement because of Laura’s editorial vision for my grave-restoring MC.
Hooray!
#Writingcommunity
DIAL A FOR AUNTIES x LISTEN FOR THE LIE x DEAD ROMANTICS
When Edie finds a body above a grave, her prime suspect is the hot guy she just met.
Unfortunately he thinks the same about her.
To have a shot at love, they must find the real killer.
Or die trying.
#LuckyPit #PopUpPit #A #R #PopUpPitA
When Edie finds a body above a grave, her prime suspect is the hot guy she just met.
Unfortunately he thinks the same about her.
To have a shot at love, they must find the real killer.
Or die trying.
#LuckyPit #PopUpPit #A #R #PopUpPitA
March 17, 2025 at 1:29 PM
DIAL A FOR AUNTIES x LISTEN FOR THE LIE x DEAD ROMANTICS
When Edie finds a body above a grave, her prime suspect is the hot guy she just met.
Unfortunately he thinks the same about her.
To have a shot at love, they must find the real killer.
Or die trying.
#LuckyPit #PopUpPit #A #R #PopUpPitA
When Edie finds a body above a grave, her prime suspect is the hot guy she just met.
Unfortunately he thinks the same about her.
To have a shot at love, they must find the real killer.
Or die trying.
#LuckyPit #PopUpPit #A #R #PopUpPitA
DIAL A FOR AUNTIES x CASKET CASE
TFW you find the potential man of your dreams, discover a body moments later & then realise he’s your only suspect.
AITA if I date him & investigate him for murder at the same time?
#UNHINGEDPIT #A #Q #ROMCOM #MURDERMYSTERY
TFW you find the potential man of your dreams, discover a body moments later & then realise he’s your only suspect.
AITA if I date him & investigate him for murder at the same time?
#UNHINGEDPIT #A #Q #ROMCOM #MURDERMYSTERY
November 13, 2024 at 10:00 PM
DIAL A FOR AUNTIES x CASKET CASE
TFW you find the potential man of your dreams, discover a body moments later & then realise he’s your only suspect.
AITA if I date him & investigate him for murder at the same time?
#UNHINGEDPIT #A #Q #ROMCOM #MURDERMYSTERY
TFW you find the potential man of your dreams, discover a body moments later & then realise he’s your only suspect.
AITA if I date him & investigate him for murder at the same time?
#UNHINGEDPIT #A #Q #ROMCOM #MURDERMYSTERY
#1stLineThursday
‘For the most wild, yet most homely narrative which I am about to pen, I neither expect nor solicit belief.’
Doesn’t this offer the perfect curiosity seed—what could we possibly be about to read and how bad is it going to get?
Spoiler; it doesn’t disappoint.
‘For the most wild, yet most homely narrative which I am about to pen, I neither expect nor solicit belief.’
Doesn’t this offer the perfect curiosity seed—what could we possibly be about to read and how bad is it going to get?
Spoiler; it doesn’t disappoint.
October 26, 2023 at 5:39 PM
#1stLineThursday
‘For the most wild, yet most homely narrative which I am about to pen, I neither expect nor solicit belief.’
Doesn’t this offer the perfect curiosity seed—what could we possibly be about to read and how bad is it going to get?
Spoiler; it doesn’t disappoint.
‘For the most wild, yet most homely narrative which I am about to pen, I neither expect nor solicit belief.’
Doesn’t this offer the perfect curiosity seed—what could we possibly be about to read and how bad is it going to get?
Spoiler; it doesn’t disappoint.
#1stlinethursday
‘When I was seven, I found a door.’
Found not opened.
Golly every time I read that line I get goosebumps.
And even though the writer breaks the 4th wall, her capital D for Door paragraph sold me.
Wonderful and a masterful portal story.
‘When I was seven, I found a door.’
Found not opened.
Golly every time I read that line I get goosebumps.
And even though the writer breaks the 4th wall, her capital D for Door paragraph sold me.
Wonderful and a masterful portal story.
October 19, 2023 at 4:58 PM
#1stlinethursday
‘When I was seven, I found a door.’
Found not opened.
Golly every time I read that line I get goosebumps.
And even though the writer breaks the 4th wall, her capital D for Door paragraph sold me.
Wonderful and a masterful portal story.
‘When I was seven, I found a door.’
Found not opened.
Golly every time I read that line I get goosebumps.
And even though the writer breaks the 4th wall, her capital D for Door paragraph sold me.
Wonderful and a masterful portal story.
#1stlinethursday
‘The scream ripped through the frozen air, sharp as a knife.’
All you need to know about the book is in this first line. The harshness of the winter, the fear, the threat and the mystery.
A creepy, atmospheric Gothic mystery that stars the Brontë family- perfect for Halloween!
‘The scream ripped through the frozen air, sharp as a knife.’
All you need to know about the book is in this first line. The harshness of the winter, the fear, the threat and the mystery.
A creepy, atmospheric Gothic mystery that stars the Brontë family- perfect for Halloween!
October 12, 2023 at 12:22 PM
#1stlinethursday
‘The scream ripped through the frozen air, sharp as a knife.’
All you need to know about the book is in this first line. The harshness of the winter, the fear, the threat and the mystery.
A creepy, atmospheric Gothic mystery that stars the Brontë family- perfect for Halloween!
‘The scream ripped through the frozen air, sharp as a knife.’
All you need to know about the book is in this first line. The harshness of the winter, the fear, the threat and the mystery.
A creepy, atmospheric Gothic mystery that stars the Brontë family- perfect for Halloween!
#1stlinethursday
‘The studio was filled with the rich odour of roses, and when the light summer wind stirred amidst the trees of the garden, there came through the open door the heavy scent of the lilac, or the more delicate perfume of the pink-flowering thorn.’
What a masterpiece.
‘The studio was filled with the rich odour of roses, and when the light summer wind stirred amidst the trees of the garden, there came through the open door the heavy scent of the lilac, or the more delicate perfume of the pink-flowering thorn.’
What a masterpiece.
October 5, 2023 at 9:54 AM
#1stlinethursday
‘The studio was filled with the rich odour of roses, and when the light summer wind stirred amidst the trees of the garden, there came through the open door the heavy scent of the lilac, or the more delicate perfume of the pink-flowering thorn.’
What a masterpiece.
‘The studio was filled with the rich odour of roses, and when the light summer wind stirred amidst the trees of the garden, there came through the open door the heavy scent of the lilac, or the more delicate perfume of the pink-flowering thorn.’
What a masterpiece.
#1stLineThursday
‘Lost in the shadows of the shelves, I almost fall off the ladder.’
The intrigue in this line sparks my curiosity— how many shelves are there? The imagery of a cluttered bookshop is imagined.
Then the comedic tone assures me this story has oodles of voice.
Robin Sloan
‘Lost in the shadows of the shelves, I almost fall off the ladder.’
The intrigue in this line sparks my curiosity— how many shelves are there? The imagery of a cluttered bookshop is imagined.
Then the comedic tone assures me this story has oodles of voice.
Robin Sloan
September 28, 2023 at 7:12 AM
#1stLineThursday
‘Lost in the shadows of the shelves, I almost fall off the ladder.’
The intrigue in this line sparks my curiosity— how many shelves are there? The imagery of a cluttered bookshop is imagined.
Then the comedic tone assures me this story has oodles of voice.
Robin Sloan
‘Lost in the shadows of the shelves, I almost fall off the ladder.’
The intrigue in this line sparks my curiosity— how many shelves are there? The imagery of a cluttered bookshop is imagined.
Then the comedic tone assures me this story has oodles of voice.
Robin Sloan
#1stLineThursday
‘Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show.’
Love this pragmatic outlook and the curiosity this induces to read on— will he be the hero? Who else could it be?
#Masterclass
Charles Dickens
‘Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show.’
Love this pragmatic outlook and the curiosity this induces to read on— will he be the hero? Who else could it be?
#Masterclass
Charles Dickens
September 14, 2023 at 8:23 AM
#1stLineThursday
‘Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show.’
Love this pragmatic outlook and the curiosity this induces to read on— will he be the hero? Who else could it be?
#Masterclass
Charles Dickens
‘Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show.’
Love this pragmatic outlook and the curiosity this induces to read on— will he be the hero? Who else could it be?
#Masterclass
Charles Dickens
#1stLineThursday
“Deid apprentices tend to tarnish a man’s reputation after a while.”
The local dialect gives this first line so much voice - as does the chapter title.
The curiosity seeds are planted & the mystery & humour evoked set the tone perfectly for the rest of the book
Kevin Hearne 2020
“Deid apprentices tend to tarnish a man’s reputation after a while.”
The local dialect gives this first line so much voice - as does the chapter title.
The curiosity seeds are planted & the mystery & humour evoked set the tone perfectly for the rest of the book
Kevin Hearne 2020
September 7, 2023 at 7:18 AM
#1stLineThursday
“Deid apprentices tend to tarnish a man’s reputation after a while.”
The local dialect gives this first line so much voice - as does the chapter title.
The curiosity seeds are planted & the mystery & humour evoked set the tone perfectly for the rest of the book
Kevin Hearne 2020
“Deid apprentices tend to tarnish a man’s reputation after a while.”
The local dialect gives this first line so much voice - as does the chapter title.
The curiosity seeds are planted & the mystery & humour evoked set the tone perfectly for the rest of the book
Kevin Hearne 2020
#1stLineThursday
“To dwellers in a wood, almost every species of tree has its voice as well as its feature.”
The imagery in this first line!
I think of the different shapes & texture of leaves, the wind rustling through tall trunks and new saplings.
Thomas Hardy
Under the Greenwood tree
“To dwellers in a wood, almost every species of tree has its voice as well as its feature.”
The imagery in this first line!
I think of the different shapes & texture of leaves, the wind rustling through tall trunks and new saplings.
Thomas Hardy
Under the Greenwood tree
August 31, 2023 at 7:39 AM
#1stLineThursday
“To dwellers in a wood, almost every species of tree has its voice as well as its feature.”
The imagery in this first line!
I think of the different shapes & texture of leaves, the wind rustling through tall trunks and new saplings.
Thomas Hardy
Under the Greenwood tree
“To dwellers in a wood, almost every species of tree has its voice as well as its feature.”
The imagery in this first line!
I think of the different shapes & texture of leaves, the wind rustling through tall trunks and new saplings.
Thomas Hardy
Under the Greenwood tree
In Scotland for the weekend and after our family him ride my lovely husband surprised me by dropping me off at the biggest second hand bookshop in Scotland and leaving me there for a hour whilst he took the kids for a walk ❤️
August 26, 2023 at 7:37 AM
In Scotland for the weekend and after our family him ride my lovely husband surprised me by dropping me off at the biggest second hand bookshop in Scotland and leaving me there for a hour whilst he took the kids for a walk ❤️