The Faust and The Furious
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The writing account for @marklawford. Name taken from the Gabriel Switch series currently querying with agents.
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https://amazon.co.uk/First-Folio-Bo…
It's happened... The First Folio is now live for both ebook and paperback.
Pre-orders have already been delivered to Kindle libraries.
amazon.co.uk/First-Folio-Bo…
waterstones.com/book/the-first���
Pre-orders have already been delivered to Kindle libraries.
amazon.co.uk/First-Folio-Bo…
waterstones.com/book/the-first���
Here's the Amazon page for the short story I'm currently editing.
amazon.co.uk/dp/B0G1TDFRVL
#amwriting
#amwritingfantasy
#amediting
amazon.co.uk/dp/B0G1TDFRVL
#amwriting
#amwritingfantasy
#amediting
Doctor Faustus: Werewolf Hunter: The Misadventures of Doctor Faustus eBook : Lawford, Mark: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
Doctor Faustus: Werewolf Hunter: The Misadventures of Doctor Faustus eBook : Lawford, Mark: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
amazon.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Here's the Amazon page for the short story I'm currently editing.
amazon.co.uk/dp/B0G1TDFRVL
#amwriting
#amwritingfantasy
#amediting
amazon.co.uk/dp/B0G1TDFRVL
#amwriting
#amwritingfantasy
#amediting
Having a short story edit day today. The first part of The Misadventures of Doctor Faustus.
Target release date is December 1st.
#amwriting
#amwritingfantasy
#amediting
Target release date is December 1st.
#amwriting
#amwritingfantasy
#amediting
November 12, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Having a short story edit day today. The first part of The Misadventures of Doctor Faustus.
Target release date is December 1st.
#amwriting
#amwritingfantasy
#amediting
Target release date is December 1st.
#amwriting
#amwritingfantasy
#amediting
Work provided a presentations training course today. The ask was a five-minute presentation on a subject of your choice.
I made book sales out of a free five minute advert for The First Folio.
I stuck a QR code on every slide in the deck...
It would have been rude not to.
I made book sales out of a free five minute advert for The First Folio.
I stuck a QR code on every slide in the deck...
It would have been rude not to.
November 10, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Work provided a presentations training course today. The ask was a five-minute presentation on a subject of your choice.
I made book sales out of a free five minute advert for The First Folio.
I stuck a QR code on every slide in the deck...
It would have been rude not to.
I made book sales out of a free five minute advert for The First Folio.
I stuck a QR code on every slide in the deck...
It would have been rude not to.
Writing plan for the week ahead: switch from The Second Son (first draft) to editing the few short reads I want to release over the next few months.
They'll go off to the proofreader while I return to The Second Son.
There's definitely a plan in here somewhere!
They'll go off to the proofreader while I return to The Second Son.
There's definitely a plan in here somewhere!
November 8, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Writing plan for the week ahead: switch from The Second Son (first draft) to editing the few short reads I want to release over the next few months.
They'll go off to the proofreader while I return to The Second Son.
There's definitely a plan in here somewhere!
They'll go off to the proofreader while I return to The Second Son.
There's definitely a plan in here somewhere!
Been a long day at the keyboard, what with a busy work day and writing where I can. Ending the day on 59K words into draft one of book two... Target word count is 95K or under, but let's see where the first draft takes us and then whittle away in the edit.
#amwriting
#amwritingfantasy
#amwriting
#amwritingfantasy
November 4, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Been a long day at the keyboard, what with a busy work day and writing where I can. Ending the day on 59K words into draft one of book two... Target word count is 95K or under, but let's see where the first draft takes us and then whittle away in the edit.
#amwriting
#amwritingfantasy
#amwriting
#amwritingfantasy
1200 words today, which included some pointers for scenes coming up soon.
Takes me just over 58k word into draft one of Faust book two... The Second Son.
It's got faeries in it. And a diabolist. And the Vehmic Court. And a jump over a collapsed bridge. And a capricious demon.
Takes me just over 58k word into draft one of Faust book two... The Second Son.
It's got faeries in it. And a diabolist. And the Vehmic Court. And a jump over a collapsed bridge. And a capricious demon.
November 3, 2025 at 10:50 PM
1200 words today, which included some pointers for scenes coming up soon.
Takes me just over 58k word into draft one of Faust book two... The Second Son.
It's got faeries in it. And a diabolist. And the Vehmic Court. And a jump over a collapsed bridge. And a capricious demon.
Takes me just over 58k word into draft one of Faust book two... The Second Son.
It's got faeries in it. And a diabolist. And the Vehmic Court. And a jump over a collapsed bridge. And a capricious demon.
I've added a little more content to the Amazon page for The First Folio.
This is the A+ content that you'll read about when you publish via KDP.
The bits I've added talk more about Faust as a character and also the renaissance magic he uses.
www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...
This is the A+ content that you'll read about when you publish via KDP.
The bits I've added talk more about Faust as a character and also the renaissance magic he uses.
www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...
The First Folio: Book One of the Faust Quartet eBook : Lawford, Mark: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
The First Folio: Book One of the Faust Quartet eBook : Lawford, Mark: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
www.amazon.co.uk
November 3, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I've added a little more content to the Amazon page for The First Folio.
This is the A+ content that you'll read about when you publish via KDP.
The bits I've added talk more about Faust as a character and also the renaissance magic he uses.
www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...
This is the A+ content that you'll read about when you publish via KDP.
The bits I've added talk more about Faust as a character and also the renaissance magic he uses.
www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...
Did a 3K day at the keyboard today across a couple of projects.
Happy with that. Work tomorrow, but would like to get at least another 1200 words in.
#amwriting
#amwritingfantasy
#selfpublishing
Happy with that. Work tomorrow, but would like to get at least another 1200 words in.
#amwriting
#amwritingfantasy
#selfpublishing
November 2, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Did a 3K day at the keyboard today across a couple of projects.
Happy with that. Work tomorrow, but would like to get at least another 1200 words in.
#amwriting
#amwritingfantasy
#selfpublishing
Happy with that. Work tomorrow, but would like to get at least another 1200 words in.
#amwriting
#amwritingfantasy
#selfpublishing
For all my TTRPG guys out there, I have a kickstarter currently in flight.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/she...
We're in the final stretch and just a couple of hundred dollars away from commissioning more artwork for the finished product.
There are a hundred and one scenarios for $15.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/she...
We're in the final stretch and just a couple of hundred dollars away from commissioning more artwork for the finished product.
There are a hundred and one scenarios for $15.
101 Tales of Magic and Mystery
TTRPG adventure plots of mystery, magic, and intrigue, grounded in the history and folklore of Renaissance England.
www.kickstarter.com
November 2, 2025 at 2:02 PM
For all my TTRPG guys out there, I have a kickstarter currently in flight.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/she...
We're in the final stretch and just a couple of hundred dollars away from commissioning more artwork for the finished product.
There are a hundred and one scenarios for $15.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/she...
We're in the final stretch and just a couple of hundred dollars away from commissioning more artwork for the finished product.
There are a hundred and one scenarios for $15.
So that's confirmed... You can order The First Folio through bricks and mortar Waterstones in the UK.
Thank you IngramSpark.
#fantasy
#debut
#selfpublishing
Thank you IngramSpark.
#fantasy
#debut
#selfpublishing
November 1, 2025 at 9:29 AM
So that's confirmed... You can order The First Folio through bricks and mortar Waterstones in the UK.
Thank you IngramSpark.
#fantasy
#debut
#selfpublishing
Thank you IngramSpark.
#fantasy
#debut
#selfpublishing
I've made a sale via IngramSpark! My royalties on that sale my be minimal, but by crikey that one sale means the world to me.
Whoever you are, thank you!
Here's the link in case you want to add to my success. Five stars on Goodreads, you know...
shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?params...
Whoever you are, thank you!
Here's the link in case you want to add to my success. Five stars on Goodreads, you know...
shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?params...
The First Folio: Book One of the Faust Quartet
Faust, the infamous astrologer for hire, is commanded to recapture an academic on the run and the book he's taken with him, to return the academic alive, and, above all, do not open the book.
Book on...
shop.ingramspark.com
October 31, 2025 at 9:17 PM
I've made a sale via IngramSpark! My royalties on that sale my be minimal, but by crikey that one sale means the world to me.
Whoever you are, thank you!
Here's the link in case you want to add to my success. Five stars on Goodreads, you know...
shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?params...
Whoever you are, thank you!
Here's the link in case you want to add to my success. Five stars on Goodreads, you know...
shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?params...
Beautiful five star review of The First Folio over on Goodreads.
Available everywhere on Amazon and through Waterstones in the UK.
goodreads.com/book/show/2422…
Available everywhere on Amazon and through Waterstones in the UK.
goodreads.com/book/show/2422…
https://goodreads.com/book/show/2422…
October 30, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Beautiful five star review of The First Folio over on Goodreads.
Available everywhere on Amazon and through Waterstones in the UK.
goodreads.com/book/show/2422…
Available everywhere on Amazon and through Waterstones in the UK.
goodreads.com/book/show/2422…
I can see someone is reading The First Folio via Kindle Unlimited.
I'm a little bit addicted to the KDP dashboard...
amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...
#Faust
#Fantasy
#HistoricalFantasy
I'm a little bit addicted to the KDP dashboard...
amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...
#Faust
#Fantasy
#HistoricalFantasy
The First Folio: Book One of the Faust Quartet
The First Folio: Book One of the Faust Quartet eBook : Lawford, Mark: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
amazon.co.uk
October 29, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I can see someone is reading The First Folio via Kindle Unlimited.
I'm a little bit addicted to the KDP dashboard...
amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...
#Faust
#Fantasy
#HistoricalFantasy
I'm a little bit addicted to the KDP dashboard...
amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...
#Faust
#Fantasy
#HistoricalFantasy
www.amazon.co.uk/First-Folio-...
Currently ranked 594 in historical fantasy. I'll take that. It's not ranked 1000...
#fantasy
#historicalfantasy
#selfpublishing
Currently ranked 594 in historical fantasy. I'll take that. It's not ranked 1000...
#fantasy
#historicalfantasy
#selfpublishing
The First Folio: Book One of the Faust Quartet
The First Folio: Book One of the Faust Quartet eBook : Lawford, Mark: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
www.amazon.co.uk
October 28, 2025 at 10:54 AM
www.amazon.co.uk/First-Folio-...
Currently ranked 594 in historical fantasy. I'll take that. It's not ranked 1000...
#fantasy
#historicalfantasy
#selfpublishing
Currently ranked 594 in historical fantasy. I'll take that. It's not ranked 1000...
#fantasy
#historicalfantasy
#selfpublishing
It's happened... The First Folio is now live for both ebook and paperback.
Pre-orders have already been delivered to Kindle libraries.
amazon.co.uk/First-Folio-Bo…
waterstones.com/book/the-first���
Pre-orders have already been delivered to Kindle libraries.
amazon.co.uk/First-Folio-Bo…
waterstones.com/book/the-first���
https://amazon.co.uk/First-Folio-Bo…
October 27, 2025 at 6:46 AM
It's happened... The First Folio is now live for both ebook and paperback.
Pre-orders have already been delivered to Kindle libraries.
amazon.co.uk/First-Folio-Bo…
waterstones.com/book/the-first���
Pre-orders have already been delivered to Kindle libraries.
amazon.co.uk/First-Folio-Bo…
waterstones.com/book/the-first���
www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...
One week to go... ebook and paperback available October 27th. ebook preorders open now.
One week to go... ebook and paperback available October 27th. ebook preorders open now.
October 20, 2025 at 9:36 AM
www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...
One week to go... ebook and paperback available October 27th. ebook preorders open now.
One week to go... ebook and paperback available October 27th. ebook preorders open now.
Launching October 27th. Ebook available for preorder now on Amazon.
Doctor Faustus, itinerant necromancer for hire, is tasked with finding a scholar on the run with a heretical book. One instruction , one order. Do not read that book.
#ShamelessSelfpromoSaturday #writerslift
Doctor Faustus, itinerant necromancer for hire, is tasked with finding a scholar on the run with a heretical book. One instruction , one order. Do not read that book.
#ShamelessSelfpromoSaturday #writerslift
October 11, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Launching October 27th. Ebook available for preorder now on Amazon.
Doctor Faustus, itinerant necromancer for hire, is tasked with finding a scholar on the run with a heretical book. One instruction , one order. Do not read that book.
#ShamelessSelfpromoSaturday #writerslift
Doctor Faustus, itinerant necromancer for hire, is tasked with finding a scholar on the run with a heretical book. One instruction , one order. Do not read that book.
#ShamelessSelfpromoSaturday #writerslift
Full day of work, getting the kids to college and back, and hit the store, and still managed a 2500 word day.
That's a better word count than if I set the day aside for it!
Just the way it works sometimes.
#amwriting
#amwritingfantasy
That's a better word count than if I set the day aside for it!
Just the way it works sometimes.
#amwriting
#amwritingfantasy
October 10, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Full day of work, getting the kids to college and back, and hit the store, and still managed a 2500 word day.
That's a better word count than if I set the day aside for it!
Just the way it works sometimes.
#amwriting
#amwritingfantasy
That's a better word count than if I set the day aside for it!
Just the way it works sometimes.
#amwriting
#amwritingfantasy
Shameless plug for any TTRPG writers, players, readers... And actually, for anyone reading and writing fantasy.
I've authored 50 of the 101 tales in this kickstarter and would love it if you could take a look and help us hit the target.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/she...
I've authored 50 of the 101 tales in this kickstarter and would love it if you could take a look and help us hit the target.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/she...
101 Tales of Magic and Mystery
TTRPG adventure plots of mystery, magic, and intrigue, grounded in the history and folklore of Renaissance England.
www.kickstarter.com
October 10, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Shameless plug for any TTRPG writers, players, readers... And actually, for anyone reading and writing fantasy.
I've authored 50 of the 101 tales in this kickstarter and would love it if you could take a look and help us hit the target.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/she...
I've authored 50 of the 101 tales in this kickstarter and would love it if you could take a look and help us hit the target.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/she...
kickstarter.com/projects/shews…
I have a lot of content in this one, so excuse my bias...
This is a genuinely fantastic resource. Literally, 101 TTRPG scenarios ready to go for most fantasy-set games. Written for Magonomia, using the Fate engine, but absolutely adaptable straight off the page.
I have a lot of content in this one, so excuse my bias...
This is a genuinely fantastic resource. Literally, 101 TTRPG scenarios ready to go for most fantasy-set games. Written for Magonomia, using the Fate engine, but absolutely adaptable straight off the page.
https://kickstarter.com/projects/shews…
October 7, 2025 at 7:54 PM
kickstarter.com/projects/shews…
I have a lot of content in this one, so excuse my bias...
This is a genuinely fantastic resource. Literally, 101 TTRPG scenarios ready to go for most fantasy-set games. Written for Magonomia, using the Fate engine, but absolutely adaptable straight off the page.
I have a lot of content in this one, so excuse my bias...
This is a genuinely fantastic resource. Literally, 101 TTRPG scenarios ready to go for most fantasy-set games. Written for Magonomia, using the Fate engine, but absolutely adaptable straight off the page.
KDP author proof copy has arrived. It feels good. But not as good as it reads...
Find out for yourself on 27/10/2025...
#faust #faustus #mephistopheles #fantasy
Find out for yourself on 27/10/2025...
#faust #faustus #mephistopheles #fantasy
October 7, 2025 at 7:48 PM
KDP author proof copy has arrived. It feels good. But not as good as it reads...
Find out for yourself on 27/10/2025...
#faust #faustus #mephistopheles #fantasy
Find out for yourself on 27/10/2025...
#faust #faustus #mephistopheles #fantasy
Feels great to be on the final countdown to launching this thing.
I've seen ebook preorders coming in and I know I have people waiting on the paperback launch too.
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FT3VY35...
I've seen ebook preorders coming in and I know I have people waiting on the paperback launch too.
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FT3VY35...
October 5, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Feels great to be on the final countdown to launching this thing.
I've seen ebook preorders coming in and I know I have people waiting on the paperback launch too.
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FT3VY35...
I've seen ebook preorders coming in and I know I have people waiting on the paperback launch too.
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FT3VY35...
The First Folio ebook is now live for pre-order on Amazon ahead of its release on 27/10/2025.
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FT3VY35...
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FT3VY35...
September 30, 2025 at 1:43 PM
The First Folio ebook is now live for pre-order on Amazon ahead of its release on 27/10/2025.
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FT3VY35...
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FT3VY35...
My first self-published book is nearly here. October 27th is the target publication date.
Full cover reveal, details, and pre-order link all coming shortly.
Full cover reveal, details, and pre-order link all coming shortly.
September 28, 2025 at 1:37 PM
My first self-published book is nearly here. October 27th is the target publication date.
Full cover reveal, details, and pre-order link all coming shortly.
Full cover reveal, details, and pre-order link all coming shortly.