Louise Mumford
@louisemumford.bsky.social
Thriller writer. New book THE FESTIVAL out now. (HarperCollins). Welsh 🏴 Agent: Kate Shaw. Committed insomniac. Care Bear devotee. Website: www.louisemumfordauthor.com
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Louise Mumford
@louisemumford.bsky.social
· Nov 30
So, this is me:
I've written 4 thrillers with HarperCollins - the latest is called The Festival. (Think Glastonbury meets Stephen King).
My thrillers may be dark but I'm rather colourful as you can see from my launch day pics!
Please do sign up for my newsletter at www.louisemumfordauthor.com
I've written 4 thrillers with HarperCollins - the latest is called The Festival. (Think Glastonbury meets Stephen King).
My thrillers may be dark but I'm rather colourful as you can see from my launch day pics!
Please do sign up for my newsletter at www.louisemumfordauthor.com
Soon, the cardboard on the floor will come up, the renovation dust will be swept away and I will get to walk through these doors into THIS as my office! (The doors will have handles by then - hopefully!)
One whole wall for a bookcase? Yes please.
Ornate mural wallpaper? Go on then.
One whole wall for a bookcase? Yes please.
Ornate mural wallpaper? Go on then.
August 25, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Soon, the cardboard on the floor will come up, the renovation dust will be swept away and I will get to walk through these doors into THIS as my office! (The doors will have handles by then - hopefully!)
One whole wall for a bookcase? Yes please.
Ornate mural wallpaper? Go on then.
One whole wall for a bookcase? Yes please.
Ornate mural wallpaper? Go on then.
Please, when you imagine me right now, picture a woman in a flower field, in a not-subtle dress, pretending to be a butterfly.
The reality? We're nearly ten months into the renovation; I live out of boxes in our temporary rental and I'm going slightly mad.
But let's focus on butterfly-Lou, okay?
The reality? We're nearly ten months into the renovation; I live out of boxes in our temporary rental and I'm going slightly mad.
But let's focus on butterfly-Lou, okay?
August 9, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Please, when you imagine me right now, picture a woman in a flower field, in a not-subtle dress, pretending to be a butterfly.
The reality? We're nearly ten months into the renovation; I live out of boxes in our temporary rental and I'm going slightly mad.
But let's focus on butterfly-Lou, okay?
The reality? We're nearly ten months into the renovation; I live out of boxes in our temporary rental and I'm going slightly mad.
But let's focus on butterfly-Lou, okay?
Spot my typo! See - AI wouldn't have done that! Genuine artisan post here... 😂
This is how they get you. With fun stuff, the "Ooh, let's make action figures of ourselves, ha, ha, ha." Soon enough AI becomes so deeply embedded everywhere in our society we can't opt out if it. Ever. Slippery slope, people.
April 11, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Spot my typo! See - AI wouldn't have done that! Genuine artisan post here... 😂
This is how they get you. With fun stuff, the "Ooh, let's make action figures of ourselves, ha, ha, ha." Soon enough AI becomes so deeply embedded everywhere in our society we can't opt out if it. Ever. Slippery slope, people.
April 11, 2025 at 8:42 AM
This is how they get you. With fun stuff, the "Ooh, let's make action figures of ourselves, ha, ha, ha." Soon enough AI becomes so deeply embedded everywhere in our society we can't opt out if it. Ever. Slippery slope, people.
Reposted by Louise Mumford
#metabookthieves #SoA
Date: Thursday, 3 April 2025, 1.30pm
Location: Meta’s London offices (11-22 Canal Reach, London N1C 4BE, King’s Cross).
Meet: Granary Square at 1.30pm. Once we have a critical mass, we will move to Meta’s offices.
Date: Thursday, 3 April 2025, 1.30pm
Location: Meta’s London offices (11-22 Canal Reach, London N1C 4BE, King’s Cross).
Meet: Granary Square at 1.30pm. Once we have a critical mass, we will move to Meta’s offices.
April 3, 2025 at 8:09 AM
#metabookthieves #SoA
Date: Thursday, 3 April 2025, 1.30pm
Location: Meta’s London offices (11-22 Canal Reach, London N1C 4BE, King’s Cross).
Meet: Granary Square at 1.30pm. Once we have a critical mass, we will move to Meta’s offices.
Date: Thursday, 3 April 2025, 1.30pm
Location: Meta’s London offices (11-22 Canal Reach, London N1C 4BE, King’s Cross).
Meet: Granary Square at 1.30pm. Once we have a critical mass, we will move to Meta’s offices.
Reposted by Louise Mumford
Today's column, on the ChatGPT Ghibli app. The prayer of every creative should be, 'Please don't let tech-bros love the things I make":
April 3, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Today's column, on the ChatGPT Ghibli app. The prayer of every creative should be, 'Please don't let tech-bros love the things I make":
Reposted by Louise Mumford
Today UK authors are protesting against Meta for stealing our work to train their AI model. Authors earn an average of £7000 per year, we are not rich, and yet a trillion dollar company decided it didn’t want to license our work fairly as it was “too expensive”
Theft is not a valid alternative.
Theft is not a valid alternative.
April 3, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Today UK authors are protesting against Meta for stealing our work to train their AI model. Authors earn an average of £7000 per year, we are not rich, and yet a trillion dollar company decided it didn’t want to license our work fairly as it was “too expensive”
Theft is not a valid alternative.
Theft is not a valid alternative.
We teach kids that stealing is wrong. Apparently though, when you're a big enough tech company (and you move fast enough) you can just skip those silly ideas of laws and morals and steal authors' work to train your AI. Without notice. Without compensation.
April 3, 2025 at 9:13 AM
We teach kids that stealing is wrong. Apparently though, when you're a big enough tech company (and you move fast enough) you can just skip those silly ideas of laws and morals and steal authors' work to train your AI. Without notice. Without compensation.
Tomorrow at 1pm lots of authors will be protesting in London alongside The Society Of Authors about Meta's use of millions of stolen books to train its AI. (Yep, my books have been used).
Every time you use AI (like ChatGPT) for some silly 'fun' thing you are using artists' stolen work.
Every time you use AI (like ChatGPT) for some silly 'fun' thing you are using artists' stolen work.
April 2, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Tomorrow at 1pm lots of authors will be protesting in London alongside The Society Of Authors about Meta's use of millions of stolen books to train its AI. (Yep, my books have been used).
Every time you use AI (like ChatGPT) for some silly 'fun' thing you are using artists' stolen work.
Every time you use AI (like ChatGPT) for some silly 'fun' thing you are using artists' stolen work.
Reposted by Louise Mumford
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March 28, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Our new bathroom is finished! We wanted to go for a rustic, deconstructed design...
Joking. Of course we are nowhere near finished on anything in our new house. A complete refurbishment is NOT for the faint-hearted!
Joking. Of course we are nowhere near finished on anything in our new house. A complete refurbishment is NOT for the faint-hearted!
February 23, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Our new bathroom is finished! We wanted to go for a rustic, deconstructed design...
Joking. Of course we are nowhere near finished on anything in our new house. A complete refurbishment is NOT for the faint-hearted!
Joking. Of course we are nowhere near finished on anything in our new house. A complete refurbishment is NOT for the faint-hearted!
For authors whose publishers don't have a big marketing budget for them:
You can still make a difference in sales.
Just you.
My book The Hotel is No: 4 in Gwisgo Bookworm's Top 10 of 2024.
My publisher had NOTHING to do with that - just me and a lovely bookshop. ❤️ 📚
You can still make a difference in sales.
Just you.
My book The Hotel is No: 4 in Gwisgo Bookworm's Top 10 of 2024.
My publisher had NOTHING to do with that - just me and a lovely bookshop. ❤️ 📚
January 16, 2025 at 11:54 AM
For authors whose publishers don't have a big marketing budget for them:
You can still make a difference in sales.
Just you.
My book The Hotel is No: 4 in Gwisgo Bookworm's Top 10 of 2024.
My publisher had NOTHING to do with that - just me and a lovely bookshop. ❤️ 📚
You can still make a difference in sales.
Just you.
My book The Hotel is No: 4 in Gwisgo Bookworm's Top 10 of 2024.
My publisher had NOTHING to do with that - just me and a lovely bookshop. ❤️ 📚
Ooh - I spot The Hotel! ❤️ Thanks @nicolashelley.bsky.social
January 1, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Ooh - I spot The Hotel! ❤️ Thanks @nicolashelley.bsky.social
Reposted by Louise Mumford
More silly names, because people had other suggestions. Don't worry, this'll be the end of the puns for a while.
A couple of days, anyway... - Michael
A couple of days, anyway... - Michael
December 12, 2024 at 8:36 AM
More silly names, because people had other suggestions. Don't worry, this'll be the end of the puns for a while.
A couple of days, anyway... - Michael
A couple of days, anyway... - Michael
There was a jolly inflatable polar bear next to our neighbour's front door. During the storm last week it popped and now it is just hanging there, deflated, like some kind of pagan winter sacrifice. Sums up 2024!
December 12, 2024 at 10:00 AM
There was a jolly inflatable polar bear next to our neighbour's front door. During the storm last week it popped and now it is just hanging there, deflated, like some kind of pagan winter sacrifice. Sums up 2024!
Lovely to see The Festival among these 5 star reads - thank you @kindigblog.bsky.social ❤️
5 STAR READS 2024 - PART 3!
Here are 4 more of my 2024 5 star reads:
#TheFestival @louisemumford.bsky.social
#GuiltybyDefinition @susiedent.com
#HearHimCalling @carlyreagon.bsky.social
#HidingLies Stephanie Rose
@hqstories.bsky.social @zaffrebooks.bsky.social @littlebrown.bsky.social #BookSky 💙📚
Here are 4 more of my 2024 5 star reads:
#TheFestival @louisemumford.bsky.social
#GuiltybyDefinition @susiedent.com
#HearHimCalling @carlyreagon.bsky.social
#HidingLies Stephanie Rose
@hqstories.bsky.social @zaffrebooks.bsky.social @littlebrown.bsky.social #BookSky 💙📚
December 11, 2024 at 10:24 PM
Lovely to see The Festival among these 5 star reads - thank you @kindigblog.bsky.social ❤️
Everyone's putting up their Christmas tree but due to lack of space and inclination this year I present:
The Christmas Gargoyle!
His name is Bob. He's not sure he can carry off the bedazzlement. Please give him some love.
The Christmas Gargoyle!
His name is Bob. He's not sure he can carry off the bedazzlement. Please give him some love.
December 3, 2024 at 10:02 AM
Everyone's putting up their Christmas tree but due to lack of space and inclination this year I present:
The Christmas Gargoyle!
His name is Bob. He's not sure he can carry off the bedazzlement. Please give him some love.
The Christmas Gargoyle!
His name is Bob. He's not sure he can carry off the bedazzlement. Please give him some love.
I'm thinking a 'handful of middle-class women of a certain age' are at the age when they no longer want or need to put up with the likes of the Gregg Wallaces of the world. More power to them!
December 1, 2024 at 12:05 PM
I'm thinking a 'handful of middle-class women of a certain age' are at the age when they no longer want or need to put up with the likes of the Gregg Wallaces of the world. More power to them!
When your book is having a much nicer time than you, its author...
First book around the pool is The Hotel by @louisemumford.bsky.social 😎
November 30, 2024 at 1:55 PM
When your book is having a much nicer time than you, its author...
So, this is me:
I've written 4 thrillers with HarperCollins - the latest is called The Festival. (Think Glastonbury meets Stephen King).
My thrillers may be dark but I'm rather colourful as you can see from my launch day pics!
Please do sign up for my newsletter at www.louisemumfordauthor.com
I've written 4 thrillers with HarperCollins - the latest is called The Festival. (Think Glastonbury meets Stephen King).
My thrillers may be dark but I'm rather colourful as you can see from my launch day pics!
Please do sign up for my newsletter at www.louisemumfordauthor.com
November 30, 2024 at 10:45 AM
So, this is me:
I've written 4 thrillers with HarperCollins - the latest is called The Festival. (Think Glastonbury meets Stephen King).
My thrillers may be dark but I'm rather colourful as you can see from my launch day pics!
Please do sign up for my newsletter at www.louisemumfordauthor.com
I've written 4 thrillers with HarperCollins - the latest is called The Festival. (Think Glastonbury meets Stephen King).
My thrillers may be dark but I'm rather colourful as you can see from my launch day pics!
Please do sign up for my newsletter at www.louisemumfordauthor.com
Reposted by Louise Mumford
It’s Book Friday!
November 29, 2024 at 8:36 AM
It’s Book Friday!
We've already given our keys in from our old house which we exchange on today. Realised we forgot this garden clock which was a present from my late mum. Long story short: at 7am this morning my husband was scaling the back gate to retrieve it!
November 29, 2024 at 9:13 AM
We've already given our keys in from our old house which we exchange on today. Realised we forgot this garden clock which was a present from my late mum. Long story short: at 7am this morning my husband was scaling the back gate to retrieve it!
Reposted by Louise Mumford
So great to see so many fantastic crime fiction authors here on Bluesky! This list is by no means exhaustive but is a good place to start if you are looking for a crime writing community 📖
November 28, 2024 at 9:28 AM
So great to see so many fantastic crime fiction authors here on Bluesky! This list is by no means exhaustive but is a good place to start if you are looking for a crime writing community 📖
I have a rule for slightly daredevil activities - I'm okay with them as long as I'm not in charge of the daredevil thing. Here I am paragliding in Turkey and most definitely not in charge! (I'd been there a week, as you can see from the intense paleness of my legs - I don't tan!)
November 28, 2024 at 10:22 AM
I have a rule for slightly daredevil activities - I'm okay with them as long as I'm not in charge of the daredevil thing. Here I am paragliding in Turkey and most definitely not in charge! (I'd been there a week, as you can see from the intense paleness of my legs - I don't tan!)
Reposted by Louise Mumford
You know what would **really** disrupt the publishing industry?
Fair contracts and decent pay for authors.
No AI training without the creator’s consent.
Artists and translators on the cover.
No NDAs for ghostwriters.
Fair contracts and decent pay for authors.
No AI training without the creator’s consent.
Artists and translators on the cover.
No NDAs for ghostwriters.
November 27, 2024 at 2:04 PM
You know what would **really** disrupt the publishing industry?
Fair contracts and decent pay for authors.
No AI training without the creator’s consent.
Artists and translators on the cover.
No NDAs for ghostwriters.
Fair contracts and decent pay for authors.
No AI training without the creator’s consent.
Artists and translators on the cover.
No NDAs for ghostwriters.