Bill Goodall
@billgoodall.bsky.social
Literary Agent at Bill Goodall Literary Agency.
www.billgoodall.co.uk
www.billgoodall.co.uk
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Take a twisty trip into 1840s Cambridge, where alchemy holds sway and a young undergraduate faces a Faustian bargain... dark academia meets feminist themes around selfhood and unchecked ambition.
A feminist Faust for the modern reader from @galileobooks.bsky.social!
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/maid...
A feminist Faust for the modern reader from @galileobooks.bsky.social!
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/maid...
June 26, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Take a twisty trip into 1840s Cambridge, where alchemy holds sway and a young undergraduate faces a Faustian bargain... dark academia meets feminist themes around selfhood and unchecked ambition.
A feminist Faust for the modern reader from @galileobooks.bsky.social!
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/maid...
A feminist Faust for the modern reader from @galileobooks.bsky.social!
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/maid...
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New post on The Honest Editor about how to build back up from a disappointing book publication - why it happens and what you can do about it as an author 💖 honesteditor.substack.com/p/building-b...
Building back from a disappointing publication...
Why it can happen, and what you can do...
honesteditor.substack.com
May 21, 2025 at 7:54 AM
New post on The Honest Editor about how to build back up from a disappointing book publication - why it happens and what you can do about it as an author 💖 honesteditor.substack.com/p/building-b...
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Wrote a piece for @thebookseller about why we need more transparency in publishing 💚
ICYMI: I’ve had messages from writers saying they have no idea how many books they have sold, that they aren’t sure whether they should email their editor, that they don’t know whether they can query editorial notes, says Phoebe Morgan 👇 #BookSky
Pulling back the curtain
www.thebookseller.com
May 13, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Wrote a piece for @thebookseller about why we need more transparency in publishing 💚
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Overnight flight from New York, straight into the publishers to sign a few hundred Death and Boules. Still going!
May 3, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Overnight flight from New York, straight into the publishers to sign a few hundred Death and Boules. Still going!
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Amazingly, after four years, Death & Croissants is still in the charts. Death in Le Jardin is the latest and out now in paperback, audio and ebook.
#bestsellers #crimewriting #cosycrime
#bestsellers #crimewriting #cosycrime
April 20, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Amazingly, after four years, Death & Croissants is still in the charts. Death in Le Jardin is the latest and out now in paperback, audio and ebook.
#bestsellers #crimewriting #cosycrime
#bestsellers #crimewriting #cosycrime
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A sweeping WW2 novel of courage and survival, THE RESISTANCE DAUGHTER by Joanne Kormylo is perfect for fans of Anna Stuart and Soraya M Lane.
'Kormylo knows how to make history come alive' Robert Rotenberg
Out now in paperback, eBook & audiobook: www.amazon.co.uk/Resistance-D...
'Kormylo knows how to make history come alive' Robert Rotenberg
Out now in paperback, eBook & audiobook: www.amazon.co.uk/Resistance-D...
April 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
A sweeping WW2 novel of courage and survival, THE RESISTANCE DAUGHTER by Joanne Kormylo is perfect for fans of Anna Stuart and Soraya M Lane.
'Kormylo knows how to make history come alive' Robert Rotenberg
Out now in paperback, eBook & audiobook: www.amazon.co.uk/Resistance-D...
'Kormylo knows how to make history come alive' Robert Rotenberg
Out now in paperback, eBook & audiobook: www.amazon.co.uk/Resistance-D...
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Yes, that's a cake 😁 A perk from my role as author ambassador to Bologna Book Plus which included a fantastic interview with @bookbrunch.bsky.social in print and online (in profile)!
www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/free-ar...
@thecrimevault.bsky.social @billgoodall.bsky.social
#CrimeFiction #Bologna
www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/free-ar...
@thecrimevault.bsky.social @billgoodall.bsky.social
#CrimeFiction #Bologna
April 2, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Yes, that's a cake 😁 A perk from my role as author ambassador to Bologna Book Plus which included a fantastic interview with @bookbrunch.bsky.social in print and online (in profile)!
www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/free-ar...
@thecrimevault.bsky.social @billgoodall.bsky.social
#CrimeFiction #Bologna
www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/free-ar...
@thecrimevault.bsky.social @billgoodall.bsky.social
#CrimeFiction #Bologna
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Need a lunchtime read? My new Substack around common errors I see as a professional editor is now live: abigailfentoneditorial.substack.com/p/five-commo...
April 1, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Need a lunchtime read? My new Substack around common errors I see as a professional editor is now live: abigailfentoneditorial.substack.com/p/five-commo...
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Follet Valley 5 is out this spring!
Are Richard and Valérie really in competition?
And why has Richard been (accidentally) trying to sell a corpse?
All pre-order options here:
Www.ianmoore.info
Are Richard and Valérie really in competition?
And why has Richard been (accidentally) trying to sell a corpse?
All pre-order options here:
Www.ianmoore.info
February 9, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Follet Valley 5 is out this spring!
Are Richard and Valérie really in competition?
And why has Richard been (accidentally) trying to sell a corpse?
All pre-order options here:
Www.ianmoore.info
Are Richard and Valérie really in competition?
And why has Richard been (accidentally) trying to sell a corpse?
All pre-order options here:
Www.ianmoore.info
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Unsolicited writing advice, no. #165345:
Getting published is hard enough. But staying published is harder. The literary world is filled with once-successful authors who can't get a publishing deal any more. That's why it's important to stay in touch; keep flexible; change, when you have to.
Getting published is hard enough. But staying published is harder. The literary world is filled with once-successful authors who can't get a publishing deal any more. That's why it's important to stay in touch; keep flexible; change, when you have to.
January 27, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Unsolicited writing advice, no. #165345:
Getting published is hard enough. But staying published is harder. The literary world is filled with once-successful authors who can't get a publishing deal any more. That's why it's important to stay in touch; keep flexible; change, when you have to.
Getting published is hard enough. But staying published is harder. The literary world is filled with once-successful authors who can't get a publishing deal any more. That's why it's important to stay in touch; keep flexible; change, when you have to.
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I shall go on about this a lot. One of my books has been nominated for an Edgar by the MWA.
Chuffed.
Chuffed.
January 22, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I shall go on about this a lot. One of my books has been nominated for an Edgar by the MWA.
Chuffed.
Chuffed.
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A big thank you to everyone who uses libraries, and who chose to borrow my books.
Libraries are a vital part of any community.
Libraries are a vital part of any community.
January 22, 2025 at 9:56 AM
A big thank you to everyone who uses libraries, and who chose to borrow my books.
Libraries are a vital part of any community.
Libraries are a vital part of any community.
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#spotlightreview on #Instagram:
Death and Fromage by Ian Moore
Set in the LOIRE VALLEY, France
www.instagram.com/p/DEUvmYStsIQ/
#travelbybook
Death and Fromage by Ian Moore
Set in the LOIRE VALLEY, France
www.instagram.com/p/DEUvmYStsIQ/
#travelbybook
January 2, 2025 at 1:04 PM
#spotlightreview on #Instagram:
Death and Fromage by Ian Moore
Set in the LOIRE VALLEY, France
www.instagram.com/p/DEUvmYStsIQ/
#travelbybook
Death and Fromage by Ian Moore
Set in the LOIRE VALLEY, France
www.instagram.com/p/DEUvmYStsIQ/
#travelbybook
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Death and Papa Noël is now out on audiobook! Read by me, my Christmas novella is just long enough to cover your time in the kitchen doing Christmas day food prep! Parfait.
#Audiobooks
#Audiobooks
December 14, 2024 at 1:22 PM
Death and Papa Noël is now out on audiobook! Read by me, my Christmas novella is just long enough to cover your time in the kitchen doing Christmas day food prep! Parfait.
#Audiobooks
#Audiobooks
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Finishing your #novel? Some thoughts:
- take out your beloved 1st chapter and see what happens?
- read dialogue out loud. Would you want to act that part?
- cut it until it bleeds
- less is always more- fiction works as much by what is not said
-no such thing as a minor character
#writingcommunity
- take out your beloved 1st chapter and see what happens?
- read dialogue out loud. Would you want to act that part?
- cut it until it bleeds
- less is always more- fiction works as much by what is not said
-no such thing as a minor character
#writingcommunity
December 14, 2024 at 12:58 PM
Finishing your #novel? Some thoughts:
- take out your beloved 1st chapter and see what happens?
- read dialogue out loud. Would you want to act that part?
- cut it until it bleeds
- less is always more- fiction works as much by what is not said
-no such thing as a minor character
#writingcommunity
- take out your beloved 1st chapter and see what happens?
- read dialogue out loud. Would you want to act that part?
- cut it until it bleeds
- less is always more- fiction works as much by what is not said
-no such thing as a minor character
#writingcommunity
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Hello from Harrogate International Festivals! Obligatory first post on Bluesky – please RT to let people know that we are here. Looking forward to finding friends and building networks!
November 20, 2024 at 2:39 PM
Hello from Harrogate International Festivals! Obligatory first post on Bluesky – please RT to let people know that we are here. Looking forward to finding friends and building networks!
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November 19, 2024 at 11:08 AM
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Bad news for the '99p on Kindle' fans. Lombard 1 is now £1.99. Apologies.
Still only two thirds of a coffee for a 'reminiscent of Morse or Zen' though.
amzn.eu/d/5jkhG0u
Still only two thirds of a coffee for a 'reminiscent of Morse or Zen' though.
amzn.eu/d/5jkhG0u
The Man Who Didn't Burn: A thrilling new crime series by the author of Death and Croissants (Juge Lombard Mystery Book 1) eBook : Moore, Ian: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
The Man Who Didn't Burn: A thrilling new crime series by the author of Death and Croissants (Juge Lombard Mystery Book 1) eBook : Moore, Ian: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
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November 17, 2024 at 3:21 PM
Bad news for the '99p on Kindle' fans. Lombard 1 is now £1.99. Apologies.
Still only two thirds of a coffee for a 'reminiscent of Morse or Zen' though.
amzn.eu/d/5jkhG0u
Still only two thirds of a coffee for a 'reminiscent of Morse or Zen' though.
amzn.eu/d/5jkhG0u
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It's been a week since Dead Behind They Eyes came out, average review on Amazon is 4.6, Waterstones is 5 and GoodReads is 4.
I'll take that. Please leave reviews, they help enormously.
www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...
I'll take that. Please leave reviews, they help enormously.
www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...
Amazon.co.uk
www.amazon.co.uk
November 14, 2024 at 10:57 AM
It's been a week since Dead Behind They Eyes came out, average review on Amazon is 4.6, Waterstones is 5 and GoodReads is 4.
I'll take that. Please leave reviews, they help enormously.
www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...
I'll take that. Please leave reviews, they help enormously.
www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...
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Bird Spotting in a Small Town by Sophie Morton-Thomas is a fantastic read out from Verve on 29th Feb and I’m sharing my review today lindasbookbag.com/2024/02/27/b...
February 27, 2024 at 7:05 AM
Bird Spotting in a Small Town by Sophie Morton-Thomas is a fantastic read out from Verve on 29th Feb and I’m sharing my review today lindasbookbag.com/2024/02/27/b...
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For my US friends...
If you have a B&N Rewards or B&N Premium Membership you can save 25% when you pre-order Death and Fromage.
Rewards membership is free, and this is happening for the next two days only. Use the code PREORDER25 at checkout here www.barnesandnoble.com/s/Death%20an...
If you have a B&N Rewards or B&N Premium Membership you can save 25% when you pre-order Death and Fromage.
Rewards membership is free, and this is happening for the next two days only. Use the code PREORDER25 at checkout here www.barnesandnoble.com/s/Death%20an...
January 25, 2024 at 7:34 AM
For my US friends...
If you have a B&N Rewards or B&N Premium Membership you can save 25% when you pre-order Death and Fromage.
Rewards membership is free, and this is happening for the next two days only. Use the code PREORDER25 at checkout here www.barnesandnoble.com/s/Death%20an...
If you have a B&N Rewards or B&N Premium Membership you can save 25% when you pre-order Death and Fromage.
Rewards membership is free, and this is happening for the next two days only. Use the code PREORDER25 at checkout here www.barnesandnoble.com/s/Death%20an...
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Exciting news ALERT!
I shall be running a Crime Writing - The Basics course at a beautiful place at the foot of the Pyrenees.
Interested?
www.wetravel.com/trips/crime-...
#crimewriting #holidayworkshop #amwriting #writing #write #authors #holiday #france #learning #bestseller
I shall be running a Crime Writing - The Basics course at a beautiful place at the foot of the Pyrenees.
Interested?
www.wetravel.com/trips/crime-...
#crimewriting #holidayworkshop #amwriting #writing #write #authors #holiday #france #learning #bestseller
Crime Writing with Ian Moore - The Basics in Zero Neuf, Ariège, Pyrénées
Are you a fan of crime fiction?
Ever thought you’d like to give it a go yourself? Or, have you started and would like some pointers and support?
If so, this is the relaxed, friendly learning hol...
www.wetravel.com
January 21, 2024 at 2:30 PM
Exciting news ALERT!
I shall be running a Crime Writing - The Basics course at a beautiful place at the foot of the Pyrenees.
Interested?
www.wetravel.com/trips/crime-...
#crimewriting #holidayworkshop #amwriting #writing #write #authors #holiday #france #learning #bestseller
I shall be running a Crime Writing - The Basics course at a beautiful place at the foot of the Pyrenees.
Interested?
www.wetravel.com/trips/crime-...
#crimewriting #holidayworkshop #amwriting #writing #write #authors #holiday #france #learning #bestseller