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
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?
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.
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. ❤️ 📚
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.
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
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!
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!)
A few of my writing desk colleagues this morning. The Care Bears are fierce critics and provide constant edits - in particular Mr Funshine. Don't be fooled by that sunny smile.
November 25, 2024 at 11:42 AM
A few of my writing desk colleagues this morning. The Care Bears are fierce critics and provide constant edits - in particular Mr Funshine. Don't be fooled by that sunny smile.
Calling my Welsh Bluesky buddies and anyone near Rhiwbina, Cardiff! Next Saturday (30th) is the Rhiwbina Christmas Festival and I'm doing a slot at the library talking all things books! Booking via QR code in picture below. Come along and help me explain why 'Christmas Is Murder'!
November 24, 2024 at 10:22 AM
Calling my Welsh Bluesky buddies and anyone near Rhiwbina, Cardiff! Next Saturday (30th) is the Rhiwbina Christmas Festival and I'm doing a slot at the library talking all things books! Booking via QR code in picture below. Come along and help me explain why 'Christmas Is Murder'!
Storm Bert is on its way and this is the roof of our forever home refurbishment.
It's fine.
I'm fine.
(I'm assured it will be waterproof by this evening...)
It's fine.
I'm fine.
(I'm assured it will be waterproof by this evening...)
November 22, 2024 at 12:07 PM
Storm Bert is on its way and this is the roof of our forever home refurbishment.
It's fine.
I'm fine.
(I'm assured it will be waterproof by this evening...)
It's fine.
I'm fine.
(I'm assured it will be waterproof by this evening...)
I know, I know - I'm clashing patterns and look like a migraine but in my defence I couldn't find plain boots in the chaos of my life right now. (Did find black tights. Rejected them!
November 21, 2024 at 10:58 AM
I know, I know - I'm clashing patterns and look like a migraine but in my defence I couldn't find plain boots in the chaos of my life right now. (Did find black tights. Rejected them!
This is my house right now. We're doing a complete renovation (and not living in it at the moment!)
I'm thinking of keeping the rubble as a feature...
Please people who have renovated their homes tell me we will get through this stage full of unexpected problems!
I'm thinking of keeping the rubble as a feature...
Please people who have renovated their homes tell me we will get through this stage full of unexpected problems!
November 20, 2024 at 12:25 PM
This is my house right now. We're doing a complete renovation (and not living in it at the moment!)
I'm thinking of keeping the rubble as a feature...
Please people who have renovated their homes tell me we will get through this stage full of unexpected problems!
I'm thinking of keeping the rubble as a feature...
Please people who have renovated their homes tell me we will get through this stage full of unexpected problems!
Hello everyone! Loving the new follows, thank you! I'm a writer of thrillers & mysteries & am looking for fellow booky friends! Loved Twitter, hoping this can be a similar place (but a bit nicer?) Expect book & writing content, madly patterned dresses, Care Bear interludes, squirrels and the like...
November 15, 2024 at 11:51 AM
Hello everyone! Loving the new follows, thank you! I'm a writer of thrillers & mysteries & am looking for fellow booky friends! Loved Twitter, hoping this can be a similar place (but a bit nicer?) Expect book & writing content, madly patterned dresses, Care Bear interludes, squirrels and the like...
Well, hello Bluesky! Been a while since I posted anything but this platform is feeling rather buzzy! I'm a:
*thriller writer (four books so far)
*lover of violently colourful dresses
*night owl
*avid reader
Expect book chat and a supporting cast of the Care Bears who live on my writing desk...
*thriller writer (four books so far)
*lover of violently colourful dresses
*night owl
*avid reader
Expect book chat and a supporting cast of the Care Bears who live on my writing desk...
November 13, 2024 at 9:02 PM
Well, hello Bluesky! Been a while since I posted anything but this platform is feeling rather buzzy! I'm a:
*thriller writer (four books so far)
*lover of violently colourful dresses
*night owl
*avid reader
Expect book chat and a supporting cast of the Care Bears who live on my writing desk...
*thriller writer (four books so far)
*lover of violently colourful dresses
*night owl
*avid reader
Expect book chat and a supporting cast of the Care Bears who live on my writing desk...
We made pasties.
Moroccan spiced lamb with turmeric in the pastry.
Don't look at the misshapen monster on the bottom left.
DON'T LOOK!
Moroccan spiced lamb with turmeric in the pastry.
Don't look at the misshapen monster on the bottom left.
DON'T LOOK!
November 24, 2023 at 9:25 AM
We made pasties.
Moroccan spiced lamb with turmeric in the pastry.
Don't look at the misshapen monster on the bottom left.
DON'T LOOK!
Moroccan spiced lamb with turmeric in the pastry.
Don't look at the misshapen monster on the bottom left.
DON'T LOOK!
It is that time of the week! What crazy leggings pattern am I wearing to the gym today?
*Drum roll*
Super-heroines!
*Drum roll*
Super-heroines!
November 17, 2023 at 10:52 AM
It is that time of the week! What crazy leggings pattern am I wearing to the gym today?
*Drum roll*
Super-heroines!
*Drum roll*
Super-heroines!
Gave Frankenstein's Bride a snazzy new headpiece.
She's not impressed.
She's not impressed.
November 11, 2023 at 9:10 AM
Gave Frankenstein's Bride a snazzy new headpiece.
She's not impressed.
She's not impressed.
So, John Lewis is saying that having two Christmas trees this year will be the trend.
TWO!
I can barely manage getting ONE tree up and even then I'm dying to take it down on Boxing Day. (I'm a happy Christmas Scrooge!)
TWO!
My fellow Scrooges, unite with me and resist this!
TWO!
I can barely manage getting ONE tree up and even then I'm dying to take it down on Boxing Day. (I'm a happy Christmas Scrooge!)
TWO!
My fellow Scrooges, unite with me and resist this!
November 3, 2023 at 8:40 AM
So, John Lewis is saying that having two Christmas trees this year will be the trend.
TWO!
I can barely manage getting ONE tree up and even then I'm dying to take it down on Boxing Day. (I'm a happy Christmas Scrooge!)
TWO!
My fellow Scrooges, unite with me and resist this!
TWO!
I can barely manage getting ONE tree up and even then I'm dying to take it down on Boxing Day. (I'm a happy Christmas Scrooge!)
TWO!
My fellow Scrooges, unite with me and resist this!
Happy Halloween! 👻 Even though this gonk can't see to read and this ghostie has no hands to hold the book, they have both read my creepy thriller called The Hotel & highly recommend it! 99p in ebook for the spooky season!
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amzn.eu/d/fUn8uJB
October 31, 2023 at 9:11 AM
Happy Halloween! 👻 Even though this gonk can't see to read and this ghostie has no hands to hold the book, they have both read my creepy thriller called The Hotel & highly recommend it! 99p in ebook for the spooky season!
amzn.eu/d/fUn8uJB
amzn.eu/d/fUn8uJB
After I became Queen of the Bundt Cake a few months ago, my husband has been dying to compete. Yesterday he baked a Victoria sponge. Is he now Viceroy of the Victoria Sponge? Which would you go for? Choose wisely, our baking egos are fragile...
October 30, 2023 at 9:16 AM
After I became Queen of the Bundt Cake a few months ago, my husband has been dying to compete. Yesterday he baked a Victoria sponge. Is he now Viceroy of the Victoria Sponge? Which would you go for? Choose wisely, our baking egos are fragile...
Looking for a spooky read this Hallowe'en? How about a creepy, ruined hotel & a story about the four young people who were terrorised there...?
My cute little house-ghost is a fan! The Hotel is 99p in ebook & £6.49 in paperback over on Amazon! amzn.eu/d/fUn8uJB
My cute little house-ghost is a fan! The Hotel is 99p in ebook & £6.49 in paperback over on Amazon! amzn.eu/d/fUn8uJB
October 28, 2023 at 3:17 PM
Looking for a spooky read this Hallowe'en? How about a creepy, ruined hotel & a story about the four young people who were terrorised there...?
My cute little house-ghost is a fan! The Hotel is 99p in ebook & £6.49 in paperback over on Amazon! amzn.eu/d/fUn8uJB
My cute little house-ghost is a fan! The Hotel is 99p in ebook & £6.49 in paperback over on Amazon! amzn.eu/d/fUn8uJB
I mean, I'm tired, I've been editing A LOT and I'm not exactly loving the idea of a gym class right now but, not going to lie, having dinosaurs on my leggings is helping out massively.
Whatever gets you through! 🦕🦖
Whatever gets you through! 🦕🦖
October 27, 2023 at 9:55 AM
I mean, I'm tired, I've been editing A LOT and I'm not exactly loving the idea of a gym class right now but, not going to lie, having dinosaurs on my leggings is helping out massively.
Whatever gets you through! 🦕🦖
Whatever gets you through! 🦕🦖