Martin Stanley Author
@mstanleyauthor.bsky.social
Husband, father, writer of crime fiction, and general all round average bloke. The photo isn't me, it's my greyhound who is sadly no longer with us.
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Surprised at how few books I've read this year. Spent months struggling with re-reading The Stand. It hasn't stood the test of time in the way so many other King novels have. It's really dull and at least 400 pages too long. 1/2 >
July 31, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Surprised at how few books I've read this year. Spent months struggling with re-reading The Stand. It hasn't stood the test of time in the way so many other King novels have. It's really dull and at least 400 pages too long. 1/2 >
My latest novel is about 87k words in. It's probably the wildest Stanton brothers book yet, mostly because it expands both their world and their cast of characters. I'm also trying to write something that'd be almost impossible for AI to replicate. It starts pretty far from any discernible formula.
April 27, 2025 at 11:07 AM
My latest novel is about 87k words in. It's probably the wildest Stanton brothers book yet, mostly because it expands both their world and their cast of characters. I'm also trying to write something that'd be almost impossible for AI to replicate. It starts pretty far from any discernible formula.
Watched Gareth Evans' Havoc over the weekend. It was so disappointing. Considering his fantastic work on The Raid films and Episode 5 of the first season of Gangs of London, I didn't enjoy it anywhere near as much as I wanted to. The CGI turning Wales in a US city was ultimately distracting... 1/2
April 27, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Watched Gareth Evans' Havoc over the weekend. It was so disappointing. Considering his fantastic work on The Raid films and Episode 5 of the first season of Gangs of London, I didn't enjoy it anywhere near as much as I wanted to. The CGI turning Wales in a US city was ultimately distracting... 1/2
Trying to learn Bourée in E Minor by Bach on the guitar; mostly because Paul McCartney cited it as a partial influence on the Beatles track Blackbird. It's a deceptive bugger: it seems like it's going to be easy, but it really isn't (at least, not for my fumbling fingers).
April 27, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Trying to learn Bourée in E Minor by Bach on the guitar; mostly because Paul McCartney cited it as a partial influence on the Beatles track Blackbird. It's a deceptive bugger: it seems like it's going to be easy, but it really isn't (at least, not for my fumbling fingers).
Just watched The Wild Robot. It's such a good film. Genuinely has a load of heart. Best animated film I've seen in quite some time.
April 12, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Just watched The Wild Robot. It's such a good film. Genuinely has a load of heart. Best animated film I've seen in quite some time.
Andre Onana is a truly awful goalkeeper.
April 10, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Andre Onana is a truly awful goalkeeper.
Listening to Paul McCartney's RAM because someone recommended it to me as some kind of overlooked masterpiece. It's utter garbage.
March 25, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Listening to Paul McCartney's RAM because someone recommended it to me as some kind of overlooked masterpiece. It's utter garbage.
Interesting article about the state of publishing. Targets self publishing less than you might think.
‘More are published than could ever succeed’: are there too many books?
While some say the rise of the self-publishing model is damaging the industry, others feel it gives authors a fairer deal
www.theguardian.com
March 21, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Interesting article about the state of publishing. Targets self publishing less than you might think.
Sometimes drastic decisions can have terrible consequences, especially when you are in the Carpenter's Arms.
#shortfiction #crimefiction #noir
#shortfiction #crimefiction #noir
The Carpenter's Arms
A little light noir reading before bedtime
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March 16, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Sometimes drastic decisions can have terrible consequences, especially when you are in the Carpenter's Arms.
#shortfiction #crimefiction #noir
#shortfiction #crimefiction #noir
With friends like these, who needs enemies? To The Grave.
To The Grave
A short story about the end of a friendship
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March 8, 2025 at 9:09 PM
With friends like these, who needs enemies? To The Grave.
Sometimes drastic decisions can have terrible consequences; especially when you visit The Carpenters Arms.
#crimefiction #shortstory
#crimefiction #shortstory
The Carpenter's Arms
A little light noir reading before bedtime
open.substack.com
March 4, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Sometimes drastic decisions can have terrible consequences; especially when you visit The Carpenters Arms.
#crimefiction #shortstory
#crimefiction #shortstory
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Two addicts find out how strong their friendship is in this short noir tale.
To The Grave
A short story about the end of a friendship
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March 2, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Two addicts find out how strong their friendship is in this short noir tale.
A little piece about the genesis of my first novel, The Gamblers.
A Writer's Journey Part 2
A little bit more about the genesis of The Gamblers
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March 2, 2025 at 5:10 PM
A little piece about the genesis of my first novel, The Gamblers.
A little piece about my time as a writer of crime fiction.
A writer's journey part 1
Reviewing seventeen years of work
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March 2, 2025 at 3:02 PM
A little piece about my time as a writer of crime fiction.
A little something I wrote for my dog when she passed last year.
Goodbye friend...
Thank you for all the memories
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March 2, 2025 at 1:53 PM
A little something I wrote for my dog when she passed last year.
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The Carpenter's Arms
A little light noir reading before bedtime
open.substack.com
March 1, 2025 at 2:55 PM
The Accident - a short sharp shock of noir.
The Accident
A morsel of flash crime fiction to get your teeth into...
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March 2, 2025 at 9:40 AM
The Accident - a short sharp shock of noir.
Two addicts find out how strong their friendship is in this short noir tale.
To The Grave
A short story about the end of a friendship
open.substack.com
March 2, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Two addicts find out how strong their friendship is in this short noir tale.
You F***ing Diamond - a long short story about revenge and redemption. Also, forms the basis of my next novel: a Stanton brothers thriller called High Conflict.
'You Fucking Diamond'
A long, short story about redemption and revenge
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March 1, 2025 at 3:33 PM
You F***ing Diamond - a long short story about revenge and redemption. Also, forms the basis of my next novel: a Stanton brothers thriller called High Conflict.
The Carpenter's Arms
A little light noir reading before bedtime
open.substack.com
March 1, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Finally deactivated my Twitter account. With the exception of a few authors (most of whom are here, anyway), there was nothing for me on Twitter except pointless arguments with neo-Nazis and moaning about my football team.
March 1, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Finally deactivated my Twitter account. With the exception of a few authors (most of whom are here, anyway), there was nothing for me on Twitter except pointless arguments with neo-Nazis and moaning about my football team.
All the finalists were fantastic and all worthy of winning in their own way (plus they all seem such lovely people), but I'm really happy that Dan won in the end. He seems to have had a tough time over the years, so his win is all the sweeter for it #MasterChefTheProfessionals
December 12, 2024 at 11:39 PM
All the finalists were fantastic and all worthy of winning in their own way (plus they all seem such lovely people), but I'm really happy that Dan won in the end. He seems to have had a tough time over the years, so his win is all the sweeter for it #MasterChefTheProfessionals
No wonder there are so many colds and flus this year. Dirty bastards are coughing and spluttering everywhere, and not a single one seems capable of covering their mouths with a hand or hankie.
December 10, 2024 at 7:46 AM
No wonder there are so many colds and flus this year. Dirty bastards are coughing and spluttering everywhere, and not a single one seems capable of covering their mouths with a hand or hankie.
Just watched an eToro ad in which all the 'people' are literally just AI generated avatars. Looked bloody awful.
November 13, 2024 at 10:02 PM
Just watched an eToro ad in which all the 'people' are literally just AI generated avatars. Looked bloody awful.