Nicola Martin
@nmartinwriter.bsky.social
Author, #TheGetaway and #DeadRinger | Lover of weird art, sad songs and cute cats | She/her | nicolamartin.com
It's been months in the planning, years in the dreaming, but my freelance marketing business is finally live: killer-marketing.com
To celebrate, I'm running two frankly ridiculous offers: 40% (FORTY percent) off website design and build, and a chance for a free (no strings) marketing review.
To celebrate, I'm running two frankly ridiculous offers: 40% (FORTY percent) off website design and build, and a chance for a free (no strings) marketing review.
October 6, 2025 at 9:51 AM
It's been months in the planning, years in the dreaming, but my freelance marketing business is finally live: killer-marketing.com
To celebrate, I'm running two frankly ridiculous offers: 40% (FORTY percent) off website design and build, and a chance for a free (no strings) marketing review.
To celebrate, I'm running two frankly ridiculous offers: 40% (FORTY percent) off website design and build, and a chance for a free (no strings) marketing review.
Getting ready to send out this month's newsletter! It contains an article from me about cutting down on screentime, book recommendations, and an interview with a psychological thriller author. Sign up to get it in your inbox: nicolamartin.com/list/
September 9, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Getting ready to send out this month's newsletter! It contains an article from me about cutting down on screentime, book recommendations, and an interview with a psychological thriller author. Sign up to get it in your inbox: nicolamartin.com/list/
Getting ready to send out this month's edition of my e-newsletter. I'll be sharing my TOP SECRET (well, maybe) ten-step process for how I plan my mystery-thriller novels. Don't miss out!
Sign up for the email (and get a free ebook on story characterization) here: nicolamartin.com/list/
Sign up for the email (and get a free ebook on story characterization) here: nicolamartin.com/list/
August 12, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Getting ready to send out this month's edition of my e-newsletter. I'll be sharing my TOP SECRET (well, maybe) ten-step process for how I plan my mystery-thriller novels. Don't miss out!
Sign up for the email (and get a free ebook on story characterization) here: nicolamartin.com/list/
Sign up for the email (and get a free ebook on story characterization) here: nicolamartin.com/list/
Free 40-page ebook on how characterization can improve your fiction: www.nicolamartin.com/the-15-minut...
I've been working on this for literally months and I'm sooo proud of the end result. Here it is! Everything I know about writing great characters! I'd love it if you checked it out. 🥰
I've been working on this for literally months and I'm sooo proud of the end result. Here it is! Everything I know about writing great characters! I'd love it if you checked it out. 🥰
July 17, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Free 40-page ebook on how characterization can improve your fiction: www.nicolamartin.com/the-15-minut...
I've been working on this for literally months and I'm sooo proud of the end result. Here it is! Everything I know about writing great characters! I'd love it if you checked it out. 🥰
I've been working on this for literally months and I'm sooo proud of the end result. Here it is! Everything I know about writing great characters! I'd love it if you checked it out. 🥰
Two of my favourite things: books and puppies.
Took quick trip to Oxford last week to visit family. Cinnamon, my dachshund niece, just wants to live free and chase pigeons. Dream big, little dog, dream big.
Took quick trip to Oxford last week to visit family. Cinnamon, my dachshund niece, just wants to live free and chase pigeons. Dream big, little dog, dream big.
June 19, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Two of my favourite things: books and puppies.
Took quick trip to Oxford last week to visit family. Cinnamon, my dachshund niece, just wants to live free and chase pigeons. Dream big, little dog, dream big.
Took quick trip to Oxford last week to visit family. Cinnamon, my dachshund niece, just wants to live free and chase pigeons. Dream big, little dog, dream big.
The Getaway is out in paperback today! 🥳 I can confirm that the paperback is very cute and small and perfect for shoving in a bag as you head off on your summertime adventures.
If you're looking for a twisty mystery-thriller set in an exotic location, pick it up. www.nicolamartin.com/the-getaway/
If you're looking for a twisty mystery-thriller set in an exotic location, pick it up. www.nicolamartin.com/the-getaway/
June 5, 2025 at 10:57 AM
The Getaway is out in paperback today! 🥳 I can confirm that the paperback is very cute and small and perfect for shoving in a bag as you head off on your summertime adventures.
If you're looking for a twisty mystery-thriller set in an exotic location, pick it up. www.nicolamartin.com/the-getaway/
If you're looking for a twisty mystery-thriller set in an exotic location, pick it up. www.nicolamartin.com/the-getaway/
I've decided to make a light pivot from blogging to sending out a monthly e-newsletter, where I will... bascially blog, but you'll get it in your email inbox instead.
I'll be sending out the first of my monthly e-newsletters later this week, so please sign up for free at: www.nicolamartin.com/list/
I'll be sending out the first of my monthly e-newsletters later this week, so please sign up for free at: www.nicolamartin.com/list/
June 2, 2025 at 9:41 AM
I've decided to make a light pivot from blogging to sending out a monthly e-newsletter, where I will... bascially blog, but you'll get it in your email inbox instead.
I'll be sending out the first of my monthly e-newsletters later this week, so please sign up for free at: www.nicolamartin.com/list/
I'll be sending out the first of my monthly e-newsletters later this week, so please sign up for free at: www.nicolamartin.com/list/
There comes a time in your life where you simply must begin making statements like: oooh, now that's a lovely viaduct.
Took a sunny walk from Pensford to (a part of Pensford I didn't mean to go to, and then back to the middle of Pensford, before going to) Stanton Drew. Ya girl loves a stone circle.
Took a sunny walk from Pensford to (a part of Pensford I didn't mean to go to, and then back to the middle of Pensford, before going to) Stanton Drew. Ya girl loves a stone circle.
May 30, 2025 at 6:10 PM
There comes a time in your life where you simply must begin making statements like: oooh, now that's a lovely viaduct.
Took a sunny walk from Pensford to (a part of Pensford I didn't mean to go to, and then back to the middle of Pensford, before going to) Stanton Drew. Ya girl loves a stone circle.
Took a sunny walk from Pensford to (a part of Pensford I didn't mean to go to, and then back to the middle of Pensford, before going to) Stanton Drew. Ya girl loves a stone circle.
One of my favourite parts of being an author is getting to see my name on the flyleaf of a book. Look! It's meee. I wrote that! Makes me feel like a big kid.
I'm doing a final proofread of my third novel, #TheSpotlight, before it's bound up into ARCs (advance reader copies).
I'm doing a final proofread of my third novel, #TheSpotlight, before it's bound up into ARCs (advance reader copies).
May 29, 2025 at 1:17 PM
One of my favourite parts of being an author is getting to see my name on the flyleaf of a book. Look! It's meee. I wrote that! Makes me feel like a big kid.
I'm doing a final proofread of my third novel, #TheSpotlight, before it's bound up into ARCs (advance reader copies).
I'm doing a final proofread of my third novel, #TheSpotlight, before it's bound up into ARCs (advance reader copies).
The German translation of #TheGetaway is officially out now, published by Tropen Verlag as #TheIsland and translated by Benjamin Mildner.
The German audiobook also comes out this week, read by Cornelia Tillmans. Danke schön!
The German audiobook also comes out this week, read by Cornelia Tillmans. Danke schön!
May 19, 2025 at 9:18 AM
The German translation of #TheGetaway is officially out now, published by Tropen Verlag as #TheIsland and translated by Benjamin Mildner.
The German audiobook also comes out this week, read by Cornelia Tillmans. Danke schön!
The German audiobook also comes out this week, read by Cornelia Tillmans. Danke schön!
How long does it take to write a book? For me:
📚 Two months of planning
📚 Six months to write a readable draft (I write a draft zero, plus another draft)
📚 Six months of structural edits (hell)
📚 A few weeks of line edits, copyedits, proofreading (here are my last few edit notes to myself)
📚 Two months of planning
📚 Six months to write a readable draft (I write a draft zero, plus another draft)
📚 Six months of structural edits (hell)
📚 A few weeks of line edits, copyedits, proofreading (here are my last few edit notes to myself)
May 8, 2025 at 11:35 AM
How long does it take to write a book? For me:
📚 Two months of planning
📚 Six months to write a readable draft (I write a draft zero, plus another draft)
📚 Six months of structural edits (hell)
📚 A few weeks of line edits, copyedits, proofreading (here are my last few edit notes to myself)
📚 Two months of planning
📚 Six months to write a readable draft (I write a draft zero, plus another draft)
📚 Six months of structural edits (hell)
📚 A few weeks of line edits, copyedits, proofreading (here are my last few edit notes to myself)
Sunny days are for reading in the park. 🌞 (Yes, I have #selfemployedpersonprivilege and can skive off in working hours, but I'm also skint, so it balances out, right? 😆)
My most recent read is I Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca Makkai. 📚 #booksky
My most recent read is I Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca Makkai. 📚 #booksky
April 30, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Sunny days are for reading in the park. 🌞 (Yes, I have #selfemployedpersonprivilege and can skive off in working hours, but I'm also skint, so it balances out, right? 😆)
My most recent read is I Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca Makkai. 📚 #booksky
My most recent read is I Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca Makkai. 📚 #booksky
Reading true crime alone in a forest.... A great thing to do... 👀 Definitely not an ironic way to get murdered. 😬
My current read is My Dark Places by James Ellroy, where he writes about his own mother's murder. A fascinating glimpse into LA in the 1950s, and the prose cuts like a knife. #booksky
My current read is My Dark Places by James Ellroy, where he writes about his own mother's murder. A fascinating glimpse into LA in the 1950s, and the prose cuts like a knife. #booksky
April 25, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Reading true crime alone in a forest.... A great thing to do... 👀 Definitely not an ironic way to get murdered. 😬
My current read is My Dark Places by James Ellroy, where he writes about his own mother's murder. A fascinating glimpse into LA in the 1950s, and the prose cuts like a knife. #booksky
My current read is My Dark Places by James Ellroy, where he writes about his own mother's murder. A fascinating glimpse into LA in the 1950s, and the prose cuts like a knife. #booksky
It's all happening! #TheGetaway is in Kobo's Easter sale for just £1.99, but if you prefer something you can hold in your hands, the paperback is out in only 7 weeks. If you pre-order it, it'll be a lil gift from you to you when it drops through your letterbox. 🥰🎁
www.nicolamartin.com/the-getaway/
www.nicolamartin.com/the-getaway/
April 17, 2025 at 3:22 PM
It's all happening! #TheGetaway is in Kobo's Easter sale for just £1.99, but if you prefer something you can hold in your hands, the paperback is out in only 7 weeks. If you pre-order it, it'll be a lil gift from you to you when it drops through your letterbox. 🥰🎁
www.nicolamartin.com/the-getaway/
www.nicolamartin.com/the-getaway/
Thanks to everyone who got into the spirit, including army captain Satchin, footman Andy (the tragic murder victim), and chauffeur Paul (the wily killer).
I, of course, was the Lady of the Manor... I wish I wasn't developing a reputation for murders occurring at all my parties... 😱🍾
I, of course, was the Lady of the Manor... I wish I wasn't developing a reputation for murders occurring at all my parties... 😱🍾
March 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Thanks to everyone who got into the spirit, including army captain Satchin, footman Andy (the tragic murder victim), and chauffeur Paul (the wily killer).
I, of course, was the Lady of the Manor... I wish I wasn't developing a reputation for murders occurring at all my parties... 😱🍾
I, of course, was the Lady of the Manor... I wish I wasn't developing a reputation for murders occurring at all my parties... 😱🍾
Murder? I hardly know 'er!
Last night, the year was 1929, the setting was a sumptuous country house (actually, a falling down community hall) and the murder weapon was POISON.
I had a lot of fun organising a little murder mystery evening for my Toastmasters (public speaking) club.
Last night, the year was 1929, the setting was a sumptuous country house (actually, a falling down community hall) and the murder weapon was POISON.
I had a lot of fun organising a little murder mystery evening for my Toastmasters (public speaking) club.
March 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Murder? I hardly know 'er!
Last night, the year was 1929, the setting was a sumptuous country house (actually, a falling down community hall) and the murder weapon was POISON.
I had a lot of fun organising a little murder mystery evening for my Toastmasters (public speaking) club.
Last night, the year was 1929, the setting was a sumptuous country house (actually, a falling down community hall) and the murder weapon was POISON.
I had a lot of fun organising a little murder mystery evening for my Toastmasters (public speaking) club.
I had so much fun writing about writing for Writing Magazine. Have I peaked? 😆 #AmWriting #WritingCommunity
January 27, 2025 at 12:20 PM
I had so much fun writing about writing for Writing Magazine. Have I peaked? 😆 #AmWriting #WritingCommunity
#TheGetaway, my mystery-thriller set on a private island in the Caribbean, is on Kindle offer at just £1.99! Snap up your copy while it's cheap. amzn.to/4ahyBCD
#kindledeals #thrillerbooks #booksky
#kindledeals #thrillerbooks #booksky
January 13, 2025 at 8:29 PM
#TheGetaway, my mystery-thriller set on a private island in the Caribbean, is on Kindle offer at just £1.99! Snap up your copy while it's cheap. amzn.to/4ahyBCD
#kindledeals #thrillerbooks #booksky
#kindledeals #thrillerbooks #booksky
Here's more Cinnamon spam, with bonus Luna the Alsatian.
January 3, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Here's more Cinnamon spam, with bonus Luna the Alsatian.
Anyway, here's a picture of me with my niece, Cinnamon the sausage dog.
January 3, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Anyway, here's a picture of me with my niece, Cinnamon the sausage dog.
Join us for our next writers' social on Wednesday 15 January at 7pm at a Bristol City Centre pub location.
Email bristolfictionists@gmail.com to book your free place and find out the venue.
We're a friendly bunch and newbies are always welcome.
#bristol #bristolevents
Email bristolfictionists@gmail.com to book your free place and find out the venue.
We're a friendly bunch and newbies are always welcome.
#bristol #bristolevents
January 2, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Join us for our next writers' social on Wednesday 15 January at 7pm at a Bristol City Centre pub location.
Email bristolfictionists@gmail.com to book your free place and find out the venue.
We're a friendly bunch and newbies are always welcome.
#bristol #bristolevents
Email bristolfictionists@gmail.com to book your free place and find out the venue.
We're a friendly bunch and newbies are always welcome.
#bristol #bristolevents
Did you know the best gift you can give to an author is COMPLETELY FREE?
Leave a book review on Amazon (or the bookseller website of your choice).
The review can be as simple as "I enjoyed this". Seriously.
(Oh, and if you read and enjoyed #TheGetaway... well, you know what to do. 😉)
Leave a book review on Amazon (or the bookseller website of your choice).
The review can be as simple as "I enjoyed this". Seriously.
(Oh, and if you read and enjoyed #TheGetaway... well, you know what to do. 😉)
December 23, 2024 at 7:28 PM
Did you know the best gift you can give to an author is COMPLETELY FREE?
Leave a book review on Amazon (or the bookseller website of your choice).
The review can be as simple as "I enjoyed this". Seriously.
(Oh, and if you read and enjoyed #TheGetaway... well, you know what to do. 😉)
Leave a book review on Amazon (or the bookseller website of your choice).
The review can be as simple as "I enjoyed this". Seriously.
(Oh, and if you read and enjoyed #TheGetaway... well, you know what to do. 😉)
A cute lil Christmas romance about nurses from me in the current issue of The People's Friend magazine. 💙🎄
Thanks to Jim Dewar for the picture-perfect illustration.
Thanks to Jim Dewar for the picture-perfect illustration.
December 19, 2024 at 8:16 PM
A cute lil Christmas romance about nurses from me in the current issue of The People's Friend magazine. 💙🎄
Thanks to Jim Dewar for the picture-perfect illustration.
Thanks to Jim Dewar for the picture-perfect illustration.
Went to see the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibit. This stoat is bringing exactly the type of energy I will be taking with me into 2025.
(Photo by montanawildphoto.com)
(Photo by montanawildphoto.com)
December 17, 2024 at 6:24 PM
Went to see the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibit. This stoat is bringing exactly the type of energy I will be taking with me into 2025.
(Photo by montanawildphoto.com)
(Photo by montanawildphoto.com)
Check out the four things that inspired me to write my newest mystery-thriller #TheGetaway. 🏝🔪 https://buff.ly/3DjzoGy
#writingcommunity #amwriting
#writingcommunity #amwriting
December 16, 2024 at 7:28 PM
Check out the four things that inspired me to write my newest mystery-thriller #TheGetaway. 🏝🔪 https://buff.ly/3DjzoGy
#writingcommunity #amwriting
#writingcommunity #amwriting