David Wake

Fellow New Street Authors showing off our books at our recent indie fringe event in Birmingham. #booksky

It's official, The Murder Clubs of Conky Whallop is out, launched at the wonderful #Aylesbury #Self-Pub #LitFest last Sunday. It's a sequel to my comic #cosymystery. #cozymystery #booksky

Writers in Birmingham - stop by for a chat, and even a gin or three. 🍸🖊️😀The New Street Authors host networking for readers and writers at The Distillery this Friday afternoon. All you pay for is your drinks! See you there! Feel free to bring friends. #Birmingham #litfest #writing

I watched this last night. It's terrifying, but hopeful. I feel it's my duty, as a human, to share it. I'd appreciate it if you shared it too. It's specifically made for people in the UK, but it's about everyone, and, the more people see it, the better chance we'll have. www.nebriefing.org/the-film

Another image of myself at the recent Discworld convention (2026, not what my reused lanyard says)

I have this idea for a new way to present #AI in an #SF novel. I've been planning it for a while now. It struck me today that I may not get to write it, as the human race will be destroyed by AI. There's an irony there. (Even more so, if I used AI to write it.) #booksky net.

Just read up about Star Trek Day. The original series was first shown in Canada on 6-Sep-1966 and in the US the day after Seven of Nine Day, on 8-Sep-1966. It wasn't shown in the UK until three years later, 12-Jul-1969, to coincide with the moon landing. At this point, they'd stopped making it!

The new book is available on Amazon. amzn.to/4cXZ0Yu #booksky, #cosymystery, #cozymystery

#booksky, Be apprehensive, be slightly apprehensive...

Morgen hosted the first 'ask me anything #writing related' with guests David Wake and AA Abbott. The conversation turned to self- vs traditional #publishing, plotting, planning, description vs dialogue, editing then the software we use. #booksky. www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3ch...

It's official – coming soon, more murder, more mystery, more mayhem... and this time with a flapjack recipe. #booksky, #cosymystery #cozymystery.

Some thoughts on the software I use for #writing across on my website. It's a wee bit complicated. davidwake.wordpress.com/2026/08/31/m... #booksky #publishing.

Just been to Brierly Hill Market to do some author readings. Here's Dawn the Poet and I doing the opening chapter of The Murders of Conky Whallop. #booksky.

After another convention (#Discworld last weekend), here's the obligatory picture of myself with an empty box that once held #books. This is in the dealer's marquee (or oven) during teardown. #booksky.

Here. Dawn and I at the #Discworld Convention, this weekend. I'm expressing my inner Tintin. A Dragon in the Title is going down well. #booksky.

I've a dealers' table at this coming weekend's #discworld convention. If you're going, come and say, "Hi." I may be wearing a wizard's hat.

I've just been interviewed by Morgen Bailey on her #self-pub mini-fest series. We talked about my first #self-published book, 'I, Phone'. It was nice to revisit the #novel. #booksky #writing. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxt1...

I've repainted my keyboard tilting kit, and typing without it as the paint dries is hard. Good job the writing task at the moment is going through a proof with a red pen.

I've just moderated a panel in the #self-pub mini-fest on 'The Writer's Toolbox'. I had some great guests, thanks to them. #booksky #writing. www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqVk...

You wait for ages for a new book, and three proofs arrive at once. #writing #booksky. Coming soon...

I was on a 'Paths to #Publishing' panel last #Eastercon. #writing. #booksky.

I have just been modifying my computer keyboard with a table saw and a woodworking router. #writing.

Here's the last panel from the #self-pub all day festival. This one's on marketing. It doesn't have me on it and I should watch it. #booksky. www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_uI...

Another panel from the #self-pub all day festival. This one on general #publishing with a few fellow New Street Authors. #booksky #writing. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKQ-...

Another panel from the #Self-pub fest all day. This one was on 'what else' is needed. A sort of catch all for #publishing and #writing. www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0SO... #booksky

The second panel of Sunday's all-day self-pub festival was on #covers and #book #formatting. www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMwz... #booksky

I was a panelist at the #Self-Pub Fest, 5th July 2026 All-Day Festival. Here's the #Editing panel. #writing #booksky. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ParD...

Just watched a video of a 'how to write' talk that used me for some of its examples. Very odd. And thankfully not in the sense of 'do what Jane Austen did, not what David Wake does'. #writing.

Two banks have changed their online interfaces: one is reverting accounts to their original names and only allowing them to be renamed via their app. And the quick transfer has disappeared. It's all to make things 'easier' – sigh. #enshittification #ffs.

Just been talking on another #SelfPub Mini-Fest with Morgen Bailey about stand-alones versus series, or stand-alones, series, serials, seasons, settings and spin-offs. Quite proud of that aliteration. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YksA... #booksky #publishing

I'm on Listen With Lee on Black Country Xtra. www.blackcountryradio.co.uk/player/black... #selfpub #booksky

Another self-pub mini-fest on publishing (and AI) with Morgen Bailey, Andrea D Woolhead and myself. #selfpub #booksky #indie #publishing. www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_hH...

Here's me signing a copy of my book on a Kindle – such things are possible. #booksky.

Another #selfpub #minifest, this one with Morgen Bailey and myself on #publishing routes. We also express opinions on AI. #booksky #writing. youtu.be/yl_GfutTNno

Another mini-fest, this one on script writing with Morgen Bailey and me. #scriptwriting #selfpub www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOrR...

If you prefer the cover on the left, then vote by buying a copy now. If you prefer the one on the right, then vote by waiting a week and buying it when I've done the rebrand :–) #cozymystery #comedy #booksky

Myself and a few other New Street Authors had a natter about writing groups earlier this towel day. www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_ec... #booksky #publishing

Happy Towel Day.

I upgraded my book holder. I use it to hold a paperback open when going through all the red ink I've added to the proof. It just needs painting and some washers. #writing #booksky.

This is on the BBC website. I've tried clicking the change button, but it doesn't do anything!

Another self-pub mini-fest panel, this time on book covers. youtu.be/bflB82zJdO8 #booksky #cover #bookcover #writing

As a writer who touch-types, super-glueing my fingers together was not, perhaps, the most intelligent thing I've ever done. #writing #notwriting.

In a major (for me) strike back against enshittification, I've written a macro to get rid of Word's 'modern' comments, which were slow, didn't have a cursor, nicked screen space and required keyboard to mouse faff. No more. In yer face, Microslop! #writing #enshittification #writesky.

Here I am talking about editing on another Mini-Fest. #booksky, #writing, #editing. youtu.be/w8pqKIQWwnQ

Last Thursday, a number of New Street Authors joined the Solihull Writers at the Core for a set of readings: poetry and prose. Here's me reading from A Dragon in the Title. #booksky #writing

Author on his birthday, who is 42 years old, and another author with his book that took 42 years to write. #writing #booksky