Jon & Caz Cole | Ink-Stained Hearts🦒

Back in the flow. 🦒 Sculpting words at the Ink-Stained Hearts studio & seeking the 'Long View' through poetry, prose, & playlists. Find the heart of the story at our review home, The Folio: joncazcole.com 📚 Visit the Studio for professional editorial and author services: inkstainedhearts.com ✨

Nine years ago, a split second of spinning started an uncertain journey. On my birthday today, I’m celebrating the woman I've become. To anyone in the middle of their spin: follow your heart, trust & embrace your inner self. Sharing a piece of my heart with you. ❤️🌷 joncazcole.com/woman-behind...

Skeletons in the cupboard? Absolutely. 💀✨ This #MysteryMonday we're revisiting @mserinkelly.bsky.social's The Skeleton Key. A brilliant, intricate puzzle of family secrets, love, a dangerous obsession. Live on the blog: our 9/10 review➡️ joncazcole.com/skeleton-key... @hodderfiction.bsky.social

#writingtips Do you cringe every time you see, 'I thought to myself'? My latest note, "Eliminate Redundancy for Stronger Prose", addresses this. Read it on Medium (FREE friend link): medium.com/the-daily-cuppa/eliminate-redundancy-for-stronger-prose-92399ff78a69?sk=abe51a6a9208c1150220530fef0892a9

#DayonWriting #OfficeChocolateDay US-based National Council of Teachers of English celebrate writing today. And... It's also bring-chocolate-to-the-office day! Yes, we work from home most days, but still, it's an office! Chocolate makes everything better, including a rainy and stormy Monday. 😜

On #DictionaryDay we're delighted to share obscure words! For instance, you might get bumfuzzle, but do you know whether you're callipygian? Just look at your thighs... Our word today is PANDICULATION. We hadn't heard of it. What do you think? 🤓 #writerslife #editing #logophiles #authorservices

#editingadvice We like to think we can remember what happened in a previous chapter; no need to have it recapped in the next! Today's DON'T: don't interrupt the flow, don't assume readers aren't invested enough to know what happened before. For our #authorservices: joncazcole.com/author-services/

Yay! It's #coffeeday today. Celebrating with another cup... perfect start of the week. Have a good one! #fuelledbycoffee #ink & #music #inkstainedhearts #authorservices #digitalcreators #life #concerts #words #books & #vinyl

#QuoteoftheDay #BeYou #DaretoStandOut Celebrate you - and BE you, unapologetically! This quote of the day speaks to us; we've written a little piece about it, do have a look: medium.com/illumination... #writerslife #beyourself #loveyourself #lovelife

Our latest #bookreview: THE SKELETON KEY by @mserinkelly.bsky.social - an intriguing page turner involving a treasure hunt, a complicated friendship, two families completely entwined, and ... murder! A full FIVE STARS and a highly recommended from us. medium.com/illumination...

With the rain and colder weather, might it be the perfect time to start the #christmascountdown? We were inspired by the all-year Christmas shop in Bowness-on-Windermere when visiting the Lake District in June. And now it's almost Sept. One of us might install her Christmas Countdown app... 🎄😉🤣

Your “task” for today & every following day: Fall in love with your life. Wake up early, buy your favourite coffee, go for walks, eat good food, wear what makes you feel confident, and listen to your favourite music. Purposefully create these small moments that make you fall in love with your life.

#youtube #Frankenstein #video On our YouTube channel, we've recently uploaded snippets of the 1931 FRANKENSTEIN. This fab song by #markohietala's, 'Frankenstein's Wife', will def bring you in the mood to watch it! 😉😀🤘🎸🎼 www.youtube.com/watch?v=kap3...

It's lovely to support the amazing Mariska Schrieken with her WIP, a biography of #JamesBeck, and with the website we've just created for her. Have a look around and if you knew Jimmy or have a fabulous tale to tell about him, let Mariska know through the site's contact page! jamesbeckbiography.com

It's Friday the 13th! HORROR TIME. The perfect time to watch FRANKENSTEIN featuring #BorisKarloff. We'd created a longer YT video with an colourised and upscaled version of FRANKENSTEIN earlier in the week. Today, we've taken a little snippet for a SHORT. Enjoy! youtube.com/shorts/cpaiD...

We've uploaded the latest video in our series of classic movie clips where we test AI tools to enhance famous cinematic moments. The original 1931 black-and-white FRANKENSTEIN is a true classic gothic sci-fi horror movie that will have you clinging to the edge of your seat! youtu.be/kvkgNaQ_wSw

#BookReview #HistoricalFiction THROUGH THE BARRICADES by #denisedeegan An immersive tale of love and struggle for a better future, set against the Irish turmoil, the call for the Irish Republic and the social inequality of Dublin’s inhabitants. Full review on Substack joncazcole.substack.com/p/thr…

We're delighted and a bit proud of ourselves as we've reached our target weights! Caz lost 2 st; Jon 2 st 9 lbs. Last Saturday, we visited Canterbury. Such a lovely city, vibrant and colourful. The cathedral, admired from afar, the river, the quirky streets, and gorgeous buildings... we loved it.

When in Dorchester, look for #ThomasHardy's Mayor of Casterbridge! Very cool to have been where once the mayor lived. #Dorchester #literature

Happy birthday to #NoraEphron! Who doesn't know that famous scene of 'When Harry Met Sally'?😂 Just brilliant! youtu.be/TpQdFIc-V9Q?...

On our daily lunch walks we pass fields of grass, gardens with flowers blossoming, now fully green trees whispering in the wind... An inspiration for a little poem on this sunny Friday. Hope you enjoy. joncazcole.substack.com/p/blushing-r...

#progrock We loved seeing and meeting with #DamianWilson, ex frontman of Threshold. t's great to meet your heroes haha. Enjoy this little snippet! Funnily enough, a month after this concert last year, we saw THRESHOLD and chatted with #KarlGroom. Also a meeting that will stay with us. 🤘🎸

Especially now, when simplified one-liners are heavily featured, when opinions are shared as 'news' & 'truth', when people chant noneties than look into facts, when politicians respond to the news instead of creating a better world for all instead of a few, we need to stop shouting & start thinking.

#NationalTourismDay Any excuse to celebrate discovering the world, in books or irl, suits us! Most of all, we love to randomly pick a place on the map, pack a lunch and coffee and off we go. Always on the lookout for second-hand book and vinyl shops... What's your next stop on the map? #travel

We visited Winchester's gorgeous bluebells fields, a purple-hued secret garden. Just stunning! And.. our diet is in its 11th week - we're delighted to have lost 50 lbs together! We like our healthier way of living. :) Have a lovely week, and enjoy the sunshine! 🌷

#JustSaying 🤣 In need of an editor? Check out all of our services on our website joncazcole.com/author-servi... or just send us an email. We love working with indie authors. #editorial #editing #authorservices

#MondayMusings Today is #LookUpattheSky day and isn't that lovely? Being mindful, being aware of what's around us, taking time to take care of ourselves and just pause and breathe... should be a part of our daily life! Have a good Monday and great start of the week. 🌷 #bemindful #mindfulness

Fancy a gripping British police procedural series where murders and mayhem deeply impact the lives of the investigating police officers? Look no further than the RAVENSWOOD CRIME SERIES. Only £6.97 for all three e-books. FREE with KU: amzn.to/3DS7ZMJ #detectiveseries #TonyMillington

Breaches of author rights are the limit. #TheSocietyofAuthors are protesting in London tomorrow - use #DoTheWriteThing to share your support. The linked post has shareable assets to add to your profile, share on social media, etc. #indieauthors societyofauthors.org/2025/04/01/s...

Publishing is tough - as we've come to know. You try to send your notes into the sea only for the sea to cough it up unread. Frustrating. Talent aplenty, but platforms are lacking. That's why we now concentrate on our Author Services (joncazcole.com/author-services). #supportindieauthors

Isn't it fascinating that some words sound as their meaning? Today's onomatopoeia is 'perfidious'. Let the letters roll over your tongue and you get a sniff of how treacherous the meaning is... #grammar #lovelanguages #loveenglish www.joncazcole.com for all your indie author services

#MondayMusings The weather turning made it possible for Caz to wear her favourite red leather jacket again. ☺️🥰Time to write a poem about... RED! We hope you enjoy.

#SlimmingSelfie Another three weeks have gone: time for another selfie. It may not be obvious, but together we are down 2 stone and 6 pounds! Jon a bit more than Caz, 19 lbs and 15 lbs respectively. The belt needed another notch, and clothes feel and look better. #dailywalk

#poem When you have stuff in your head and you're actually not really listening... time to turn the thoughts into a poem! We hope it will make you smile. Enjoy! FREE to read on Substack: joncazcole.substack.com/p/you-talk-t...

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We are now open to new authors for our AUTHOR SERVICES such as editing, website creation and design, author brand and social media imagery, and mentoring. Check out all about our services here: joncazcole.com/author-servi... or email us at joncazcole@gmail.com. Thank you 🌺

#TuesdayTunes Sharing the BEST UK prog rock band, @Threshold. We saw them in 2023 and just HAD to be there in November 2024 for their THROUGH TIME TOUR. Thirty years of fabulous music, a song from each album! And they performed a favourite of ours: THE MAN WHO SAW THROUGH TIME. youtu.be/I8i_8pujOb4

Hello everyone on this first day of Spring. It's National French Bread Day today which we ignore, thank you, diet going very well, ditto for National Crunchy Taco Day... Instead, we celebrate #WorldPoetryDay with a little Spring poem. We hope you enjoy. Have a lovely Friday! 🌷🌺

We've transformed our website into a modern-looking, more sleek website of which we're proud. Now, it's our pleasure to announce we're open to (indie) authors for Author Services. Providing support and advice to writers, with a focus on indie authors, is our passion. joncazcole.com/author-servi...

It's #ReadtoMeDay ... as if anyone needs an excuse to read aloud! We thought it might be a good idea to share LIZZY THE BEST LITTLE GIANT by #CarolineJamesMackie, a delightful children's story with cracking illustrations. Do give it a try - FREE with KU. amzn.to/41BSFvx

Happy St Patrick's Day, @everyone! We'd love you to check out #EoghanEgan, Irish author of dark, heinous, and gritty thrillers: THE GANESTOWN CRIME SERIES. 🍀 Available from your local bookstores and on Amazon: amzn.to/4iAnyHD - FREE with KU.

#WednesdayWisdom An insightful #CSLewis quote showing that understanding yourself is important to accept who you are, for oneself and as a solid basis for relationships. We cannot give ourselves if we don’t know how to find a place or cope with our experiences, happy and traumatic.

#ForgottenHistory Let's go back to Japan just after WWII. We see life being back to some sort of normal again, people on their way to work, to maybe a coffee with friends. Lovely old cars pass by as we discover life in the 1940s - side by side in the original /w and colourised. youtu.be/en230Lp6PdQ

Today is National #DreamDay, providing boundless inspiration. We started a life together, shared a dream; whilst the dream had to be adjusted, we still feel we're living it. Being curious and open to the world, to discovering what's next. Check out www.joncazcole.com and have an inspiring Tuesday!

During our lunch walk, we discussed the word 'scone' - before you say anything, we only talk about them, still dieting! 😃 What fun to discover there's a scone map of Britain! 🤣 Do take a look, there's also a section on the age-old question, jam or cream first... yougov.co.uk/society/arti...

Yay, it's #AlexanderGrahamBell day. We geeks embrace curiosity and interest in the world around us. This quote speaks to us, too many times we forget that life is about the now. While keeping our loved ones in our hearts, we honour them by celebrating life.

It's Wednesday and we can cut the week in half! Time for some light entertainment with Monty Python's LIFE OF BRIAN: Discovering What the Romans did for us... Enjoy! www.youtube.com/shorts/gZNqL...

Among all the stuff that's going on in the world, we wanted to share something lighter: it's SNACKDAY!! 😄😂 Mind, we're dieting so no images of chocolate, cookies, ice cream, but instead delicious fruits... And in case you wonder, between us, we have already lost 8 kilos. Have a lovely Tuesday!