Pam Plumb

Pam Plumb

@pamplumb.bsky.social

Writer of crime stuff Bloody Scotland Pitch Perfect Finalist 2024 #DYCP recipient Blog at https://pamjplumb.wordpress.com

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Pam Plumb
@pamplumb.bsky.social

New website

pamjplumb.wordpress.comNew websiteAn update to let everyone know I have a new website at I decided to move my blog to Squarespace to give it a fresh look and hopefully to generate more engagement as I develop as a writer. Thank you to everyone who followed me on this site - please do sign up to my mailing list via the new site to continue to follow my writing journey from novice to emerging crime writer. I look forward to sharing more of my journey!
Pam Plumb
@pamplumb.bsky.social

Fighting the fear & sending out to agents So I have finally finished my manuscript and, after several read throughs a few last minute changes at sentence level and switching two chapters around, I have taken the plunge to send out to agents. Way back in May when I was at Gladstone's Library I…

pamjplumb.wordpress.comFighting the fear & sending out to agentsSo I have finally finished my manuscript and, after several read throughs a few last minute changes at sentence level and switching two chapters around, I have taken the plunge to send out to agents. Way back in May when I was at Gladstone's Library I spent some of my time researching agents and making a spreadsheet of about thirty agents that were open and interested in my type of crime.

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Terence Eden
@edent.tel

Replying to @edent.tel

The scammer is on the phone to you. Their accomplice is on the phone to your bank, pretending to be you. Your bank sends you the notification. You accept, and scammers proceed to drain your account. Full write up: shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/05... 🧵🔚

shkspr.mobiBank scammers using genuine push notifications to trick their victimsYou receive a call on your phone. The polite call centre worker on the line asks for you by name, and gives the name of your bank. They say they're calling from your bank's fraud department. "Yeah, r...

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BookwormVaught - Dr Anna Vaught
@bookwormvaught.bsky.social

This is for you #curae entrants I’ve got my lists back from @michaellangan.bsky.social @seaninhughes.bsky.social @tenpennydreams.bsky.social & Elissa Soave. I’ve read all the hundreds of entries and next week the shortlist will be drafted - announced 1st May. I am so proud of you all ❤️

BookwormVaught - Dr Anna Vaught@bookwormvaught.bsky.social

Why is #curae important? Here for @bookbrunch.bsky.social www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/free-ar...

Pam Plumb
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New blog about my first event as Emerging Author HT to Dea Parkin & @jasonthriller.bsky.soc @thecwa.bsky.social Great talks and advice from Katherine Armstrong, Stephanie Glencross, Roger Price, Kate Bendelow, @annacaig.bsky.social, @alisonmorton.bsky.social and congratulations to @lindamather.bsky

pamjplumb.wordpress.comFirst CWA meeting as Emerging AuthorLast weekend I attended my first Crime Writers' Association as an Emerging Author. We gathered at Craiglands Hotel in Ilkely ready for a packed day of talks and insight from experts across a range of topics. Despite being a newbie and feeling a little nervous, I was made to feel very welcome by the members who were there and soon felt relaxed.

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The Society of Authors
@societyofauthors.bsky.social

📢Calling creatives from: - Bristol, Bath, Swindon, Gloucester area - Yorkshire - Tyne & Tees - Cambridgeshire - East Midlands Passionate about protecting your work from AI? Work scraped to train AI? Happy to be interviewed? Contact ewoodmeade@societyofauthors.org.

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Ava Glass
@avaglassbooks.bsky.social

By the way, you know that tanker accident in the North Sea this week? The tanker was carrying jet fuel for US airbases. The cargo ship that ran into it was Russian. Things are getting feisty. I did warn you about Russia.

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Kit de Waal
@kitdewaal.com

I'm delighted to be sending The Best of Everything out into the world on April 10th. If you would like to preorder I will put the link in the comments. Thank you!

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David (W) Goodman
@davegoodman.bsky.social

I had such a brilliant time chatting to Nadine recently about #AReluctantSpy - episode comes out tomorrow! If you're a writer or reader, The Conversation is essential listening with a fantastic back catalogue of episodes.

The Conversation with Nadine Matheson@theconversation.bsky.social

What does it take to write a gripping spy thriller? 🕵🏻‍♂️ 🎙️Tomorrow on The Conversation podcast, I’m in conversation with @davegoodman.bsky.social whose debut novel ‘A Reluctant Spy’ is out now. We talk about the journey from idea to publication and the secrets behind his writing process.

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Nadine Matheson
@nadinematheson.com

Writing is a journey of creativity, challenge, and persistence. I had a fantastic conversation with @davegoodman.bsky.social about his debut novel A Reluctant Spy, the highs and lows of the writing process, and what keeps him going. Listen now to our full conversation - Links in Bio

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The Society of Authors
@societyofauthors.bsky.social

✒️Add your name to this petition to help protect self-employed creatives by abolishing the minimum income floor in Universal Credit -

megaphone.org.ukProtect self-employed creatives: Abolish the minimum income floor in Universal CreditThe creative industries generate £28.3bn in turnover and £13.5bn in Gross Value Added, making up nearly 6% of the UK economy [1]. Their success relies on a diverse workforce, which can only be…
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@pamplumb.bsky.social

My short blog post about Baytales 25, the only crime festival in the north east of England. HT to @vpeanuts.bsky.social and @anncleeves.bsky.social and an army of volunteers for an excellent festival! pamjplumb.wordpress.com/2025/03/03/b...

pamjplumb.wordpress.comBaytales ’25 Crime FestivalBaytales 2025 was my second crime festival of the year, after Stockport Noir in early February. And it was AMAZING! Taking place on the 1st of March, the festival opened with a warm welcome from th…

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Adam Farrer
@adamjfarrer.bsky.social

Happy publication day to Broken Biscuits. I am so proud of this book, which is available now from everywhere you buy books. If you can, please grab it from a book shop. Without booksellers supporting my first book, I'm not sure I'd be publishing a second. 💪📚 #booksky linktr.ee/adamjfarrer

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Bookaholic Bex
@bexbookaholic.bsky.social

A gentle reminder that bloggers review books because we are passionate about reading. We don't get paid and do it out of genuine love. The best way to show your appreciation is to support us back. Promote our posts. Share what we do. Give back some of the love we give you.

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Bookaholic Bex
@bexbookaholic.bsky.social

It's that time again folks! I've been talking books with the lovely @zoerichards.bsky.social and giving my latest recommendations. Follow the link below to listen! #BookSky zoe.buzzsprout.com/2170844/epis...

zoe.buzzsprout.comEpisode 134 Bookaholic Bex Talking Books and More! - Write, Damn It! with Zoe RichardsBookaholic Bex gives us a rundown of her selection of books that we all must read, and oh my, she's picked some great ones - listen in to find out what she picked as well as to hear the books I went a...

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Manchester Review
@manchesterreview.bsky.social

'Submissions for Issue 27 of The Manchester Review are now open. The submission window will be open from 24th Feb to 24th March 2025. Please take a look at the submission guidelines on our website before you submit.

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Rea Rhine
@rearhine.bsky.social

Really looking forward to my talk on Emma Brunel at the East London History Society next month where I'll be sharing my current research results and also explain how fiction helps me to fill in the gaps. 😊💜

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Kit de Waal
@kitdewaal.com

Come to Literary Leicester, a brilliant free book festival for everyone. This year we have sessions on Writing as Activism, Paul Muldoon, @adamcsharp.bsky.social and The Rest Is History (as well as me). Did I say it was free? Yes it is. Link to my event and others below. Please share :)

tickettailor.comSelect tickets – Kit de Waal: The Best of Everything – Sir Bob Burgess Building, Welford Road, University of LeicesterJoin one of the UK's favourite authors, Kit de Waal, to launch THE BEST OF EVERYTHING, her new novel about the love that can st...

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George L Thomas
@georgelthomas.bsky.social

Red Herrings #WritingCommunity #WriterCommunity #AmWriting #Plotting #Outline #Outlining #StoryPlanning #RedHerrings #LiteraryDevice

georgelthomas.comRed HerringsHi everyone! I hope you're all well. Today, I am delving into the topic of red herrings, so without further preamble, let's get to it. Red Herrings Have you ever read a mystery novel that kept you guessing until the very end? Chances are, the author used some red herrings to throw you off track and keep you on the edge of your seat.