Home! Thanks to everyone I hung out with this weekend at #baytales24 . I was not quite on form for reasons I have yet to pin down but it was lovely to see so many crime reading and writing friends and see the sea, even if a little turbulent 🌊🌊🌊
So much fun at Noir at the Bar in Whitley Bay last night - complete with red lipstick as my prop💄
Thanks to Bay Tales for having me, Forum Books + the bound + The Accidental Bookshop for selling books, and the fantastic readers and audience #BayTales24
THE FRIENDLIEST FESTIVAL
Home after #baytales24
What an amazing weekend! From Friday night’s Noir at the Bar to Sunday morning’s Red Hot Chilli Writers, I could not have enjoyed this celebration of the best crime fiction more.
My personal highlights included the chance to…
What an amazing few days. I loved all the events and meeting fellow book lovers. #baytales24 Bay Tales Goodbye Whitley Bay, until next time. Shamiela Ahmed
Loved the Simon & Schuster UK panel with Nicci French Hannah Richell Kate Bradley and Vaseem Khan #baytales24
'When you're starting to write, you need to have the voice of the book in your head.'
Val McDermid tells Steph McGovern that she could not ignore the insistent voice of Karen Pirie, tapping at her head. #baytales24
Morning from beautiful Whitley Bay #baytales24 - play this video with the sound up and all will be well.
Absolutely brilliant event Bay Tales #baytales24 Chris McDonald / Chris Frost 🎄 Chris Ewan Val McDermid