Lucy Balmer Hooft
@HooftLucy
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Mother, nomad, lover of piglets, writer of spy stories - THE KING'S PAWN and THE HEAD OF THE SNAKE out now! Rep'd by @scglencross at @DHABooks
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Joined August 2018
And it's out! #TheHeadoftheSnake the second book in Sarah Black's adventures is out today! This one sees Sarah much tougher but still winging it, grappling with the horrors of war, how and when ends justify means and the lengths we go to for those we love https://t.co/2wR4u9dHyM
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Just raced through and it’s brilliant! Another dark and twisty belter from @SpacemanDan13 - Freya is a fantastic heroine and gets herself into even deeper hot water in the endless light of summer. But with so many twists and bombs dropped at the end, number 3 better be out soon!
HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY TO MEEEEE 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳 #TheDyingLight is out now (sort of 😬🤦♂️). I really hope you enjoy it. I think in a lot of ways I’m prouder of this story than I was of Dark Island. I can’t wait for you all to take a trip back to Orkney with Freya! 🌅💀⛴️🚓
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So exciting to see this pop up on my kindle this morning! Happy publication day dear @write_corinmd can’t wait to read it!
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just voted in the DBAwards for the amazingly brilliant @Chomsky1 and @IdreamofNarnia - two phenomenally talented writers who I’ve been lucky enough to watch on their journey from aspiring scribblers to prizelisted authors and my heart is swelling with pride and joy. #VWG forever!
#GhostGirlBanana has made the extraordinary longlist for this year's @The_DBAwards. Such an embarrassment of riches, here, but I would absolutely love your vote! 🙏 https://t.co/3AkCYGSWZ7 TYSM to all the readers who have made this possible ❤️ @HodderBooks @rcwlitagency
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Just finished this brilliant historical thriller set during the Scottish witch trials. #BurntOfferings is dark and utterly gripping, brilliantly conjuring the setting with three fantastic female characters in Besse, Agnes and Jenny. Congratulations @snoochems it’s brilliant!
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This is so lovely 🥹 Lucy is a fantastic writer and I love her spy thrillers (she was/is a spy and I won’t be told otherwise!!), I’m over the moon to see this ☺️
I raced through this brilliant debut #DarkIsland and loved it every bit as much as I knew I would. @SpacemanDan13 has written a thoughtful thriller with a deeply human heart. I LOVE Freya and cannot wait for more of her adventures. And see her on the TV! Bravo Dan it is superb
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Can we also have a moment of appreciation for the world’s best dedication page?
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I raced through this brilliant debut #DarkIsland and loved it every bit as much as I knew I would. @SpacemanDan13 has written a thoughtful thriller with a deeply human heart. I LOVE Freya and cannot wait for more of her adventures. And see her on the TV! Bravo Dan it is superb
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I did a little happy dance when this popped onto my kindle today! Daniel has been the best cheerleader and supporter for so many writers and it is just brilliant to see him have his turn to shine. I cannot wait to read #DarkIsland and know it will be brilliant!
A day I’ve long dreamed about is finally here… I’M A PUBLISHED AUTHOR 🥳🥳🥳😱😱😱🔥🔥🔥 I’m allowing myself to feel a little proud today, and so grateful to everyone who’s helped me. And to these 2 dogs as well (who were actually some help 🤣). Happy #DarkIsland Day 🥳🥳🥳🥳
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A day late but happy publication day @IdreamofNarnia ! Looks like another corker 🔥🔥🔥
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But the best bit was seeing @DrBeverley who I met many years ago in a @cbcreative writing course - with her incredibly impressive day job hat on. She has been a brilliant support throughout the writing process and I promise my nasty FCO Beverley is NOTHING to do with her!
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Absolutely loved talking to the Diversity and Inclusion Book Club at the UK FCDO about the Sarah Black books and very fitting to be telling the story of bringing my female spy to life on #InternationalWomensDay /1
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For #chessgeeks, @HooftLucy's novel The King's Pawn takes inspiration from 'The Wildest Game' - an obscure game played between Francisco Jose Perez and Joaquim Durao at the Beverwijk tournament of 1961. @chesscom
https://t.co/BHS2pkymuO
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This is a brilliant course and might be your last chance to benefit from Stephanie’s wisdom and insight. Book in now!
New year present to yourself? Book onto my final run of the online Psychology of Character course in February.
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Mine’s not there but it was such a lovely and thoughtful NQA that I’m still excited
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I’ve just started reading #thesmallestman and am utterly enchanted. Get your hands on a signed copy here
Book lovers, lots of great lots here , including a signed copy of one of mine https://t.co/VkOurgWlJM
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A piece of #flashfiction to read with a cuppa or a glass of iced water on #WorldMenopauseDay
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A Roadmap of Womanhood by Louise Mangos The vein travels east from her cleavage across her right breast. Its trail is blue-green, like the motorways in her faded, water-damaged AA Atlas from the ni…
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Ahead of the London Literature Festival, I've been speaking to @southbankcentre about #GhostGirlBanana, my literary inspirations and the experience of being a debut author, along with Nicola Dinan and Bryan Moriarty. Hope to see some of you there 18/10 https://t.co/tg2xKV6Pfi
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Authors Wiz Wharton, Bryan Moriarty and Nicola Dinan discuss their debut novels, their inspiration and their setting.
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Thank you @BookClubMom for the chance to share a bit of the background to #TheKingsPawn and #TheHeadoftheSnake and the ups and downs of publishing a spy series while living a very long way from the nearest bookshop. Very happy to be part of the #BookClubMom community
Who's That Indie Author? Lucy Hooft https://t.co/CU86LxIkgW
@HooftLucy #indieauthor #WritingCommunity
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