Phil Callaghan

I'm thrilled to have reached third place in the Killer Twist Pitch Prize! Congratulations to all of the shortlisted writers and a big thank you to @Ilsa_seeks_Rick

The Killer Twist Prize Shortlist! 1st place wins a 🎟️ + hotel in #Harrogate for #TheakstonsCrime Agents, read the 🧵 for details on these fabulous crime/thriller manuscripts! All the writers are unagented and ready to query. Please give the shortlist some love! ⬇️ 🧵1/10

@DA_Agency KILLING THE PAST Kate wants a new life, but the past won’t let her go. Stalked, trapped and framed for murder, what price must she pay to be free? The Survivors x First Lie Wins #PitchtoDA

SIX OF CROWS x ALEX VERUS Gia, a thief with PTSD discovers she is a witch. Now transformed and exiled from the Nightland, she must master her magic. But someone is abducting witches. Gia must return to the Nightland and defeat an enemy who can't be killed. #pitchToDA #thriller

@cbcreative @kirstylogan Tiny paper figures, standing upright, cut from sheet music: three children playing ball in the park; a courting couple, holding hands on a bench nearby; a small, shaggy-haired dog. Miniature lives. I reached out a trembling hand. The dog bared its teeth and growled. #WriteCBC

#WriteCBC task from @kirstylogan: Use one of these opening lines to start a story. Twist it as weird as you like! • She promised herself that was the last time. • From the moment I saw them, I was obsessed. • He frantically wiped his fingerprints off the glass.

Just a reminder about the below! 👇 #BFLAOpenWeek

It’s time for the first #giveaway of the week! We have a bundle of five fantastic crime and thriller novels to give away – to enter, RT and follow us by 17:00 GMT today! The winner will be chosen at random. (UK entrants only).📚 #BFLAOpenWeek

@cbcreative @AllyZetterberg I set down the fork. Behind the counter, Ana grinned at me, eyes shining, cheeks dimpled. The dish was delicately flavoured, with a hint of - Eleven seconds later, I gasped, eyes streaming, tongue on fire. Heads turned. "Ah. You meant three-alarm-fire spicy," I rasped. #WriteCBC

#WriteCBC task from @AllyZetterberg: Write a tweet-length scene centred on a miscommunication. Your characters are having a conversation in a public setting. One person in the conversation misinterprets the interaction. How does this cause tension between your characters?

@DA_Agency Gia, a thief with PTSD discovers she is a witch. Now exiled from the society called the Nightland, she must master her magic. But someone is abducting witches. Gia must return to the Nightland and defeat an enemy who cannot die. Charmed x John Wick #UrbanFantasy, #PitchtoDA

And we're live!! Happy Valentine's Day Everyone! We can't wait to start reading those pitches! Remember to include #PitchtoDA to be considered! #amquerying #amwriting #pitchevent #books #AuthorsOfTwitter #litagent

@JerichoWriters Gia, a thief with PTSD discovers she is a witch. Now exiled from the society called the Nightland, she must master her magic. But someone is abducting witches. Gia must return to the Nightland and defeat an enemy who cannot die. Charmed x John Wick #UrbanFantasy, #JWMeetYourMatch

Tomorrow! Meet your match returns ✨ Head over to our website for all the details ahead of our annual pitching event: tinyurl.com/JWMeetYourMatch #JWMeetYourMatch #WritingCommunity

@cbcreative After a difficult year, I finally finished drafting my urban fantasy novel. In 2024, I intend to redraft and polish the manuscript and get an agent. Onward to publication! #WriteCBC

#HappyNewYear to our #WritingCommunity! What's your writing goal for 2024? Perhaps you want start writing daily pages or finish your manuscript... Let us know below for #WriteCBC! You might win a course place worth £220. Find out how to take part: curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/blog/how-to-ac…

🎁🕵️‍♂️ HUGE GIVEAWAY ALERT 🕵️‍♂️🎁 In collaboration with @profwriting, win a 12-month subscription to my new online MURDER SQUAD COMMUNITY worth £995! Just 🔁 share this post & 👉 follow me & @profwriting ✨ Giveaway ends on 19 Dec at 23:59 GMT. T&Cs apply: docs.google.com/document/d/1hF…

@cbcreative @CorrineLeith Tears welled in her eyes. Armed with Lyra's wishlist, Maya gathered the perfect gifts, placing them under their tree. As dawn broke, she watched from the shadows as Lyra's eyes sparkled with delight. Maya's heart filled with love; her Christmas was complete. #5ActFestiveStory

Our Act IV winning entry comes from @CorrineLeith ! Congratulations, you've won a free six-week course place. #WritingCommunity, please continue the #5ActFestiveStory by writing Act V – the resolution. Visit the blog to read the story so far: curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/blog/5-act-fes…

@cbcreative @KaeSilk Maya shinned down the drainpipe, flipped the window clasp and - whoosh! - fell shrieking into a snowdrift. She sat up in a person-shaped hole and glimpsed the flying sleigh that had clipped her. #5ActFestiveStory

Our Act II winning entry comes from @KaeSilk! Congratulations, you've won a free six-week course place. #WritingCommunity, please continue the #5ActFestiveStory by writing Act III – the midpoint and climax. Visit the blog to read the story so far: curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/blog/5-act-fes…

@cbcreative @greengillybean Christmas wasn't going to save itself. Santa had been kidnapped - again. Maya sighed and inspected the abandoned sleigh for clues. Aha! Amid the tinsel and tattered wrapping paper, there was a single webbed footprint. #5ActFestiveStory

Our Act I winning entry comes from @greengillybean! Congratulations, you've won a free six-week course place. #WritingCommunity, please continue the #5ActFestiveStory by writing Act II – give us the rising action. Visit the blog to read the story so far: curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/blog/5-act-fes…

@cbcreative @RowanHLB ...to hide her tears. This was her life now. A small flat in Hackney and two lovely children. But they'd never know the joy of a fresh kill, the elation as their wings caught an updraft. They'd never breathe fire. She had fallen for a Knight and that was that. #5ActFestiveStory

Welcome to our #5ActFestiveStory competition! Complete Act I by following on from @RowanHLB's #WritingPrompt: 'The children’s breath became dragon smoke in the frigid air. Maya turned away.'

@cbcreative @JonnyGeller My life ended for the second time on a rainy night in late November. #WriteCBC

#WriteCBC task from @JonnyGeller: You've probably written and rewritten your first sentence so many times. How about road-testing a new one today, or trying one from a later page of your WIP? Share it here, and you might surprise yourself with what you discover.

Does anyone know what this is? Looks like a cross between a crab and a lobster - a 'crabster'? Photo from last week on Llanddona beach.

@angleseyseazoo do you know what this is? Looks like a cross between a crab and a lobster - a 'crabster'? Photo from last week on Llanddona beach.

@cbcreative @AlexHayBooks Goodbye Little Red. Your driver’s seat is like a holster for my body. I’ll miss the way your indicators sound like Pong. You’ve always blown hot and cold, but in the end, we’re both crushed. #WriteCBC

#WriteCBC task from @AlexHayBooks: Choose a distinctive setting (e.g. university, work, a childhood home or a holiday destination). Write a scene where your character is leaving that place for what could be the last time. Why are they leaving? How do they feel about departing?