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MEDIUM: “I Finally Got My First Byline” BOOK BLOG 5 Spooky Reads That Aren’t Too Scary WRITING COMMISSIONS INSTAGRAM ABOUT
✨ Book Review ✨⁣ ⁣ If you're quietly obses ✨ Book Review ✨⁣
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If you're quietly obsessed with serial killer stories, yet are bored of the same (predominantly) male authors killing off women in gratuitously and explicitly sexual ways (hi 🙋‍♀️) then this might be a killer next read for your TBR 🔪⁣
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(Swipe for the blurb, carry on reading for my review! 👇) ⁣
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I actually re-read this book after encountering it two years ago. Firstly, because I was enamoured by it, then I kept seeing it at the bookstore *and* then it was available for FREE to read on the @libby.app so it felt like one of those signs from the universe 💫 (ever get those?)
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When I tell you this book was an easy read, I sincerely mean it. It got me out of a reading slump not once, but twice. This time, I blasted the audiobook on my walks and commutes 🎧 and it was both easy-to-follow and engrossing. It's also a book where I could read a chapter here or there without losing the plot. Yep, quite literally.
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This is an escapist read, really. The MC, Grace, is killing her family, which to me is *pretty* far away from my real life, making it a perfect beach read. A word of caution, however, if you do get a physical copy: don't leave it lying around near your family, incase they think it's a how-to 😆⁣
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#HowToKillYourFamily is a woman-centered take on the serial killer story, and it had a twisty ending that I genuinely didn't-see-coming the first time I read it. ⁣
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Read this one for the escapism...
Stay for the 👀 moment at the end. ⁣
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My rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⁣
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What serial killer thrillers and/or crime stories would you recommend? I'd love to hear 'em 👇⁣
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#velvetopus #velvetopusreads #bookstagram #bookstagramuk #bookreview #bookreviews #bellamackie #serialkillerthriller #crimenovels #feministreads #writersofinstagram #readmorebooks #ramblinginreads ⁣
Things are changing...⁣
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✨ The seasons⁣
✨ The year ⁣
And Velvet Opus ✨⁣
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There's one thing that hasn't changed though... My childhood dream of being a writer 🙏💜⁣
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I've been living my childhood dream for almost two years. ⁣
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Starting as a book blogger, before transitioning to a freelance writer, then becoming a fully fledged owner of my own writing business, Velvet Opus. ⁣
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I'm living my dream, and I want nothing more than to help you live your dream too. How? Well...⁣
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2023 will mark the start of my mission to better:⁣
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💜 Support your biz dreams ⁣
💜 Discover your brand voice ⁣
💜 Unearth your ideal client ⁣
💜 Magnetize your voice ⁣
💜 Amplify your magic
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There's no time like the present so I'm squeezing in 3 of you for ✨ FREE ✨ coffee clarity calls before next year. I'll even send you a fiver (£5) so you can buy yourself a coffee/tea/hot chocolate (your choice!) then we can chat about your biz goals, messaging & marketing strategy for 2023.⁣
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Want to know more? DM me "CLARITY" ⁣
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📸: by @davidwebsterfilm
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#VelvetOpus #VelvetOpusWrites #BrandVoice #Marketing #FreelancingFemales #Fempreneur #CopywritersOfIG #WritersOfIG #Dreamers #Clarity #SmallBizOwners #Freebie #WomenSupportingWomen
When I was 15, I wanted to be a writer, but...⁣ When I was 15, I wanted to be a writer, but...⁣
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I never told anyone, because I was afraid.⁣
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Afraid of trying.⁣
Afraid of failing.⁣
Afraid, most of all, of succeeding.⁣
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It took me a lifetime to finally follow my dream, and when I did, I stumbled and fell. Cracked my knees open til I bled on the cobbles.⁣
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But I pushed myself up from the ground, and carried on fighting.⁣
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Until I (finally) saw my name on a piece of writing, then another, and another.⁣
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What were once just words scribbled on a page became a paycheck.
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Fast forward a year ---
Now I'm a writer.⁣
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And if this girl pursued her dream on an unbridled passion, bucket of courage and (very) little else, so can you. ⁣
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What's your dream? Let me support you 💜 ⁣
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#VelvetOpus #VelvetOpusWrites #DreamChasers #Dreamer #AmplifyYourLight #Fempreneur #SheWrites #SmallBizOwners #FreelancingFemales #WomenSupportingWomen #ShowCourage #ChaseYourDreams #HereBeDreamers #ThisGirlCan
Where’s your favourite place to read? 📕 I’m Where’s your favourite place to read? 📕 I’m quietly obsessed with packing a book in my bag, and reading in the sun. Oftentimes, I end up in a lush, green park or on a library rooftop, but sometimes I end up in regal, manicured gardens like this one, with serious Bridgerton-vibes, at @rydalhall. This cover was the perfect pick for this picture, isn’t it gorgeous?! 😍⁠
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My TBR is once more as long as my arm (I know my arms are short, but still). Of the books on my immediate to-read list, my gratitude goes out to:⁠
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❤️‍🔥 @flamourific for an eARC of her upcoming novel #Magissa ⁠
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❤️‍🔥 @blackcrow_pr for a physical proof of #TheAtlasParadox⁠
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❤️‍🔥 @crimsonfoxpub for an eARC of SFF anthology of grief and hope #TheAlchemyOfSorrow⁠ via @Netgalley ⁠
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I’ve had the honour of writing copy for not one, not two, but THREE new clients this month. I’m still in awe that my daily reality is my childhood dream. To all those clients, and every single one of you amazing people who left love on my first-ever reel last week (yes, the one with THAT ending), thank you 💜
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📷: Rydal Hall, Ambleside⁠
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#velvetopus #velvetopusreads #velvetopusbooks #books #libros #bookstagram #bookstagramuk #booksofinstagram #booksofig #goodreadswithaview @goodreads #over30sbookstagram #booksbooksbooks #currentlyreading #readersofinstagram #readersofig #bookblogger #bookreviewer #yerbabuena #ninalacour #lgbtreads #bookselfie #kassandraflamouri #olivieblake #blackcrowpr #readmorebooks #crimsonfoxpublishing #womeninfantasy
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