Tom Lloyd

@tomlloydwrites

Writer of Words. Bane of Editors. Eater of Contracts. Shambles of a Man. He/Him Buy a book or support me on Ko-Fi

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Tom Lloyd@tomlloydwrites· 6d

What a massive organ.

I turned round, and there was this massive organ out of everyone to see. Disgusting really

Tom Lloyd@tomlloydwrites· 9d

This was nice, it extended for 200m!

A street with thousands of coloured strips hanging above the road

Tom Lloyd@tomlloydwrites· 13d

Don't miss out on the Storybundle Best of British SFF bundle - 15 e-books for just $30 / £20. Get it here: storybundle.com/bestof?utm_s... It includes my own DEVIL INSIDE, plus works from the Queen of Grimdark @annasmithspark.bsky.social Emperor of Spiders @aptshadow.bsky.social and many more!

Tom Lloyd@tomlloydwrites· 17d

Hey, look at that! A rare sighting of Stormcaller out in the wild, in @waterstones.bsky.social in Birmingham

A copy of the stormcaller with a staff sign saying they couldn't put it down

Tom Lloyd@tomlloydwrites· 23d

One unexpected benefit of next door's landlord being pretty negligent about everything to do with their house

Two tubs of fresh blackberries that I thought I'd harvest before cutting back all the sodding brambles hanging over, and damaging, my fence.

Tom Lloyd@tomlloydwrites· 25d

OK, this did make me laugh despite the mantra at the top that always makes bile rise in my throat.

a listing for the world cup final with "Northern Gibraltar" in the place of Spain and "West Falklands" in the place of Argentina

Tom Lloyd@tomlloydwrites· Jul 13

What a great StoryBundle this is - and what great value! Check out the link below: storybundle.com/bestof?utm_s... featuring @danacea.bsky.social @willwiles.bsky.social @aptshadow.bsky.social @annasmithspark.bsky.social @julietemckenna.bsky.social & of course curator @lavietidhar.bsky.social

artwork for fifteen Best of British novels and collections

Tom Lloyd@tomlloydwrites· Jul 10

Oxford people - if you're at a loose end on Sunday, come to the summer indie bookfair at Magdalen College School on the Plain! artsfestivaloxford.org/events/oxfor...

Promo poster for the Oxford Indie Bookfair on Sunday the 12th of July

Tom Lloyd@tomlloydwrites· Jul 10

Do you like a "WHAT IF?" novel? How about historical ones? If so - Amazon, in it's blind algorithmic madness, has Verona in Autumn currently at £2 - I believe they pay the publisher much more for each copy so grab a copy & stick it to the man in one fell swoop! www.amazon.co.uk/Verona-Autum...

cover art for Verona in Autumn showing a tree with blue leaves on one side, red leaves on the other, plus an "on sale now" sticker

Tom Lloyd@tomlloydwrites· Jul 1

Not too bad for a leftovers lunch

Fried flatbread and mince topped with hummus and pine nuts

Tom Lloyd@tomlloydwrites· Jun 29

There's a hole in my house.

Tom Lloyd@tomlloydwrites· Jun 19

Kids didn't like the nuggets we'd bought so we're going for a classy lunch today

Tom Lloyd@tomlloydwrites· Jun 17

@srlpublishing.bsky.social are having a sale, so if you want to pick up a paperback my historical fiction VERONA IN AUTUMN currently just £1.38! www.amazon.co.uk/Verona-Autum...

Cover art for Verona in Autumn - a tree with half the leaves red, half blue, daggers, bones and a cup caught in the branches

Tom Lloyd@tomlloydwrites· Jun 16

Said goodbye to this magnificent beast today. She will be greatly missed.

Tom Lloyd@tomlloydwrites· Jun 11

The self-seeding lavender remains a pleasure for another year!

Purple lavender flowers skirting the front of a house in the sun

Tom Lloyd@tomlloydwrites· Jun 3

Slightly more UF/paranormal romance version?

My name is Eve Carnell, I’m 29 years old, single and… well, my life fell apart when I was sixteen. I’ve been putting the pieces back together ever since, but now? I have a job, a home and even my love life might be turning around.

So the last thing I need is a government agent to come around asking questions about my family – particularly if she’s gorgeous and slightly scary. But I also really don’t want to say no to helping her.

After all, what’s the worst that could happen when they’re hunting spies and I’ve got secrets of my own?

Tom Lloyd@tomlloydwrites· May 24

Currently reading Mistletoe and just picked this up from the bookshop. It may be I'm in denial about the current heatwave...

Cover of the haunting season, ghostly tales for long winter nights

Tom Lloyd@tomlloydwrites· May 17

I'm delighted to say that DEVIL INSIDE finally has an audiobook edition! It's narrated by a talented actor called Tessa Chalmers and you can get it here: UK: www.audible.co.uk/pd/B0H1JX9Q3... US: www.audible.com/pd/B0H1JQ488...

Cover art for Devil Inside - a young woman holds a walking stick has red hands resting on her shoulders and red eyes looming above, all flanked by bookcases topped by an owl

Tom Lloyd@tomlloydwrites· May 14

Pleased to say I've got around to putting Old Man's Ghosts up on Kobo now - so if you're one of those people who bought Moon's Artifice there, you can now complete the duology (is that the word? It feels wrong to write...) here: www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/...

cover art for Old Man's Ghosts - a warrior armed with sword and pistol in a snow-covered city faces down three demonic hounds

Tom Lloyd@tomlloydwrites· May 13

And if you need a reminder about the book: "My name is Eve Carnell. I’m 29 years old, single and have a devil in me. It’s not as cool as you might think."

Devil Inside: Book 1 of the Devil Diaries:
My name is Eve Carnell. I’m 29 years old, single and have a devil in me. It’s not as cool as you might think.

My entire world fell apart when I was sixteen. Now all I want is a normal life, but that’s not easy when you’re on every “usual suspects” list going. And normal goes out the window the day MI5 come to ask me about my dead grandfather. They’re hunting a spy and while I may be the absolute worst choice for the job, apparently I have a very particular set of skills. Who knew, right?

Tom Lloyd@tomlloydwrites· May 13

Cover art for Devil Inside by Tom Lloyd; a stained-glass style image of a woman carrying a walking stick with red hands resting on her shoulders, flanked by bookshelves topped by an owl

Tom Lloyd@tomlloydwrites· May 11

his fighting skills pairing beautifully with this:

A Keir Starmer post about how he's fighting for a stronger Britain

Tom Lloyd@tomlloydwrites· May 6

Oh yeah, that's the good stuff. Not that I don't have four others that are still full but...

Tom Lloyd@tomlloydwrites· Apr 27

Looking for your next read? If you fancy a short novel about exploring derelict spaceships that might be best left alone - FALLING DARK is the book for you! UK edition: www.amazon.co.uk/Falling-Dark... US: www.amazon.co.uk/Falling-Dark... #booksky

cover art for Falling Dark by Tom Lloyd - a damaged spaceship hanging in space with a gas giant in the background

Tom Lloyd@tomlloydwrites· Apr 21

It's been quite a while since I've been on a podcast so I was excited to get involved in this one - Daniel's great and damn is he hard working, at one point I was just wondering if I should be interviewing him about how he managed to do so much in his waking hours! Links below:

Tom Lloyd@tomlloydwrites· Apr 15

Why? Why is this empty?! Screw rest and recuperation, I want food.

Keeshond with an empty bowl, full of misery.

Tom Lloyd@tomlloydwrites· Apr 9

Another year of my dwarf apple tree being perfectly content to live and flower without conforming to my stupid notion of "upright"

A dwarf apple tree that's spent about ten years at a 60 degree angle

Tom Lloyd@tomlloydwrites· Mar 16

A significant book birthday, THE STORMCALLER is 20 years old today! It's publication was a turning point in my life & I'm so pleased it's still in print by @gollancz.bsky.social along with the rest of the series! I'll raise a glass of the good stuff to it tonight! www.amazon.co.uk/Stormcaller-...

Cover art by Larry rostant for the stormcaller, a mounted soldier on a battlefield

Tom Lloyd@tomlloydwrites· Mar 12

I keep seeing reviewers post about completed fantasy series & it's usually the same group obviously - so I'm just throwing this out there. Still going, 20 years later, but probably not really known by the new generation of readers!

Tom Lloyd@tomlloydwrites· Feb 27

Want a fun read about a girl who's something of a mess and in way over her head? Want it for 99p? www.amazon.co.uk/Devil-Inside...