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Stuck for a gift for someone who likes airplanes & reads? The MISFIT SQUADRON series would be great for them! The ppb of no.1 is only 9.99 from Amazon & if they like that there's 9 more to give them! www.amazon.com/dp/B0C99TLD9V www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C99TLD9V #📚💙 #Booksky📚💙 #🪐📚 #avgeek #aviation

submitted 38 days ago • 0 comments

I've put the prices of the paperbacks of my four top-selling books down to only 9.99 on Amazon! (Sorry, they're not available at that price from other outlets due to the way they're set up.) US - www.amazon.com/stores/Simon... UK - www.amazon.co.uk/Simon-Bradin...

submitted 19 days ago • 0 comments

Finally selling some copies of my books! And now the imposter syndrome is really starting to kick in...

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

The complete Displacers time travel series, now available in one box set for only 9.99! Join Sam & Rachel as they travel through time, from the deserts of Egypt to the mountains of Tibet and from Ancient Greece to Victorian London US www.amazon.com/dp/B0CPTG5PJV UK www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CPTG5PJV

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Now, as a fully fledged member of the Misfit Squadron, attending the pre-mission briefing is part of the new routine for our protagonist, Aviator Sergeant Gwen Stone. But as with most things at ultra-secret Badger Base, the briefing hall is no prosaic meeting room … | 🛩️ 🎭 📚 | 🧵 1/5

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

I'm trying to get together hardbacks of my books but I'm stuck on the covers. They're "case laminate" without dust covers & I don't know whether I should cover the entire front of the book or just the flat bit that opens. I've seen both but aren't 100% on either for the Misfits. Can anyone help?

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

Finally selling some copies of my books! And now the imposter syndrome is really starting to kick in...

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

The complete Displacers time travel series, now available in one box set for only 9.99! Join Sam & Rachel as they travel through time, from the deserts of Egypt to the mountains of Tibet and from Ancient Greece to Victorian London US www.amazon.com/dp/B0CPTG5PJV UK www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CPTG5PJV

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

Can't believe the FA Cup final is on youtube in the open and I can watch it live from Spain! Thank you @emiratesfacup.bsky.social ! And, of course... COME ON EAGLES!

submitted 16 days ago • 0 comments

There is a subscriber exclusive goody going out in the next couple of days - an advance look at the first chapter of "The Invasion of Britain" the upcoming Misfit Squadron book. I will not be sharing this later, so the only way to see it is to subscribe! (please do!😜) simonbrading.kit.com/d505dade6d

submitted 18 days ago • 0 comments

In last week's Chapter Four, we found Aviator Sergeant Gwen Stone temporarily grounded by inclement weather. At the very least, it provides her with more time to attend to the many maintenance requirements of her assigned aircraft, 'Wasp'. | 🛩️ 🎭 📚 | 🧵 1/5

submitted 22 days ago • 2 comments

I've put the prices of the paperbacks of my four top-selling books down to only 9.99 on Amazon! (Sorry, they're not available at that price from other outlets due to the way they're set up.) US - www.amazon.com/stores/Simon... UK - www.amazon.co.uk/Simon-Bradin...

submitted 19 days ago • 0 comments

Editing of my next book is going slower than anticipated; every time I get down to it something comes up. I still believe (hope) that I can bring it out sometime over summer. In the meantime, my newsletter for May will have an EXCLUSIVE taster - the prologue. Sign up or miss out! #📚💙 #Booksky📚💙 #🪐📚

submitted 21 days ago • 0 comments

I tried...

submitted 21 days ago • 17 comments

Gentle reminder that the vast majority of indie authors are not wealthy and rely on income from KDP. Further, the majority of indie book shops will not stock most indie authors. Many of us have alternative places you can buy our books, but many do not. Something to keep in mind 📚💙

submitted 26 days ago • 10 comments

21 books published in more than a decade as a writer and I still get such a good feeling every time I see that someone has persevered and read the whole of one of my books. Now, the feeling when they read an entire series... Oh boy! #📚💙 #Booksky📚💙 #🪐📚

submitted 23 days ago • 0 comments

Easy, fun, quick, but above all GOOD! Everything you could want in a read for the summer holidays. Available on Kindle Unlimited and in ebook and the paperbacks of both book 1's are only 9.99 from Amazon! Find details and links on my webpage- www.simonbrading.co.uk/home/books #📚💙 #Booksky📚💙 #🪐📚

submitted 24 days ago • 0 comments

For those people who are reluctant to buy from the Zon, my books are all on B&N, Waterstones and most other retailers. Paperback only, unfortunately, because of KU exclusivity, which may change soon! www.barnesandnoble.com/s/%22Simon%2... www.waterstones.com/author/simon... #📚💙 #Booksky📚💙 #🪐📚

submitted 27 days ago • 2 comments

I love thunderstorms, especially the summer ones where you can go out and be in it and not get freezing cold. The aftermath can be just as beautiful though.

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments

In last week's Chapter Three, we learned some additional intriguing details of the mysterious, top-secret base to which Aviator Sergeant Gwen Stone had been assigned. In particular, the base's teenage dogsbody Jimmy, who has taken a shine to Gwen … | 🛩️ 🎭 📚 | 🧵 1/5

submitted 28 days ago • 1 comment

...and all that. I love getting silly milestones in the Kindle Unlimited pages read! #📚💙 #Booksky📚💙 #🪐📚

submitted 27 days ago • 1 comment

Started a Facebook ad for The Battle Over Britain a few days ago. I was getting rather upset when I made NO sales whatsoever, but then a few people started the series! Still no sales, just KU, but it's amazing how quickly you can climb the ranks with just that! www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B07C...

submitted 28 days ago • 0 comments

Now that indie book month is over can we have a "tell your friends and family about the great indie book you read" month? I get great reviews and rating, but never any traction, just 1 or 2 people at a time, if that. Would be great if that word of mouth thing would happen for me! #📚💙 #Booksky📚💙 #🪐📚

submitted 28 days ago • 0 comments

422 pages into "Malice" (Faithful and the Fallen) by John Gwynne & I THINK I've worked out who the main characters are now, but I still can't remember most of the kings & minor characters. Is all epic fantasy like this? How do you cope? Do you make lists? Keep flipping back & forth? #📚💙 #Booksky📚💙

submitted 29 days ago • 1 comment

Let's see if my son will let me settle down with a good book for a while... May the 4th... Well, you know the rest if you're one of the good guys!

submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments

So close to finishing my latest Misfit Squadron book, but every time I try to work on it something happens... Is it cursed? Was the Spanish power cut my fault?!? Let's see whether I can finish it on Monday, but if something else happens you know who to blame. #📚💙 #Booksky📚💙 #🪐📚

submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments

The beginning of the end... Just got to bring this to a close and then the long editing process begins. I'm really excited about bringing this one out! As always, using @scrivenerapp.bsky.social a fantastic tool for writers, even if, like me, you don't use it to its fullest! #📚💙 #Booksky📚💙 #🪐📚

submitted 32 days ago • 0 comments

At school I wanted to be a pilot in the RAF so I joined the cadets & learned to fly. At 18 I was told that my eyes weren't good enough & I had to find something else to do with my life. I never let go of my love of aviation & 25yrs later I wrote the Misfit Squadron books #📚💙 #Booksky📚💙 #🪐📚

submitted 33 days ago • 0 comments

My latest newsletter. Just a short one this month because of the hols, but there's some exclusive insights, an update on Misfits 11 and a trivia tidbit! Enjoy! simonbrading.kit.com/posts/simon-...

submitted 33 days ago • 0 comments

Still in the dark... I'm trying to read, but I can't stop thinking about whether the food in my fridge freezer will be ok. #Firstworldproblems Can I have some electricity please, #Barcelona?

submitted 34 days ago • 0 comments

Apparently it's not just me without electricity, it's most of the west of Europe... There goes my work for the day. But more importantly, what complete incompetents are running the system and allowed this to happen?!?

submitted 35 days ago • 0 comments

Yes, I know they're not the best covers in the world, but they work well enough and, besides, the important thing is what's inside, right? (4.3* average rating on Goodreads, 4.6* on Amazon...) www.goodreads.com/series/17340... #📚💙 #Booksky📚💙 #🪐📚

submitted 35 days ago • 1 comment

Before writing novels I wrote screenplays & I still do some script doctoring every so often. I enjoy it because I get to help new writers advance their craft. The only problem is, when I get back to my books it takes me ages to work out what tense I'm supposed to be writing in... #📚💙 #Booksky📚💙 #🪐📚

submitted 36 days ago • 0 comments

Last week, we left our protagonist Aviator Sargeant Gwen Stone to explore the unnamed secret base of the Misfit Squadron located 'somewhere in Britain'. A repurposed holiday camp, it has both the familiarity of a typical Royal Aviator Corps base but … | 🛩️ 🎭 📚 | 🧵 1/5

submitted 36 days ago • 1 comment