Darkly sparkly crime author, wearer of epic hats, lover of daftness and all things bookish. Fond of the odd David Tennant GIF. Also known as @wurdsmyth.
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ALT A screenshot of my Ko-Fi shop, showing a selection of my novels for £15 each with free postage and packing.
ALT A flyer for the ‘Thrill of the Kill’ crime fiction panel at this year’s Repton Festival, showing me, Rob Parker, Tom Mead and Guy Hale. The text reads: “Thrill of the Kill - Original, offbeat ways to tell a tale. Moderator: Rob Parker. Panel: Miranda Dickinson, Tom Mead, Guy Hale. Saturday 5th July, 2.15pm - 3.15pm. The Library, Repton School, Willington Road, Repton, Derby DE65 6FH.”
ALT A graphic from Tea Leaves and Reads bookshop showing the signed edition of my sixth Dr Cora Lael crime-thriller, The Stolen Dead. The cover shows a woman with red hair and wearing a green coat, black jeans and black boots, walking along a Suffolk shingle beach bordered by old houses. Dark clouds are overhead and an angry sea crashes at the shore. The tagline reads: “A killer hunts their next victim. Pray it’s not you.”
ALT The cover of The Stolen Dead, my sixth Dr Cora Lael crime-thriller, shows a woman with red hair and wearing a green coat, black jeans and black boots, walking along a Suffolk shingle beach bordered by old houses. Dark clouds are overhead and an angry sea crashes at the shore. The tagline reads: “A killer hunts their next victim. Pray it’s not you.”
ALT A poster for The Society of Authors’ protest against the illegal use of millions of authors work by Meta to feed into its Llama AI program. The headline reads: “Meta Book Thieves. They must Do the Write Thing.” A crowd of protestors beneath the headline are holding placards that read: “Book Thieves”, “Make It Fair”, “Do The Write Thing” and “Words Are Not Free”.
ALT A photo of my laptop with the first draft of my sixth Dr Cora Lael crime-thriller on the screen and my orange Rhodia notebook lying open across the keyboard. The title across the screen reads: “Cora Lael 6 First Draft DONE!”
ALT The front cover of the Christmas card show a busy city street at night time illuminated by strings of golden star lights strung across the street between the buildings on either side. The title reads: “Wurdy’s Christmas Cards,” with the date of 3rd December and the name of the sender, Dr Cora Lael.
ALT A flyer for my book signing event at Wolverhampton Waterstones, which reads: “Events at Wolverhampton The Unspoken Truth Book Launch Signing with MJ WHITE SATURDAY NOVEMBER 16TH, 1PM WATERSTONES, 13-15 VICTORIA STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON WV1 3NP Join us for the launch of MJ White's latest Cora Lael thriller, The Unspoken Truth. Copies of all MJ White's books will be available, plus copies of romantic alter ego Miranda Dickinson's bestselling novels including Fairytale of New York and Things We Do for Love. FREE EVENT: NO TICKET REQUIRED!”
ALT The title page from my latest newsletter, showing the cover of my new Cora Lael crime-thriller, The Unspoken Truth, which woman in a long, pale blue coat, walking along a wintry looking Suffolk coastal path. The title of the newsletter is overlaid over the image, which reads: “A book launch at the end of the world - or chasing positives and peace during a scary publication week.”
ALT My fifth Dr Cora Lael crime-thriller, The Unspoken Truth. The cover shows a woman in a long, pale blue coat, walking along a wintry looking Suffolk coastal path. The tagline reads: “She won her freedom. Now someone wants her silenced.”
ALT Me holding a paperback edition of my fifth Dr Cora Lael crime-thriller, The Unspoken Truth. The cover shows a woman in a long, pale blue coat, walking along a wintry looking Suffolk coastal path. The tagline reads: “She won her freedom. Now someone wants her silenced.”
ALT My fifth Dr Cora Lael crime-thriller, The Unspoken Truth. The cover shows a woman in a long, pale blue coat, walking along a wintry looking Suffolk coastal path. The tagline reads: “She won her freedom. Now someone wants her silenced.” A banner over the book reads: “PREORDER NOW.”
ALT My laptop open and the proof pages of my fifth Dr Cora Lael crime-thriller on the screen for my final proof-check before it goes to print.
ALT A photo of me at Theakston’s Crime in Harrogate, wearing a pink denim Baker Boy style hat.
ALT A bookmark with a green tassel, featuring a quote from my latest Dr Cora Lael crime thriller. The Deadly Echoes. The quote reads: “She had heard that whispered voice before. Of this, she was certain. And suddenly, she knew where…”
ALT A photo of me wearing a black dress with my hair up, playing a tearoom server in the murder mystery play for the Theakston’s Crime Friday night Author Dinner.
ALT A photo of me in my car, about to set off.