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Alex McNab @mcnab-lundback.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Apologies for absence - long summer busy rewriting and editing my YA Fantasy, CHILD OF ICE… Which I can now genuinely announce is coming early 2027! BUT…you can read Chapter 1 already for free if you join my newsletter. Just one email a month; no spam! 🙂 Sign up at alexmcnab.com

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Alex McNab | Fantasy Author

Alex McNab writes fantasy for young adults and younger readers. His upper YA debut Child of Ice is coming in 2027.

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Alex McNab @mcnab-lundback.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Dilemma: Been invited out by friends to a bar to watch the 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 game tonight… do I: A) Politely decline because kick-off is 23:00! & now that I’m over 40 is way past bed time! B) Accept both invite & ugly truth that now I’m over 40, any event past 11pm will require an afternoon nap!! 😬

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Alex McNab @mcnab-lundback.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

and that’s that…well…all the artists performed anyway!! 70 years. SEVENTY!! - and we’re still here!! Now for another 5 hours of voting!! #eurovision

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Alex McNab @mcnab-lundback.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Romania clearly has no time for easy names or easy concepts… ‘Choke Me’!? - no words really…she’s awkwardly dressed in something that suggests she raided a high-fashion dystopia..and the lyrics and theme… well…just no comment! 😬

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Alex McNab @mcnab-lundback.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

This can only be described as a Viking Freddie Mercury rave! What a way to bring the contest to a close! Ya Ya YA repeated at increasingly unhinged volume while bouncing around stage with pure joy of a man who’s consumed far too much aquavit!!? This could be a fave of the night! #eurovision #norway

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Alex McNab @mcnab-lundback.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Ok… I’m biased…but: The lasers are perfect….The vocals are perfect….the lighting perfect. I still think Felicia looks like she was assembled in a lab specifically for Eurovision…but I’m here for it!!! #eurovision #sweden

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Alex McNab @mcnab-lundback.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Lithuania arriving in what appears to be the wardrobe from a mid-budget sci-fi film!! 😬 ….Extraordinary…& Baffling. That is all. 🤔 #eurovision #lithuania

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Alex McNab @mcnab-lundback.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Oj - First live mic’d instrument in like 30 years….and sounding awesome! Bookies fave for a reason…Finland came to win! #eurovision

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Alex McNab @mcnab-lundback.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Moldova has given some of the most joyfully chaotic entries in Eurovision history - & this year does not disappoint!! Deux points from me on sheer spectacle alone!! #eurovision #moldova

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Alex McNab @mcnab-lundback.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Let me get this right….Post-Brexit UK is representing itself at a European song contest by performing in German on machines built from the skips outside Maplin…this is either deeply satirical or a complete coincidence!!? You decide! #eurovision

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Alex McNab @mcnab-lundback.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Bulgaria is BACK! - and they have absolutely not spent the time away being sensible! This performance is…how do I put it… there’s no other word - Unhinged - but, in the best possible way.! I kinda love it! #eurovision #bulgaria

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Alex McNab @mcnab-lundback.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

AIDAN looks like the kind of person who would help you move apartments and also bring good wine - clearly the definition of a Maltese cowboy! 🤠#bella #eurovision #malta

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Alex McNab @mcnab-lundback.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

The late, great Sir Terry Wogan famously advised never to touch a drink before Song 9 at Eurovision! So here’s to you Sir Terry! Kraj Mene, indeed. 🏰🧛‍♂️ #Eurovision2026 #Vienna #SongNine #Wogan

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Alex McNab @mcnab-lundback.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Australia continues its refusal to acknowledge that it’s not in Europe by sending Delta Goodrem… a true Aussie national treasure in my eyes! (& yes, I had a major celeb crush on her since Neighbours!) - No scooter needed….Just Delta & a shit load of #Swarovski - that’s all that’s needed! #eurovision

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Alex McNab @mcnab-lundback.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Now it’s Eurovision!!! - rides a scooter on stage , a 3-story prop, only to then be chased by video game characters!! #Greece spends 10 months a year in mild economic anxiety and then 2 weeks a year absolutely nailing this contest! Respect! #eurovision #greece

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Alex McNab @mcnab-lundback.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

I don’t care what anything says… this makes me happy every year!! Bring on the madness! #eurovision #eurovisionsomgcontest

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Alex McNab @mcnab-lundback.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

FYI, I’m running London Royal Parks Half in October for @alzheimersresearchuk.org , who have kindly given me a place. It's personal…as a family member was recently diagnosed. Goal is £350. Swapping XC skis & trails for London gravel paths. Any support, however small, means a lot 🤍 bit.ly/42ioQ3S

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Alex McNab @mcnab-lundback.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

“A reckless child mistakes silence for conspiracy. She would reveal what we laid to rest for a essential purpose, and call it ‘freedom’! Order and peace is older than her voice, and it under my rule it must outlast her.” #VillainVoices #CampRevPit #CRPDryads

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Alex McNab @mcnab-lundback.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Morning (Europe time anyway) all #CampRevPit #CRPDryads campers. I’ve been on mute these last couple of days of camp as been on a business trip…. But here’s me now briefly introducing myself and hope to be more engaged in the coming days… 1/3

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Alex McNab @mcnab-lundback.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

This is a fantastic initiative from #revpit. I’ve signed up! - Really looking forward to meeting more fellow writers and sharing feedback! 🏕️ #CampRevPit

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Alex McNab @mcnab-lundback.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Well, #revpit and #revpitwaiting pretty much done it seems. I MAY have spotted my MS in 1 #10queries but not sure… Question is… now what? More self editing in hope I’m heading in right direction? Keep querying? (I’ve only queried 12 so far…) or abandon & write something new…. Decisions decisions…

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Alex McNab @mcnab-lundback.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

#RevPitWaiting Working from phone today so this is best I can do… Mood board of CHILD OF ICE - Glacial, bone-white, geothermal, volcanic. A frozen world where gods are worshipped in ice temples…but beneath the surface, something ancient is failing... The truth always runs hotter than faith.

Cinematic moodboard collage in cool blues and fiery oranges, arranged in a 2x2 grid of Nordic-inspired fantasy scenes: top-left shows a glowing blue ice cave with rippled translucent walls; top-right depicts an ornate ice temple with rune-carved pillars and arched doorway; bottom-left reveals a cracked glacier with molten orange lava flowing beneath; bottom-right features ancient carved wooden totems and shamanic drums on snowy ice. Overlaid in large frosty fantasy lettering are the words ‘Norsk’, ‘Legend’, ‘Sami’, and ‘YA Fantasy’

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Alex McNab @mcnab-lundback.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

#RevPitWaiting Meet Kaija… a Bone-Whisperer apprentice whose first solo ritual goes terribly wrong. She’s brave but full of doubt, fiercely loyal, and about to discover that everything her people believe in is not all as they say it is. Her journey for the truth costs her almost everything!

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Alex McNab @mcnab-lundback.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

#RevPitWaiting CHILD OF ICE is a YA fantasy set in Ísarnheimur, a frozen Norse/Arctic-inspired world. When apprentice Bone-Whisperer Kaija discovers the Gods they worship may not be all they are led to believe, she must choose between ‘comforting faith’ and ‘dangerous truth.’

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Alex McNab @mcnab-lundback.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

#RevPitWaiting Hi all! 👋 Alex here - a British writer based in Stockholm. By day I ghostwrite for executives; by night (or early morning!), I write YA fantasy inspired by Nordic and Sami cultures I’ve been immersed in for the last 7 years. Currently querying my first YA novel ‘Child of Ice’.

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Alex McNab @mcnab-lundback.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Ok #RevPit - do your worst! 🤣 Now submitted and the waiting, self-doubt begins! 🤣 For some reason I feel more nervous about this than Agent querying! Good luck everyone!

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Alex McNab @mcnab-lundback.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Also… #revpit - please can you remove a character / word limit on the form answers!!? I want to wax lyrical about why I love Kaija so much… I wrote a small dissertation / love letter and then realised I was over word limit! I’m now dev editing an answer to a question on the RevPit form! 🤣

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Alex McNab @mcnab-lundback.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Can I ask any #Revpit experts - the first 5 pages…does that include the ‘title page’ - or should you not include a title page? 🤨 (This is what I mean by ‘overthinking’!)🤣

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Alex McNab @mcnab-lundback.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

How are people getting your #revpit submissions in already? Why can’t y’all be normal and procrastinate, tweak, second guess and self-doubt for the entire submission window and submit in the last 30 minutes!? 🤣

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Alex McNab @mcnab-lundback.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

On the same day of #RevPit , I’ve also soft launched my new Indy Publishing House, ‘Tideshift Publishing’. Submissions will open in due course. Uniquely only accepting #cli-fi and climate change focussed Non-Fiction. A separate imprint will focus on non-cli-fi Children’s and YA fiction.

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Alex McNab @mcnab-lundback.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Its #RevPit day! Just about got all material together I think. Still constantly questioning if my pages are ‘good enough’ - but what’s new! This years submission is 1,000,000,000% better & more polished than last years, so I’m more fired up than ever! #fantasylit #litfiction #yafiction

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Alex McNab @mcnab-lundback.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Im reading ’A Study in Drowning’ at the moment and about half way through. Loving it so far…. BUT then I log on Goodreads to see what others say…& 50% hate it? What’s that saying about my literary tastes? 🤔 #booksky #fantasy #goodreads #opinion #writersky #authorsky #fantasylit

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Alex McNab @mcnab-lundback.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Hi #writers and #authors. I started writing all my fiction (initially MG) using Reedsy, which has been great so far - but felt it a bit clunky when writing my latest, larger YA. Is it worth upgrading to @scrivenerapp.bsky.social ? Anyone comment on benefits etc.? #writersky #booksky #authorsky

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Alex McNab @mcnab-lundback.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

All edits of my MS, CHILD OF ICE, are now complete. Final read through done… 📖💙 Now…into the Querying trenches I go! #writersky #booksky #amquerying

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Alex McNab @mcnab-lundback.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Evening all. As I approach entering the #Querying trenches in the next couple of days, can anyone let me know how vital formatting is? I.e. correct dialogue punctuation? I’m trying to learn it and apply consistently but so worried how consistent and accurate I am throughout the MS.

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Alex McNab @mcnab-lundback.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Here’s a question to all #authors, #writersky and actually anyone in #writing / #publishing… When sending MS to Beta readers, do you also get them to sign an NDA to try and mitigate plagiarism etc?

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Alex McNab @mcnab-lundback.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Question for agents: How important is the Title of the book when querying / out for submission? I guess it’s the easiest part to change before any publishing deal, so just wondered how important it is to get this right before Querying, or if a ‘Working Title’ is enough? #querying #writer #booktitles

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Alex McNab @mcnab-lundback.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

It’s done! 1st draft done and even started editing (including cutting a whole chapter that at the moment I realised added nothing…. Now for editing! On track for #revpit @revpit.bsky.social submission—and to start querying! #1stdraft #authorsky #writersky #fantasylit #youngadultlit

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Alex McNab @mcnab-lundback.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Question to #authors - I write first draft in Reedsy…at what point do people move from Reedsy to Word (if ever?) - I’m wondering whether I should edit in Word export version or in Reedsy? (Or move to Scrivener going forward and just do it all there!?) #bookdraft #editing

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Alex McNab @mcnab-lundback.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

78k words down… 3 chapters to go…. Writing like a crazy man these last few days, and these last few chapters are fully mapped and structured so writing will be quick… May just finish 1st draft by end of week… (Too soon to add the #querying hashtag?) #wip #1stdraft #writersky #booksky #author

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Alex McNab @mcnab-lundback.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Not sure if this is a writing skills development tip, or just a pondering… but any other writers here watch tv-shows or movies adapted from books you don’t know, and think ’How the hell did this appear on the page?’ #adaptations #writing #inspiration #writingskills

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Alex McNab @mcnab-lundback.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Ohhh shit… I’ve already got two WIP Novels, but just randomly had idea for an unplanned new one… A YA / Adult Romantasy… Enemies to Lovers - Norsk clan rivalry amidst Political & Religious war…. Shelve idea & finish the two existing WIPS? or change direction!!?? #romantasy #author #wip #writing

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Alex McNab @mcnab-lundback.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

I met a hugely successful, multi-million-copy author at the end of last year. I took my shot and asked if I could send some pages of my manuscript— he accepted…. & this was the reply! 🤯 (Author has to remain anon. due to his publisher rules on attribution) #authorfeedback #wip #author

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Alex McNab @mcnab-lundback.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

I’m probably a few days away from finishing first draft of ‘The Bone Whisperer’ (Working Title) - A Sami inspired YA fantasy adventure novel. Therefore, looking to grow my Beta reader / ARC reader list. DM me for signup link if interested. #arcreaders #betareaders #authorsky #querying

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Alex McNab @mcnab-lundback.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

Best start to the month!!! Just two days after release and 70 copies sold and woke up to being told I’m an #amazonbestseller!! That’s better already 2/3 of my life’s time sales after a year of Book 1! Maybe there’s something in this Author lark! Thanks all for the support! 🙏 #booksky

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Alex McNab @mcnab-lundback.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

It’s out! Launch day is here!!! The Clockwork Labyrinth is out in the world. Seeing readers discover Ellie and Ninja Cat’s next adventure will make every hour worth it! Thanks to everyone who’s joined me on this journey! #TheClockworkLabyrinth #EllieAndNinjaCat #AuthorLife #NewRelease

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Alex McNab @mcnab-lundback.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

T-25 hours! - The gears are turning, the maze is almost open! 😬 The Clockwork Labyrinth launches in a little over a day!…and I can’t wait for you to step inside! Available wherever you buy your books from 30 Oct. (Pre-order open!) #TheClockworkLabyrinth #Countdown #writersky #booksky #mglit

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Alex McNab @mcnab-lundback.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

The reality of being a published author sets in when you have an interview as one! Was great chatting to @authorinterviews.bsky.social about how I became a MG Fantasy author, & the journey towards my latest book, Clockwork Labyrinth (out Oct 30). Read full interview here: tinyurl.com/3mnu7ebk

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The Adventures of Ellie & Ninja Cat by Alex McNab-Lundbäck | Interview | Author Interviews

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Alex McNab @mcnab-lundback.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Does anyone know of / can recommend anyone who makes good ‘book trailers’? Seen some really good ones on IG, but maybe they’ve been made by Publishers… Comment on this thread if anyone knows of good Book Content Creators who might be able to help! #booksky #authorsky #booktrailers

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