Will Dean
@willrdean
Followers
24,070
Following
1,986
Media
8,305
Statuses
78,233
Writer. Coming soon: The Chamber (summer ‘24) Ice Town (winter ‘24). Team Tuva. Agent: Kate Burke.
The forest
Joined September 2011
Don't wanna be here?
Send us removal request.
Explore trending content on Musk Viewer
México
• 1132444 Tweets
Morena
• 679195 Tweets
casillas
• 402441 Tweets
Flamengo
• 330644 Tweets
Xóchitl
• 324435 Tweets
緊急地震速報
• 194779 Tweets
The Loyal Pin is Coming
• 184005 Tweets
#ปิ่นภักดิ์Q51ใกล้เสร็จแล้ว
• 180219 Tweets
Stars
• 153924 Tweets
Junior
• 132231 Tweets
Whindersson
• 131373 Tweets
PREP
• 111484 Tweets
地震大丈夫
• 82653 Tweets
Florencia
• 80627 Tweets
#CH3Apologize
• 67780 Tweets
LEALTAD FURIOSA
• 65855 Tweets
Televisa
• 51845 Tweets
Oilers
• 43316 Tweets
地震警報
• 41779 Tweets
Mario Delgado
• 39015 Tweets
Soto
• 31086 Tweets
アラーム
• 28614 Tweets
Tigre
• 27161 Tweets
Panthers
• 26983 Tweets
Natalie
• 26537 Tweets
アラート
• 26066 Tweets
Borja
• 24044 Tweets
Stanley Cup
• 20370 Tweets
#HomeForHomeless
• 19351 Tweets
Bucaramanga
• 19182 Tweets
Pereira
• 17870 Tweets
#MissUniverseColombia
• 17528 Tweets
渡辺くん
• 15014 Tweets
McDavid
• 12503 Tweets
Barranquilla
• 12249 Tweets
Santa Fe
• 12153 Tweets
しょっぴー
• 10160 Tweets
Pinned Tweet
The Last Passenger is dedicated to libraries and librarians.
36
82
493
My nan died last month when I was in the UK. I got to say goodbye. She excelled at school but had to leave (to work in Boots) at 16 when her dad died. She was mischievous & rock solid. Made the best jam tarts. Taught me how to thread a conker. She lived a good life. I miss her.
538
138
6K
What’s your favourite quiet/reassuring corner of Twitter? Mine’s people who photograph birds.
853
178
5K
6yo made us a surprise breakfast today. 2 oranges each. A loaf of bread torn in half with his bare hands. Water. 3 Babybels each.
182
88
5K
7yo asked my wife how girls & boys are different. So he & I took a walk. I said he can ask any questions at all & no need to be embarrassed. He asked
1. what are eyebrows for?
2. has anyone ever fallen into a black hole?
3. what would happen if there were no toilets in the world?
112
114
3K
My dad (like many men his age) doesn’t find it easy to show emotion. After a year apart he’d be more comfortable shaking my hand than accepting a hug. Not a criticism, it’s just the way he is.
He’s never signed off a text with a kiss. Until now.
Thanks, Dad. Glad you like it x
127
41
3K
Romance fiction is just as important as literary fiction or crime fiction or science fiction. Storytelling is just as valuable as exquisite language. Superb fantasy novels are just as notable as superb Booker prize winners. A great book is a great book.
47
454
2K
Sharing this again because we all need to hear it. Never play to the gallery.
24
218
914
Trying to film a short thing for my Australian publishers. TRYING
93
89
921
WOLF PACK giveaway. RT & Follow by Nov 1. I’ll give away a signed hardback Goldsboro 1st edition (sprayed edges) + a £50 voucher from your favourite indie bookshop. Open: worldwide. Winner announced: Nov 2. Good luck.
229
1K
836
An extremely rare white moose (I’ve only ever seen regular moose - they’re also very impressive)
50
94
831
FIRST BORN giveaway. RT & Follow by May 19. I’ll give away a signed hardback 1st edition + Donate £50 to your chosen charity + Send you a £50 voucher/order from your favourite indie bookshop. Open: worldwide. Winner announced: May 20. Good luck.
213
1K
778
THE LAST PASSENGER giveaway. RT & Follow by June 15. I’ll give away a signed, dedicated 1st edition hardback + a £50 voucher from your favourite indie bookshop. Open: worldwide. Winner announced: June 16. Good luck.
174
1K
753
THRILLED to share this news.
I’m writing standalone novels. THE LAST THING TO BURN will be published by Hodder in January.
I hope you’ll enjoy it. Thank you.
We are thrilled to welcome
@willrdean
to Hodder. His brilliant dark new stand-alone novel THE LAST THING TO BURN is coming January 2021 and available to pre-order now >
25
34
121
166
113
738
First Born 👥 competition ~ RT & Follow by Feb 18th. I’ll give away TWO signed & dedicated proof copies (plus a surprise bonus prize) Open: worldwide. Winner announced: Feb 19th. Good luck!
200
1K
711
First Born 👥
#competition
~ RT & Follow by Jan 3rd. I’ll
#giveaway
TWO signed & dedicated proof copies (plus a surprise extra prize) Open: worldwide. Winner announced: Jan 4th. Good luck!
193
1K
693
NEWS. I’m delighted to say I’ll be writing more standalone novels for Hodder. I am very lucky indeed.
ALSO: movie rights for The Last Thing To Burn have been bought by the brilliant Sigma Films🔥🎞
Pinching myself. Thank you so much for reading my work.
.
@HodderBooks
signs two more standalone thrillers by Will Dean (
@willrdean
) - and meanwhile his latest book, The Last Thing to Burn, has been optioned by Sigma Films
(£)
4
4
20
205
45
696
WOLF PACK giveaway. RT & Follow by Sep 3. I’ll give away a signed hardback 1st edition + Donate £50 to your chosen charity + Send you a £50 voucher/order from your favourite indie bookshop. Open: worldwide. Winner announced: Sep 4. Good luck.
168
935
678
Bad Apples 🍏
#competition
~ RT & Follow by Sep 1st. I’ll
#giveaway
a signed & dedicated 1st edition hardback copy of
#BadApples
(plus a surprise extra prize) Open: worldwide. Winner announced: Sep 2nd. Good luck!
202
956
685
Writer emailed me today. After 1 book published they’re finding it hard/feel invisible. Say others have more success
Me: Don’t focus on publishing. Focus on storytelling. Not the market. Not other writers. Back to basics. Read. Tell stories. No comparing. YOU’RE ON YOUR OWN PATH
38
90
672
I’ve lived in a Swedish forest for ten years now. It’s peaceful. I think I’ll stay.
17
15
661
Rejections are inevitable. Keep going. Remember: it’s not *you* getting rejected, it’s (one piece of) your work. Don’t quit.
33
143
649
THE LAST PASSENGER giveaway. RT & Follow by March 14th. I’ll give away a signed, dedicated book (unique copy with painted edges) + a £50 voucher from your favourite indie bookshop. Open: worldwide. Winner announced: March 15th. Good luck.
210
902
645
My 6yo has put up a postbox outside his bedroom. He says he’d like a new letter each morning 📬
56
12
631
Rose playing Tuva = a dream come true
Rose Ayling-Ellis To Lead TV Adaptation Of Will Dean's Tuva Moodyson Novel About Deaf Journalist
12
39
281
128
37
628
FIRST BORN giveaway. RT & Follow by April 16. I’ll give away a signed copy + a £50 voucher/order from your favourite indie bookshop. Open: worldwide. Winner announced: April 17. Good luck.
125
885
603
My best London tip: buy a £5 ticket for the Royal Opera House to watch a ballet/opera. You don’t have to dress up. You won’t see the whole stage but you will see enough & you’ll be able to view the excellent orchestra play. It’s the best value thing in a very expensive city.
24
48
612
We had the funeral today. It was tranquil and beautiful.
My nan died last month when I was in the UK. I got to say goodbye. She excelled at school but had to leave (to work in Boots) at 16 when her dad died. She was mischievous & rock solid. Made the best jam tarts. Taught me how to thread a conker. She lived a good life. I miss her.
538
138
6K
71
4
608
The Last Thing to Burn
#competition
• RT & Follow by Jan 3rd • I’ll
#giveaway
a signed hardback copy (pre-publication!) + Donate £50 to your chosen charity + Send you a £50 voucher/order from your favourite indie bookshop • Worldwide • Winner announced Jan 4th • Good luck!
151
855
585
Bernie waiting for my son to return home from school. Bernie does this every weekday.
39
13
587
THE CHAMBER giveaway. RT & Follow by May 1st. I’ll give away TWO signed & dedicated proof copies. Open: worldwide. Winners announced: May 2nd.
🤿 Good luck
116
782
552
Hope you’re well (and sorry I’ve been away for so long). I’ve been writing and working away quietly in the forest preparing for winter.
I’ve delivered my next standalone novel and I’ve delivered Tuva 6. More details very soon.
More importantly, Bernie is thriving 🐾
44
23
556
Today I found hair ice (aka ice wool/frost beard) in my forest.
This rare ice forms on dead wood.
In 2015 scientists identified Exidiopsis Effusa as the key to its formation.
The fungus shapes ice into fine hairs. Scientists don’t fully understand the process.
It’s beautiful.
22
97
539
BLACK RIVER
#competition
- RT & Follow by April 9th. I’ll
#giveaway
a signed 1st edition hardback copy of
#BlackRiver
+ Donate £50 to a charity of your choice + Send you a £50
@Waterstones
e-gift card. Open: worldwide. Winner announced April 10th. Good luck!
203
922
538
Every kid in Sweden receives a free (hot) school meal. No stigma. No hungry pupils.
13
131
541
This’ll be a tough winter. If you’re a carer/NHS worker, or you just need a pick-me-up/know someone who needs a pick-me-up, email willdeanforestauthor
@gmail
.com. You don’t need to give a reason, just an address. I’ll pick as many as I can & send out signed books from the forest.
70
168
539
87k words. 37 days. Exhausted.
I don’t like it much at this stage. I never do. But I’m relieved the story is out of me. Time to lock it away for a while.
50
11
532
[earlier today]
Mrs D: what’s wrong?
Me: nothing
Mrs D: you look… emotional
A new high-water mark in high-concept thrillers. Published in May. No spoilers from me - but it’s astonishing. Congratulations,
@willrdean
15
30
373
31
22
532
7yo has written a book at school. It’s called MURDER BANANA 🍌 I’m so proud
32
11
521
Do you have a favourite photo of your pet? I think this is mine. Resting his eyes.
138
10
523
The news is out! I am SO EXCITED about this. Tuva on your TV screen?! And Lionsgate are amazing. I’m thrilled.
📺📺📺📺📺📺🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲
138
85
513
The Last Thing to Burn
#competition
• RT & Follow by Nov 1st • I’ll
#giveaway
a signed proof of
#TheLastThingToBurn
+ Donate £50 to a charity of your choice + Send you a £50 voucher/order from your favourite indie bookshop • Worldwide • Winner announced Nov 2nd • Good luck
120
748
498
I’m about to start a first draft so won’t be here much. This moment is always exciting and utterly terrifying.
39
15
505
BLACK RIVER
#competition
~ RT & Follow by May 30th. I’ll
#giveaway
a signed 1st edition hardback copy of
#BlackRiver
+ Donate £50 to a charity of your choice + Send you a £50 voucher/order from your favourite indie bookshop. Open: worldwide. Winner announced: May 31st. Good luck!
175
752
483
First Born giveaway 1
A signed, numbered Goldsboro edition of Red Snow with sprayed edges
A signed, numbered Goldsboro edition of Black River with sprayed edges
2 winners. RT to enter. Open: worldwide. Closes: April 17. Winner announced: April 18. Good luck.
124
742
457
@kesp
I feel I could land a 747 (smoothly) if needed. I don’t sleep on flights in case both pilots fall ill & I get a tap on the shoulder.
(I didn’t take my driving test until I was 33)
6
3
458
7 years ago. This morning he told me he wants his own snowmobile.
20
4
452
I remember the query trenches. The despair. No contacts. Little clue what I was doing. That feeling that you’ll never get a full request. Years of rejection & self doubt. My dream was to 1 day see my book in a bookshop.
Keep reading & writing. Keep going.
You only need one yes.
21
55
453
This is such a shock! A lovely, lovely shock. HUGE thanks to everyone who voted.
Congratulations
@willrdean
winner of the Amazon Publishing Readers' Independent Voice Award.
#CapitalCrime19
14
17
71
90
50
448
My 1st standalone book is out next week. Most bookshops are closed. I’m v sad about this but I’m also v happy booksellers don’t have to put themselves at risk
If you’d like The Last Thing to Burn try contacting your local store. They should be able to get it to you in a safe way
52
107
434
FLASH GIVEAWAY. A signed proof of The Chamber. THIS proof. RT + leave a comment. I’ll pick a winner on the 4th. Good luck!
407
424
428
Out today. Thanks to everyone at Hodder for making this book real.
Dear readers: I hope you enjoy the trip.
98
79
428
We need libraries. They are an equalising force for good. They provide refuge, warmth, escape. A place to learn and be entertained. In an era of Netflix and Amazon and throwaway consumables, libraries are valuable to communities in so many (non-monetary) ways.
We need libraries.
'Do we really need it?' Council leader questions library service after months of closure
23
16
30
23
134
416
(I’ll be quiet tomorrow, I promise. Here’s a ridiculous photo of my ‘dog’)
32
7
417
3 years ago. Tiny Santa was tired. Sometimes you find a shelf and you rest on it.
23
13
422
THE LAST PASSENGER competition ~ RT & sign up to my newsletter by Jan 30th. I’ll give away TWO signed & dedicated proof copies (plus a surprise bonus prize) Open: worldwide. Winner announced: Jan 31st. Good luck!
158
504
412
I woke early, walked out with Bernie & I’m still shocked (after 10yrs) that I get to live in a forest. Our own water (it tastes like screws. I’ve grown to love it). Windfall branches (heating & cooking). Wild berries. Taking care of the soil & welcoming elk & eagles. A good spot.
25
8
417
It’s been cold & rainy here (you can tell by the state of my stairs) so the 7yo cut the sleeves off my old fleece & gave it to Bernie
31
11
409
If you’re alone this Xmas and would like a quick FaceTime chat with me & Bernie let me know.
41
26
398
I used to drop by this
@WHSmith
every week during my lunch break 2004-2012. I’d look at the pads and pens and I told myself one day I’d buy one of each and try to write a book. I just visited and spotted Dark Pines in their Summer Reading promotion. Still can’t quite believe it.
23
36
400
He thinks if he stands very still I won’t notice him on the bed
38
9
397
If you need a break from the news here’s an enormous puppy relaxing on a bed of moss.
17
32
376
Mum’s getting vaccinated this weekend. I am so, so relieved. We haven’t seen each other for 14 months and I miss her very much.
26
4
387
Wolf Pack publication day.
Wild Swedish nature, historic crime, preppers, a missing persons investigation, Easter snow, wolf attacks, friendship, rural cults & the most tense scene I have ever written.
93
56
384
First Born giveaway 2
Signed First Born US proof
Signed Tuva books 1-3
Signed paperbacks The Last Thing to Burn (UK & US)
Signed hardback The Last Thing to Burn with sprayed edges
4 winners. RT to enter. Open worldwide. Closes: April 17. Winner announced: April 18. Good luck
98
641
376
First Born is published today. I loved writing this book. Twins, New York, complex friendships, identity, how our childhoods shape us
Thanks to Hodder, to the booksellers & librarians, to the reviewers & early readers
If you read First Born do let me know what you think of it
103
76
379
remembering the undiluted joy of wandering into a video rental store, reading the backs of the boxes, choosing a movie, renting it, maybe picking up snacks, walking home with that reassuringly heavy VHS tape, anticipating the experience of watching it later
40
13
381
Bernie this morning. He has the profile of a cartoon dog. His favourite food is everything. If my 9yo takes a walk without him he sits on the lawn and howls. Bernie has never growled. He barks once or twice a day and he smells like rich tea biscuits. Gentle & loyal. The best boy.
25
8
371
WOLF PACK (out Oct 6)
Tuva. Is. Back.
🌲A 35 yr old murder case
🌲A secretive prepper commune
🌲A complex missing person investigation
(includes the most tense scene I’ve ever written)
Pre-order:
W:
B:
A:
81
58
369
BAD APPLES (7.10.21) TUVA IS BACK
🍏 A resident of small-town Visberg is found decapitated
🍏 A cultish hilltop community ‘celebrates' Pan Night after the apple harvest
🍏 A race against time. Can Tuva Moodyson outwit the killer?
Pre-order:
83
56
368
Such an honour! Thank you
@bertsbooks
and thank you to all the readers who voted.
The Last Passenger is Bert’s Book of the Year! Pinching myself.
Do treat yourself to a copy of In The Blink of an Eye by
@JoCallaghanKat
(you can order directly from Bert’s). It is superb.
🎄📖❤️
The votes are ALL IN. The winner of the
#Berties
the Bert’s Books Book of the Year 2023 as voted by you is…
The Last Passenger by
@willrdean
!
Well done Will! 🎉🥳
43
42
386
40
34
363
