RA Williams | Books Reviews: 86 – 156

Author of THE GIFT. A trilogy for readers of Gothic and Historical Military fiction who don’t mind a good fright now and again.

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Dec 30

Christmas holidays. Daddy and son watching the little villages pass by on motorway from London to Folkestone as filmed by my darling wife. Life in real time. @bicchapink @tommy.punk

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Dec 5

In 1984 Miami Vice changed dramatic episodic television forever. One story says Brandon Tartikoff, then head of NBC’s Entertainment Division wrote a memo on a cocktail napkin simply stating “MTV Cops”. Something unlike anything before was born — something turning Don Johnson into a megastar — 80’s style, four day chin stubble, Armani and Hugo Boss suits paired with silk t-shirts and going without socks. Gold Presidential Rolexs, the ubiquitous Ferrari Daytona Spyder (albeit a Corvette underneath), Jan Hammer’s soundtrack and using Miami’s deco design as a set itself. The pilot blew tv viewers away. From a writer’s standpoint there was opportunity in later seasons for writers with fresh ideas to submit scripts. The first episode of Season 3 aired September 1986 and is the tale of an IRA member played by a very young Liam Neeson who seduces Gina with nefarious intent. The concept of this episode came from a drafted script I submitted to Sandra Santiago who took it to Dick Wolf (That Dick Wolf later of Law & Order fame) and John Leekley who rewrote the script into “When Irish Eyes Are Crying”. My small contribution to Miami Vice lore. I love this image of Miami when it was still a bit of dump from Season 2. Crockett still in his early Vice togs and hairstyle. The Daytona Spyder replica and in the back ground a black 450sl Mercedes that was near as famous as the Daytona.

Miami at its 80’s best.

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Dec 4

A last photo of my favourite Mexican restaurant in NYC. 34 years in the same location. Now it's gone. We continue to keep our fingers crossed that the story of this notable New York eatery is not over, but making ready for a new chapter. #BabyBo's #NYC #NewYork #Manhattan #MexcianFood #rawilliams_author

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Nov 19

It's here again - Folkestone Book Festival!

Whitefox and author RA Williams will be hosting a private release event on Thursday, 24 November at Rocksalt's upstairs bar to mark the release of the paperback version of Book I in THE GIFT trilogy. Early evening is invite only, but from 7.30 on it's open to all those who fancy celebrating the festival, books, the paperback release of THE GIFT and Folkestone itself amongst Rocksalt's infamous drinks and nibbles whilst listening to an array of Punk Rock and New Wave rarities. #Folkestone #FolkestoneBookFestival #FolkeLife #FolkestoneHarbourArm #Rocksalt #FolkestoneCreativeQuarter #FolkestoneArtists #TheShapeofThingsToCome #authorsofinstgram #thegiftbook1 #rawilliams_author

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Nov 5

Change is good.

Except when it isn’t.

I lived as a New Yorker for nearly ten years. 29th & 3rd. And even when I didn’t live as a New Yorker any longer I still craved and visited when I could the best Mexican restaurant in Manhattan - Baby Bo's - indulging on the off menu shrimp burrito Veracruz with abandon. I got positively pickled on Margaritas before Baby Bo's shuttered, and flew out of JFK back to Spain positively drunk. Thankfully my wife guided me through the airport. Baby Bo’s existed on 2nd Ave for 34 years. And now it doesn’t.

Change is good. In this case it isn’t.

#Babyboscantina #NewYorkCity #NYC #RAWilliamsAuthor #murrayhillnyc #kipsbaynyc #savenycbars

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Nov 3

Tickled to have been invited on Dominic King's BBC programme to talk about THE GIFT trilogy, all things gothic, historical and of course Folkestone. #Folkestone #authorsofinstgram #folkestonebookfestival #gothic #horror #thegiftbook1eleanor #rawilliams_author

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Nov 1

Just received this from a reader. You did it! The Gift Book 1: Eleanor is the #1 Bestseller in Horror. Thank you for getting this first book in the trilogy there. Book 2 coming next year promises to be even better than the first. Stay tuned. #authorsofinstagram #Bestseller #gothic #horrorbooks #horror #thrillers #thegiftbook1 #rawilliamsauthor

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Oct 31

Dead chuffed to see THE GIFT Book 1. Eleanor is #2 on Amazon's Bestsellers list. Thank you to all you great readers who have jumped in on Book 1 now that the paperback is in pre-order. Sure you'll love it! #authorsofinstagram #bestseller #amazon #gothic #horror #amazon #thegiftbook1eleanor #thriller

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Oct 17

What life is meant to be about. Sundays in October. The tourists gone and our village once more ours. Mummy and little boy having a play at the seaside. How life has come full circle in the most marvellous of ways. #lovelife #October #CostaBrava #Family #authorsofinstagram #thegift #thegift_rawilliams #rawilliams_author

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Sep 24

This place. It's where we live. It's where I write. It's where I draw inspiration. I almost don't want to share this special place for fear it'll become like other touristic destinations. This is the Costa Brava. This is home. #costabrava #Llafranch #llafranc #authorsofinstagram #thegiftbook2 #thegiftbook1 #rawilliams #rawilliams_author

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Sep 11

We’re so deeply saddened in my household by the death of Her Majesty for she was the heart of the nation. Until her final days she served her country faithfully and with dignity and grace. Surely she would have known how loved she is. Our thoughts are with our Royal Family these days which must be so difficult for them.

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Sep 10

A budding author asked me what qualities are best suited for a writer? An imagination is from my perspective the most important ingredient in writing. Everything else can be learnt. But imagination - deep, and expansive and endlessly evolving is a necessity. In 1972 I first saw this playset for sale in the Thunderbird Toy Shop and it set a seven year old's imagination alight. I never did get it as a child. It was ever so dear. Imagining is often more satisfying than acquiring. It wasn't to be until 2022 - 50 years later I located a Navarone Playset. I can just imagine Gregory Peck and David Nivin setting the charges that would blow the guns to bits. I still have that child's imagination. #authorsofinstagram #GunsOfNavarone #gunsofnavaroneplayset #thegiftbook2 #nostalgia

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