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Nothing says Christmas quite like a parcel of dar

Nothing says Christmas quite like a parcel of dark psychological fiction and a memoir detailing the author's gritty battle with mental illness.

But, if you have that special somebody in your life, feel free to send me a message and I can sign whatever I've got lurking in the boxes under the bed. Cheaper than you'd think, just like the author.

#crimewriter #CrimeFiction #Christmasgiftideas #davidmark #mentalhealth #mcavoy #bookforchristmas #signedcopies

I was about to make a little video talking about m

I was about to make a little video talking about mental health and creative impulses and whatnot. Instead, you get a snapshot of what happens when a clumsy man walks a large dog on an icy path in insufficiently grippy shoes.

#ouch #middleagedman #walkingthedog #thatreallyhurt

This has been the somewhat Victorian scene in my l

This has been the somewhat Victorian scene in my living room since the power went off on Friday. Novelty has rather warn off but Honey has been brilliant at keeping her little sister amused and alive while the temperature drops and we all start to go a little potty. On balance, I think I am just about ready to accept that electricity is quite a good thing, up until it stops.

#powercut #sisters #makingfunbycandlelight

Huge thanks to librarians and library users everyw

Huge thanks to librarians and library users everywhere. My annual PLR statement is always a welcome reminder that some parts of this country work jolly well. #plr #supportyourlibrary

I make no presumptions about how much you may or m

I make no presumptions about how much you may or may not know about me. Maybe you scroll by without a second glance, or perhaps you have emotionally invested in me and my ups and downs. Anyway, I'm a writer and a dad and I fight pretty gruelling battles for mental wellness. Sometimes I'm asked for advice about how to keep going when it all gets a bit much. And it all boils down to this - appreciate the good times. Sorry, I know it's trite, it something I believe in. When your mind is well, full yourself up with images and sounds, tastes and memories and experiences. Perhaps they will sustain you when things take a turn. That's really the best I've got. Suffice to say, when I look up and see the people I love best doing the things that make them happy, it gives me a quiet joy that is worth treasuring. And sharing.

#mumanddaughter #familytimes #appreciatethegoodtimes #mentalhealth #pieceofmind

Sometimes, all you need is a welly boot upon which

Sometimes, all you need is a welly boot upon which to lay your aching head. Ivar seems very content.

#catsofinstagram #catlovers #catlife #catlove #catstagram

**now available in paperback** Best-selling novel

**now available in paperback**

Best-selling novelist David Mark’s first work of non-fiction is an excruciatingly honest account of living with acute mental illness.

This lyrical, raw and painfully funny memoir explores how it feels to house a monster inside your head: a slavering, seductive beast that whispers ‘kill yourself’ just when you start to think you’re happy. It’s the story of finding love and raising a family in the face of mania, depression, OCD, addiction, hallucinations, suicidal ideation, chronic anxiety and a genuine genius for self-sabotage.

"Brave and honest and thoughtful" S J Watson

"Torture and bliss, heart and soul, blood and guts: this unflinching, beautifully-written memoir takes the reader on a viscerally honest tour of an extraordinary mind." Erin Kelly

"Devastatingly accurate and beautifully vivid. Piece of Mind has a lot to say to a lot of people, and it says it in an admirably unflinching way." Simon Brett

#mentalhealth #depression #addiction #ocd #bestseller #crimefiction #bpd #anxiety #memoir #truthaboutmentalillness

Artemisia is very sinister up until the moment she

Artemisia is very sinister up until the moment she tries to be. Then this rather bizarre performance invariably happens.

#scarytot #fouryearsold #littlestwitch

Artemisia wishes you a happy Halloween. She insist

Artemisia wishes you a happy Halloween. She insists her light sabre is a glowing broomstick without bristles. Best to agree.

#halloween #littlestwitch #spooky #fouryearoldsrock

If your partner is an artist, you'll know the risk

If your partner is an artist, you'll know the risks involved in setting the challenge of making something spooky out of Play-Doh. Genuinely frightened of this thing, knocked up by NicolaJayne while helping our youngest to make "a scary pizza".

#spooky #witch #playdoh #whatthehell #fright

New addition to the family. This is Diamond, a gif

New addition to the family. This is Diamond, a gift from a nice lady at a car boot sale. Artemisia has taken to her in a big way. Hexham looked absolutely gorgeous in the autumn light.

#autumndays #family #familytime

Unbelievably pleased to learn that Erin Kelly, one

Unbelievably pleased to learn that Erin Kelly, one of my absolute favourite novelists, has had some encouraging things to say about my mental health memoir, Piece of Mind. Means the absolute world to me.

#pieceofmind #memoir #mentalhealthwarrior #kickstarter #depression #livingwithdarkness #anxiety #bpd #mania #bipolarbear

In which a plump gentleman expresses immense grati

In which a plump gentleman expresses immense gratitude for assistance previously proferred, while simultaneously asking for more.

#memoir #mentalhealthwarrior #kickstarter #depression #livingwithdarkness #anxiety #bpd #mania #bipolarbear

Some splendid and much admired people have been ki

Some splendid and much admired people have been kind enough to say supportive things about my mental health memoir, Piece of Mind. Funded through Kickstarter, it's available to read as an ebook now and will be out in paperback in a week. I really need all the help you can spare in this one so do keep telling people that this is a book which might just save a life.

PIECE OF MIND : A Memoir of Folly, Melancholy and Madness https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09FM6DZTR/ref=cm_sw_r_awdo_navT_g_5CPNEYQKD41E2SK4Y44Q

#memoir #mentalhealthwarrior #kickstarter #depression #livingwithdarkness #anxiety #bpd #mania #bipolarbear #addiction

"Brave and honest and thoughtful" S J Watson "'A

"Brave and honest and thoughtful" S J Watson

"'A searingly honest dissection of an extraordinary mind - fascinating, heartbreaking, and very funny.'" Roz Watkins

"This book might just save a life." Emma Haughton, author of The Dark.

PIECE OF MIND...

Best-selling novelist David Mark’s first work of non-fiction is an excruciatingly honest account of living with acute mental illness.

This lyrical, raw and painfully funny memoir explores how it feels to house a monster inside your head: a slavering, seductive beast that whispers ‘kill yourself’ just when you start to think you’re happy. It’s the story of finding love and raising a family in the face of mania, depression, OCD, addiction, hallucinations, suicidal ideation, chronic anxiety and a genuine genius for self-sabotage.

Piece of Mind deals with the reality of waking every day and choosing not to die. It’s about keeping on keeping on. It’s about fighting for your life when death seems so much easier. It’s about becoming a best-selling novelist and fulfilling your dreams and then feeling so utterly empty inside that an ocean of whisky isn’t enough. Sounds bleak? It's damn funny too.

"A compellingly honest, brave, raw insight into what it’s truly like to struggle with your mental health." Claire Seeber

"Devastatingly accurate and beautifully vivid. Piece of Mind has a lot to say to a lot of people, and it says it in an admirably unflinching way." Simon Brett.

"I really, really think everybody should read this book". Mary Picken, liveanddeadly.net

#memoir #mentalhealthwarrior #kickstarter #depression #livingwithdarkness #anxiety #bpd #mania #bipolarbear

Just a few hours left to get behind the Kickstarte

Just a few hours left to get behind the Kickstarter project which is bringing my mental health memoir, Piece of Mind, to life. Help to create a book that could save a life, and which has certainly saved mine.

#mentalhealth #kickstarter
#mentalhealthwarrior
#pieceofmind #depression #ocd #addiction #mentalillness
#pieceofmind

Piece of Mind @Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/davidmark/piece-of-mind-a-memoir-of-folly-melancholy-and-madness?ref=android_project_share

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