We’ve just published our very first Holmes story on Written!
I think that officially makes us a mature and distinguished publishing platform now — thank you very much. 🧐🔍

Huge thanks to the brilliant Sadie De Winter for bringing the great detective to our shelves! 🕵️‍♂️📚

My Holmes obsession began with my father painting scenes of the detective for me—creating a cherished gallery we still enjoy today. The image above shows Jeremy Brett, my definitive Holmes with his intense, mercurial performance, though I also adore Basil Rathbone's classic portrayal.

My story, "Miss Cox and the Adventure of the Striped Band," reimagines one of Holmes' most famous cases with supernatural elements. As the great detective might say, "The game is afoot!"—only this time, with an otherworldly twist.

I have an endless list of travel memories lodged in my mind.
– Getting stitches in a dodgy hospital in Agadir at night.
– Sleeping on the roof of a camper van/meth lab outside Groningen in The Netherlands.
– Squatting an abandoned beach bar in Peniche, Portugal.
– Being introduced to Pessoa by a book trader in Lisbon wearing straw hat and vest (major impact).
– Being trampled by a deer in the woods at 2 am in a sleeping bag.
– Getting almost fatally lost in the Gothic Quarter in Barcelona.
– Teaching a Portuguese toddler to speak by reading to her in a language I don’t understand.
These and many more.
I started writing them down, and one by one, they are adding to a road novel in bits and pieces. A mix of diary, questionable memories and tall tales.

It’s beyond exciting to finally open the doors to a literary heaven where your friendly neighborhood James Patterson cozies up next to cry-me-a-river Charlotte Brontë… right beside a guy writing steamy vampire-mermaid romance and a geek crafting a fun-fiction sequel to the prequel of his favorite TV show.
Rejoice, bookworms — Written is now officially a place on Earth.

Hi writers, authors, poets, novelists, storytellers, men and women of letters!
Hi readers, bookworms, bibliophiles, booklovers and readaholic!
I am so excited to see this space of free shares and conversations becoming reality.
This is the publishing revolution: come and post, come and write, come and read!

(Yes, I had to say it. I’m a product person. It’s the law.)
Welcome, writers, plot magicians, typo wranglers, and worldbuilders of the Writtenverse!
I’m one of the co-founders of Written (hi!) and today I’m so excited to open up this shiny new feed — a place for you to post, promote, and let your stories stretch their legs outside the manuscript.
Think of this feed as your own little treehouse. You can hang out, share your updates, shout about your new release, or just scream into the digital void like: “WHY WON’T CHAPTER 7 COOPERATE.”
We built this space so that you don’t have to choose between being creative and being visible. And we're just getting started.
So:

Write boldly. Post freely. Promote shamelessly.

Much love,
—Olga

Great news: Tale of Tales – Part I: A Strange Bunch (Tale of Tales: A Fantasy Novel Series Based on Myth & Legend Book 1) is now online on Written.app!