Who gives a monkeys about Blue Monday


Hey all,

Hope you're having a good (blue) Monday so far.

A massive thank you for all the kind messages, orders and shows of support already. A few of you have outdone yourselves. Woah.

After a half-day of the proper job, I went for a nice stroll and ended up scribbling a long off-the-cuff ramble which I've posted on social media.

I won't regale that here but depending on your social media tipple of choice you can read if you'd like on:

Twitter / X
LinkedIn
Instagram - TBC
Facebook - I don't have a clue how to share the link outside of Meta these days but you should be able to find it on my profile...
TikTok - Apparently someone has shared something on there. Don't ask me 🐵

As promised here is a link to the book > https://www.amazon.co.uk/Monkey-State-gripping-dystopian-fantasy-ebook/dp/B0DT4YMZG8/ < the monkeys have finally escaped the cubicle that is my ageing Macbook Pro. Try to use a short link like this if sharing with your network, aha.

I'm heading off for some 'celebrations' shortly. Excitement and a sense of relief more than anything. But, there are two more books to finish off in the trilogy, so I'll get back to the Jungle Gym pronto.

No Monkey Business,
— J. R. Roberts

P.S. Only major hitch so far seems to be that Amazon has linked me to another J. R. Roberts who has an impressive body of Western gunslinger titles should you be interested...

J. R. Roberts

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