Almost embarrassed to keep posting this stuff, but hey, I worked hard for it and it would be ungracious not to be thankful? So, of course I’m “thrilled” to have also progressed as a Global Thriller Finalist in the Chanticleer Awards with the Fire In Their Eyes! #booksky

Thrilled to get further recognition for The Fire In Their Eyes, and this time for “Visionary Fiction” - thanks to The Independent Press Awards for a “Distinguished Favourite” badge! Maybe all that daydreaming hasn’t been a waste? @breakthroughbook.bsky.social #booksky

If you don’t hear from me, odds are house has landed somewhere on a witch. An orchestra of creaks, groans, thuds and whistles going on. And that’s just me. The worst thing? Dog has ghastly wind and I can’t open a window. Hope everyone in the path of this weather bomb is keeping safe. #stormgoretti

The gifts of winter. Sunrise to moonset. #booksky #inspirationfromnature

Yay! So glad to see this heartwarming and sensitive book for families and children navigating any kind of loss, getting the recognition it deserves!

Shall I see if my neighbours can spare a bit of gold? #winterrainbow

Have been #oneofthetwo for six years. Raising a glass to all the others as we enter year seven… I see you, I thank you. I hopefully honour you in my book.

What a year! Six books, one award win, a new webshop and a few free short stories on our Substack! But we’re getting ahead of ourselves… #HappyNewYear #YearInReview #ThankYou #BookLife

I have been so looking forward to this particular Christmas present, and isn’t it exactly what Twixtmas is for? #booksky #jamesbypercivaleverett #amreading

Some pre-Christmas llama drama in my neck of the woods! Hoping the woolly one gets home safe, it has a sleigh to pull tomorrow night after all…

Watching the solstice at Newgrange live streamed… lovely heritageireland.ie/visit/newgra...

Great news! Boots has solved climate change! Oh, no. It’s just that my order has left the warehouse.

Just a wee reminder if you’re looking for the ideal present for the adventurous bookworm, who might be into an award-winning, yet unusual, speculative fiction thriller! Available to order wherever books can be ordered… #booksky #booksforchristmas #giftsforbookworms

If you fancy blissing out for a couple of minutes, please check out this gorgeous composition and video by a friend of mine… www.youtube.com/watch?v=138w...

Free short story from me, if anyone is in the mood…

Thoughts with all caught up in the horrific violence in Sydney. I’ve heard from family who are okay, but how devastating for all involved and for the whole community. But they will rise. Such dear memories of Bondi, and it will rise again to be a place of joy and celebration. But for now, we mourn.

Well, this is nice! The Fire In Their Eyes makes a Top 20 book pick in a holiday gift guide… @breakthroughbook.bsky.social #booksky #booksforchristmas #giftsforbookworms

Oh, don’t you just love being patronised and infantilised by an algorithm? Or spending your day being nagged, alarmed and prompted by any number of beeps and bells and bings. Grumpy old luddite here that wishes her working life was not dependent on so-called smart machinery.

Oh come on, it’s not #Christmas without #books as gifts? And if you’re doing the right thing by the ones you love, why not support ethical indie businesses, while also getting a fantastic read? Whether that’s an award-winning literary thriller, YA fantasy with brilliant world building…

Our first Substack post is live! It’s a general introduction to who we are and what we do, with much more to come. So for all our latest updates and bonus content, please consider subscribing! open.substack.com/pub/breakthr...

Lovely article about a great read!

Wow, Train Dreams is a very special film. Reminiscent of the meditative style of Terrence Malick and Nick Roeg. Joel Edgerton can say so much by doing so little. The movie made its essential points subtly yet beautifully. I love stories of both natural hermits and the interconnectedness of all.

Starting to think, or even panic about, the Christmas shopping? Don’t forget books make wonderful presents! And for a thought-provoking, award-winning, fictional thrill-ride for the bookworms in your life, look no further… #booksky #giftsforbookworms @breakthroughbook.bsky.social

Quite a few years on from the first book, it’s wonderful to see new reviews appearing for BONE LINES and people starting The Children of Sarah series! Always so grateful for both readers and reviews! #booksky

Ah Jimmy. Cross that river in style now… #ripjimmycliff Thanks for the tunes.

Oh, I love this, and yes I kind of hint at such things in my books and yes, I can completely imagine my prehistoric characters enjoying both their art and music in such sacred spaces… #booksky www.newscientist.com/article/2502...

1/ How does the COVID Inquiry's Module 2 report align with what we said in @independentsage.bsky.social at the time? A 🧵on Transparency, Early & Decisive Action, Scientific Advice, Integration of Social & Economic Harms, Communication and Behavioural Science, Governance, Data and Preparedness

Granting ourselves the time to #write can be a challenge. ✍️ A #writingretreat is one way of giving ourselves permission 💪 to kickstart our project or breathe new energy into a WIP, while making new friends who’ll support us on our #writing journey. #BookSky valeriavescina.com/teaching/wri...

Thank you so much to whoever it was who tipped over my review count on Amazon from a nerve-wracking 13 to a much more comfortable 14! Reviewing is such a relatively easy and yet incredibly important way to help authors. Cheers ! #booksky

An indulgence in the sport of cruelty was the last thing I expected from a labour government.

Fancy meeting our supportive network of fellow #WomenWriters? Join us when we discuss Women Writers & the #Writing Year in Review on Thursday, 20 November at 6pm GMT. #WomenWritersNet @brethertonwords.bsky.social @ruthwriter.bsky.social @arleneandrews.bsky.social @sunisamara11.bsky.social

Windy all day up on my cliff, so this felt appropriate …. Especially after having had a conversation with someone who just wasn’t listening ;) #booksky

So well deserved, a beautiful book for an important cause…

Frankenstitching. My new name for any of my pathetic attempts to repair a seam or replace a button.

Pretty grateful to have a liberal feminist workplace of just one.

Nice one, New York.

A great way to build the capacity for attention is to read books.

Oh the Sudan horrors are so distressing. International action is a must.

Happy Halloween! A thread on the books that have haunted me , which books will stay with you forever? #booksky #halloween #foreverbooks Wuthering Heights Great Expectations To Kill a Mockingbird Tess of the D’Urbevilles 1OO Years of Solitude House of the Spirits The Bone People Perfume /…

After some bone-chilling reading for #halloween? Breakthrough has some seriously #spooky offerings from some dangerously imaginative authors… #HappyHalloween #SpookySeason #HalloweenReading #Books #Bookstagram #BooksWorthReading

Having spent precious time in the Caribbean, having lived through hurricanes and their aftermaths, my thoughts are with #Jamaica and other nearby islands today as this horror bears down upon them. May they be as safe as they can be, and may they get all the help they need in the aftermath. #melissa

Oooh. Seem to have made the Chanticleer Global Thriller Awards shortlist with The Fire In Their Eyes! That’s nice, then. #booksky

#ICYMI, the e-book of Nicole’s Swengley’s “thoroughly engaging mystery”(FT) The Portrait Girl is now only 99p for a limited time in celebration of its birthday! An ideal #bookclub read, this is for fans of #art, design, #Victoriana and contemporary female sleuths…

It was such a pleasure to interview Stephanie Bretherton for @womenwritersnet.bsky.social yesterday. Entering these 3 terms in your own Bluesky search bar will pull up the whole interview: #womenwritersnet #authorinterview @brethertonwords.bsky.social.

Q3 Can you tell us what "The Fire In Their Eyes" is about? #WomenWritersNet #AuthorInterview @brethertonwords.bsky.social @breakthroughbook.bsky.social

Thank you, Stephanie, for chatting with us, and thank you to all who took part in tonight's #AuthorInterview. To find out about future events, make sure to follow us on Bluesky and the hashtag #WomenWritersNet. @brethertonwords.bsky.social @breakthroughbook.bsky.social

Only an hour to go before our @womenwritersnet.bsky.social #AuthorInterview with @brethertonwords.bsky.social. Come and join us, and ask Stephanie your questions! #WomenWritersNet

Come along if you can!

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Go on people, if you’re hanging around blue sky with nothing better to do on Thursday evening why not throw a spanner in the works and asked me a challenging question? #booksky