It's Tuesday 6th Jan and it's snowing again DO YOU KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS TO ME

Can I just take this moment to recommend my sibling's band's song BEHIND THE MASK? It's extremely joyous and I love it. open.spotify.com/track/0wRicv...

Passed my driving test 9 years ago today Today I'm driving a hearse through the snow Do not follow your dreams kids it's stressful

Not Quite Out re-read thread: I'm starting 2026 with a comfort re-read of my own debut novel because I'm nearly 30 and I don't see why I shouldn't.

Bluesky feels like a safe place to say this and I wish Matt was here to see because right now I really love Not Quite Out. It's such a product of its time. It's so full of innocence and honesty and not a single thing was filtered out of it.

... Screw it I'm gonna re-read NQO on my kindle app right now

Psst if you've got one of the new editions of Marshmallows could you send me a pic? 🙏 research purposes! (If you didn't realise there's a new edition and fancy grabbing it, here's a link! relinks.me/B0FGYG1LK1)

January 3rd- "I could if it were with you." We're almost at the end of #NotQuiteOut! Is it bad that the ending of my novel is my favourite part? Buy Not Quite Out here: relinks.me/B08BS2GM9Z

Bought myself yet more cute jewellery because no one else is gonna

On-call partner greeted me with 3 baguettes and I handed her a can of pepsi 🙌 team

👋 Hi team! If you have a website with a custom domain I'd love to hear which site you used to build it and why!

January 2nd— This is the biggest day in #NotQuiteOut and is basically the climax of the book! No spoilers, but I'm completely in love with this moodboard. Read this rainy day romance here: relinks.me/B08BS2GM9Z

POV you're trying to impress a woman but Captain von Trapp just started singing

Happy New Year to you all 💜

Just enrolled myself on a little grief and bereavement counselling course because I've gotta do something useful with my brain

December 31st- It's New Year's Eve! And in #NotQuiteOut that means long, difficult conversations and a turning point. Spend New Year with William and Daniel: tr.ee/TWSSa2Dqma

If you didn't watch The Artful Dodger now is the time to catch up (the new season comes out next month)

Happy New Year's Eve! (I just got the day off) (I will mostly be drinking coffee and reading Narnia books)

✨ stressed & depressed ✨

Someone bought a copy of Problematic this month and I am so surprised and honoured. I basically never talk about my poetry books but if you're looking for a quick book to finish the year on I gotchu: linktr.ee/LouWritesPoe...

I'm getting ready for the new year and I'm very excited to share that I already have some proofreading projects lined up! Now is the best time to book in with me. Project not quite done yet? Don't worry; you can book in advance and I'll hold space for you.

Hello! For Research, please reply with some gothic books you really loved! #BookSky 🖤

Any good book journal recs for next year? The one I had this year is no longer available and I'm crushed.

Watching Rise of the Guardians because it's a film for every season and I would like to once again say this is the very best Santa design.

Thank you T Kingfisher for writing and publishing so many books 🙏

Yesterday was our first Christmas without my grandad and we all did so well He should have been here with pickled onions, flowers for mum, and maybe a pork pie. But his struggle is over and, if there's any sort of existence after death, he'd have been so proud of us. Miss him greatly.

December 25th - "Is this him trying to revisit the whole me-half-coming-out thing?" On this day in #NotQuiteOut it's Christmas and Dan and Will are a whole world away from each other. Read my rainy-day slow-burn romance novel here! relinks.me/B08BS2GM9Z

Happy Christmas to everyone but particularly those of us whose jobs run 24-hours, regardless of the day. I'm incredibly grateful to my colleagues who are on-call for the next 48 hours.

If you need me I'll be dissociating listening to this open.spotify.com/track/21vTL9...

Unsurprisingly I feel completely washed out and depressed

gen ai is seeping into every corner of my life and i feel so unwell about it

It's funny because Will IS teeny tiny (short king). Also check that metaphor?? I don't give a shit if my metaphors make sense to anyone else as long as they're a ✨ vibe ✨

December 20th— On this day in #NotQuiteOut Will has a teeny tiny bisexual breakdown! Read my debut novel here: relinks.me/B08BS2GM9Z

Forcing myself to stay awake because if I don't make the most of this night away from responsibility I'll regret it but like maybe I'm supposed to rest instead

Today was a beautiful (if heartbreaking) day. I'm so glad I was able to say goodbye to Matt, even though I'm angry it happened so soon. Keep sharing memories and stories of his, because #MGMasonRocked and it was a privilege to call him my friend.

I've said goodbye to Matt. But his legacy is strong and I won't be letting go of him. Right now I'm listening to the playlist his wife made to celebrate him and I recommend you do too (it's full of absolute bangers!) open.spotify.com/playlist/4OO... #MGMasonRocked

Ahead of his funeral, I took one of @chaoticauthor.online 's books down to the beach. I also listened to one of his podcasts, where he reminded me of the importance of art and creativity. Miss you, Matt. #MGMasonRocked

Instead of flowers for his funeral (19th December) you can leave a message or give a donation to Macmillan, Matt’s chosen charity, through the link in the post. #MGMasonRocked #HorrorCommunity we have lost one of our own, an author, the originator of #HorrorWritersChat and a good person 🕯️🤍

Every time I feel hopeless about my writing I think about one of the final conversations I had with Matt and shake myself the hell out of it. I write because it's fun and because I love you create stories. He always made sure to remind me of that.

On Friday we'll be posting about our lovely Matt @chaoticauthor.online ! Share memories or recommend his books here on #MGMasonRocked 📚💙

Thinking about my softly evil MC and his fully evil boyfriend and his chaotic boyfriend

This was a hoot! Some of these placements are a bit iffy but Harry, Dante, Griff, Teddy, and Bowie are FIRMLY in these alignments. (Griff can't help it; he's a demon.) Dante jumps between neutral and chaotic evil and I think this placement for Harry is really interesting. (Harry is the MC) 🧛❣️🧛❣️🧛

Hey so I not long got back from visiting Auschwitz and our guide asked us to reflect on whether we as a species have learned from the horrors that happened there. No. We have not.

Got new wiper blades for Beep today and that's enough being an adult for now I think

Thought of a fantastic little tagline for VampyWIP and chortled my whole way home

Another day on Bluesky, another small press with AI covers, another block

I can't believe I'm living in a timeline where computers are writing novels. What the sweet hell.

I'm travelling down to Cornwall for a funeral this week and trying to book accommodation is making me so dang sad. I should have gone down sooner; I should have gone for a good reason.

Saw a local indie author's book in the wild today but didn't buy it because the cover was a gen AI image 🙃

Drop recommendations for indie creators and small businesses selling book/reading journals! 📚💙 #BookSky