Book Quote Wednesday's word is 'zip' #BookQW Dan will definitely be keeping his mouth shut about what he did on this holiday. Not breaking but certainly entering. Preorders are now open, with a full roster of purchase links at the Wizard's Tower Press website. wizardstowerpress.com/books-2/book...

Currently it's the kitchen table (because it's close to the kettle, obvs). I used to have a desk & office chair in the spare room but my decreasing mobility has put paid to that #SpoonieAuthChat

Is this a thing now? Accounts springing up pretending to be famous authors; this is my second one #BlockityBye

Tfw you have to interrupt a perfectly good writing streak for some pesky triviality called lunch. How dare my stomach have opinions when there are words to be written!

Oh look, more heatwave. Thanks, I hate it.

We are not trivialising LLMs. Copyright theft is not trivial. Environmental damage is not trivial. Unreliability is not trivial. Risk to human cognition is not trivial. Ignoring consent when shoving it into every fucking thing while making us pay our hard-earned money for it is not trivial.

Tfw you came late to a series and only bought the first 3 books but waited so long to read them that by the time you did and fell in love with it, the publishers relaunched it with new covers and now you have to buy all 10 because otherwise the covers won't match on the shelf. #BookSky 💙📚

It's only taken me over a decade, but I've finally added buy links for my books to my website. Why do I now feel faintly grubby?

Elspeth Cooper is a British fantasy writer (The Wild Hunt Quartet, Book 4 coming soon-ish). Avid reader, northerner, IT refugee, 97.6% tea by volume. Likes cats. Mostly harmless. Not a planeswalker. Books here: uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-wild-hunt-quartet

I feel ashamed of myself for even posting this and asking, but I need the help to take some of the stress and pressure away - me and my husband, and our three beautiful dogs, are hoping that you can help raise emergency funds to try and find a new house. gofund.me/061cd1b4

I have a tiny superpower: the ability to peel a satsuma and keep the skin in one piece. I don't know why it is so ridiculously satisfying. What are your #TinySuperpowers?

Some by size cos fixed shelf height, but within that by author, by series. Non-fic lives in a separate bookcase, but shares it with contemp, histfic & romance because they don't belong with genre. Spouse has his own bookshelves, of course. Who am I kidding? It's chaos, it's always chaos.

So, er. It turns out that there was a miscommunication about the publication date for ANGEL MAKER: A KAREN MEMORY ADVENTURE. And, fantastic news, it's coming out September 2nd! So... 23 days sooner than previously anticipated!

Productive writing session again. Merged two scenes into one and cut ~2,300 words of fat. Noice. #AmEditing

Reliably informed that you can get 25% off if you pre-order Broken Ghosts from @waterstones.bsky.social right now! www.waterstones.com/book/broken-...

The Cooper Towers reading room nears completion. Not shown: three other bookcases behind the camera. Fortunately, there is no such thing as too many books 😍#shelfie

It's raining steadily outside, I've got the window open and my overheated, disabled ass planted in a comfy chair, with my feet up. Current chance of naps: good.

Mrs Justice Lambert, do your duty. #SycamoreGap

Yesterday I was really productive, wrote over 1k and got this scene virtually complete. Couple of paragraphs to do, should be a slam-dunk. Today? In 90mins I wrote maybe seven words, deleted five of them and started second-guessing everything I wrote the day before. I think my brain hates me.

I've loved the other books by Laura that ive read (Blood & Sugar and Daughters of Night) so you bet I am looking forward to this one!

Lovely news for me today! The Sleepless got a mention in the Guardian's round up of children's books: 'compulsively readable and original' 😁😁😁 I'll take it! www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...

I'm delighted to share Ben Baldwin's fantastic cover, along with the title of the next book in my Green Man series. The Green Man's Holiday will be officially launched in October at the World Fantasy Convention in Brighton (with a sneak preview at Bristolcon. Will Dan and Fin enjoy a relaxing break?

Pro tip: when dual-wielding a foamy sponge and a disposable razor in the shower, *do not* attempt to pass the razor behind you to rinse it in your off-hand. Ask me how I know.

It's been a minute, but I reckon your girl's still got it. #homemade #bread

Absolutely fabulous thread on how the Georgians made ice cream

We were supposed to be getting furniture delivered today, 1-3pm. It is now almost 7:30 and I have no furniture and no communication from the courier except to say it's out for delivery. Three guesses who the courier is, but you're only going to need one 🤬

Browsing furniture for creating a reading nook/snug where our dining table used to be, and I have fallen head over heels for an utterly ridiculous plum velvet wingback tufted thing I can't afford. WOE.

Tfw you discover one of your favourite series has not only another book you didn't know existed, but also a standalone novel set in the same universe.

Me: optimum operating temperature <20° Friday: 30° If anybody wants me, I will be hiding in a darkened room with a gallon of iced water.

How to be a writer, n. 284758: In sunlight, write In winter, write In summer, write In springtime, write In good times, write In tough times, write When all you want to do is curl up in a blanket and cry, write Repeat until the world ends Tea

Reposting the original :)

Been having a good writing session today. Went back to a previous book to check a reference, and discovered the event I needed it for had indeed been adequately foreshadowed. Thanks, PastMe! #AmWriting #TheDragonHouse

The first one I remember using was some mainframe thing with an acoustic coupler. The first one I used regularly was a BBC Micro (my dad was heavily involved in the computers-for-schools project in Newcastle).

Doomscrolling is making me angry and frustrated. Time to switch off and do some nice, boring filing instead. *picks up bank statement* 😨 *finds insurance renewal* 🤯 *looks at council tax bill* 🤬

The UK government was just defeated in the House of Lords for a *fifth* time over AI training data transparency. Please watch the electrifying end to Baroness Kidron's closing speech ahead of the vote. Creators have no greater champion. 🧵 1/2

The reason generative AI is so popular with wannabe creatives is best illustrated by something every pro writer has encountered: getting pitched an idea by someone saying "You write it and we'll split the profits!" because they think the idea is what has value, not the writing. The opposite is true.

These books are so much fun. Heartily recommended!

Look, I know I'm a slow writer but COME ON.

The sun is over the yard-arm at Cooper Towers. Time to get some words in. #WriteDrunkEditSober #AmWriting #Diplomático

Oh my. I adored the first one of these books and was saving the others to read later. *grabby hands*

19 results in LibGen for me. It might be a struggle, but I think I could manage on that.

Thing on the news this morning said the average basket of groceries had gone up 2.5% since this time last year. Being the data nerd and full-time cynic that I am, I decided to check. I even made a spreadsheet, with formulas and everything! 1/n

#GNUTerryPratchett #Glorious25thOfMay

Please could you help me to spread the word about my swashbuckling adventure story with a pirate protagonist, sapphic romance, with a dash of werewolves and vampires? My latest novel THE VENGEANCE is available in all formats geni.us/thevengeance Perfect for escaping the horrors of our time.

For what's supposed to be a historical romance, this book I'm reading has an awfully high body count. I'm less than 350 pages in and we're already at eight and a half corpses.

Let it be known that I have eaten of the Dodger that is Jammy, and it was good.

Well, that's mum's estate settled. Dad got the last of the paperwork back yesterday, including her birth, marriage and death certs. "Is that all that's left?" he said as he broke down. I've never felt so helpless as listening to my dad cry.

Can anyone recommend a free Mailchimp alternative for sending author newsletters? Pref one that plays nicely with Wordpress. I have such a small database I didn't take note of any recs last time we had discourse on this (my bad, I know) and now they want me on a paid plan to do anything.

Hello Wednesday, Bodies are bullshit and they suck. No love, Ellie

I've got a new blog post up about a little treasure I found amongst the dust of my website's basement: Wild Hunt metafiction elspethcooper.com/archives/3425