My dad was a long-term tenant farmer, who had to put up with shooting parties. Soon as he had enough money to buy the farm, he stopped allowing the shooters on it.

#Caturday! Cat recovering from pancreatitis (and serious weight loss). Favourite blanket on sofa? Tick. Food options x three? Tick. Food and water nearby? Tick. Litter box in the living room (despite the stink). Tick as well.

God, me too... first thing I look at these days when deciding whether or not to go to the cinema is, HAS THIS DIRECTOR GONE ALL PETER JACKSON?

Rom-Com Author vs The Real World Real life, as it turns out, has the audacity not to care about plot. I normally show up here with sparkle: punchlines, pink things and over-enthusiastic exclamation marks. But today’s post is different. Same author, same typing posture (slightly hunched), but fewer…

If you're like me and suffer from Xmas blues, my stories might cheer you up!💙📚 They feature characters facing insurmountable odds, standing up against the Abyss/Void, fighting unspeakable cosmic horrors, or trying to outrun a living, reality-erasing Darkness...😚 www.louiseblackwick.com/en-US/books

A series of 6 covering Sci-Fi, mafia bride, time-slip, period drama, MI5 and MI6 spying. Start with book One Listen to the audiobook on Amazon amzn.to/3YJDwY7 If you have Audible, it's adbl.co/4jzzPfn Free on Kindle Unlimited as follows, UK amzn.to/3KlJabp USA amzn.to/3R5XCIC

The Ultimate Skincare Guide for People Who Think Double Cleansing Sounds Like Hard Work (and Who’d Rather Spend Their Cash on Books) Let’s be honest: skincare is confusing, expensive and suspiciously reminiscent of homework. Every time you open Instagram, a 22-year-old tries to convince you you…

Christmas in the Highlands was meant to be relaxing but between the gossiping locals, surprise guests, leaking secrets and a baby who refuses to cooperate, Gaby & Jack’s holiday is a festive disaster in the best possible way.

Possibly my favourite story today: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Book announcment from @caronallanfiction.bsky.social caronallanfiction.com/2025/12/03/c...

The Spirit answered not, but pointed downward with its hand. "You are about to show me shadows of the things that have not happened, but will happen in the time before us," Scrooge pursued. "Is that so, Spirit?" - Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol #WyrdWednesday

Great recommendations here - children's books and adults storyexplorersclub.substack.com/p/the-story-...

#Caturday! Lady Lucy joins the 🌶 plants we are desperately trying to keep alive for a wee snooze in the winter sunshine.

Amazing!

Absolutely. Ours has just changed, and I've had to put an alarm on my phone to remind me to PUT OUT THE BIN TONIGHT, NOT SUNDAY (LIKE IT'S BEEN SINCE TIME IMMEMORIAL).

Another fabulous 1930s murder mystery... the book moves along at a cracking pace, and just as satisfying as the murder mystery is the ongoing relationship between Dottie and William. @caronallanfiction.bsky.social

Currently free on Amazon: bookgoodies.com/a/B0D4MW5KHK

Being a woman on the internet… gosh. Every week, some random pops up in your feed. After a while, you develop a sixth sense of who to follow back, who to scroll past. Sometimes you misjudge. A wrong 'un slips through. 100% entitlement. The DMs that start with “hi"

Happy International Dorothy Dunnett day to all who celebrate! #BookSky

O Caledonia is so great and so absolutely up my street I can’t believe it’s taken me this long to read it.

Fact. Eejit on the left, demon on the right. @weirdlilguys.bsky.social

I think I am on the fifteenth edit of my current novel now, after five years. Aaaaaaargh.

Short answer: everywhere! @caronallanfiction.bsky.social caronallanfiction.com/2025/11/05/s...

"Falls the Breath is extraordinary in how it bridges the spiritual and emotional with elegance. Pain and resilience are portrayed with poetic subtlety. The relationship between the living and dead becomes about healing, and that resonates with anyone who has loved and lost." #booksky rb.gy/uiupva

Against All Better Judgement: Doing NaNoWriMo (Again) This year was supposed to be a no-NaNoWriMo zone, but the allure of writers flaunting their projects is irresistible! So, it's back to Highland Proposal with caffeine-fueled edits to spice up the main character. Plus, I've discovered the joy of…

a new book coming up by @caronallanfiction.bsky.social caronallanfiction.com/2025/10/29/c...

Me too... repeat the 'mind-bogglingly useful' bit a hundred times. More than happy to subscribe for what it gives me.

Writing - a quick catch-up @caronallanfiction.bsky.social caronallanfiction.com/2025/10/23/q...

#Caturday! Found this picture of Freddie with Sandy while clearing out my photo gallery the other day. That cat sure loved a cuddle...

Just a wee reminder that the paperback copy of Highland Fling is going to be in Waterstone’s in April 2026😭 — and they’re doing a 25% pre-order discount this week. Mercy buckets to @VinciBooks 🏔️✨ waterstones.com//campaign/oc...

Hell, yeah. Never considered this before but abso-bloomin-lutely.

My paperback of Highland Fling is going to be in Waterstone’s next April 😭 — and they’re doing a 25% pre-order discount this week. Huge thanks to @VinciBooks for making my wee Highland romcom bookshop-official. 🏔️✨ waterstones.com//campaign/oc...

Of Jilly Cooper, Highland Fling and the Stories That Stay with Us So Jilly Cooper, the queen of saucy novels, has passed at 88, leaving us with heartwarming nostalgia and cheeky memories of reading her books under duvets, giggling away. She taught us that female desire is hilariously messy. As for…

Just typed “The End” on Highland Proposal. By which I mean: I’ve finished the draft, will now spend three months editing, crying, deleting 10,000 words, adding 15,000 more and deciding I can’t write. But for now: 🎉🍾

#Caturday! Lady Lucy loves a bit of floor time.

The Poems of Seamus Heaney review – collected works reveal his colossal achievement

Absolutely the best tribute I've seen so far.

Book of the Day ~ The Innocents by @caasbrey.bsky.social www.amazon.co.uk/Innocents-1-...

🛸 Pioneer Sun… LATEST RELEASE #Scifi #Wallops #NASA #JPL #Goddard #KU #Amazon 📚💙 A Perfect Syzygy www.amazon.com/dp/B0FBLJGWW5

Wee animation I did for Beautiful Biters: youtube.com/shorts/Qjqng...

Frying Tonight: The Quest for Great Fish and Chips (Without Setting Off the Smoke Alarm) If you think you can whip up fish and chips at home, think again! Unless you’re ready to channel your inner deep-frying wizard, the local chippy is your best bet. Just remember: it’s a culinary religion in…

Your occasional reminder that Ursula K. Le Guin and Philip K. Dick were in the same year in the same high school, liked each other’s writing, but never met in person.