What's the connection between Old Bear and my old Teddy? Check out their stories, along with piquant stories of AI Teddies. mailchi.mp/4cdc4083c5bb...

#readingcommunity #booksky It is joyful to have a late 'career' as an author, allowing new outlets for sharing creativity. Very best wishes for the year to come.

Dance of the Earth on @carolynmorgan.bsky.social pile. 👍

Background to my backstage, to centre stage and theatres of war family saga, Dance of the Earth. (Sorry, not been able to amend how the reel is viewed) #historicalfiction #ballethistory #backstage #ballethistory @womenwritersnet.bsky.social @royalballetschool.bsky.social @theroyalballet.bsky.social

For those with Kindle books:

Lovely to find Dance of the Earth on the shelf at my local indie bookshop (Regency, in Surbiton). #historicalfiction #ballethistory @womenwritersnet.bsky.social @musichallsociety.bsky.social

When specialists support my work that matters. V&A's Dance Curator, Jane Pritchard, & Ballets Russes academic, Dr Gabriela Minden (who wrote a lovely review for Dance For You Magazine) ENJOYED #DanceOfTheEarth And isn't this what matters most? @womenwritersnet.bsky.social @cathiedunn.bsky.social

Looking forward to sharing with new readers. #readingcommunity @womenwritersnet.bsky.social

Thank you for the opportunity to participate in #TREBookshow and talk about DANCE OF THE EARTH, historical fiction set during the late 19th, early 20th century - an era profound artistic and social change. Art is at it's beating heart! @thebookseller.com @caroleinnit.bsky.social

#booksky #writingcommunity #mutuals. #Writingandbooks. Making a #bookteaser for DANCE OF THE EARTH was fun. #ballethistory #historicalfiction #performingarts #theatrehistory @womenwritersnet.bsky.social @balletbookworm.bsky.social @caroleinnit.bsky.social @enghistrev.bsky.social

#writingcommunity A lovely #booklaunch party for Dance of the Earth last night. #historicalfiction #balletbook @womenwritersnet.bsky.social @musichallsociety.bsky.social

#Earthshotprize & #COP30 focus on preserving tropical forests, my eco-thriller, BLIND EYE is on topic Endorsed by specialists (political & environment). An award-winner with @greenstories.bsky.social screenplay comp. @wwf.org.uk @rainforestalliance.bsky.social #climatecrisis #environment #books

#booksky This #BlindEye reel gets another outing due to the #earthshot prize's focus on tropical forests and #cop25 meeting next week. This eco-thriller (an award winning screenplay) is my reponse. @earthshotprize.bsky.social @earthshot.bsky.social @rainforestalliance.bsky.social

#booksky #Writingandbooks #WritingCommunity So these are Insta handles, but all the same, thanks for the first week reviews for DANCE OF THE EARTH. More on my website www.annamholmes.com and even more on Goodreads and Amazon. #historicalfiction #familysaga #ballethistory #performaningarts

#historicalfiction I love it when a specialist, in this case a dance academic, enjoys my book. #balletbook @womenwritersnet.bsky.social @nycballet.bsky.social www.danceforyou-magazine.com/book-anna-m-...

@carlawalter.bsky.social hi Carla. Also dance history, plus long time as dance manager with arts councils and still reviewing. Also teach Iyengar Yoga.

#mutuals #writingcommunity Sharing my review of Thikra #dance #contemporarydance www.danceforyou-magazine.com/en/akram-kha...

#booksky #writingandbooks #writingcommunity Taking a moment to talk about my eco-thriller, Blind Eye. Forest Stewardship Council currently meeting in Panama. @ran.org @rainforesttrust.bsky.social @rainforestalliance.bsky.social @greenstories.bsky.social @climatefiction.bsky.social

#booksky #writingcommunity Dance of the Earth launched yesterday and so gratifying to read positive first responses - snippets below. ❤️ #historicalfiction #balletbook #backstage #worldwar1 @womenwritersnet.bsky.social @balletsrusses.bsky.social

#booksky Launching Dance of the Earth today. Available globally. First review in. #historicalfiction #backstage #balletbook. @womenwritersnet.bsky.social @musichallsociety.bsky.social

#booksky BLIND EYE is an eco-thriller, originally an award-winning screenplay. I was inspired by my partner, a founding member of Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) to write about illegal forestry. Endorsed by a spokesperson for climate change in the House of Lords, and global rainforest campaigners.

#booksky #writingcommunity #writingandbooks DANCE OF THE EARTH, out end of the month. While theatre and dance form backdrops, my story includes war years. Here's today's blog, with a snippet from the book and an embedded reel about Walter. mailchi.mp/7eacce8b8bce... #balletbook #worldwar1

Dance of the Earth: finding my character Walter. He loves music, but here's a bit more. #historicalfiction #ballet #theatrehistory

Dance of the Earth: finding my character Walter in my soon to be released #historicalfiction. His passion is music, but here's a little more about him. #ballethistory #theatrehistory #Diaghilev

Dance of the Earth: finding Walter. Launching soon. Music is Walter's passion, but here's a bit more about him. #historicalfiction #balletbook #ballethistory #musichistory

#booksky #writingansbooks #mutuals Looking forward to DANCE OF THE EARTH dancing into readers' hands (end of month launch) @womenwritersnet.bsky.social

If I were to write Dance of the Earth as a fairytale the beginning might read like this: In 1875 a baby is abandoned at the Alhambra Theatre’s stage door. Named Rose this pretend princess grows up in a palatial music hall... #historicalfiction #balletbook #balletsrusses #performance

For those who enjoy background behind stories. Here is my interview about Dance of the Earth with the Historical Novel Society. historicalnovelsociety.org/launch-anna-...

For those who enjoy background to novels - here's my i/v about Dance of the Earth with the Historical Novel Society. historicalnovelsociety.org/launch-anna-...

For those who enjoy reading background to books. Here's an i/v on Dance of the Earth for the Historical Novel Society. historicalnovelsociety.org/launch-anna-...

Why do we choose our book covers? The story behind Dance of the Earth. #historicalfiction #performance #dance

In The Guardian today.

Research anyone? As a former journalist, dance manager and now author, there is nothing I love more than delving. Here's some background on my up-coming #historicalfiction DANCE OF THE EARTH. #balletbook @womenwritersnet.bsky.social @bytethebook.bsky.social @theroyalballet.bsky.social

#mutuals. Would you enjoy behind the scenes peeks and updates? If so please DM me with email details to add to Dance of the Earth mailing list. OR forward. #historicalfiction #performingarts #familysaga #mailinglist

#Writingcommunity Would you enjoy behind the scenes peeks? For this and more, I invite you to join my mailing list for #historicalfiction Dance of the Earth launch, set in the #BalletsRusses era. Let's Go! Please DM me with your email.

Would you enjoy behind the scenes peeks? For this and more, I invite you to join my mailing list for #historicalfiction Dance of the Earth launch, set in the #BalletsRusses era. Let's Go! DM me with your email. #mailinglist

Visiting the Maritime Museum Rochefort, near La Rochelle, France, reminding me of the research I undertook for my historical novel WAYWARD VOYAGE.

Have you ever been at the sharp end of a marketing scam? Here's my story: mailchi.mp/0338faa9a95e...

Now this is a library setting: a medieval monastery! Visiting Cognac, today. #blueskybooks #writingcommunity @womenwritersnet.bsky.social

A non-writing related post. In holiday camping in France. These pics from the Auverge, volcanic region. Remember Maonin de Source film?

I love researching as much as writing. Who else does? I made full use of contemporary (this 1893) articles about preparing music hall ballets in London for early scenes in DANCE OF THE EARTH www.annamholmes.com #historicalfiction #ballethistory #theatrehistory

One of the marvellous contemporary (1893) articles about preparing music hall ballets I made use of in early scenes of DANCE OF THE EARTH. www.annamholmes.com @musichallsociety.bsky.social @theatrehistory.bsky.social

Tags from the last 30 minutes 🧭: 1. #Art 2. #Trump 3. #OC 4. #writingcommunity 5. #bb27 6. #digitalart 7. #fanart 8. #poetry 9. #illustration 10. #gamedev Ad: @terraprotege.bsky.social.

Dance of the Earth, spanning 1875-1921, is about dance & theatre, but you have to know so much more for any given scene. Such as how did people travel? I spent a day at London's Transport Museum. Love the horse-drawn tram and bus. #Londonhistory #historicalfiction #dance

DANCE OF THE EARTH, spanning 1875-1921, is about dance and theatre. But what vehicles were on the street for any given scene. I spent a day at London's Transport Museum. I love these bus trams & buses that would have been on the streets when Rose was a girl. #historicalLondon #historicalFiction

I love it when you can put faces to names. I knew the Majiltons were performing at the Alhambra music hall the night Rose was dumped at the stage door in my fiction Dance of the Earth. They had to have a cameo. #historicalfiction

(The rather magificent) Majiltons who were on the Alhambra Theatre bill the night Rose was dumped at the stage door. They make the briefest of cameos in Dance of the Earth, my backstage story. #historicalfiction

I have loved research for my #historicalfiction Dance of the Earth. Initially set in London's Alhambra Theatre music hall where Giovannini Pitteri was lead ballerina. The shapes of our star dancers has changed, but our love of stories that transport has not. Agree? #Musichall #BalletsRusses #Ballet

I have loved research for my #historicalfiction Dance of the Earth. Initially set in London's Alhambra Theatre music hall where Giovannini Pitteri was lead ballerina. The shapes of our star dancers has changed, but our love of stories that transport has not. #musichall #ballet #BalletsRusses.

What's behind a title? Did it mean anything to you? Over the coming weeks I will post behind the scenes glimpses of my upcoming novel DANCE OF THE EARTH. #historicalfiction #balletsrusses