Two stages of writing: 1) This shouldn't take too long 2) Oh no

Bestselling author Elle Cook/Lorna Cook, with her brand new romance read, The wedding game. Wearing one of my sustainable bookish t-shirts! The answer may not be to go home and read a book… but we should at least check! www.lizzie-chantree.com

Did I go back to the library because I forgot to get a puzzle from the puzzle swap? Yes, yes I did. Follow me for more tips on how to stay cool in your forties.

Apparently it’s #caturday on here. Here’s Skye, our quirky rescue cat, who won’t sit on our laps but follows me everywhere and thinks she’s a dog.

New read - The Christmas Book Hunt by @jennycolgan.bsky.social . Gotta love a festive short story. Out Dec 1st but it’s a bonus read for Prime members this month if you’re quick. www.amazon.co.uk/Christmas-Bo... #booksky 💙📚

I wish publishers would be more transparent about this. I now assume that every celebrity book has been written by someone else unless I'm told otherwise.

Readers already balk at book prices. They want books cheap (99p, anyone?😬) The median income of a professional author income is £7,000 a year. societyofauthors.org/2022/12/06/a... It’s *essential* the public understand the true value of writers and books. They aren’t cheap “merch”. 3/3

So excited to be at @thebookparty.bsky.social next year! Authors friends, get in touch with Vic - it’s going to be EPIC!!

Fact: Editing is a thousand times better with a cosy pet nearby. Fact 2: Editing must be halted immediately when the ‘I’m hungry’ death stare is implemented.

Calling all #bookreviewers! My latest novel is currently available to request on #Netgalley. It's dual timeline, partly set in India just before independence. I'd love to know what you all think of it!

Happy Friday my loves! I have super exciting book news to share with you today! A title, cover AND blurb reveal! 🌞🧡🌞🧡🌞🧡🌞 BEST SUMMER EVER will be published on April 24th and it's a wonderful Wynmouth book! Click the link for details! amzn.eu/d/3gDRHvo

Another fancy graphic, this time for 6 Caledon Street, my dual timeline debut novel. 💙📚 #booksky

Hey loves, are you subscribed to my newsletter? If so, prepare yourselves for some VERY exciting book news landing in your inbox first thing tomorrow! 🧡📙🧡📙🧡📙🧡 There's still time to join the mailing list if you don't want to miss out! www.heidiswain.blog?fbclid=PAY2x...

I might have found the perfect Christmas jumper/sweater this morning. I might also be a little obsessed with it already.

Sometimes I wonder what motivates non-coffee drinkers to get out of bed. Probably some sort of pulley system.

Cover Reveal So excited to be joining the #TeamBATC #coverreveal for #TheSecretsOfDragonflyLodge, the compelling new novel from million-copy Sunday Times bestseller @rachelhore.bsky.social coming next Summer.

This is getting ridiculous now 🤣😍

When you write, what do you rely on most? ✍️📝 Outlines 💡 Spur-of-the-moment inspiration 📌 Sticky notes everywhere ⏳ Structured time blocks Writers, share your process with me - you never know, your process might help inspire someone else! #WritingCommunity #AmWriting

Today's 25 Days of Blogmas post: How I spend Christmas Eve. www.suemoorcroft.com/2024/11/19/t...

Fancy book graphic, because they explain my books better than I ever can. The Things We Regret. Three women, one broken family, secrets never shared. 💙📚

Apparently using 💙📚 is a good way of getting seen in #booksky, so I guess this is hello 👋 version two. Any tips to use this platform without ignoring your day job and/or family will be much appreciated.

When life feels like a storm, sometimes it takes a mischievous spaniel and a handsome builder to bring the sunshine back. 🎄 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ‘Another cracker from Lucy Mitchell’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ‘Great read, hilarious at times’ #ChristmasBooks 🎄💘amzn.to/3X96xv5

My new book ✨The Tuscan Diary is out now 💙🌻💙🌻 ebook (including KU), paperback, audiobook One weathered diary 📙 Two women born decades apart A secret uncovered 🤫 geni.us/B0D7CDRX4Mau...

Day 3 of being on bluesky. I’m not part of the exodus, just here to connect to the book community. Lovely seeing lots of posts about books, but sneaky accounts I have no interest in are still littering my feed. Lots of negativity too, but I realise that’s subjective. Jury is still out for me.

Rebecca Hayne’s has a plan. A plan that is becoming obsessive. The centre of it all - a list that her late brother wrote when he was eleven-years-old. A list of dreams. On that list, a road trip, that threatens to send Rebecca’s relationship and her obsession out of control. mybook.to/List

1920s Rebecca meets Agatha Christie meets Groundhog Day... And that's all you need to know, folks 😉 mybook.to/strokemidnightsocial

Rachel's Random Resources is always on the look out for more #bookbloggers & #bookstagrammers to join our #blogtour hosting family. We organise tours across a whole range of genres for wonderful #publishers & #authors and would love to hear from you docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Eek! Bestseller on Amazon. 1 in Crime Fiction. A classic whodunnit! Tabloid editor, Duncan Fern, family and friends come to the island manor for christmas. First night a shocking death -they are snowed in with a killer! mybook.to/christmasmur... #bestseller #kindle #crimefiction #christmas

Thought I’d introduce myself. I’m an author of book club and commercial fiction, a mother and wife, the cat’s butler, and a newly appointed allotment custodian. I’m here to connect with the book community and try to avoid any negativity (always a challenge on social media). #writingcommunity #author

For anyone who doesn’t already know, the fabulous @lesleykara.bsky.social and I host a podcast called In Suspense for fans & writers of crime & thriller fiction. If you want to check it out, do follow us here…. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/i... #writers #readers #podcasts

COVER REVEAL!! My next book, a literary thriller so twisty you’ll need to read right up to the very last word, is out next June. The Lamberts are an ordinary family - but they have done the unthinkable. Can you guess what they’ve done? 3 winners will get a signed proof!

Wishing Mince Pies and Mistletoe, my first Christmas romance a very happy book birthday! This festive trip to Wynbridge is 8 today and right now, the ebook is just 99p! 🎄💙🎄💙🎄💙🎄 amzn.eu/d/efKwxGd

If anyone wants alternatives to Goodreads, I highly recommend walking out into the fields where the beehives sit in the hot sun, and telling the bees about what your reading, which characters you love, what book still haunts you all these years later. 📚 🐝

Rather chuffed with myself for thinking to creat a seating/reading/writing area at the allotment.

Yes, indeed

Not sure how often I’ll be posting on here, but let’s kick off with a photo of my little chair thief.