Really enjoying a couple of days in London with my family before returning to Spain. We wake up every day to blue but freezing skies. The city at its most beautiful. Last night, went to see Hadestown and it blew me away. The inevitability of the tragedy made me cry. 😢 what a treat!

A beautiful walk into town this weekend. The sky was astonishingly lovely. Topped off by seeing the worlds biggest nativity scene in the town square. All this inspiration led to me writing my first flash in months this weekend. 😊💜🎆🌟

Spotify has calculated my listening age as a full 20 years older than my actual age. I’m the laughing stock of my house but I’m secretly pretty chuffed! 🤣🤣🤣

Submissions to our anthology (up to 500 words on the theme of BRIDGES) & our Microfiction comp (up to 100 words, no theme) are now OPEN until 15 Feb. Our anthology editors & judges are poised ready! You can read more here: www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk

I may have got a little over-excited and opened entries a little early. I'm not going to start reading until Monday, but if you want to send something over the weekend, you are welcome to do so: www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...

A chilly morning here. Thank goodness for this amazing cappuccino and new book to accompany! 🌸 #WritingCommunity

This is so much fun! Everyone should enter. EVERYONE.

Breakfast or a work of art? #WritingCommunity

Enjoying a couple of days in Madrid after attending the fabulous @saloneurope.bsky.social Madrid salon. Went to the Robert Capa exhibition yesterday and got lost in his photos. Walked between magnificent buildings in this beautiful city. Such a treat!

What an amazing evening of reading in the stunning city of Madrid! So glad I came and finally plucked up the courage to read one of my stories. Got to know some supremely talented writers as well!

It’s been stormy the last few days. But after the rain comes the calm! Still plodding away with this book. Not sure what I think about it yet. Happy Sunday all! #WritingCommunity

Getting back into the swing of things with my Sunday breakfast and a good book! Happy Sunday all! #WritingCommunity

How amazing is this story? Gentle and gut-wrenching all at once. Beautiful writing by @ruralunease.bsky.social 🎉🎉🎉

Our second summer in Greece. This time the Peloponnese. Impossible not to feel utterly inspired by the beauty! Happy Saturday to all my writing friends! #WritingCommunity

A fantastic competition! Do enter!

Not very active here at the moment. It’s too hot to think let alone write interesting posts. But some photos of my weekend so far. Happy Sunday! #WritingCommunity

So thrilled to have won this! The cherry on top of the cake of a perfect weekend at @flashficfestuk.bsky.social A thousand thanks to @megpokrass.bsky.social for choosing Beatrice! Congratulations to the runners up, @rachaeldunlop.com and Tim Collyer 🎪🤡🤸

It’s my 3rd year at @flashficfestuk.bsky.social and each year, I think it can’t be better than the last. But it bloody well is! Had such a fantastic weekend meeting old friends snd making new ones. And look at my book haul! Can’t wait to dive in! #WritingCommunity

Check out my craft article for July - all about character motivation 👇

Been in a bit of a slump lately. Tired, ill, grieving the loss of my beautiful dog, India. Today, though, a good breakfast and a new book. Both my children are back for the summer. Things are getting better 💕 #WritingCommunity

A wonderful friend brought me this homemade cake to cheer me up after losing my beautiful India on Monday. I’m blessed to have been her companion for 12 years. Blessed to have such good friends. 🌸🙏💕💐🍰. #WritingCommunity

Just a little tribute to my angel who left us yesterday. Spreading her furry Labrador wings and flying to her heaven: a place with an endless supply of chicken and frozen chips. My heart is broken 💜🌸❤️

A hot Sunday morning here in Spain! The beach is beckoning with a new book to read. Looking forward to starting The Lollipop Man by @djsellersauthor.bsky.social happy Sunday! 🌞🕶️🌅

Okay so it took me a while to finish Demon Copperhead as life has been hectic and it’s long! But finish it, I did. I absolutely loved it! I know some complain it’s too long, but I couldn’t get enough! Thoroughly hooked. #WritingCommunity

Quick trip to England last week for my birthday. And very happy with this birthday book haul! 💜 #WritingCommunity

Happy 5th Birthday to @freeflashfiction.bsky.social! One of my favourite flash publications and contests! 🎉🌸🌼💐

Happy 5th Birthday to @freeflashfiction.bsky.social! One of my favourite flash publications and contests! 🎉🌸🌼💐

FFF Competition Twenty-Eight... Increase in prize money for SL & HC (No increase in entry fee ). Flash Fiction 100 - 300 words... Deadline - 23rd June 2025 at 10 pm #writingcompetitions #FlashFiction #writingcommunity #flashfiction All the info... freeflashfiction.com/current-comp...

A loud drum roll, please... The FFF Competition Twenty-Seven Shortlist is here! #WritingCompetitions #flashfiction #writingcompetitions freeflashfiction.com/competition-...

Fancy writing something a little different this week? www.retreatwest.co.uk/blog/the-sha...

Thanks to the generous sponsors for my stair climb challenge, I have free spots for low-income writers on all my upcoming #WriteBeyondTheLightbulb courses. Details about the courses: www.mattkendrick.co.uk/courses-work... Sign up to the "lottery": docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

I dreamt a tune last night. Like a soundtrack to my dreams. Not a tune I know. So I hummed it into my phone when I woke up. Curious. Has anyone else experienced this? I also dreamt Harry Styles wanted a marriage a convenience with me 🤣🤣🤣

I’ve been catching up on reading and I love this story. So beautifully written! Congratulations @therelphian.bsky.social 🎉🎉🎉

Session 6 of my festival was a writing challenge. Hopefully a bit of fun. Will post all the prompts in a separate thread (for anyone else who wants to have a go) in a moment or so. Stair climbing? Have now reached 418. Which is higher than Carrauntoohil in Ireland. AND less than 100 to go!! 🥳🥳🥳

Needed energy to write this afternoon. This did the trick! #WritingCommunity

Our Spring Pop-Up is NOW LIVE! Eleven amazing flash fiction written to the theme of Collectors & Collections. Eleven brilliant writers we are proud to have in the Trash Family 💜 We'll highlight each in the coming days, but for now, get stuck in 🦝 trashcatlit.com/collectors-c...

Lovely to see this out there again! Thanks so much to @mattkendrick.bsky.social and @welkinprize.bsky.social 💕💜🙏

Just spent six hours without electricity or telephone here in Spain. So glad I didn’t throw away a couple of tiny transistor radios we have! I was expecting a flood of messages when my phone came back on. Guess how many I had? So funny. It felt really dramatic but nobody even noticed! 🤣🤣🤣

It's here - Issue 84 - and I am proud as pickles in punch to be part of it. Thank you @rfpress.bsky.social It's the apocalypse baby, who you gonna love? 🖤 www.roifaineantpress.com/post/at-the-...

I’m so thrilled to see my quiet little story, “Handle with Care”, out in the world! A thousand thanks to @rfpress.bsky.social for believing in it. Thanks also to @retreatwest.bsky.social for giving me the prompt and to @ruralunease.bsky.social for helping me get it polished! 💕🙏

Finally getting round to reading this. I’m only a few pages in and I’m completely astounded! What a voice the protagonist has! Great stuff. Happy Sunday all! #WritingCommunity

FlashFlood is now open for submissions until Saturday 26 April. Flashes up to 300 words. Previously published accepted (2022 & earlier). Debut writer spots. Free to enter. For more details see here: flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/p/submission...

Feel so lucky to be enjoying a few incredibly lazy days in Ibiza with my family. Everything about Ibiza invites you to chill! Lovely people. Amazing food. La isla bonita! #WritingCommunity

My April #WritingCraft article is about the story structure ABDCE, how it works and how to shape it. There's even a fun little video what I made. prattlefogandgravelrap.substack.com/p/its-as-eas...

It's deadline day! Your last chance to enter your novel opener and win feedback from a professional editor. www.retreatwest.co.uk/opening-line...

Can you imagine Jurassic Park without the rain? In the Heat of the Night without the humidity? Exactly. Weather can add a new layer of depth and texture to your storytelling. Join Martha Lane on Sunday 13th April for 90 minutes of meteorological prompts www.tickettailor.com/events/retre...?

Beautiful morning here. Remembering where I was a week ago. What an amazing few days I had in Berlin meeting writers at @saloneurope.bsky.social meet-up and spending time with friends! #WritingCommunity

So excited to be on my way today to @saloneurope.bsky.social meet-up in Berlin! Finally going to meet writers I’ve known and admired from behind a screen for a long time now. Such a buzz!

Rob Bignell has put together a new #literary #fiction starter pack. Some excellent people in here. Please follow and repost. And Rob says he still has spaces left. So if you want to be included in the pack, please contact him (@inventingreality.bsky.social) #booksky #writingcommunity #readers

Yesterdays stormy walk and today’s breakfast! It’s actually started to rain on my granola now but I refuse to go inside! Happy Sunday! #WritingCommunity