Writing is far from lonely for me! Thank you for letting me write a guest post, @portybelle.bsky.social !

📚⚔️ The To War With Wallace book tour continues! Check out Mrs_c_teach on Instagram for their take on this awesome historical fiction adventure. Don't miss their post! #ToWarWithWallace #BookTour #KidsLit @scattyscribbler.bsky.social

Today's adventure: author visit to Strathallan School. #WildernessWars 🚗

🎉 Our online book tour for To War With Wallace starts today! Head over to Mrs_w00d on Instagram to check out their post and dive into this thrilling historical adventure for kids. Don’t miss it! 📚✨ buff.ly/oEsPl5F #ToWarWithWallace #BookTour #KidsLit @scattyscribbler.bsky.social

That's a wrap on four school sessions for the Andrew de Moray Project, with funding from @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social . Thank you all!

Thank you so much to everyone who is taking part!

Happy days - my book is in the #ScotsMagazine!

My huge thanks to @luathpress.bsky.social for my blog tour copy of @scattyscribbler.bsky.social To War with Wallace children’s book luath.co.uk/products/to-...

Both of these, first thing in the morning. 😍 Is this my invincible day?

True story from last week. At a book signing a lady picked up my book & looked at it for a minute. She said a quiet thank you and walked away, scrolling on her phone instead. 🙁 Five minutes later she was back. 'I'm going to buy a copy,' she announced. 'Just wanted to check out the reviews first.'

The #BattleofStirlingBridge was fought on this day in 1297, and William Wallace won, right? Not wrong, but only half the story! FREE online book launch for To War with Wallace @luathpress.bsky.social tonight at 6. Just sign up at buytickets.at/luathpress/1... and we'll reply with a zoom link.

✨BOOK EVENT✨ 👤 @scattyscribbler.bsky.social 📚 To War With Wallace 📍Online 📆 11 September ⏰ 6pm 🎟 buff.ly/RSqR9jN #BookEvent #OnlineLaunch #BookLaunch #AuthorEvent

✨BOOK EVENT✨ 👤 @scattyscribbler.bsky.social 📚 To War With Wallace 📍Online 📆 11 September ⏰ 6pm 🎟 buff.ly/RSqR9jN #BookEvent #OnlineLaunch #BookLaunch #AuthorEvent

✨BOOK EVENT✨ 👤 @scattyscribbler.bsky.social 📚 To War With Wallace 📍Online 📆 11 September ⏰ 6pm 🎟 buff.ly/RSqR9jN #BookEvent #OnlineLaunch #BookLaunch #AuthorEvent

Costume alert! That helmet is too big for me! youtu.be/47ImtwtJ1xM?...

youtu.be/47ImtwtJ1xM Come to the FREE online launch of To War with Wallace on 11th September, the anniversary of the Battle of Stirling Bridge! 6pm! Tickets available at the link above!

🐈‍⬛ Cover reveal fur ‘The Moggie Thit Meowed Too Much’! 🐈‍⬛ The story o a feart moggie who teaches a wee lassie hoo tae be brave. The purrfect Scots story fur bairns spooky season. Available this month fae @luathpress.bsky.social and aw guid buikstores! Preorders: amzn.eu/d/2Q1gwF3

Let's Sunday afternoon like we mean it!

Treat to self! Looking forward to this, @lindsaylittleson.bsky.social !

Tornagrain Story Walks and Shadow Puppetry, part of Nairn Book and Arts Festival. 1:30pm (3-6 year olds) 3:00pm (7-12 year olds) Tickets FREE, booking essential. Visit www.eventbrite.co.uk/.../story-wa.... ! Please note all children must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

This morning's author visit to a Black Isle school, part funded by @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social and the Andrew de Moray project. Massive thanks to both! @luathpress.bsky.social

Another new book from award-winning friend of the bookshop @scattyscribbler.bsky.social and @luathpress.bsky.social whose newest book for younger readers takes us back to the days of Scotland’s Wars of Independence and Andrew de Moray. Stirring tales from Scotland’s past in your #localbookshop

IT'S PUBLICATION DAY - good luck, little book! If you're around, I'm doing a drop in book launch between 11 and 12 at Waterstones Inverness . Pop in if youre passing. Incidentally, today is the 720th anniversary of the death of William Wallace.

Here is this week's BRILLIANT VIDEO AND DOWNLOADABLE CLASSROOM RESOURCE from the lovely @jenniferclaessen.bsky.social : timetunnellers.com/2025/08/20/a...

Tornagrain Story Walks and Shadow Puppetry, part of Nairn Book and Arts Festival. 1:30pm (3-6 year olds) 3:00pm (7-12 year olds) Tickets FREE, booking essential. Visit www.eventbrite.co.uk/.../story-wa.... ! Please note all children must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

Sound on! 😊 Today is the 19th of August. Exactly 280 years ago, Bonnie Prince Charlie's followers, the Jacobites, raised the standard at Glenfinnan. Here is the beginning of my book about that - and the aftermath of the rising that came to be known as ' the 45'.

Wow! Popped into my local @waterstonesness.bsky.social to let them know that the books were in the depot ready for them to order. They were already on the shelves, facing out too! @luathpress.bsky.social

I like to do some outdoor learning on the first day so The boy, the troll and the chalk @dc-litchfield.bsky.social is great for kindness and then being outside. Our topic this term is the narrow ‘Scotland’ so our class novel is Wilderness Wars @scattyscribbler.bsky.social

Ohhhh! Thank you for sharing!

I've never written to my MP so frequently in my life!

My baby's first train ride! He is loving it! Off to @edfringe.bsky.social to introduce him to the world. 😊

Thank you so much for posting, @carrieprimary.bsky.social ! You have no idea how much this means to writers :)! Have a brilliant start to the term!

Love history? WIN FREE FAMILY TICKETS FOR FRINGE EVENTS! Comment below to win a code allowing you to book a FREE family ticket to one, or both of this Wednesday's (13th August) family events. Winners will be notified by Monday night.

Love history? WIN FREE FAMILY TICKETS FOR FRINGE EVENTS! Comment below to win a code allowing you to book a FREE family ticket to one, or both of this Wednesday's (13th August) family events. Winners will be notified by Monday night.

The books are HERE! 🤯😎🙃😄

@bjacollins.bsky.social @scattyscribbler.bsky.social @juliemcneillwrites.bsky.social

My article about #AndrewdeMoray is in the @scotnational.bsky.social ! 😎

Gutting news. BBC News - Children's author Allan Ahlberg dies aged 87 www.bbc.com/news/article...

Folks, help this petition out? They've got coverage in the Glasgow times today too. chng.it/JZ8PBBbDV9

Happy birthday, Emily Brontë, author of Wuthering Heights etc. Alongside her sisters, Charlotte and Anne, Emily left an important legacy to literature. As good a reason as any to re-share guest Time Tunneller @miriamhalahmy.bsky.social 's video on the #Brontës! www.youtube.com/watch?v=woF3...

I know you're all on holiday, teachers, but... Teaching resources for all my books free to download at www.barbarahenderson.co.uk/resources/

Perth & Kinross folks this means you too! 😊

Edinburgh friends, particularly those not back to school on 13th August! I'm doing a couple of Edinburgh Festival Fringe events that day, and I am reliably informed that now is a good time to start shouting about it. A FAMILY QUIZ on Scottish history, and a book launch for #ToWarwithWallace!

Inverness folks! Bring your kids to this fun drop in session at Waterstones Inverness to launch #ToWarwithWallace!

German holidaymaker sent pic of their youngster in the back of the car, reading Rivet Boy. @theforthbridges.bsky.social

Irony as I seek to conquer my unwieldy email inbox.

Bye bye cobwebs.

Stressful! 🇩🇪⚽️🥅