This morning, I've been helping 7yo plan her pokemon party for a gym leader she's struggling to defeat 🥰

Author interview day 😱 I hope I do a good job and manage to talk clearly because it’ll be going up on YouTube.

Indie book mail day! Looking forward to this one @eldris.thellian.com

Damn it. I came up with a really good reason why two characters don't get along but DO I REMEMBER? Notebooks save lives, folks.

Hey, @scrivenerapp.bsky.social , is there a way to view historical daily word counts for all projects without having to open them individually? Sincerely, Writer who forgot to update their word count tracking spreadsheet a lot this year

We are looking for librarians who’d like a review copy of our upcoming releases! Are ye out there (or do you know a librarian who’d like one)?

Heh heh heh. These characters don't know what's coming for them. And I've already traumatised one to the point she can't continue. *looks at 3k word count* I'm not so sure this is going to be a short story any more. When does a short reach novelette? #BookSky #WriteSky

Don't forget I have this needle felted mushroom/toadstall in my shop. £17.50 might seem a lot, but it includes P&P, hours of work, and my pain (because I frequently stabbed myself when I made my needle felted things). I have other creations if anyone's interested. #FibreArts #Etsy #NeedleFelting

I'm writing a letter and I'm sad Clippy doesn't pop up.😭

Glorfindel of Imladris ☀️ LOTR fanart, as a treat, and because I've been meaning to draw this golden elf for a looooong time!

Want a book that hits you in the feels, by an author who likes to see her characters suffer? Yes. You want this one. *insert hypnotoad here* - found family - diverse rep - elemental magic - a thief who'd rather be alone than dealing with this sh- www.amazon.co.uk/Reborn-Ash-T... #BookSky 💙📚🪐🏳‍🌈

Want a book that hits you in the feels, by an author who likes to see her characters suffer? Yes. You want this one. *insert hypnotoad here* - found family - diverse rep - elemental magic - a thief who'd rather be alone than dealing with this sh- www.amazon.co.uk/Reborn-Ash-T... #BookSky 💙📚🪐🏳‍🌈

I've decided to engage with a spam email that didn't get filtered, because I want some entertainment. Release the lions!

I’m torn about whether to let any of the characters in this story survive. There are five of them. I feel like one should make it otherwise readers might feel like the characters’ efforts are wasted. #BookSky #WriteSky

Love this time of year. I can solar charge in the sun at the edge of my bed while thinking up story stuff. 🐈

I’m trying to rekindle my love for writing lately because publishing kind of killed it 😅 At the moment I feel like a long hyper focus has worn off and I refuse to allow it to be the case. I started this book world when I was 13. I have 15 more books at least I want to publish. Damn in brain!!!!

I'm starting to think the only way to become a successful indie author is to have money to funnel into marketing.

*sad face* TIL my local indie bookshop doesn't stock self published books unless they're local interest non-fiction.

My BookVault proof for Reborn in Ash's new cover came and yup, waaaay better cover print quality than both KDP and IngramSpark. Plus the book is floppy! People tend to love a good flop on a book. But damn to the colours actually pop on this one!

Almost got caught out by taut vs taught. Almost. Working on a Thellian Tale today! I've been planning to do short stories set in Thellian to put on KU. This one's about some mages exploring the depths of one of Asorea's Scars (huge chasms of unknown origins). What could go wrong! Bwahaha. #BookSky

Btw, indie authors in the UK, if you update your prices on Ingramspark, they won't update on Waterstones. I completely forgot Waterstones uses the cover + price etc from the Nielsen database, so they've been sat with my old price and cover.

So apparently editing a book description on Nielsen Title Editor doesn't work in Firefox. *opens Edge* 😭

New scene in Avengers: Endgame This is canon now and ties into Doomsday.

Wow. I asked my kids schools to send an email to parents reminding them not to park across tactile drop kerbs (ie accessible pedestrian crossings) and their response was, to paraphrase, “we sympathise but can’t do anything.” Can’t send an email?? Wow. Just wow. #ableist

Any other autistic people go through a phase of realising you were about to fact dump and stopping yourself? I wish I wasn't so self-aware and could just be myself instead of assuming it would be weird/boring to share cool in slightly unneeded facts.

Voting for the British Fantasy Awards has opened, so go vote for your fav stuff from 2025! If you happen to have read my stuff, I'm eligible for 3 categories this year! - Newcomer - Fantasy Novel (Reborn in Ash) - Short Story (Dance of the Sun, BFS Horizons #18) 💙📚🪐 #BookSky

A question at @easterconuk.bsky.social had @davidgreenwriter.bsky.social pondering why neurodivergent creatives seek out other neurodivergent creatives: It’s all about acceptance. britishfantasysociety.org/searching-fo...

Now I've seen genAI images being used to advertise a photoshoot business. Facebook is such a cesspool but I need to be there to network and find events >_>

Weird. I just got a load of thumbs down DMs from accounts that then blocked me. What did I do? 😂

When jeweller-turned-thief Ada Renwick enacts her long-planned revenge, she learns the gems she's stolen are far from ordinary. Torn between learning more and running, Ada makes a leathal mistake. - found family - sapphic romance subplot - elemental magic books.thellian.com/reborn 💙📚🪐

Just saw a genAI ad for an ART CLASS. And it's good enough most people won't realise. What a scam >_>

If you haven't got your ticket for Fantasycon yet, here's a little enticement for you. Yes, this is how much we love Fantasycon... and you! youtu.be/_AE7huECbiY Seriously, get a ticket, or we'll just keep going! #Fantasycon #BritishFantasySociety

I am totally serious and wondering if like there's someone who would want me to edit their novel in exchange for making social media images for me. Because that is something I really struggle with.....

Working in a coffee shop this morning because I can’t get distracted by TikTok or kdramas here. Probably.

This is the plan, anyway. #BookSky 💙📚🪐

I really need to find places to sell books that have a younger demographic who might actually like fantasy 😅

Ready to shift some books!

Just experienced having to stop on a slip lane for the first time. Glad my husband was driving because he dealt with it very well. Someone accelerated into the clear spot Husband was going to pull into. 😡

The sun woke me up at 6am and my efforts to go back to sleep failed, so if you’re in the Chelmsford area and want to come meet a very sleepy author who’s propped up by coffee, come say hi!!

Book fair tomorrow! If you’re in the #Chelmsford #Essex area please come say hi! I’ll be selling my old cover stock basically at cost + I’ll sign them! Paperbacks £6.99 ~420 pages Hardbacks £9.99 ~380 pages I also have bookish bookmarks + notebooks I designed! Bookmarks 3 for £1 Notebooks £4.99

ARC readers wanted for Tiger Cowers, Dragon Falls! I'm looking for readers who love (grim)dark Asian fantasy with: 🩶morally grey characters 😥hard-earned redemption arcs ❤️slow burn tension ⛺found family that gets ripped apart 🔥forbidden elemental magic charlotte-saulter.com/arcsignup/ #booksky

Why have I woken up with Phantom of the Opera stuck in my head? And only the “sing for me” part.

I missed my sleep window and now I have the crazy night time brain going on. Rather than a "let's write" or "let's watch kdrama" night hyper, it's "let's stare through the laptop screen and slowly sway" zone-out. Gods damn it brain.

Want to support an indie book shop? Scribe & Sign has some copies of the Reborn in Ash paperback (new cover) for £11.99, which is £1 less than places like the ‘zon. Tamsin works her butt off running this company so check out her TikTok too! So many deals. 💙📚🪐 #BookSky

I have a problem.

I'm still working on adding Eryn's cat into Echoes of Chaos. I love him, he'll be worth it, but it's hard to balance not changing too much with not making him seem like the afterthought he is (sorry Nettle!! I should have added you sooner!) See reply for an excerpt from today! #BookSky 💙📚🪐

And so He is the Word. But the Word needs some edits.

Voting for the British Fantasy Awards has opened, so go vote for your fav stuff from 2025! If you happen to have read my stuff, I'm eligible for 3 categories this year! - Newcomer - Fantasy Novel (Reborn in Ash) - Short Story (Dance of the Sun, BFS Horizons #18) 💙📚🪐 #BookSky

Listen, birch trees, if you could stop trying to reproduce in my sinuses, that would be GREAT.