Had the most amazing time at the launch of Murder in Moonlit Square by @paul_waters_author at @goldsborobooks Also had a lovely catch up with @authorivyngeow whose book, In Safe Hands, is out in November. #booklaunch #authorcommunity #authorlife #authorssupportingauthors

It’s been a tough week so far, and only Tuesday. So I took myself to Champneys for a massage, mani, pedi and eyebrow shape. As someone who is self employed I am harder on myself than any boss. I need to practice more self care and treat myself better. Came home to books. 😍❤️

Imagine if people put as much effort into making the lives of people with autism easier than they do obsessively trying to find out the reason they dare to exist in the first place. #AutismAwareness #autismacceptance

I’m quoted in this brilliant piece by @_anareitz How And Just Like That lacked the magic of SATC, but maybe that's okay. oddcritic.com/was-ajlt-des...

My latest Substack. On how our own identity can be a complex thing. open.substack.com/pub/catherin...

Ended last week with a lovely writing commission and have started this week with another one.

Now that’s a cake! Happy birthday to my husband. ❤️🎁🥂

Ending the week with a lovely writing commission. Happy me. #WritingCommunity #writerlife

I don’t know who Charlie Kirk is, but no one should die because of their beliefs.

I think in September it's OK to consider all Christmas foods early rather than late. 😁

My son has taken out this Christmas pudding a good few times over the past nine months and asked me to cook it. Finally got round to it. Tastes good. 😂😍 #bettetlaterhannever #christmaspudding #christmas

Life is full of surprises. Like every time I try to make an omelette and end up with scrambled eggs.

Youngest decided we were going to play monopoly. Youngest won at monopoly. Standard.

All I want in life is to have more money than problems.

RIP Giorgio Armani. You got the feeling he really loved women. He sure knew how to dress them. #armani

What is book club fiction? Plus an introduction to my books, Ember and Where The Light is Hottest. vm.tiktok.com/ZNdqRwK2Q/ #writingcommunity #bookclub #bookthreads

Managed to lose a morning’s worth of work, but I should finish editing one of the books I’m working on by the end of the week. Not all bad.

It’s my four-year-old’s first day of school tomorrow. It’s fine. I’m fine.

I keep seeing that ‘you only get 18 summers with your kids. Enjoy them all’ post on socials. Summer holidays are almost over, and we need to talk about how brutal they are. Usually for women. I have filed copy in playgrounds and stayed up late to meet deadlines. I’m exhausted.

The new book from Anna Britton has arrived and I cannot wait to dive in. Left in The Ashes looks stunning 😍❤️ #bookpost

I don’t understand how people get eaten by sharks. Can’t they hear the music playing?

Love this review of Where The Light is Hottest. Available in paperback, ebook and KU. #book #booksbooksbooks #bookreviews #acting #stardom

THE WOLF AND HIS KING comes out in the UK in 3 months today, so I'm giving away one paperback ARC! To enter: follow me and reskeet this. Bonus: add TWAHK on GR/Storygraph & drop a screenshot in the comments. Extra bonus: tell me your favourite medieval story. UK only (sorry). Closes midday 29/08.

I’m in Stylist talking about how important continuity of care is in pregnancy. www.stylist.co.uk/health/women...

My latest in The Times is essential reading for anyone who wants to know more about childbirth www.thetimes.com/life-style/p... #parenting #freelancewriter #journalist #childbirth #pregnancy

My latest piece in The Times has an Easter egg and lots of helpful #childbirth tips. #hypnobirth #freelancewriter #journalist #writer #writingcommunity #parenting www.thetimes.com/life-style/p...

Crunchies are the worst chocolate bar. How have they survived while other, better, chocolate has been cancelled? I hope you’re having a good weekend. Lots of family time and good food over here. We got the paddling pool out. Something v exciting is happening tomorrow.

Unpopular opinion: the unpopular opinions people share on X are to wind people up and raise engagement.

No one: My four-year-old son yelling in a crowded playground: ‘Everyone loves penises.’ Love that for me. #parenting

Facebook memories let me know that it’s ten years to the day I started writing my first novel. Two published novels later… Feels good. 😍❤️ #writingcommunity

Kids requested avocado on toast for their breakfast. So I’m posting it here incase they ever try to pretend they had a rough childhood. #parenting #funny

You don’t realise how expensive teeth are until you have children. Then it gets very real.

According to my Apple Watch I climbed 150 flights of stairs in one day. It’s the summer holidays so that sounds legit.

It was a pleasure.

Managed to cancel a subscription the day before it renewed. Now I feel like a queen.

Catherine Yardley: Publishing Is Weird, But We Keep Going Anyway youtu.be/dI-Ey-g7hZk?... via @YouTube Loved doing this interview with Nadine Matheson

For all of those people travelling on the tube in this heat: take heart, having a sauna makes you live longer.

Great food (Turkish platter), great company (the kids), flowers, chocolate and earrings from husband (I’ll keep him). I’ll take it. Even if I ended up in the playground for hours in 31 degree heat 😂 #lucky

Sharing my books on my birthday. Want a book that’ll make you laugh and cry? Ember is about an infertile obstetrician whose sister is getting married before her. Thirty years ago, their father tore the family apart. Now he’s coming to the wedding. Available on Kindle Unlimited. amzn.eu/d/3DcP98E

It’s my birthday 🎁 I’m sharing my books: Looking for a no-holds-barred insight into the film industry and what it takes to be an actor? Where The Light is Hottest is a glittering rags-to-riches tale. All told from an insider perspective. Available on KU tinyurl.com/Where-The-Li...

The better the holiday, the worse the return to reality.

I interviewed Greg Mosse and was not disappointed. Interview: On Writing, Trilogies, A.I. and Kate.  www.frostmagazine.com/2025/08/greg... via @Frostmag

I call my children perfect all of the time. I asked the youngest if he knew what the word meant. ‘Of course I do mummy, it means love.’ My heart! 🥹❤️

Went to Scotland. Attended the best wedding ever, bathed in the glory of Edinburgh. Had a lot of fun. Lots of castles and zoos. Scenery was glorious. Highly recommend Gordon Ramsay’s Street Burger restaurant in Edinburgh. The Duck and Waffle was brilliant. #scotland #edinburgh

What an honour to receive a proof of the new book from Holly McNish. Virgin looks fantastic. Can’t wait to read it. #hollymcnish #poetry #proof

Fun fact about me: I once came third in the Scottish Taekwondo Championships. Yes, I could probably kick someone in the face, but I’m too nice.

This came up on my Facebook memories. The start of my journey to becoming a traditionally published writer. Now I have two novels published, Ember and Where The Light is Hottest. I have written for The Sunday Times, Mslexia, Metro, Writing Magazine. I’m only getting started.

Managed to find some affordable childcare during the summer holidays. Please clap.

The best Disney Princess, and she reminds me of my fierce and beautiful daughter. #brave

Our elderly family cat is now blind and keeps bumping his nose into things. Anyone got any tips? #TikTok vm.tiktok.com/ZNdHcSfbK/