Off on my hols this week so will catch up with #wipsnips, #histficmay and my riotous fictional dinner party when I get back. In the meantime, here are my toes on a genuine Roman mosaic in southern England. Yes, I was excited.

Choose 20 FICTIONAL CHARACTERS who you would invite to a Dinner Party. 1 character per day for 20 days. No explanations, just gifs or pics (names only in the ALT text). Day 18

Morgen of the Strait and her volcanic lover Magda shape their dream of a sanctuary made of ice water and fire. CHILDREN OF THE LAND (amzn.eu/d/cj46RtR) is love stories set ina world where geopolitics and climate change have made for strange bed fellows. #wipsnips #writingcommunity #where

My favourite histfic book asks #HistFicMay. I really cannot choose. There's so many amazing books out there. I will list #Menewood, #FloodofFire, #Saltblood and #MasterandCommander for a start.

Choose 20 FICTIONAL CHARACTERS who you would invite to a Dinner Party. 1 character per day for 20 days. No explanations, just gifs or pics (names only in the ALT text). Day 17

Is there a sequel to Wm's story in #amquerying BORN OF COURAGE asks #HistFicMay. Indeed there is: NOT ALONE takes her story from heartbreak and war to liberty, love & peace after Waterloo. She's not done wandering though: our last view of her is seeing a right whale off Portugal. Is this a trilogy?

Adain tells us the background of the man who has come to the valley with his horses & hawks. This was the first story written in t CHILDREN OF THE LAND (amzn.eu/d/cj46RtR), and introduced me to the strange, future Cymru of those tales & wip WILDWOOD #wipsnips #writingcommunity #college => #school

A new #StarterPack of writers, well worth following, who are also seeking an agent. If you want to be included, then like, share, follow, ask in the chat, and I'll include you. And to writers/readers in general, please share so we can include more fine talents here #booksky #writing #writers #agents

Choose 20 FICTIONAL CHARACTERS who you would invite to a Dinner Party. 1 character per day for 20 days. No explanations, just gifs or pics (names only in the ALT text). Day 16

Who is Wm Brown based on, #HistFicMay asks? Literally, on the slimmest of archival evidence. As a created character: a mix of people I know IRL, Nancy Blackett, Moll Frith, Aubrey, Tituba of Salem, Prospero & Caliban, Nanisca, Mintah & more. Survivors, tricksters, warriors, wanderers, leaders.

Not everyone in CHILDREN OF THE LAND (amzn.eu/d/cj46RtR) is human. Morgen is the genius loci of the Menai Strait. She is listening to her explosive lover, Magda, play the flute and overhears two men who want to evict Magda from her home. #wipsnips #writingcommunity #give

William is neither the self-destructive hero nor redeemable villain envisaged in today's #HistFicMay. Hers is the journey of a female hero (not heroine!) She builds an affinity with which to change the world, while learning how to live in her own truth & according to her own values.

Many inhabitants of that future Cymru in CHILDREN OF THE LAND (amzn.eu/d/cj46RtR) show little mercy to their enemies. Mwyn has none for that spy within her mine who has betrayed her to a brutal fight. #wipsnips #writingcommunity #hello

Choose 20 FICTIONAL CHARACTERS who you would invite to a Dinner Party. 1 character per day for 20 days. No explanations, just gifs or pics (names only in the ALT text). Day 15

Choose 20 FICTIONAL CHARACTERS who you would invite to a Dinner Party. 1 character per day for 20 days. No explanations, just gifs or pics (names only in the ALT text). Day 14

CHILDREN OF THE LAND (amzn.eu/d/cj46RtR) includes some passionate affairs. Here is Dai, in Bones and Fire, recalling a first night like no other. #wipsnips #writingcommunity #bed

If I took William to dinner, we would talk about ships, about the sea and the wind and the call of whales. #HistFicMay, taking my MC out (more likely for a quiet jar, though she rarely drinks.)

Choose 20 FICTIONAL CHARACTERS who you would invite to a Dinner Party. 1 character per day for 20 days. No explanations, just gifs or pics (names only in the ALT text). Day 13

In CHILDREN OF THE LAND (amzn.eu/d/aotNCma), the story The Flow, takes Enfys on a journey in England. The River Thames (Tafwys in Cymraeg) is her ally, in his own fashion. #wipsnips #writingcommunity #revenge

The MC of #amquerying BORN OF COURAGE & sequel NOT ALONE is William Brown - a young, free Black woman. Born in St Lucia, imprisoned in England, she loses everyone she cares for & must make her own way in a strange land. She loves the ocean, her freedom, and a few people. Can she have them all?

Choose 20 FICTIONAL CHARACTERS who you would invite to a Dinner Party. 1 character per day for 20 days. No explanations, just gifs or pics (names only in the ALT text). Day 12

Something strange @holland-tom.bsky.social @therestishistory.bsky.social I have Peter Part 2 in my feed but not Part 1. No aethling but I am a club member! I need to know about Sophia. Help!

Today's #HistFicMay is fave quote from my writing. I found this difficult cos too many are rather (ahem) vivid or violent, or have massive spoilers. This is from Not Alone, the sequel to #amquerying BORN OF COURAGE. Wm has escaped Guadeloupe, is back in disguise & at sea, returning to Jamaica.

#WILDWOOD #amediting a new Welsh fantasy. Gwen returns to Wales. #wipsnips #writingcommunity #force

In #amediting WILDWOOD, Gwen is given an impossible choice by Rhys, who she thought was her friend. #wipsnips #writingcommunity #apparent CW: small swear.

#HistFicMay #amquerying BORN IF COURAGE. A lifetime of inspiration & influence. Maybe CLR James meets Patrick O’Brian, all directed by Maryse Condé.

In #amediting WILDWOOD, war is in the planning. Islwyn is the first man to die. #wipsnips #writingcommunity #over => #covered

Choose 20 FICTIONAL CHARACTERS who you would invite to a Dinner Party. 1 character per day for 20 days. No explanations, just gifs or pics (names only in the ALT text). Day 11

in #HistFicMay I'm talking about BORN OF COURAGE: #amquerying 92k maritime novel upending the genre. We know of Wm from this London interview in May 1815. This Black female sailor was lying, from the muster books of HMS Queen Charlotte. So who was this consummate trickster & survivor?

Lovely challenge. Prompt a day in #HistFicMay. I'm using my novels #amquerying BORN OF COURAGE & direct sequel NOT ALONE. Calliste is the child of Black Republicans from the French Caribbean & becomes a disguised sailor & spy in Nelson's Navy. My completed PhD project @swanseauni.bsky.social.

Choose 20 FICTIONAL CHARACTERS who you would invite to a Dinner Party. 1 character per day for 20 days. No explanations, just gifs or pics (names only in the ALT text). Day 10 www.indiependent.co.uk/wp-content/u...

WILDWOOD: war and love, fire and babies in the disputatious future of a small country. Hwni is learning about emotions. #wipsnips #writingcommunity #cup

Choose 20 FICTIONAL CHARACTERS who you would invite to a Dinner Party. 1 character per day for 20 days. No explanations, just gifs or pics (names only in the ALT text). Day 9 Really should have posted this one on Monday. RIP TP! Pic © @jackscarab.bsky.social

WILDWOOD #amediting a standalone Welsh fantasy set in the same future as CHILDREN OF THE LAND. The battle to drive pharma experimentation out of the forest is underway. #wipsnips #writingcommunity #explode

Choose 20 FICTIONAL CHARACTERS who you would invite to a Dinner Party. 1 character per day for 20 days. No explanations, just gifs or pics (names only in the ALT text). Day 8

WILDWOOD #amediting a fantasy of regenerating forests, rebalancing the mountains of Wales. Hydarch, most venerable elm, is talking to Hwni about her potential future, and the need to guard against losing her way as she spies in the human village. #wipsnips #writingcommunity #clown => #foolishness

Choose 20 FICTIONAL CHARACTERS who you would invite to a Dinner Party. 1 character per day for 20 days. No explanations, just gifs or pics (names only in the ALT text). Day 7 harrybingham.com/wp-content/u...

WILDWOOD #amediting Welsh fantasy novel set in a future Cymru where the forest fights back. Gwen grows up in a tiny village surrounded by trees. Her father Siôn tells us she was always curious and talkative - and enjoyed shiny things. #wipsnips #writingcommunity #talk

The #WIPSnips words for April 28th through May 4th are here! Use the word to find a snippet to share from your writing (it doesn't have to be your current WIP) or use it as a prompt to write something new. Don't forget Alt Text on graphics. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

Choose 20 FICTIONAL CHARACTERS who you would invite to a Dinner Party. 1 character per day for 20 days. No explanations, just gifs or pics (names only in the ALT text). Day 6

#CHILDRENOFTHELAND (amzn.eu/d/gu2hJP8) & WIP #WILDWOOD: Wales has many kinds of #magic. Magda Llosgi lives alone on Ynys Llandwyn, often visited by her lover Morgan. Niall is trying to make her move, so he & Malick can reap an illegal harvest. #Amwriting #writingcommunity #indeed

Choose 20 FICTIONAL CHARACTERS who you would invite to a Dinner Party. 1 character per day for 20 days. No explanations, just gifs or pics (names only in the ALT text). Day 5

#CHILDRENOFTHELAND (amzn.eu/d/gu2hJP8) & WIP #WILDWOOD: Wales, making her own power. In The Flow, Frank & Enfys are visiting hydro generators across England. Jason, who is from Cumbria, has a dam in Cymru and welcomes the pair into his home at Burneside. Amwriting #writingcommunity #decor

‘Going into battle again’ was, perhaps, not so apt a description. Ari felt more like a feared wolf of lore in the aftermath, come to collect the dead. - my WIP, When Morning Comes #WIPSnips

#CHILDRENOFTHELAND (amzn.eu/d/gu2hJP8) & WIP #WILDWOOD: making art in Cymru In Bones and Fire, Dai’s lover Gwennie is an ambitious photographer. The offshore rocks of the Gower peninsula known as Worm’s Head offer great inspiration. Amwriting #writingcommunity #wolf => #dragon (of course)

Choose 20 FICTIONAL CHARACTERS who you would invite to a Dinner Party. 1 character per day for 20 days. No explanations, just gifs or pics (names only in the ALT text). Day 4

Choose 20 FICTIONAL CHARACTERS who you would invite to a Dinner Party. 1 character per day for 20 days. No explanations, just gifs or pics (names only in the ALT text). Day 3

#CHILDRENOFTHELAND (amzn.eu/d/gu2hJP8) & WIP #WILDWOOD: fables for a future Wales, set in places on the IRL map. In Bones and Fire, Dai burns selected corpses on a pyre in a field in Rhossili Vile. The residue delivers an important income to the village. #Amwriting #writingcommunity #magic

#CHILDRENOFTHELAND (amzn.eu/d/gu2hJP8) & WIP #WILDWOOD: tales of a future Wales, set in real places. Adain has hatched the Hawks of Dust and Wine in the folded land around Wernfigin. She takes her son, Bedwyr, to meet them as hereditary hawk-master of Cymru. Amwriting #writingcommunity #click

Choose 20 FICTIONAL CHARACTERS who you would invite to a Dinner Party. 1 character per day for 20 days. No explanations, just gifs or pics (names only in the ALT text). Day 2