@clarefly.bsky.social writes a fascinating guest-post on my blog about how women struggled to access education and recognition at the turn of the 20th century and how this has fed into her new novel, 'The Star of Ceylon.' #amwriting #historicalfiction www.fictionfire.co.uk/blog/2025/6/...

Happy Easter! To celebrate, One Morning in Provence is only 0.99 over the Easter weekend. Https://books2read.com/ProvenceMorning

How to enjoy a productive writing life. Of course, it depends what you mean by 'productive'... 😉 #writinglife alisonmortonauthor.com/2025/03/11/h...

On a cold March day this book is a welcome escape.

Writing isn't a one-way traffic of a writer throwing words out. We need to absorb and integrate the world around us and our experiences of it. @lornafergusson.bsky.social does this brilliantly in her new collection One Morning in Provence. Here's how: alisonmortonauthor.com/2025/02/20/l...

Expect more of this: Australian publisher Black Ink Books tries to rush authors into signing a contract addendum that allows generative AI to train on their works www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...

On a rainy day in Britain, grab a moment's escape to the sunny south of France. I'm guesting on @alisonmorton.bsky.social's blog today, talking about my love of France and how sensory images help to transport readers to story locations.

In January it was a delight to unbox the paperback version of my short stories One Morning in Provence. It made me want to hop on a plane immediately! In February's gloom, the feeling's the same! #holidayreading #bookssetinFrance #France #shortstories #Provence #Dordogne #Loire #Languedoc-Roussillon

Saying a first hello on Bluesky to friends already here and new ones I hope to make! Books, writing, editing, Oxford, Cornwall, France .... Hoping for a less doom-ridden scrolling experience!