Writing double trouble. I've always read a few books at the same time, the habit that has spread to my writing. I'm moving between two fictional worlds, both full of mystery, folkloric references and love that can set you on a dangerous path. Which one would you enter? #amwriting #histfic

Packing the all times fav holiday read. #holidayvibes

I've spent the afternoon plotting out my next writing project - a messy process in my case. I try to be organised but I inevitably end up scribbling on loose pieces of paper. Moodboard to illustrate some of the ideas contained in those untidy notes. I hope I can coax magic out of this chaos.

Garden times

Historical writers, if your book (fiction or non-fiction) was first published during the past year – 📚👑Remind your publisher to enter it for the 2025 HWA Crown Awards! 3 categories: Gold (fiction), Debut and Non-fiction. Full details at historicalwriters.org/awards/hwa-crown-awards-2025 #HWACrowns25

Sea monster

THE TERROR x DARK MATTER Three Scottish teachers visit a Norwegian island. As their host regales them with folktales and plies them with homebrew, a storm builds outside. Trapped, lies unravel and hidden identities come to light. In the snow, a monster waits… #scotwriterpitch2025

My head is buzzing with all the amazing ideas. Thank you everyone who read, liked and reposted my pitches. I'm not much of a social media animal, but I'll be popping in here to follow so many talented writers this event has helped me to connect with. May your stories find homes. #scotwriterpitch2025

King James V escapes his childhood captivity, the Orkney Sinclairs slaughter their Caithness relatives and send the Earl’s head back to mainland of Scotland. As tensions rise, the inhabitants of Shetland’s northernmost isle, Unst must come together to defend their way of life. #scotwriterpitch2025

When 18-yo Finn moves to Glasgow for art school, he seeks inspiration in neon-lit nights and raves—not in Professor Rowan, whose precise yet soulless art hides a dark past. As Finn pushes artistic limits, their worlds collide, and some truths are more dangerous than they seem. #scotwriterpitch2025

White Death: Murder mystery set in a Highland TB sanatorium in 1901. Secrets and lies in a small, isolated community. A foreign nurse and a local policeman drawn to each other against the circumstances. Heartbreak, betrayal and fraudulent cure. Past events holding the key. #scotwriterpitch2025

1970. Glasgow teenager, Kathy, is forced to give up her firstborn. Decades later, now with dementia, she searches for her daughter before it's too late. But the chance to reconnect may already have gone. The truth will have consequences for others she loves. #scotwriterpitch2025

Vita Editha: The story in the dangerous, treacherous world of the 11th-c. of Edith, daughter to Earl Godwin and queen to Edward the Confessor; a world of complex alliances, conflicting loyalties, deadly political machinations and the events which led to the Norman Conquest. #scotwriterpitch2025

I love this concept!

Kingussie, 1901: Nell lives a clockwork life of a TB sanatorium nurse. Then a patient's suicide, eerily similar to Nell's friend’s death in Switzerland, turns out to be murder. When secrets are laid open and no one can be trusted, Nell needs to confront her past for answers. #scotwriterpitch2025

Kingussie, 1901: When a patient gets murdered in a TB sanatorium, Nell, a foreign nurse, with three days to investigate, discovers deception in the small community of patients and staff. What will she do when her own secrets start coming into the open? Inspired by real setting #scotwriterpitch2025

I'm so looking forward to #scotwriterpitch2025! I love reading other writers' pitches, making connections, feeling a part of community. Who's taking part?

Hello, I've not been here much so far. I'd like to chat about books and writing. I write historical fiction, soon to be querying my hist crime novel. If books are your thing, do say hi. #writers #historicalfiction

One week to go for the pre-pitch event - Perfecting your Bluesky Writers' Pitch (2pm 20 March) with literary agents Lina Langlee and Louise Lament - the event is free but booking essential - booking and full details here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1247159600...

Sweet dreams...

February's over ☀️

Wintering ducks.

Winter is here. From my walk through frosty stillness.

Embracing the cold

Hello from Jess