Looking for affordable writing workshops? ✍️ I have two sessions now live for booking, both via WestWord. Pay what you can afford - suggested price of just £10. 1) Phoaesthetics - a session about the love of words and using sounds in writing 2) Using time in flash fiction. Links below! ✍️ ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Ooo. How lovely! My suspense novel ⬇️🩷

.+*Exciting times! *+. Abandoned, faithful - and on trial for heresy. Inspired by the true story of The Guernsey Martyrs. I'm excited to share that Perotine is now available to pre-order in paperback and ebook, exploring loyalty, conviction, and what it means to be strong. Links below!

No matter where you are, laughter travels — discover three books that unite the world in humour. Amazon: bit.ly/4hA0B7W Apple: bit.ly/3K6WdB9

New pinned post, if anyone is able to share ☺️✍️📚 TIA!

Tis paperback launch day for my action-packed SciFi-Fantasy Walking the Knife's Edge! Contains; friendship, CPTSD & healing Rarkin & Miona look great on a Monster Containment excursion painted by Lawrence Mann, me not so much😉 Direct: payhip.com/b/eIGVn All🔗: elisecarlson.com/sythe-series/ ♠️🌈📚🪐📚💙

”Funny and fun” 5⭐️ ”Delightful read” 5⭐️ ”Quirky and entertaining” 5⭐️ www.amazon.com/Dolphin-infe...

.+*Exciting times! *+. Abandoned, faithful - and on trial for heresy. Inspired by the true story of The Guernsey Martyrs. I'm excited to share that Perotine is now available to pre-order in paperback and ebook, exploring loyalty, conviction, and what it means to be strong. Links below!

Good morning All ! I do this…. Hope everybody has a decent day!

The 'kin' of ‘napkin’ means "little." ‘Nap’ comes from ‘nape,' which means “tablecloth.” So a napkin is a little tablecloth. 10/10, no notes.

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 867: Don't make your writing all about you. Leave some space for your readers to also make it about themselves.

#thoughtfortheday ❤️

I wish you an imperfect Christmas. open.substack.com/pub/lilylaws... #christmas #poem #poetry #poet

Unsolicited writing advice, no.345: Vary the lengths of your sentences. Short ones have impact. Longer ones add depth and character. Ideally you should use a variety of sentence lengths to keep your reader engaged.

*coughs* 😁 Wordle 1,630 2/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 111: There’s no limit as to how much description you include in a book. Some books are spare, others lavish. But however much you include, every sentence should pay its way in atmosphere, plot, effect on the characters, etc. Nothing should be just word count.

You know, Jane Austen clearly found most people really annoying, which is why her books all ended with her annoyedly telling us “look some of these people got married, some died, some were miserable, some were happy, but most importantly THE END.”

We've been hinting for a while, but now the secret is out! The Not Quite Write Prize for Flash Fiction is changing in 2026, and you'll hear all about it in this special announcement of the podcast! Please like and share to help us get the word out, and let us know what you think in the comments 👇

Word of the day: PYJAMAS. You’re welcome.

Unsolicited writing advice: no. 8075: There is no such thing as serious writing. There are only writers who take their work seriously, and those who don’t. Tragedy is no more “serious” than comedy. Children’s writing is no less “serious” than writing for adults. Good writing is wherever you find it.

✨ Publication News! ✨ Big news, friends... my novel, Perotine, has found a home with Blue Ormer Publishing. Set in 1556, Perotine is inspired by the incredible true story of The Guernsey Martyrs. Due April 2026. Watch this space! 📚

Publishing news coming tomorrow! Exciting times 🥳🍾

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 154: Feed your writing daily. Feed it with fiction, non-fiction, news, games, theatre, films, art. Feed it with conversation. Feed it with experience. Feed it with curiosity. Don't expect to get anything out unless you also keep putting in.

Have to say I’m quite excited about the prospect of rain and wind *forcing* me to stay home tomorrow! The fire place and blankets are already calling me ☔️ 📚

Word. ⬇️ (Credit: Amii Illustrates)

After a truly hectic few weeks (six, so far), through careful planning, I’ve contrived today to involve the kind of day where it’s all easy admin. The type that can be achieved on the phone in bed (a.m) or sitting on a sofa in front of the fire, after a dog walk (p.m). Ecstatic, to be honest! 🤷🏻‍♀️📚☺️

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 189: There are many different ways to be a writer. Being a professional writer is only one of them. All are valid.

We don’t talk enough about independent publishing and why it matters (2/2). #publishing #entrepreneurship

We don’t talk enough about independent publishing and why it matters (1/2). #publishing #entrepreneurship

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 443: Imagery can be wonderfully evocative, but always give it space to breathe. The page is a gallery; give the space to one really worthwhile picture; don't clutter it with lots of frames that will distract your readers...

Latest musings from me and the editor (Sherman). ⬇️ 🐶 preview.mailerlite.io/preview/5326...

Jersey folk 🇯🇪 Perotine took me foraging🫐 In archives, records, articles, & books. In hedgerows, on beaches, fields, & lanes. In recipes, vraic, inside sodden boots, & under the branches of the blackthorn bush. Interested in what I found? Come along on Sun 28th Sept, 2pm, to hear more ⬇️ 📖

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 176: Don't underestimate your reader. Give them space to imagine; to dream. You don't need to tell them everything; just the things they need to know.

If it were a movie . . .

Jersey folk 🇯🇪 Perotine took me foraging🫐 In archives, records, articles, & books. In hedgerows, on beaches, fields, & lanes. In recipes, vraic, inside sodden boots, & under the branches of the blackthorn bush. Interested in what I found? Come along on Sun 28th Sept, 2pm, to hear more ⬇️ 📖

Ebook out on Thursday!

Spent the evening making bookmarks as gifts for attendees to my next talk. Plants from my garden, pressed & then repurposed, in a nod to the foraging, alms giving, & preserving undertaken by Perotine in the book. Dedicated? Thoughtful? Foolish? 🤔 Maybe all 3! 😆 (Also: twas blooming fiddly.) 📚

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 186: You don't need to go far to 'get ideas'. Ideas are everywhere: in books, in the news, in conversations with strangers. The secret isn't finding ideas, it's finding new and interesting ways to convey them to readers...

This week has involved my ‘other’ job, and catching up with family, PLUS a manuscript deadline, and the prep and delivery of a workshop. MS was uploaded yesterday and workshop delivered today. Miraculously, I did it. The laptop, however, has just given up the ghost in protest… 🤷🏻‍♀️📚 Time for a snooze!

mybook.to/MFD mybook.to/TasteofWhats... Check out my books - #readers

Pre-orders Live. A new collection from Dreena Collins. Prize-winning stories laced with comeuppance and a pinch of hope. Don't miss out. Order now, pay on arrival.💛 #books 📚 www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FLC7DQYP/

We have a treat for you today - a sneak peek into the first chapter of feminist fantasy Witchborne by @rgrosvenorauthor.bsky.social 3 days before it comes out into the world! flyonthewallpress.substack.com/p/a-witch-is... #books📚💙 #fantasyauthor @inpressbooks.bsky.social

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 17: The difference between flat and well-rounded characters is often a question of how much they change during the course of your story. Where does your character's journey begin? And where are they by the end? The longer the journey, the more rounded the character.

If you're local to Jersey and someone who'd like to know: - 🛏What type of bed a 'common' woman may have had in the 16thC - 🍃Where she and her family might have harvested vraic - 🍷And how a small, silver cup could lead result in brutal, religious persecution You'll be interested in my talk! ⬇️

Someone has written my life story without my consent. ⬇️🤷🏻‍♀️

Writers! Here’s a learning opportunity for just £10. I'm running a 1-hr workshop with Westword, on celebrating 'the ordinary' in hist fic. 🗝 Unlock new research techniques ✒️Explore sources of inspiration ⏳ Spend valuable time with fellow writers For less than the price of a cinema ticket. 1/2

🖤 What would you do if you found your daughter’s death suspicious? Join Catherine to find the truth - not a damsel in distress, but a mother on a mission. 🖤 A psychological mystery with ten possible solutions. ⬇️ www.amazon.co.uk/Then-She-Fel...

🖤 What would you do if you found your daughter’s death suspicious? Join Catherine to find the truth - not a damsel in distress, but a mother on a mission. 🖤 A psychological mystery with ten possible solutions. ⬇️ www.amazon.co.uk/Then-She-Fel...