I have co-authored a new book alongside thousands of other writers. Wonder what the AI learning models will make of it? #DontStealThisBook
@societyofauthors.bsky.social
Thank you to West Sussex Libraries for choosing me as a champion in their centenary year. We are so lucky to have thriving libraries across the county, even in smaller towns and villages. Congrats on 100 years of brilliant (free) books! #amreading #libraries #writingcommunity
@wsccnews.bsky.social
This is how you blurb
A productive day. With added cream tea bonus ☺️
I hope you make it!
Reading room at Gladstone’s Library
Bedroom at Gladstone’s library with bookish wallpaper
Desk in the History Room at Gladstone’s Library
This is my writing space for the day. So happy to have finally made it to Gladstone’s Library. What an extraordinary place. And my room is amazing - look at the wallpaper ✨📚❤️
#amwriting #writingcommunity #libraries
What a great piece - good advice for anyone, whether you write novels or just the occasional email ☺️
Young bird of prey - a hobby - on a fence posts
Hobby flying off
Wow, I saw this young hobby at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve and it was so bold. It flew around onto different fence posts so I could get pics at various angles ✨
#nature #birds #wildlife @sussexwildlife.bsky.social
Thanks to Phil Hewitt, Arts Editor at @sussex_express @Sussex_World for the interview - and a shout-out for my Chichester Literary Society event in January 2026! ❤️🔥
www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/coastal...
Two conkers in one case
Three conkers in a spiky case
Conkers scattered on the verge
Country lane in East Sussex lined with horse chestnut trees
Lovely conkers on an #EastSussex lane, including doubles and triples! When I was growing up in a seaside town, the local park had a couple of horse chestnut trees and the scary big boys always got to the best conkers first. These would have been unimaginable riches 🌱
#ukgardening #nature #autumn
Ginger and white cat yawning
Large ginger and white cat looking sleepy on a pillow
Eddie aka Prince Chunk doesn’t really want to get up this morning
#caturday
#catsofbluesky
Evening sunflowers in a West Sussex field 🌱
Could be! The plant is in the ground so shouldn’t need watering every day. But in this drought it has probably suffered…
Two curly cucumbers hanging from a vine
Great crop of cucumbers this year even if they are a bit curly 🌱
#ukgardening
Message from the RSPCA ☀️
Happy publication day to Nicola Garrard for her stunning YA novel On the Edge! It's a heart-in-mouth read for young adults, old adults, or anyone in the middle 😊Congratulations @nmgarrard.bsky.social @oldbarnbooks.bsky.social 📚
#booksky #writingcommunity
This looks like an interesting #WritingCompetition 💜❤️😎 ... I wonder if I have a story without a home which fits this criteria 🤔😏
Anyone interested, take a look here: www.bournemouthwritingfestival.co.uk/2026-writing...
Good luck everyone else taking part 🍀🤞😎
#WritingCommunity #CreativeWriting
Book jacket of the novel As the Women Lay Dreaming. Large ginger tomcat sleeping in the background
What a remarkable novel - As the Women Lay Dreaming by Donald S Murray (seen here with sleeping cat). I had never heard of the 1919 Iolaire shipwreck. This book tells the story in beautiful, humane prose. Murray is a magnificent writer - now to seek out more of his novels📚 #writingcommunity #booksky
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*** PLR alert ***
Don't forget to register your books for Public Lending Right before 30 June folks! #kidlitUK
You must see it if you can!
Still laughing after seeing Midsummer Night’s Dream at The Bridge theatre today. It’s a riot! 🧚♀️✨💕
I went to this exhibition today. Wow. Breathtaking (huge) paintings! Definitely worth a visit if you’re in London.
#modernart
Oh no! You’re so lucky to have them though. Hope the rest of the eggs stay safe…
This evening I walked a disused railway line near Fakenham, Norfolk, and heard a cuckoo calling
#Springwatch #birds
A three-year-old brought me a bit of black paper. "Look", she said, "I found a piece of night!"
We're all born poets, but slowly we forget.
Thank you! If only I could paint…
Chunky ginger cat watching two foxes on a TV screen
Eddie was happily relaxed on my lap until these foxes came on #Springwatch
#cats #catswatchingspringwatch
Bea surveying the parsley 🌱
#gardening #cats
Circular pond with fountain and wisteria growing above
Pink and white rhododendron
16th century thatched cottage
Lawn with view to the South Downs, two empty chairs
Open gardens weekend in the village of Fittleworth, West Sussex. It was absolutely beautiful, even on a blustery Bank Holiday Monday 🌱
#gardening #ukgardening
