There's an author whose work I love. Everything she's written is amazing, but I just read her debut (15 years old) & it blew me away, by far my favourite. I wonder how much of that initial spark, joy, integrity & bravery in new writers is snuffed out by the industry.

Oh my goodness it’s 2pm and no one I mean no one has been into the bookshop today we’ve not sold a single book, this is a first in 4 years! Not after sympathy just telling you how it is because these kind of trading conditions have massive knock on’s for the entire industry.

I'm so chuffed to have made this short list and goose bumps to Juliet Jacques quote ❤️congratulations to everyone else on this list Royal Society of Literature ALCS #amwriting #shortstories

Lovely night away with ⁦ON HIATUS Stephanie Carty⁩ in Ledbury talking all things writing and 👻👻👻

"Imagine you could put a magical door into every school. [...] Well you can, it's the door to the #library" Great shout out for a library in every primary school at #ALCSAwards ALCS Great School Libraries

What a terrific evening at the #ALCSAwards tonight: congratulations to all the winners and shortlistees!

Wonderful evening celebrating literacy & creativity #alcsawards. Special shout out to #Stroud's own Hannah Persaud 🦊, shortlisted for the prestigious Royal Society of Literature VS Pritchett Short Story Award

PREORDER (31.05.2024): JLM Morton’s Red Handed, is a remarkably original and impressive debut collection of poetry exploring the histories of cloth and dye, the natural world, and family. brokensleepbooks.com/product-page/j…

Happy publication day @sarah_l_steele ❤️❤️❤️

New addiction

Little bit in l❤️ve

Not on here much but still think of my friends here often, especially my writer friends who always see to the glimmers beyond❤️#amwriting

Nothing like trying to edit out 10% of the story with a competition deadline looming😬

Over eight years of writing it's taken me four years to figure out that writing short stories is what I most love. Boy have I overcomplicated things. If I'd asked my past self the question first I'd have saved myself a lot of trouble🤷‍♀️#amwriting #shortstories

Just finished reading Blue Hawk by @TurnerPen2Paper and am bereft. A gorgeously written and tender story with beautifully drawn characters set in and around Stroud. I've learned so much about the art of cloth-dying and am genuinely gutted to have finished reading it💔

So excited and honoured that superly talented @EleonoraMignoli sees and shares my dream❤️Studio Crook thank you for your vision🙏

Lizzie is a VERY special character, congratulations Georgina Clarke - 💜 A KISS FROM THE DEVIL 🗡😈 you and Lizzie deserve this so much❤️

Oh my goodness, I have a book trailer! Cover reveal tomorrow. A million thanks to Bloodhound Books ✨