This is the full-page ad that will greet EU leaders when they open the Financial Times today! Emmanuel Macron, @Bundeskanzler, Dick Schoof and Ursula von der Leyen put Ukrainian lives and democracy before Russian oil and gas. RT now and ask #EUCO to STOP fuelling Putin’s war chest! #StandWithUkraine

Helpful. Subeditor sharpening his pencil before savaging my hard copy. . . #vinny #caturday #catsatwork #catsofinstagram #catsofinsta #tuxedocatsofinstagram #tuxedocats #writerslife #amediting #amquerying #middlegrade #kidlit instagr.am/p/Cb3AchIvxpa/

Um... hello... it's me One very small academic year restart - but a huge leap of faith nonetheless. Wishing all my fellow writers and creatives a wonderful day! . . #mondaymotivation #amwriting #amquerying #kidlit #middlegrade #writersdesk #writingcommun… instagr.am/p/CiH95m_I6wX/

Dreamy birthday city yesterday - auspicious start to a shinybright new quarter-century 💚💙💚 . Heartfelt thanks to my dear girl @cfg212 who makes all things possible ❤🙏❤ . #writerslife #dayinthelife #reset #citywalk instagr.am/p/CjiMVOvIsI5/

So #caturday wasn't all that. Tail's gone droopy and the vet gave me a silly hat to go with the hole in my head. . . #writerscat #citycat #catfight #gingercat #newcatontheblock #tuxedocat #tuxedocatsofinstagram #catsofinstagram #catsofinsta instagr.am/p/CkodonfLeRn/

Oh dear. And I don't have the heart to move him. . . #writersdesk #writerslife #writerscats #writerscatsofinstagram #writingcommunity #writersofinstagram #writersofig #kidlit #middlegrade #tuxedocats #blackandwhitecat instagr.am/p/CkxzpPbLOnK/

So. Head's healed, tail almost at full mast. First trip out in 2 weeks. Gallivanting, innit 😻😽 . . #caturday #catsofinstagram #catsofig #citycat #writerscat #vinnycat #saturdayinmygarden instagr.am/p/ClJooLNrTUv/

First tweet in ages so what better than a heads-up for @RobGMacfarlane's adaptation of #SusanCooper's winter classic The Dark Is Rising? 12 part BBC audio adapt, World Service from 20 Dec, Radio 4 from 26 Dec Be there! #thedarkisrising #solstice #midwinter bit.ly/3iC5fYR

The back way home. #redskyatnight #urbanwild #communityoftrees #writerslife #wildlondon instagr.am/p/CmcBzxZr7GH/

Sign the open letter to help Make My Money Matter get the big five UK high street banks to stop financing fossil fuel expansion 👉🏼 HSBC UK Santander UK Barclays UK Lloyds NatWest bit.ly/3tdN79C

aaaaaand.... #caturday . #catsatwork #writerscats #writerscatsofinstagram #writerslife #blackandwhitecat #tuxedocatsofinstagram #tuxedocats #catsofinstagram #catsofinsta #catsofig @ London, United Kingdom instagram.com/p/CoidRz8rkLo/…

aaaaaand.... #caturday . #catsatwork #writerscats #writerscatsofinstagram #writerslife #blackandwhitecat #tuxedocatsofinstagram #tuxedocats #catsofinstagram #catsofinsta #catsofig instagr.am/p/CoidRz8rkLo/

Beyond beautiful, tragic, amazing. Beyond everything, really. #History has the best stories.

Friday afternoon bliss - and it's work! Currently reading #middlegrade novels - and totally hook-line-and-sinkered by @afsteadmanauthor's priceless, gripping prologue. Now reading on... #amreading #skandarandtheunicornthief #writerslife #writerscats … instagr.am/p/CpnbcsRIAUk/

Aaaaand... #caturday 💤😽💤 #vinnycat #vinny #writerscat #tuxedocat #blackandwhitecat #catsatwork #catsofinstagram #catsofinsta #catlife #catlovers instagram.com/p/Cpp6sODIu_t/…

Aaaaand... #caturday 💤😽💤 #vinnycat #vinny #writerscat #tuxedocat #blackandwhitecat #catsatwork #catsofinstagram #catsofinsta #catlife #catlovers instagr.am/p/Cpp6sODIu_t/

I've just entered the Jericho Writers #First500 competition for a chance to win a 1-2-1 with an agent, a full MS assessment and a lifetime Jericho Writers Membership. What a prize! Wish me luck (*bites nails*😅)🤞

The rare and vulnerable Scottish wildcat is currently put at risk by the Scottish Government's Clashindarroch Forest logging programme. Please sign! Scottish Government: Save the Scottish wildcat by protecting Clashindarroch Forest! chng.it/7bt8sSnZ via Change.org UK

While we quietly read the entries for Searchlight’s Best Chapter Book for 5-8-year-olds competition, here’s another opportunity for anyone writing for children or young adults. #WritingCommunity #kidlit

Good luck to everyone outward bound on this great adventure! #WritingCommunity #kidlit #writerslife