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Hello Writing Community! We are delighted to announce our Second Official Bluesky *** #MSWL Day *** February 26, 2026. 🎉🎉🎉

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Delighted to announce I signed something today!
Ulverscroft Publishing will be releasing THE SWEETEST THING as a large print edition.
Ulverscroft Publishing was shortlisted in the RNA Industry Awards in 2025.
Looking forward to working with them - and seeing my book in libraries!

Loving my whimsical musical box typewriter gifted for my birthday ❤️ Enjoyed a little break between some writerly tasks.

Publication Day for this little beauty! Celebrating Written In The Stars, the story that was first pitched in 2021 and is now out there ❤️
In this same week, I received some exciting publishing news for 2026!
But best of all, was the hospital news that Mr.M is clear of cancer. Laughing, crying. ❤️

A clear acrylic star at a window with a peachy wintery day break glimpsed through bare trees.

Here in Scotland, I am an electric blanket morning writer.
These mornings belong to raspberry rippled skies, to the fluffed up birds, the crackling puddles, sparkly roof tiles and words pulled down from dreams. I am winter.
Inspired by Beth Kempton’s #winter

Black badge with gold stars saying The Welkin Writing Prize. Writing Superstar.

Entered @welkinprize.bsky.social on the opening day and bagged a badge! Can you write a 100 word mini fiction? Good luck!

Green Olivetti typewriter on a shelf and in foreground an open spread showing a short story titled The Right Type by Jackie Morrison with illustration of older couple with woman typing on a red typewriter. Have a good day.

Latest story out in the wild!

Sunset on autumn trees from a white framed window with a glimpse of a white desk in front. Have a lovely day x

Autumn glow out the window while I wrote a 100 word piece for a competition that accidentally led to me writing a whole chapter of the current WIP. I was back in the eighties and loving it 🥰

Thank you, September. You’ve been wonderful.
#scotland

Thank you! The journey was quite the thing and I’ve written a whole post on Substack about it. I was surprised how much I was able to be guided by that early draft - once the time had passed and I could see it clearly. Wish I’d done it sooner! But glad I’ve done it 👍

Notebook with acceptance and publication dates highlighted in yellow with a yellow heart in the middle

Proud of myself! I stuck with it! The early manuscript went through quite the journey: shortlisting with Penguin books, 1 to 1s, then lived in a drawer until I had the skill to complete it. 3 years later!!!!
SIGN YOUR NAME ACROSS MY HEART 4th December in all good supermarkets near you (UK)
#writers

Sleeping black spaniel cocooned in a blanket of knitted squares in pastel pinks, greys, blues and purples. Sending a hug.

Need a hug? Here’s Monty dog channelling autumn, all wrapped up in the huge blanket his gran knitted in her final year here. Cuppa, book, cuddle? Yes please x x

Sometimes we need these little moments of peace. Later in the day the place will belong to dogs chasing seagulls, toddlers splashing in the shallows, dog walkers and picnic blankets. For now it belongs to the early risers, the wild swimmers, and the gulls. #scotland #thisishome

View from a train window of huge blue sky with streaks of white clouds and a beach with tide out. Have a lovely day x

Early start with a train headed south. A beautiful bright morning in Scotland 😍
#traintrip

A walk down to the beach is always a good idea. I’m so lucky the east coast of Scotland is my home ❤️
Resting following publication of my pocket novel The Sweetest Thing which features coastal Scotland, Orkney and Italy.
#scotland

Proud moment seeing my Pocket Novel in print and on supermarket shelves right now! I loved writing this one ❤️
#writingcommunity
❤️ The Sweetest Thing - set in Scotland and Italy. ❤️

Congratulations 🥳

Final read through ahead of submission to my editor. Top Tip: I do this on Kindle as my brain reads my own work differently there as I’ve written it on PC and laptop.
Have you tried this?
AND…submitted.
#fictionfriday #scotland #writers

Proud to have two feel-good stories in this bumper summer edition out now!
#feelgoodfiction #shortstories

Both Scrivener and Pro Writers Aid do this. 👍

Oh that’s such a shame. Luckily we had wild garlic here too. There are pretty wild swathes in the woodland and I hope they stay that way. Fingers crossed.

Time to go to the bluebell woods next to the sea! Enjoy 😍
#scotland #bluebells

Yes. My kids were never offered such vaccines (born late 80s/early 90s) in UK & one contracted super glottitis as a university student. Luckily an eagle eyed hospital Dr stuck a camera up my son’s nose as son couldn’t talk/was choking. Wasn’t aware how rare that condition might now be.

My son got this (university age) & it was missed by several Doctors who just saw inflamed tonsils. In hospital after drooling/choking, they stuck a camera in via his nose to discover super epiglottitis. Thanks goodness in time for antibiotics to work.

Pink moon and sky with dark foreground of skeleton trees

Tonight’s pink moon courtesy of having no bedroom curtains up yet in our room renovation! #pinkmoon #scotland

A most glorious day yesterday in the historic area of Dysart in Scotland. I am so lucky to have this on my doorstep. The sounds of the waves was comforting. #scotland

One way to world domination: international rights! Join us on April 8 when foreign rights agent Amy Mitchell of @unitedagents.bsky.social discusses translation rights and foreign rights. Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ewf-tuesda...

Thank you ! 😊

Success! The Sweetest Thing will be published by D.C.Thomson in June as a Pocket Novel. I am so happy! It was quite the week, with a short story accepted on Monday too!
#writingcommunity