A memorial cross with Edinburgh Castle in the background, set against moody grey skies.

From my recent trip to the beautiful city of Edinburgh 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Both my children go by different names than their birth names and I'm 💯 cool with that.

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

Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying.

Learn more: manuscriptwishlist.com/2025/01/the-...

Today I've been working on some illustrations to accompany my STEM middle-grade manuscript. Here's one of my protagonist - school refuser and inventor, Pip. #creativity #STEM #illustration

A snowdrop peeks through leaf litter.

First sign of springtime
Emerges meek, head bent low
Spirits lift, heart sings.

Great opportunity 👍

A window display of a book called Project Human and information about a 'meet the author' event.

My latest novel is in bookshops now 🤩

Thank you :)

google map of the world with lots of pins in it where each pin represents and independent bookshop

For those that like to shop from in Independent Bookshop, here's an ever growing directory.

There are 29 individual directory pages, thousands of bookshops listed, and five bookshop interviews

#IndieBookshop #BookSky 💙📚

www.indiebookshops.com

MG Hub Pitch Party 2025 MG Hub Pitch Party 2025 The Middle Grade Hub (MG Hub - (https://bsky.app/profile/middlegradehub.bsky.social) is hosting its third annual pitch party! The Pitch Party Unlike other pitch parties, this...

Excited to announce our 3rd annual MGHub Off-Social-Media pitching event for all ages of kidlit: PB / CB / MG / YA Click to learn more… #mglit #kidlit #pitch

Thank you Carol :)

I'm thrilled to announce that my upper-middle grade novel PROJECT HUMAN will be published by UpLit Press in September! You can pre-order on Amazon or by clicking this link:
books2read.com/project-human

#CoverReveal #middlegradebooks #STEM #android #adventure

Bologna Children’s Book Fair 2025: ‘Good Business Mixed with Changing Tides’ The 2025 edition of the Bologna Children’s Book Fair ended on an upbeat note, despite a volatile global political situation, impending tariffs imposed by the Trump administration, and concerns over de...

www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

It's #kidlitartpostcard day! Here's a sample of a few illustrations I've been working on :)

Is it Good Literature? Going boldly into the unknown...a weekly roundup of writing tips and trends from a NZ children's writer. Comments always welcome.

My weekly roundup of #publishing news #writingcraft tips and #bookmarketing links is up. Is It Good Literature?
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#writingcommunity

Please consider bidding on one of the awesome lots available #TransRightAreHumanRights

Doodle of Louie Stowell's Loki Auction item 'Doodle of Louie Stowell's Loki' hosted online at 32auctions.

If you'd like to do something to help fight the horrifying supreme court ruling, I'm auctioning an original, bespoke Loki doodle as part of a genre creators' fundraiser for trans rights. Your wish is my command. I'll even draw loki as a horse. Bid here. www.32auctions.com/organization... #KidLitUK

The cover of 'On Tyranny' by Timothy Snyder

Just finished reading Timothy Snyder's ON TYRANNY (the graphic novel version, illustrated by Nora Krug). Deeply thought provoking - and worrying - especially in light of what's happening in US politics right now. #recommended #graphicnovel

Update: The House just passed the Republican voter suppression measure that threatens voting access for millions of Americans, including 69 million women whose married names don't match their birth certificates.

Make sure your senators know you expect them to stand against it.

Author visit

Last Thursday was World Book Day and I spent the morning at Marshland High School leading a poetry workshop for a group of talented Yr 7 students. #Poetry #WorldBookDay #AuthorVisit
www.marshlandhigh.co.uk/news/?pid=17...

BBC World Service | The International Audio Drama Competition 2026 Deadline: 11.00 GMT on Wednesday 4 June 2025.

www.bbc.co.uk/writers/oppo... #writing #opportunity

#50PreciousWords I love a challenge, especially when it comes to writing, so when I heard about Vivian Kirkfield's #50PreciousWords contest I had to give it a go. Turns out it's tricky writing a children's story with ...

It's not too late to enter #50PreciousWords
www.penavey.com/post/50preci...

a purple cartoon character is giving a peace sign and has the word querying written above it Alt: a purple cartoon character is giving a peace sign and has the word querying written above it

If you've done much research into the "art" of the query letter, you may have noticed many (often conflicting) recommendations. However, if you look at some successful query samples, you’ll find many of them break a “rule” or two.

A thread 🧵🪓

#writingcommunity #amquerying

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Garden gnome riding a pig.

Gnorman the pig riding gnome approves.

He's angling for a percentage on my next book deal 🐾

Mortimer helps me write (whether I like it or not!)

Map of Monotropic Experiences | Autistic Realms Monotropism seeks to explain Autism in terms of attention distribution and interests. OSF Preprints | Development and Validation of a Novel Self-Report ...

I created a map of monotropic experiences with @stimpunks.org

Where are you on the map? Where do you want to go next?
Are you stuck or feeling lost?
Any places missing you'd like added?

autisticrealms.com/map-of-monot...

Keep following for updates on a new community project starting soon!

A group of bulbous brown fungi.

A group of Pokémon called Diglets.

Spotted these cool guys whilst pottering in my garden the other day. I think they may be glistening ink caps but hubby disagreed and thought they were Diglets 😂 D'you know, he might be right! #fungi #pokemon

A black cat curled up asleep showing off his fangs.

Here's Mortimer displaying his teefs 🐈‍⬛🐾 #catsofbluesky