I have never and will never use AI for my writing.
It does make me sad though that I have to be extra careful to keep all my rough drafts, including the ones where half way through I decided I change tense or POV, just in case one day someone accuses me of not having written what I've written.
This morning I went for a massage. It was super foggy and chilly. By the time the massage was done, it was clear blue skies and a beautiful spring day. Felt like pathetic fallacy in real life!
It's back! My lemon spoon rest has been fired and is ready for use now! 🍋
Take it as a compliment that your writing is so fantastic that she wants it inside her?
Hit that 20k mark today!
In Act 1, we've had many appearances of a cat, a lot of tasty food descriptions, a character swearing off romance and an (un?)welcome surprise.
Excited to see what Act 2 has in store...
#AmWriting #Scrivener #RomanceAuthors #SpeculativeAuthors
Stardew Valley is my happy place. This time, instead of my normal crazy rush to complete community centre in year 1, making notes and plans and mapping everything out, I'm going to take it slow and just go with the flow (and try to resist googling everyone's schedules...) #Cosy #Gaming
I've spent more minutes on annoying phone calls to companies today than I've managed to write words. Phone calls are one of my least favourite things anyway, and the fact they've taken away my writing time today is extra annoying. But tomorrow we go again!
Agree their texture sucks, but for me all types of melon are worse...
Doing something creative that isn't writing this morning...and painting a spoon rest to look like a lemon! Can't wait to get it fired and see the final product! #LemonsAreLife #PotteryPainting
Congrats! Many more to follow ❤️
Kid: I love you
Me: I love you too!
Kid: And do you know what we both love?
Me: Daddy?
Kid: Bed.
To be fair, I do love bed.
Every Winter Olympics, I get mildly obsessed with curling. My only experience was doing human curling on a frozen lake in Canada on my year abroad. Happy memories 🥹🇨🇦🥌
Clearly I mean February! It's been a long day 🫠
I cannot wait for this! Devoured the first one! (And yes, I'm ready for holiday romances even though we're just in January)
Me writing my current chapter. These two are just too adorable.
#AmWriting #RomanceAuthor
There is nothing so beautiful as when you are writing and your characters take over and then you are no longer writing, but you are the vessel that allows them to grow, to fall in love, to seek their HEA. All I can do is sit back and feel privileged that they want me along for the ride!
#AmWriting
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Genuinely so delighted to announce I'll be working with @authormorganw.bsky.social! Cannot wait to make this book the best it can be, then get it out into the world ❤️
You know that moment when you write a scene that involves describing a lot of very very tasty baked goods, and then you are sad that you don't have said baked goods? That is me.
Send me baked goods.
#AmWriting #WishIWasEating
I'm just constantly so proud of all my writer friends, I hope that one day, even if I don't get to blurb them, I get to big up their books as much as possible because they are all awesome!
This is not ridiculous. This is AMAZING!
The overview misses out some fantastic books I've had the privilege to beta read this year. I think my actual total is closer to 30 books last year!
Happy 2026.
My kindle tells me that last year I read everyday except 8 (and all of those were down to illness!)
Top 3 books I read last year:
The Measure by Nikki Erlick
Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins
The Undercutting of Rosie and Adam by Megan Bannen
And here's a brief overview!
Merry Christmas everyone! First present of the day was a story written for me in the @quillhollow.bsky.social Secret Santa Story Exchange - definitely the best way to start off the day. It was so me, and I am honoured that someone wrote it for me!
With 10 days left until 2026 (when did that happen?!) I'm thrilled to announce that I'm well ahead of my goal to read 20 books this year. Currently reading book number 28 (not including reading my own for editing!) What's your favourite book you've read this year? #BookSky #AmReading
Day 1 of the Christmas holidays and we've made baubles, played multiple board games, done Lego, done colouring, done a jigsaw and it's only one hour since lunch 😵
So disappointed that the UK aren't following suit...
@matthaig.bsky.social is right as always. Reading is such a delight. Since I've started being intentional with it, I've over doubled how many books I've read in a year. And I'm a better person for it, mentally, emotionally, socially. Reading is everything!
Obsessulated 🩷💚