Thanks to everyone at @butserancientfarm.co.uk for letting me play in your ancient world! And thanks to @greekmythcomix.bsky.social for taking such fab photos! π₯° #ButserBookFest #ButserAncientFarm #RomanBritain #IronAgeBritain #TheRomanMysteries #TheRomanQuests #SpongeStick #AncientRomanToiletPaper
So excited to be sharing #WritingTips at #ButserBookFest tomorrow. A #PlotStructure formula simple enough for a 7-year-old but powerful enough for a 70-year-old... I'm in the Old Saxon Meadhall from 1pm - 2pm More info here: www.butserancientfarm.co.uk/bookfest-202...
About to head off the @butserancientfarm.co.uk for #butserbookfest. Saturday, I'm running a pworkshop on using details of daily life and setting to enrich your world building. Sunday I'm talking about my own writing, in the very house that Kanda builds at the beginning of A Sword of Gold and Ruin.
Butser Bookfest, October 18th, 2.30 pm to 3.30 pm Ticketed Workshop Build Your World: Place, Daily Life and Detail in Fantasy Writing - a Workshop with Anna Smith Spark. Join critically acclaimed fantasy author Anna Smith Spark exploring how descriptions of setting, daily life, and sensory detail can shape magical fantasy worlds.
I'll be @butserancientfarm.co.uk on Saturday 18 October as part of #butserbookfest , giving a practical workshop on using descriptions of daily life to build a richer, deeper and more magical fantasy or historical world.
#fantasy #fantasybooks #fantasyfiction #historicalfiction #historicalfantasy
Which cover do you prefer? I love them both! I'll be talking about my 2nd Roman Quest book, The Archers of Isca, at the #ButserBookFest this Sat 18 Oct 2025 from 1-2pm @butserancientfarm.co.uk More info here: www.butserancientfarm.co.uk/bookfest-202...? #RomanQuests #HistFictForKids
So excited to be doing a writing workshop at @butserancientfarm.co.uk this Saturday 18 Oct 2025 from 1-2pm. Sharing artefacts and top tips. Lots of other great authors and events at the #ButserBookFest Info here: www.butserancientfarm.co.uk/bookfest-202...
I'll be giving a workshop @butserancientfarm.co.uk on Sat 18 October as part of #butserbookfest . I'll take people through building a rich, magical, mythic but human world for a fantasy or historical novel or short story.
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Two weeks' from today, on Sunday 19th October, I'll be @butserancientfarm.co.uk for #butserbookfest , talking about writing fantasy and creating ancient mythic worlds.
#books #fantasy #fantasyfiction #epicfantasy #historicalfiction
In two weeks' time, on Saturday 18th October, I'll be @butserancientfarm.co.uk for #butserbookfest , giving a workshop on building a magical, fantastical, yet tangibly human world.
#books #fantasy #fantasyfiction #epicfantasy #historicalfiction πππ
I'm going to be @butserancientfarm.co.uk for #butserbookfest on Sat 18 and Sun 19 October. On Sun 19, I'll be talking about writing fantasy and creating ancient worlds - in the house in chapter two of A Sword of Gold and Ruin.
#fantasy #fantasybooks #epicfantasy #folklore #historicalfantasy
I'm going to @butserancientfarm.co.uk for #butserbookfest on Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th October.On Saturday 18th at 2.30, I'll be giving a workshop on fantasy world building - in a Saxon Mead Hall!
#fantasy #fantasybooks #epicfantasy #folklore #historicalfantasy
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Weβve been away for a bitβ¦ but weβre back on Bluesky! What have we missed?
One thing you wonβt want to miss π #ButserBookFest, 18th & 19th Oct! Two days of amazing people, talks & activities.
More info: www.butserancientfarm.co.uk/butser-liter...
#Books #Hampshire #LiteraryFestival
This weekend we're celebrating words, worldbuilding, and the wilderness with #ButserBookFest βοΈ Hear from bestselling UK authors, join author-led workshops, have a go at ancient crafts and folkloric funfair games, and more!
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Thrilled to be speaking at the #ButserBookFest on 19 & 20 Oct. There will be other authors plus activities, music & much more #familyfriendly fun! Don't miss this amazing, atmospheric venue... like going back in time. π @butserancientfarm.bsky.social www.butserancientfarm.co.uk/butser-book-...