drafting: that special time when you try to make the words on the page match the shiny new idea you had 300 pages before

I'm genuinely wondering if the person who wrote this is in one of my author chat groups cos jesus it's an assemblage of everything that's been said in there. Well, not everything. Sometimes we talk about dogs. www.thebookseller.com/comment/who-...

Who holds publishers to their promises?

We need accountability for the gap between what publishers promise to authors and what they deliver

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Not every writer wants to be famous. Some just want to be found by the right reader, at the right time, when it matters most

writing a book is conjuring fictional characters in a fictional world & obsessing about whether they're real enough forever

Happy Wednesday everyone and I’m thrilled to share that Thomas’s story aka The Kiss of the Season AND Fred’s story The Duel of the Season are included in the Bookshop.org pre-order promotion and have 20% off until midnight on Fri 27th September with code SEPT20! 🥳✨ www.instagram.com/p/Ddn1QmxuS_...

Tolkien: I shall come up with entire languages, I shall sift through medieval norse texts to find just the right name, I shall think carefully about every syllable of every name! Also Tolkien: oh and I'll call those two Nob and Bob

you know you’re a bookworm when you’re asked about your favourite book and you immediately forget every book that’s ever been written

Love this @booksbymeganann! 🤩 Looks as Books Emmys edition and Mismatch in fabulous company! Which is your favourite? 🪭✨ www.instagram.com/p/DdUCaP8DkX...

writing a book is inventing happy unsuspecting little characters and then dreaming up all the ways you can ruin their lives

when a bookworm claims they have 'nothing to read' while standing in front of a bookshelf with 97989 unread books

A gorgeous Cornish escape that will both break your heart and stitch it back together again! When disgraced actress Isla Quinn flees back to her small-town grandmother, she’s forced to confront her past—including Kit Harding, a first love she left a decade before..

I saw a meme today that said that books are proof that strangers can meet across centuries and still understand each other. That really resonated.

This week’s #KidsBooksFriday is inspired by the great Dolly Parton. So whether it’s books about kindness, generosity, gratitude, inclusivity, positivity, hope, self-belief, or something else, let’s share books that embody Dolly’s spirit and legacy. #KidLitUK #UKKidLit #KidLit #BeMoreDolly

writing a book is just like reading a book except the book really doesn't like you

You know you’re a bookworm when you will read a book in 2 hours or 2 years - there is no in between

My 4-year/old just learned about the concept of infinity and is now throwing a tantrum over it. “It’s weird! I don’t like it. I just want numbers to stop!”

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Oh no, I'm taking my one man show to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival & I've just seen that I've sold a grand total of ZERO TICKETS for the first two shows. It's on from 7th August and I promise it's not rubbish. If you know any families around Edinburgh next week, please do tell them about my show.

Editor: I changed this sentence to make it grammatically correct Me: I don’t like it now …

writer pitching a book: and the character is hiding a dark and mysterious past.. also writer: better figure out what the dark past is

I’m thrilled that Thomas’s story aka The Kiss of the Season is included in the Waterstones pre order promotion and is 25% off from now until midnight on Friday 24th with the code SUMMER26! ☀️ Off to do some pre-ordering myself now… 🥰📚 #waterstonespreorder #FairfaxSisters #preorder #regency #writing

you know you’re a bookworm when airports, museums and libraries are all portals and no one can persuade you otherwise

the writerly urge to sit by the beach and stare at the moon

Rest in peace, Sam Neill. It has been a joy to watch your work over the past several decades. What a talented, classy, brilliant actor. By all accounts he was also just a great guy.

Thank you @meetcutefest ‘26 for a brilliantly bookish time last weekend - I thoroughly enjoyed chatting all things historical fiction as well as catching up with some fabulous writing friends! I can’t wait for next year already 📚💗 @0neMoreChapter_ @NorthbankTalent

‘Why do you read books?’ Because their worlds are better than this one

Meetcute’26 you were brilliant! 🤩 I had the best time chatting all things historical fiction with @franclarkauthor, @alicegmay & @vickibeebyauthor, hosted by the brilliant @radiojojo_ ✨ Huge thanks to @meetcutebookfest team for organising such a fabulous event .. 1/2

Love this! 🤩 Proposition in fabulous pink company today and only 99p until the end of June! ✨ ‘I adored Josephine, she is bookish, intelligent, strong willed and very loyal. She definitely gave a Mary Bennet feel!’ 🪭✨

behind every published book is a typo that made it through 986967 rounds of edits

you know you’re a bookworm when you just want to inhale quaint old books in a quaint old bookshop while listening to the quiet patter of summer rain