Just listened to this. Plenty of "oh yes" moments particularly on resistance to and demands of the creative impulse and the need to decolonise the mind! Creatively helpful as ever @heidijames.bsky.social

Heidi James@heidijames.bsky.social · last yr.

Latest episode of First Graft out now: I talk with Naomi Booth about how place sparks inspiration, enmeshment, resistance to and the demands of the creative impulse and how vital it is to decolonise our minds from patriarchal capitalism if we are to create.

Brilliant article from the uber talented Amy Beashel in The Guardian. I cannot recommend reading Bad Manners enough! #BookSky www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

A moment that changed me: my 11-year-old daughter received an unwanted compliment – and I taught her how to respond

At a party, a man looked my child up and down in admiration, before praising her looks. I saw her visibly shrink. So I taught her the value of bad manners

theguardian.com

Night night sweet dreamies It’s not what you say to everyone else It’s what you whisper to yourself that has the greatest power Whisper, honestly, consistently and encouragingly always

Well this is fantastic! “we are claiming back some of the power we gave away in our younger years … & our stories are having more resonance than ever before.” Yes @kitdewaal.bsky.social! @forthwrite.bsky.social

Forthwrite@forthwrite.bsky.social · 2y ago

Read about our festival in The Guardian, featuring @kitdewaal.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...

In today's @theguardian.com country diary @kateblincoe.bsky.social sits on an oaken throne, looking for a fawn in the field. #naturewriting #countrydiary

Country diary: My daughter says she’s seen a fawn – has she? | Kate Blincoe

Caistor St Edmund, Norfolk: Muntjac deer mate all year round, so it’s quite possible. I take to the oak throne that we have on the farm, and scan the view

theguardian.com

If you are able, please do support Indy bookshops. The near monopoly of an online giant is skewering the industry. Without Indies, we simply wouldn't be here. @bookcornerhx.bsky.social @serenitybookshop.bsky.social @trumanbooks.bsky.social @drakebookshop.bsky.social @forumbooks.bsky.social

Love the honesty and humility in these episodes! Demystifies the writing and creative process which helps with the grafting! #writingpodcasts #firstgraft #amwriting @heidijames.bsky.social @amandajanemason.bsky.social

Amanda Mason@amandajanemason.bsky.social · 2y ago

This was just *such* a pleasure. And available wherever you get your podcasts obvs. The impeccable @heidijames.bsky.social and First Graft. open.spotify.com/episode/6CZC...

Love this! Happy #Caturday!

Ellie Hawkes@elspells13.bsky.social · 2y ago

Atti's "existential crisis" face 😂

Great opportunity!

Ellie Hawkes@elspells13.bsky.social · 2y ago

Last few places up for grabs on my FREE online writing workshop on Saturday - email me to book your spot! More info here: elspells.com/2025/01/13/e...

Time to go a-wassailing in @kateblincoe.bsky.social's @theguardian.com country diary celebrating this centuries-old pagan tradition of shared thanks and love. #countrydiary #naturewriting

Country diary: Beating pots and pans, it’s time to go a-wassailing

Saxlingham Nethergate, Norfolk: With Venus shining down on us in the cold, we perform a ceremony that today has more to do with connecting to our roots than ensuring a good apple harvest

theguardian.com

Just listened to this. @regretteruane.bsky.social is brilliant - and helpful - on the realities of the process of writing. #amwriting

Heidi James@heidijames.bsky.social · 2y ago

Out now: In this episode of First Graft I talk about writing, visual art, trauma and noticing with Rose Ruane; Rose is an artist & writer who lives in Glasgow with her ever expanding collection of 20th Century kitsch. Her novels This is Yesterday and Birding are published by Corsair Books.

I am delighted to launch Elspells Writing Coaching! If you want a cheerleader for your writing in 2025, get in touch! 🎉🎉🎉

#100DaysOfWriting day 99! Back in Jan, the brilliant @heidijames.bsky.social challenged me to get my book bloody well WRITTEN by the end of '24. I will be there by day 100 and the end of the year! Thanks also to @elspells13.bsky.social for #100DaysOfWriting encouragement! #amwriting

Moniack Mhor, a beautiful writers centre in Scotland is running a gothic writing course starting in January, all online. Lots of residential, day and online courses on their website too. Check it out. www.moniackmhor.org.uk Please share

Solstice. Also, just 11 million seconds* till the swifts get back. *give or take

Day 81 (!) of #100DaysOfWriting. How can we be so far in? Have enjoyed writing/thinking about my writing even more than usual, although more than usually tired, too! #amwriting #nevergiveup

Listened to episode two of this documentary on #CountyLines just now on #Radio4 Powerful and moving with great personal insight. Thank you @fallingtreeprod.bsky.social and @phoebemcindoe.bsky.social

Falling Tree Productions@fallingtreeprod.bsky.social · 2y ago

"This beautifully made doc is made all the more powerful by presenter @phoebemcindoe.bsky.social's personal story. And of course we listen and we think... what if that was my kid?" www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

On the 1st of January, the #Curae prize for writer-carers opens for a second time. The demise of twitter is making it harder to get the word out, so do share! thecuraeprize.uk There are around 7 million unpaid carers in the UK alone & Curae shines a light on the role & much more. #carers #writing

Guys - I could really use your help. Somebody I Used to Love is just inches away from breaking into the top 100 Kindle reads. I’d really appreciate any shares or downloads. This twisty, dark romance is currently on a 99p offer! I will reward you with virtual hugs x geni.us/SIUTL

Day 58 of #100DaysOfWriting A slow week on the writing front due to working hard on a proofreading project. I'm calling it a mulling week before being able to crack on again next week! Still managing a few words here and there though! #amwriting

My cats have curled up into a heart ❤️

On the 1st of January, the #Curae prize for writer-carers opens for a second time. The demise of twitter is making it harder to get the word out, so do share! thecuraeprize.uk There are around 7 million unpaid carers in the UK alone & Curae shines a light on the role & much more. #carers #writing

Congrats to the brilliant @jankaneen1.bsky.social 🥳🥳🥳

Northodox Press 📖@northodoxpress.bsky.social · 3y ago

🚨AUTHOR ANNOUNCEMENT🚨 We are enormously proud to have signed the incredible short story and flash fiction writer Jan Kaneen! Her collection of strange and dark stories, Hostile Environments, is coming as part of our 2024-2025 publishing schedule!