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Emma Baird

@emmabaird.bsky.social
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Tries to write (and sell) books, look after cats and produce meals that don't look like the school dinner lady dumped them on a plate. No DMs, please. pinkglitterpubs.com

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Emma Baird @emmabaird.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
New Books, Audiobook Magic and Cute Cats Gather round. Grab a tea/diet coke/glass of Prosecco or a whisky (I don’t judge) while I fill you in on everything happening in my writing world—from new novel releases and audiobook surprises to unboxing dread and life at home.
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New Books, Audiobook Magic and Cute Cats
Gather round. Grab a tea/diet coke/glass of Prosecco or a whisky (I don’t judge) while I fill you in on everything happening in my writing world—from new novel releases and audiobook surprises to unboxing dread and life at home.
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Sue Sutherland, Author - HOW HANNAH GOT HER LUMP OF COAL @suemt.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
HOW HANNAH GOT HER LUMP OF COAL Maybe Hannah was on the Nice list. Maybe she wasn't. But she forgot to whisper “I DON'T BELIEVE IN SANTA CLAUS!" There's a lump of coal in Hannah's future if she can't go from Santa Doubter to Santa Super Believer in 3 days. #book#Santa www.amazon.com/How-Hannah-G..
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the #BookSky moderator 💙📚 @booksky.club · 30/09/2026
Join the #booksky Patreon for: 🚨 promo opportunities for authors and artists 🤫 secret, ad-free feeds 🏷️ special flair on your BookSky posts ✏️ guides about how to promote on Bluesky 💙📚 Patreon support keeps BookSky running!
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Carol Waterkeyn @carolwater.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Book one and two of my fairy series for young readers
Author Carol Waterkeyn holding two books from her fairy series
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Emma Baird @emmabaird.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Has now sold one additional copy!! Still holding out for that snowball rolling down a hill effect, sales increasing slowly but surely... #booksky #writers
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Emma Baird @emmabaird.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
My thank yous! x
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Emma Baird @emmabaird.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
My novel High Heels & Pink Glitter is officially out today! Huge apologies to my English teacher, but immense gratitude to anyone who buys a copy. Link below before I lose my nerve: www.amazon.co.uk/High-Heels-P... #booksky #writers
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New-Cleckit Dominie @ncdominie.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Great moments in Scottish engineering history: James Watt tries to work out how his phone attaches to his selfie stick.
Statue of James Watt. In his right hand he holds a telescopic stick with a frame at the top; in his left he holds a flat object about the size of a large smartphone. He is scowling at the possibly-not-a-smartphone as if he is tempted to yeet it into the sea. On that basis, it probably _is_ a phone.
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Emma Baird @emmabaird.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Cute!
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Emma Baird @emmabaird.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
#Caturday! Have you ever laid on the floor to watch your cat eat? No? No?! What's wrong with you, you bloomin' weirdo? #cats
Man lying on a lino floor next to a ginger and white cat, eating biscuits off a white porcelain plate.
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Emma Baird @emmabaird.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The Glasgow School of Art’s Mackintosh building is a masterpiece. We need a full, faithful restoration with zero erosion of Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s original design intent. If you agree, please add your name to the petition to help save 'The Mack': you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/fu...
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Fully and Faithfully Restore ‘The Mack’
The Glasgow School of Art’s Mackintosh building is a masterpiece. We need a full, faithful restoration with zero erosion of Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s original design intent. If you agree, please add...
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I would *never* drink iced coffee at a job interview. That is so lame—when you could be lining up shots of tequila!
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Emma Baird @emmabaird.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A free read for anyone dreaming of sunshine, romance and an escape to Italy. Up until 30 Sept, you can download the Kindle edition of Love on Lake Como by Joy Skye completely FREE. vinci-books.com/LoveOnLakeComo #booksky
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Emma Baird @emmabaird.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
... makes a profit! Experience (and why let that spoilsport tell the story) suggests this is a short-lived blip, and the book will shortly return to 'normal' sales, i.e. none at all... ah well, such is the life of an author. #booksky #writers
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Emma Baird @emmabaird.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
A book of mine that mostly languishes at the bottom of the bookselling platform heap has recently sold three copies, and as I am the opposite of a catastrophiser, my mind leaps to viral bookselling success, where unaided entirely by my marketing efforts, it sells record copies and even...
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Emma Baird @emmabaird.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
No-one will cry genuine tears at this guy's funeral. Not. A Single. Soul. They might mourn the end of the gravy train, but who will laugh-cry as they tell the funny stories, joke with others as they reminisce about what a joy he was to be around, remember, with glee, that time he made them laugh?
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Emma Baird @emmabaird.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Are you in the Lanarkshire area...? Staffie Tia is in need of a home, as she's currently in kennels and finding it a bit stressful. Photo credit Scottish SPCA. She's 16yo, and loves fuss and attention from people. #dogs #rescue www.scottishspca.org
A Staffordshire bull terrier wearing a pink collar and ribbon, standing on brightly painted pallet boxes, ears pricking up.
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Emma Baird @emmabaird.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
2p nudgers, romance novels and taking a break There is a distinct kind of exhaustion that strikes the moment you launch a book into the world. By late August my brain was completely fried, so I did what any weary author would do and dragged myself off to a corner of the UK I had never visited…
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2p nudgers, romance novels and taking a break
There is a distinct kind of exhaustion that strikes the moment you launch a book into the world. By late August my brain was completely fried, so I did what any weary author would do and dragged myself off to a corner of the UK I had never visited before. It's rather embarrassing that in all my years on this earth (I'll keep the exact figure quiet, acting like an old-school Hollywood actress who never reveals her age), Cardiff had eluded me.
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Emma Baird @emmabaird.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
And a happy #Caturday to you. Ms Lucy is happily kneading in an especially soothing manner... #cats
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Emma Baird @emmabaird.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
In (not) surprising news, “Since 2019, Amazon.com, Inc. has secretly and systematically overcharged its approximately 1.2 million advertising customers by manipulating the ‘auctions’ that it uses to set the price of ads on its platform,” arstechnica.com/tech-policy/... #booksky #authors
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FTC alleges Amazon illegally made $20 billion by rigging billions of ad auctions
FTC says firm replaces actual ad-auction results "with higher prices set by Amazon."
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Emma Baird @emmabaird.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Will bear this in mind if I ever leave books outside (free to good homes). No copies of SQE1 Wills and Administration of Estates, nor The History of the Adam Smith Institute but deffo a Jonathan Franzen lurking somewhere... #booksky
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Emma Baird @emmabaird.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Free romance up until 7th September, a book from one of my fellow Vinci authors @authordineenmiller.bsky.social for those who love wounded heroes, witty banter and sweet romance. vinci-books.com/defensivezone
Banner for Dineen Miller's book, In the Defensive Zone with my Enemy, book has a blue cover with two figures on it, one of whom is an ice-hockey player. Wording on the right hand side says book is free on kindle until 7th September
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Emma Baird @emmabaird.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Woo-hoo! A tree near(ish) me...
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Emma Baird @emmabaird.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
One day, I'll be the nicer person who doesn't snigger at this kind of thing... #booksky
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Ned Raggett @nedraggett.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Okay, one last thing for the evening. This fellow posted on a local Tennessee TV station’s FB post asking for stories from locals, so it’s public. And you know, I get it.
Mike Duke: “In the early 1980's I was working at a Gulf full-service gas station in Silver Point, TN.  Dolly's tour bus stopped for fuel and let everyone stretch their legs.  Beautiful Dolly got out of the tour bus and went into our bathroom.  We do not know if she used the seat or not, but after she left, we promptly took that seat off the ladies toilet and it hung over the door in the service bay and it stayed there for the next 20 years.”
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Faith L. Justice @faithljustice.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
My book "Twilight Empress" is part of a Historical Fiction Giveaway! One lucky winner will receive 20 eBooks and a brand new Kindle. Join the giveaway now and cross your fingers for a chance to win. Feel free to share the link. #amreading #amwriting #Booksky www.bargainbooksy.com/historical-f...
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Historical Fiction eBook and Kindle Giveaway – August 1st 2026 - Bargain Booksy
Deals on Bestselling eBooks
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Emma Baird @emmabaird.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
My blender did not come with that warning, and thus five years ago I ended up in hospital undergoing emergency surgery...
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Emma Baird @emmabaird.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
About to serve marry me tofu to a 💯 percent committed carnivore. Might need to rename it Divorce Me Tofu after this...
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Emma Baird @emmabaird.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
It might seem like a lot of work, but I bet you find it easy when you get going. Dual or even more POVs are my preferred way to write.
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Alex Kanaris-Sotiriou @kanaratron.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Godspeed sweet Count Binface.
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Emma Baird @emmabaird.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Got my high-tech eye protection gear ready for tonight's #eclipse (BBC says colanders can be used. Looking like an eejit is better than eye damage.) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
An upside-down colander on a kitchen surface.
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Emma Baird @emmabaird.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Alas, poor William is with us no more, but in the past he did indicate preferences for who he'd vote for, and it was definitely candidates with 'Bin' in their name. #Clacton, please throw out the trash and vote #Binface in tomorrow!
Ginger and white cat sitting on a blue bin
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Emma Baird @emmabaird.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Romantic Chaos, Dedications and the ‘Netflix Execs’ in My Inbox There is an unwritten rule in romantic fiction: if you invite a group of opinionated characters to the Scottish Highlands with a wedding on the horizon, absolute mayhem and muddle will follow. I’ve spent the last year entangled in the…
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Romantic Chaos, Dedications and the ‘Netflix Execs’ in My Inbox
There is an unwritten rule in romantic fiction: if you invite a group of opinionated characters to the Scottish Highlands with a wedding on the horizon, absolute mayhem and muddle will follow. I’ve spent the last year entangled in the mechanics of a fictional romance—one involving high-stakes bets, unpredictable weather, a bespoke craft beer named (fittingly) Bonnie Brew, a dress that looks as though it’s come straight out of…
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Emma Baird @emmabaird.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
International Cat Day! Lady Lucy is happy about that, but feels she should not be sharing the occasion with a single other cat... #caturday #cats
Ginger and white cat standing next to a verge, bright pink collar around her neck.
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Doug Mack @douglasmack.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Gonna need all the short-story writers to drop everything and work on their own versions of whatever's happening here
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Emma Baird @emmabaird.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
This week's scam email highlight! 'Ryan Mickler', global head of partnerships at Netflix, no less, wishes to acquire the film and TV rights for my book Highland Fling. Ah, a writer can dream, but I think not... #writers #authors
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Emma Baird @emmabaird.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Out today! Fake engagements, dodgy bets and a whole lot of well-intentioned people who want to interfere... Highland Proposal, a romantic comedy: www.amazon.co.uk/Highland-Pro...
a hand holding a phone with a book cover on it, the book cover is Highland Proposal by Emma Baird. There's a plate of pastel-coloured macaroons in the background
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John Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Scotland’s appearance at the World Cup this year shows exactly what the competition should be all about - the fans. The idea that it could be sold off to private investors is unacceptable and I support UEFA’s action today. FIFA need to abandon these plans now. The World Cup must not be for sale.
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Spooky Sasquatch @nerdysasquatch.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
I just think it's super funny, and pathetic, that a bunch of right-wing losers nobody heard of, and Elon, thought that they were personally going to sink a Christopher Nolan movie. The Odyssey is going to break $1B. Nobody outside of Twitter gives a shit about Twitter.
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Emma Baird @emmabaird.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
#Caturday! "I have reviewed the seating arrangements & the catering options for today's meeting. You may now step aside and leave me in peace, human."😼📸 #cats
Overhead view of a ginger and white cat sat on a chair next to a plate of food.
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Emma Baird @emmabaird.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
It’s available now, should you wish to support my habit of making up fictional people and putting them in awkward romantic situations. #BookSky #writing #books 🏔️ www.amazon.co.uk/Highland-Pro...
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Highland Proposal: A witty, heart-warming romantic comedy about fake love and Highland wedding chaos (The Highland Books Book 6) eBook : Baird, Emma: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
Highland Proposal: A witty, heart-warming romantic comedy about fake love and Highland wedding chaos (The Highland Books Book 6) eBook : Baird, Emma: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
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Emma Baird @emmabaird.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Tremendous news for people who like moody Scots and romantic tension: my novel Highland Proposal is available for pre-order. Less great news for me, as I have to awkwardly tell people about it...
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Emma Baird @emmabaird.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Books Galore (and the Magic of Reading) Heatwaves, Christopher Nolan, the magic of reading and plenty of brilliant book deals to explore.
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Books Galore (and the Magic of Reading)
Heatwaves, Christopher Nolan, the magic of reading and plenty of brilliant book deals to explore.
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Emma Baird @emmabaird.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Oh, also if you'd like to pre-order it, here's the link for that too: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0H85CKZW8/ (think should probably have made that the first message, instead of the freebie one, oh well - it's in keeping with my crap book marketing 'journey' so far...)
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Highland Proposal: A witty, heart-warming romantic comedy about fake love and Highland wedding chaos (The Highland Books Book 6) eBook : Baird, Emma: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
Highland Proposal: A witty, heart-warming romantic comedy about fake love and Highland wedding chaos (The Highland Books Book 6) eBook : Baird, Emma: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
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Emma Baird @emmabaird.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
How would you like a free ARC copy of romantic comedy, in exchange for a review on Amazon or Goodreads (though it isn't obligatory). You would? Oh, well done! Here's the link: dl.bookfunnel.com/c8ch17sovb #books #freebooks #Booksky
A horizontal image of popcorn, with a mug of coke and a book, Highland Proposal, by Emma Baird lying beside it
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Emma Baird @emmabaird.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Christmas in July! If you love a good ol' festive fun caper, Highland Christmas is on special offer pre-order today until Friday! Here's the link: www.waterstones.com/book/highlan... and pre-order with the code SUMMER26. Thank ye kindly if you do!
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caasbrey @caasbrey.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
God grant me the perseverance of a typo that’s made it through 45 rounds of edits.
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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
"Larry likes his breakfast at 9, brunch at 1030 and lunch at noon with plenty of snacks in between. The rest of the job is a doddle"
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Emma Baird @emmabaird.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Love the fact that no-one gives a flying floobie about Musk's I've-spent-billions-on-boosting-my-opinions, opinions
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Emma Baird @emmabaird.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Anyone, is this a British thing - you end a phone call, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye. Do we do this instead of saying 'love you'? #British
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