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Kate Kenzie @kakenzie101.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

It's #RomFicFriday and a new 2 truths and a lie. Today it's about my book, A Witch's Guide to Practical Magic. Can you spot the lie? Cackleshore Academy is based on Whitby Abbey. The monolith in the Bay's market square is based on the Rudston stone. A witchling has a puffin as a familiar

Book cover for A Witch's Guide to Practical Magic

Text: Two truths and a lie about my upcoming book A Witch's Guide to Practical Magic

Can you spot the lie?

Stained glass windows with text Cackleshore Academy is based on Whitby Abbey

Ruston monolith in front of a church

Text: The magical monolith is based on the stone in Ruston

A puffin

Text: A witchling has a puffin as their familiar

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Kate Kenzie @kakenzie101.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

So excited to share my review for Writing Authentic Dialogue by @lizhurstauthor.bsky.social Such a wonderful writing craft book - full of info, has a depth of knowledge expected from a much larger book. It's highly accessible and I know it will improve my writing. katekenzie.com/2026/06/30/b...

Book cover for A Wordsmith's Guide to Writing Authentic Dialogue by Elizabeth M Hurst. Teal background with Dialogue written in a speech bubble, ??? in a thought bubble and A Practical Handbook for crafting Natural Character-driven conversations in another speech bubble

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Kate Kenzie @kakenzie101.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Whoohoo! I am so excited to share my book, A Witch’s Guide to Practical Magic is available to pre-order through bookshop.org and currently has 20% Indie bookshops are the best so thrilled with this promotion. Who are your favourite bookshops?

Purple background with book cover for A Witch's Guide to Practical Magic by Kate Kenzie - pink boarder with vines hiding witchy objects, a raven, bat and a colourful white cat and a witch dressed in purple.

Witch 20% of code PREORDER20 13-17th May at bookshop.org

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Kate Kenzie @kakenzie101.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Today's #romficfriday prompt is which seasons do you enjoy writing? Or is the time of year less important than your stories? I love the cosier ber months.

Pale brown background with text - which seasons do you enjoy writing?
Images of the blue book cover of A Blend. of Magic and the pink and blue book cover of A Witch'sGuide to Practical Magic

Blue book cover of A Blend of Magic by Kate Kenzie. Decorated with a cream teapot and tea cup and saucer, flowers and in the bottom two windows. One with a witch looking out and the other a cat. In background photos are a christmas tree with presents and christmas star cookies

In background, autumnal photos. A pumpkin and blanket, mug of coffee with brown leave and an ope book, the back of switch, another mug of coffee and book, candles in cauldrons, gargoyles and witches alter. In the centre is the pink and blue book cover of A witch's guide to practical magic by Kate Kenzie. Decorated with a witch dressed in purple, a while cat with pink and blue splurges and witchy objects

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The Speechless Bard ✨ @speechlessbard.com · 12/01/2026

We're gonna keep saying it because apparently we haven't said it enough before; all our notebooks are actually sleeves around notebooks, so you can keep swapping out your full ones for empty ones! No more hesitating to write in that pretty book! GO FOR IT! ✒️ #notebook #leathercraft

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A close up of a D10 die lying in the centre of a lined notebook paper

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Kate Kenzie @kakenzie101.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

#romficfriday what was my last Google search in relation to my book? Components of medieval architecture. Why? Needed to describe the stonework around the Lodge. It needed to be more specific than the thingy over curved thing with a creature on top 😂 #AWitchesGuideToPracticalMagic #cosyromantasy

A scrapbook image of notepad, flowers, stone arches, gargoyle and coffee with a book

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Sue Moorcroft Author @suemoorcroftauthor.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Looking forward to this event with the ever-fab Phillipa Ashley at Harborough Culture Café! Come along if you can. Tickets available via their events page: www.tickettailor.com/events/harbo...

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Kate Kenzie @kakenzie101.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

It's world book day! Time to celebrate reading and discover new books to add to your TBR. What are you reading? Since binge watching Bridgerton I'm reading Julia Quinn's The offer from a gentleman to see how different Sophie and Benedict's romance is on the page rather the screen. #books

Text; It's world book day. What are you reading?

Beige background with a photo of a coffee in mug and an open book

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Cathie Dunn – Historical Fiction & History 🥰📚 @cathiedunn.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Happy #WorldBookDay! 📚 Remember to have a book at hand, always! The format doesn't matter. Reading can expand your horizon and send you on journeys, it relaxes you and involves you emotionally, and it can educate you. What are you reading today?📖 #readers #writers #booksky

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Kate Kenzie @kakenzie101.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Some good news this #WorldBookDay I have an agent! Another author goal has been hit. I am now represented by Nicky Lovick at the WGM Atlantic Talent Group Time to celebrate with some more writing. Cake and tea will have to wait

Cream background with a book, flower frame. Text says Good News Day, I am now represented by Nicky Lovick at WGM Atlantic Talent Group

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Kate Kenzie @kakenzie101.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

So excited to join Magical Beginnings in Little Beaubrook's blog tour today. My full review and chance to win a copy is on my blog (link in comments). Full of warmth gentle magic in a Brigadoon-esque Devon village, this novel is a welcome escape and reminds you of the power of community and love.

Vibes and tropes of Magical Beginnings in Little Beaubrook by Bella Brightside

multi viewpoint, sentient village, slow burn romance, uplifting community based and found family

Blurb for Magical Beginnings in Little Beaubrook by Bella Brightside.
Some places are special enough to heal hearts… Welcome to Little Beaubrook

In a tiny English village hidden away for decades, the mists are parting to reveal a manor which glows gold and tumbledown thatched cottages that have been waiting for the right people to rebuild them.

On moving in day, a diverse group of new neighbours have only two things in common. Their hearts have been broken in some way, and they’ve all signed a contract with some very strange stipulations, including buying one of the cottages for a pound. As Chair of the commonhold association, Albie Curville hopes that by sharing his late wife’s rules for living he can bring these reluctant strangers together to fulfil her dying wish before he runs out of time… and before they discover his secret.

When their newfound community – built on kindness, friendship and a manor with a long history of helping those in need – is threatened by an outside source, can they finally overcome their pasts to save Little Beaubrook and seize the second chances they deserve?

Come and visit this magical lost village for a cosy, feel-good story about love, found family, new beginnings and the healing power of community. Perfect for fans of Jenny Colgan, Lucy Jane Wood and Phaedra Patrick.

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James Anok 🇨🇦🇵🇹🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈+ @thetastate.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Happy Lunar New Year everyone! This is probably the clearest handheld photo of the moon I’ve ever taken (Sony A6000/55-200mm). It’s amazing to know that every human being who has ever lifted their eyes toward the night sky will have seen the same view of the moon that you and I do. #moon #luna

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Kate Kenzie @kakenzie101.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

When it's grey outside, there is nothing like travelling into a book. In this case, Venice with Just One Look at You by Jill Mansell My full review is on my blog, Kate Kenzie Writes katekenzie.com/2026/02/09/b... But... 1/2

Book cover for Just One Look at You by Jill Mansell
Bright teal background with a sunset. A gondola with the stereotypical rd and white pole. A black cat sits in it.

Quote on teal background 'The queen of romantic, witty and heartwarming novels'

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Kate Kenzie @kakenzie101.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Meet your main character - Willow Anderson. Witch and owner of The Enchanted Emporium with its resident ghosts, Old Percy, The Marleys and Black Cat. Sells tea and witchcraft supplies. Has a familiar Vincent, adores tea. #romficfeb26 #romance #witchcraft @romanticnovelists.bsky.social

Scrapbook page for Willow Anderson. Main character of A Blend of Magic
Photo of a woman with silver pixie cut hair. A ginger Maine Coon, a black cat

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Kate Kenzie @kakenzie101.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Day 7 of #romficfeb26 Real places or entirely fictional? A Blend of Magic is set in a fictional old apothecary, The Enchanted Emporium down a snicket in Whitby, North Yorkshire But my other books are set in fictional towns. #realorfiction #romance #ablendofmagic

Scrapbook page with text Real or fiction locations?
Witch's hat, cauldron
Black and white photo of Whitby cobbled street. Whitby Abbey and photo of Whitby houses at dusk

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Breana Navickas @breanimator.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

#BlackHistoryMonth I'm Bre Navickas. I'm a queer animation industry professional. I'm a mom, podcaster, former advocacy org leader and co-founder, and an #Indieanimation showrunner. Great to meet you and hope you enjoy my show about a teen black witch and vampires Pilot Link: youtu.be/5fXFD58D51A

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Louise Mangos @louisemangos.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Fellow writers! Do you have a manuscript ready to submit for a £50,000 prize? Here's a great opportunity... ➡️ app.libraro.com/create-accou... ⬅️

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Big Bearded Spookseller @bigbeardedbookseller.com · 08/02/2026

Today’s draw from The Sacred Rose Tarot is Strength strength, courage, persuasion, influence, compassion Just asking for a general vibe for the day and drew this, a reminder of the inner strength we all have to overcome obstacles if we believe in ourselves 1/ #TarotSky #SacredRoseTarot #Strength

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Lea Elm @leaelm.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

I also listened to a coastal themed essay by @louisekenward.bsky.social on BBC Sounds. Yes please, to have art accessible like this so I can enjoy it from home or wherever I might be ✨️ www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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The Essay - A Landscape for Recovery - Louise Kenward on the Ocean as Mirror at Bexhill-on-Sea - BBC Sounds

Writer, artist and psychologist Louise Kenward describes her relationship with the sea.

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Caitlin Rozakis @caitlinrozakis.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

For the afternoon crowd! 💙📚

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Caitlin Rozakis @caitlinrozakis.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Sad you missed my reading last week? Here's a chance to get a sneak peek of STARTUP HELL anyway! 6 great authors, 1 free online event. Register now, before your calendar fills up! (Also, everyone in the Northern Hemisphere knows Feb is dreary and awful. You deserve something to look forward to!)💙📚

Strong Women?Strange Worlds presents Third Thursday QuickReads of Sci Fi, Fantasy, and Horror by
Mari Costa
Jessica Levai
Elizabeth R. McClellan
CB Lee
Celia Seupel
Caitlin Rozakis

February 19, 8pm EST Free On Zoom Preregister now at StrongWomenStrangeWorlds.weebly.com

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Vivienne Dunstan @vivdunstan.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Some photos from my husband's Saturday walk to the Dighty Burn wooded river valley near our home in eastern Dundee, Scotland 📷📸🎞️🪶 #squirrels

A rook perched on a metal fence with a red brick building behind. The bird's body is facing the left as we look, with its head turned round to the right backwards. It has a particularly fluffy black head, and a very sharp grey beak pointed back to the right.

A siskin perched in a birch tree looking sternly towards the camera. It is surrounded by birch cones and branches, with white sky behind.

A robin perched among bramble branches, facing the left as we look, with its soft mid brown body with grey colouring, and a bright orange area around its beak, neck and tummy. It was singing loudly.

A grey squirrel scampering across the leaf-covered floor of a wood. At this moment it was caught perched on a long branch, its fluffy grey tail flung out behind it. In the foreground left is a tall tree trunk.

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Stephen Hampshire @shampshire.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

This sounds brilliant.

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Kate Kenzie @kakenzie101.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Words before sunrise 1489. Not towards my ms. Instead an emotional vent about the horrifying and heartbreaking events in US. Fictional witchy goings on become insignificant when the world is heavy with hatred and misused murderous power. How do authors write with a backdrop like this?

Stormy clouds with a hint of light coming through the darkness. Text in a dark background says words written before sunrise 1489

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Kate Kenzie @kakenzie101.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Thanks to a surge of creativity and coffee, 1299 words written before sunrise. I know what happens next and desperate to write it. Back to Cackleshore we go. Themes of scenes: enchanted books, defiant witchlings and a pint of Hell's Meade #writerslife #witchcraft #fantasy

Brown background with an old fashioned clock face, typewriter, coffee, a jug and book. Text says words before sunrise 1299

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Kate Kenzie @kakenzie101.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Today’s words before sunrise much better at 652. Thanks to 4am inspiration and a Jack Russell reminding me where my desk was. Can’t give up now - I just wish my typing speed and word formation matched the scenes playing in my head. #authorlife #amwriting #fantasybook #writingcommunity

Tan and white Jack Russell looking at the camera while sitting on an office chair. Text reads words before sunrise 652

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Kate Kenzie @kakenzie101.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Didn’t post my words before sunrise for last 2 days - they were dire. Imposter syndrome got hold, motivation stalled and words failed. Only 162 words on Weds and 89 yesterday. Writing is hard. Writing to a deadline is harder. Unlike when I indie published others are waiting for this. #authorlife

Words before sunrise - 162 and 89
Background is a tea without milk in a posh teacup and saucer on a cream tablecloth. two sprigs of cherries are nearby

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Kate Kenzie @kakenzie101.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Another morning fuelled by Yorkshire tea and panic to reach this deadline. 768 words written before sunrise and more threads to weave in. Themes written: Family feuds, Gilmore girls and confusion #amwriting #authorlife #witchyread #fantasy #writinggoal #futurebook #witchcraft #gilmoregirls

A cup of tea (no milk) in dainty red floral teacup being held by a female hand with red nail varnish. A book and a pair of glasses. Text says Words before sunrise 768

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Kate Kenzie @kakenzie101.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

A foggy morning and a cosy duvet meant it was difficult to wake up. Only 497 words written before sunrise and shopping delivery arrived. Favourite books, missing paintings, and pumpkins - I feel this manuscript is picking up momentum. #authorlife #reading #witchyread #witchcraft #yorkshireweather

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Angry Robot Books @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

A really good way to catch up on genre reviews and articles you may have missed from the week. Always some good nuggets to find here (possibly even things that the everyday folk left behind).

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Kate Kenzie @kakenzie101.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Slept through my alarms, and was disturbed by a puking Jack Russell (somethings can't be ignored) led to a very short writing sessions before sunrise. Only 289 words. Suspected sabotage, picture books and secrets. #writingcommunity #writerslife #authorgoal #fantasy #witchyreads #witchcraft

Open notebook with a female hand holding a biro. A laptop blurred in the corner of the background/ text reads Words before sunrise 289

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Kate Kenzie @kakenzie101.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

A late start after disturbing dreams. It was a relief to step into quests, suspicions and witchcraft on my WIP. 570 words written before dawn fueled by one cuppa. Another one is needed. #authorlife #writingupdate a late #5amwritersclub #amwriting #witchfiction #CackleshoreAcademy #witchyromance

White blurred background with beige curtains. A woman's hand holding a gold pen, blue nail polish writing in a lined notebook. Text reads Words written before sunrise 570

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 147: Don't ask yourself if a story has been told before: it has. Ask yourself how you're going to tell it in a way that is unique to you.

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Kate Kenzie @kakenzie101.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

673 words written before sunrise. Tensions are brewing but only one person has been transfigured into a frog. #amwriting #authorlife #5amwritersclub #writingdeadline #witchyread #witchcraft #bookcommunity #writingcommunity #timefortea

A lit ivory pillar candle with a pair of plastic framed glasses, a silver pen and a mug of tea. The mug is white with a multi-coloured dragonfly. Text says 673 words before sunrise

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Dr Sam Hirst @romgothsam.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

It's online! It's open to anyone, anywhere in the world! We'll be reading the texts below but we'll be diving into the history of romance well beyond them! I'm really excited to have the possibility to run a popular romance course... let's make sure it runs!

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Kate Kenzie @kakenzie101.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Introducing Iggy my imposter syndrome support dragon. Hopefully he'll take away all my worries

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Lux Silverbeard🩶🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @luxxsilverbeard.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Hang on to your passion 🩶🖤

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Kate Kenzie @kakenzie101.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Another sleepless night equals 751 more words towards current WIP deadline and five monsters battled One gargoyle free room, an enchanted bucket and two opposing witches. #writingfiction #writingdeadline #witchyreads

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Kate Kenzie @kakenzie101.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Early morning writing before sunrise. A new week, same deadline and added panic. Busy day looms but instead of doomscrolling, 1001 words written/edited, 6 monsters defeated and daily target hit on 4 the words All before dogs awake. Thank goodness for caffeine

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Phantasmagoria @jamielnathan.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

We need stories only you can tell. Keep going. Keep writing. You’ve got this. 💙📚📝

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Kate Kenzie @kakenzie101.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

As we're heading into another week here is a brief recap of this writer's life I've been writing daily to hit the deadline for my witchy novel 🧙 Enrolled for my second year for my MA To help me hit my targets I joined an accountability writing group

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Kerry Manning Colson @fabulouskerry.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

As I reflect on a year gone past I am proud. Started the year as a wannabe and now I’m a published author #learningtolovelucy #debutauthor #2025reflections #contemporaryfiction

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Karen Storey @karenstoreyauthor.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

As 2025 draws to a close, a warm thanks to the many readers, bloggers & fellow authors who bought/read/reviewed/posted about my debut, ‘The Approval of Sheep.’ You’ve made my year & I wish for you all that you dream of in 2026 💞✨ t.co/bwygDSN97H

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