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Nicola Fieldsend @nfieldsend.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

The best showers are the ones where I refine my entire arc for a new novel. 🚿

Nicola Fieldsend @nfieldsend.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Obsessed with how the light catches the damask 😍 When you write historical fiction, I think you get drawn to these intimate details. This was taken last weekend at Kensington Palace.

An old gilded wall sconce sends golden light over deep green damask, catching the velvet flock with beautiful shapes and shadows.

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Nicola Fieldsend @nfieldsend.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

On this latest round of agent revisions, one of my actions was to get my 99k word count under 90k without any structural changes… and with ten chapters still to go, I’ve done it!! 🎉🎉🎉

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Nicola Fieldsend @nfieldsend.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

I feel like the algorithm curse has followed me from the Bad Place. Can you see my posts? Is it worth staying here? 😩

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Nicola Fieldsend @nfieldsend.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Spent 30 minutes before work editing a page. Grabbing those little moments really do add up!

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Nicola Fieldsend @nfieldsend.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

This felt very on theme for my writing day 💖

A purple mug of coffee, and a raspberry and chocolate chunky brownie in front of a keyboard and on a pink desk mat.

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Nicola Fieldsend @nfieldsend.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

It’s 2025? Why are Word docs and Pages docs still so dramatic with each other. 🙄

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Nicola Fieldsend @nfieldsend.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Mystery solved! The cat had jumped off the wall and cannon balled through the roof! The cat is fine and the hole is being repaired. 🛠️

Two workmen climb on a brick shed roof to repair a whole.

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Nicola Fieldsend @nfieldsend.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

The neighbour’s cat has been found in my shed. I have not been in the shed for weeks. The cat was last seen that morning. Stay tuned for updates.

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Marcia Hutchinson @mhut25.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Guess who made pick of the month on The Sunday Times historical fiction roundup 👀 #BlackbirdsOfSaintGiles #BlackHistory #HistoricalFiction

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Nicola Fieldsend @nfieldsend.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

So lovely to hear @mhut25.bsky.social read from #BlackbirdsofSaintGiles at the Manchester launch event. Happy publication weekend! 🐦‍⬛

Marcia Hutchinson reads from her new novel at a launch event in a beautiful old panelled room.

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Kate Griffin @kateagriffin.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

And they’re flying! It’s publication day for #TheBlackbirdsofStGiles by me & @Marciathewriter as #LilaCain. We are so proud of our sweeping historical novel set in the diabolical rookery of St Giles - the dark heart of Georgian London. Can love, the bonds of family & hope triumph? Find out today 🐦‍⬛💚🐦‍⬛

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Nicola Fieldsend @nfieldsend.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

The revision process is an important learning process of editing and tweaking, but I do miss the unrestrained joy of diving into a first draft and just discovering a story. Hope I can do that again this year.

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Marcia Hutchinson @mhut25.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

You'd think that being a writer I'd be able to find the words to express how I feel about being included on the Observer list of best debut novelists for 2025? Well you'd be wrong, I'm totally lost for words - but not for ball gowns! www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j... #TheMercyStep

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Marcia Hutchinson @mhut25.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Great interview with Robert Elms at BBC Radio London today #TheBlackbirdsOfStGiles look out for it on BBC Sounds

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Persee 🐉 @innatelywriting.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Rural Fantasy Murder Mystery 1 teen murdered in a small town. 3 cryptids wrapped up in it: a suspect, a tracker, and an ancient forest deity being followed around by the very annoying ghost of the victim. Together they seek to clear monsters’ names #YouDeservepIt #Q #A #novella

A grid of nine squares, described left to right by row: a pumpkin patch at dusk; a fox in a foggy wood; a graveyard covered in autumn leaves; a dilapidated church with a skeleton of some animal outside it; an orange full moon over trees; a railroad bridge over a river; a dark autumn forest; a person in a ghost costume in a field of tall dead grass; a jack-o'-lantern lit up in the dark.

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Stephanie Winter @wintersleep85.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

ATLA X BRIDGERTON A hero's side quest is a life-shattering experience for someone else. When a legendary hero crashes into a young lady's life, she finds herself questioning everything she ever knew as the two try to save her town from a mystical murderer. #YouDeservepIt #Q #A #F

A snowy forest. Steampunk gears. A shadowy hand. Steampunk tech. A woman in a dress. A full moon.

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Rachel @raeblainewrites.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

THE LAST BOOKSTORE ON EARTH X DUSTBORN Pure reds are expected in the labs and this pure red has a secret biological sex that could save all of humanity from the sun. But can’t a girl just fall in love with her new cannibal friend first? #YouDeservePit #Q #YA #SF

Woman with blue background; yellow sky; woman with purple background; red clouds; hot sun over city; woman with red background

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Nicola Fieldsend @nfieldsend.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

TIME TRAVELLER'S WIFE x THE LOST APOTHECARY When a gay Regency aristocrat arrives in the present day, he meets a historian determined to uncover his secret past. He returns to 1811 with a choice: marry the woman history remembers or defy everything for the man he loves. #YouDeservepIt #WIP #A

A mood board featuring a collage of images such as Regency gentlemen, a modern day woman, and close ups of a quill and paper and a door

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#YouDeservepIt @youdeservepit.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

As you prepare for #YouDeservepIt on January 23rd (on X) and January 24th (here on BlueSky), please see the rules and hashtags below! 🙌👏🤗 #writingcommunity

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Manuscript Wish List® @manuscriptwishlist.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Hello Writing Community! We are delighted to announce our First Official Bluesky *** #MSWL Day *** February 12, 2025. 🎉🎉🎉 Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying. Learn more here: manuscriptwishlist.com/the-next-off...

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The Next Official #MSWL Day: February 12, 2025 – The Official Manuscript Wish List Website

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Nicola Fieldsend @nfieldsend.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

A moodboard featuring images of Regency gentleman, a modern day young woman, as well as close ups of an old door, quill and paper, and a dust sheeted piano. The vibe is moody and poignant, with a dark and dusty colour palette.

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Nicola Fieldsend @nfieldsend.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

TIME TRAVELLER’S WIFE x THE LOST APOTHECARY 🎩 If Mr Darcy was ✨gay✨ 🚪 Time travel door with attitude 🏛️ BFFs with historian 🪶 Chaotic bi poet ❤️‍🩹 Third chance romance 📜 Duty vs forbidden love 🫂 Found family in another time On submission soon! #P2Ppit #A #HF #W #Agented

A bright and warm moodboard featuring Regency gentlemen and a modern day young woman. Plus close ups of an archival storage system, scrolls and candles, mugs of tea, and an ornate study.

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rue is ✨querying✨ @ruehqs.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

ATLA x THE JASMINE THRONE A firece fire mage from the desert nation of Varya has one mission: to liberate her people from Talwyn's oppressive rule. But when she's captured by their heir princess, a powerful air mage, their hatred ignites into something far more dangerous. #P2Ppit #Q #A #F #R #U

A moodboard collection of 9 images: A person wearing a light blue dress with silvery embroidery and platinum wavy hair; hands holding an ornate dagger with jewels and chains; a close-up of bracelets and jewelry; a panoramic desert landscape with rolling dunes and mountains; an elaborate decorated sword with detailed engravings lying on dark fabric; a dreamy oceanside scene with classical columns; hands engulfed in magical orange flames; hands wearing ornate rings reaching toward a dark crown with jewels; and a figure in warm earth-toned robes with braided hair and metallic accessories.

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Loretta Kate @lkate-montierth.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Temi is sent to murder a king for bloodthirsty gods. Instead she finds her own shattered reflection and the lies behind her “gods”. ⚔️ Morally gray 💋 Budding, slow-burn enemies to lovers 🏜️Mesoamerican inspired mythology ❤️ Found family 👯‍♀️ Unconquerable sisterhood #P2Ppit #Q #F #RF #YA #Agentsguide

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Angelina Flood @linala.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

NINTH HOUSExGilmore Girls A 21st-century witch promises to help a dead 17th-century predecessor. When she learns a coven masked as a company is using her ex to hunt the ghost for a killer internship, she must delve into her haunted past to save her lover and her kindred spirit. #uw #a #rf #P2Ppit

An collage of images: a girl with dark hair and a white bow at a book shelf; an open book with candles; a silhouette of a man sitting; a close up of a woman with long red hair; a witch on a broom against a full moon; a close up of the Harvard motto Veritas on a stone gate; a hand picking a book off a bookshelf; a blond man leaning his head on a brunette woman’s shoulder; an old graveyard in black and white.

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Stephanie Winter @wintersleep85.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

BRIDGERTON X ATLA A hero's side quest is a life-shattering experience for someone else. When a legendary hero crashes into a young lady's life, she finds herself questioning everything she ever knew as the two try to save her town from a mystical murderer. #P2Ppit #Q #A #RF

A snowy forest. A shadowy hand. A shadowy woman. A woman in a dress. Steampunk gears. A full moon.

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Nicola Fieldsend @nfieldsend.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

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Path2pub (Path To Publication) @path2pub.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

🔊 The #writingcommunity voted & we’re Announcing Path2pub’s 2025 Pitch Event: #P2Ppit 2025’s first pitch event!! #P2Ppit stands for Path to Publication Pitch. It’s a Twitter/Bluesky pitch event for writers to post pitches of their books either for industry participation or 🧵

P2Ppit stands for Path to Publication Pitch, and is a Twitter/Bluesky pitch event for writers to post pitches of their books either for industry participation or simply to test, promote, and celebrate their ideas.

Pitch events are one of the joys of the online writing community. As Path2pub has always been community-oriented, this idea that celebrates writing and builds camaraderie was one we couldn’t shake off when it came up!

Pitching Guide

• #P2Ppit begins at 9am EST and ends at 9pm, on the 17th of January, 2025.

• It will take place on both X and Blue Sky.

• Add the hashtag #P2Ppit to your post to partake.

• Writers can post 3 pitches in total.

• Unagented, agented, and published writers can all partake. However please use the below hashtags for clarity:

Unagented Writers #UW
Agented Writers #AW
Published Writers #PW
• Moodboards are allowed, encouraged, but not compulsory. Adding ALT Text to images is highly encouraged.
• Agents and editors can like tweets (♥️) to indicate interests. Participating professionals often leave guidelines on how to submit on their pages so check for instructions!

• Keep your pitch to 240 words. The shorter it is the more likely people are to read it!

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Nicola Fieldsend @nfieldsend.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

A dark and moody collaged moodboard featuring images of Regency gentlemen, aesthetic close-ups of quills, pianos, and a doorknob, as well as a present day woman looking at historical art and holding a book with a gentleman on the cover.

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Kerrigan Legend @kerrielegend.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Plot twist: You're actually getting better with every word you write. Even the bad ones. Especially the bad ones.

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Gabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

Monthly reminder: Many people have a book in them, but it takes a special kind of freak to leave the Land of Laziness, cross the Plains of Procrastination and Insecurity Mountain, find the Blade of No One Made You Do This, and use it to cut your chest open and yank that book out.

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Nicola Fieldsend @nfieldsend.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

When you forget you’re editing and end up reading 🫠 Guess it’s a good sign?!

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Bluesky @bsky.app · 15/11/2024

A number of artists and creators have made their home on Bluesky, and we hear their concerns with other platforms training on their data. We do not use any of your content to train generative AI, and have no intention of doing so.

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Nicola Fieldsend @nfieldsend.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

It’s the last full working week before Christmas. Time has slowed to the pace of a drunk snail navigating through glue. This contortion of reality should be studied. 🐌

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Orkney Library & Archive @orkneylibrary.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Reader, I googlied him

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. Googly eyes have been added to the cover artwork

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Nicola Fieldsend @nfieldsend.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Can any writers who use Kindle Scribe or ReMarkable 2 to annotate their docs sell me the benefits? I don’t know which to pick!

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Nicola Fieldsend @nfieldsend.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Fairly sure the metallic jade Kindle scribe only being available in the most expensive storage size is the Pink Tax in action. 👎

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Dapo Adeola @dapsdraws.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

At this point it’s been said in a hundred different ways, so I think people are being intentional about not getting it.

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Nicola Fieldsend @nfieldsend.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

What if I told you my book is NOT 🚫 enemies to lovers 🚫 🚫 friends to lovers 🚫 🔥 but lovers to lovers 🔥 I promise to give you the pure unadulterated yearning of past lovers becoming lovers once more. 🤌

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Nicola Fieldsend @nfieldsend.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

My brain is officially in the Christmas slump but there’s still a revision deadline looming 😭

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Nicola Fieldsend @nfieldsend.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

What I love about Bluesky is how commonplace alt text is! Almost every image has alt text! That being said, I’ve seen a few being used to add completely different content. Please don’t do this. Alt text is an accessibility feature, not a boost to word limit. www.rnib.org.uk/campaign-wit...

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How can I write alt text?

If you're affected by sight loss, we're here for you

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Nicola Fieldsend @nfieldsend.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Nothing more atmospheric than an old country house in the autumn dusk. This is the majestic Haddon Hall in Derbyshire.

Haddon Hall, an imposing house from the Middle Ages, sits atop a green hill. It is dusk and the building is uplit with atmospheric lighting. A river runs at the bottom of the hill, with bare branched trees along the bank.

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Nicola Fieldsend @nfieldsend.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Do you think you can ever truly ‘finish’ writing a book? Or would you forever find things to edit?

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Nicola Fieldsend @nfieldsend.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

I’m trying to clean my kitchen and all I can think of is more heartbreaking things for my characters to say to each other. 😭

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Nicola Fieldsend @nfieldsend.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

I accidentally opened Twitter and was horrified when the timeline was full of spam and hate. That’s how I realised I was in the wrong app. 😭

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Nicola Fieldsend @nfieldsend.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Can someone please invent beautiful notebook covers so I don’t feel bad writing in all my empty notebooks.

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Nicola Fieldsend @nfieldsend.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Introduce yourself with four video games.

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