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Rebecca Smith @rebeccasmithauthor.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

I’m chairing these two excellent authors at the end of April at @portybooks.bsky.social Do come along!

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Rebecca Smith @rebeccasmithauthor.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Yesterday in the lakes, a bit of Oak Bark harvesting with my brother and pigs enjoying the sun.

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Rebecca Smith @rebeccasmithauthor.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Pretty epic snowy scenes in Seiffen.

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Rebecca Smith @rebeccasmithauthor.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Driving north to meet a storm scientist in the woods. Driving north is surely one of the best things to do in autumn, it always makes me happy.

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Rebecca Smith @rebeccasmithauthor.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

There are a few spaces left on my nonfiction course with @writelikeagrrrl.bsky.social If you’ve always wanted to try nonfiction but don’t know where to start, or you need a bit more direction, this course is for you. Starts 27th October, 7.30pm. Join me! www.writelikeagrrrl.org/product/narr...

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Narrative non-fiction 27 Oct-24 Nov

Narrative non-fiction with Rebecca Smith 27 Oct-24 Nov 7.30pm -9.15pm Online via zoom ✮ ⋆ ˚｡𖦹 ⋆｡°✩✮ ⋆ ˚｡𖦹 ⋆｡°✩✮ ⋆ ˚｡𖦹 ⋆｡ Thinking about writing...

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Rebecca Smith @rebeccasmithauthor.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Wrote about the larch tree this weekend for The New York Times. It’s a wonderful tree and has been integral to our economy and industry over the last 300 years. A disease is currently threatening its future but @forestresearchuk.bsky.social are on the case. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/21/o...

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Opinion | The Last of the Larch

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Rebecca Smith @rebeccasmithauthor.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Had proper full moon insomnia last night. Went outside at 3am, garden was lit like a headlight over the hill. Stood on a slug and saw a hedgehog.

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Rebecca Smith @rebeccasmithauthor.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

There’s only so much crumble we can eat.

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Rebecca Smith @rebeccasmithauthor.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

This will be really lovely for anyone in the area.

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Rebecca Smith @rebeccasmithauthor.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

I’m running a non fiction course again this autumn. You can join me as I finish the 1st draft of my book, file a travel commission to a VERY tight deadline & deliver an essay for a collection I kind of forgot. Read here for what course actually entails. ⬇️ www.writelikeagrrrl.org/product/narr...

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Narrative non-fiction 27 Oct-24 Nov

Narrative non-fiction with Rebecca Smith 27 Oct-24 Nov 7-9pm Online via zoom ✮ ⋆ ˚｡𖦹 ⋆｡°✩✮ ⋆ ˚｡𖦹 ⋆｡°✩✮ ⋆ ˚｡𖦹 ⋆｡ Thinking about writing non-fiction?...

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Rebecca Smith @rebeccasmithauthor.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

When the kids go back to school and you write 1000 words in a few hours. God I’ve missed working.

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Rebecca Smith @rebeccasmithauthor.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

The journey back to Scotland. First stop, Ribe, Denmark.

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Rebecca Smith @rebeccasmithauthor.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Beech, birch, pine and aspen. Swedish forests are fab. #forests #forestry #sweden

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Rebecca Smith @rebeccasmithauthor.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

Picked and cooked chanterelles today. We checked and checked, naturally, and fried them in simple butter. Delicious.

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Rebecca Smith @rebeccasmithauthor.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Cannot wait to buy a few copies of this for friends. It’s a brilliant book. Pre-order now.

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Rebecca Smith @rebeccasmithauthor.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Cuddled a sausage dog. Surprisingly heavy.

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Kit de Waal @kitdewaal.com · 09/06/2025

Please share :)

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Rebecca Smith @rebeccasmithauthor.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

So pleased to offer a quote for Kristies book! It’s such a powerful read. Pre-order now!

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Rebecca Smith @rebeccasmithauthor.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

A weekend on Raasay, the most stunning place.

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Rebecca Smith @rebeccasmithauthor.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

I wrote an essay about a good friend who went through postnatal psychosis. It’s something quite unbelievable, to watch someone you love go through that. She is amazing & now raises awareness about the condition. It’s in the latest edition of Gutter magazine (Guttermag.co.uk) ❤️

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Rebecca Smith @rebeccasmithauthor.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

Findlatter Castle and Sunnyside Beach. As dramatic as it looks. It was a three layer/two jumper kind of day. Thank for recs @foresterwill.bsky.social It’s gorgeous up here.

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Rebecca Smith @rebeccasmithauthor.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Scots Pine near Cullen and Portsoy framing the view. Like someone from an Indie film. #moray #banff

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Beth Landon @bethlandon.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Loved reading this book by @rebeccasmithauthor.bsky.social - an honest, real reflection on rural community life, with land ownership thread throughout. Who owns land matters, that's where the power lies.

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Rebecca Smith @rebeccasmithauthor.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

I dip into Substack every now and then for certain things and always read something excellent. Very pleased to see Kristie on there too now. Read this and follow her, you won’t regret it.

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Rebecca Smith @rebeccasmithauthor.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Next Monday, my non fiction course kicks off again. It’s 5 weeks long, nearly 2 hours each week. Did I learn some extra stuff from running it last time? Yep. Will running it now help me write my current book? Probably! Come and join us!

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Rebecca Smith @rebeccasmithauthor.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Storm Eowyn buggered up our first night away in London, at a black tie do no less, in well over a year. So the grandparents stayed an extra night and we went a little further north instead for a much needed escape. Thanks parents.

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Rebecca Smith @rebeccasmithauthor.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Ok Bluesky - we’re meant to fly from Edinburgh to London tomorrow for a fancy do and a rare night away from the kids. How likely is it the flights will be cancelled? I think very likely. Partner thinks they will fly. @dundeesat.bsky.social maybe you can help! #stormeowyn

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Rebecca Smith @rebeccasmithauthor.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

My first PLR statement. 😍 Thank you to everyone who uses libraries & especially to those who have taken out Rural. For those who don’t know PLR is Public Lending Right & each time you lend a book, it’s like putting a coin or two in a pot. So thank you. Here’s Rural at my local library.

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Rebecca Smith @rebeccasmithauthor.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Big bellied Hercules flying low in St John’s in the Vale near Keswick today. Gorgeous day to be near the fells.

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Rebecca Smith @rebeccasmithauthor.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Fascinating morning at Napier Uni with @flyingquercus.bsky.social learning about timber properties. What a complex and fascinating science!

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Rebecca Smith @rebeccasmithauthor.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Rachelle Atalla on BBC radio 4s new book programme, Take Four Books is a masterclass in writing. Great hosting too @jdcrawf.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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Take Four Books - Rachelle Atalla - BBC Sounds

Take Four Books speaks to writer Rachelle Atalla about her new book and its influences.

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Rebecca Smith @rebeccasmithauthor.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

I am so excited to mentor Kristie over this next year!

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Rebecca Smith @rebeccasmithauthor.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Interested in learning more about writing nonfiction? I’m running a nonfiction course with @writelikeagrrrl.bsky.social from Feb 3rd - only 4 weeks today! Join us, Monday nights for 5 weeks. It’ll be great. www.writelikeagrrrl.org/product/non-...

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Non-Fiction Online Feb 3-March 3

DATE Mondays Feb 3rd-March 3rd (five weeks) TIME: 7.30pm-9.15pm ONLINE via Zoom Discover how to write brilliant narrative non-fiction! Whether...

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Rebecca Smith @rebeccasmithauthor.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

Cool hair ice in the woods today at the Hermitage.

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Aspect Forestry and Rural Management @aspectforest.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

Happy new year everyone! Wishing you all the very best for 2025. Only 14 weeks until we hear the calls of the nightingales again and displays like this. Hang on in there.

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Rebecca Smith @rebeccasmithauthor.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

I was asked to write about one of my favourite winter walks for The Guardian. It was in the paper on Sat but I totally forgot about it until today. 🤦‍♀️ I wrote about the River Avon near me. It’s a lovely stretch, full of industrial history and more. amp.theguardian.com/travel/2024/...

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A winter’s trail: seasonal UK walks from Devon to Scotland | Walking holidays | The Guardian

The stark landscapes of mid-winter are the best time for enjoying the elements on these routes. Our writers tell us the personal stories behind their favourite hikes

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Rebecca Smith @rebeccasmithauthor.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

A walk up Latterbarrow. We used to do this on Christmas Day, a bunch of us from the village would go up to the top then back down to the pub. Love this view in winter.

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Rebecca Smith @rebeccasmithauthor.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

Another weekend, another set of impressive trees! These gorgeous Redwoods are in Dunmore near Airth in central Scotland. Lots of see round here including a ruined Big House, a Pineapple Summerhouse & empty mausoleum.

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Rebecca Smith @rebeccasmithauthor.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

Dunkeld has some impressive trees. Some of the country’s tallest Douglas Firs grow here & I was v. interested to meet the ‘parent’ larch which was planted in the 1730s & has provided millions of seeds for larch trees ever since. Its seed will have been used for everything from pitprops to flooring.

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Sian Meades-Williams @sianysianysiany.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

This week's Freelance Writing Jobs fills me with such hope for the year to come. Share with your favourite freelancer, they might buy you pastries when they get brilliant commissions. 🥐https://freelancewritingjobs.substack.com/p/freelance-writing-jobs-faber-comic-relief

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Freelance Writing Jobs: Faber, Comic Relief, Glamour

Plus loads of brilliant journalism prizes.

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Rebecca Smith @rebeccasmithauthor.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

I’ve done a few podcasts over the last year or so and it was a delight to chat to Sam from Fieldzine for this one. Here’s the link! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/f...

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Field Ramble with Rebecca Smith

Podcast Episode · Field Ramble · 25/11/2024 · 21m

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Rebecca Smith @rebeccasmithauthor.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Cockleroy, a short climb for a fab view. Blows the cobwebs away too. #linlithgow

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Lynsey May @lynseymay.com · 21/11/2024

I couldnt see one, so I started one! I literally just threw this up on my coffee break so will have missed many awesome people. Shout if you’re one of them go.bsky.app/MeKxG4G

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Gabriella Bennett @palebackwriter.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

The Women in Journalism Scotland mentoring scheme is open. I know lots of women journalists who have had a rough year: we can find you a mentor to help with confidence, career redirection, whatever you need www.wijscotland.com/news/wij-sco...

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WiJ Scotland launches 2025 mentoring scheme - find out how to apply — Women in Journalism Scotland

Women in Journalism Scotland has launched the fifth round of its successful mentoring scheme. Are you an early to mid-career journalist in Scotland looking to develop your practice? Do you have sp...

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Rebecca Smith @rebeccasmithauthor.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

This was a really interesting and well researched article. And this line sums it up brilliantly. ‘It’s too often about a product, rather than people and place.’ Relevant to much more than just tourism too.

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