Miranda Dickinson @wurdsmyth.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Love this from David Nihill. If you think your actions don't make a difference, watch this! 071
Miranda Dickinson @wurdsmyth.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Today is a day to go and find all the brilliant children's authors who *should* have had the shelf space and visibility all along. Because the #kidlit world is so much bigger, brighter and bonkersly brilliant than one dodgy 'celeb' who was given everything... ☺️ 13912
Miranda Dickinson @wurdsmyth.bsky.social · 08/09/2026The RNLI are incredible, literal heroes saving lives at sea. I'm proud to support them. Now would be a really good time to donate. (It's a double win: money for the RNLI and making a stand against fa**ist idiots!) 32310
Reposted by Miranda DickinsonDr Jo Kershaw @mthrjo.bsky.social · 06/09/2026The RNLI have some of the best people in Britain volunteering for them. They put their lives on the line when they are called on and they will rescue anyone who needs them. Because every life matters, and offering help is the right thing to do. You can donate here: rnli.orgrnli.orgRNLI - Royal National Lifeboat Institution - Saving Lives at SeaThe RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea. We do this through lifeboat search and rescue, lifeguards, water safety education and international interventions. 161170608
Miranda Dickinson @wurdsmyth.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Come to my Book Launch! I'm celebrating the launch of my gorgeous, spooky rom-com, If You've Got It, Haunt It, this Friday (4th Sept) at Waterstones Wolverhampton from 6pm. Tickets are £3 for @waterstones.bsky.social card holders, £5 for everyone else, or £13 for signed book + ticket. Link below! 263
Miranda Dickinson @wurdsmyth.bsky.social · 27/08/2026IT'S HERE! My gorgeous, spooky rom-com #IfYouveGotItHauntIt is published today in paperback, ebook and fabulous audiobook. My first novel as Lana Wren, my 22nd novel overall. It's the big-hearted, spooky comedy I've always wanted to write and I'm so proud of it. Link below. Happy Reading! 💙📚 182
Miranda Dickinson @wurdsmyth.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Flippin' HECK, 2026, can you just stop stealing legends now? 😢 Go fabulously, sir. #TimCurry www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukTim Curry: The Rocky Horror Picture Show star dies at 80Curry was best known for playing the outlandish Frank-N-Furter in cult film The Rocky Horror Picture Show. 040
Reposted by Miranda DickinsonImani Gandy @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 25/08/2026Dolly Parton and Patti LaBelle playing their acrylics. Two icons. 5696503244
Reposted by Miranda DickinsonWilliam Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 25/08/2026[Exit Queen.] 2063895111006
Miranda Dickinson @wurdsmyth.bsky.social · 07/08/2026It's Bandcamp Friday! If you fancy some new tunes, today is the day to grab them. As well as being a published author, I've been writing, singing, recording and gigging in bands since I was 19. Have a listen to my music here: mirandadickinson.bandcamp.com (Any sales would be most welcome!) ☺️mirandadickinson.bandcamp.comMiranda DickinsonSinger-songwriter, author and sparkly little optimist in a dark, dark world 031
Miranda Dickinson @wurdsmyth.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Gatekeepers can be handy, I'm just saying... #NoGenAI #WritingCommunity 📚💙 061
Miranda Dickinson @wurdsmyth.bsky.social · 01/08/2026She's here and she's a BEAUTY! The first paperback edition of IF YOU'VE GOT IT, HAUNT IT, just arrived and I am a happy, teary mess of a writer. It's out on 27th August in paperback, ebook and audiobook (not the 28th like I mention in the video - oops!) So excited for everyone to read it! 👻💕 140
Reposted by Miranda DickinsonLouie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 24/07/2026My good news is I'm doing a giveaway of books one to five of loki...all you need to do is guess the colour of book six (out in feb) correctly... FREE BOOKS! www.instagram.com/p/DbLBVRtDfj6/instagram.comInstagramCreate an account or log in to Instagram - Share what you're into with the people who get you. 42727
Reposted by Miranda DickinsonLou Morgan @lmorgan.bsky.social · 21/07/2026I was lucky enough to read an early copy of this and it’s a delight. It’s so warm and big-hearted, and the perfect amount of spooky - and it will make you look differently at record shops forever. 121
Miranda Dickinson @wurdsmyth.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Chuffed to bits that Waterstones have selected my lovely, spooky rom-com, IF YOU'VE GOT IT, HAUNT IT for their Summer Preorder promotion! Save 25% off preorders with code SUMMER26 from today to 24th July. Grab it quick, lovelies! 👻💕 132
Miranda Dickinson @wurdsmyth.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Tech bros: Everything AI is INEVITABLE! Just accept it! Everyone else: Nope. Resistance isn't futile. The more we push back, the better. #NoAI 1138
Reposted by Miranda DickinsonTom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 06/07/2026My latest books cartoon for @theguardian.com #heatwave 121397423
Miranda Dickinson @wurdsmyth.bsky.social · 04/07/2026About a bazillion years too late, but I've just discovered The Abergele Files on BBC Sounds and it's absolutely brilliant! (Ever on the pulse, me...) Treat your ears, m'dears! ☺️ #comedy #radiocomedy 383
Miranda Dickinson @wurdsmyth.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Oh my goodness, I'm so sad to hear of Simon Trewin's passing. A lovely, sparkly man who made everything around him brighter. Huge love to his family, his friends, his authors and everyone who loved him. 🩷 💙📚 www.thebookseller.com/obituaries/s...thebookseller.comSimon Trewin dies aged 60 after brain-tumour diagnosisLiterary agent Simon Trewin has died at the age of 60, after being diagnosed with a brain tumour at the end of March. 030
Miranda Dickinson @wurdsmyth.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Absolutely this. Booksellers make all the difference! Bravo, @chaptersbookstore.bsky.social 💚 130
Reposted by Miranda Dickinsonchristhebarker @christhebarker.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Petition alert: I know there's lots of them but this one needs to get to 100,000 by the end of the month My good friend Nansi asked me to do a video to help raise awareness that widows used to get 18 years of support but now it's cut to 18 months Please sign: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75... 17134122
Reposted by Miranda DickinsonSmall Robots @smolrobots.bsky.social · 11/06/2026519) Squeezebots. Run together to hold hands, get bored, run apart again, then run back together, coincidentally producing music at the same time. #SmallRobotsRemastered 45516
Reposted by Miranda DickinsonBookTrust @booktrust.org.uk · 04/06/2026Did you know that research shows reading fiction can help to build empathy? As the #EmpathyDay Festival kicks off, explore our benefits of reading guide to discover the studies that show how stories can help children develop this vital skill 👇 bit.ly/4eeHW1j 086
Miranda Dickinson @wurdsmyth.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Just spent a (not so) happy hour reporting podcasts on Spotify who are illegally streaming unabridged audiobooks of my novels. Because of course they are being pirated there. Honestly, it's like whack-a-mole. Lovely #Authors, search Spotify to check if your books have been pirated. Ugh! 052
Miranda Dickinson @wurdsmyth.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Absolutely agree. Who the heck sees AI as SEDUCTIVE? I can't think of a bigger turn-off than a plagiarism regurgitator that spits out stolen words to make lazy people feel like they worked at something. You know what is valuable and seductive? A writer who actually writes every word themselves. 020
Miranda Dickinson @wurdsmyth.bsky.social · 26/05/2026Just hanging out with my biggest fan... ☺️ #WriterLife 070
Miranda Dickinson @wurdsmyth.bsky.social · 25/05/2026Bank Holiday homemade Banana Pancakes are happening today. Kettle's on, lovelies. Any takers? #WurdyBakes 3160
Miranda Dickinson @wurdsmyth.bsky.social · 19/05/2026So in today's email scam news, I've been offered representation by Scholastic and Bloomsbury publishers, interviews on three radio stations AND the chance to acquire the entire attendee list for a major UK crime-writing festival. All this industry interest in me is EXHAUSTING, darlings! #AIscamsstatic.klipy.comVintage Woman in Floral DressAlt: A black and white animated GIF of a woman wearing a 1940s style dress, clutching her heart happily and fainting in a swoon to the floor. 170
Miranda Dickinson @wurdsmyth.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Last day to save 20% on a cheeky preorder of my gorgeous spooky rom-com, #IfYouveGotItHauntIt at Bookshop dot org dot uk, lovelies! Your future spooky season self will thank you... 👻💕 020
Miranda Dickinson @wurdsmyth.bsky.social · 16/05/2026What the heckity-FLIP is this Donut Squad madness in The Phoenix comic? Mumnut is no weirdo, she's a hero! Justice for Mumnut! 😠 #DonutSquad @neillcameron.bsky.social 020
Miranda Dickinson @wurdsmyth.bsky.social · 15/05/2026#WriterBeware: scammers are now impersonating editors at major publishers to try to scam you. I received this one today. And, much as I would love to be published by the lovelies @canongate.co.uk, it's fake. Legit editors and agents DON'T DO THIS. Always check the email address and be safe. 032
Miranda Dickinson @wurdsmyth.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Ooh, lovelies! Fancy a 20% discount on a preorder of my new book as Lana Wren, #IfYouveGotItHauntIt? Head to Bookshop dot org dot uk and use the code PREORDER20 to grab my spookily tempting rom-com from today until 17th May. You'll be supporting fab indie bookshops and getting a fab new read! 👻💕 141
Miranda Dickinson @wurdsmyth.bsky.social · 30/04/2026Ghost meets Gilmore Girls in a rom-com with a huge heart... I'm thrilled to announce I've written a spooky rom-com as Lana Wren! #IfYouveGotItHauntIt publishes on 27th Aug with HarperNorth UK in paperback, ebook and audiobook, and you can preorder NOW! (Links next post) Cover by Janelle Barone 👻💕 350
Miranda Dickinson @wurdsmyth.bsky.social · 29/04/2026B I G N E W S! 30.04.26 at 4pm (BST) Watch my posts, lovelies! #BigNews #ReallyBigNews #LikeHUGENews #ThursdayAt4pm 020
Miranda Dickinson @wurdsmyth.bsky.social · 21/04/2026Tickets for a book festival I've loved for years went on sale today but I can't go. With accommodation prices hiked up to ridiculous levels and the cost of attending, it's no longer viable. It's the people I'll miss. Catching up with author chums and readers - always the best part of being there. 2100
Miranda Dickinson @wurdsmyth.bsky.social · 02/04/2026My @ko-fi.com page appears to have been hit by a money-laundering scam. Bogus accounts setting up multiple monthly donations from unverified senders over the last 24 hours (screenshots below) I've reported it to Ko-Fi but I've paused all tips and shop sales until it's sorted out. Total nightmare! 000
Miranda Dickinson @wurdsmyth.bsky.social · 23/03/2026Happy #ALCSDay to all who celebrate! The brilliant superstars @alcs.co.uk collect and distribute copyright royalties to authors and we flippin' LOVE them for it. If you're a published author, make sure you're registered with ALCS - it's money you're entitled to. Yippee! 🎉 1135
Miranda Dickinson @wurdsmyth.bsky.social · 10/03/2026Dearest Gentle #Author, Just a note to remind you that #LondonBookFair is upon us and appears to be the talk of the ton. You may feel left behind or unimportant. Be kind to yourself, Dear One, and remember that your words have worth. Leave the Book Fair Bobbins in your wake and be MAGNIFICENT!media.tenor.coma woman with a tiara on her head is standing in front of a red curtain and says i insistAlt: An animated GIF from the Netflix show Bridgerton, showing the actress Adjoa Andoh as Lady Danbury, dressed in a Regency style gown at a ball. She is nodding and saying, "I insist." 030
Reposted by Miranda DickinsonThe Society of Authors @societyofauthors.bsky.social · 10/03/2026Almost 10,000 authors have come together to publish an empty book protesting the theft of books by tech companies to train AI models. Titled Don’t Steal This Book, it is empty of text except the names of the authors involved.. 🧵 6263145
Miranda Dickinson @wurdsmyth.bsky.social · 07/03/2026Posting my favourite photo ever because I've just seen something amazing that I can't talk about yet, but need to SQUEE about it! ☺️💕 #WriterLife 1120
Miranda Dickinson @wurdsmyth.bsky.social · 25/02/2026I've never been so happy to watch a door opening accompanied by birdsong... 😲 010
Miranda Dickinson @wurdsmyth.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Tonight! 8pm UK time! Join me live for this week's Fab Night In Chatty Thing at MirandaDickinsonAuthor on FB for writer chat, three gorgeous Books of the Week recommendations and lots more. Watch live or on video after the broadcast. See you there and pass it on! #AuthorLive #BookShow 020
Miranda Dickinson @wurdsmyth.bsky.social · 24/02/2026"Waaah! That's not fair! WE are the stealy thieves, not THEM!" My heart bleeds for the poor, wickluwl IP-thieving tech billionaires, it really doesn't. Turns out copyright theft hurts. Who knew? 🤷🏻♀️ #AIThieves 040
Miranda Dickinson @wurdsmyth.bsky.social · 19/02/2026Social media manager of Bedford Borough Council, take a bow. This reply is truly a thing of beauty! ☺️ 1111
Miranda Dickinson @wurdsmyth.bsky.social · 17/02/2026I think I've been added to a 'political activist' starter pack. I'm getting a lot of follows from accounts posting solely about politics, specifically in US. I post about books and daft stuff here, keeping my feed light in the face of *everything else*. I just don't want anyone to be disappointed!media.tenor.comUmm David Rose GIFAlt: An animated GIF of the actor Dan Levy as David Rose in Schitt's Creek, giving a side-eye and an awkward grimace as he holds a script. 271
Miranda Dickinson @wurdsmyth.bsky.social · 10/02/2026I would like Fortbot to build me a fort. I think maybe we all need one right now... ☺️ Follow @smolrobots.bsky.social for daily bits of joy! #LittleMomentsOfLovely 030