Door to the Crannie community hub featuring Edinburgh SFF signage.
Room of writers between sprints.
Cluttered table with laptops and writing materials.
Lots of words being written!
Sign on public storage building with lights burnt out in several letters, leaving “Public rage.”
I don’t think it will all fit in there.
The only thing that would warrant a How to Train Your Dragon live-action remake is the discovery of actual dragons
I just need a drop of sunlight 😩
Every year I think I'm gonna crush winter but then winter crushes me
Finishing up day one with 3.3k words 🥳
Poster Header image of North Bridge with title, Bridging Time. Text reads: FREE creative writing workshops for people who live or work near the North Bridge. All contributors paid for their published work in a book. North Bridge Team & Balfour Beatty Workers 3:15pm - 4:45pm Wed 27th Nov, Wed 4th Dec, Wed 11th Dec @ The Crannie 9 Cranston Street, EH8 8BE Local Residents & Workers 6pm - 7:30pm Wed 27th Nov, Wed 11th Dec, Mon 16th Dec @ Southside Community Centre 117 Nicolson Street, EH8 9ER Priority for working class people, people who have experience of poverty or homelessness, Black people, people of colour, disabled people, members of the LGBTQ+ community, or otherwise marginalised by society. Booking essential: jedapearl.com/bridging-time
Please share! Welcome to Bridging Time, a local Edinburgh project: 3 x free writing workshops 27 Nov - 16 Dec (two groups) + book contributors paid £80. Access includes wheelchair accessible venues, bursaries, safer spaces... Register by 8 Nov - full info: jedapearl.com/bridging-time
Happy November to all those who celebrate by writing themselves silly
Outline for #EdNoWriMo is prepped and ready. Can't wait for it to fall apart in week two and turn into something completely different
@lyndseycroal.bsky.social loves delving into Scottish myths and folklore to find the dark stuff. Here, for Halloween, she introduces us to 10 of her favourite fearsome creatures.
britishfantasysociety.org/10-fearsome-...
Disappoint a billionaire. Vote.
Our November is stacked with events for our writing month, #EdNoWriMo: weekly Zoom & daily writing sessions (online + IRL) and an all day in-person write-in on the 24th. Many of us will also be at @cymeraf.bsky.social’s Writers Conference on the 9th. Our next Social will be in December. 🚀🤖
Sisyphus and his boulder, except it's me and an endless pile of emails
Against a background of blue silk and black lace, a flatlaid copy of VAMPIRES OF EL NORTE by Isabel Canas. The white Solaris logo is in the bottom left corner.
🎉 🎂 Happy UK book birthday to VAMPIRES OF EL NORTE by @isabelcanas.bsky.social
Vampires and vaqueros face off on the Texas-Mexico border in this supernatural western #horroromance from the author of #thehacienda.
“A masterclass in horror and romance" - ELLE
geni.us/VoEN
The secret to writing a convincing fairy tale is to begin every chapter with one huge ass letter
Finished ML Rio's GRAVEYARD SHIFT (loved it!) and need more spooky stories to ease into these longer nights.
Exactly! The way to a welcoming city is a thriving local community. Hopefully the councils funnel some funds towards that. They're also meant to be putting a good chunk of money towards affordable housing too!
A busy Friday night reorganising my bookshelves in the desperate hope I might find some extra space to fit the three waist-high stacks next to it.
Edinburgh based folks and beyond; have your say in the link about a potential visitor levy for Edi and where the funds should go - potentially to support community groups and organisations? 👀
The ESFF writing community is overflowing with wonderful writers! We've created a Bluesky starter pack of our members (& friends) for folks to follow:
go.bsky.app/BQYttVS
Lovely to be here 🥰
Hello bluesky gang 👋
