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Charlotte Francis

@cfranciswrites.bsky.social

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(Charlotte Harris) SFF writer. On submission with my debut novel. Welsh/Dutch Londoner 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇳🇱. Former teacher. Mum of 3. Rep: @helenlane.bsky.social My website: https://charlotte-francis.com

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Charlotte Francis @cfranciswrites.bsky.social · Jan 13

The Last Of Us x 1984 x Firefly

An alcoholic ex-soldier, haunted by his role in empowering a deadly regime, gets a shot at redemption by protecting a mute girl from turning into the galaxy's greatest weapon—one of the gods who killed his son.

#BluePit #Q #A #SF

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Charlotte Francis @cfranciswrites.bsky.social · 19m

You also disappear when you're out with your kids. I rage inwardly whenever strangers call me "Mum", as if my entire identity now revolves around the fact I have children.

Charlotte Francis @cfranciswrites.bsky.social · 1d

Me too. She's super fun to write 😊

Charlotte Francis @cfranciswrites.bsky.social · 1d

My little corner of London is autumning hard. Love it.

A wide avenue with parked cars either side of the road. Trees stretch out into the distance in shade of brown and red under an overcast sky.

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Helen Lane @helenlane.bsky.social · 6d

Here is the cover reveal for Hunter's Treasure, published via @harpercollins.bsky.social February 12th 2026.

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Charlotte Francis @cfranciswrites.bsky.social · 1d

😂 that’s the one. With plenty of nonsensical random British insults thrown in (ooh, that reminds me I need to fit in plonker somehow)

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Charlotte Francis @cfranciswrites.bsky.social · 1d

Yup. She's an interesting one, actually. I thought a lot about her when I did the summer of story slides about agency. Ess is trapped in a worsening situation, but I feel like she never loses her agency because she's just so feisty. She never loses her scathing fury, even in her bleakest moments 😬

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Charlotte Francis @cfranciswrites.bsky.social · 1d

Favourite line from yesterday's editing. Ess decided I hadn't written her feisty enough, so she escalated things.

Ess glared at Caladon. The impatient oaf still stood by the door, his expression guarded, either unable or unwilling to meet her gaze. If she had to stick her hand in scalding water again, she would be doing so with his face firmly locked in her grip.

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Charlotte Francis @cfranciswrites.bsky.social · 1d

😂😂

Charlotte Francis @cfranciswrites.bsky.social · 2d

Ha! No, they do just blurt random words sometimes. We had a party for my 8-year-old's birthday the other day, and there was a boy there speaking in memes. He was just running around the whole time yelling 'sigma boy, skibidi,' whatnot.

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Charlotte Francis @cfranciswrites.bsky.social · 4d

Mit Hiss - Mit Hiss

Listen to Mit Hiss on TIDAL

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Charlotte Francis @cfranciswrites.bsky.social · 4d

Been waiting a long time to share this. My husband's band, Mit Hiss, just released their first album. It's a collaboration with a close friend, and it's been a long time in the making. In the last track, I sneak in with my flute.

It's perfect music for writing to, and generally just awesome stuff.

Mit Hiss

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Charlotte Francis @cfranciswrites.bsky.social · 4d

This thread is making me want to sit and watch early 90s movies with my kiddos. Wonder what gen alpha will make of some of these.

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Charlotte Francis @cfranciswrites.bsky.social · 4d

Oh my god, that gif 😍

Currently, he's not letting me get close enough for scritches. Startled little thing must be convinced I'm going to stomp on him again 🙄

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Charlotte Francis @cfranciswrites.bsky.social · 4d

Swung my leg out of bed this morning and stepped right on my cat, who'd fallen asleep on my sheepskin rug. He's been glaring at me ever since. Even treats aren't working.

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Charlotte Francis @cfranciswrites.bsky.social · 4d

Ouch!

Charlotte Francis @cfranciswrites.bsky.social · 4d

Then I have even more of a good feeling about this book. If you're loving writing it, then we'll definitely love reading it.

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Charlotte Francis @cfranciswrites.bsky.social · 4d

😍 They are so adorable!

Charlotte Francis @cfranciswrites.bsky.social · 4d

Ha! Good choice! I still remember getting Beethoven Second from the video rental place in town (I can't even remember what we used to call it - being Brit expats in Holland, Video Store or Blockbuster are out).

For me, the video we had kicking around I watched the most was:

Photo (not mine) of a Free Willy VHS box, with the iconic image of the whale jumping over the boy on the breaker wall with the sunset behind them.

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Charlotte Francis @cfranciswrites.bsky.social · 4d

I love the simple 'he stared at her' at the end 😂

This is so delightful. I remember part of this snip from before. Great to read the whole thing. I've been enjoying every snip I see of this. You're onto a real winner here! All three of them are so delightful. I especially love Lennie.

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Charlotte Francis @cfranciswrites.bsky.social · 7d

I absolutely do this with starting projects or diets etc. has to be a Monday. If it’s not a Monday, I don’t bother 😬 and most Mondays I start nothing

Charlotte Francis @cfranciswrites.bsky.social · 7d

100000%

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Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 7d

Request for writers who consider me a friend, especially those of you who do WIPSnips or other engagement posts talking about your wip:

If you have the time and energy, post here about your wip. Give me CONTEXT. Tell me who your characters are and their relationships. Tell me about your setting.

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Charlotte Francis @cfranciswrites.bsky.social · 9d

I'll see what I can do 😂

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Charlotte Francis @cfranciswrites.bsky.social · 9d

I love how much you try to further our crafty/arty careers on here 😂💜

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Charlotte Francis @cfranciswrites.bsky.social · 9d

It's the best, especially when it's been a while.