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Heidi W

@heidiswriting.bsky.social

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Author - multiple genres 🇬🇧 History's Heroines (ages 8+) A Question of Reiki (2022) WIP: adult fiction. ❤️ mythology, animals, nature, books, creatives. Writer, reader, dreamer Website: www.alpheccabooks.com

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Heidi W @heidiswriting.bsky.social · Jun 24

So excited to be featured in Folk Features today, a #Norfolk & #Suffolk online Good News stories site 😊
folkfeatures.co.uk

#goodnews #books #kidsbooks #historyforkids #womenshistory

Image is a screenshot of Folk Features home page, featuring me, with the title: Heidi & the Heroines of history. A photo of me holding my book, History's Heroines, and then the subtitle: Heidi Wirth is a self-published author who has just released a children's book History's Heroines.

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Heidi W @heidiswriting.bsky.social · Jun 21

Hello & happy Solstice!
Whew it's hot!
Yes, I have to talk about the weather, I'm British 🤣
Hope everyone's having a wonderful Saturday.

Heidi W @heidiswriting.bsky.social · Jun 5

Great advice from Joanne Harris!

Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · Jun 5

How to be a writer:
be kind to yourself
remember to breathe
remind yourself occasionally
nobody measures your word count
how many drafts you do
how often you punch the wall
how you sleep
how much coffee you drink
all they care about is
the words
the book
the dream
the story

Heidi W @heidiswriting.bsky.social · Jun 2

#Booksky 📚 💙
I am so excited! My book, History's Heroines, is now out! For ages 8 to adult, meet lesser known women & famous women from across the globe. With maps, illustrations, & interesting facts 😊

Image is made up of several images, of the front cover of my book with the title History's Heroines; the back cover; and images from inside of a map, a viking warrior woman, and 'Interesting Facts'. Across the middle is a banner that says: Out now! Available on Amazon.

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Heidi W @heidiswriting.bsky.social · May 31

AND it's out!
History's Heroines is now available on Amazon
*happy dance*
I'm hoping it will also be available in #bookshops.
So if you like #women #History from the ancient past to 1800s, this #bookforkids 8+ - adult is a perfect choice 😉
#booksky #Historysheroines

Image is a photo of a book, with the title History's Heroines. There are 3 women on the cover of different nationalities, standing on top of the world.

Heidi W @heidiswriting.bsky.social · May 31

My partner is,reading that one, I will be too at some point 😊

Heidi W @heidiswriting.bsky.social · May 20

I love this 😊

Heidi W @heidiswriting.bsky.social · May 20

#Booksky 📚💙
My book is being released in just over a week!
The impatience is mounting 😆
Coming 30.5.25
#indiebooks #indieauthor

Image is a photo of me, a female, standing in a garden surrounded by green hedges. I am wearing a black top, have red hair and glasses. In my hands I am holding a copy of my book, History's Heroines, which is for children ages 8+.

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Heidi W @heidiswriting.bsky.social · May 17

Went to the our local #Norwich #Indiebookfair today, and met up with fellow local author Amy Orrell, who was thete with her debut #sci-fi book, Tomorrow Was Beautiful Once. Of course I bought a copy. Hope to be a trader here next year!

Image is a photo of two women standing together. I am on the left, with red hair, glasses and blue top. Amy is on the right with short blonde hair, a denim jacket and patterned dress. There is a sign behind Amy that is a poster of her book, Tomorrow Was Beautiful Once. In the background is a small group of people.

Heidi W @heidiswriting.bsky.social · May 17

Hi, it's 8+ 😊

Heidi W @heidiswriting.bsky.social · May 16

Got my final FINAL proof today & it looks SO GOOD 😍
My #newrelease book for kids is COMING SOON! - 30.5.25.
Meet History's Heroines- women from 4,000 years ago to the 1800s. Pirates, warriors, rebels, writers... and more. #women #history #kidsbooks
#booksky 📚💙

Image is artwork from the book, and shows a woman with long brown hair, in a blue top, with her face turned behind her as she shoots a bow.

Image is a photo of the book, with the title History's Heroines. 3 women of different nationalities stand on tip of the world. The background is blue, with a building on the left and a ship on the right.

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Heidi W @heidiswriting.bsky.social · May 12

Awesome book. The Assembly of the Severed Head is an imagining of how the old #Welsh (Celtic) stories came to be written down by 13th C monks. The stories of the #mabinogion are retold in the story, through the last surviving bard. Great #storytelling. Recommend 😊
#greatbooks #reading

Photo of a book cover, with the title: Assembly of the Severed Head.
The book has a dark background, and an orange vase shape in the centre.

Heidi W @heidiswriting.bsky.social · May 9

YEAH!
At a time when the arts are under massive pressure, my city opens its annual performing arts fest, starting with a free outdoor rock concert. Open to all, no auditions, just come & play or sing. And it didn't disappoint... & the crowd was insane, & supportive.
Rock on!
#arts #rock #music

Image is a photo of a crowd of people, some are a choir, and further back are guitarists.

Heidi W @heidiswriting.bsky.social · May 8

Hello 😊

Heidi W @heidiswriting.bsky.social · May 8

Hello to all the new followers who've landed here. Not sure where you've all come from, but welcome!
About me: UK based. Introvert. Messy. Unfiltered. Love writing & reading. Love ancient history, myth, imagination. Don't love early mornings, injustice, intolerance.
So... hi! 👋 😄

Photo is of me, red hair, purple glasses, smiling, no make up, in a Fluffy purple jumper.

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Heidi W @heidiswriting.bsky.social · May 6

Donkeys!
Because who doesn't need donkeys?!
We have a fantastic animal sanctuary that I & family love to visit. Good for the soul 😊

Photo of 3 donkeys, small grey on the left, medium brown in the middle & large brown on the right. Look like a cute but uninterested band cover album!

Heidi W @heidiswriting.bsky.social · May 5

Cool!

The Bee @beelitmag.bsky.social · May 5

We're launching The Bee magazine today because the UK publishing and writing industries have a bit of a class problem.

Heidi W @heidiswriting.bsky.social · May 2

My new book - for children 8+, History's heroines, is due for release at the end of this month. So excited - 2 years from writing to ready for publishing, can't wait to see it out in the world 🤩
#booksky #booksforkids #historyforkids #womenshistory

Image is a book cover with the title 'History's Heroines', and 3 women from different ethnicities stand on top of the world. In the background is a building on the left and a ship on the right. Underneath the women it says 'written by Heidi Wirth, illustrated by Corryn Webb'.

Heidi W @heidiswriting.bsky.social · May 1

It's #indiepress day.
Support indie presses, #indie authors and, of course, our wonderful local #indiebookshops that have so much to offer.

Big Bearded Spookteller @bigbeardybooks.bsky.social · May 1

Today is the first #IndiePressDay organised by @sylphsea.bsky.social

Who are your favourite presses?

If you are an Indie Publisher/Press use this thread as a shout out.

I have everything by @charcopress.com and Red Circle Authors

#publishing #publisher #IndiePublisher #IndependentPublisher

A stack of books on a yellow background, with text next to it saying May 1st, Indie Press Day 2025, Post about indie books and publishers you love, #IndiePressDay, May the First port of call be an indie

Heidi W @heidiswriting.bsky.social · May 1

Blessed Beltane ☀️
This book is stunning. Highly recommend x

Lucy Holland @silvanhistorian.bsky.social · May 1

The audiobook of Song of the Huntress narrated by none other than the incredible Kristin Atherton is on sale for just £3.99 the whole month of May!

Beltane blessings upon you all this very fine May Day🌸🔥

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Heidi W @heidiswriting.bsky.social · Apr 9

Current Read.
An African History of Africa, by Zeinab Badawi.
Highly recommend. Accessible, engaging, interesting... full of fascinating history. 😊

Image is a photo of the book, An African History of Africa. By Zeinab Badawi.

Heidi W @heidiswriting.bsky.social · Apr 2

Ooooh I've been there. Loved it! 😊

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Heidi W @heidiswriting.bsky.social · Apr 2

You have to admire that level of genius 😂

Heidi W @heidiswriting.bsky.social · Apr 2

My proof copy arrived!
Little bit happy 😂

#writer #writerslife

Image is a photo of me, a female, either reddish brown hair, dark glasses, and a mouth open in delighted excitement. I am holding an unopened book size package.

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Heidi W @heidiswriting.bsky.social · Mar 27

Thanks Maud 😊