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Maud Gillett
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Indie author with a fascination for the unexplained... Author of Pre-owned, and La Pre-amada en español.
No DMs ATM, sorry - age verification pending 😄
https://books2read.com/Pre-owned
https://books2read.com/LA-PRE-AMADA
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Why is plugging so much harder than writing?😄 📚💙
Here's mine:
Unlikely sleuth tackles heart mystery
(Links in bio - free in Kobo Plus)
#WritingLifeMonthly #WritingCommunity
traceyleewrites.bsky.social Tracey Lee @traceyleewrites.bsky.social · 1d
📚 #WritingLifeMonthly November Day 23📚

Time for a little indie author promotion today. 5 words or fewer, tell us about your book.

#writingcommunity #BookSky #BookSky💙📚 #bookskyclub #bookish #books #tbrpile #indieauthor #amreading #indienovel
November #writinglifemonthly Day 23 Indie authors: plug your book in five words or less [hand with index finger pointing down] Build Community - Share. Like.Comment in Group. @traceyleewrites
November 23, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Wishing everyone a cosy weekend.
Keep warm! 🧤
#nature #photography #writerslife #Lancashire
A frosty morning in Lancashire with grazing sheep against a backdrop of trees and hills and bright blue sky.
November 21, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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What would happen if a girl went into a room she wasn't supposed to go into & overheard something she wasn't supposed to hear - the starting point for author #PhilipPullman 3 decades + 49 million books ago. Crafted by human #imagination - no #AI required. #WritingInspiration #WritingCommunity 📚💙
November 20, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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No plot spoilers, promise, but wonder if you're also enjoying The Beast in Me? #Netflix
Got to love the attention to detail in the state of Aggie's writer's room.
And the way she's so pissed off with anyone who thinks they know her just because they've read her book 😂👏 #amwriting #WritingCommunity
November 18, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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Though I've barely drafted the middle of the story, the final scene for my current haunted WIP just came to me as I was leaning forward to rinse the shampoo out of my hair. A sudden rush of blood to the head, perhaps?
💡 Time to invest in a waterproof pen & swap desk for shower? 🤔
#writingcommunity
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November 15, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Anyone else finding the season is affecting their writing? 😱

I spooked myself at 2.15 am the other night. Now I'm diving headlong into an unexpectedly scary tale of haunted things.
Looks like the romance will have to be put on ice until Valentine's Day at least. 😄
#WritingCommunity #amwriting
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November 13, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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Go wide with your ebook? Provided it's not currently in a 90 KU period, you can list it anywhere 🗺️
Upload your Word doc to Draft 2Digital & it converts to an e-pub for you. Just be sure to strip out any funky formatting for the best result! Cover spec: jpg 1600x2400
#writingtips #writingcommunity
The Draft2Digital dashboard for the ebook, Pre-owned by Maud Gillett, showing platforms uploaded to, to date.
November 6, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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And #breathe 😌

Roaring weir unseen
Calms the water's heavy flow
Leaves float gently by

#autumn #nature #photography
#haiku
November 3, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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Red leaves blaze a-fire
An echo of summer's warmth
Time to turn again

#haiku #photography #autumn #writerslife
A strikingly red curtain of leaves against bright green grass in autumn at the Oxford Arboretum.
October 30, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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Día de publicación🥳
Read it in Spanish:
📚LA PRE-AMADA📚
Sumérgete de lleno en una novela romántica de suspenso trepidante, con temas de amor y pérdida y secretos revelados...
El compositor de la cortina musical es mi hijo Alex👏
📚💙 #WritingCommunity #librosenespañol
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October 23, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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A blue cover and sleeve for #NationalAlbumDay
Still play this album a lot - perfect nostalgia for an autumn afternoon 🍂🎧
#vinylcommunity #stylecouncil
#writerslife
Café Bleu album cover and sleeve. The Style Council 1984
October 18, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Might have to wait a little while longer, but great news for Tolkien and CS Lewis fans 🐉⛰️
📚💙
#WritingCommunity #Tolkien
Full story on the Beeb:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A BBC News for Oxfordshire story about the plan to re-open The Eagle and Child pub in Oxford.
October 13, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Methinks the sky just wished us all a fabulous weekend, or at least the shepherds!

#photography #sunset #writerslife #oxfordshire
Stunning sunset over West Oxfordshire on the 10th of the 10th 2025. Photograph by Maud Gillett.
October 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Sadly, yet another scam to watch out for
#WritingCommunity
glennquigley.bsky.social Glenn Quigley @glennquigley.bsky.social · Oct 8
#writerbeware
victoriastrauss.com Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · Oct 8
Scam alert: there's an IngramSpark impersonator at ingramsparkbookpublishers dot com. Part of a wave of publishing/ghostwriting scams from Pakistan that hijack authors looking to self-publish--they often "borrow" well-known publisher names but this one also "borrows" the real IngramSpark's logo
October 8, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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Although the cost of the postage is only adding to the loss side of my accounts, sending my novel off to The British Library was still a bit of a pinch myself moment!

So it's the one in Yorkshire but if you arrange it in advance, you can "visit" your book
#NeverGiveUp #WritingCommunity
BookSky 💙📚
An envelope showing the address of The British Library next to a copy of the novel 'Pre-owned' by Maud Gillett.
October 6, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Redundant brickwork
Proud legacy of blankets
Once woven and worn.

#photography #architecture
#brickwork #haiku
#streetphotography
The chimney of the former Early's Blankets, home of the famous Witney Blankets, Oxfordshire. Photograph by Maud Gillett.
September 29, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Reposted by Maud Gillett
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#writerslift!
Time to promote yourself !
READERS find your next read here!
ABP=Always Be Promoting!
Post your links, websites, books, art audiobooks, pages, WhateverItTakes! #ShamelessSelfpromoSaturday
BUY A BOOK!
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September 27, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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"It was one of those beautiful autumn mornings that couldn't fail to capture a nostalgic chill for the summer left behind. They could easily have lingered over breakfast on the balcony, but Matt was keen to eat out. It wasn't..."

www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DV3WB6GF
#writerslift #autumnreads
💙📚 #bookrec
Dive into a suspenseful tale of love, loss and secrets revealed... Read Pre-owned by Maud Gillett on Kindle and Paperback.
September 27, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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Hope you have a chilled weekend! Messing about on the river looks tempting 🦆🦆

#nature #video #ducks #writerslife
#WritingCommunity
September 26, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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🍎 Mystery solved! So that's who's been raiding the apple tree! 🐦‍⬛

#writerslife #nature #photography
#crow #gardensky
A crow spotted pecking apples from a tree in Oxfordshire. Photograph by Maud Gillett.
September 25, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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Not long to wait now for Autumn's palette to work its wonders. Here's one I took earlier 🍁🍂
#nature #photography #autumn
#oxfordshire
Autumn colours are the backdrop to a pile of glowing sawn logs at Harcourt Arboretum, Oxfordshire. Photograph by Maud Gillett.
September 21, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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One of the best things about the turn of the season, is the excuse to tuck into comfort food.
And anything with the word 'Pie' in its name gets my vote!
I can heartily recommend Witney's Blanket Hall if you're ever in this neck of the woods. 🥧

#autumn #pie #FoodSky #writerslife #Oxfordshire
The charming menu at The Witney Blanket Hall Pie Shop The Master Weaver's Steak and Ale Pie with mash, peas pudding and gravy is a hearty feast!
September 11, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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Ouch! Rejection really stings sometimes, doesn't it?
Especially when an opportunity seemed tantalisingly close.
Might take a little while to get over this one and require vast amounts of chocolate 🤕
#WritingCommunity #writerslife
#amwriting
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September 8, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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There's something magical about this bridge moment.
I still can't believe how well my hand held snap turned out, taken a while ago on my old Sony XZ1 phone and zero editing.
#photography #bridge #oxfordshire
Clifton Hampden's stunning red brick gothic arched bridge reflected in the Thames. Photograph by Maud Gillett
August 30, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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So thrilled to report that the lights are on again at The Three Pigeons!

With so many pubs biting the dust, it's heartwarming to see a reversal of this one's fortunes 🐦‍🔥🕊️

#WritingCommunity #writerslife
#oxfordshire #streetphotography
The lights are on at The Three Pigeons pub in Witney which has recently re-opened. Photograph by Maud Gillett Opening times for The Three Pigeons pub in Witney in August 2025
August 23, 2025 at 3:30 PM