Bec Pearce
@outofmytree.bsky.social
Writer (one half of Bec & N.J. Pearce), cat mum, geek, reader.
I'm not boring, I'm English.
I'm not boring, I'm English.
At 171,848 words the first draft is done.
It has taken 3 years and 7 months to get to this point, but pride is being felt.
So, we are taking a couple of days to reflect and cuddle the cat and then we will start the read-through and note-making before the joy of the second draft!
#writersky
It has taken 3 years and 7 months to get to this point, but pride is being felt.
So, we are taking a couple of days to reflect and cuddle the cat and then we will start the read-through and note-making before the joy of the second draft!
#writersky
January 28, 2026 at 11:13 PM
At 171,848 words the first draft is done.
It has taken 3 years and 7 months to get to this point, but pride is being felt.
So, we are taking a couple of days to reflect and cuddle the cat and then we will start the read-through and note-making before the joy of the second draft!
#writersky
It has taken 3 years and 7 months to get to this point, but pride is being felt.
So, we are taking a couple of days to reflect and cuddle the cat and then we will start the read-through and note-making before the joy of the second draft!
#writersky
Just finished Your Knife, My Heart.
K.M. Moronova knows how to make me kick my feet with glee! The dark characters and setting are exactly my jam and I live for the horrendous pain she puts them through.
Racing on to My Blade, Your Back now!
K.M. Moronova knows how to make me kick my feet with glee! The dark characters and setting are exactly my jam and I live for the horrendous pain she puts them through.
Racing on to My Blade, Your Back now!
January 8, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Just finished Your Knife, My Heart.
K.M. Moronova knows how to make me kick my feet with glee! The dark characters and setting are exactly my jam and I live for the horrendous pain she puts them through.
Racing on to My Blade, Your Back now!
K.M. Moronova knows how to make me kick my feet with glee! The dark characters and setting are exactly my jam and I live for the horrendous pain she puts them through.
Racing on to My Blade, Your Back now!
So, life finally called down enough for me to sit and read, I finally finished Crowntide by the, quite frankly, awesome Alex Aster and I remain jealous of her characters and her ability to brutally force me into loving all of them.
I am now patiently waiting for the next in the series.
#booksky
I am now patiently waiting for the next in the series.
#booksky
December 26, 2025 at 5:42 PM
So, life finally called down enough for me to sit and read, I finally finished Crowntide by the, quite frankly, awesome Alex Aster and I remain jealous of her characters and her ability to brutally force me into loving all of them.
I am now patiently waiting for the next in the series.
#booksky
I am now patiently waiting for the next in the series.
#booksky
From Neil, Toby, and I, we wish you the very best at this Christmas time and hope you are warm, safe, and well.
Bec
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Bec
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December 24, 2025 at 11:16 PM
From Neil, Toby, and I, we wish you the very best at this Christmas time and hope you are warm, safe, and well.
Bec
X
Bec
X
What the actual fuck just happened?
I spoil books for my husband quite often. I am the meme where I race in from the other room waving the book and raving to him about what just happened even though he had not the faintest clue what I am banging on about. (1/2)
#booksky
I spoil books for my husband quite often. I am the meme where I race in from the other room waving the book and raving to him about what just happened even though he had not the faintest clue what I am banging on about. (1/2)
#booksky
November 16, 2025 at 2:10 AM
What the actual fuck just happened?
I spoil books for my husband quite often. I am the meme where I race in from the other room waving the book and raving to him about what just happened even though he had not the faintest clue what I am banging on about. (1/2)
#booksky
I spoil books for my husband quite often. I am the meme where I race in from the other room waving the book and raving to him about what just happened even though he had not the faintest clue what I am banging on about. (1/2)
#booksky
This is my job.
I sit by @outofmytree looking gorgeous, keeping her away from the book she really wants to read until she has written the required amount.
This is my job and I do it well.
#writersky #catsky
I sit by @outofmytree looking gorgeous, keeping her away from the book she really wants to read until she has written the required amount.
This is my job and I do it well.
#writersky #catsky
November 12, 2025 at 11:22 PM
This is my job.
I sit by @outofmytree looking gorgeous, keeping her away from the book she really wants to read until she has written the required amount.
This is my job and I do it well.
#writersky #catsky
I sit by @outofmytree looking gorgeous, keeping her away from the book she really wants to read until she has written the required amount.
This is my job and I do it well.
#writersky #catsky
So, we are about 2/3rds of the way to our target word count so still a ways to go but we just crested over the hill of 100k and we are having a cup of tea and a chocolate hobnob to celebrate before getting back to it.
November 11, 2025 at 9:45 PM
So, we are about 2/3rds of the way to our target word count so still a ways to go but we just crested over the hill of 100k and we are having a cup of tea and a chocolate hobnob to celebrate before getting back to it.
Look, I know I should be working but come on! Empire of the Dawn is whispering to me and I am ready to have my heart broken again by @misterkristoff.bsky.social
I am ready, right?
#booksky
I am ready, right?
#booksky
November 5, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Look, I know I should be working but come on! Empire of the Dawn is whispering to me and I am ready to have my heart broken again by @misterkristoff.bsky.social
I am ready, right?
#booksky
I am ready, right?
#booksky
We passed 91k words today in the first draft. We celebrated by accidentally waking up the cat. Oops.
#writersky #catsky
#writersky #catsky
November 3, 2025 at 11:22 PM
We passed 91k words today in the first draft. We celebrated by accidentally waking up the cat. Oops.
#writersky #catsky
#writersky #catsky
I didn't know I needed to cry today. My heart knew it though.
Absolutely stunning fanfilm.
youtu.be/jVIn93ycAvk?...
#acotar #fanfilm #whimsygossip
Absolutely stunning fanfilm.
youtu.be/jVIn93ycAvk?...
#acotar #fanfilm #whimsygossip
The Cauldron: Chapter 65 Nonprofit ACOMAF Fan Film
YouTube video by Whimsy Gossip Podcast
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November 1, 2025 at 10:59 PM
I didn't know I needed to cry today. My heart knew it though.
Absolutely stunning fanfilm.
youtu.be/jVIn93ycAvk?...
#acotar #fanfilm #whimsygossip
Absolutely stunning fanfilm.
youtu.be/jVIn93ycAvk?...
#acotar #fanfilm #whimsygossip
So.. I wasn't feeling well so went for a small nap. That turned into 5 hours and I have missed all the trick or treaters.
Husband is giggling with delight surrounded by chocolate and sugar!
#halloween
Husband is giggling with delight surrounded by chocolate and sugar!
#halloween
October 31, 2025 at 9:39 PM
So.. I wasn't feeling well so went for a small nap. That turned into 5 hours and I have missed all the trick or treaters.
Husband is giggling with delight surrounded by chocolate and sugar!
#halloween
Husband is giggling with delight surrounded by chocolate and sugar!
#halloween
The yearning! Oh, sweet and fluffy lord! I read Oro first and had flipped to being on his team and then I read Grim and was stuck again.
Alex Aster is just making this choice as painful as possible and I am here for it!
(Also, the artwork by Kalisami is some of the most beautiful I have ever seen!)
Alex Aster is just making this choice as painful as possible and I am here for it!
(Also, the artwork by Kalisami is some of the most beautiful I have ever seen!)
October 29, 2025 at 6:25 PM
The yearning! Oh, sweet and fluffy lord! I read Oro first and had flipped to being on his team and then I read Grim and was stuck again.
Alex Aster is just making this choice as painful as possible and I am here for it!
(Also, the artwork by Kalisami is some of the most beautiful I have ever seen!)
Alex Aster is just making this choice as painful as possible and I am here for it!
(Also, the artwork by Kalisami is some of the most beautiful I have ever seen!)
Do you ever feel like you are being watched?
Toby deciding to terrify me while I continue the first draft.
#writersky #catsky
Toby deciding to terrify me while I continue the first draft.
#writersky #catsky
October 25, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Do you ever feel like you are being watched?
Toby deciding to terrify me while I continue the first draft.
#writersky #catsky
Toby deciding to terrify me while I continue the first draft.
#writersky #catsky
Okay, if you are comfortable and are having your armpits scritched, it is not unreasonable to grab hold of the said scritching hand to keep it where it is instead of allowing it to continue tapping on a keyboard, right?
I mean, seriously, how dare she!
#catsky
I mean, seriously, how dare she!
#catsky
October 24, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Okay, if you are comfortable and are having your armpits scritched, it is not unreasonable to grab hold of the said scritching hand to keep it where it is instead of allowing it to continue tapping on a keyboard, right?
I mean, seriously, how dare she!
#catsky
I mean, seriously, how dare she!
#catsky
They woke me up.
They put me in a bag.
They took me to the vets (who were very nice and gave me treats).
There was a needle and I was told I was perfect.
Then they put me in a bag again, brought me home, and fed me.
I did some magnificent sad miaows.
I really am perfect.
#catsky
They put me in a bag.
They took me to the vets (who were very nice and gave me treats).
There was a needle and I was told I was perfect.
Then they put me in a bag again, brought me home, and fed me.
I did some magnificent sad miaows.
I really am perfect.
#catsky
October 20, 2025 at 3:19 PM
They woke me up.
They put me in a bag.
They took me to the vets (who were very nice and gave me treats).
There was a needle and I was told I was perfect.
Then they put me in a bag again, brought me home, and fed me.
I did some magnificent sad miaows.
I really am perfect.
#catsky
They put me in a bag.
They took me to the vets (who were very nice and gave me treats).
There was a needle and I was told I was perfect.
Then they put me in a bag again, brought me home, and fed me.
I did some magnificent sad miaows.
I really am perfect.
#catsky
75,247 is the current word count of our 1st draft, and it is flowing quite nicely.
I believe I deserve a little treat so it is book and coffee time.
#writersky
I believe I deserve a little treat so it is book and coffee time.
#writersky
October 18, 2025 at 5:54 PM
75,247 is the current word count of our 1st draft, and it is flowing quite nicely.
I believe I deserve a little treat so it is book and coffee time.
#writersky
I believe I deserve a little treat so it is book and coffee time.
#writersky
I feel absolutely breathless. Tahereh Mafi is one of those writers that grabs you by the throat and just does not let go.
I could wax lyrical about her gorgeous rich prose and fascinating characters but I just want to read more of her work!
Patiently waiting for the next installment.
#booksky
I could wax lyrical about her gorgeous rich prose and fascinating characters but I just want to read more of her work!
Patiently waiting for the next installment.
#booksky
October 14, 2025 at 12:12 AM
I feel absolutely breathless. Tahereh Mafi is one of those writers that grabs you by the throat and just does not let go.
I could wax lyrical about her gorgeous rich prose and fascinating characters but I just want to read more of her work!
Patiently waiting for the next installment.
#booksky
I could wax lyrical about her gorgeous rich prose and fascinating characters but I just want to read more of her work!
Patiently waiting for the next installment.
#booksky
Toby has a vet visit (nothing serious, just his check up) in an hour and he had taken this opportunity to go out for a morning stroll. The last few days he has been asleep on the bathroom rug when I get up but today? No no no.
Hoping he appears and I don't have to reschedule again.
#catsky
Hoping he appears and I don't have to reschedule again.
#catsky
October 9, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Toby has a vet visit (nothing serious, just his check up) in an hour and he had taken this opportunity to go out for a morning stroll. The last few days he has been asleep on the bathroom rug when I get up but today? No no no.
Hoping he appears and I don't have to reschedule again.
#catsky
Hoping he appears and I don't have to reschedule again.
#catsky
I am writing but I think I have an excuse not to get a lot different today. Toby wanted cuddles and who am I to say no?
#catsky #writersky
#catsky #writersky
October 7, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I am writing but I think I have an excuse not to get a lot different today. Toby wanted cuddles and who am I to say no?
#catsky #writersky
#catsky #writersky
The Twilight 20th anniversary edition is in my hands and I am so happy.
I went to an anniversary event and was surrounded by people who just wanted to have fun. We made bracelets where I declared my eternal love for Jasper, and our team won the quiz.
Thank you to the Waterstones Preston team!
I went to an anniversary event and was surrounded by people who just wanted to have fun. We made bracelets where I declared my eternal love for Jasper, and our team won the quiz.
Thank you to the Waterstones Preston team!
September 30, 2025 at 9:58 PM
The Twilight 20th anniversary edition is in my hands and I am so happy.
I went to an anniversary event and was surrounded by people who just wanted to have fun. We made bracelets where I declared my eternal love for Jasper, and our team won the quiz.
Thank you to the Waterstones Preston team!
I went to an anniversary event and was surrounded by people who just wanted to have fun. We made bracelets where I declared my eternal love for Jasper, and our team won the quiz.
Thank you to the Waterstones Preston team!
This story by Lauren Roberts has been on my shelf since its release and I am ashamed to say I have only just read it, but I am very glad that I have. Its gentility with the characters, that were treated sometimes so brutally in the Powerless trilogy, brought a warm glow to my heart.
#booksky
#booksky
September 29, 2025 at 4:08 PM
This story by Lauren Roberts has been on my shelf since its release and I am ashamed to say I have only just read it, but I am very glad that I have. Its gentility with the characters, that were treated sometimes so brutally in the Powerless trilogy, brought a warm glow to my heart.
#booksky
#booksky
September 25, 2025 at 8:57 AM
I finally completed a fight scene chapter after two weeks of staring at the damn thing and hating every sentence.
I'll fix it in the edit.
#writersky
I'll fix it in the edit.
#writersky
September 24, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I finally completed a fight scene chapter after two weeks of staring at the damn thing and hating every sentence.
I'll fix it in the edit.
#writersky
I'll fix it in the edit.
#writersky
What the hell did I just read?! This book is insane! The characters are wonderful, the world building is brutal and feels real. And, I mean, the ending? I was screaming! (Sorry husband!)
This is a high recommendation!
#booksky
This is a high recommendation!
#booksky
September 22, 2025 at 10:59 PM
What the hell did I just read?! This book is insane! The characters are wonderful, the world building is brutal and feels real. And, I mean, the ending? I was screaming! (Sorry husband!)
This is a high recommendation!
#booksky
This is a high recommendation!
#booksky
This book is unbelievably good. The writing, the characters, the story, the ending! I yelled so loudly the cat shot off the couch!
If you enjoy passionate and traumatic characters with flaws and logical reasons for things then I implore you to read this as soon as humanly possible!
#booksky
If you enjoy passionate and traumatic characters with flaws and logical reasons for things then I implore you to read this as soon as humanly possible!
#booksky
September 13, 2025 at 9:45 PM
This book is unbelievably good. The writing, the characters, the story, the ending! I yelled so loudly the cat shot off the couch!
If you enjoy passionate and traumatic characters with flaws and logical reasons for things then I implore you to read this as soon as humanly possible!
#booksky
If you enjoy passionate and traumatic characters with flaws and logical reasons for things then I implore you to read this as soon as humanly possible!
#booksky