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Rebecca Smith @rebeccasmithauthor.bsky.social · 2d

There are a few spaces left on my nonfiction course with @writelikeagrrrl.bsky.social

If you’ve always wanted to try nonfiction but don’t know where to start, or you need a bit more direction, this course is for you.

Starts 27th October, 7.30pm. Join me!

www.writelikeagrrrl.org/product/narr...

Narrative non-fiction 27 Oct-24 Nov

Narrative non-fiction with Rebecca Smith 27 Oct-24 Nov 7.30pm -9.15pm Online via zoom ✮ ⋆ ˚｡𖦹 ⋆｡°✩✮ ⋆ ˚｡𖦹 ⋆｡°✩✮ ⋆ ˚｡𖦹 ⋆｡ Thinking about writing...

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Rebecca Smith @rebeccasmithauthor.bsky.social · 19d

Wow! Now that is nice to hear. Thanks for reading Chris, I’m so glad you liked it. I enjoyed writing and researching this one.

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Rebecca Smith @rebeccasmithauthor.bsky.social · 20d

Wrote about the larch tree this weekend for The New York Times. It’s a wonderful tree and has been integral to our economy and industry over the last 300 years. A disease is currently threatening its future but @forestresearchuk.bsky.social are on the case.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/21/o...

Opinion | The Last of the Larch

www.nytimes.com

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Rebecca Smith @rebeccasmithauthor.bsky.social · Sep 8

Had proper full moon insomnia last night. Went outside at 3am, garden was lit like a headlight over the hill. Stood on a slug and saw a hedgehog.

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Rebecca Smith @rebeccasmithauthor.bsky.social · Aug 28

There’s only so much crumble we can eat.

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Rebecca Smith @rebeccasmithauthor.bsky.social · Aug 21

❤️ ❤️ ❤️

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Rebecca Smith @rebeccasmithauthor.bsky.social · Aug 21

Ahh I was thinking of you and this book today!! Can’t wait to read it.

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Rebecca Smith @rebeccasmithauthor.bsky.social · Aug 18

This will be really lovely for anyone in the area.

Forest Research @forestresearchuk.bsky.social · Aug 18

🎪🌳 Join us on Wed 27 Aug at 7pm #EastgateTheatre in Peebles for a screening of #AshRise

+ Q&A with Dr Helen McKay, FR Fellow & Chief Forester for Scotland.

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✨ #ScottishFurnitureMakersAssociation in partnership with #scottishforestry & #AssociationOfScottishHardwoodSawmillers.

Ash_Rise_Documentary_Trailer

Trailer for the full Ash Rise documentary film to be premiered at Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh on 12 September 2024.

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Rebecca Smith @rebeccasmithauthor.bsky.social · Aug 18

I’d love to come to this but can’t make it! It sounds wonderful.

Rebecca Smith @rebeccasmithauthor.bsky.social · Aug 13

Thanks so much Jennifer! Really appreciate it. Hope the writing is going well!

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Rebecca Smith @rebeccasmithauthor.bsky.social · Aug 13

I’m running a non fiction course again this autumn.

You can join me as I finish the 1st draft of my book, file a travel commission to a VERY tight deadline & deliver an essay for a collection I kind of forgot.

Read here for what course actually entails. ⬇️

www.writelikeagrrrl.org/product/narr...

Narrative non-fiction 27 Oct-24 Nov

Narrative non-fiction with Rebecca Smith 27 Oct-24 Nov 7-9pm Online via zoom ✮ ⋆ ˚｡𖦹 ⋆｡°✩✮ ⋆ ˚｡𖦹 ⋆｡°✩✮ ⋆ ˚｡𖦹 ⋆｡ Thinking about writing non-fiction?...

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Rebecca Smith @rebeccasmithauthor.bsky.social · Aug 13

When the kids go back to school and you write 1000 words in a few hours.
God I’ve missed working.

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Rebecca Smith @rebeccasmithauthor.bsky.social · Aug 1

Thanks Luke! Nice to see you today.

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Rebecca Smith @rebeccasmithauthor.bsky.social · Jul 26

The journey back to Scotland. First stop, Ribe, Denmark.

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Rebecca Smith @rebeccasmithauthor.bsky.social · Jul 23

It really is! Lots of diversity from what I can see.

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Rebecca Smith @rebeccasmithauthor.bsky.social · Jul 22

Beech, birch, pine and aspen. Swedish forests are fab. #forests #forestry #sweden

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Rebecca Smith @rebeccasmithauthor.bsky.social · Jul 19

This place is pretty glorious. #southsweden

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Rebecca Smith @rebeccasmithauthor.bsky.social · Jul 19

Picked and cooked chanterelles today. We checked and checked, naturally, and fried them in simple butter. Delicious.

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Rebecca Smith @rebeccasmithauthor.bsky.social · Jul 6

Bloody hell!

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Rebecca Smith @rebeccasmithauthor.bsky.social · Jul 3

Cannot wait to buy a few copies of this for friends. It’s a brilliant book. Pre-order now.

Kristie De Garis @kristiedegaris.bsky.social · Jul 3

Today I held the finished copy of my book for the first time. Three years (or a lifetime?) in the making, and in just a month, it’ll be in readers’ hands.

'Drystone – A Life Rebuilt' is out 7 August.

#Books #Writing #WritingCommunity #Scotland

A copy of the book Drystone – A Life Rebuilt by Kristie De Garis, propped upright on a drystone wall surrounded by bright yellow and green garden plants. The cover features five colourful stone shapes with the title text layered across them.

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Rebecca Smith @rebeccasmithauthor.bsky.social · Jul 2

Carrots and a short canal.

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Rebecca Smith @rebeccasmithauthor.bsky.social · Jun 30

Cuddled a sausage dog. Surprisingly heavy.

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Kit de Waal @kitdewaal.com · Jun 9

Please share :)

Irish Writers Centre @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social · Jun 9

📣 Applications now open!

Evolution is a free six-month programme that provides support for 12 published (1 or 2 books) writers at a crucial stage in their careers.

Pick from a suite of supports and collaborate with like-minded writers.

Deadline: 27 June 2025
irishwriterscentre.ie/opportunitie...

Evolution Programme 2025-2026 - Irish Writers Centre

Irish Writers Centre invited applications for Evolution Programme 2025-2026. Free six-month programme supporting 12 published writers (1 or 2 books) to advance their writing careers.

irishwriterscentre.ie

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Rebecca Smith @rebeccasmithauthor.bsky.social · May 8

So pleased to offer a quote for Kristies book! It’s such a powerful read.

Pre-order now!

Kristie De Garis @kristiedegaris.bsky.social · May 7

There are lots of 'firsts' when you're a debut author. Many exciting milestones. Today, I’m thrilled to share the very first quote for my book Drystone – A Life Rebuilt.

From the brilliant @rebeccasmithauthor.bsky.social Author of Rural: The Lives of the Working Class.

#Books #Scotland #Writing

A black square with this writing in white

“An incredibly powerful debut,
Drystone - A Life Rebuilt is an account of survival, strength, and quiet transformation that stays with you long after the final page. Written with clarity and compassion, it reflects not only life’s hardest moments, but its tender, deeply human ones too. A life-affirming work.”

- Rebecca Smith, Author of Rural: The Lives of the Working Class Countryside

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Rebecca Smith @rebeccasmithauthor.bsky.social · May 6

A weekend on Raasay, the most stunning place.

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