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Virginia Crow
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Writer of tales of humanity at its best and at its worst.

Also occasional artist and full-time musician.
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It's the last #HistFicThursdays blog in the Inspirational Series and it is about the wonderful masterpiece that is #TheBoxOfDelights. Read on to discover @jayzedkay.bsky.social's thoughts on this #HistoricalFiction gem, and why it only gets better:
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#HistFicThursdays - Inspirational Series - The Box of Delights
Kay Harker and Cole Hawlings Picture accessed via BBC  There are few things more Christmassy than the opening few bars of the theme tune to ...
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December 18, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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Not a bad day's work!
#DecoratingDay #ChristmasTree
December 13, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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Current situation.
#DecoratingDay #ChristmasTree
December 13, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Crazy hair day!
#DecoratingDay
December 13, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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👻Spread the Word👻

Happy Launch Day to our fabulous writers!
As the days are darkening, settle down with this collection of stories, and transport yourself to places and times where the only limit is your imagination.
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#PhantomsFriday #NewRelease #GhostStories #Ghost
Apparition: The Ninth Crowvus Christmas Ghost Story Anthology (Crowvus Christmas Ghost Story Anthologies)
Buy Apparition: The Ninth Crowvus Christmas Ghost Story Anthology (Crowvus Christmas Ghost Story Anthologies) by O’Doherty, Una, Greig, Ronald J, Cackett, Peter, Schreier, M M, McLoughlin, Hazel, McVey, David, Gillam, Tina, Cardwell, Stewart, Sutton, Susannah, Hilf, W. H. (ISBN: 9781913182564) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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December 5, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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#ICYMI
Yesterday's #HistFicThursdays blog was a #BookReview of the fabulous new book, Hiding the Flame, and here it is: crowvusbookblog.blogspot.com/2025/12/hist...

#HistoricalFiction #NewRelease #HistoricalRomance
#HistFicThursdays - Hiding the Flame by Angela Sims - Book Review
One of the best things about the Historical Fiction community is that it is  a community. Through it, I've discovered some fantastic author...
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December 5, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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For 9 years, we have shared the madness and delight of our build-up to #Christmas with our 300 [somethings] for #Advent blog.

Here you go: share the Crow Christmas Countdown - this year's and the eight before!
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#AdventCalendar #ChristmasCountdown
300 Photos for Advent
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December 2, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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Finally!
Four years in the making, and clocking in at 98,000 words, Francesco's journey is finally complete.
Phew!

#AmWriting #HistoricalFiction
November 28, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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I love this time of the year, when the sun sets early and evenings start early... And Christmas is just around the corner!
#Caithness #Scotland
November 28, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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Your Writing : Your Rules

Today's #HistFicThursdays blog is on #WritingCraft: crowvusbookblog.blogspot.com/2025/11/hist...

#HistoricalFiction #Writing #WritingTips #BookSky #AmWriting
#HistFicThursdays - Writing Craft: Your Own Way or the Highway
After the loss of NaNoWriMo, it did not take the Crowvus writers long to realise how much we relied on this structured routine for our writ...
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November 27, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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Almost sunrise and phantom mountains.
#Caithness #Scotland #November
November 21, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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Today's #HistFicThursdays blog is up!

This week, @jayzedkay.bsky.social discusses the appeal of Downton Abbey... Gritty historical drama, or delightful fluff?

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#DowntonAbbey #HistoricalFiction #HistFic
#HistFicThursdays - Inspirational Series - Downton Abbey
This blog contains spoilers! Downton Abbey spawned such a high degree of loving obsession from people around the world that it would seem wr...
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November 20, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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Boy bitten by a crawfish, drawn by Sofonisba Anguissola. Her proud father sent this to Michelangelo to show what a talented daughter he had. Michelangelo agreed! Today is her day.
November 16, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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And it's great to welcome a #HistFicMay author to the #HistFicThursdays blog!

Discover how #Gothic literature inspired @samwardsmithwriter.bsky.social's gripping new book:
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#GothicRomance #HistoricalFiction #HistoricalRomance #TheCoffeePotBookClub
#HistFicThursdays - Ravenscourt by Samantha Ward-Smith - Guest Post
For today's #HistFicThursdays blog, I am thrilled to be welcoming  Samantha Ward-Smith  to the blog with a guest post about her latest boo...
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November 13, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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Today the #HistFicThursdays blog is seeing double!
First up, head over to read a fabulous excerpt from Fred Raymond Goldman... Perfect for lovers of #WWII #HistoricalFiction!

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Discover your next great read!

#Holocaust #JewishFiction #TheCoffeePotBookClub
#HistFicThursdays - A Virtuoso in America: Adrian by Fred Raymond Goldman - Book Excerpt
Today for #HistFicThursdays, I am so pleased to be hosting  Fred Raymond Goldman  with his latest book,  A Virtuoso in America , as part of...
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November 13, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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“The understated power of this writing is extraordinary”
—Prof Alan Riach re-examines Neil Gunn’s legacy

Neil M. Gunn (1891–1973), one of the most important & influential writers of the 20th-century Scottish renaissance, was born #OTD, 8 Nov – a 🎂 🧵
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Neil Gunn and the search for Scotland’s soul
Alan Riach re-examines the legacy of a great modern novelist who described the relation between spirit and matter like no other
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November 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Well, this is dark, Tesco. Inciting violence or just terrible English?
#Christmas #Shopping
November 6, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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🦊
#Caithness #Scotland #Trailcam
November 1, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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This may be very small, but I grew it from scratch!
#Pumpkin #Halloween
October 31, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Psst! Did you see it?
The results of our 9th Ghost Story Competition are here:
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Congratulations to our winners and shortlisted writers! Their stories will be available in this year's anthology, *Apparition*, which will be published on 5th December.
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#Ghosts #Halloween
October 31, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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We all love it, don't we?
This week's #HistFicThursdays post is about #Ghosts. October's #InspirationalSeries blog from @jayzedkay.bsky.social considers what the programme means to her as an author and a viewer.
#HistoricalFiction #Halloween

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#HistFicThursdays - Inspirational Series - Ghosts
My brief for this blog was to make it spooky - it being nearly Halloween. I then trawled the internet for the best historical spooky tv ser...
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October 30, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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Today's #HistFicThursdays post is from @ragriggsauthor.bsky.social about writing a strong female character in a time often seen as a man's world.

Discover your next great adventure...
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#Elizabethan #HistoricalFiction #TheCoffeePotBookClub #WomenInHistory
#HistFicThursdays - Mistress of Dartington Hall by Rosemary Griggs - Guest Post
For today's #HistFicThursdays blog, I am thrilled to be welcoming  Rosemary Griggs  to the blog with a guest post about her latest book  Mis...
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October 23, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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Full #PhotoShoot! So glad they improved on the first few 😂

Alternating shutter speeds, but the optimum speed seemed to be 2.5 seconds. The display, the movement and the colours, was the best I've ever seen.
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#Caithness #Scotland #AuroraBorealis #ValkyrieArmour #NaturePhotography #NorthernLights
October 19, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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Absolutely incredible #AuroraBorealis tonight!
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#Caithness #Scotland #ValkyrieArmour #NorthernLights
October 18, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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There are benefits to the kitchen being out of bounds 😍
#NotSpringButCleaning
October 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM