Annalisa Crawford
@annalisacrawford.bsky.social
Author. Loves chocolate, Wonder Woman, and Doctor Who. Dislikes heights, sweet potato, and running. Wishing Shelf Book Awards silver winner, Rubery Book Award finalist, and Costa Short Story Award 3rd placer.
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The day I took my novel, Small Forgotten Moments, to the beach that inspired it.
★★★★★ "Mesmerizing... creepy, fascinating" Readers' Favorite
Is Zenna a muse, a sleep-deprived apparition, or something much more sinister?
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★★★★★ "Mesmerizing... creepy, fascinating" Readers' Favorite
Is Zenna a muse, a sleep-deprived apparition, or something much more sinister?
books2read.com/small-forgot...
vineleavespress.myshopify.com/products/sma...
Here's my news: my short story collection The Clock in My Mother's House is a finalist in the 2025 IAN Book of the Year Awards! Congrats to all the winners and finalists.
I'm off for a celebratory cider in front of the rugby!
If you want to check it out, it's here: books2read.com/clock-in-mot...
I'm off for a celebratory cider in front of the rugby!
If you want to check it out, it's here: books2read.com/clock-in-mot...
November 15, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Here's my news: my short story collection The Clock in My Mother's House is a finalist in the 2025 IAN Book of the Year Awards! Congrats to all the winners and finalists.
I'm off for a celebratory cider in front of the rugby!
If you want to check it out, it's here: books2read.com/clock-in-mot...
I'm off for a celebratory cider in front of the rugby!
If you want to check it out, it's here: books2read.com/clock-in-mot...
I've got some good writing news to share, but going to the gym for the first time in 12 days (after being ill, and perhaps still being ill), I don't have the energy at the moment. I'm excited on the inside 🥳
November 15, 2025 at 1:49 PM
I've got some good writing news to share, but going to the gym for the first time in 12 days (after being ill, and perhaps still being ill), I don't have the energy at the moment. I'm excited on the inside 🥳
I'm still feeling ill, and it's annoying. 7 days and counting...
November 13, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I'm still feeling ill, and it's annoying. 7 days and counting...
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I now have an author's page on Literally Stories. There will be content to follow in due course... literallystories2014.com/watts-j-s/
Watts, J.S.
J.S.Watts is a British poet and novelist who weaves the fantastical and the literary with other vibrant strands to create glowing, multi-faceted writing. Originally from London, she read English at…
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November 13, 2025 at 12:01 PM
I now have an author's page on Literally Stories. There will be content to follow in due course... literallystories2014.com/watts-j-s/
Just had my first piece of Christmas cake (well, since July when we were finishing off the last batch) 😎
It was accidental but delicious.
It was accidental but delicious.
November 10, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Just had my first piece of Christmas cake (well, since July when we were finishing off the last batch) 😎
It was accidental but delicious.
It was accidental but delicious.
I've just watched a reel about taking selfies which - for me as an apparent luddite - is a game changer. Who knew there were setting on my camera other than 'take photo'?? When I'm over this covid-flu hybrid monster, I'm flooding the internet with perfectly taken pictures of myself 😎🤣
November 9, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I've just watched a reel about taking selfies which - for me as an apparent luddite - is a game changer. Who knew there were setting on my camera other than 'take photo'?? When I'm over this covid-flu hybrid monster, I'm flooding the internet with perfectly taken pictures of myself 😎🤣
Today I will mostly be printing out my novel before scribbling edits all over it. The entire ms will be green because I still only have cyan and yellow ink. Fingers crossed it will last for 225 pages 😬
November 9, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Today I will mostly be printing out my novel before scribbling edits all over it. The entire ms will be green because I still only have cyan and yellow ink. Fingers crossed it will last for 225 pages 😬
I'm just about to embark on my 5th draft, so I might put this quote on my whiteboard.
Revising your novel happens naturally in your writing, it is a finding of the true story to tell, when you find the real story hidden inside your text for your reader. Don't begrudge the writing you did to get the right story. #AmWriting - Wrtr #Writing #Writer #Author #BookSky #AuthorSky
November 9, 2025 at 7:39 AM
I'm just about to embark on my 5th draft, so I might put this quote on my whiteboard.
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Final few hours of our short story competition! You can still enter here: www.galleybeggar.co.uk/prize
Prize — Galley Beggar Press
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November 8, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Final few hours of our short story competition! You can still enter here: www.galleybeggar.co.uk/prize
My body is really very clever. I've been so hungry over the past couple of days, and it turns out it was hoarding calories for today when I'm poorly and can't face anything at all.
November 6, 2025 at 7:46 AM
My body is really very clever. I've been so hungry over the past couple of days, and it turns out it was hoarding calories for today when I'm poorly and can't face anything at all.
I am never ever buying a sports bra with removable cups again. Every wash is a battle and although it's the nicest one, it's also the last resort one 🙁
November 5, 2025 at 8:09 AM
I am never ever buying a sports bra with removable cups again. Every wash is a battle and although it's the nicest one, it's also the last resort one 🙁
My ghost story draft doesn't have an ending. It might be destined to forever wander around the page, seen only occasionally as a vague outline.
November 4, 2025 at 9:18 PM
My ghost story draft doesn't have an ending. It might be destined to forever wander around the page, seen only occasionally as a vague outline.
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Sometimes you can't see the true nature of your story until you get all of it, everything, all out on paper or the screen. Until then, it can keep surprising you. So keep writing. Then adjust it in the next draft. - Wrtr #AmWriting Be Writing. #Author #Writing #Writer ~ #BookSky #AuthorSky
November 4, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Sometimes you can't see the true nature of your story until you get all of it, everything, all out on paper or the screen. Until then, it can keep surprising you. So keep writing. Then adjust it in the next draft. - Wrtr #AmWriting Be Writing. #Author #Writing #Writer ~ #BookSky #AuthorSky
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Souling is another Weekly Dose of Fiction short story. Each week, I scramble to write a new tale, and since October's the month for ghostly events, all of the October fiction is on the scary side of things. Come read and let me know what you think.
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Souling
Dear Readers,
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October 27, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Souling is another Weekly Dose of Fiction short story. Each week, I scramble to write a new tale, and since October's the month for ghostly events, all of the October fiction is on the scary side of things. Come read and let me know what you think.
open.substack.com/pub/cleemcke...
open.substack.com/pub/cleemcke...
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Newly arrived and available soon. #BookSky
"Pucksie and the Ghosts of #Dartmoor"
It brings together legends of Dartmoor in a spine tingling adventure in which two children staying with their gran on Dartmoor meetb Pucksie, who spirits them into the lives of historical characters.
"Pucksie and the Ghosts of #Dartmoor"
It brings together legends of Dartmoor in a spine tingling adventure in which two children staying with their gran on Dartmoor meetb Pucksie, who spirits them into the lives of historical characters.
November 1, 2025 at 8:38 AM
November 2, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Since deleting a different social media app from my phone, this will now be my go-to place for random thoughts and general procrastination. (It wasn't X, in case you're wondering - I haven't been there for months.)
October 30, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Since deleting a different social media app from my phone, this will now be my go-to place for random thoughts and general procrastination. (It wasn't X, in case you're wondering - I haven't been there for months.)
I don't yet have a title for my new short story, so I've saved it as Ghost Story with Casserole. I'm really hoping I find a better one!
October 28, 2025 at 1:23 PM
I don't yet have a title for my new short story, so I've saved it as Ghost Story with Casserole. I'm really hoping I find a better one!
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Over 5% of the Reform councillors elected in May have now either resigned or been fired.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Five Reform UK councillors booted out of party in Kent
It comes after a damaging video leak of the Kent County Council leader shouting and swearing.
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October 28, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Over 5% of the Reform councillors elected in May have now either resigned or been fired.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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We’re nearing the end of our fundraiser — £1,659 raised so far! 💙
Help us reach our £5,000 goal to publish new voices and stories in 2026.
Please donate or share — every boost keeps indie publishing alive.
👉 gofund.me/7d367540a
#IndiePublishing #SupportIndies #SaltPublishing
Help us reach our £5,000 goal to publish new voices and stories in 2026.
Please donate or share — every boost keeps indie publishing alive.
👉 gofund.me/7d367540a
#IndiePublishing #SupportIndies #SaltPublishing
Donate to Help Us Publish the Books Others Won’t – Support Salt 2026, organized by Christopher Hamilton-Emery
We’re building the future of indie publishing – one book at a… Christopher Hamilton-Emery needs your support for Help Us Publish the Books Others Won’t – Support Salt 2026
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October 27, 2025 at 6:43 AM
We’re nearing the end of our fundraiser — £1,659 raised so far! 💙
Help us reach our £5,000 goal to publish new voices and stories in 2026.
Please donate or share — every boost keeps indie publishing alive.
👉 gofund.me/7d367540a
#IndiePublishing #SupportIndies #SaltPublishing
Help us reach our £5,000 goal to publish new voices and stories in 2026.
Please donate or share — every boost keeps indie publishing alive.
👉 gofund.me/7d367540a
#IndiePublishing #SupportIndies #SaltPublishing
He who gets a treat at 8pm is thoroughly confused by the clock change. This picture comes with a low rumbling grumble with occasional high pitched whining.
October 26, 2025 at 7:33 PM
He who gets a treat at 8pm is thoroughly confused by the clock change. This picture comes with a low rumbling grumble with occasional high pitched whining.
I'm on track to have my best book sales month of the year. If I sell five more before Friday, I'm treating myself to a facial!
October 25, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I'm on track to have my best book sales month of the year. If I sell five more before Friday, I'm treating myself to a facial!
As my current novel has a prologue, I'm sharing this so I remember to read it later, possibly with a red pen in my hand 😲
I've been judging a writing competition and many of the entries had prologues. Some good, some unnecessary. Here's a guide to making them good www.savannahgilbo.com/blog/how-to-... @savannahgilbo.bsky.social #writingcommunity #authorcommunity #writingtips #skywriters
How to Write a Prologue Readers Won’t Skip
Should you write a prologue or skip it? Learn when a prologue strengthens your novel, when it weakens your opening, and the five types of prologues that actually work. Plus, how to write a prologue th...
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October 22, 2025 at 7:51 AM
As my current novel has a prologue, I'm sharing this so I remember to read it later, possibly with a red pen in my hand 😲
Today I was going to refresh my website. I have no idea how I want it to look. So I haven't. Yet.
October 20, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Today I was going to refresh my website. I have no idea how I want it to look. So I haven't. Yet.