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Liz Hedgecock @lizhedgecock.bsky.social · 1d

Some weeks are like that…

Liz Hedgecock @lizhedgecock.bsky.social · 2d

***Library event coming soon!***
If you’re anywhere near Warrington, I’m talking about cowriting as part of an event at Stockton Heath Library on Saturday 18 Oct, 2-4.30pm, Writing in Practice. Free, and refreshments provided.
Hope to see you there!

Event poster - here's the text:
Writing in Practice
Saturday 18th October, 2-4.30pm, Stockton Heath Library
Join local authors for talks on:
- How I kill people (on paper)
- Historical fiction - finding inspiration
- Words with friends: cowriting novels
Plus meet the authors and Q&A
Free event, booking preferred, refreshments provided
Please email lespin1@livewirewarrington.org to book

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Jeremy Noel-Tod @jntod.bsky.social · 7d

On National Poetry Day, the greatest poem I have ever read

A printed poem which reads:

I hav for breakfast Weetabix

I hav for lunch some meat

I have for tea 2 sosajis and thats enuf to eat

Peter Hazel, 5

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Liz Hedgecock @lizhedgecock.bsky.social · 14d

I know that view!

A Jar of Thursday: A thrilling historical mystery featuring Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock & Jack Book 1)

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Liz Hedgecock @lizhedgecock.bsky.social · 24d

It’s the LAST DAY (I think) to get A Jar of Thursday FREE in ebook on all Amazon stores! At the moment it’s #33 on the UK free chart!
If you haven’t got your copy yet, why not? ;-)
mybook.to/SherlockJack1

Amazon.com: A Jar of Thursday: A thrilling historical mystery featuring Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock & Jack Book 1) eBook : Hedgecock, Liz: Kindle Store

A Jar of Thursday: A thrilling historical mystery featuring Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock & Jack Book 1)

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Liz Hedgecock @lizhedgecock.bsky.social · 24d

It’s the LAST DAY (I think) to get A Jar of Thursday FREE in ebook on all Amazon stores! At the moment it’s #33 on the UK free chart!
If you haven’t got your copy yet, why not? ;-)
mybook.to/SherlockJack1

Amazon.com: A Jar of Thursday: A thrilling historical mystery featuring Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock & Jack Book 1) eBook : Hedgecock, Liz: Kindle Store

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Gargarin @gargarin.bsky.social · 25d

Lovely beautiful photograph of the central library in Manchester

The colonnade of Manchester Central library

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Liz Hedgecock @lizhedgecock.bsky.social · 25d

Happy birthday!

A Jar of Thursday: A thrilling historical mystery featuring Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock & Jack Book 1)

Liz Hedgecock @lizhedgecock.bsky.social · 26d

FREE BOOK FRIDAY! My lovely publishers at DP Books have set A Jar of Thursday to free in every Amazon store, so grab one while it lasts! And have a good weekend!

mybook.to/SherlockJack1 #freebook #freebookfriday #historicalmystery

Amazon.com: A Jar of Thursday: A thrilling historical mystery featuring Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock & Jack Book 1) eBook : Hedgecock, Liz: Kindle Store

A Tale of Tea and Dragons (Lulmouth Bay Book 1)

Liz Hedgecock @lizhedgecock.bsky.social · Sep 6

Eldest offspring safely delivered to uni with two cars full of stuff. Couldn't help reminiscing that when I went I could only bring what would fit in the back of a Fiat Panda...

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Paul Bassett Davies @thewritertype.bsky.social · Nov 20

Eventually you have to accept that no matter how many different notebooks you buy, they won’t make you a better writer. For that, you need to spend a lot of money on the right pen.

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Liz Hedgecock @lizhedgecock.bsky.social · Aug 29

It’s been a busy week, what with a snap book launch at the start of it, and I’m still catching up with myself!
So while I do that, here’s a shameless promo for A Tale of Tea and Dragons. Reviews so far are great, so if you fancy a bit of escapist fun, follow the link!
mybook.to/LBay1

Amazon.com: A Tale of Tea and Dragons (Lulmouth Bay Book 1) eBook : Harmon, Paula, Hedgecock, Liz: Kindle Store

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Liz Hedgecock @lizhedgecock.bsky.social · Aug 25

***DRUMROLL...***
A Tale of Tea and Dragons is out now in ebook (and available in KU) and imminent in paperback! If you like fantasy and romcom (especially with tea and dragons), give it a try!
mybook.to/LBay1

The image shows the cover of A Tale of Tea and Dragons against a starry backdrop, with captioned arrows showing the ingredients of the book: magical tearoom, dragons, sassy familiars, secrets, a magical seaside town and enemies to lovers plot... If that sounds like your sort of book, why not take a look?

Liz Hedgecock @lizhedgecock.bsky.social · Aug 25

***DRUMROLL...***
A Tale of Tea and Dragons is out now in ebook (and available in KU) and imminent in paperback! If you like fantasy and romcom (especially with tea and dragons), give it a try!
mybook.to/LBay1

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Nick Sousanis @nsousanis.bsky.social · Aug 20

My drawn statement on Ai as standalone from my now finished minicomic as syllabus for new liberal studies class! As promised this is shareable, printable - all from my site, feel free to make use of it, cite me & let me know how it’s received. Share away all here! spinweaveandcut.com/fall-2025-sy...

a snippet of a mini-comic, at top - straight line stretches from point A to B. Immediately below, same dot at A, then becomes a curving, meandering line that winds through the page and ends at a point with rays and a question mark emanating from it. Text reads: "Nothing can do this for you - that robs you of experience and conflates answers with learning. Rather, it's all the decisions you make along the way, the mistakes, struggles, and surprises! These pathways you create - this is learning.

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Liz Hedgecock @lizhedgecock.bsky.social · Aug 22

I have the Virago edition of that - you’re making me want to reread it!

Liz Hedgecock @lizhedgecock.bsky.social · Aug 22

Coming soon - A Tale of Tea and Dragons!
Come to Lulmouth Bay, where magic is in the air - and also dragons, sometimes!

The image shows the cover of A Tale of Tea and Dragons on a starry background, with the heading 'A new fantasy romcom'. The cover is surrounded by some of the elements in the book - magical seaside town, enemies to lovers, magical tearoom, sassy familiars, secrets galore and of course, dragons.

Murder for Beginners (Booker & Fitch Mysteries Book 1)

Liz Hedgecock @lizhedgecock.bsky.social · Aug 21

Another slightly late #firstsaleoftheday as I'm finishing a proof listen of my next release! That's a cowrite and so is today's book - Murder for Beginners, which I wrote with
@paulasharmon.bsky.social. It's the first in the Booker & Fitch mystery series.
More info here: mybook.to/Beginners

Murder for Beginners (Booker & Fitch Mysteries Book 1) - Kindle edition by Hedgecock, Liz, Harmon, Paula. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Murder for Beginners (Booker & Fitch Mysteries Book 1).

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Susie Dent @susiedent.com · Aug 21

Word of the Day is ‘theic’ (19th century), defined as ‘one given to immoderate tea-drinking; a tea drunkard’.

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Liz Hedgecock @lizhedgecock.bsky.social · Aug 20

***LAST DAY TO GET A FREE BOOK!***
My lovely publishers are running a FREE promo on the ebook of A House of Mirrors! If you like a twist on the classic Sherlock Holmes stories, check it out! Judging by the charts, lots of people have already - why not join them?
mybook.to/MrsHudson1

Pic of an ereader showing the cover of A House of Mirrors - a man and a woman in Victorian dress gazing at the Thames in the evening. I assume they aren't going to jump in!

Liz Hedgecock @lizhedgecock.bsky.social · Aug 20

***LAST DAY TO GET A FREE BOOK!***
My lovely publishers are running a FREE promo on the ebook of A House of Mirrors! If you like a twist on the classic Sherlock Holmes stories, check it out! Judging by the charts, lots of people have already - why not join them?
mybook.to/MrsHudson1

Liz Hedgecock @lizhedgecock.bsky.social · Aug 20

A slightly later #firstsaleoftheday (online and as far as I know, from data I can see) as I've been out at art group this morning: it's back to the Maisie Frobisher Mysteries and my latest release, Run to Earth.
More info about the book here: mybook.to/Maisie6 #historicalmystery #mysteryseries

The cover of Run to Earth. It's in shades of maroon, purple and grey, with plenty of black, and shows a craggy, mountainous landscape with a steam train powering over a viaduct. A journey into the unknown...

A House of Mirrors: A twisty Sherlock Holmes historical mystery (Mrs Hudson & Sherlock Holmes Book 1)

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Liz Hedgecock @lizhedgecock.bsky.social · Aug 18

***FREE BOOK!***
My lovely publishers are running a FREE promo on the ebook of A House of Mirrors! If you like a twist on the classic Sherlock Holmes stories, check it out!
mybook.to/MrsHudson1

Amazon.com: A House of Mirrors: A twisty Sherlock Holmes historical mystery (Mrs Hudson & Sherlock Holmes Book 1) eBook : Hedgecock, Liz: Kindle Store