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Team Tea & Books
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Writers who enjoy, you guessed it, books and tea. Also cake. Lots and lots of cake. And dragons.
Home of some #WiPWednesday prompts & #MMCM (Meet My Characters Monday).
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Fionn: #MMCM Q2. What is your favourite activity as a whole family? With parents, siblings, unties, cousins, grandparents, etc... any type of family combo.

As well as trialling a brother, I am also researching parents & stuff we are all supposed to do together.
teamteaandbooks.bsky.social Team Tea & Books @teamteaandbooks.bsky.social · Jan 28
Hello! This week's #MMCM will be hosted on @alethearlyons.bsky.social's account. Questions for your characters will be posted around 9am GMT on Twitter and the ongoing story thread will be on BlueSky. This week's theme is 'family'. We look forward to hearing from your characters!
A space background with the following text: @TeamTeaAndBooks writers host Meet My Characters Monday #MMCM Our characters want to chat to your characters. Questions will be posted every Monday by different characters from the imaginations of @TeamTeaAndBooks. The host will be announced each Sunday on the TTAB account. Let your MC take the social media reins, unleash an antagonist, or let a side character have the spotlight. We can't wait to hear from them.
January 29, 2024 at 9:07 AM
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alethearlyons.bsky.social
Fionn: #MMCM Q1: What does 'sibling' mean to you? Brother, sister, gender-neutral - what are your best & worst sibling memories? If you're an only child, would you want a sibling?

I'm doing a trial run of having a brother & I want to do well at it, so any advice is appreciated!
teamteaandbooks.bsky.social Team Tea & Books @teamteaandbooks.bsky.social · Jan 28
Hello! This week's #MMCM will be hosted on @alethearlyons.bsky.social's account. Questions for your characters will be posted around 9am GMT on Twitter and the ongoing story thread will be on BlueSky. This week's theme is 'family'. We look forward to hearing from your characters!
A space background with the following text: @TeamTeaAndBooks writers host Meet My Characters Monday #MMCM Our characters want to chat to your characters. Questions will be posted every Monday by different characters from the imaginations of @TeamTeaAndBooks. The host will be announced each Sunday on the TTAB account. Let your MC take the social media reins, unleash an antagonist, or let a side character have the spotlight. We can't wait to hear from them.
January 29, 2024 at 9:07 AM
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alethearlyons.bsky.social
Fionn: *Waves* Hello. So...I'm hosting on my own this week because...stuff happened last week that was Bad so, sorry, no Harper. She's okay! Just...not here. Cass' friends are letting me use their library (bit.ly/RylandsPics). Please be nice to the library & books. Ongoing stuff can just go...here?
teamteaandbooks.bsky.social Team Tea & Books @teamteaandbooks.bsky.social · Jan 28
Hello! This week's #MMCM will be hosted on @alethearlyons.bsky.social's account. Questions for your characters will be posted around 9am GMT on Twitter and the ongoing story thread will be on BlueSky. This week's theme is 'family'. We look forward to hearing from your characters!
A space background with the following text: @TeamTeaAndBooks writers host Meet My Characters Monday #MMCM Our characters want to chat to your characters. Questions will be posted every Monday by different characters from the imaginations of @TeamTeaAndBooks. The host will be announced each Sunday on the TTAB account. Let your MC take the social media reins, unleash an antagonist, or let a side character have the spotlight. We can't wait to hear from them.
January 28, 2024 at 10:41 AM
teamteaandbooks.bsky.social
Hello! This week's #MMCM will be hosted on @alethearlyons.bsky.social's account. Questions for your characters will be posted around 9am GMT on Twitter and the ongoing story thread will be on BlueSky. This week's theme is 'family'. We look forward to hearing from your characters!
A space background with the following text: @TeamTeaAndBooks writers host Meet My Characters Monday #MMCM Our characters want to chat to your characters. Questions will be posted every Monday by different characters from the imaginations of @TeamTeaAndBooks. The host will be announced each Sunday on the TTAB account. Let your MC take the social media reins, unleash an antagonist, or let a side character have the spotlight. We can't wait to hear from them.
January 28, 2024 at 10:39 AM
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Welcome to the #WIPWednesday prompt from #TeamTeaandBooks! This week's prompt is "fearsome" Feel free to share a snippet featuring or inspired by the word or answer the prompt question!

#Prompt
A grey background with a neon pink work: "Fearsome". A brick wall background with green text over it: Prompt Question: Describe something that is frightening or a danger in your WIP.
January 24, 2024 at 9:03 AM
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phdancersteapot.bsky.social
Good morning fellow characters! I'm Reece, and I'll be your character host for today's #MMCM, coming to you from my girlfriend Sam's cellar music studio 😁 If you'd like to join us for a cuppa, a jam, or just to continue any ongoing chats you've been having, please do so here! Interview Qs at 9am.
A starry night background with the text: @TeamTeaAndBooks writers host Meet My Characters Monday #MMCM Our characters want to chat to your characters. Questions will be posted every Monday by different characters from the imaginations of @TeamTeaAndBooks. The host will be announced each Sunday on the TTAB account. Let your MC take the social media reins, unleash an antagonist, or let a side character have the spotlight. We can't wait to hear from them.
January 22, 2024 at 8:24 AM
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Welcome to the #WIPWednesday prompt from #TeamTeaandBooks!

This week's prompt is "bound"

Feel free to share a snippet featuring or inspired by the word or answer the prompt question!
The word "Bound" in neon pink font on a gradient pale to black background "Prompt question: Describe your WIP as a promise" in neon green font on a black background with the faint outline of bricks.
January 17, 2024 at 6:54 AM
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Hey chatty characters! Monday’s #MMCM questions will be on Twitter as well as here on Bluesky from
@emmabloorbooks.bsky.social's account. Our ongoing story thread, for those involved, here on Bluesky only. Emma’s AC Laszlo will do his best to respond to most characters. Questions from 9.30am GMT.
A star background with overlaid text that reads: @TeamTeaAndBooks writers host Meet My Characters Monday #MMCM Our characters want to chat to your characters. Questions will be posted every Monday by different characters from the imaginations of @TeamTeaAndBooks. The host will be announced each Sunday on the TTAB account. Let your MC take the social media reins, unleash an antagonist, or let a side character have the spotlight. We can't wait to hear from them.
January 7, 2024 at 2:46 PM
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Day 31 is... all the mugs we shared! We've enjoyed showing you our mugs in our #CosyCountdown, and hope it's warmed your December. Whether you're home with a cosy cuppa or got something stronger (or, bless you, are working), a #HappyNewYear from all of us at #TeamTeaAndBooks
December 31, 2023 at 10:44 PM
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December 30th’s mug belongs to @annlittler.bsky.social and is full of Earl Grey.

Of course, a tea break needs some proper treats: Lebkuchen hearts and marzipan and rum stollen, alongside her favourite book of the year, Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow.

#TeamTeaAndBooks #CosyCountdown
A lovely green mug of tea on a table next to a paperback copy of Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin. There is a plate of Lebkuchen hearts and marzipan and rum stollen and a Christmas Tree in the background, decorated with handmade decorations.
December 30, 2023 at 4:19 PM
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December 29th's mug belongs to
@lostsheep.bsky.social and is (slightly scandalously) full of rich black coffee - enjoyed while revisiting a good ol Zombie story.

#TeamTeaAndBooks #CosyCountdown
Aerial view of a plain glass cup full of frothy dark coffee, sitting on an open book with a story titled 'The Zombie Apocalypse?' by Imelda Taylor.
December 29, 2023 at 6:42 PM
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December 28th's mug belongs to @phdancersteapot.bsky.social & is full of Darjeeling muscatel, Sarah's normal favourite. Pictured with her grandma's patchwork blanket, which was 2nd hand to begin with & came all the way to the UK from Australia in sea freight.

#TeamTeaAndBooks #CosyCountdown
A dainty white teacup and saucer with gold trim, sitting atop a patchwork blanket in reds and blues with a background of books. The cup is filled with a reddish-coloured tea with no milk.
December 28, 2023 at 9:41 PM
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December 27th’s owl cup of Christmas tea belongs to
@meljrey.bsky.social
with future tandem read/listen by Sue Lynn Tan
– The Heart of the Sun Warrior, a signed special edition hardback, coupled with audiobook narrated by
@natalienaudus.bsky.social
Just perfect #CosyCountdown #TeamTeaAndBooks
A copy of Sue Lynn Tan's Heart of the Sun Warrior resting on a table, next to an owl mug filled with tea. Also on the table is a miniature Christmast tree in a gift bag, Fortnum & Mason miniature tea tins and biscuits and Christmas mats, plus a tartan tablecloth.
December 27, 2023 at 10:17 AM
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December 26th’s cup/mug belongs to
@alethearlyons.bsky.social and is full of Sencha (green tea) & features Rae Knowles' debut The Stradivarius. While the book may not be cosy, Thea loves violin & the theme of madness goes with her tea set.

#CosyCountdown #TeamTeaAndBooks
Sitting on a blue hutch/Welsh dresser. A book propped up behind a tea cup and saucer with spoon filled with green tea with a teapot to the side. The book is The Stradivarius and the cover is the body of a violin with a blindfolded face. The teacup is white with a black pattern including swirls, clocks, and card suits. It has a rounded square rim rather than circular. The teapot is slightly wonky and is an off-white with the words in blue, "tea for two And two for tea".
December 26, 2023 at 2:39 PM
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December 25th's mug belongs to... Everyone! Most of us are offline today, so even though we're going through to the 31st, here's a cosy compilation. And, as we like including others, we'd love to see yours too.

So, bluesky, show us ya mugs!

#CosyCountdown #TeamTeaAndBooks
A teal page titled 'Cosy Countdown' in white. It has 24 small coloured squares, each with a number and a small picture of a cup/mug on it.
December 25, 2023 at 10:51 PM
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December 24th's cup belongs to @emmabloorbooks.bsky.social and contains everyday Tetley tea. She's reading Red, poetry written by Lily Lawson. Perfection is one of her favourites.

#cosycountdown #TeamTeaAndBooks
Plain pink cup with Tetley tea beside Rainbow's Red Book of Poetry by Lily Lawson. Poem, Perfection: Roses, tempting, beautiful aroma, delicate flowers. Thorns reminding us beautiful things have flaws.
December 24, 2023 at 11:42 PM
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December 23rd's mug belongs to @pscwillis.bsky.social
and is full of Whittard Christmas tea. Today is the first feast day in this house, accompanied by reading The Mousehole Cat... And a safe passage, to all those who pass in peril of the sea.

#CosyCountdown #TeamTeaAndBooks
The book 'The Mousehole Cat' opened to the double page spread of the swirling blue and green storm cat. The book is standing, propped open on a kitchen counter with a white cup with a picture of a robin in front of it.
December 23, 2023 at 5:37 PM
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December 22nd's cup belongs to @lostsheep.bsky.social and is full of Sri Lankan tea sweetened with honey and enjoyed with a grown-up unicorn book.

#TeamTeaAndBooks #CosyCountdown
A pink tea cup with white and green insides, full of brown, milky tea. It sits on a window sill in front of some Christmas greenery, a wire star and a copy of 'Skander and the Unicorn Thief' by A.F. Steadman, and next to a pair of reading glasses.
December 22, 2023 at 12:42 PM
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December 21st's mug belongs to @helenchester.bsky.social

Again good Ol Tetley tea, no sugar, in a Tinkerbell mug because she's a Disney gal who is Northern, and with one of her favourite books she's rereading because it’s Christmas #TeamTeaAndBooks #CosyCountdown
The book 'Katherine' by Anya Seton sits on a small, wiggly edged table, next to a green mug with Disney's Tinkerbell on it. The mug is full of brown tea with milk. Behind, in soft focus, a small Christmas tree with fake snow on the branches.
December 21, 2023 at 11:47 AM
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December 20th’s unicorn mug belongs to
@slowlaurus.bsky.social and is full of Moroccan Peach Tea.

She’s currently reading Talia Hibbert’s hilarious Get a Life, Chloe Brown, in preparation for #RomComMarch.

#CosyCountdown #TeamTeaAndBooks
The book “Get a Life, Chloe Brown” and a cup of orange tea with a unicorn on the mug. In the background: an advent wreath with three candles lit.
December 20, 2023 at 10:21 AM
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December 19th’s very Xmassy mug belongs to
@annlittler.bsky.social ’s hairdresser and is full of the ultimate British classic tea, PG Tips.

Ann’s current read is an arc copy of The Hiding by the wonderful @alethearlyons.bsky.social, due for release in March 2024.

#CosyCountdown #TeamTeaAndBooks
A cup of black tea with milk in a mug decorated with gingerbread people, holly snowflakes and candy canes. It sits on a small, round table, next to a phone displaying an ARC copy of The Hiding by Thea Lyons. Behind it are some Christmas gnomes.
December 19, 2023 at 5:00 PM
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annlittler.bsky.social
Q2: Would you describe yourself as ‘in tune with nature?’ Why or why not?

Hunter: (Shudders). No. I’m not at all. Why go for a run on uneven ground and get covered in mud when there’s a perfectly good running machine sat waiting in the gym?
teamteaandbooks.bsky.social Team Tea & Books @teamteaandbooks.bsky.social · Dec 17
Hey chatty characters! This Monday’s #MMCM questions will be on Twitter from @annlittler.bsky.social's account as well as here on Bluesky. Our ongoing story thread, for those involved, here on Bluesky only. Ann’s MC Hunter will do his best to respond to most characters. Questions from 9.30am GMT.
A starry night background with the text: @TeamTeaAndBooks writers host Meet My Characters Monday #MMCM Our characters want to chat to your characters. Questions will be posted every Monday by different characters from the imaginations of @TeamTeaAndBooks. The host will be announced each Sunday on the TTAB account. Let your MC take the social media reins, unleash an antagonist, or let a side character have the spotlight. We can't wait to hear from them.
December 18, 2023 at 9:19 AM
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annlittler.bsky.social
Hunter: Hey, welcome to Rutland Manor where I’ll be hosting today’s #MMCM. Drinks are in the kitchen. Feel free to have a snoop around too.

Q1: Do you consider yourself competitive? What was the last situation in which you competed with someone or something?
teamteaandbooks.bsky.social Team Tea & Books @teamteaandbooks.bsky.social · Dec 17
Hey chatty characters! This Monday’s #MMCM questions will be on Twitter from @annlittler.bsky.social's account as well as here on Bluesky. Our ongoing story thread, for those involved, here on Bluesky only. Ann’s MC Hunter will do his best to respond to most characters. Questions from 9.30am GMT.
A starry night background with the text: @TeamTeaAndBooks writers host Meet My Characters Monday #MMCM Our characters want to chat to your characters. Questions will be posted every Monday by different characters from the imaginations of @TeamTeaAndBooks. The host will be announced each Sunday on the TTAB account. Let your MC take the social media reins, unleash an antagonist, or let a side character have the spotlight. We can't wait to hear from them.
December 18, 2023 at 9:13 AM
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annlittler.bsky.social
Hunter: Hey everyone! Looks like it’s my turn to host. Looking forward to welcoming you to Rutland Manor from 9am tomorrow.

Plenty of parking and anyone can come. After all, it’s not my house 😏
teamteaandbooks.bsky.social Team Tea & Books @teamteaandbooks.bsky.social · Dec 17
Hey chatty characters! This Monday’s #MMCM questions will be on Twitter from @annlittler.bsky.social's account as well as here on Bluesky. Our ongoing story thread, for those involved, here on Bluesky only. Ann’s MC Hunter will do his best to respond to most characters. Questions from 9.30am GMT.
A starry night background with the text: @TeamTeaAndBooks writers host Meet My Characters Monday #MMCM Our characters want to chat to your characters. Questions will be posted every Monday by different characters from the imaginations of @TeamTeaAndBooks. The host will be announced each Sunday on the TTAB account. Let your MC take the social media reins, unleash an antagonist, or let a side character have the spotlight. We can't wait to hear from them.
December 17, 2023 at 8:47 PM
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December 18th’s cup belongs to @phdancersteapot.bsky.social and is full of plain rooibos to accompany winter afternoon scribblings.

#CosyCountdown #TeamTeaAndBooks
A dark teal handleless mug sitting in the folds of a blue and white cosy woollen blanket, with a simple craft paper notebook and fineliner pen in the background. The cup is filled with a dark brown beverage with no milk.
December 18, 2023 at 8:04 AM