Wendy Janes
@wendyjwords.bsky.social
Professional copy editor (wendyproof.co.uk).
Author of feel-good short stories and pocket novels.
Avid reader.
Volunteer, supporting families who have children with SEND.
Author of feel-good short stories and pocket novels.
Avid reader.
Volunteer, supporting families who have children with SEND.
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Wendy Janes
@wendyjwords.bsky.social
· May 14
Thrilled to see my latest story in this week's People's Friend magazine. As always, the illustration is a delight.
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What will you write for this year's 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱'𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀?
Submit your story by 6 June to be in with a chance of being published in our new book, 𝘍𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 – out in November just in time for Book Week Scotland!
Submit your story by 6 June to be in with a chance of being published in our new book, 𝘍𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 – out in November just in time for Book Week Scotland!
About Scotland's Stories
Find out more about Scottish Book Trust's annual writing project – Scotland's Stories – and how you can get involved
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May 16, 2025 at 2:03 PM
What will you write for this year's 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱'𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀?
Submit your story by 6 June to be in with a chance of being published in our new book, 𝘍𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 – out in November just in time for Book Week Scotland!
Submit your story by 6 June to be in with a chance of being published in our new book, 𝘍𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 – out in November just in time for Book Week Scotland!
TCL joins the #20booksofsummer2025 Reading Challenge Again! tcl-bookreviews.com/2025/05/15/t... via @dchocolatelady.bsky.social
TCL joins the #20booksofsummer2025 Reading Challenge Again!
Sign Up to Join this year’s 20 Books of Summer Reading Challenge Here! About the 20 Books of Summer Reading Challenge When Cathy of 746 books announced last year that she would not host 20 Bo…
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May 15, 2025 at 9:21 AM
TCL joins the #20booksofsummer2025 Reading Challenge Again! tcl-bookreviews.com/2025/05/15/t... via @dchocolatelady.bsky.social
Wonderful #Review of Lessons in Life by Julie Houston @boldwoodbooks.bsky.social @rararesources.bsky.social #blogtour #BoldwoodBloggers #newrelease #romance #histfic #familydrama beinganne.com/2025/05/revi... via Being Anne
#Review: Lessons in Life by Julie Houston @JulieHouston2 @BoldwoodBooks @rararesources #blogtour #BoldwoodBloggers #newrelease #romance #histfic #familydrama #RespectRomFic #TheBeddingfieldSeries #Les...
It’s such a pleasure today to be joining the blog tour for Lessons in Life by Julie Houston, the second book in her new Beddingfield series, and sharing my publication day review. Published on 12th…
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May 15, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Wonderful #Review of Lessons in Life by Julie Houston @boldwoodbooks.bsky.social @rararesources.bsky.social #blogtour #BoldwoodBloggers #newrelease #romance #histfic #familydrama beinganne.com/2025/05/revi... via Being Anne
#ThreeTwoOne quickfire questions with K J Ritchie #author of The Lies That Bind portobellobookblog.com/2025/05/12/t...
#ThreeTwoOne quickfire questions with K J Ritchie #author of The Lies That Bind
I’m pleased to welcome author Katja Ritchie to the blog today. She is answering my #ThreeTwoone quickfire questions about her debut novel The Lies That Bind. It sounds a very thought-provokin…
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May 14, 2025 at 1:53 PM
#ThreeTwoOne quickfire questions with K J Ritchie #author of The Lies That Bind portobellobookblog.com/2025/05/12/t...
Blog Tour - Lessons in Life by Julie Houston @JulieHouston2 @rararesources @BoldwoodBooks #BookReview #BlogTour #RespectRomFic #boldwoodbloggers #LessonsInLife bookescapes.home.blog/2025/05/13/b...
Blog Tour – Lessons in Life by Julie Houston @JulieHouston2 @rararesources @BoldwoodBooks #BookReview #BlogTour #RespectRomFic #boldwoodbloggers #LessonsInLife
Despite having read many of Julie’s books, I had never managed to squeeze onto her tours, but I was determined to fix that after reading and joining the blog tour for A Class Act (link to my review…
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May 14, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Blog Tour - Lessons in Life by Julie Houston @JulieHouston2 @rararesources @BoldwoodBooks #BookReview #BlogTour #RespectRomFic #boldwoodbloggers #LessonsInLife bookescapes.home.blog/2025/05/13/b...
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#BookReview
#BurnAfterReading by Catherine Ryan Howard
Twisty & suspenseful mystery
Clever & very satisfying page-turner
Read more:
www.swirlandthread.com/burn-after-r...
#BookRecommendation #booksky 💙📚
#BurnAfterReading by Catherine Ryan Howard
Twisty & suspenseful mystery
Clever & very satisfying page-turner
Read more:
www.swirlandthread.com/burn-after-r...
#BookRecommendation #booksky 💙📚
May 14, 2025 at 7:57 AM
#BookReview
#BurnAfterReading by Catherine Ryan Howard
Twisty & suspenseful mystery
Clever & very satisfying page-turner
Read more:
www.swirlandthread.com/burn-after-r...
#BookRecommendation #booksky 💙📚
#BurnAfterReading by Catherine Ryan Howard
Twisty & suspenseful mystery
Clever & very satisfying page-turner
Read more:
www.swirlandthread.com/burn-after-r...
#BookRecommendation #booksky 💙📚
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Smorgasbord Blog Magazine – A-Z World Cuisines – India…Once known as the Golden Bird…with Carol Taylor carolcooks2.com/2025/05/14/s... @carolcookstwo.bsky.social
Smorgasbord Blog Magazine – A-Z World Cuisines – India…Once known as the Golden Bird…with Carol Taylor
Welcome to the rerun of my A-Z of World Cuisines…where I will be looking at the countries of the world, their food and national dish or their most popular dish around the world…kindly being rerun b…
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May 14, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Smorgasbord Blog Magazine – A-Z World Cuisines – India…Once known as the Golden Bird…with Carol Taylor carolcooks2.com/2025/05/14/s... @carolcookstwo.bsky.social
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Thrilled to see my latest story in this week's People's Friend magazine. As always, the illustration is a delight.
May 14, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Thrilled to see my latest story in this week's People's Friend magazine. As always, the illustration is a delight.
Reposted by Wendy Janes
#Booksky 💙📚
Animal, Vegetable, Mineral - my #bookreview for #TheNames by @florenceknapp.bsky.social on my #bookblog now. Thanks @orionbooks.bsky.social for this AMAZING debut @netgalley.bsky.social ARC. #2025NewReleaseChallenge
#literaryfiction #womansfiction #speculativefiction wp.me/pauSsa-4cW
Animal, Vegetable, Mineral - my #bookreview for #TheNames by @florenceknapp.bsky.social on my #bookblog now. Thanks @orionbooks.bsky.social for this AMAZING debut @netgalley.bsky.social ARC. #2025NewReleaseChallenge
#literaryfiction #womansfiction #speculativefiction wp.me/pauSsa-4cW
Animal, Vegetable, Mineral.
Book Review for “The Names” by Florence Knapp. Summary: “In the wake of a catastrophic storm, Cora sets off with her nine-year-old daughter, Maia, to register her son’s birth. Her husba…
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May 5, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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Animal, Vegetable, Mineral - my #bookreview for #TheNames by @florenceknapp.bsky.social on my #bookblog now. Thanks @orionbooks.bsky.social for this AMAZING debut @netgalley.bsky.social ARC. #2025NewReleaseChallenge
#literaryfiction #womansfiction #speculativefiction wp.me/pauSsa-4cW
Animal, Vegetable, Mineral - my #bookreview for #TheNames by @florenceknapp.bsky.social on my #bookblog now. Thanks @orionbooks.bsky.social for this AMAZING debut @netgalley.bsky.social ARC. #2025NewReleaseChallenge
#literaryfiction #womansfiction #speculativefiction wp.me/pauSsa-4cW
"a genuinely innovative, moving and memorable reading experience"
#BookReview of The Names by Florence Knapp @florenceknapp.bsky.social www.swirlandthread.com/the-names-fl... via @maireadhearne.bsky.social
#BookReview of The Names by Florence Knapp @florenceknapp.bsky.social www.swirlandthread.com/the-names-fl... via @maireadhearne.bsky.social
The Names by Florence Knapp | Review
The Names by Florence Knapp (May 6th) offers the reader a genuinely innovative, moving and memorable experience.
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May 6, 2025 at 11:14 AM
"a genuinely innovative, moving and memorable reading experience"
#BookReview of The Names by Florence Knapp @florenceknapp.bsky.social www.swirlandthread.com/the-names-fl... via @maireadhearne.bsky.social
#BookReview of The Names by Florence Knapp @florenceknapp.bsky.social www.swirlandthread.com/the-names-fl... via @maireadhearne.bsky.social
Many congratulations to @susanbuchanan.bsky.social on the publication of You Can't Hurry Love.
Are you all singing along...?
Phil Collins or The Supremes? Maybe both!
Are you all singing along...?
Phil Collins or The Supremes? Maybe both!
It's Publication Day for YOU CAN'T HURRY LOVE! So if you enjoy romance or women's fiction books with an international setting, be transported to Costa Rica for romance, community, sisterhood, culture, good food and a generous helping of sloths!
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May 6, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Many congratulations to @susanbuchanan.bsky.social on the publication of You Can't Hurry Love.
Are you all singing along...?
Phil Collins or The Supremes? Maybe both!
Are you all singing along...?
Phil Collins or The Supremes? Maybe both!
"a great mix of historical fiction, romance and mystery with a dash of magic on the side"
The House of Lost Whispers by Jenni Keer
#historicalfiction #bookreview @rararesources.bsky.social @boldwoodbooks.bsky.social portobellobookblog.com/2025/05/01/t... via @portybelle.bsky.social
The House of Lost Whispers by Jenni Keer
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The House of Lost Whispers by Jenni Keer | #historicalfiction #bookreview #BoldwoodBloggers | @rararesources @JenniKeer @BoldwoodBooks
I am endlessly fascinated by Titanic and I love a ‘what if’ story so when I heard about this book from Jenni Keer I knew I had to read it. A book with a sliding doors type narrative whe…
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May 1, 2025 at 12:54 PM
"a great mix of historical fiction, romance and mystery with a dash of magic on the side"
The House of Lost Whispers by Jenni Keer
#historicalfiction #bookreview @rararesources.bsky.social @boldwoodbooks.bsky.social portobellobookblog.com/2025/05/01/t... via @portybelle.bsky.social
The House of Lost Whispers by Jenni Keer
#historicalfiction #bookreview @rararesources.bsky.social @boldwoodbooks.bsky.social portobellobookblog.com/2025/05/01/t... via @portybelle.bsky.social
"A gem of a tale, one not to be missed"
#BookReview of Three Days in June by Anne Tyler | #Audiobooks www.swirlandthread.com/three-days-i... via @maireadhearne.bsky.social
#BookReview of Three Days in June by Anne Tyler | #Audiobooks www.swirlandthread.com/three-days-i... via @maireadhearne.bsky.social
Three Days in June by Anne Tyler | Review
Three Days in June by Anne Tyler, and read by J. Smith-Cameron, is a stunning observation of the mundane lives of ordinary people
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May 1, 2025 at 12:45 PM
"A gem of a tale, one not to be missed"
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#BookReview of Three Days in June by Anne Tyler | #Audiobooks www.swirlandthread.com/three-days-i... via @maireadhearne.bsky.social
"This is not so much a book to read as one that will change the very fibre of your being."
The Names by Florence Knapp @florenceknapp.bsky.social lindasbookbag.com/2025/04/30/t... via @lindasbookbag.bsky.social
The Names by Florence Knapp @florenceknapp.bsky.social lindasbookbag.com/2025/04/30/t... via @lindasbookbag.bsky.social
The Names by Florence Knapp
As someone who would probably have been a very different person had I actually turned out to be the expected boy who would be called Christopher, I have always been fascinated by the link between n…
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April 30, 2025 at 8:35 AM
"This is not so much a book to read as one that will change the very fibre of your being."
The Names by Florence Knapp @florenceknapp.bsky.social lindasbookbag.com/2025/04/30/t... via @lindasbookbag.bsky.social
The Names by Florence Knapp @florenceknapp.bsky.social lindasbookbag.com/2025/04/30/t... via @lindasbookbag.bsky.social
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I’m proud to have a story in ‘The Ring’ a historical charity anthology in aid of The Reading Agency. Please offer your support and pre-order here:
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F3DV7BP...
#historicalfiction #crimefiction #thering #shortstories #anthology #charityanthology
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#historicalfiction #crimefiction #thering #shortstories #anthology #charityanthology
April 29, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I’m proud to have a story in ‘The Ring’ a historical charity anthology in aid of The Reading Agency. Please offer your support and pre-order here:
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F3DV7BP...
#historicalfiction #crimefiction #thering #shortstories #anthology #charityanthology
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F3DV7BP...
#historicalfiction #crimefiction #thering #shortstories #anthology #charityanthology
What a gorgeous illustration for my story in The People's Friend Spring Special. Loving the colours, the characters, Billy's drawing - they're all perfect! #shortstories #WritingCommunity
March 21, 2025 at 11:44 PM
What a gorgeous illustration for my story in The People's Friend Spring Special. Loving the colours, the characters, Billy's drawing - they're all perfect! #shortstories #WritingCommunity
So happy to see my short story about best friends Bev and Norma in this week's The People's Friend magazine.
March 16, 2025 at 10:15 AM
So happy to see my short story about best friends Bev and Norma in this week's The People's Friend magazine.
Lovely to see my story about Rosie the cat in The People's Friend Wellbeing bookazine!
February 20, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Lovely to see my story about Rosie the cat in The People's Friend Wellbeing bookazine!
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Why Every Blogger Needs an Engaging 'About' Page: Key Elements and Tips hughsviewsandnews.com/2025/02/11/w...
Why Every Blogger Needs an Engaging 'About' Page: Key Elements and Tips
An 'About' page is essential for bloggers, promoting connection, credibility, and engagement with readers through personal insights and mission statements.
This post outlines the key elements of what...
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February 11, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Why Every Blogger Needs an Engaging 'About' Page: Key Elements and Tips hughsviewsandnews.com/2025/02/11/w...
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Robbie's Inspiration - Exciting book news and a book review: I Am In Itself Poetry In The Dark by Michelle Ayon Navajas #poetry robbiesinspiration.wordpress.com/2025/02/11/r... @robbiecheadle.bsky.social
Robbie’s Inspiration – Exciting book news and a book review: I Am In Itself Poetry In The Dark by Michelle Ayon Navajas #poetry
After Rain Skies: The Global Anthology – A Powerful Collection of Voices Against Abuse and Violence I am delighted to announce the launch of this global anthology that includes some of my poems and…
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February 11, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Robbie's Inspiration - Exciting book news and a book review: I Am In Itself Poetry In The Dark by Michelle Ayon Navajas #poetry robbiesinspiration.wordpress.com/2025/02/11/r... @robbiecheadle.bsky.social
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December 18, 2024 at 9:34 AM
A big thank you to @susanbuchanan.bsky.social for sending me a copy of The Leap Year Proposal. Loving this bright cover!
February 10, 2025 at 1:55 PM
A big thank you to @susanbuchanan.bsky.social for sending me a copy of The Leap Year Proposal. Loving this bright cover!
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I am sure that like me you have a towering TBR to work through but should you be looking for a new book to read..I have both non-fiction and fiction to choose from. www.amazon.com/stores/Sally...
February 5, 2025 at 8:29 AM
I am sure that like me you have a towering TBR to work through but should you be looking for a new book to read..I have both non-fiction and fiction to choose from. www.amazon.com/stores/Sally...
Reposted by Wendy Janes
I LOVE this exceptional collaboration of words & #music between @tonyapenrose.bsky.social and @davidbazomusic.bsky.social
Very special … beautifully romantic.
A story and soundtrack to take you away. 📘 📀 💕
Very special … beautifully romantic.
A story and soundtrack to take you away. 📘 📀 💕
🎼VENETIAN RHAPSODY📖
📚 A #romcom #book by @tonyapenrose.bsky.social
🎹 A #music #soundtrack #album by @davidbazomusic.bsky.social
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📀Bandcamp bit.ly/3MJFmlc
💿Amazon bit.ly/3C6L2Rb
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#venice #writingcommunity
📚 A #romcom #book by @tonyapenrose.bsky.social
🎹 A #music #soundtrack #album by @davidbazomusic.bsky.social
📚 mybook.to/YzPYEgl
📀Bandcamp bit.ly/3MJFmlc
💿Amazon bit.ly/3C6L2Rb
💿Spotify bit.ly/3MNnl5D
💿Itunes bit.ly/3oAzbYK
💿Youtube bit.ly/3OPLeMl
#venice #writingcommunity
February 9, 2025 at 10:46 PM
I LOVE this exceptional collaboration of words & #music between @tonyapenrose.bsky.social and @davidbazomusic.bsky.social
Very special … beautifully romantic.
A story and soundtrack to take you away. 📘 📀 💕
Very special … beautifully romantic.
A story and soundtrack to take you away. 📘 📀 💕