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Katina Wright
@wrightstory.bsky.social
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A #disabledwriter, mum & daydreamer escaping daily into imaginary worlds. #Writing #disabled & #chronicallyill MCs. Member SCBWI SoA & #WriteMentor 2018 mentee
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10, Do you have any writing advice or tips you’d like to share? @lwadewrites1066.bsky.social #ukteenchat
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December 9, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Great #writingadvice from @brunadeluca.bsky.social over on the #ukteenchat hastag 👇
brunadeluca.bsky.social Bruna De Luca @brunadeluca.bsky.social · 12d
There’s definitely luck in publishing, so do what you can to meet it halfway–join a crit group, take courses, enter comps, read lots, try writing for different age groups. Livia actually started as a middle grade but I was able to revise and resubmit after chat with editor. #ukteenchat #liviainrome
December 2, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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Next #ukteenchat will be on Tues 23rd September 8-9pm BST with the fabulous @colmthewriter.bsky.social, who will be chatting all about his new book - Uncle Zeedie, the second in The Blood Texts. All welcome to come and join in the chat 🙂
#TeenFiction #YA #writing #writerslife
September 16, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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September 16, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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Just arrived; a bundle of advance copies of my new WW1 novel! Stunning cover by #MarcoGaudalupi and lovely cover quote courtesy of the awesome Catherine Johnson @catwrote.bsky.social Out 9 Oct...

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September 16, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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Thank you to @tinytreebooks.bsky.social - my copies of Grimogen Darkstar Bat-Cat-Tastrophe have arrived!

Here's my unboxing video of my spooky little Grim Reaper 🤩📚

Out on the 18th September ✨🐈‍⬛🦇
#GrimogenDarkstar #childrensbook #spookyseason #reading #kidlit #WritingCommunity #writing #halloween
September 5, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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Yay Grimogen will be winging her way into bookshops this week! 🐈‍⬛🦇 ideal for younger fans of Wednesday!
#GrimogenDarkstar #kidlit #childrensbooks #reading
tinytreebooks.bsky.social Tiny Tree Books 📕 @tinytreebooks.bsky.social · Sep 15
🦇✨ Out this week! ✨🦇

Grimogen Darkstar isn’t like other grim reapers: She’d rather rescue magical animals than spread doom and gloom!

Unfortunately for Immi, Bat-Cats are little monsters, and chaos is never far away

Get your copy 👉 bit.ly/3Txdq7M
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Cover of Grimogen Darkstar: Bat-Cat-astrophe on a dark purple background.
September 15, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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The fabulous @cynthiamurphyya.bsky.social will be joining me tomorrow - Tuesday 16th September 8-9pm BST for #ukteenchat. Cynthia will be chatting all about her dark academia YA - Keep Your Friends Close. All welcome to come and join in the chat, held here on BlueSky 🙂
#writerslife #writingcommunity
finlaysonpalmer.bsky.social Emma Finlayson-Palmer @finlaysonpalmer.bsky.social · Sep 9
Next #ukteenchat will be on Tues 16th Sept 8-9pm BST with the fabulous @cynthiamurphyya.bsky.social - who will be chatting all about her new #YA - Keep Your Friends Close. All welcome to come and join here on BlueSky 🙂
#KeepYourFriendsClose #writerslife #WritingCommunity
September 15, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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Hmmm… quick tips: Keep writing. Keep putting your stuff out there. Grow your rejection rhino skin. Write what you love - not what you think others will love - and you words will find their place xx
#ukteenchat
July 29, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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Oh! And write what you love. You will edit it SO many times, you really have to love it. Writing is re-writing and you have to have a whole lot of heart in there to keep pulling something apart and putting it back together again.
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July 29, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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Ooo 👀the last in the Kirelonia trilogy #ARealmOfDeathAndDarkfire by @emmaebradley.bsky.social has arrived 🎉 I've been looking forward to #amreading this one & after a busy week & weekend, I can't wait to sit in the sun & dig in 🌞

#fantasyfiction #romantasy #ukauthor #newbook #mustread
Photo of A Realm of Death and Darkfire book by Emma Bradley, sitting on orange tissue paper and surrounded by orange ribbon. A packet of skittles sweets placed in the bottom right corner.
April 28, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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ARC of The Omens of Fate by Emma Bradley. The cover is mainly in blues & purples but with flames along the left hand side. In the box are bags of Skittles, a tea light and some cat shaped post-it-notes. Pink tissue paper & ribbon adorn the box
April 9, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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In 50mins time #ukteenchat with guest @tamsinmori.bsky.social talking about her #newbook
at 8pm 👇

#MG #childrensbooks #kidlit #writinglife
finlaysonpalmer.bsky.social Emma Finlayson-Palmer @finlaysonpalmer.bsky.social · Apr 7
Join us on Bluesky on Tues 8th April 8-9pm BST for #ukteenchat with the fabulous @tamsinmori.bsky.social who will be chatting all about her new #Gargoyles book - The Watcher. All welcome to come and join in the chat 🙂
#MG #kidlit #writerslife
April 8, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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Don't miss #ukteenchat in a few weeks' time! 👇
finlaysonpalmer.bsky.social Emma Finlayson-Palmer @finlaysonpalmer.bsky.social · Mar 18
Next #ukteenchat will be on Tues 8th April 8-9pm BST with the fabulous @tamsinmori.bsky.social - who will be chatting all about her new book - Gargoyles: The Watcher. All welcome to come and join in the chat here on BlueSky 🙂
#MG #Gargoyles #writerslife #kidlit
March 18, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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To celebrate the publication of addictive new #YAFantasy #TheNotoriousVirtues this week, we are thrilled to share an interview with author Alwyn Hamilton!

You can read the full interview free here: paperboundmag.com/2025/03/24/i...

Thanks to @faberchildrens.bsky.social @faberbooks.bsky.social 💜
March 24, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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The @write-mentor.bsky.social #newsletter today is full of exciting #writing opportunities. But FW by @stuartwhitewm.bsky.social 'When the Well Runs Dry' resonated most. Last week was busy with family & needed rest. This morn I'm unusually lacking in inspiration.
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When the well runs dry…
…and your creativity has turned to dust.
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March 24, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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It’s LAUNCH DAY! 💥

Look for ‘Adventuremice: Mice, Camera, Action’ in all good bookshops! 🐭🐭

Big thanks to my co-author @philipreeve.bsky.social, our team at @dfbstoryhouse.bsky.social, designer Katie Bennett at Kreative Cupboard, and our agents @jodiehodges.bsky.social & Philippa Milnes-Smith! 💛
March 13, 2025 at 7:44 AM
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Here is a poem for #WorldBookDay. It’s one of my most popular, and is available for FREE on my website www.joshuaseigal.co.uk, along with many other poems! #BookSky #EduSky #KidLit
March 4, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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The British Fantasy Society is excited to announce our next event day, taking place on Saturday 5th April 2025, 10am to 6pm (BST).
BFS Online: Worldbuilding
Ticket: tinyurl.com/bfsworld
Shown is a graphic that has a background of a mountainous landscape, seen through clouds. In the middle is an old book with the pages open and a river spilling out. On the top right and left is the BFS logo, a black dragon design curling around the letters ‘BFS’. At the bottom left is the outline of a Lego figure, standing next to some bricks. Bottom right is an outline of a planet with a ring around it.
February 26, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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My #bookstagram #bookreview of 'Mismatch of the Season by Michelle Kenney: Author
I loved this witty Regency romance - feisty female pushing the patriarchal boundaries, social intrigue, adventure, romance...perfect for Jane Austen and Bridgerton fans 😍

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Front Cover of The Mismatch Of The Season by Mich Kenney - title in red font and author in white font. Cover is primarily lilac, with lilac flowers framing an illustration of a regency couple standing together but looking disgruntled. Behind them is an illustration in lilac hues depicting The Royal Crescent in Bath. The Book cover is set on a lilac coloured digital background with scroll and heart doodles framing the book cover.
March 1, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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My #bookreview of gripping 'A Land of Myth and Magic' adult #romantasy, 2nd book in the #TheKireloniaSeries by @emmaebradley.bsky.social
I thoroughly enjoyed escaping into this magical world with its wonderful cast of characters! A recommended #mustread #newbook
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Book cover of The Land of Myth and Magic by Emma Bradley. The cover has a dark background with the dark silhouette of trees, a golden crown in the middle surrounded by a firey circle. The title, series and author are written in white font over the top of the book's image. The book is set on a firey gold background with a stylised illustration of a tree and a pheonix in the top right hand corner.
February 26, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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My #bookreview of Skandar and the Skeleton Curse by @annabelwriter
I am behind with my reviews but in December I thoroughly enjoyed this thrilling 4th instalment. #Skandar #childrensbooks #mg #fantasybooks #actionandadventure #kidlit #mustread

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February 24, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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Its publication day for Unicorns in Uniforms: Dragon Inferno 🎉🦄🚒🧯🧙‍♀️🎉
Total dream come true! Thanks so much to Steve Wood, @uclanpublishing.bsky.social, my editor Kathy Webb and my agent Alice Williams. Also to all my writing friends, my writing mentors and my very patient family!
February 6, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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IF YOU HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR A SIGN, THIS IS IT. WRITE IT. I AM LOOKING AT YOU. YES, YOU. Also, find a critique partner. Find someone who will read your work & cheer you on & push you in unexpected ways. It keeps the fire well fed!! #ukteenchat #afixoflight
February 4, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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My post got buried under other things - good job I found it though because look 👀 what @emmaebradley.bsky.social sent me #TheTowerOfTraitors #book 2 in The Citadel of Souls series. I have nearly finished her excellent 2nd adult book & now have this to look forward to 🤩 Thanks Emma #amreading #YA
The Tower of Traitors YA fantasy novel by Emma Bradley, in a box lined with green tissue paper and around it the yellow ribbon it was wrapped in, a bookmark & postcard. The book cover is mostly purples and turquoise, with the black outline of gothic towers and a vine with yellow flowers down two of its sides.
February 4, 2025 at 6:45 PM