Elspeth Cooper
@elspethcooper.bsky.social
Fantasy author (THE WILD HUNT QUARTET). Sword owner. Tea drinker. MS-haver. Damned scribbling woman. She/her. Find me at www.elspethcooper.com.
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The Wild Hunt Quartet
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Elspeth Cooper is a British fantasy writer (The Wild Hunt Quartet, Book 4 coming soon-ish). Avid reader, northerner, IT refugee, 97.6% tea by volume. Likes cats. Mostly harmless. Not a planeswalker.
Books here: uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-wild-hunt-quartet
Books here: uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-wild-hunt-quartet
The last 3 days have consisted of a fuzzy blanket, ibuprofen and "Oh bloody hell, *again*?" and I am quite tired of it. I would like to get back to writing now pls thx
October 11, 2025 at 11:06 AM
The last 3 days have consisted of a fuzzy blanket, ibuprofen and "Oh bloody hell, *again*?" and I am quite tired of it. I would like to get back to writing now pls thx
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Book Quote Wednesday's word is 'zip' #BookQW
Dan will definitely be keeping his mouth shut about what he did on this holiday. Not breaking but certainly entering.
Preorders are now open, with a full roster of purchase links at the Wizard's Tower Press website.
wizardstowerpress.com/books-2/book...
Dan will definitely be keeping his mouth shut about what he did on this holiday. Not breaking but certainly entering.
Preorders are now open, with a full roster of purchase links at the Wizard's Tower Press website.
wizardstowerpress.com/books-2/book...
August 27, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Book Quote Wednesday's word is 'zip' #BookQW
Dan will definitely be keeping his mouth shut about what he did on this holiday. Not breaking but certainly entering.
Preorders are now open, with a full roster of purchase links at the Wizard's Tower Press website.
wizardstowerpress.com/books-2/book...
Dan will definitely be keeping his mouth shut about what he did on this holiday. Not breaking but certainly entering.
Preorders are now open, with a full roster of purchase links at the Wizard's Tower Press website.
wizardstowerpress.com/books-2/book...
Currently it's the kitchen table (because it's close to the kettle, obvs). I used to have a desk & office chair in the spare room but my decreasing mobility has put paid to that #SpoonieAuthChat
Spoonie Author Chat (for creatives who manage spoons), August 25, 2025:
Do you have a dedicated writing space?
(Please quote-post and add #SpoonieAuthChat to your replies!)
Do you have a dedicated writing space?
(Please quote-post and add #SpoonieAuthChat to your replies!)
August 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Currently it's the kitchen table (because it's close to the kettle, obvs). I used to have a desk & office chair in the spare room but my decreasing mobility has put paid to that #SpoonieAuthChat
Is this a thing now? Accounts springing up pretending to be famous authors; this is my second one #BlockityBye
August 19, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Is this a thing now? Accounts springing up pretending to be famous authors; this is my second one #BlockityBye
Tfw you have to interrupt a perfectly good writing streak for some pesky triviality called lunch. How dare my stomach have opinions when there are words to be written!
August 18, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Tfw you have to interrupt a perfectly good writing streak for some pesky triviality called lunch. How dare my stomach have opinions when there are words to be written!
Oh look, more heatwave. Thanks, I hate it.
August 13, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Oh look, more heatwave. Thanks, I hate it.
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We are not trivialising LLMs.
Copyright theft is not trivial.
Environmental damage is not trivial.
Unreliability is not trivial.
Risk to human cognition is not trivial.
Ignoring consent when shoving it into every fucking thing while making us pay our hard-earned money for it is not trivial.
Copyright theft is not trivial.
Environmental damage is not trivial.
Unreliability is not trivial.
Risk to human cognition is not trivial.
Ignoring consent when shoving it into every fucking thing while making us pay our hard-earned money for it is not trivial.
August 13, 2025 at 8:11 AM
We are not trivialising LLMs.
Copyright theft is not trivial.
Environmental damage is not trivial.
Unreliability is not trivial.
Risk to human cognition is not trivial.
Ignoring consent when shoving it into every fucking thing while making us pay our hard-earned money for it is not trivial.
Copyright theft is not trivial.
Environmental damage is not trivial.
Unreliability is not trivial.
Risk to human cognition is not trivial.
Ignoring consent when shoving it into every fucking thing while making us pay our hard-earned money for it is not trivial.
Tfw you came late to a series and only bought the first 3 books but waited so long to read them that by the time you did and fell in love with it, the publishers relaunched it with new covers and now you have to buy all 10 because otherwise the covers won't match on the shelf. #BookSky 💙📚
August 11, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Tfw you came late to a series and only bought the first 3 books but waited so long to read them that by the time you did and fell in love with it, the publishers relaunched it with new covers and now you have to buy all 10 because otherwise the covers won't match on the shelf. #BookSky 💙📚
It's only taken me over a decade, but I've finally added buy links for my books to my website. Why do I now feel faintly grubby?
August 8, 2025 at 12:05 PM
It's only taken me over a decade, but I've finally added buy links for my books to my website. Why do I now feel faintly grubby?
Elspeth Cooper is a British fantasy writer (The Wild Hunt Quartet, Book 4 coming soon-ish). Avid reader, northerner, IT refugee, 97.6% tea by volume. Likes cats. Mostly harmless. Not a planeswalker.
Books here: uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-wild-hunt-quartet
Books here: uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-wild-hunt-quartet
The Wild Hunt Quartet
Check out this list on Bookshop.org
uk.bookshop.org
August 8, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Elspeth Cooper is a British fantasy writer (The Wild Hunt Quartet, Book 4 coming soon-ish). Avid reader, northerner, IT refugee, 97.6% tea by volume. Likes cats. Mostly harmless. Not a planeswalker.
Books here: uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-wild-hunt-quartet
Books here: uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-wild-hunt-quartet
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I feel ashamed of myself for even posting this and asking, but I need the help to take some of the stress and pressure away - me and my husband, and our three beautiful dogs, are hoping that you can help raise emergency funds to try and find a new house.
gofund.me/061cd1b4
gofund.me/061cd1b4
Donate to Help to Avoid Homelessness, organized by Amanda Rutter
My name is Amanda, and me and my husband, Dan, have just been served a Section 21 notice on t… Amanda Rutter needs your support for Help to Avoid Homelessness
gofund.me
August 5, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I feel ashamed of myself for even posting this and asking, but I need the help to take some of the stress and pressure away - me and my husband, and our three beautiful dogs, are hoping that you can help raise emergency funds to try and find a new house.
gofund.me/061cd1b4
gofund.me/061cd1b4
I have a tiny superpower: the ability to peel a satsuma and keep the skin in one piece. I don't know why it is so ridiculously satisfying. What are your #TinySuperpowers?
July 31, 2025 at 11:31 AM
I have a tiny superpower: the ability to peel a satsuma and keep the skin in one piece. I don't know why it is so ridiculously satisfying. What are your #TinySuperpowers?
Some by size cos fixed shelf height, but within that by author, by series. Non-fic lives in a separate bookcase, but shares it with contemp, histfic & romance because they don't belong with genre. Spouse has his own bookshelves, of course.
Who am I kidding? It's chaos, it's always chaos.
Who am I kidding? It's chaos, it's always chaos.
July 29, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Some by size cos fixed shelf height, but within that by author, by series. Non-fic lives in a separate bookcase, but shares it with contemp, histfic & romance because they don't belong with genre. Spouse has his own bookshelves, of course.
Who am I kidding? It's chaos, it's always chaos.
Who am I kidding? It's chaos, it's always chaos.
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So, er.
It turns out that there was a miscommunication about the publication date for ANGEL MAKER: A KAREN MEMORY ADVENTURE.
And, fantastic news, it's coming out September 2nd!
So... 23 days sooner than previously anticipated!
It turns out that there was a miscommunication about the publication date for ANGEL MAKER: A KAREN MEMORY ADVENTURE.
And, fantastic news, it's coming out September 2nd!
So... 23 days sooner than previously anticipated!
July 29, 2025 at 2:02 AM
So, er.
It turns out that there was a miscommunication about the publication date for ANGEL MAKER: A KAREN MEMORY ADVENTURE.
And, fantastic news, it's coming out September 2nd!
So... 23 days sooner than previously anticipated!
It turns out that there was a miscommunication about the publication date for ANGEL MAKER: A KAREN MEMORY ADVENTURE.
And, fantastic news, it's coming out September 2nd!
So... 23 days sooner than previously anticipated!
Productive writing session again. Merged two scenes into one and cut ~2,300 words of fat. Noice. #AmEditing
July 28, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Productive writing session again. Merged two scenes into one and cut ~2,300 words of fat. Noice. #AmEditing
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July 28, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Reliably informed that you can get 25% off if you pre-order Broken Ghosts from @waterstones.bsky.social right now! www.waterstones.com/book/broken-...
The Cooper Towers reading room nears completion. Not shown: three other bookcases behind the camera. Fortunately, there is no such thing as too many books 😍#shelfie
July 23, 2025 at 8:43 AM
The Cooper Towers reading room nears completion. Not shown: three other bookcases behind the camera. Fortunately, there is no such thing as too many books 😍#shelfie
It's raining steadily outside, I've got the window open and my overheated, disabled ass planted in a comfy chair, with my feet up. Current chance of naps: good.
July 19, 2025 at 3:49 PM
It's raining steadily outside, I've got the window open and my overheated, disabled ass planted in a comfy chair, with my feet up. Current chance of naps: good.
Mrs Justice Lambert, do your duty. #SycamoreGap
July 15, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Mrs Justice Lambert, do your duty. #SycamoreGap
Yesterday I was really productive, wrote over 1k and got this scene virtually complete. Couple of paragraphs to do, should be a slam-dunk.
Today? In 90mins I wrote maybe seven words, deleted five of them and started second-guessing everything I wrote the day before.
I think my brain hates me.
Today? In 90mins I wrote maybe seven words, deleted five of them and started second-guessing everything I wrote the day before.
I think my brain hates me.
July 15, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Yesterday I was really productive, wrote over 1k and got this scene virtually complete. Couple of paragraphs to do, should be a slam-dunk.
Today? In 90mins I wrote maybe seven words, deleted five of them and started second-guessing everything I wrote the day before.
I think my brain hates me.
Today? In 90mins I wrote maybe seven words, deleted five of them and started second-guessing everything I wrote the day before.
I think my brain hates me.
I've loved the other books by Laura that ive read (Blood & Sugar and Daughters of Night) so you bet I am looking forward to this one!
THE ART OF A LIE, is out TODAY! It's a tale of murder, trickery, love, betrayal & Georgian London's first 'iced cream' parlour. I can't wait for you to meet Hannah & William, my two favourite characters of any of my books. Look at that beautiful cover
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BUY NOW: www.amazon.co.uk/Art-Lie-Grip...
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BUY NOW: www.amazon.co.uk/Art-Lie-Grip...
July 10, 2025 at 10:03 AM
I've loved the other books by Laura that ive read (Blood & Sugar and Daughters of Night) so you bet I am looking forward to this one!
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Lovely news for me today! The Sleepless got a mention in the Guardian's round up of children's books: 'compulsively readable and original' 😁😁😁 I'll take it! www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
Children’s and teens roundup – the best new picture books and novels
Pebbles on the beach; adventures in evolution; a search for sea nomads; furious gods; a history of LGBTQ+ activism and more
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July 7, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Lovely news for me today! The Sleepless got a mention in the Guardian's round up of children's books: 'compulsively readable and original' 😁😁😁 I'll take it! www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
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I'm delighted to share Ben Baldwin's fantastic cover, along with the title of the next book in my Green Man series. The Green Man's Holiday will be officially launched in October at the World Fantasy Convention in Brighton (with a sneak preview at Bristolcon. Will Dan and Fin enjoy a relaxing break?
July 3, 2025 at 2:30 PM
I'm delighted to share Ben Baldwin's fantastic cover, along with the title of the next book in my Green Man series. The Green Man's Holiday will be officially launched in October at the World Fantasy Convention in Brighton (with a sneak preview at Bristolcon. Will Dan and Fin enjoy a relaxing break?
Pro tip: when dual-wielding a foamy sponge and a disposable razor in the shower, *do not* attempt to pass the razor behind you to rinse it in your off-hand. Ask me how I know.
July 3, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Pro tip: when dual-wielding a foamy sponge and a disposable razor in the shower, *do not* attempt to pass the razor behind you to rinse it in your off-hand. Ask me how I know.
June 27, 2025 at 3:49 PM