Nicola Fieldsend
@nfieldsend.bsky.social
Writer, Regency aficionado, therapist for a 19th century earl. DA Agency Summer Reads 22 SL. Book Edit Writers’ Prize 22 LL & 23 SL. Rep: Hayley Steed
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Hit follow if you’d like to hear about my steps to getting an agent, what’s happening next on my journey to publishing, and more on my history versus the historian Regency time slip novel with a queer love story at its heart. ❤️
The best showers are the ones where I refine my entire arc for a new novel. 🚿
April 19, 2025 at 7:39 AM
The best showers are the ones where I refine my entire arc for a new novel. 🚿
Obsessed with how the light catches the damask 😍 When you write historical fiction, I think you get drawn to these intimate details. This was taken last weekend at Kensington Palace.
April 10, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Obsessed with how the light catches the damask 😍 When you write historical fiction, I think you get drawn to these intimate details. This was taken last weekend at Kensington Palace.
On this latest round of agent revisions, one of my actions was to get my 99k word count under 90k without any structural changes… and with ten chapters still to go, I’ve done it!! 🎉🎉🎉
March 10, 2025 at 9:36 AM
On this latest round of agent revisions, one of my actions was to get my 99k word count under 90k without any structural changes… and with ten chapters still to go, I’ve done it!! 🎉🎉🎉
I feel like the algorithm curse has followed me from the Bad Place. Can you see my posts? Is it worth staying here? 😩
February 27, 2025 at 7:53 PM
I feel like the algorithm curse has followed me from the Bad Place. Can you see my posts? Is it worth staying here? 😩
Spent 30 minutes before work editing a page. Grabbing those little moments really do add up!
February 27, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Spent 30 minutes before work editing a page. Grabbing those little moments really do add up!
This felt very on theme for my writing day 💖
February 14, 2025 at 6:47 PM
This felt very on theme for my writing day 💖
It’s 2025? Why are Word docs and Pages docs still so dramatic with each other. 🙄
February 9, 2025 at 4:21 PM
It’s 2025? Why are Word docs and Pages docs still so dramatic with each other. 🙄
Mystery solved! The cat had jumped off the wall and cannon balled through the roof! The cat is fine and the hole is being repaired. 🛠️
February 8, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Mystery solved! The cat had jumped off the wall and cannon balled through the roof! The cat is fine and the hole is being repaired. 🛠️
The neighbour’s cat has been found in my shed. I have not been in the shed for weeks. The cat was last seen that morning. Stay tuned for updates.
February 7, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The neighbour’s cat has been found in my shed. I have not been in the shed for weeks. The cat was last seen that morning. Stay tuned for updates.
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Guess who made pick of the month on The Sunday Times historical fiction roundup 👀
#BlackbirdsOfSaintGiles
#BlackHistory
#HistoricalFiction
#BlackbirdsOfSaintGiles
#BlackHistory
#HistoricalFiction
February 3, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Guess who made pick of the month on The Sunday Times historical fiction roundup 👀
#BlackbirdsOfSaintGiles
#BlackHistory
#HistoricalFiction
#BlackbirdsOfSaintGiles
#BlackHistory
#HistoricalFiction
So lovely to hear @mhut25.bsky.social read from #BlackbirdsofSaintGiles at the Manchester launch event. Happy publication weekend! 🐦⬛
February 1, 2025 at 5:11 PM
So lovely to hear @mhut25.bsky.social read from #BlackbirdsofSaintGiles at the Manchester launch event. Happy publication weekend! 🐦⬛
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And they’re flying! It’s publication day for #TheBlackbirdsofStGiles by me & @Marciathewriter as #LilaCain. We are so proud of our sweeping historical novel set in the diabolical rookery of St Giles - the dark heart of Georgian London. Can love, the bonds of family & hope triumph?
Find out today
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Find out today
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January 30, 2025 at 11:22 AM
And they’re flying! It’s publication day for #TheBlackbirdsofStGiles by me & @Marciathewriter as #LilaCain. We are so proud of our sweeping historical novel set in the diabolical rookery of St Giles - the dark heart of Georgian London. Can love, the bonds of family & hope triumph?
Find out today
🐦⬛💚🐦⬛
Find out today
🐦⬛💚🐦⬛
The revision process is an important learning process of editing and tweaking, but I do miss the unrestrained joy of diving into a first draft and just discovering a story. Hope I can do that again this year.
January 27, 2025 at 10:10 AM
The revision process is an important learning process of editing and tweaking, but I do miss the unrestrained joy of diving into a first draft and just discovering a story. Hope I can do that again this year.
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You'd think that being a writer I'd be able to find the words to express how I feel about being included on the Observer list of best debut novelists for 2025?
Well you'd be wrong, I'm totally lost for words - but not for ball gowns!
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
#TheMercyStep
Well you'd be wrong, I'm totally lost for words - but not for ball gowns!
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
#TheMercyStep
January 26, 2025 at 12:25 PM
You'd think that being a writer I'd be able to find the words to express how I feel about being included on the Observer list of best debut novelists for 2025?
Well you'd be wrong, I'm totally lost for words - but not for ball gowns!
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
#TheMercyStep
Well you'd be wrong, I'm totally lost for words - but not for ball gowns!
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
#TheMercyStep
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Great interview with Robert Elms at BBC Radio London today
#TheBlackbirdsOfStGiles look out for it on BBC Sounds
#TheBlackbirdsOfStGiles look out for it on BBC Sounds
January 25, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Great interview with Robert Elms at BBC Radio London today
#TheBlackbirdsOfStGiles look out for it on BBC Sounds
#TheBlackbirdsOfStGiles look out for it on BBC Sounds
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Rural Fantasy Murder Mystery
1 teen murdered in a small town. 3 cryptids wrapped up in it: a suspect, a tracker, and an ancient forest deity being followed around by the very annoying ghost of the victim. Together they seek to clear monsters’ names
#YouDeservepIt #Q #A #novella
1 teen murdered in a small town. 3 cryptids wrapped up in it: a suspect, a tracker, and an ancient forest deity being followed around by the very annoying ghost of the victim. Together they seek to clear monsters’ names
#YouDeservepIt #Q #A #novella
January 24, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Rural Fantasy Murder Mystery
1 teen murdered in a small town. 3 cryptids wrapped up in it: a suspect, a tracker, and an ancient forest deity being followed around by the very annoying ghost of the victim. Together they seek to clear monsters’ names
#YouDeservepIt #Q #A #novella
1 teen murdered in a small town. 3 cryptids wrapped up in it: a suspect, a tracker, and an ancient forest deity being followed around by the very annoying ghost of the victim. Together they seek to clear monsters’ names
#YouDeservepIt #Q #A #novella
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ATLA X BRIDGERTON
A hero's side quest is a life-shattering experience for someone else. When a legendary hero crashes into a young lady's life, she finds herself questioning everything she ever knew as the two try to save her town from a mystical murderer.
#YouDeservepIt #Q #A #F
A hero's side quest is a life-shattering experience for someone else. When a legendary hero crashes into a young lady's life, she finds herself questioning everything she ever knew as the two try to save her town from a mystical murderer.
#YouDeservepIt #Q #A #F
January 24, 2025 at 2:24 PM
ATLA X BRIDGERTON
A hero's side quest is a life-shattering experience for someone else. When a legendary hero crashes into a young lady's life, she finds herself questioning everything she ever knew as the two try to save her town from a mystical murderer.
#YouDeservepIt #Q #A #F
A hero's side quest is a life-shattering experience for someone else. When a legendary hero crashes into a young lady's life, she finds herself questioning everything she ever knew as the two try to save her town from a mystical murderer.
#YouDeservepIt #Q #A #F
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THE LAST BOOKSTORE ON EARTH X DUSTBORN
Pure reds are expected in the labs and this pure red has a secret biological sex that could save all of humanity from the sun. But can’t a girl just fall in love with her new cannibal friend first?
#YouDeservePit #Q #YA #SF
Pure reds are expected in the labs and this pure red has a secret biological sex that could save all of humanity from the sun. But can’t a girl just fall in love with her new cannibal friend first?
#YouDeservePit #Q #YA #SF
January 24, 2025 at 4:35 PM
THE LAST BOOKSTORE ON EARTH X DUSTBORN
Pure reds are expected in the labs and this pure red has a secret biological sex that could save all of humanity from the sun. But can’t a girl just fall in love with her new cannibal friend first?
#YouDeservePit #Q #YA #SF
Pure reds are expected in the labs and this pure red has a secret biological sex that could save all of humanity from the sun. But can’t a girl just fall in love with her new cannibal friend first?
#YouDeservePit #Q #YA #SF
TIME TRAVELLER'S WIFE x THE LOST APOTHECARY
When a gay Regency aristocrat arrives in the present day, he meets a historian determined to uncover his secret past. He returns to 1811 with a choice: marry the woman history remembers or defy everything for the man he loves.
#YouDeservepIt #WIP #A
When a gay Regency aristocrat arrives in the present day, he meets a historian determined to uncover his secret past. He returns to 1811 with a choice: marry the woman history remembers or defy everything for the man he loves.
#YouDeservepIt #WIP #A
January 24, 2025 at 6:05 PM
TIME TRAVELLER'S WIFE x THE LOST APOTHECARY
When a gay Regency aristocrat arrives in the present day, he meets a historian determined to uncover his secret past. He returns to 1811 with a choice: marry the woman history remembers or defy everything for the man he loves.
#YouDeservepIt #WIP #A
When a gay Regency aristocrat arrives in the present day, he meets a historian determined to uncover his secret past. He returns to 1811 with a choice: marry the woman history remembers or defy everything for the man he loves.
#YouDeservepIt #WIP #A
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As you prepare for #YouDeservepIt on January 23rd (on X) and January 24th (here on BlueSky), please see the rules and hashtags below! 🙌👏🤗 #writingcommunity
ANNOUNCEMENT: With all of the social media changes for the #writingcommunity , this winter we are going to do something different! There will be a #YouDeservepIt pitch event day on X and a separate day on 🦋(the next day). Dates and information below! (🧵) #writers #agents #editors
January 21, 2025 at 12:04 AM
As you prepare for #YouDeservepIt on January 23rd (on X) and January 24th (here on BlueSky), please see the rules and hashtags below! 🙌👏🤗 #writingcommunity
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Hello Writing Community! We are delighted to announce our First Official Bluesky *** #MSWL Day *** February 12, 2025. 🎉🎉🎉
Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying.
Learn more here: manuscriptwishlist.com/the-next-off...
Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying.
Learn more here: manuscriptwishlist.com/the-next-off...
The Next Official #MSWL Day: February 12, 2025 – The Official Manuscript Wish List Website
manuscriptwishlist.com
January 16, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Hello Writing Community! We are delighted to announce our First Official Bluesky *** #MSWL Day *** February 12, 2025. 🎉🎉🎉
Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying.
Learn more here: manuscriptwishlist.com/the-next-off...
Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying.
Learn more here: manuscriptwishlist.com/the-next-off...
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TIME TRAVELLER'S WIFE x THE LOST APOTHECARY
When a gay Regency aristocrat arrives in the present day, he meets a historian determined to uncover his secret past. He returns to 1811 with a choice: marry the woman history remembers or defy everything for the man he loves.
#P2Ppit #A #HF #W #Agented
When a gay Regency aristocrat arrives in the present day, he meets a historian determined to uncover his secret past. He returns to 1811 with a choice: marry the woman history remembers or defy everything for the man he loves.
#P2Ppit #A #HF #W #Agented
January 17, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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ATLA x THE JASMINE THRONE
A firece fire mage from the desert nation of Varya has one mission: to liberate her people from Talwyn's oppressive rule. But when she's captured by their heir princess, a powerful air mage, their hatred ignites into something far more dangerous.
#P2Ppit #Q #A #F #R #U
A firece fire mage from the desert nation of Varya has one mission: to liberate her people from Talwyn's oppressive rule. But when she's captured by their heir princess, a powerful air mage, their hatred ignites into something far more dangerous.
#P2Ppit #Q #A #F #R #U
January 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Temi is sent to murder a king for bloodthirsty gods. Instead she finds her own shattered reflection and the lies behind her “gods”.
⚔️ Morally gray
💋 Budding, slow-burn enemies to lovers
🏜️Mesoamerican inspired mythology
❤️ Found family
👯♀️ Unconquerable sisterhood
#P2Ppit #Q #F #RF #YA #Agentsguide
⚔️ Morally gray
💋 Budding, slow-burn enemies to lovers
🏜️Mesoamerican inspired mythology
❤️ Found family
👯♀️ Unconquerable sisterhood
#P2Ppit #Q #F #RF #YA #Agentsguide
January 17, 2025 at 3:03 PM