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Rae Cowie
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Author of Haddo Reimagined/ Scottish Book Trust New Writers' Awardee 2022/ RNA Elizabeth Goudge Winner #AmQuerying
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chriscottom.bsky.social
Delighted to feature in the lovely @templeinacity.bsky.social. Big thanks to EIC @eireneeleni.bsky.social for selecting my story and to @raecowie.bsky.social and @norami.bsky.social for their help with it.
December 18, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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chriscottom.bsky.social
Big thanks to ‪@freeflashfiction.bsky.social for running this comp, to ‬judge @nishxhegde.bsky.social for choosing my story, and to @raecowie.bsky.social, @norami.bsky.social, and the wordsmiths of Smokelong Fitness ‬October Cardio Group 3 for their help with it.
November 20, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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Ho,ho, ho! Can’t wait for the Trend Christmas Fayre, Marcliffe Hotel, Pitfodels, Aberdeen, where I’ll be signing copies of Haddo Reimagined. Please swing by and say ‘hello’. … #whatsonaberdeen #scottishcreatives #aberdeen #aberdeenshirewriter
October 31, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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bbcworldbookclub.bsky.social
Happy Halloween! We have some fabulously spooky recommendations for our global community of book lovers. First up, you can listen to Silvia Moreno-Garcia's interview about Mexican Gothic - www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
#booksky #horrorlit #halloween #mexicangothic #worldbookclub
World Book Club - Silvia Moreno-Garcia - Mexican Gothic - BBC Sounds
Harriett is joined by Silvia Moreno-Garcia to discuss her bestseller Mexican Gothic.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 31, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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cbcreative.bsky.social
'Every historical novelist will have a different approach to how much research they do before writing. I would say it depends very much on the scope of your story.'

Bestselling author, @stephmerritt.bsky.social (S J Parris), shares 6 tips to help you research your historical novel 🔎
6 tips to help you research your historical novel
Bestselling historical novelist S J Parris shares six tips to help you research your story as you bring history to life on the page.
www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk
October 31, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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psconway.bsky.social
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i found you
skipping stones at dawn

your laughter tangled
in the cattails

you promised nothing
but trouble

your libertine heart
would never be contained

i just smiled
watching ripples ebb and fade
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#vss365 #poetry #read
October 9, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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#WriteCBC task from @unheimlichmanvr.bsky.social: Halloween is coming, so let’s introduce a spooky setting! The house lights dim, and the curtain rises on your location: where are we? What small details intrigue us in the opening lines? And why does it make us feel subtly uneasy?
October 2, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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mslexia.bsky.social
'It’s no secret that older women writers tend to be overlooked...'

Bernardine Evaristo awards the first Pioneer prize for British female writers over 60 to Maureen Duffy 🎉

www.theguardian.com/books/2025/s...
91-year-old author Maureen Duffy wins Pioneer prize launched by Bernardine Evaristo
The RSL president has set up a new literary award for female writers over 60 using the £100,000 she herself won through the Women’s prize
www.theguardian.com
September 16, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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chriscottom.bsky.social
Big thanks to Melissa and Kristin at @epistemiclit.bsky.social for including me in their nostalgia issue; to @sfreligh.bsky.social and her awesome Class of Jan 24 for prompting and nurturing it; and @raecowie.bsky.social & @norami.bsky.social for helping it over the line.
September 12, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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cbcreative.bsky.social
#WriteCBC task from @rowancoleman.bsky.social: One way to imbue authenticity into a character is to discover their secrets. What memento do they keep in their beside drawer? Write a scene involving this memento. What subtle secret does this reveal? What does this tell you about the character?
September 4, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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cbcreative.bsky.social
It's time for the September #WriteCBC guest reveal 🥁

Next month's writing tip and task comes from
@rowancoleman.bsky.social, tutor of our upcoming Writing Romantic & Commercial Fiction course!

Join us next Thursday! Find out more: www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/blog/writecb...
August 28, 2025 at 11:57 AM
raecowie.bsky.social
For drama and history lovers ... Into Thy Hands at Studio C #EdFringe this week, explores the complex relationship between Mary Queen of Scots, her husband Lord Darnley, and her best friend David Rizzio. Grab tickets while you can ... #ScottishHistory #Edinburgh #EdinburghFringe #NewDrama
August 12, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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✨SCOTLANDSFEST 2025✨

👤 Barbara Henderson
📍St Columba's by the Castle, Edinburgh
📆 13 August
⏰ 1:30pm
🎟 buff.ly/6I1iYyY

#EdinburghWhatsOn #ScotlandsFest25 #Fringe #EdinburghFringe
August 12, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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chriscottom.bsky.social
Big thanks to ‪@freeflashfiction.bsky.social for running this brilliant competition, to ‬judge @sagreene1.bsky.social for choosing my story, and to @raecowie.bsky.social, @norami.bsky.social, and the word sculptors of A Smokelong Summer Flash Group 4 for for their help with it.
July 17, 2025 at 6:48 AM
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'Friendship is a powerful force in fiction – and its potential to help writers bring protagonists fully to life on the page – and indeed to be a driver of story, is often underestimated' 🌻

Our founder Anna Davis shares ways in which your character’s friendships can help move your story forward:
How to write fictional friendships
Top tips to help you bring get the most out of writing fictional friendships. Friendship is a powerful force in fiction – and its potential to help writers bring protagonists fully to life on the…
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August 12, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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chriscottom.bsky.social
So pleased to see this out there, thank you ‪@bnadeauwriter.bsky.social‬ at MoonLit Getaway. Thanks also to @raecowie.bsky.social, @norami.bsky.social & @yalanchang.bsky.social for their help with it.
bnadeauwriter.bsky.social Brandon Nadeau @bnadeauwriter.bsky.social · Jun 30
"The bay window has half a dozen panes with glass circles, like something out of Dickens. A bell jingle-jangles as I step inside. The walls are thick with..."

Read story by @chriscottom.bsky.social: moonlitgetaway.com/new-fiction/the-little-shop-of-proverbs

#WritingCommunity #5amWritersClub
June 30, 2025 at 12:42 PM
raecowie.bsky.social
Love Forms by Claire Adam is a heart-breaking tale set against the beauty and dangers of Trinidad & Tobago. Descriptions of island life – lush countryside, healing power of the ocean, increasing violence – are done with a light touch that draws the reader in #LoveForms #ClaireAdam #faberbooks
May 12, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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#WriteCBC task from @abigailj.bsky.social: Secrets are a great way to add intrigue and drama to your story. Write a mini-scene in which a character discovers that someone they know well has been keeping a secret from them. How do they deal with this discovery?
May 8, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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chriscottom.bsky.social
So pleased to appear in @fictivedream.bsky.social today, long a dream journal of mine. Thanks to @raecowie.bsky.social, @finnegag.bsky.social and @yalanchang.bsky.social for their help with this one.
fictivedream.bsky.social Fictive Dream @fictivedream.bsky.social · Apr 14
As part of MicroMonday #2 today we're featuring "Both of us were sons of unnamed dads of unknown whereabouts" by @chriscottom.bsky.social. Please follow the link and enjoy this tiny gem #microfiction #MicroMonday fictivedream.com/2025/04/14/m...
April 14, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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Thrilled to be featuring your tiny gem, Chris. Thank you for sending it our way @chriscottom.bsky.social‬ @raecowie.bsky.social @finnegag.bsky.social @yalanchang.bsky.social #microfiction #MicroMonday
chriscottom.bsky.social Chris Cottom @chriscottom.bsky.social · Apr 14
So pleased to appear in @fictivedream.bsky.social today, long a dream journal of mine. Thanks to @raecowie.bsky.social, @finnegag.bsky.social and @yalanchang.bsky.social for their help with this one.
fictivedream.bsky.social Fictive Dream @fictivedream.bsky.social · Apr 14
As part of MicroMonday #2 today we're featuring "Both of us were sons of unnamed dads of unknown whereabouts" by @chriscottom.bsky.social. Please follow the link and enjoy this tiny gem #microfiction #MicroMonday fictivedream.com/2025/04/14/m...
April 15, 2025 at 6:34 AM
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lizfenwick.bsky.social
Loved doing this!!
thepiskietrap.bsky.social The Piskie Trap @thepiskietrap.bsky.social · Mar 21
New episode of the podcast is out today where I chat to the amazing @lizfenwick.bsky.social and @emmacowellauthor.bsky.social about their short stories for the book '13 Cornish Ghost Stories'.
March 23, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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chriscottom.bsky.social
So pleased to be part of the beautifully produced Raw Lit - Issue 6. Thank you to @norami.bsky.social and @raecowie.bsky.social for their help with my story.
February 2, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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Ta-da! It's Publication Day for THE LEAP YEAR PROPOSAL!
When Ellie, Jess and Anouska go to a mutual friend's hen weekend on a Scottish island, they get rather more than they bargained for... #romcom #sisterhood #romance #friendship #secrets #kindleunlimited books2read.com/u/3kj7AG
January 28, 2025 at 3:09 PM
raecowie.bsky.social
HUGE thanks to @portybelle.bsky.social for a wonderful, shiny 5STAR review. Love, love, love short story readers! (Haddo Reimagined, inspired by Aberdeenshire's beautiful Haddo Country Park. Photographs by Susan Orr) 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 #ShortStories #BookReview #Aberdeenshire #Scotland #WritingCommunity
portybelle.bsky.social Joanne - Portobello Book Blog @portybelle.bsky.social · Jan 19
Haddo Reimagined: Stories inspired by photographs of Haddo Country Park by Rae Cowie and Susan Orr | @Rae_Cowie @visithaddo

Rae Cowie was kind enough to send me a copy of this book a few months back and inspired by the recent wintry weather, I picked it up to have a read. The first thing to say is…
Haddo Reimagined: Stories inspired by photographs of Haddo Country Park by Rae Cowie and Susan Orr | @Rae_Cowie @visithaddo
Rae Cowie was kind enough to send me a copy of this book a few months back and inspired by the recent wintry weather, I picked it up to have a read. The first thing to say is that despite the snowy scene on the cover, it's not a book of winter stories but has stories that can be enjoyed at any time of year.
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January 20, 2025 at 2:45 PM
raecowie.bsky.social
What are you reading this weekend? I'm LOVING The Queen Of Dirt Island by #DonalRyan ... #WeekendReading #JanuaryReads
January 17, 2025 at 6:08 PM