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Virginia Crow
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Writer of tales of humanity at its best and at its worst.

Also occasional artist and full-time musician.
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Boy bitten by a crawfish, drawn by Sofonisba Anguissola. Her proud father sent this to Michelangelo to show what a talented daughter he had. Michelangelo agreed! Today is her day.
November 16, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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And it's great to welcome a #HistFicMay author to the #HistFicThursdays blog!

Discover how #Gothic literature inspired @samwardsmithwriter.bsky.social's gripping new book:
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#GothicRomance #HistoricalFiction #HistoricalRomance #TheCoffeePotBookClub
#HistFicThursdays - Ravenscourt by Samantha Ward-Smith - Guest Post
For today's #HistFicThursdays blog, I am thrilled to be welcoming  Samantha Ward-Smith  to the blog with a guest post about her latest boo...
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November 13, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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Today the #HistFicThursdays blog is seeing double!
First up, head over to read a fabulous excerpt from Fred Raymond Goldman... Perfect for lovers of #WWII #HistoricalFiction!

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Discover your next great read!

#Holocaust #JewishFiction #TheCoffeePotBookClub
#HistFicThursdays - A Virtuoso in America: Adrian by Fred Raymond Goldman - Book Excerpt
Today for #HistFicThursdays, I am so pleased to be hosting  Fred Raymond Goldman  with his latest book,  A Virtuoso in America , as part of...
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November 13, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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“The understated power of this writing is extraordinary”
—Prof Alan Riach re-examines Neil Gunn’s legacy

Neil M. Gunn (1891–1973), one of the most important & influential writers of the 20th-century Scottish renaissance, was born #OTD, 8 Nov – a 🎂 🧵
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Neil Gunn and the search for Scotland’s soul
Alan Riach re-examines the legacy of a great modern novelist who described the relation between spirit and matter like no other
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November 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Well, this is dark, Tesco. Inciting violence or just terrible English?
#Christmas #Shopping
November 6, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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#Caithness #Scotland #Trailcam
November 1, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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This may be very small, but I grew it from scratch!
#Pumpkin #Halloween
October 31, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Psst! Did you see it?
The results of our 9th Ghost Story Competition are here:
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Congratulations to our winners and shortlisted writers! Their stories will be available in this year's anthology, *Apparition*, which will be published on 5th December.
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#Ghosts #Halloween
October 31, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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We all love it, don't we?
This week's #HistFicThursdays post is about #Ghosts. October's #InspirationalSeries blog from @jayzedkay.bsky.social considers what the programme means to her as an author and a viewer.
#HistoricalFiction #Halloween

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#HistFicThursdays - Inspirational Series - Ghosts
My brief for this blog was to make it spooky - it being nearly Halloween. I then trawled the internet for the best historical spooky tv ser...
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October 30, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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Today's #HistFicThursdays post is from @ragriggsauthor.bsky.social about writing a strong female character in a time often seen as a man's world.

Discover your next great adventure...
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#Elizabethan #HistoricalFiction #TheCoffeePotBookClub #WomenInHistory
#HistFicThursdays - Mistress of Dartington Hall by Rosemary Griggs - Guest Post
For today's #HistFicThursdays blog, I am thrilled to be welcoming  Rosemary Griggs  to the blog with a guest post about her latest book  Mis...
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October 23, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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Full #PhotoShoot! So glad they improved on the first few 😂

Alternating shutter speeds, but the optimum speed seemed to be 2.5 seconds. The display, the movement and the colours, was the best I've ever seen.
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#Caithness #Scotland #AuroraBorealis #ValkyrieArmour #NaturePhotography #NorthernLights
October 19, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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Absolutely incredible #AuroraBorealis tonight!
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#Caithness #Scotland #ValkyrieArmour #NorthernLights
October 18, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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There are benefits to the kitchen being out of bounds 😍
#NotSpringButCleaning
October 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Two little friends on my wander today who followed me out of the wood and through the fields.
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#Caithness #Scotland #NaturePhotography
October 10, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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My home, looking ready for the spooky season...
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#Caithness #Scotland #October #Halloween
October 8, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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It's a tough life being a spaniel, isn't it, Jess?
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#CockerSpaniel #DogsOfBSky #Spaniel
October 8, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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Right now.
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#Supermoon #Caithness #Scotland
October 7, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Chickens in.
It's very damp out there.
#Caithness #Scotland #StormAmy
October 3, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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🦇 Bat-watching this evening. This was about the best picture I could get.
Note to self: must find out the best camera settings for bat-snapping!
#NaturePhotography #Caithness #Scotland #Bats #October
October 1, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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Good morning from Stempster!
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#Caithness #Scotland #Sunrise
September 30, 2025 at 6:28 AM
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This week's #HistFicThursdays blog is a #BookExcerpt from Cobblestones - S. R. Perricone's new book.
Click through to discover your next fabulous adventure:
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#HistoricalFiction #NewOrleans #TrueEvents #TheCoffeePotBookClub #BlogTour
#HistFicThursdays - Cobblestones - S. R. Perricone - Book Excerpt
Today for #HistFicThursdays, I am delighted to once again be teaming up with  The Coffee Pot Book Club , this time to share an excerpt fr...
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September 25, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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These puppies are not as calm as they look on this picture, but they still rock my world!
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#Spaniels #DogsOfBSky #WritingCompanion
September 24, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened.

~Anatole France

Join us for our #BookologyThursday theme:

✨Pets: The Bizarre to the Beloved✨

In literature, myth, folklore, and art.
September 17, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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Today's #HistFicThursdays blog is up and it is all about... well, the picture says it all, really!
Read on for Judith's thoughts on Blackadder, why it's still relevant, and what made it such a fabulous series.
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#HistoricalFiction #Inspiration #Blackadder
#HistFicThursdays - Inspirational Series - Blackadder
It's always easy when imagining history to assume that people spoke and acted differently from the way they do now. And, of course, that's ...
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September 18, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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Just a few thoughts about writing a series for today's #HistFicThursdays blog.

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#HistoricalFiction #HistoricalFantasy #WritingTips #AmWriting
[Image: The Watcher's Heir - @alexandermcrow.substack.com in his youthful days!]
#HistFicThursdays - Writing a Series
I started writing my first book when I was still at school. It wasn't historical fiction, it was high fantasy, and it was the first of ten b...
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September 11, 2025 at 8:42 PM