Jean Gill
@writerjeangill.bsky.social
Here to find kindred spirits interested in historical fiction and fantasy books, photography, dogs, beekeeping and life in France.
www.jeangill.com
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Congratulations to @judithjesch.bsky.social on Publication Day! I have organised a copy as a birthday present to be carried person-post by one of the offspring from the UK to me in France, when possible. SO looking forward to this but my heart op will be in December so projects on hold till after.
November 6, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Congratulations to @judithjesch.bsky.social on Publication Day! I have organised a copy as a birthday present to be carried person-post by one of the offspring from the UK to me in France, when possible. SO looking forward to this but my heart op will be in December so projects on hold till after.
I dropped in to check for news and this popped up - lovely news!! Congratulations!
Anyway, I'm pleased to announce that I married Emily in Stardew Valley.
September 24, 2025 at 9:14 AM
I dropped in to check for news and this popped up - lovely news!! Congratulations!
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Anyway, I'm pleased to announce that I married Emily in Stardew Valley.
September 24, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Anyway, I'm pleased to announce that I married Emily in Stardew Valley.
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Top 50 Masterpieces of Medieval Literature www.medievalists.net/2024/09/top-... #MedievalLiterature
Top 50 Masterpieces of Medieval Literature - Medievalists.net
Unlock the rich and diverse world of medieval literature with our list of 50 masterpieces. From epic tales of heroism to timeless romances and spiritual writings, these works from the Middle Ages…
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September 1, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Top 50 Masterpieces of Medieval Literature www.medievalists.net/2024/09/top-... #MedievalLiterature
I'm going to a party and you're all invited! This will be my last social event for a while as I need a heart operation so will be stepping out for a bit... and will be bionic when I return.
August 21, 2025 at 11:58 AM
I'm going to a party and you're all invited! This will be my last social event for a while as I need a heart operation so will be stepping out for a bit... and will be bionic when I return.
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We got a lovely email from one of our USA visitors. 🙂
A good time to remind everyone we offer temporary memberships if you are only in Shetland for a short time - and that we have lovely staff!.
A good time to remind everyone we offer temporary memberships if you are only in Shetland for a short time - and that we have lovely staff!.
July 24, 2025 at 2:59 PM
We got a lovely email from one of our USA visitors. 🙂
A good time to remind everyone we offer temporary memberships if you are only in Shetland for a short time - and that we have lovely staff!.
A good time to remind everyone we offer temporary memberships if you are only in Shetland for a short time - and that we have lovely staff!.
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some #GoodNews FATE is #CoffeePotBookClub #BookOfTheMonth! authors @alisonmorton.bsky.social @anniehistory.bsky.social @abelfrageauthor.bsky.social
@debbieyoung.bsky.social @elizabethstjohn.bsky.social @writerjeangill.bsky.social & me & 3 others
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@debbieyoung.bsky.social @elizabethstjohn.bsky.social @writerjeangill.bsky.social & me & 3 others
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Book of the Month: FATE – Tales of History, Mystery, and Magic #HistoricalFiction #Anthology #HistoricalFantasy #RecommendedReading
The Coffee Pot Book Club, Coffee Pot Book Club, blog tours, book promotion, historical fiction, women's fiction, book marketing, editorial book review
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August 2, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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Only a Grave Will Do was @esmayrosalyne.bsky.social's book of the month!
☀️ JULY WRAP-UP ☀️
No new 5-star faves, but easily one of my strongest reading months this year 🔥
BOTM is definitely Only a Grave Will Do by @jamesldulin.bsky.social , closely followed by Sorcery & Small Magics, The Six Deaths of the Saint and The Crystal Heir!
How was your July? ❤️
No new 5-star faves, but easily one of my strongest reading months this year 🔥
BOTM is definitely Only a Grave Will Do by @jamesldulin.bsky.social , closely followed by Sorcery & Small Magics, The Six Deaths of the Saint and The Crystal Heir!
How was your July? ❤️
August 1, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Only a Grave Will Do was @esmayrosalyne.bsky.social's book of the month!
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Want to know a bit more about my writing life? I thoroughly enjoyed this recent interview with Christina Boyd www.thequillink.com/post/intervi...
INTERVIEW: Helen Hollick Has Been Scribbling Stories Since She Was Thirteen
Christina Boyd interviews USA Today bestselling author Helen Hollick: Helen started writing as a teenager, but after discovering a passion for history, was published in 1993 in the UK with her Arthuri...
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July 29, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Want to know a bit more about my writing life? I thoroughly enjoyed this recent interview with Christina Boyd www.thequillink.com/post/intervi...
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#WIPSnips Today, we find out that the tradition of witch-burning has its origins in burning the evil Gullveig/Freya at a stake because she liked gold too much. (This is, for once, accurate #NorseMythology)
#WIP: #WhyOdinDrinks book II
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#WIP: #WhyOdinDrinks book II
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July 27, 2025 at 4:37 PM
#WIPSnips Today, we find out that the tradition of witch-burning has its origins in burning the evil Gullveig/Freya at a stake because she liked gold too much. (This is, for once, accurate #NorseMythology)
#WIP: #WhyOdinDrinks book II
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#WIP: #WhyOdinDrinks book II
www.whyodindrinks.com
It was a great interview - I loved it!
Had a fab time chatting with the wild guys at Rock Paper Swords. Still trying to get the hang of how BlueSky works!
Today sees the return to the podcast of Patricia Bracewell, author of the Emma of Normandy series. Also returning to the pod, are videos! You can now watch as well as listen on Spotify or YouTube.
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0MxC...
YouTube: youtu.be/JR50S9sWJv0?...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0MxC...
YouTube: youtu.be/JR50S9sWJv0?...
July 25, 2025 at 4:27 PM
It was a great interview - I loved it!
And there I was hoping for peace & quiet!
✍️ #AmWriting
🪦 The Pros & Cons of Publishing Posthumously
🪦 The Pros & Cons of Publishing Posthumously
July 20, 2025 at 7:10 AM
And there I was hoping for peace & quiet!
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#OTD the feast day of St Eadburh of Bicester, reputed to be the daughter of Penda of Mercia. She's in my book Women of Power and she features as a child in Cometh the Hour and as an abbess in The Sins of the Father:
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July 18, 2025 at 8:47 AM
#OTD the feast day of St Eadburh of Bicester, reputed to be the daughter of Penda of Mercia. She's in my book Women of Power and she features as a child in Cometh the Hour and as an abbess in The Sins of the Father:
viewauthor.at/Annie-Whiteh...
viewauthor.at/Annie-Whiteh...
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Apparently, this is the Kassel Hand, one of 35 such surviving prosthetics from the time ...
This artificial hand is nearly 500 years old. It consists of a metal casing which wrapped around the forearm stump and was secured by leather straps. An internal mechanical structure (now missing) may have allowed the fingers basic movement. The fingers can flex at the largest knuckle joint.
July 18, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Apparently, this is the Kassel Hand, one of 35 such surviving prosthetics from the time ...
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The Faroe Islands have a unique summer tradition where a large rock in Sandur is yarn-bombed by local women, inspired by a local legend about a "Troll Woman's cave"...... #WomensArt
July 19, 2025 at 4:54 AM
The Faroe Islands have a unique summer tradition where a large rock in Sandur is yarn-bombed by local women, inspired by a local legend about a "Troll Woman's cave"...... #WomensArt
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“It is funny how few people are actually capable of wrapping their head around the fact that we have now just made it so computers can lie to you.”
This is fascinating: www.reddit.com/r/OpenAI/s/I...
Someone “worked on a book with ChatGPT” for weeks and then sought help on Reddit when they couldn’t download the file. Redditors helped them realized ChatGPT had just been roleplaying/lying and there was no file/book…
Someone “worked on a book with ChatGPT” for weeks and then sought help on Reddit when they couldn’t download the file. Redditors helped them realized ChatGPT had just been roleplaying/lying and there was no file/book…
From the OpenAI community on Reddit
Explore this post and more from the OpenAI community
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July 17, 2025 at 5:29 PM
“It is funny how few people are actually capable of wrapping their head around the fact that we have now just made it so computers can lie to you.”
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Hello! I was told that a lot of people with an interest in the Scots language and books had migrated over here…
In case you don’t know me already, my name’s Emma Grae and I’m a Scots language author, journalist and advocate.
Ah scrive fur bairns, young adults and adults - awbody! ☺️🏴
In case you don’t know me already, my name’s Emma Grae and I’m a Scots language author, journalist and advocate.
Ah scrive fur bairns, young adults and adults - awbody! ☺️🏴
March 21, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Hello! I was told that a lot of people with an interest in the Scots language and books had migrated over here…
In case you don’t know me already, my name’s Emma Grae and I’m a Scots language author, journalist and advocate.
Ah scrive fur bairns, young adults and adults - awbody! ☺️🏴
In case you don’t know me already, my name’s Emma Grae and I’m a Scots language author, journalist and advocate.
Ah scrive fur bairns, young adults and adults - awbody! ☺️🏴
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The incomparable @jannywurts.bsky.social has reviewed While Darkness Gathers! “Highly recommended for readers who enjoy John Gwynne, with a lively flavor of Norse and Old English blended with kingdoms with varied cultural roots.” The full review on Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
While Darkness Gathers (The Edan Trilogy)
Gorsarhad, eldest of dragons, lays waste to the north. …
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July 13, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The incomparable @jannywurts.bsky.social has reviewed While Darkness Gathers! “Highly recommended for readers who enjoy John Gwynne, with a lively flavor of Norse and Old English blended with kingdoms with varied cultural roots.” The full review on Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
Last of the ten stories in 'Fate', in order but not in enjoyment, a fun read from Cosy Queen @debbieyoung.bsky.social I loved the ending and there's a top tip for stealing cakes... take a sneak peek at the beginning here www.elizabethjstjohn.com/guest-author... #fatestories
FATEful Moments: Enjoy an Excerpt from Saints Alive by Debbie Young - Elizabeth St.John
Sina The thing about me is, I know stuff. Not just the sort of thing your mum tells you, or what you learn at the village school. One reason I know more stuff than most kids my age is that my big brot...
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July 16, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Last of the ten stories in 'Fate', in order but not in enjoyment, a fun read from Cosy Queen @debbieyoung.bsky.social I loved the ending and there's a top tip for stealing cakes... take a sneak peek at the beginning here www.elizabethjstjohn.com/guest-author... #fatestories
Today's treat, especially for those who love the #Tudors, especially the behind-the-scenes Tudors, is a sneak peek at J.P.Reedman's story. Read the opening here! www.elizabethjstjohn.com/guest-author... #FateStories
July 14, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Today's treat, especially for those who love the #Tudors, especially the behind-the-scenes Tudors, is a sneak peek at J.P.Reedman's story. Read the opening here! www.elizabethjstjohn.com/guest-author... #FateStories
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Proper formatting enhances the reader experience.
You've cooked up a great story, now lay it out for a reader's consumption.
Let us FORMAT your manuscript for eBook, Paperback or Hardcover.
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Get in touch!
@eevalancaster #formatting #publishing
You've cooked up a great story, now lay it out for a reader's consumption.
Let us FORMAT your manuscript for eBook, Paperback or Hardcover.
⬇️⬇️⬇️
thebookkhaleesi.com/...
Get in touch!
@eevalancaster #formatting #publishing
July 12, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Proper formatting enhances the reader experience.
You've cooked up a great story, now lay it out for a reader's consumption.
Let us FORMAT your manuscript for eBook, Paperback or Hardcover.
⬇️⬇️⬇️
thebookkhaleesi.com/...
Get in touch!
@eevalancaster #formatting #publishing
You've cooked up a great story, now lay it out for a reader's consumption.
Let us FORMAT your manuscript for eBook, Paperback or Hardcover.
⬇️⬇️⬇️
thebookkhaleesi.com/...
Get in touch!
@eevalancaster #formatting #publishing
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Step into the Viking Age and discover the stories of raiders, traders, and explorers—start learning now! 🛶✨ medievalstudies.thinkific.com/courses/the-... #Vikings
The Viking Age
An introduction to Viking History. Each week historian Terri Barnes takes you through a different aspect of the lives of Norse peoples who lived during the Viking Age from c. AD 750 to 1100.
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July 12, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Step into the Viking Age and discover the stories of raiders, traders, and explorers—start learning now! 🛶✨ medievalstudies.thinkific.com/courses/the-... #Vikings
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Happiness is a good helmet
July 12, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Happiness is a good helmet
Treat for the day! You can read the opening of 'Beware the Crows' by @abelfrageauthor.bsky.social a VERY disturbing and powerful story, not suitable for bedtime. Hey - you've been warned! It's in the title! www.elizabethjstjohn.com/guest-author... #FateStories
July 11, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Treat for the day! You can read the opening of 'Beware the Crows' by @abelfrageauthor.bsky.social a VERY disturbing and powerful story, not suitable for bedtime. Hey - you've been warned! It's in the title! www.elizabethjstjohn.com/guest-author... #FateStories
L'entente cordiale avec des souris/sourires)
Macron: "He's a very clever cat"
Merci monsieur le président x
Merci monsieur le président x
July 11, 2025 at 8:51 AM
L'entente cordiale avec des souris/sourires)