Jane is writing
@completelyjane.bsky.social
Writer and rambler. Always on the sunny side of the street.
Cheshire Novel Prize 2022 LL now seeking representation.
Cheshire Novel Prize 2022 LL now seeking representation.
What better way to open up to those lovely spirits than a beautiful beach walk after a day of rain and wind? ❤️
#Halloween
#Halloween
October 31, 2025 at 5:56 PM
What better way to open up to those lovely spirits than a beautiful beach walk after a day of rain and wind? ❤️
#Halloween
#Halloween
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I'm having a hard time finding any literary agents willing to consider a novella (32k words) - does anyone have any recommendations, or should I try self-publishing? Any advice welcome!
#writingcommunity #selfpublish #amwriting #amquerying #writing
#writingcommunity #selfpublish #amwriting #amquerying #writing
October 14, 2025 at 2:29 PM
I'm having a hard time finding any literary agents willing to consider a novella (32k words) - does anyone have any recommendations, or should I try self-publishing? Any advice welcome!
#writingcommunity #selfpublish #amwriting #amquerying #writing
#writingcommunity #selfpublish #amwriting #amquerying #writing
Tonight I'll sit in the quiet, remembering and feeling the souls of those who are no longer here softly touch my memory and my heart. And I'll raise a glass in thanks. And in love. ❤️
#Halloween
#Halloween
October 31, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Tonight I'll sit in the quiet, remembering and feeling the souls of those who are no longer here softly touch my memory and my heart. And I'll raise a glass in thanks. And in love. ❤️
#Halloween
#Halloween
A car park was flooded, there were sheep on the golf course and ponies in the picnic area... but the beach belonged to us. Westward Ho! certainly earned its exclamation mark this evening. ❤️
#westwardho! #plotwalk #amwriting
#westwardho! #plotwalk #amwriting
September 30, 2025 at 6:34 PM
A car park was flooded, there were sheep on the golf course and ponies in the picnic area... but the beach belonged to us. Westward Ho! certainly earned its exclamation mark this evening. ❤️
#westwardho! #plotwalk #amwriting
#westwardho! #plotwalk #amwriting
Morning!
Happy Monday, friends. ❤️
Happy Monday, friends. ❤️
September 29, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Morning!
Happy Monday, friends. ❤️
Happy Monday, friends. ❤️
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Good morning from Switzerland! I’ve just joined BlueSky, and would love to connect here with friends old and new! #WritingCommunity #earlymodern #histfic #LitFic
November 15, 2024 at 9:00 AM
Good morning from Switzerland! I’ve just joined BlueSky, and would love to connect here with friends old and new! #WritingCommunity #earlymodern #histfic #LitFic
Who said that, living here, everyday's a holiday? ❤️
September 25, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Who said that, living here, everyday's a holiday? ❤️
Lovely morning walk to start the day. Happy Tuesday, friends. ❤️
September 23, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Lovely morning walk to start the day. Happy Tuesday, friends. ❤️
This evening's walk - it was so windy I came home with sand in my ears. 😍
September 4, 2025 at 8:30 PM
This evening's walk - it was so windy I came home with sand in my ears. 😍
Happy Thursday, friends. ❤️
September 4, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Happy Thursday, friends. ❤️
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Cup of tea and home made blackberry muffins: check.
Small but meaningful pub day gift to self: check.
Long walk in the sunshine: check.
Italian book tour confirmed: check.
US book tour confirmed: check.
2 hours in the Shed, working on new project: check.
I win at publication days. 🍫💕🎉
Small but meaningful pub day gift to self: check.
Long walk in the sunshine: check.
Italian book tour confirmed: check.
US book tour confirmed: check.
2 hours in the Shed, working on new project: check.
I win at publication days. 🍫💕🎉
September 2, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Cup of tea and home made blackberry muffins: check.
Small but meaningful pub day gift to self: check.
Long walk in the sunshine: check.
Italian book tour confirmed: check.
US book tour confirmed: check.
2 hours in the Shed, working on new project: check.
I win at publication days. 🍫💕🎉
Small but meaningful pub day gift to self: check.
Long walk in the sunshine: check.
Italian book tour confirmed: check.
US book tour confirmed: check.
2 hours in the Shed, working on new project: check.
I win at publication days. 🍫💕🎉
Evening stroll (and maybe a bit of a paddle). ❤️
September 2, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Evening stroll (and maybe a bit of a paddle). ❤️
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Very excited that ‘William Prichard & Co’ is featured in the NIFTY book club in November!
The new block of The NIFTY Book Club is open for sign ups!
📚 Sept '25 - Jan '26
📚 Sundays 10-11.30am OR Mondays 19.30-21.00 BST/GMT
📚 Live author Q&As
📚 Worksheets in advance, meetings on zoom
📚 Full details in link below
#fiction #flashfiction #writingcommunity
www.laurabesley.com/nifty-book-c...
📚 Sept '25 - Jan '26
📚 Sundays 10-11.30am OR Mondays 19.30-21.00 BST/GMT
📚 Live author Q&As
📚 Worksheets in advance, meetings on zoom
📚 Full details in link below
#fiction #flashfiction #writingcommunity
www.laurabesley.com/nifty-book-c...
NIFTY Book Club | My Site
Book club for lovers of the novella-in-flash. Monthly meetings online.
www.laurabesley.com
August 30, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Very excited that ‘William Prichard & Co’ is featured in the NIFTY book club in November!
August 29, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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ICYMI: Publishers are noting a shift in industry mindset around short stories as readers embrace shorter works, with a number feeling like “something is slowly shifting” and that “there’s a real excitement around stories again” 👇 #BookSky
Publishers say 'mindset around short stories shifting’ as readers embrace slim fiction
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August 27, 2025 at 4:05 PM
ICYMI: Publishers are noting a shift in industry mindset around short stories as readers embrace shorter works, with a number feeling like “something is slowly shifting” and that “there’s a real excitement around stories again” 👇 #BookSky
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It's true! Julia Roberts will be narrating Leonard and Hungry Paul.
She read the book when it came out and her agent got in touch to say she really liked it. But I never thought things would go this far.
Delighted.
www.bbc.com/mediacentre/...
She read the book when it came out and her agent got in touch to say she really liked it. But I never thought things would go this far.
Delighted.
www.bbc.com/mediacentre/...
Julia Roberts to narrate new BBC series Leonard and Hungry Paul
The feel-good series follows two board-gaming friends in their thirties who meander through leafy suburban life finding solace in their quiet routines
www.bbc.com
August 29, 2025 at 7:52 AM
It's true! Julia Roberts will be narrating Leonard and Hungry Paul.
She read the book when it came out and her agent got in touch to say she really liked it. But I never thought things would go this far.
Delighted.
www.bbc.com/mediacentre/...
She read the book when it came out and her agent got in touch to say she really liked it. But I never thought things would go this far.
Delighted.
www.bbc.com/mediacentre/...
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‘I spread the whole earth out as a map before me. On no one spot of its surface could I put my finger and say, here is safety.’ ~ Mary Shelley, The Last Man.
Tomorrow, #BookWormSat celebrates Mary Shelley’s birthday and The Last Man with the literature of dystopias. Join us!
Tomorrow, #BookWormSat celebrates Mary Shelley’s birthday and The Last Man with the literature of dystopias. Join us!
August 29, 2025 at 7:58 AM
‘I spread the whole earth out as a map before me. On no one spot of its surface could I put my finger and say, here is safety.’ ~ Mary Shelley, The Last Man.
Tomorrow, #BookWormSat celebrates Mary Shelley’s birthday and The Last Man with the literature of dystopias. Join us!
Tomorrow, #BookWormSat celebrates Mary Shelley’s birthday and The Last Man with the literature of dystopias. Join us!
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'That the memory of that evening, out on the cliffs, is as bottled as the sloes...'
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#walking #northdevon #hartland #hiking
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#walking #northdevon #hartland #hiking
Jane Lomas – writer
28th August 2025 There’s a change in the air. Hot days and humid nights have been brushed away by cool breezes and rain as fine as gossamer. My favourite time of the year is so near I can tas…
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August 28, 2025 at 10:07 AM
'That the memory of that evening, out on the cliffs, is as bottled as the sloes...'
jane-lomas.com/2025/08/28/5...
#walking #northdevon #hartland #hiking
jane-lomas.com/2025/08/28/5...
#walking #northdevon #hartland #hiking
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Delighted to announce that we have some very exciting mentorship opportunities available in Poetry, Fiction and Memoir. Applications need to be submitted by 15th September. Spaces are very limited. All the details can be found through the link in our bio or on our website – www.munsterlit.ie
August 28, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Delighted to announce that we have some very exciting mentorship opportunities available in Poetry, Fiction and Memoir. Applications need to be submitted by 15th September. Spaces are very limited. All the details can be found through the link in our bio or on our website – www.munsterlit.ie
'That the memory of that evening, out on the cliffs, is as bottled as the sloes...'
jane-lomas.com/2025/08/28/5...
#walking #northdevon #hartland #hiking
jane-lomas.com/2025/08/28/5...
#walking #northdevon #hartland #hiking
Jane Lomas – writer
28th August 2025 There’s a change in the air. Hot days and humid nights have been brushed away by cool breezes and rain as fine as gossamer. My favourite time of the year is so near I can tas…
jane-lomas.com
August 28, 2025 at 10:07 AM
'That the memory of that evening, out on the cliffs, is as bottled as the sloes...'
jane-lomas.com/2025/08/28/5...
#walking #northdevon #hartland #hiking
jane-lomas.com/2025/08/28/5...
#walking #northdevon #hartland #hiking
Happy Monday, friends. ❤️
August 11, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Happy Monday, friends. ❤️
The books for my final year of
@OpenUniversity have arrived. I'm not sure where the last 5 years have gone but soon I'll be finished. I've been studying for most of my #widowhood and without this life jacket I'm not sure if I'll sink or swim. Best not think about that now. 🥰
@OpenUniversity have arrived. I'm not sure where the last 5 years have gone but soon I'll be finished. I've been studying for most of my #widowhood and without this life jacket I'm not sure if I'll sink or swim. Best not think about that now. 🥰
August 1, 2025 at 3:31 PM
The books for my final year of
@OpenUniversity have arrived. I'm not sure where the last 5 years have gone but soon I'll be finished. I've been studying for most of my #widowhood and without this life jacket I'm not sure if I'll sink or swim. Best not think about that now. 🥰
@OpenUniversity have arrived. I'm not sure where the last 5 years have gone but soon I'll be finished. I've been studying for most of my #widowhood and without this life jacket I'm not sure if I'll sink or swim. Best not think about that now. 🥰
I'm all made up to see my tiny piece about the steelworkers in my family in 1975. Thanks very much indeed @Mslexia for taking a punt on me.
#amwriting
#scunthorpe
#steelworkers
#amwriting
#scunthorpe
#steelworkers
May 29, 2025 at 10:31 AM
I'm all made up to see my tiny piece about the steelworkers in my family in 1975. Thanks very much indeed @Mslexia for taking a punt on me.
#amwriting
#scunthorpe
#steelworkers
#amwriting
#scunthorpe
#steelworkers
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The chemotherapy has made my father patient and gentle
Two men I always wanted him to be
And now I watch
my son enjoy this reformed man
as they toss the ball back and forth
In the shadow of dusk
and I see all the love that could have been
even as each throw becomes harder
for my father
to catch
Two men I always wanted him to be
And now I watch
my son enjoy this reformed man
as they toss the ball back and forth
In the shadow of dusk
and I see all the love that could have been
even as each throw becomes harder
for my father
to catch
May 17, 2025 at 3:50 PM
The chemotherapy has made my father patient and gentle
Two men I always wanted him to be
And now I watch
my son enjoy this reformed man
as they toss the ball back and forth
In the shadow of dusk
and I see all the love that could have been
even as each throw becomes harder
for my father
to catch
Two men I always wanted him to be
And now I watch
my son enjoy this reformed man
as they toss the ball back and forth
In the shadow of dusk
and I see all the love that could have been
even as each throw becomes harder
for my father
to catch
So this what 62 looks like. Still failing, still falling. But still trying and still picking myself up. And always aware of how lucky I am.
Happy Saturday, friends. 😍
Happy Saturday, friends. 😍
May 17, 2025 at 8:01 AM
So this what 62 looks like. Still failing, still falling. But still trying and still picking myself up. And always aware of how lucky I am.
Happy Saturday, friends. 😍
Happy Saturday, friends. 😍