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Elspeth Cooper
@elspethcooper.bsky.social
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Fantasy author (THE WILD HUNT QUARTET). Sword owner. Tea drinker. MS-haver. Damned scribbling woman. She/her. Find me at www.elspethcooper.com.
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Is this a thing now? Accounts springing up pretending to be famous authors; this is my second one #BlockityBye
Screenshot of the top of a Bluesky account impersonating the African-American romance author Beverly Jenkins. The account name is beverlyjenkins363.bsky.social
August 19, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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I have a tiny superpower: the ability to peel a satsuma and keep the skin in one piece. I don't know why it is so ridiculously satisfying. What are your #TinySuperpowers?
A small, round porcelain bowl sits on a red tartan tablecloth. The bowl contains the freshly-peeled skin of a satsuma in one swoopy orange curl, and some white pith. This is strangely satisfying.
July 31, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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The Cooper Towers reading room nears completion. Not shown: three other bookcases behind the camera. Fortunately, there is no such thing as too many books 😍#shelfie
Three full bookcases against a butterscotch-coloured wall. A fourth bookcase forms an L-shape leading away from the camera towards the glass-panelled door. In the foreground, a grey check wingback chair, matching footstool and fuzzy cushion stand ready for some serious reading.
July 23, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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It's been a minute, but I reckon your girl's still got it. #homemade #bread
A golden-brown loaf of homemade bread on a wire cooling rack. The loaf tin and blue and white striped oven glove flank it, with a glass jar of kitchen utensils behind. In its future there is a large quantity of salted butter.
June 27, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Look, I know I'm a slow writer but COME ON.
Close up of the tiny garden snail I found on my laptop lid this morning. It is advancing towards the camera with some determination.
June 2, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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The sun is over the yard-arm at Cooper Towers. Time to get some words in. #WriteDrunkEditSober #AmWriting #Diplomático
A chunky glass tumbler holding a shot of rum. It stands on a wooden coaster on a red and green tartan check tablecloth. The edge of my writing laptop is visible to the left.
May 31, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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Author of 3/4 of the epic fantasy The Wild Hunt Quartet, featuring a distressed paladin & a teenage single mom saving the world. Currently working on the final volume which has been severely prolonged by chronic illness (MS). IT helpdesk veteran, retired cat lady, 96.7% tea by volume.
Cover of the Tor edition of my debut novel, SONGS OF THE EARTH. It features a scruffy young man down on one knee, against a background of misty woodland. He is leaning on a drawn sword. His expression says he has had just about enough of this shit and is catching his breath before he comes up swinging.
May 30, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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I can't get to London, but I'm there in spirit to support @societyofauthors.bsky.social day of action. Meta stole my work, too. #MetaBookThieves #DoTheWriteThing
Picture is a promotional graphic from the Society of Authors in support of their #DoTheWriteThing campaign to protect authors' livelihoods from the unlicensed use of their work in AI training.
April 3, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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Well, crap. Add me to the list. #LibGen #fuckAI
Screenshot of The Atlantic's LibGen interrogation tool showing a search for "Elspeth Cooper" with 19 results.
March 21, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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If you see this, quote with flowers from your gallery.
Close up of purple lupin flowers and a bee. Close up of a pale orange rose, variety Lady of Shalott by David Austin Roses. Close up of a creamy white rose, showing the palest blush pink in the centre, where the petals are still tightly furled. Variety is Claire Austin by David Austin Roses. Close up of a vivid orange Icelandic poppy, showing its bright golden stamens.
January 27, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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I haven't the heart to get rid of ours, as the bees love it. Ours is probably a Golden Hornet or similar variety.
Close-up of a crabapple tree showing clusters of golden-yellow fruit amid abundant green leaves.
January 24, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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9. Durham Cathedral. I'm not religious, but I love being in sacred spaces, the older the better, ruined or not. It's all about the architecture and the vibes. And who doesn't love having a World Heritage site on their doorstep?
View of the interior of Durham Cathedral, looking down the nave to the rose window. The lighting is soft and golden.
January 22, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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And in 6lb too.
Tabby cat with white paws and chin curled up on a chocolate brown throw over my lap. She is fast asleep and I am going nowhere.
December 11, 2024 at 6:51 AM
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Mum passed away peacefully about an hour ago. This is the only digital photo I have of her to hand, 90 years old and grappling with an iPhone, bless her. Safe travels, pet. I love you ❤️
A thin, elderly lady wearing a pale green jumper and glasses is looking at the iPhone in her hand. She is perplexed but undaunted.
November 29, 2024 at 9:41 PM
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Oo, look what just arrived!

@sennydreadful.bsky.social 's new book TITANCHILD is out today. Alt-Britain, griffins, magic, treachery and all Jen's trademark humour and endlessly inventive world building. Commended to the house 💙📚
Two hardback books by Jen Williams stand side by side. On the left, Talonsister features a golden griffin passant surrounded by golden leaf motifs on a dark background. On the right, Titanchild features a crouching griffin, surrounded by leafy sprays and golden Green Man masks on a rich purple.
November 26, 2024 at 9:35 AM
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Age yourself with your first computer, you say? I started writing on one of these:
Photo of a BBC Micro computer isolated on a white background. It is PC beige in colour, with a black keyboard and a row of bright red function keys. Yes, in computer technology terms, I am a fossil.
November 18, 2024 at 4:02 PM
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According to this here card I received, it's the first million, but I personally consider the first 100k to be the Great Old Ones.
Card from the Bluesky gods confirming I was user number 849,223 and a certified elder.
November 14, 2024 at 9:05 AM
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This is Tinkerbell, who has taken possession of the remote control to prevent doomwatching of the news.
A small, pretty tabby cat with white chest and feet lies on a beige cushion. Her front paws rest possessively on the TV remote to prevent her human watching the news.
November 5, 2024 at 2:12 PM
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I know what I'm buying myself for my birthday this month.
Promo image of Jen Williams' new book TITANCHILD out from Titan Books on 26 November 2024. The cover features Green Man faces, sprays of leaves and a golden griffin on a purple background.
November 4, 2024 at 8:06 AM
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Soup! I did it again (with apologies to Ms Spears) #hygge
A stainless steel stock pot on a black glass hob, full of ham and lentil soup.
November 2, 2024 at 6:41 PM
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Dang it, I clicked the wrong picture of Pepper!
A tiny ginger cat stares directly into the camera. Her tongue is out and she is not sorry.
October 31, 2024 at 8:54 AM
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Some friends to cheer you up.
A tiny ginger cat stares directly into the camera. Her tongue is out and she is not sorry. An elegant black cat sits on a toilet seat. She is looking over her shoulder as if something really interesting is happening out of frame. A tabby cat with white nose and paws is sprawled on the lap of a man in khaki cargo pants and a white t-shirt. The cat is demonstrating his liquid properties by filling the available space. A dainty tabby cat with white chest and paws sits on a beige cushion. Her front paws are placed possessively on the TV remote and her alert expression says she is very much in charge.
October 31, 2024 at 8:48 AM
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If you see this, post a picture taken in the mountains.

One of the Ten Peaks, Moraine Lake, Banff National Park.
A rugged mountain peak poking through wispy cloud, against a sky of moody grey. There is snow on the highest slope, which with the dark rock makes this look like a black & white photo, but it's not.
October 28, 2024 at 7:34 AM
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It begins. I hate it already.
Screenshot of a blue Windows update screen. The message says "This might take a few minutes. Don't turn off your PC."
October 23, 2024 at 6:18 PM
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Further ensoupification has commenced.
A stainless steel stockpot contains chopped carrots, celery, potatoes and white onions, on their way to becoming lentil and vegetable soup.
October 23, 2024 at 12:51 PM