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Elspeth Wilson
@elspethwrites.bsky.social
Writer, poet and guinea pig fosterer. These Mortal Bodies, my debut about sisterhood, girlhood and obsession, is out now with Simon and Schuster 🦇.

https://linktr.ee/elspethwrites
My debut novel has gone to number 1 in the rather cryptic 'other practices' category thanks to being part of Kindle's daily deal 😂. And no 7 in coming of age! Last few hours to buy something I poured my heart and soul into for 99p xx #BookSky

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October 24, 2025 at 8:47 PM
If you're looking for an autumn read with crackling fires, mossy woods, soaring spires and a creeping gothic atmosphere then my debut novel These Mortal Bodies is a Kindle daily deal for today only 💚🎓🖤!! 99p for many hours of (and many more of my life 😂😅)
October 24, 2025 at 11:53 AM
There's just one more day to get 25% off a preorder of the paperback of my debut novel, These Mortal Bodies from Waterstones! If nature as character, explorations of gender and femininity, obsession and friendship are your kind of thing 💚🎓
October 16, 2025 at 7:40 PM
She's getting a new look! Absolutely delighted to reveal the paperback cover of my debut novel, These Mortal Bodies, which I am absolutely *obsessed* with 💚🖤! It captures the murkiness of sisterhood, the watery vibes and gothic atmosphere absolutely perfectly. Term commences 26/2/26 🎓 #booksky
October 15, 2025 at 8:57 AM
One of my fave bits of reader feedback so far for my debut, These Mortal Bodies, about coming of age, infatuation and the underside of girlhood - "an absolute delight, so incredibly immersive and so many characters I wanted to punch in the face" 📖🖤 #BookSky
August 22, 2025 at 9:41 AM
My debut novel, These Mortal Bodies, came out last week! I'm so excited for my literary-leaning campus novel with dark academia and gothic vibes to be out in the world! Here's some of the lovely things other authors are saying about it. #BookSky
July 21, 2025 at 6:09 PM
My debut novel These Mortal Bodies comes out in July and I'm running a workshop about writing friendship as the light and dark of friendship is at the heart of the book. To join you can just DM or email me with proof of purchase in any form - I'd love to see you there ❤️ #Writing #BookSky
May 26, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Just a debut author with the proof of their novel they spent five years writing!! I've been told ND characters aren't 'relatable' & that stories about young women's self discovery lack 'substance' so it feels so good to hold These Mortal Bodies and I can't wait for it to be with readers! 💗 #BookSky
April 18, 2025 at 8:53 AM
I have lovely new followers & increasingly little time until pub date so feel like I should say something about These Mortal Bodies but (surprise!) it's v tough to sum up yr work! So I'll just say if you like yearning, gothic vibes, infatuation, morally grey MCs & secret societies you may like TMB!
March 26, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Roses are red,
violets are blue,
I'd like to join an ancient all-girls
secret society with you 🕯️🎓

Happy Galentines from Ivy, Martha, Prim & the Coven! If books exploring friendship, feminine obsession, class and coming of age are your thing, pre-orders are open. Term commences 17/7/25

#BookSky
February 14, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Very excitingly, These Mortal Bodies has started to receive its first endorsements! I'm so grateful to authors & readers for spending time with my work and these gorge quotes. Pre-order links in bio if you like tales of girlhood, obsession, friendship, yearning, soaring spires and powerful woods 📚🕯️
January 31, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Some things that were on my mind when I started writing my debut novel:

📚 Morally grey female MCs
🕯️ Secret societies
📚 Elite worlds where rules are made to be broken
🕯️The power of the sea
📚 Friendships that are oh so close
🕯️ (Bi) yearning

💗 These Mortal Bodies coming July 17th 2025 💗

#BookSky
January 26, 2025 at 5:54 PM
It's six month to the day til These Mortal Bodies comes out! And it's almost five years since I started to write this book with sisterhood, betrayal and the history of witch trials on my mind. What a journey! I can't wait for readers to meet Ivy, Prim and Martha! So happy to see these early reviews
January 17, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I had my first ever event where I read from my debut novel, These Mortal Bodies, to an audience last night 😭💙! It was so special and lovely - everyone was v kind in their feedback. The novel I started writing five years ago and held so close to my heart is going to be out in the world in six months!
January 14, 2025 at 9:14 PM
I can hardly wait for proofs of my novel to arrive in early 2025! (I suppose Xmas in between softens the wait a little). In the meantime, if feminine obsession, toxic friendships and secret societies are your kind of These Mortal Bodies is available to pre-order and request on Netgalley 🕯️! #BookSky
December 13, 2024 at 3:48 PM
I haven't shared any of my poetry on here yet so I thought I'd share a bi little poem from my pamphlet, Too Hot to Sleep! Speaks to so many of the things I often write about - yearning, friendship, girlhood, heat, sexuality, domesticity #BookSky #Poetry
December 6, 2024 at 10:30 AM
🕯️ if you can't do an OTT photo shoot after spending 5 years writing your first novel, then when can you?🕯️

All things autumn, ancient woods and white dresses are so important to the three best friends at the heart of These Mortal Bodies. I can't wait for readers to meet them!

#BookSky #DarkAcademia
November 20, 2024 at 7:34 PM
These very cute postcards for These Mortal Bodies have arrived! So gorgeous to see the cover (and my first novel!) one step closer to being a reality. If you enjoy feminine obsession, girls only vibes, all-consuming friendships and secret societies, pre-orders are open now! #debut2025 #darkacademia
November 17, 2024 at 12:14 PM
Little intro post to say hi! I'm a writer whose debut is out in 2025! These Mortal Bodies is described as The Secret History meets The Crucible - think secret societies, feminine obsession and friendships that are oh so close. Always love connecting w other writers and readers #writingcommunity
November 15, 2024 at 10:44 AM