Emma Finlayson-Palmer
@finlaysonpalmer.bsky.social
Autistic Working class 🏳️🌈 Writer, Artist, Editor, SEN TA & Tombstone Tourist 🪦
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One half of Word Witches editorial ✍️
#AutumnMoonbeam #MegaMerle - out now! #ukteenchat #SCBWI #WriteMentor #Room204
One half of Word Witches editorial ✍️
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We won't be running #WriteCBC in December, but stay tuned for our #CBCWinterStory25 challenge on Instagram – more details coming soon! 🎄☃️🎅
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November 7, 2025 at 11:05 AM
We won't be running #WriteCBC in December, but stay tuned for our #CBCWinterStory25 challenge on Instagram – more details coming soon! 🎄☃️🎅
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‘Oh, you shouldn’t have,’ I said, unwrapping socks.
‘I didn’t,’ said my sister. ‘Mum did.’
‘Thoughtful as ever.’
‘She thought they’d suit your temperament.’
I looked at the grey wool, practical, suffocating.
‘Perfect,’ I said, forcing a smile until the thread snapped like Christmas cheer.
#WriteCBC
‘I didn’t,’ said my sister. ‘Mum did.’
‘Thoughtful as ever.’
‘She thought they’d suit your temperament.’
I looked at the grey wool, practical, suffocating.
‘Perfect,’ I said, forcing a smile until the thread snapped like Christmas cheer.
#WriteCBC
November 6, 2025 at 5:32 PM
‘Oh, you shouldn’t have,’ I said, unwrapping socks.
‘I didn’t,’ said my sister. ‘Mum did.’
‘Thoughtful as ever.’
‘She thought they’d suit your temperament.’
I looked at the grey wool, practical, suffocating.
‘Perfect,’ I said, forcing a smile until the thread snapped like Christmas cheer.
#WriteCBC
‘I didn’t,’ said my sister. ‘Mum did.’
‘Thoughtful as ever.’
‘She thought they’d suit your temperament.’
I looked at the grey wool, practical, suffocating.
‘Perfect,’ I said, forcing a smile until the thread snapped like Christmas cheer.
#WriteCBC
I could go on forever with Hot Fuzz Gifs, such a great film 😂
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November 4, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I could go on forever with Hot Fuzz Gifs, such a great film 😂
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Absolute pleasure, Emma. Do hope you enjoy GHOST, and if you do, please drop by Amazon/Good Reads to let me know ;->
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November 4, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Absolute pleasure, Emma. Do hope you enjoy GHOST, and if you do, please drop by Amazon/Good Reads to let me know ;->
Definitely, you must come back! #ukteenchat
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November 4, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Definitely, you must come back! #ukteenchat
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It's for the greater good 😅 #ukteenchat
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November 4, 2025 at 9:06 PM
It's for the greater good 😅 #ukteenchat
It took me a long time to realize I was working on books all the time even when I wasn't writing 😅 #ukteenchat
November 4, 2025 at 9:04 PM
It took me a long time to realize I was working on books all the time even when I wasn't writing 😅 #ukteenchat
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Most of writing, I think, it pure grit and determination. You have to get to the desk, and write, even when things seem hard and slow. Only a few words? Doesn't matter, you made it there. Remember, 'walking is writing.' So as things come to you, record or write them in your phone.
November 4, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Most of writing, I think, it pure grit and determination. You have to get to the desk, and write, even when things seem hard and slow. Only a few words? Doesn't matter, you made it there. Remember, 'walking is writing.' So as things come to you, record or write them in your phone.
Keep leaving the books around them 😅 #ukteenchat
November 4, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Keep leaving the books around them 😅 #ukteenchat
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Ah now, that would be a thing. I have good director pals at Aardman, so we shall see ;->>
November 4, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Ah now, that would be a thing. I have good director pals at Aardman, so we shall see ;->>
Fantastic advice, thank you! You really do need to be very stubborn and just keep on slogging on. #ukteenchat
November 4, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Fantastic advice, thank you! You really do need to be very stubborn and just keep on slogging on. #ukteenchat
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...Yes, you have to do it all again. But each draft will be better and faster, and the real story will emerge. Did I mention to NOT GIVE UP? ;->> #ukteenchat
November 4, 2025 at 8:58 PM
...Yes, you have to do it all again. But each draft will be better and faster, and the real story will emerge. Did I mention to NOT GIVE UP? ;->> #ukteenchat
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...But, the main biggie, is do not stop writing that book. Get to the end of the first draft, then put it in a drawer for a month, and write other things. Then go back to that draft and read it through and start making notes for the next draft... #ukteenchat
November 4, 2025 at 8:57 PM
...But, the main biggie, is do not stop writing that book. Get to the end of the first draft, then put it in a drawer for a month, and write other things. Then go back to that draft and read it through and start making notes for the next draft... #ukteenchat
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Gosh, I’m a bit rubbish about this, but I think the best one I can give is DON’T EFFIN’ GIVE UP!! And don’t beat yourself up if you’re feeling blocked. Just go walk, talk to the blackbirds ;-> and things will loosen up by the time you’re home... #ukteenchat
November 4, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Gosh, I’m a bit rubbish about this, but I think the best one I can give is DON’T EFFIN’ GIVE UP!! And don’t beat yourself up if you’re feeling blocked. Just go walk, talk to the blackbirds ;-> and things will loosen up by the time you’re home... #ukteenchat
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I'm giving it a go, like anything it's a time issue, and the other books are under contract, so they come first. But I've been using my workshop to explore younger age group, and they seem to like it, so...
November 4, 2025 at 8:56 PM
I'm giving it a go, like anything it's a time issue, and the other books are under contract, so they come first. But I've been using my workshop to explore younger age group, and they seem to like it, so...