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Fragile Teacup
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To write, perchance to dream! 50s, ace, she/her. Writing mlm Regency romance novels. On AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/users/FragileTeacup
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Mads Mikkelsen in 2024 still talking about a possible Season 4 of #Hannibal revives my tired old soul! 😭♥️

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February 3, 2024 at 7:49 PM
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And this is why the Hannibal fandom is still going strong almost a decade after the show ended! 😂
#fannibals #Hannibal #Hannigram #yestheyreallyareTHATGAY!
January 10, 2024 at 6:12 PM
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The final #FinishUrBookFall part 2 = check-in. A Remedy of Love is first-drafted, clocking in at 85,362 words. Thing is, I wrote it during lockdown! This exercise has coaxed it out for a much-needed airing, and my aim is to second-draft it by the end of 2024. 🤞🏻 #writerslife
December 20, 2023 at 9:29 PM
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The final #FinishUrBookFall part 1 = my creative process. Best part: the research, losing myself in a bygone era, wandering around countless stately homes as scenes from the novel unfold in my mind. Worst part: with a full-time job and a family, finding the time to write!
December 20, 2023 at 9:28 PM
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A second excerpt from Chapter 1 of A Remedy of Love for #FinishUrBookFall:
‘What say you to a race?’ ‘I say that is a fine idea. We shall be warmed up in no time. How many laps do you propose?’ The playful nature of this response raised Pip’s spirits and woke in him an answering liveliness. ‘Six?’ Fair brows rose. ‘If you are certain. That is quite a distance.’ ‘Oh, I am quite certain.’ Pip struggled to contain his glee as they took parallel starting positions. He knew what Lucky would be thinking, for it was far from the first time he had been underestimated as a competitor. But while Lucky undoubtedly had the greater strength, Pip had agility and speed. And never yet had he lost a race. They counted down in unison, pushed off against the silty bottom, and the world narrowed to a blur of frothing waters and glinting sun. When Pip glided to touch shore for the final time, he was mere seconds ahead - but ahead he was. Exhilarated, he hauled himself out of the water and collapsed face first onto the grassy bank.
December 13, 2023 at 8:40 PM
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#FinishUrBookFall this week = side character! My favourite in A Remedy of Love is the Dowager Viscountess Forsythe - Stoker to her friends - a vastly eccentric aunt of Lucian’s who resides in Berkeley Square. Her pet mynah bird, Mason, delights in hurling insults at visitors. 😂
#writerslife
Portrait of a Regency era lady wearing a red dress and gold turban. Mynah bird in traditional cage.
December 6, 2023 at 9:32 PM
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Rime ice ❄️
December 2, 2023 at 11:30 AM
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#FinishUrBookFall = book love! Rather than reccing a recent read, I’m going to rec my favourite novel and chief inspiration: Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen. It’s witty, arch, romantic, clever, timeless. An original choice? Hardly. But it’s the reason I write so 🤷‍♀️.
#writerslife
November 29, 2023 at 7:59 PM
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This week’s #FinishUrBookFall: goals! So. My dreams for this book? 1) That I finish it by next spring. 2) That it ends up being a book that I’m proud to call mine. 3) That it finds its audience, wherever and however that may be. 4) That it makes people happy.
#writerslife
November 22, 2023 at 7:28 PM
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This week’s #FinishUrBookFall is about setting! A Remedy for Love takes place in the spring to autumn of 1811. As with all of my books, it is set primarily in Derbyshire, England (well, they do say write what you know!), with forays to London’s Mayfair and Harrogate, Yorkshire.
November 15, 2023 at 9:51 PM
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#FinishUrBookFall: which song encapsulates my project? Natalie Imbruglia’s Torn fits pretty well. A Remedy of Love is about two people who fall headlong into love even as they realise that it’s impossible because of a bitter divide between their families. 💔
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November 8, 2023 at 7:45 PM
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#RDC6 #Hannibal
#Fannibals
November 3, 2023 at 9:39 PM
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#FinishUrBookFall this week = the fantasy book launch! My dream location? Chatsworth House! Outfit? Regency, inspired by Judy Parfitt’s superb Lady Catherine de Bourgh (1980, BBC). Food: afternoon tea in the sculpture gallery, with floral displays and tiny bird cages. Such fun!
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November 1, 2023 at 9:06 PM
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#FinishUrBookFall this week = fan cast! So I’m going with my photo inspirations. In the main roles of Lucian and Pip: Mark Randall and a young Hugh Dancy (confession - young Hugh is my writing muse!). For the boys’ runaway siblings: Callum Turner and Anya Taylor Joy. ♥️
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October 25, 2023 at 3:38 PM
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Sharing my book’s inspiration for this week’s #FinishUrBookFall - Jane Austen but make it gay! In point of fact, that’s the basic premise of all my books…
October 18, 2023 at 3:38 PM
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This week’s #FinishUrBookFall is about the main conflict. When Lucien’s sister and Pip’s brother go missing, their budding romance is rocked by resentment. But they have to set aside their suspicions - and fierce attraction - and work together to avoid a huge family scandal!
~ A Remedy of Love
Portrait of a teenage girl in Regency era dress.
October 11, 2023 at 7:03 PM
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Found myself thinking about the superb 1983 BBC ‘Jane Eyre’, starring Zelah Clarke and Timothy Dalton. I looked it up, and spookily realised that the first episode aired 40 years ago tomorrow! I remember teaching the novel to rapt Year 9s and showing them this production. Ah, those were the days!
Zelah Clarke as Jane Eyre Jane and Rochester stand together outside Thornfield Hall. Timothy Dalton as Mr Rochester
October 8, 2023 at 6:58 PM
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Strolled in the gardens of my happy place today. #Chatsworth
Wild flowers Statuary A long shot of the south front of Chatsworth House Close up of the south front of Chatsworth House
October 7, 2023 at 9:18 PM
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Here’s a passage from Chapter 1 of A Remedy of Love for #FinishUrBookFall:
Perhaps he should have realised that something was wrong when his sister failed to materialise at any of the gaping windows, or at the front door, or in the entrance hall where Gadsby, his father’s butler of more than thirty years, took possession of Lucian’s hat with all the stiff formality generally accorded to strangers. But never in his life, he thinks grimly as he stands within the gaudy, gilded decadence of Frances Lefroy’s saloon, could he have imagined just how wrong everything is. ‘Why did no one inform me?’ Lucian can barely force out the words, lips that have all day been softened by smiles turned stiff with anger. The figures around him, cloaked in black, are reminiscent of crows. Faithful retainers, severe and sharp to a one. And at their centre, the lady of the house. An older version of Hetty; but with none of her softness, none of her warmth. Bejewelled with diamonds and sapphires just as harshly beautiful as their wearer. ‘Mama?’ he presses. ‘Why?’
October 4, 2023 at 9:12 PM
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My furbabies 🐾
October 3, 2023 at 7:03 PM
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Time to talk MCs for #FinishUrBookFall! Lucky Lefroy is heir to his father’s estate in Derbyshire. Returning from self-imposed exile to visit his sister Hetty, he meets Pip, a young man whose company grows ever more compelling - until Hetty disappears and it seems that Pip’s family is responsible!
September 27, 2023 at 9:26 PM
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Sharing my aesthetic for #FinishUrBookFall. A Remedy of Love is a Regency mlm romance novel that I wrote during lockdown. It’s about first loves, family betrayals, and torn loyalties. Time to revisit and edit, edit, edit!
September 20, 2023 at 10:58 PM
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Drop something blue from your gallery.
September 9, 2023 at 7:57 PM
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Chatsworth House in Derbyshire - East Front
September 9, 2023 at 4:17 PM
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Spelling tip: it’s led (rhymes with bed) when it happened in the past; it’s lead (rhymes with peed) when it’s happening now or in the future.
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Photograph of three children being led through a grassy sand dune by a dog.
September 5, 2023 at 8:28 PM