Holly Farrell
@holly-farrell.bsky.social
Garden author, (children's) novelist in waiting.
Guernsey LitFest Administrator.
SoA Sustainability Committee.
All things nature, books and chocolate.
Iolo the dog's plus one.
Views own. www.hollyfarrellbooks.com
She/her
Guernsey LitFest Administrator.
SoA Sustainability Committee.
All things nature, books and chocolate.
Iolo the dog's plus one.
Views own. www.hollyfarrellbooks.com
She/her
Are you scared by AI? I am, and not just because I'm worried it's coming for my job as a writer. This was intriguing listening: open.spotify.com/episode/36K8...
Will AI make us the last generation to read and write? | Victor Riparbelli
TED Talks Daily · Episode
open.spotify.com
April 21, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Are you scared by AI? I am, and not just because I'm worried it's coming for my job as a writer. This was intriguing listening: open.spotify.com/episode/36K8...
My home-based writing retreat (family leaves, I stay home) is almost done. Two pitches and one Lit Fest interview drafted, one manuscript finished. Feeling good!
April 20, 2025 at 8:30 PM
My home-based writing retreat (family leaves, I stay home) is almost done. Two pitches and one Lit Fest interview drafted, one manuscript finished. Feeling good!
OK 500 words before school pick up - let's go!
March 24, 2025 at 3:27 PM
OK 500 words before school pick up - let's go!
Typical. The time I think 'I'll wake up too early anyway, I may as well get up and write', I actually get some sleep.
March 21, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Typical. The time I think 'I'll wake up too early anyway, I may as well get up and write', I actually get some sleep.
Lots of Guernsey LitFest work this week, so falling behind on word counts/writing time. On the other hand, perimenopausal insomnia so thinking tomorrow I'll get #upwiththelark and write. Who's with me?!
March 20, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Lots of Guernsey LitFest work this week, so falling behind on word counts/writing time. On the other hand, perimenopausal insomnia so thinking tomorrow I'll get #upwiththelark and write. Who's with me?!
I slept none, not at all, and am about to embark on my wip. This could get interesting.
#writing #author #perimenopause
#writing #author #perimenopause
a man says ginger get the popcorn while standing in a room
Alt: a man says ginger get the popcorn while standing in a room
media.tenor.com
March 14, 2025 at 11:44 AM
I slept none, not at all, and am about to embark on my wip. This could get interesting.
#writing #author #perimenopause
#writing #author #perimenopause
Going into Saturday like...
WIP is sailing along, let's do this!
WIP is sailing along, let's do this!
March 8, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Going into Saturday like...
WIP is sailing along, let's do this!
WIP is sailing along, let's do this!
Want to make publishing more sustainable? There's a campaign for that! Read all about it:
open.substack.com/pub/mudandin...
open.substack.com/pub/mudandin...
How green are books?
Not very, is the sad answer, but here's what you can do to change that. . .
open.substack.com
February 27, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Want to make publishing more sustainable? There's a campaign for that! Read all about it:
open.substack.com/pub/mudandin...
open.substack.com/pub/mudandin...
"Getting my waterproof trousers out for the first time in ages."
January 29, 2025 at 12:19 PM
"Getting my waterproof trousers out for the first time in ages."
Reposted by Holly Farrell
Reeves is claiming sustainable air fuel will make this move climate compatible. A 2023 report produced by @royalsociety.org warned that producing enough SAF to decarbonise UK aviation ‘could require HALF of UK agricultural land’. This is Truss level stupidity.
www.imeche.org/news/news-ar...
www.imeche.org/news/news-ar...
Biofuels for net-zero aviation ‘could require half of UK agricultural land’
www.imeche.org
January 29, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Reeves is claiming sustainable air fuel will make this move climate compatible. A 2023 report produced by @royalsociety.org warned that producing enough SAF to decarbonise UK aviation ‘could require HALF of UK agricultural land’. This is Truss level stupidity.
www.imeche.org/news/news-ar...
www.imeche.org/news/news-ar...
Gorgeous shepherd's warning this morning. No sign of the shepherd though, unfortunately.
January 23, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Gorgeous shepherd's warning this morning. No sign of the shepherd though, unfortunately.
And Robin Hood. Oliver Rackham is amusingly scathing as I recall, but plant blindness is so sad.
The Forestry Commission pines in Gladiator planted in rows (hello Alice Holt forest)
See also archaeologists and pre-19th century historical films set in the UK with scenes in 'atmospheric' rhodedendron woodland
January 13, 2025 at 2:51 PM
And Robin Hood. Oliver Rackham is amusingly scathing as I recall, but plant blindness is so sad.
It's a hot water bottle up the jumper and chai tea kinda day.
two peppers are standing in the snow and one says " i 'm a little chili " in a speech bubble
Alt: two peppers are standing in the snow and one says " i 'm a little chili " in a speech bubble
media.tenor.com
January 8, 2025 at 12:29 PM
It's a hot water bottle up the jumper and chai tea kinda day.
@frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social for PM anyone?
Waterstones Children's Laureate @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social is a total force for good - here's a reminder of what his time in the role is all about!
And he has big plans for 2025, kicking off by bringing together key figures for a #ReadingRights summit in January! Stay tuned...
And he has big plans for 2025, kicking off by bringing together key figures for a #ReadingRights summit in January! Stay tuned...
December 13, 2024 at 1:05 PM
@frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social for PM anyone?
This is worth reading. I used to read with year 3 children at school - inevitably we'd be doing nonfiction for the less developed readers because of the dearth of good, short, fiction for their age. Not that nonfiction is bad, it's great, but they also wanted good, short stories.
"The ghost of this old publishing model, based on long-obsolete printing technologies, still haunts the high-tech 21st-century headquarters of our big publishing corporations."
A great article by @juliangough.bsky.social on the missing books for 5-to-7-year-olds.
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
A great article by @juliangough.bsky.social on the missing books for 5-to-7-year-olds.
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
The invisible problem with children’s books
Julian Gough on bridging the gap between reading picture books and young fiction/chapter books
www.irishtimes.com
December 12, 2024 at 11:39 AM
This is worth reading. I used to read with year 3 children at school - inevitably we'd be doing nonfiction for the less developed readers because of the dearth of good, short, fiction for their age. Not that nonfiction is bad, it's great, but they also wanted good, short stories.
Monopoly - yes or no?
I'm with Liam, hero of @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social 's wonderful book, Cosmic!
I'm with Liam, hero of @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social 's wonderful book, Cosmic!
December 12, 2024 at 9:35 AM
Monopoly - yes or no?
I'm with Liam, hero of @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social 's wonderful book, Cosmic!
I'm with Liam, hero of @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social 's wonderful book, Cosmic!
Reposted by Holly Farrell
No matter what’s changing for a child, the comfort of a good book is timeless. A £10 donation to @booktrust.bsky.social will give a child in need a gift they’ll enjoy now and long after the festive season. www.booktrust.org.uk/xmas #MagicOfBooks
The BookTrust Christmas Appeal raises money to send surprise festive book parcels to children who are vulnerable or in care.
Donate £10 today and bring joy to more children this Christmas with the magic of books.
www.booktrust.org.uk
December 11, 2024 at 5:11 PM
No matter what’s changing for a child, the comfort of a good book is timeless. A £10 donation to @booktrust.bsky.social will give a child in need a gift they’ll enjoy now and long after the festive season. www.booktrust.org.uk/xmas #MagicOfBooks
Guernsey Lit Fest - helping bringing poetry to your commute! Wonderful poems entered every year, proud to be a part of it. Entries for 2025, judged by Imtiaz Dharker, open now!
9 years ago, no prize money, but my poem on a bus in Guernsey. My cousin lives in Guernsey and read my poem for me at the Poems on the Move prize ceremony. My grandad was once a bus conductor who read poetry to his kids. If I peaked with this so be it. 🥰
December 11, 2024 at 11:41 AM
Guernsey Lit Fest - helping bringing poetry to your commute! Wonderful poems entered every year, proud to be a part of it. Entries for 2025, judged by Imtiaz Dharker, open now!
But it won't include the fact he never paid his milk bill. My gran lived up the road from him, and the milkman (who had no idea who Mr Moore was) used to complain to her about it all the time...
From Roger Moore With Love review – the amazing life of the louchest Bond
From Roger Moore With Love review – the amazing life of the louchest Bond
Full of celebrity interviews, wild anecdotes and ex-wives, this indulgent documentary gives the star the affectionate treatment he deserves, including an arch Joan Collins
That lovable British star Roger Moore, who ascended to movie Valhalla with seven…
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2024 at 11:37 AM
But it won't include the fact he never paid his milk bill. My gran lived up the road from him, and the milkman (who had no idea who Mr Moore was) used to complain to her about it all the time...
Festive cheer from @litagent.bsky.social ! I will be putting this one in a cracker, thank you!
How many copy editors does it take to change a lightbulb?
Too.
Too.
December 10, 2024 at 10:49 AM
Festive cheer from @litagent.bsky.social ! I will be putting this one in a cracker, thank you!