My Autumn Newsletter is out now! Includes news of a writing competition, a new pup and an evening in a castle library! bit.ly/4oE3PKb

An Autumn night at the castle! Join us for ‘Sparkles, Stories & Soul’ - an evening of music, stories, fizz and canapés inside Arundel Castle’s stunning (& rarely open to public!) library. Supporting local families via Home-start Arun, Worthing & Adur ✨ Tickets: home-startawa.org.uk/sparkle-stor...

'Will I ever write again? Family illness, heartbreak and other distractions ...' My Spring Newsletter is out now: tinyurl.com/IsabelAshdow...

I’ll be asking META to #DoTheWriteThing on Thursday 3 April ✍️ To help spread the word and protect writers of every kind, please join us in flooding social media with this important message! @societyofauthors.bsky.social

I’m spreading the word on #ProstateCancer awareness after my husband was diagnosed this January. Folks, pls encourage your loved ones: If in doubt, check it out! Find info & advice at @prostatecanceruk.bsky.social & @cancerresearchuk.org 💙 #cancer #CancerAwareness www.instagram.com/p/DG_RFggAkY...

Pals, I have sad news. This week our beautiful Len took suddenly ill, and yesterday we said goodbye to him at home with all the family around. He has been the softest, most daft and devoted dog, loved by many. We’re heartbroken and will miss him so much ❤️

Show me your Senior Pooches! Here’s our 17-year-old Charlie having a little snooze after his bath last night ❤️

Happy Friday everyone!

Just one week since I signed up and already I’m loving the good feels of Bluesky. To celebrate, I have a signed copy of my latest book ‘One Girl, One Summer’ to give away. Share & like and I’ll pick one of you at random on Friday pm! 📚❤️ @orionbooks.bsky.social #BookSky

I just want you all to send me pictures of your dogs when they were puppies, OK? Here’s dachshund Len 👇

I know lots of writers (me included) are struggling with positivity and motivation at the moment. So I thought I’d share a pic of serious Len to brighten your day, along with the reminder I give myself from time to time: this feeling will pass.

Fun fact: for 5 years dachshund Len was a Pets as Therapy dog, and together we’d visit a local primary school to listen to children read. At the end of each session, he’d offer a paw to his reader and they’d reward him with a treat 🥰 As you can see from the photo, he took his work very seriously.

Readers! Please share and point me in the direction of other WRITERS IN SHEDS for my new Starter Pack! Here’s my cabin this morning, after ‘I’d cleared a path to get to it ❄️ go.bsky.app/GVevt8T

Dog lovers, this is Charlie the Border Terrier. He’s 90% deaf and blind now … and in his 18th year!

Len! ❤️

Len! ps I’ve just added you to my ‘Dogs & Books’ starter pack too 🥰

I'm compiling a ‘Books and Dogs’ Starter Pack of writers and readers who also love dogs. Pls nominate good bods or add your dog’s pic to this thread to be added 🐾 go.bsky.app/Tpw1Zej

I’m just dipping my toe into the Bluesky waters and already spotting so many fav bods from the early Twitter days. Here’s a blue sky pic from one of my coastal post-writing walks in Dorset this week. Connect with me if you love books, nature, dogs, creativity, laughter and kindness 👋