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Jane Ayrie
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Novelist, short-story writer, editor, Spoken Word regular, fan of the weird and the spooky. Opinionated old bag, always interested in other people's opinions. Stories, blogs and general stuff here: https://www.janeayrie.com
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When I grow up, I want to be someone who can remember how to change the clock on the oven without having to read the pigging instructions, again.
October 26, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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October's Blog now up on the website! My cat is ecstatic to be advertising a rant about the treatment of people with mental health conditions, boots as storage, and emergency tissue supplies. To look as happy as she does, follow this link! www.janeayrie.com/blog
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October 19, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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"You fantasy/SF writers don't have to do proper research. You just make stuff up." Yes. Of course. Just give me a minute to invent a couple of planets and a Dark Realm, and check they don't share a name with a litigious billionaire's mansion or kid.
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October 11, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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After a period of dodgy physical and mental health, finally plucked up the courage to go back to the [expletive deleted] novel. Pleasantly surprised to find it's not QUITE as [expletive deleted] bad as I feared. Onwards and upwards.

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October 9, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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Reaching out to the fellow scribbler whose writer's block has reached the point of throwing away the office furniture in despair. I feel your pain. Unless you've landed a big fat contract with a major publisher and can afford to get all new stuff. In which case, well done, no need to gloat.
October 6, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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Happy Yorkshire Day!
And my August newsletter is out today - sign up at www.janeayrie.com . Lots of blogs and stories available too!
Lovely rose picture by Sharon Mollerus: tinyurl.com/2e8kbs77
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August 1, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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Seriously? You woke me up for this? Have you seen the temperature? Do your own damn proofreading.
June 30, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#Books
#writingcommunity

Day 19
December 7, 2024 at 5:02 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#Books
#writingcommunity

Day 18
December 6, 2024 at 10:56 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#Books
#writingcommunity

Day 17
December 5, 2024 at 9:39 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#Books
#writingcommunity

Day 16
December 4, 2024 at 7:53 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#Books
#writingcommunity

Day 15
Cover of Bernadine Evaristo's novel Mr Loverman. Under the title in white text, there is an older Black gentleman in a light coloured suit and red flowered waistcoat, with a crisp white shirt and an orange and white patterned tie. He is wearing a smart straw boater with a feather in the band. He is smiling at the camera. He looks very dapper. Behind him is a pale yellow brick wall. The name of the author is written in yellow text in the lower part of the picture. My choice for Day 15 of the challenge to choose a book which has stayed with or influenced you.
December 3, 2024 at 8:42 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#Books
#writingcommunity

Day 14
The cover of Thornton Wilder's novel 'The Bridge of San Luis Rey'. The title and author's name is at the top, in black lettering on a scroll of faded green. Beneath this, in the foreground, is the stylised figure of a monk, in the same green, with clasped hands. He is standing on a black field with tufts of white. Behind him are trees and a rising mountain in a faded orange, outlined in black. Behind that is a purple sky. My choice for Day 14 of the challenge to post covers of 20 books which have stayed with or influenced you.
December 2, 2024 at 10:44 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#Books
#writingcommunity

Day 13
Cover of the Penguin Classics edition of 'A Tale of Two Cities' by Charles Dickens. A black and white drawing of a mob rushing past. In the foreground a woman with her back to the viewer raises a sword in one hand while holding a dagger in the other. My choice for Day 13 of the Book Challenge to pick books that have stayed with or influenced you.
December 1, 2024 at 8:31 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky #BookChallenge #Books #writingcommunity

Day 12
The cover of Iain Banks' novel 'The Bridge'. A black and white stylistic representation of a massive steel bridge, with a train crossing it and human figures walking along a pathway beside the track. The image conveys chaos and displacement of the bridge. My choice for Day 12 of the challenge to post covers of books which have influenced or stayed with you.
November 30, 2024 at 11:44 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#Books
#writingcommunity

Day 11
November 29, 2024 at 7:16 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#Books
#writingcommunity

Day 10
November 28, 2024 at 9:19 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#Books

Day 9
Cover of of Daphne du Maurier's short story collection 'Don't Look Now and Other Stories'. Image shows a young blonde haired girl in a red coat running towards woodland. My choice for Day 9 of the Book Challenge to post covers of books that have stayed with or influenced you.
November 27, 2024 at 9:15 PM
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I am in disgrace. I threw up on my human's coat and when she took it to the dry cleaners they charged an extra ten quid because it had cat hair on it, even though this was its first time out of the bag since the last cleaning. Here I will cower, until the human feels guilty and offers me Dreamies.
Image of a cuddly black and white cat, curled up and head down on a soft footstool. Cat is in disgrace because she threw up on her human's coat. Cat plans to stay like that until human feels guilty and offers her treats.
November 27, 2024 at 8:41 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#Books

Day 8
Image shows cover of Philip K Dick's book 'Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?' On a grey background, the title is written in an elaborate yellow font. Below is a set of black and white photos showing stylised representations of parts of a sheep. This is my choice for Day 8 of the Book Challenge to post covers of books that have stayed with and/or influenced you.
November 26, 2024 at 5:51 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#Books

Day 7
Image shows cover of Italo Calvino's book 'If On A Winter's Night A Traveller', my choice for Day 7 of the Book Challenge for books that have stayed with or influenced you.
November 25, 2024 at 9:23 PM
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Editing my new short story collection. Except...
November 25, 2024 at 9:17 PM
janeayrie.bsky.social
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#Books

Day 6
Image shows the cover of Ursula K LeGuin's book 'The Left Hand of Darkness'. Image shows white towers reaching into a dark sky, with a large, white full moon behind them. The towers are cold and mechanical, majestic and intriguing. What world is this? My Day 6 choice for books that have stayed with and influenced me.
November 24, 2024 at 4:53 PM
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Cousins at least!
November 23, 2024 at 9:16 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#Books

Day 5
Cover of Alan Garner's novel 'Elidor', a fantasy for children. Image shows a white unicorn rearing up, with three children in the background. My Day 5 pick for the 20 day Book Challenge.
November 23, 2024 at 6:57 PM