Lucy Ashford
@lucyashford.bsky.social
Stories set in the past are my obsession, and I've had three dark historical thrillers published. I also love writing Regency romances (I blame Georgette Heyer). Other interests - painting, poetry, and walking in the Derbyshire hills
I enjoy peeling away the masking fluid too, likewise the strips of masking tape I use to secure my watercolours while I'm painting. Love your other tricks - must try the bubble-wrap 🎨
November 10, 2025 at 9:56 AM
I enjoy peeling away the masking fluid too, likewise the strips of masking tape I use to secure my watercolours while I'm painting. Love your other tricks - must try the bubble-wrap 🎨
beautiful watercolour
November 10, 2025 at 9:51 AM
beautiful watercolour
Love your use of watercolour to produce an ethereal light
November 10, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Love your use of watercolour to produce an ethereal light
500 words a day? Sounds like a machine! Some days I write 2,000 - some days I write 500, revise them and tear them up in despair 😒✍️
November 7, 2025 at 9:59 AM
500 words a day? Sounds like a machine! Some days I write 2,000 - some days I write 500, revise them and tear them up in despair 😒✍️
Love your poetry and pictures
October 29, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Love your poetry and pictures
I was six when I wrote a story about a snail family, living in a house that was full of stairs they had to climb up and down. I drew pictures of them too. Weird or what?🐌 🐌🐌
October 25, 2025 at 9:14 AM
I was six when I wrote a story about a snail family, living in a house that was full of stairs they had to climb up and down. I drew pictures of them too. Weird or what?🐌 🐌🐌
I'm giving a talk on Jane Austen this week, to a reading group. But I've now been warned that several members dislike her books, while some of them haven't read any. Should go well...
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October 13, 2025 at 8:59 AM
I'm giving a talk on Jane Austen this week, to a reading group. But I've now been warned that several members dislike her books, while some of them haven't read any. Should go well...
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Yes, we were lucky with the sunshine that day! 🌞
October 12, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Yes, we were lucky with the sunshine that day! 🌞
Thanks for the repost!
October 12, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Thanks for the repost!
Thanks for the repost!
October 12, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Thanks for the repost!
Thanks for the repost!
October 12, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Thanks for the repost!
Thanks for the repost!
October 12, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Thanks for the repost!
It is a wonderful spot - and I had it all to myself! If it was in the nearby Lake District, it would be heaving with tourists.
October 11, 2025 at 6:32 PM
It is a wonderful spot - and I had it all to myself! If it was in the nearby Lake District, it would be heaving with tourists.
I so agree! Christmas is a commercial swamp these days. Hate it. Ban it till December 1st (if not later) 😠
October 11, 2025 at 11:02 AM
I so agree! Christmas is a commercial swamp these days. Hate it. Ban it till December 1st (if not later) 😠
I'm reading 'I Capture The Castle' by Dodie Smith, about a young woman's first encounter with love. Though written in 1949, it's still highly readable and often delightfully funny 🫠❤️
October 11, 2025 at 9:15 AM
I'm reading 'I Capture The Castle' by Dodie Smith, about a young woman's first encounter with love. Though written in 1949, it's still highly readable and often delightfully funny 🫠❤️
What a lovely idea! 🫠
October 8, 2025 at 9:13 AM
What a lovely idea! 🫠
I adored her books! People talk a lot about the romps and raunchiness (which were fun) but she was also a great writer, with some heartbreaking scenes. Lovely lady too.
October 7, 2025 at 9:04 AM
I adored her books! People talk a lot about the romps and raunchiness (which were fun) but she was also a great writer, with some heartbreaking scenes. Lovely lady too.
I'm revising a wonky first draft - and wondering how I managed to get some crucial scenes in the wrong order! 😒 Time for lots of cutting & pasting
October 7, 2025 at 9:01 AM
I'm revising a wonky first draft - and wondering how I managed to get some crucial scenes in the wrong order! 😒 Time for lots of cutting & pasting
Beautiful colours
October 6, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Beautiful colours
I'm reading 'I Capture the Castle' by Dodie Smith. It's delightful - you could call it a 20th century version of P & P! 😊
October 3, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I'm reading 'I Capture the Castle' by Dodie Smith. It's delightful - you could call it a 20th century version of P & P! 😊