Vanessa Harbour
@nessharbour.bsky.social
Author. 📚♿️PhD. Academic. Programme Leader BA Creative Writing. Uni of Winchester. SoA. Always looking for the positive in a complicated life
this is 💔 I spent yrs educating myself. Wrote many practice novels. Had the support of talented editors
Then a greedy, lazy, cheap social media company & scrapes my work along with countless others for free from a pirate site that illegally provided my work & millions of others. #writers
Then a greedy, lazy, cheap social media company & scrapes my work along with countless others for free from a pirate site that illegally provided my work & millions of others. #writers
March 21, 2025 at 8:01 AM
this is 💔 I spent yrs educating myself. Wrote many practice novels. Had the support of talented editors
Then a greedy, lazy, cheap social media company & scrapes my work along with countless others for free from a pirate site that illegally provided my work & millions of others. #writers
Then a greedy, lazy, cheap social media company & scrapes my work along with countless others for free from a pirate site that illegally provided my work & millions of others. #writers
Late to the party but loving this so much
March 10, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Late to the party but loving this so much
Spent this morning talking to 25+ classes from several schools as part of #worldbookday and #nationalcareersweek. Talking about the things I am passionate about - my portfolio career and the reality of being an author. Feeling grateful today
March 6, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Spent this morning talking to 25+ classes from several schools as part of #worldbookday and #nationalcareersweek. Talking about the things I am passionate about - my portfolio career and the reality of being an author. Feeling grateful today
Sometimes I use method writing. It’s been time to get out the embroidery silks as the main character in my WIP embroiders! I love doing research. #writing #creativewriting #writer #writingcommunity #research
February 15, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Sometimes I use method writing. It’s been time to get out the embroidery silks as the main character in my WIP embroiders! I love doing research. #writing #creativewriting #writer #writingcommunity #research
Today this happened. The kitten sat on my back purring the whole time I pruned the roses in my garden. It was tiny and lost. It has since been reunited with owner. I am a dog person but I confess it was cute
February 2, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Today this happened. The kitten sat on my back purring the whole time I pruned the roses in my garden. It was tiny and lost. It has since been reunited with owner. I am a dog person but I confess it was cute
So when you get bitterly cold at the Uni Open Day you come home and rewatch #TheSplitBarcelona for the sunshine and to be inspired by Abi Morgan’s brilliant writing as I am marking! #creativewriting #academiclife
January 18, 2025 at 4:55 PM
So when you get bitterly cold at the Uni Open Day you come home and rewatch #TheSplitBarcelona for the sunshine and to be inspired by Abi Morgan’s brilliant writing as I am marking! #creativewriting #academiclife
Perfect afternoon escaping to the beach rather than marking. Cold but peaceful
January 11, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Perfect afternoon escaping to the beach rather than marking. Cold but peaceful
Wonderful morning sky
January 10, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Wonderful morning sky
This is when I love living near my grandsons. It has started to snow so I met them outside to enjoy the snow in the dark. Being a grandparent is wonderful
January 4, 2025 at 7:46 PM
This is when I love living near my grandsons. It has started to snow so I met them outside to enjoy the snow in the dark. Being a grandparent is wonderful
This is the third time in two weeks I have been here. The #nhs is amazing. They are doing everything they can to keep me and my broken body going. Am so grateful for them and all who work for the NHS.
December 20, 2024 at 9:49 AM
This is the third time in two weeks I have been here. The #nhs is amazing. They are doing everything they can to keep me and my broken body going. Am so grateful for them and all who work for the NHS.
1st December Christmas present 🎁 inspiration for readers who love #horses #adventure #WW2 My books #Flight and #Safe published by @fireflypress.bsky.social #kidslit #readingforpleasure
December 1, 2024 at 8:25 AM
1st December Christmas present 🎁 inspiration for readers who love #horses #adventure #WW2 My books #Flight and #Safe published by @fireflypress.bsky.social #kidslit #readingforpleasure
A week full of meetings and an Open Day so I treated myself to something I shouldn’t eat on the way home!
November 30, 2024 at 4:32 PM
A week full of meetings and an Open Day so I treated myself to something I shouldn’t eat on the way home!
Today’s Christmas film…#muppetschristmascarol obviously
November 24, 2024 at 5:09 PM
Today’s Christmas film…#muppetschristmascarol obviously
Christmas 🎄 has landed. It makes me smile and have a busy few weeks coming up
November 24, 2024 at 3:42 PM
Christmas 🎄 has landed. It makes me smile and have a busy few weeks coming up
Had a scheduled zoom with @annalieseavery.bsky.social to talk about the session we are doing together with my students on Monday. A joyous chat but also a great reminder how important your tribe are. Just what I needed 🥰 a chance to recalibrate & silence the demons #writingcommunity #writers
November 23, 2024 at 3:32 PM
Had a scheduled zoom with @annalieseavery.bsky.social to talk about the session we are doing together with my students on Monday. A joyous chat but also a great reminder how important your tribe are. Just what I needed 🥰 a chance to recalibrate & silence the demons #writingcommunity #writers
This book is not out yet but do preorder. It is wonderful. Drawing the reader right from the beginning. I loved it @annalieseavery.bsky.social is brilliant #thewycherleys #yafiction #ukkidslit
November 20, 2024 at 8:58 PM
This book is not out yet but do preorder. It is wonderful. Drawing the reader right from the beginning. I loved it @annalieseavery.bsky.social is brilliant #thewycherleys #yafiction #ukkidslit
Someone said it was #loveactually day. Thought I better watch it while analysing statistics & writing a response to them which really hurts this #writer’s brain. Love is not all around for me when it comes to numbers 😂 Am relishing in the Christmas 🎄 spirit & getting cross with Alan Rickman
November 20, 2024 at 4:16 PM
Someone said it was #loveactually day. Thought I better watch it while analysing statistics & writing a response to them which really hurts this #writer’s brain. Love is not all around for me when it comes to numbers 😂 Am relishing in the Christmas 🎄 spirit & getting cross with Alan Rickman
Last night’s dreams consisted of filling programme spec documentation over and over again. Guess what I’m working on today 🤦🏻♀️ Decided maybe a bit of FOUR WEDDINGS before the Christmas films might help. #academiclife Desperate to be #writing
November 17, 2024 at 9:26 AM
Last night’s dreams consisted of filling programme spec documentation over and over again. Guess what I’m working on today 🤦🏻♀️ Decided maybe a bit of FOUR WEDDINGS before the Christmas films might help. #academiclife Desperate to be #writing
Small things can make such a difference. I’m lucky enough to pick up my youngest grandson from school particularly on a Friday. Him running up the hill from his class to me will always fill my 🩷 & dissolve any work stress
November 16, 2024 at 2:46 PM
Small things can make such a difference. I’m lucky enough to pick up my youngest grandson from school particularly on a Friday. Him running up the hill from his class to me will always fill my 🩷 & dissolve any work stress
Life can be complicated and stressful but you can still find a moment of joy like this rose I stumbled across in my garden today. Happy Friday!
November 15, 2024 at 7:38 PM
Life can be complicated and stressful but you can still find a moment of joy like this rose I stumbled across in my garden today. Happy Friday!
Hello new followers. I’m a disabled writer who loves to help other writers. These are my children’s books published by Firefly Press. WW2 & horses what more could you want? I’m also the PL for the BA Creative Writing at Uni of Winchester. Writer & lecturer - I’m so lucky #writers #kidlit #histfic
November 15, 2024 at 10:36 AM
