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Olivia Jane Michaels (respectfully, no DMs please) writer living in UK. Cat lover, salsa dancer, author of Victorian Detective Mystery series on Kindle/Unlimited https://mybook.to/SWBseries
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Do you like your detectives in long skirts, served with a thick London fog and the hiss of a thundering locomotive? Ghosts and murderers lingering in the shadows? Then you need these: mybook.to/SWBseries

#historicalfiction #booksky #writingcommunity
Smollett, Wolfstein and Bonney
Read it now
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whimsicalmuse.bsky.social
When you use an Oxford comma, you're doing your part to make the world beautiful, meaningful, and understandable.
October 18, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Free to download! Victorian detective mystery: four unexplained deaths on London's railway, corruption at the highest level of government, criminal gangs running amok, and a slippery character at its heart... mybook.to/Marshend #booksky #amreading #historicalfiction
Amazon.com: The Marshend Affair (Smollett, Wolfstein and Bonney Book 6) eBook : Michaels, Olivia Jane: Kindle Store
Amazon.com: The Marshend Affair (Smollett, Wolfstein and Bonney Book 6) eBook : Michaels, Olivia Jane: Kindle Store
mybook.to
October 16, 2025 at 9:39 AM
thesyrein.bsky.social
#blueskyartshow #angles
Collage of gel prints
Cat looking out of the window
September 20, 2025 at 10:14 AM
thesyrein.bsky.social
Do you like your detectives in long skirts, served with a thick London fog and the hiss of a thundering locomotive? Ghosts and murderers lingering in the shadows? Then you need these: mybook.to/SWBseries

#historicalfiction #booksky #writingcommunity
Smollett, Wolfstein and Bonney
Read it now
mybook.to
September 20, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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ghostlyverse.bsky.social
#WritingCommunity
“You Don’t Know Anything.”
✒️ Writing Advice from Toni Morrison: "I don’t want to hear about your true love, your mama, papa, friends."
@dmcwriter.bsky.social @amygrech.bsky.social @kimwhysallhammond.bsky.social @joshuasiegal.bsky.social
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“You Don’t Know Anything.” And Other Writing Advice from Toni Morrison
I don’t want to hear about your true love and your mama and your papa and your friends.
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September 20, 2025 at 9:19 AM
thesyrein.bsky.social
Anybody read Zadie Smith's The Fraud? Can't decide if the structure is very innovative or extremely confusing but somewhere in there is a fascinating slice of Victorian literary life (and an insight into the slave trade). I dismissed it as a 3* but it's stayed with me. #booksky #historicalfiction
September 20, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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kevin-gallant.bsky.social
UPDATE! 🌹🎉

I realize not many people have access to much right now, so I put the eBook version of Beyond The Mark down to the lowest I could on Amazon, which is $0.99

Hope this helps it become more accessible, I'd rather continue the story than make money, so I hope you enjoy!

#Fantasy #Author
A stylized cover art for the book titled "Beyond the Mark: Ashes of the Hero," featuring a silhouette of a cloaked figure in a dark, magical forest. The figure, shrouded in shadow, is holding a glowing sword with a vibrant red hue. Intricate patterns adorn the figure's cloak, evoking a sense of mystery and fantasy. The background showcases an eerie forest with bare, twisted trees and ethereal lights, creating a mystical and foreboding atmosphere. In the distance, a castle with spires looms against a pale, glowing sky, adding a sense of adventure and danger to the scene. The title is prominently displayed at the top in bold, stylized lettering, with a vivid gradient effect that contrasts with the darker tones of the artwork. The overall composition conveys themes of heroism, darkness, and a journey into the unknown.
June 11, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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davidelement.bsky.social
As shot, and cropped photographs (not to scale) of the pair of Eurasian Hobbies Falco subbuteo and a sub-adult female Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus that graced a pylon above a small London nature reserve with their presence yesterday #birds. Not together, I hasten to add!
September 20, 2025 at 8:59 AM
thesyrein.bsky.social
It's been a while - school holidays, trips abroad, lots of gel printing.... writing not so much 😔 but now autumn is here, I'm ready to cosy up with my laptop and edit that new novel! #writingcommunity #booksky
September 20, 2025 at 9:08 AM
thesyrein.bsky.social
Yay! Finally done it! 63k draft in the bag!! This has been the longest I've ever taken to get to this point but I'm writing a different period and totally new characters so they've taken a while to get to know. Now for the fun bit (yes I love editing!)
#booksky #writingcommunity #historicalfiction
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Alt: a cartoon of a girl typing on a laptop with the website debbieohi.com visible
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August 8, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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savannahlime.bsky.social
#HowToSolveYourOwnMurder by #KristenPerrin Frances always said she'd be murdered.
In 1965, she is at an English country fair where a fortune-teller makes a prediction: Frances will be murdered. It sparks her life's work-trying to solve her future murder. #booksky #blueskybooks 🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹
July 20, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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laurasrobinson.bsky.social
My new book, THE ART OF A LIE, is out in the UK next week! It's a tale of murder, trickery, love, betrayal & Georgian London's first 'iced cream' parlour. I can't wait for you to meet Hannah & William, my two favourite characters of any of my books 💚🍍🍦
💚 www.amazon.co.uk/Art-Lie-Grip...
July 5, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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raeradford.bsky.social
TUESDAY

#BookBoost 🚀

#BookSky tell me all about your latest:
#WritingCommunity
#Books
#BookRecommendations
#Romance
#Fantasy
#YAFantasy
#Horror
#Crime
#Fiction
#writers
#writersky
I'll repost your work to my followers.
I can't wait to see your:
#Blogs
#YouTube
#TikTok
Anything creative.
May 28, 2025 at 7:02 AM
thesyrein.bsky.social
I read glowing reviews of Jane Austen: Rise of a Genius but it's just sycophancy and actors in bad wigs staring meaningfully into space while wiping a nib. The woman playing Jane Austen is too pretty and too 2025. Still it's made me determined to reread everything Austen for about the 20th time!
May 28, 2025 at 10:27 AM
thesyrein.bsky.social
Why does Duolingo think I need the French word for 'to knit'? It seems to come up every lesson....
a cartoon character sitting in a chair knitting
Alt: a cartoon character sitting in a chair knitting
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May 27, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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leoauteur.bsky.social
Pas facile le boulot de maman #ours et bravo aux #automobilistes pour leur belle #patience. 👍
May 17, 2025 at 4:40 PM
thesyrein.bsky.social
This lovely butterfly stayed long enough for me to get out my camera and take a snap!
May 13, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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literaryknight.bsky.social
“Thou art thy mother's glass, and she in thee
Calls back the lovely April of her prime” SONNET 3
#ShakespeareSunday #amwriting #writerslife #shakespeare #writinginspiration #writers  #writingcommunity #writing #mothersday
May 11, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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writeforwellbeing.bsky.social
Brilliant visit today to the very special Library of Innerpeffray today @innerpeffray.bsky.social , Scotland’s first free public library, founded in 1680.
A thread. 1/
#SomethingBeautiful #LoveLibraries #EveryLibraryMatters #Libraries #Library #LibrarySky #libsky
Exterior of Innerpeffray Library with lovely windows
May 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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raeradford.bsky.social
Calling all #authors & #writers
I thought this might be of interest....

shorturl.at/RlbVf
Prize | The Novelry
Enter The Next Big Story prize at The Novelry for a chance to win $100,000 (£75,000 U.K.). Eight shortlisted entrants will receive The Finished Novel Course. Opens May 1, 2025. Closes July 31, 2025. T...
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May 8, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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jeffvandezande.bsky.social
Another weekend is approaching, #booksky 🩸📚💙, and if you're looking for a #book that you can #read in a weekend, my #gothic #horror might fill your needs.

It really has received very positive reviews, and it's only $2.99 on kindle.

#horrorbook #bookrec #witchsky

www.amazon.com/Dance-Rotten...
The Dance of Rotten Sticks
Amazon.com: The Dance of Rotten Sticks eBook : Vande Zande, J.C.: Kindle Store
www.amazon.com
May 9, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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raeradford.bsky.social
FRIDAY

#BookBoost 🚀

#BookSky tell me all about your latest:
#WritingCommunity
#Books
#BookRecommendations
#Romance
#Fantasy
#YAFantasy
#Horror
#Crime
#Fiction
#writers
#writersky
I'll repost your work to my followers.
I can't wait to see your:
#Blogs
#YouTube
#TikTok
Anything creative.
May 9, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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iamreddave.bsky.social
Bat, Literally Translated into English.

Map by me
Map of bat in European languages
April 21, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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richardbranson.bsky.social
"A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else." - John Burroughs
April 21, 2025 at 9:33 PM