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Elle

@whileshewasawake.bsky.social

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Elle @whileshewasawake.bsky.social · 3d

Put my WIPs cast in one room and suddenly it’s a bad joke setup:
A pirate, a princess, and a hunter walk into a bar…
and I’m not sure who’s making it out. 👀

#AmWriting #WritingCommunityUK #FantasyWIP

Elle @whileshewasawake.bsky.social · 5d

All these charity shop book hauls made me realise… it’s time to return the favour. 📚💛
Shelf sort incoming — and probably some tough goodbyes. 👋😂

#BookLife #BookHaul #blueskybookclub #Decluttering

Elle @whileshewasawake.bsky.social · 5d

Spooky reading season begins. 📚🎃
Can’t wait to dive back into this one — easily the best 50p I’ve ever spent. 👻

Well, I gave them a bit more than 50p, but got to love pro-reading pricing.

#SpookyReads #BookCommunity #AmReading #AutumnVibes

Elle @whileshewasawake.bsky.social · 7d

Cornish charity shop book haul today. ☀️📚

Nothing beats the thrill of a good find by the sea. 🌊

#BookHaul #BookCommunity #Cornwall #AmReading

And the tbr gets a little fatter...

Elle @whileshewasawake.bsky.social · 9d

Those comps 😅 Im in, all the way

Elle @whileshewasawake.bsky.social · 9d

Do it. I would read!

Elle @whileshewasawake.bsky.social · 9d

Book recs run deep 🩸

Elle @whileshewasawake.bsky.social · 9d

She fits...
She sits...

Elle @whileshewasawake.bsky.social · 9d

Aww kisses

Elle @whileshewasawake.bsky.social · 9d

So regal!

Elle @whileshewasawake.bsky.social · 10d

New favourite sentence in a book...

"She strolled over to the litter tray, squatted down and urinated loudly, maintaining extremely assertive eye contact with me throughout."
🐈‍⬛️

Structure and content is just divine ✨️ 👌

Let me know if you recognise it 😉

#bookrecommendation #amreading #eoicf #read

Elle @whileshewasawake.bsky.social · 11d

Picking from my tbr is like picking crumbs out of my toaster...

Elle @whileshewasawake.bsky.social · 11d

The Blood over Bright Haven ending got me 🔥

Now time to trawl though fan art to see if anyone imagined it the way I did.

#wasreading

Elle @whileshewasawake.bsky.social · 16d

Bruce! What a name!

Elle @whileshewasawake.bsky.social · 16d

Dark... would read 😈

Elle @whileshewasawake.bsky.social · 16d

#caturday 🐈‍⬛️

Elle @whileshewasawake.bsky.social · 16d

Editing hat is on, I cut 1000 words today ✂️
...somebody hold me 🥲

#amediting #crueltobekind #amwriting #toughdecisions

Elle @whileshewasawake.bsky.social · 17d

Give me a libary, any shape, any size and Im happy... 📚

Elle @whileshewasawake.bsky.social · 22d

This is a great idea!

Elle @whileshewasawake.bsky.social · 22d

Im so glad it isn't just me. And there's people like you to protect us from ourselves 😅

Elle @whileshewasawake.bsky.social · 24d

I was today years old when I learned… 🫣
It’s “whet your appetite” not “wet your appetite”.

Thank you, revisions, for humbling me yet again. ✍️😅

#AmEditing #WritingCommunity #WritersLife #AmWriting

Elle @whileshewasawake.bsky.social · 27d

I've never seen this one before. It's beautiful

Elle @whileshewasawake.bsky.social · 27d

Big day — I just sent out my first submission! ⚓📚
Fingers crossed they’re ready for pirates, curses, and a whole lot of chaos. 🏴‍☠️✨

#AmQuerying #WritingCommunity #Romantasy #FantasyWriters

Elle @whileshewasawake.bsky.social · Sep 20

I feel like there's a whole book I could write about this dress...

Something like about a widow who marries time and time again, always adding expensive features to her gown until its worth more than anyone she could wed.

#AmWriting

Greg Jenner @gregjenner.bsky.social · Sep 20

Lovely short video by fashion historian @serenadyer.bsky.social on the new Marie Antoinette exhibition at the V&A museum

To learn more about the doomed Queen of France, check out our recent episode of BBC YOU’RE DEAD TO ME about her with @100days1815.bsky.social & Jen Brister

Elle @whileshewasawake.bsky.social · Sep 20

Just stunning 😍