@bettym.bsky.social
One-time civil servant, loves reading especially historical fiction and fantasy, walking and village life. Owned by Daisy the border collie
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No water, no heating, no power, -15 degree weather outside.
It is not on the front pages of your newspapers, but Ukraine is living through a humanitarian disaster right now because of Russian bombardment and the world has barely noticed.
It is not on the front pages of your newspapers, but Ukraine is living through a humanitarian disaster right now because of Russian bombardment and the world has barely noticed.
January 31, 2026 at 3:53 PM
No water, no heating, no power, -15 degree weather outside.
It is not on the front pages of your newspapers, but Ukraine is living through a humanitarian disaster right now because of Russian bombardment and the world has barely noticed.
It is not on the front pages of your newspapers, but Ukraine is living through a humanitarian disaster right now because of Russian bombardment and the world has barely noticed.
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For the visually minded, here's my Indie Ink Awards vote beseeching in graphic form. It's really hard to distinguish yourself as a self-published author, even when the work is really good, which I believe The Redstone Rescue is. Getting on a shortlist would be a significant boost.
December 26, 2025 at 11:02 PM
For the visually minded, here's my Indie Ink Awards vote beseeching in graphic form. It's really hard to distinguish yourself as a self-published author, even when the work is really good, which I believe The Redstone Rescue is. Getting on a shortlist would be a significant boost.
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The Redstone Rescue has been nominated in the Best Setting category of the Indie Ink Awards, which I'm pleased about because I think Sataminva's mildly-persian-inspired utopian realm is a pretty cool setting and I hope the story does a good job of making it feel solid.
Indie Ink Awards 2025 - Best setting - Indie Story Geek
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December 15, 2025 at 10:31 PM
The Redstone Rescue has been nominated in the Best Setting category of the Indie Ink Awards, which I'm pleased about because I think Sataminva's mildly-persian-inspired utopian realm is a pretty cool setting and I hope the story does a good job of making it feel solid.
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The Redstone Rescue has been nominated in the "Writing The Future We Need: Gay or Lesbian Representation" category of the Indie Ink Awards, which makes sense because it is ultimately a sapphic romance (with a certain amount of adventure along the way): indiestorygeek.com/a/indie-ink-...
Indie Ink Awards 2025 - Writing the Future We Need: Gay or Lesbian Representation - Indie Story Geek
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December 15, 2025 at 10:35 PM
The Redstone Rescue has been nominated in the "Writing The Future We Need: Gay or Lesbian Representation" category of the Indie Ink Awards, which makes sense because it is ultimately a sapphic romance (with a certain amount of adventure along the way): indiestorygeek.com/a/indie-ink-...
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Thank you for every repost, Bluesky friends! 💙
Here's our Steam page in case you want to add us to your wishlist! 2026 is finally our release year 💙
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Here's our Steam page in case you want to add us to your wishlist! 2026 is finally our release year 💙
store.steampowered.com/app/3119540/...
Scriptorium: Master of Manuscripts on Steam
Run your manuscript workshop, receive orders to illustrate medieval books, decorate them any way you like, send them back to clients to get paid, and unlock new jobs, decorations, and items. Welcome t...
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December 11, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Thank you for every repost, Bluesky friends! 💙
Here's our Steam page in case you want to add us to your wishlist! 2026 is finally our release year 💙
store.steampowered.com/app/3119540/...
Here's our Steam page in case you want to add us to your wishlist! 2026 is finally our release year 💙
store.steampowered.com/app/3119540/...
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This is how genocide works. It doesn't mean having to kill everyone all at once, it means making conditions for life impossible so that the population crashes. Over 200 years Irelands population growth largely stood still thanks to the enforce famines of the 19thC.
November 10, 2025 at 7:57 AM
This is how genocide works. It doesn't mean having to kill everyone all at once, it means making conditions for life impossible so that the population crashes. Over 200 years Irelands population growth largely stood still thanks to the enforce famines of the 19thC.
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If you wanted to read (or listen to) The Redstone Rescue for free, Read Indie Fantasy have a giveaway!
The prize for today's challenge is The Redstone Rescue by @glenatron.bsky.social! Available as an ebook or audiobook!
November 6, 2025 at 9:48 AM
If you wanted to read (or listen to) The Redstone Rescue for free, Read Indie Fantasy have a giveaway!
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In a lot of ways publishing The Redstone Rescue in December was the worst thing I could have done in terms of getting it noticed, but I had also been working on it for so long and I just wanted to get it into the world.
Anyway, read The Redstone Rescue - you can still be an early adopter!
Anyway, read The Redstone Rescue - you can still be an early adopter!
October 17, 2025 at 1:24 PM
In a lot of ways publishing The Redstone Rescue in December was the worst thing I could have done in terms of getting it noticed, but I had also been working on it for so long and I just wanted to get it into the world.
Anyway, read The Redstone Rescue - you can still be an early adopter!
Anyway, read The Redstone Rescue - you can still be an early adopter!
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The HWA Crown Awards shortlists are revealed!
They’re in Historia now, at historiamag.com/hwa-crowns-shortlists-2025
See which six books have made it through to the last round of judging in each category – Gold, Non-fiction and Debut.
Good luck to all 18 authors!
#HWACrowns25
They’re in Historia now, at historiamag.com/hwa-crowns-shortlists-2025
See which six books have made it through to the last round of judging in each category – Gold, Non-fiction and Debut.
Good luck to all 18 authors!
#HWACrowns25
October 15, 2025 at 11:01 AM
The HWA Crown Awards shortlists are revealed!
They’re in Historia now, at historiamag.com/hwa-crowns-shortlists-2025
See which six books have made it through to the last round of judging in each category – Gold, Non-fiction and Debut.
Good luck to all 18 authors!
#HWACrowns25
They’re in Historia now, at historiamag.com/hwa-crowns-shortlists-2025
See which six books have made it through to the last round of judging in each category – Gold, Non-fiction and Debut.
Good luck to all 18 authors!
#HWACrowns25
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✍️It's today!
We announce the winning, shortlisted and highly-commended stories in this year's HWA Dorothy Dunnett Short Story Competition at 1.30pm!
The best in #histfic #shortstory writing.
What gems have the judges found this year?
@dunnettcentral.bsky.social @bettym.bsky.social #HWADDSS25
We announce the winning, shortlisted and highly-commended stories in this year's HWA Dorothy Dunnett Short Story Competition at 1.30pm!
The best in #histfic #shortstory writing.
What gems have the judges found this year?
@dunnettcentral.bsky.social @bettym.bsky.social #HWADDSS25
October 3, 2025 at 9:54 AM
✍️It's today!
We announce the winning, shortlisted and highly-commended stories in this year's HWA Dorothy Dunnett Short Story Competition at 1.30pm!
The best in #histfic #shortstory writing.
What gems have the judges found this year?
@dunnettcentral.bsky.social @bettym.bsky.social #HWADDSS25
We announce the winning, shortlisted and highly-commended stories in this year's HWA Dorothy Dunnett Short Story Competition at 1.30pm!
The best in #histfic #shortstory writing.
What gems have the judges found this year?
@dunnettcentral.bsky.social @bettym.bsky.social #HWADDSS25
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I don't talk about writing much but I did a thing. And the judges liked it enough to long list it for the Historical Writer's Association Dorothy Dunnett short story competition. And I am pretty excited about that. #writer
September 25, 2025 at 8:33 AM
I don't talk about writing much but I did a thing. And the judges liked it enough to long list it for the Historical Writer's Association Dorothy Dunnett short story competition. And I am pretty excited about that. #writer
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Great to hear Anna Groundwater extolling Dorothy Dunnett's historical novels- and naming Anselm Adornes as a key figure connecting Scotland to Europe and beyond. DD's archive in NLS deserves much greater recognition ( and use) as a serious academic resource.
manuscripts.nls.uk/repositories...
manuscripts.nls.uk/repositories...
Further literary and personal papers of Dorothy Dunnett, including notebooks, photographs, typescripts, reviews, press cuttings, correspondence and related papers, mostly concerning historical researc...
manuscripts.nls.uk
August 27, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Great to hear Anna Groundwater extolling Dorothy Dunnett's historical novels- and naming Anselm Adornes as a key figure connecting Scotland to Europe and beyond. DD's archive in NLS deserves much greater recognition ( and use) as a serious academic resource.
manuscripts.nls.uk/repositories...
manuscripts.nls.uk/repositories...
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Whispering Gallery 167: first of a series on priests and prophets; a defence of Sibylla; a first-time visitor to the Dunnett Archive at the NLS describes highlights; two essays on early Renaissance history; our new image-based series on the alchemy scene in GoK; Richard in Perth; Leicester Day.
August 26, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Whispering Gallery 167: first of a series on priests and prophets; a defence of Sibylla; a first-time visitor to the Dunnett Archive at the NLS describes highlights; two essays on early Renaissance history; our new image-based series on the alchemy scene in GoK; Richard in Perth; Leicester Day.
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Everything terrible right now and that's a good reason to read stories about better worlds. The Redstone Rescue is available now on Audible and it lets you escape to adventure, mystery and romance, as our heroine fights to survive, defend her utopia, and find someone who appreciates her puns.
August 15, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Everything terrible right now and that's a good reason to read stories about better worlds. The Redstone Rescue is available now on Audible and it lets you escape to adventure, mystery and romance, as our heroine fights to survive, defend her utopia, and find someone who appreciates her puns.
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LAST CHANCE! ENDS AT MIDNIGHT!
📚Historia giveaway:
All three winning books in the 2024 HWA Crown Awards.
Disobedient: Elizabeth Fremantle
Four Shots In the Night: Henry Hemming
The Tumbling Girl: Bridget Walsh
Find out more and enter: historiamag.com/historia-giveaway-2024-hwa-crowns-winners
📚Historia giveaway:
All three winning books in the 2024 HWA Crown Awards.
Disobedient: Elizabeth Fremantle
Four Shots In the Night: Henry Hemming
The Tumbling Girl: Bridget Walsh
Find out more and enter: historiamag.com/historia-giveaway-2024-hwa-crowns-winners
July 13, 2025 at 6:44 AM
LAST CHANCE! ENDS AT MIDNIGHT!
📚Historia giveaway:
All three winning books in the 2024 HWA Crown Awards.
Disobedient: Elizabeth Fremantle
Four Shots In the Night: Henry Hemming
The Tumbling Girl: Bridget Walsh
Find out more and enter: historiamag.com/historia-giveaway-2024-hwa-crowns-winners
📚Historia giveaway:
All three winning books in the 2024 HWA Crown Awards.
Disobedient: Elizabeth Fremantle
Four Shots In the Night: Henry Hemming
The Tumbling Girl: Bridget Walsh
Find out more and enter: historiamag.com/historia-giveaway-2024-hwa-crowns-winners
Whispering Gallery is the most beautiful and interesting magazine. This is an offer not to be missed!
Non-members - try a copy of the society magazine Whispering Gallery for free if you are one of the first 20 people to email [email protected]. There’s no obligation to join the Society but we would love it if you would share a brief review with us (anything from a few words to a few hundred).
July 12, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Whispering Gallery is the most beautiful and interesting magazine. This is an offer not to be missed!
The deadline for entries has been extended so there is still time to enter the historical short story competition!
Short story writers!
Historical fiction writers!
We're EXTENDING the HWA Dorothy Dunnett Short Story Competition deadline to midnight on 1 August.
We're looking for up to 3,500 words, set all or mainly 35+ years ago.
Entry's still only £5. See more at historicalwriters.org/ddshwass-award-2025
Historical fiction writers!
We're EXTENDING the HWA Dorothy Dunnett Short Story Competition deadline to midnight on 1 August.
We're looking for up to 3,500 words, set all or mainly 35+ years ago.
Entry's still only £5. See more at historicalwriters.org/ddshwass-award-2025
July 6, 2025 at 8:33 AM
The deadline for entries has been extended so there is still time to enter the historical short story competition!
This is a lively entertaining story read with brio! Strongly recommended.
Here's a short clip from the audiobook of my utopian fantasy adventure story The Redstone Rescue, which is available now from here: turnanother.page/book/the-red...
I'm really proud of this story and @alihancock.bsky.social has done a great job of reading it.
I'm really proud of this story and @alihancock.bsky.social has done a great job of reading it.
July 1, 2025 at 1:33 PM
This is a lively entertaining story read with brio! Strongly recommended.
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Hurry up, deadline is near for the HWA Dorothy Dunnett Short Story Competition!
A couple of don't-miss deadlines coming up:
📚30 June: register your books with PLR bl.uk/plr
✍️1 July: Entries for the HWA Dorothy Dunnett Short Story Competition close at 23.59 historicalwriters.org/ddshwass-awa...
#HWADDSS25
📚30 June: register your books with PLR bl.uk/plr
✍️1 July: Entries for the HWA Dorothy Dunnett Short Story Competition close at 23.59 historicalwriters.org/ddshwass-awa...
#HWADDSS25
a man riding a horse in a courtyard with a cw logo in the corner
ALT: a man riding a horse in a courtyard with a cw logo in the corner
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June 30, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Hurry up, deadline is near for the HWA Dorothy Dunnett Short Story Competition!
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Entering the 2025 HWA Dorothy Dunnett Short Story Competition?
For inspiration, look at last year's winning story, St Kilda Bird Song by KF MacCarthy, at historiamag.com/st-kilda-bir...
You'll also find links to past winners like @anniehistory.bsky.social and @alicefwrites.bsky.social #HWADDSS25
For inspiration, look at last year's winning story, St Kilda Bird Song by KF MacCarthy, at historiamag.com/st-kilda-bir...
You'll also find links to past winners like @anniehistory.bsky.social and @alicefwrites.bsky.social #HWADDSS25
June 17, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Entering the 2025 HWA Dorothy Dunnett Short Story Competition?
For inspiration, look at last year's winning story, St Kilda Bird Song by KF MacCarthy, at historiamag.com/st-kilda-bir...
You'll also find links to past winners like @anniehistory.bsky.social and @alicefwrites.bsky.social #HWADDSS25
For inspiration, look at last year's winning story, St Kilda Bird Song by KF MacCarthy, at historiamag.com/st-kilda-bir...
You'll also find links to past winners like @anniehistory.bsky.social and @alicefwrites.bsky.social #HWADDSS25
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Gazelles and their shadows, galloping over the Namib sands.
Photo by Solly Levi
www.sollylevi.com
#photography #nature #wildlife
Photo by Solly Levi
www.sollylevi.com
#photography #nature #wildlife
June 15, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Gazelles and their shadows, galloping over the Namib sands.
Photo by Solly Levi
www.sollylevi.com
#photography #nature #wildlife
Photo by Solly Levi
www.sollylevi.com
#photography #nature #wildlife
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Summer Dunnett Day 2025
You have one last chance to book your place for Summer Dunnett Day in Leicester.
Details and booking form here:
dunnettcentral.org/weekend/dunn...
Booking will close at midnight, UK time, on Sunday 15 June.
Looking forward to seeing those who have already booked.
You have one last chance to book your place for Summer Dunnett Day in Leicester.
Details and booking form here:
dunnettcentral.org/weekend/dunn...
Booking will close at midnight, UK time, on Sunday 15 June.
Looking forward to seeing those who have already booked.
Summer Dunnett Day 2025 – Dorothy Dunnett Society Events
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June 9, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Summer Dunnett Day 2025
You have one last chance to book your place for Summer Dunnett Day in Leicester.
Details and booking form here:
dunnettcentral.org/weekend/dunn...
Booking will close at midnight, UK time, on Sunday 15 June.
Looking forward to seeing those who have already booked.
You have one last chance to book your place for Summer Dunnett Day in Leicester.
Details and booking form here:
dunnettcentral.org/weekend/dunn...
Booking will close at midnight, UK time, on Sunday 15 June.
Looking forward to seeing those who have already booked.
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We're delighted to feature the winner of the 2024 HWA Dorothy Dunnett Short Story Competition in Historia!
St Kilda Bird Song by KF MacCarthy is set on the island of Hirta in 1884.
The judges called it "magical and immersive".
Read it at historiamag.com/st-kilda-bird-song-kf-maccarthy-hwaddss24
St Kilda Bird Song by KF MacCarthy is set on the island of Hirta in 1884.
The judges called it "magical and immersive".
Read it at historiamag.com/st-kilda-bird-song-kf-maccarthy-hwaddss24
May 13, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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I need a new car and if only a few thousand more people buy my book I'll be able to afford one!.
The Redstone Rescue is a fantasy detective story in which the detective's bodyguard has to step up and protect the utopia they call home from an avaricious empire. Features mystery, danger, reverse heists, good jokes, swashbuckling, and romance. turnanother.page/book/the-red...
May 13, 2025 at 2:57 PM
I need a new car and if only a few thousand more people buy my book I'll be able to afford one!.
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She had decided to come on a walk with us and her determined leaping through the long meadow grass was adorable.
Rare British meerkat sighted in the long grass.
May 6, 2025 at 8:56 AM
She had decided to come on a walk with us and her determined leaping through the long meadow grass was adorable.