Judith Crow
@jayzedkay.bsky.social
Daughter...sister...aunt...writer...teacher...gardener...spaniel-addict...
**Views my own**
**Views my own**
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For today's #BookOfTheWeek post, we asked @jayzedkay.bsky.social to sum up her book in one tagline. Here's what she said:
"A collection of short stories which have allowed me to celebrate my own love of the spooky and macabre in fiction."
#GothicHorror #BookSky
"A collection of short stories which have allowed me to celebrate my own love of the spooky and macabre in fiction."
#GothicHorror #BookSky
January 8, 2026 at 4:03 PM
For today's #BookOfTheWeek post, we asked @jayzedkay.bsky.social to sum up her book in one tagline. Here's what she said:
"A collection of short stories which have allowed me to celebrate my own love of the spooky and macabre in fiction."
#GothicHorror #BookSky
"A collection of short stories which have allowed me to celebrate my own love of the spooky and macabre in fiction."
#GothicHorror #BookSky
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Merry Monday!
Every couple of weeks, we will be running a #BookOfTheWeek. This week, we'll be posting all about "Beneath a Darkening Sky". This is a single-author anthology of #GothicHorror by @jayzedkay.bsky.social. It has just won the Eyelands #BookAward and continues to gather fabulous reviews.
Every couple of weeks, we will be running a #BookOfTheWeek. This week, we'll be posting all about "Beneath a Darkening Sky". This is a single-author anthology of #GothicHorror by @jayzedkay.bsky.social. It has just won the Eyelands #BookAward and continues to gather fabulous reviews.
January 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Merry Monday!
Every couple of weeks, we will be running a #BookOfTheWeek. This week, we'll be posting all about "Beneath a Darkening Sky". This is a single-author anthology of #GothicHorror by @jayzedkay.bsky.social. It has just won the Eyelands #BookAward and continues to gather fabulous reviews.
Every couple of weeks, we will be running a #BookOfTheWeek. This week, we'll be posting all about "Beneath a Darkening Sky". This is a single-author anthology of #GothicHorror by @jayzedkay.bsky.social. It has just won the Eyelands #BookAward and continues to gather fabulous reviews.
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👻Spread the Word👻
Happy Launch Day to our fabulous writers!
As the days are darkening, settle down with this collection of stories, and transport yourself to places and times where the only limit is your imagination.
www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1...
#PhantomsFriday #NewRelease #GhostStories #Ghost
Happy Launch Day to our fabulous writers!
As the days are darkening, settle down with this collection of stories, and transport yourself to places and times where the only limit is your imagination.
www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1...
#PhantomsFriday #NewRelease #GhostStories #Ghost
Apparition: The Ninth Crowvus Christmas Ghost Story Anthology (Crowvus Christmas Ghost Story Anthologies)
Buy Apparition: The Ninth Crowvus Christmas Ghost Story Anthology (Crowvus Christmas Ghost Story Anthologies) by O’Doherty, Una, Greig, Ronald J, Cackett, Peter, Schreier, M M, McLoughlin, Hazel, McVey, David, Gillam, Tina, Cardwell, Stewart, Sutton, Susannah, Hilf, W. H. (ISBN: 9781913182564) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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December 5, 2025 at 9:49 AM
👻Spread the Word👻
Happy Launch Day to our fabulous writers!
As the days are darkening, settle down with this collection of stories, and transport yourself to places and times where the only limit is your imagination.
www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1...
#PhantomsFriday #NewRelease #GhostStories #Ghost
Happy Launch Day to our fabulous writers!
As the days are darkening, settle down with this collection of stories, and transport yourself to places and times where the only limit is your imagination.
www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1...
#PhantomsFriday #NewRelease #GhostStories #Ghost
I believe that Mr Chesterfield was probably a spaniel owner.
Mum disapproves wholeheartedly of me using the sofa for this purpose!
#Dogs #Spaniels #Burrs #GooseGrass
Mum disapproves wholeheartedly of me using the sofa for this purpose!
#Dogs #Spaniels #Burrs #GooseGrass
August 31, 2025 at 8:37 AM
I believe that Mr Chesterfield was probably a spaniel owner.
Mum disapproves wholeheartedly of me using the sofa for this purpose!
#Dogs #Spaniels #Burrs #GooseGrass
Mum disapproves wholeheartedly of me using the sofa for this purpose!
#Dogs #Spaniels #Burrs #GooseGrass
August 30, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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Today's #HistFicThursdays blog comes from @jayzedkay.bsky.social as she explores the appeal and inspiration to be found in the local area as part of her upcoming Gothic Horror anthology.
crowvusbookblog.blogspot.com/2025/08/hist...
#ComingSoon #Caithness #GothicHorror
crowvusbookblog.blogspot.com/2025/08/hist...
#ComingSoon #Caithness #GothicHorror
#HistFicThursdays - Gothic Horror - Ay Atomics
I once answered a call for submissions based on ghost stories of my local area. Now, the funny thing with Caithness is: most people seem to...
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August 21, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Today's #HistFicThursdays blog comes from @jayzedkay.bsky.social as she explores the appeal and inspiration to be found in the local area as part of her upcoming Gothic Horror anthology.
crowvusbookblog.blogspot.com/2025/08/hist...
#ComingSoon #Caithness #GothicHorror
crowvusbookblog.blogspot.com/2025/08/hist...
#ComingSoon #Caithness #GothicHorror
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What dinosaur is a writer's best friend?
A thesaurus.
I can't take the credit / blame for this super cheesy joke! 😂
#FantasyIndiesJuly #WritingCommunity #booksky
A thesaurus.
I can't take the credit / blame for this super cheesy joke! 😂
#FantasyIndiesJuly #WritingCommunity #booksky
July 11, 2025 at 10:20 PM
What dinosaur is a writer's best friend?
A thesaurus.
I can't take the credit / blame for this super cheesy joke! 😂
#FantasyIndiesJuly #WritingCommunity #booksky
A thesaurus.
I can't take the credit / blame for this super cheesy joke! 😂
#FantasyIndiesJuly #WritingCommunity #booksky
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Today, during an insane heatwave, we had a stall at Latheron Show, where the main ring attractions were pig tricks and dancing diggers. I love Caithness! #Scotland
July 12, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Today, during an insane heatwave, we had a stall at Latheron Show, where the main ring attractions were pig tricks and dancing diggers. I love Caithness! #Scotland
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#FantasyIndiesJuly #13
Hmm, themes...
Evolving friendships is an important theme in Doorway to the Sunset. The main characters are familiar with each other from Taking Wing but now their friendships face extra challenges with a newcomer to their circle.
#mglit #booksky #fantasy #adventure
Hmm, themes...
Evolving friendships is an important theme in Doorway to the Sunset. The main characters are familiar with each other from Taking Wing but now their friendships face extra challenges with a newcomer to their circle.
#mglit #booksky #fantasy #adventure
July 13, 2025 at 9:33 PM
#FantasyIndiesJuly #13
Hmm, themes...
Evolving friendships is an important theme in Doorway to the Sunset. The main characters are familiar with each other from Taking Wing but now their friendships face extra challenges with a newcomer to their circle.
#mglit #booksky #fantasy #adventure
Hmm, themes...
Evolving friendships is an important theme in Doorway to the Sunset. The main characters are familiar with each other from Taking Wing but now their friendships face extra challenges with a newcomer to their circle.
#mglit #booksky #fantasy #adventure
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July 5, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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So, this day finally arrived 🤭
Here's today's #HistFicThursdays on older characters and why I'll be writing and editing a few more of them into my books from hereon!!!
crowvusbookblog.blogspot.com/2025/07/hist...
#HistoricalFiction #HistFic #BookBlog #SpecialDay
Here's today's #HistFicThursdays on older characters and why I'll be writing and editing a few more of them into my books from hereon!!!
crowvusbookblog.blogspot.com/2025/07/hist...
#HistoricalFiction #HistFic #BookBlog #SpecialDay
#HistFicThursdays - A Significant Day For A Significant Age
I don't write many older characters. I suppose age - as with most things - is relative in fiction. When I began writing The Watcher's Heir ...
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July 3, 2025 at 5:25 AM
So, this day finally arrived 🤭
Here's today's #HistFicThursdays on older characters and why I'll be writing and editing a few more of them into my books from hereon!!!
crowvusbookblog.blogspot.com/2025/07/hist...
#HistoricalFiction #HistFic #BookBlog #SpecialDay
Here's today's #HistFicThursdays on older characters and why I'll be writing and editing a few more of them into my books from hereon!!!
crowvusbookblog.blogspot.com/2025/07/hist...
#HistoricalFiction #HistFic #BookBlog #SpecialDay
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When life gives you sunshine (even at 4:45 in the morning), get out and make the most of it!
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#Sunrise #Caithness #Scotland
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#Sunrise #Caithness #Scotland
July 3, 2025 at 5:46 AM
When life gives you sunshine (even at 4:45 in the morning), get out and make the most of it!
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#Sunrise #Caithness #Scotland
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#Sunrise #Caithness #Scotland
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It's funny who you meet at Stempster in the wee small hours.
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#NaturePhotography #Caithness #Scotland #EarlyMorning #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography
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#NaturePhotography #Caithness #Scotland #EarlyMorning #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography
July 3, 2025 at 6:01 AM
It's funny who you meet at Stempster in the wee small hours.
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#NaturePhotography #Caithness #Scotland #EarlyMorning #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography
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#NaturePhotography #Caithness #Scotland #EarlyMorning #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography
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After months of redrafting, editing and proofreading...
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#WritingCommunity #amreading
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#WritingCommunity #amreading
Wick teacher’s latest children’s fantasy novel available this week
Wick primary school teacher Clemency Crow lives up to her name with a new bird-themed fantasy novel called Doorway to the Sunset.
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July 1, 2025 at 5:07 PM
After months of redrafting, editing and proofreading...
www.johnogroat-journal.co.uk/news/wick-te...
#WritingCommunity #amreading
www.johnogroat-journal.co.uk/news/wick-te...
#WritingCommunity #amreading
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Today's #HistFicThursdays blog is one from @jayzedkay.bsky.social as she explores the inspiration behind another of her #GothicHorror short stories:
The Curse of Heatherwell House
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The Curse of Heatherwell House
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#HistFicThursdays - Gothic Horror - The Curse of Heatherwell House
The Curse of Heatherwell House (Working Title) came from a slightly different place than many of the other stories in this collection. Whe...
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June 5, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Today's #HistFicThursdays blog is one from @jayzedkay.bsky.social as she explores the inspiration behind another of her #GothicHorror short stories:
The Curse of Heatherwell House
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crowvusbookblog.blogspot.com/2025/06/hist...
The Curse of Heatherwell House
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crowvusbookblog.blogspot.com/2025/06/hist...
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A great #FamilyTree weekend in Kirkintilloch! Now I have to get back into the present ahead of work tomorrow... Could be tricky!
June 1, 2025 at 8:41 PM
A great #FamilyTree weekend in Kirkintilloch! Now I have to get back into the present ahead of work tomorrow... Could be tricky!
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#HistFicMay Day 31
Thank you so much to everyone who joined in this month - #HistoricalFiction writers are the best!
Hopefully, I'll finally get Poisoned Pilgrimage finished, and pluck up the courage to actually publish another #HistFic book... time will tell 🤞
Thank you so much to everyone who joined in this month - #HistoricalFiction writers are the best!
Hopefully, I'll finally get Poisoned Pilgrimage finished, and pluck up the courage to actually publish another #HistFic book... time will tell 🤞
May 31, 2025 at 9:20 PM
#HistFicMay Day 31
Thank you so much to everyone who joined in this month - #HistoricalFiction writers are the best!
Hopefully, I'll finally get Poisoned Pilgrimage finished, and pluck up the courage to actually publish another #HistFic book... time will tell 🤞
Thank you so much to everyone who joined in this month - #HistoricalFiction writers are the best!
Hopefully, I'll finally get Poisoned Pilgrimage finished, and pluck up the courage to actually publish another #HistFic book... time will tell 🤞
I think I'd quite like to go back to writing my YA historical fiction. Maybe something set a little later - I haven't attempted a historical one set after the 16th century.
Thanks, @stompermcewan.com, for hosting #HistFicMay and forcing me to get my head back into writing 😂
Thanks, @stompermcewan.com, for hosting #HistFicMay and forcing me to get my head back into writing 😂
May 31, 2025 at 6:59 AM
I think I'd quite like to go back to writing my YA historical fiction. Maybe something set a little later - I haven't attempted a historical one set after the 16th century.
Thanks, @stompermcewan.com, for hosting #HistFicMay and forcing me to get my head back into writing 😂
Thanks, @stompermcewan.com, for hosting #HistFicMay and forcing me to get my head back into writing 😂
My next Historical read is possibly going to be The Woman In Black, or possibly Witch Child.
I really need to find a book for my S2 class to read 😂
#HistFicMay
I really need to find a book for my S2 class to read 😂
#HistFicMay
kermit the frog is sitting at a table with a cup of coffee and looking at the camera .
ALT: kermit the frog is sitting at a table with a cup of coffee and looking at the camera .
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May 30, 2025 at 8:49 PM
My next Historical read is possibly going to be The Woman In Black, or possibly Witch Child.
I really need to find a book for my S2 class to read 😂
#HistFicMay
I really need to find a book for my S2 class to read 😂
#HistFicMay
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#HistFicMay Day 30
My next #HistFic book on the TBR pile is Loki's Daughter, which I was asked to review. It's not my usual time period, but the mythology slant looks quite intriguing.
www.amazon.co.uk/Lokis-daught...
My next #HistFic book on the TBR pile is Loki's Daughter, which I was asked to review. It's not my usual time period, but the mythology slant looks quite intriguing.
www.amazon.co.uk/Lokis-daught...
Loki's daughter
Buy Loki's daughter by Warner-Cahalan, Linda O'Dette, Cahalan, Michael David, Cahalan, Michael David (ISBN: 9798336471229) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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May 30, 2025 at 8:04 PM
#HistFicMay Day 30
My next #HistFic book on the TBR pile is Loki's Daughter, which I was asked to review. It's not my usual time period, but the mythology slant looks quite intriguing.
www.amazon.co.uk/Lokis-daught...
My next #HistFic book on the TBR pile is Loki's Daughter, which I was asked to review. It's not my usual time period, but the mythology slant looks quite intriguing.
www.amazon.co.uk/Lokis-daught...
Time of day for writing? Well, after tasks are completed but before I get too tired!
#WritingHabits #HistFicMay
#WritingHabits #HistFicMay
May 29, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Time of day for writing? Well, after tasks are completed but before I get too tired!
#WritingHabits #HistFicMay
#WritingHabits #HistFicMay
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#HistFicMay Day 28
Music is my day job, so there's no wonder music's always playing when I write. We have an Inspiration Playlist on Spotify which is so varied I can't begin to explain it. Each character and each book has its own song.
Here's Caledon's: aaronjones4.bandcamp.com/track/fortun...
Music is my day job, so there's no wonder music's always playing when I write. We have an Inspiration Playlist on Spotify which is so varied I can't begin to explain it. Each character and each book has its own song.
Here's Caledon's: aaronjones4.bandcamp.com/track/fortun...
Fortune's Wheel, by Aaron Jones and Claire Mann
from the album Secret Orders
aaronjones4.bandcamp.com
May 28, 2025 at 8:58 PM
#HistFicMay Day 28
Music is my day job, so there's no wonder music's always playing when I write. We have an Inspiration Playlist on Spotify which is so varied I can't begin to explain it. Each character and each book has its own song.
Here's Caledon's: aaronjones4.bandcamp.com/track/fortun...
Music is my day job, so there's no wonder music's always playing when I write. We have an Inspiration Playlist on Spotify which is so varied I can't begin to explain it. Each character and each book has its own song.
Here's Caledon's: aaronjones4.bandcamp.com/track/fortun...
The stories I'm writing at the moment don't actually have songs or playlists - I find spooky ambience on YouTube is a better match for writing Gothic Horror.
But I have some wonderful playlists for stories I've written in the past.
#HistFicMay #WritingHabits
But I have some wonderful playlists for stories I've written in the past.
#HistFicMay #WritingHabits
a cartoon cat wearing headphones is listening to music on a record player
ALT: a cartoon cat wearing headphones is listening to music on a record player
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May 28, 2025 at 8:52 PM
The stories I'm writing at the moment don't actually have songs or playlists - I find spooky ambience on YouTube is a better match for writing Gothic Horror.
But I have some wonderful playlists for stories I've written in the past.
#HistFicMay #WritingHabits
But I have some wonderful playlists for stories I've written in the past.
#HistFicMay #WritingHabits
When writing anything set in the Victorian period or later, I am fortunate enough to be surrounded by objects from the time period.
I was also very lucky to receive a coin from the time of Alexander the Great as a gift a few years ago.
#HistFicMay #WritingHabits
I was also very lucky to receive a coin from the time of Alexander the Great as a gift a few years ago.
#HistFicMay #WritingHabits
May 27, 2025 at 8:42 PM
When writing anything set in the Victorian period or later, I am fortunate enough to be surrounded by objects from the time period.
I was also very lucky to receive a coin from the time of Alexander the Great as a gift a few years ago.
#HistFicMay #WritingHabits
I was also very lucky to receive a coin from the time of Alexander the Great as a gift a few years ago.
#HistFicMay #WritingHabits
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#HistFicMay Day 26
I love writing by hand, but I hate writing things up, so these days I tend to write directly onto Scrivener. I love the full screen option and have personalised most of my backgrounds.
A few years ago, I wrote a Savonarola journal by hand - it filled 13 notebooks!
#WritingHabits
I love writing by hand, but I hate writing things up, so these days I tend to write directly onto Scrivener. I love the full screen option and have personalised most of my backgrounds.
A few years ago, I wrote a Savonarola journal by hand - it filled 13 notebooks!
#WritingHabits
May 26, 2025 at 8:26 PM
#HistFicMay Day 26
I love writing by hand, but I hate writing things up, so these days I tend to write directly onto Scrivener. I love the full screen option and have personalised most of my backgrounds.
A few years ago, I wrote a Savonarola journal by hand - it filled 13 notebooks!
#WritingHabits
I love writing by hand, but I hate writing things up, so these days I tend to write directly onto Scrivener. I love the full screen option and have personalised most of my backgrounds.
A few years ago, I wrote a Savonarola journal by hand - it filled 13 notebooks!
#WritingHabits