Kate Blackadder
@kateblackadder.bsky.social
Writer (novel Stella’s Christmas Wish plus short stories + magazine serials) and reader (in many genres). Toast-and-marmite eater. Member of Romantic Novelists Association and Edinburgh Writers’ Club. http://katewritesandreads.blogspot.com/p/my-books.html
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when u r on brand
December 28, 2025 at 11:12 AM
when u r on brand
Wishing you a Happy Christmas Eve (and other stories!) amzn.to/3tMwhz7
Happy Christmas Eve: and other stories
Happy Christmas Eve: and other stories eBook : Blackadder, Kate: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
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December 24, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Wishing you a Happy Christmas Eve (and other stories!) amzn.to/3tMwhz7
'Tis the season ... to visit Edinburgh and the Scottish Borders. bit.ly/3NbsRT9
December 20, 2025 at 4:38 PM
'Tis the season ... to visit Edinburgh and the Scottish Borders. bit.ly/3NbsRT9
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Nerd humor coming your way 😂
December 5, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Nerd humor coming your way 😂
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Believe it or not, I have been sleeping better than anybody in our tent and have been reported to have said, "So you don't like Paul any more?" And to have sung in my sleep.
December 5, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Believe it or not, I have been sleeping better than anybody in our tent and have been reported to have said, "So you don't like Paul any more?" And to have sung in my sleep.
Yes please!
November 29, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Yes please!
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I’m busy baking cakes for tomorrow’s event at Cheadle Hulme library (3pm). This is the fruit cake Jack makes for Amélie when they’re snowed in and the recipe is in my book Christmas at the French Repair Shop.
November 23, 2025 at 11:20 AM
I’m busy baking cakes for tomorrow’s event at Cheadle Hulme library (3pm). This is the fruit cake Jack makes for Amélie when they’re snowed in and the recipe is in my book Christmas at the French Repair Shop.
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Keys found embedded in jam sandwich. Apologies.
November 19, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Keys found embedded in jam sandwich. Apologies.
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If this is your cosy Christmassy kind of vibe you might like my new book. Christmas at the French Repair Shop is out now.
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mybook.to/FrenchRepairShop
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mybook.to/FrenchRepairShop
November 12, 2025 at 11:55 AM
If this is your cosy Christmassy kind of vibe you might like my new book. Christmas at the French Repair Shop is out now.
🪚🛠️🎄
mybook.to/FrenchRepairShop
🪚🛠️🎄
mybook.to/FrenchRepairShop
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The leg gets worse, of course.
November 13, 2025 at 7:31 AM
The leg gets worse, of course.
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ICYMI: Come along to our Scottish Christmas Book Fair!
Announcing the Scottish Christmas Book Fair!
* The perfect occasion for Christmas gift shopping
* All your favourite genres for adults & children
* Chat with Scotland’s indie publishers & meet their authors
See below for who'll be there!
www.publishingscotland.org/event/scotti...
* The perfect occasion for Christmas gift shopping
* All your favourite genres for adults & children
* Chat with Scotland’s indie publishers & meet their authors
See below for who'll be there!
www.publishingscotland.org/event/scotti...
November 6, 2025 at 11:44 AM
ICYMI: Come along to our Scottish Christmas Book Fair!
If that's not a story-in-waiting I don't know what is.
Last night only a married couple and I were here in this 20 room place. Tonight only me and one other chap.
November 3, 2025 at 12:44 PM
If that's not a story-in-waiting I don't know what is.
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Announcing the Scottish Christmas Book Fair!
* The perfect occasion for Christmas gift shopping
* All your favourite genres for adults & children
* Chat with Scotland’s indie publishers & meet their authors
See below for who'll be there!
www.publishingscotland.org/event/scotti...
* The perfect occasion for Christmas gift shopping
* All your favourite genres for adults & children
* Chat with Scotland’s indie publishers & meet their authors
See below for who'll be there!
www.publishingscotland.org/event/scotti...
October 30, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Announcing the Scottish Christmas Book Fair!
* The perfect occasion for Christmas gift shopping
* All your favourite genres for adults & children
* Chat with Scotland’s indie publishers & meet their authors
See below for who'll be there!
www.publishingscotland.org/event/scotti...
* The perfect occasion for Christmas gift shopping
* All your favourite genres for adults & children
* Chat with Scotland’s indie publishers & meet their authors
See below for who'll be there!
www.publishingscotland.org/event/scotti...
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Rubbing a glistening circle
on the steamed-up window I framed
a pheasant in a field of mist…
—Edwin Morgan, “Aberdeen Train”
published in CENTENARY SELECTED POEMS, @carcanet.bsky.social 2020
#poem #poetry
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on the steamed-up window I framed
a pheasant in a field of mist…
—Edwin Morgan, “Aberdeen Train”
published in CENTENARY SELECTED POEMS, @carcanet.bsky.social 2020
#poem #poetry
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October 30, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Rubbing a glistening circle
on the steamed-up window I framed
a pheasant in a field of mist…
—Edwin Morgan, “Aberdeen Train”
published in CENTENARY SELECTED POEMS, @carcanet.bsky.social 2020
#poem #poetry
www.carcanet.co.uk/cgi-bin/inde...
on the steamed-up window I framed
a pheasant in a field of mist…
—Edwin Morgan, “Aberdeen Train”
published in CENTENARY SELECTED POEMS, @carcanet.bsky.social 2020
#poem #poetry
www.carcanet.co.uk/cgi-bin/inde...
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All my books are standalone but some are connected by the fictional village of Willowbrook- including my latest book Christmas at the French Shop.
Do you recognise the village I drew inspiration from in real life? 📸
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Do you recognise the village I drew inspiration from in real life? 📸
🪚🛠️🎄
October 28, 2025 at 5:19 PM
All my books are standalone but some are connected by the fictional village of Willowbrook- including my latest book Christmas at the French Shop.
Do you recognise the village I drew inspiration from in real life? 📸
🪚🛠️🎄
Do you recognise the village I drew inspiration from in real life? 📸
🪚🛠️🎄
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Having a horrible time here in Torquay.
October 28, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Having a horrible time here in Torquay.
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The food is very good. Each patrol takes it in turn to help Mrs Lovegrove cook it. We cooked spaggetti bolangeze & pie then for breakfast we had eggy bread.
October 16, 2025 at 9:35 AM
The food is very good. Each patrol takes it in turn to help Mrs Lovegrove cook it. We cooked spaggetti bolangeze & pie then for breakfast we had eggy bread.
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Weather arctic. Seas septic. Companions acerbic. Food bubonic. Wish you were here.
October 16, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Weather arctic. Seas septic. Companions acerbic. Food bubonic. Wish you were here.
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HOW I LONG TO HUG YOU WITH MY NEW HUGE MUSCLES.
October 12, 2025 at 11:56 AM
HOW I LONG TO HUG YOU WITH MY NEW HUGE MUSCLES.
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Tea time! patsycollins.co.uk/tea-time/
Tea time!
If you know anything about me at all, you’re probably aware I like a cup of tea (with cake, obviously). The campervan teapot and kettle are currently getting plenty of use.Tea isn’t jus…
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October 9, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Tea time! patsycollins.co.uk/tea-time/
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Ron & I bought a 40oz of Teachers Whisky (Red Label) and we're half way through it.
October 7, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Ron & I bought a 40oz of Teachers Whisky (Red Label) and we're half way through it.
3 in 1!
Family Stories Boxset: three stories initially serialised in The People’s Friend. Available as e-books singly, or in this three-for-the-price-of-two collection:
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Family Stories Boxset
Family Stories Boxset eBook : Blackadder, Kate: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
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October 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
3 in 1!
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SWWJ saga writing competition is now open. Entries from new and already published writers welcome. Trophy, cash prizes and a year's RNA membership on offer. And only chapter one required to enter!
#sagawriter #writingcompetition
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#sagawriter #writingcompetition
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The Elaine Everest Memorial Saga Writing Competition – SWWJ
The Society of Women Writers and Journalists in memory of romance/saga author and SWWJ member Elaine Everest 1953–2024 is proud to present THE ELAINE EVEREST MEMORIAL SAGA WRITING COMPETITION for […]
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October 7, 2025 at 9:14 AM
SWWJ saga writing competition is now open. Entries from new and already published writers welcome. Trophy, cash prizes and a year's RNA membership on offer. And only chapter one required to enter!
#sagawriter #writingcompetition
www.swwj.co.uk/competition/...
#sagawriter #writingcompetition
www.swwj.co.uk/competition/...
Capital stories ...
Capital Collection: A dozen short stories from four Edinburgh writers: including the separately-available Capital Christmas Stories.
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October 7, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Capital stories ...
My latest People's Friend serial begins this week, set in London in 1978 (issue dated 4 October). Love the illustrations, thank you! @mandydixondraws.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 3:23 PM
My latest People's Friend serial begins this week, set in London in 1978 (issue dated 4 October). Love the illustrations, thank you! @mandydixondraws.bsky.social