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Author, mother, dog hugger, friend. Writing coach and mentor for RLF. "Ingenious" (Sunday Times) 📚 "Fiendishly Clever" (Red Mag) 📚 "Delivery was late" (Amazon reviewer) Latest mystery thriller out now with Orion 👉 www.isabelashdown.com
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The Government is considering allowing AI companies to freely use your works, unless you opt-out. This is unfair and unworkable. Now is your chance to tell them what you think! Submit a response to their AI consultation using the guidance below. www.alcs.co.uk/news/your-ri...

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Member of the @societyofauthors.bsky.social? Read The Author? The SoA want to know what you think of the magazine and whether you'd prefer print/digital/both: www.surveymonkey.com/r/QFHJ262

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AI is profiting from human creativity – isn’t it time creators got their fair share? A fair deal for creators isn’t just about making things right, it is essential for the future of creativity and AI. Find out more: societyofauthors.org #PayTheCreator #MadeByHumans

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Working towards our 31 May competition deadline? Here's a reminder of our word counts. Believe in yourself and get writing. Thank you to everyone who has entered already! All competition info at bridportprize.org.uk

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I have a message for all the young people struggling out there, uncertain of what they want to be or do: Don’t lose sight of what you love, and never give up! I left school at fifteen with little more than 3 O’levels, a typing certificate and an overwhelming sense of hopelessness … 1/4 (a thread)

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Rainy day book donation to Dorset Libraries 📚💦❤️ Do you use your local library?

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Happy Valentine’s Day to all the dog lovin’ book geeks out there 🥰

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January reads: The Memoir Project by Marion Roach Smith @grandcentralpub.bsky.social #nonfiction

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Colin’s Marvellous Three Fruit and Spiced Rum Marmalade 🍊 #homemade

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West Bay Winter walk last night ✨ #Dorset

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January reads: ‘I’m Black So You Don’t Have to Be’, written and narrated by @colincraiggrant.bsky.social 🎧 Highly recommended (and wonderful to hear a memoir read in the author’s own voice). #audiobook @penguinukbooks.bsky.social

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Writers! If you're busy working on your own writing project, you might value my 'Get Published' guide, full of insider tips from some amazing publishing industry bods, a gift to you when you join my email list. Details here: isabelashdown.eo.page/get-writing

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January reads: The Food for Life Cookbook by Tim Spector @jonathancape.bsky.social #cookbook

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January reads: The Water Cure by Sophie Mackintosh #audiobook @penguinbooksuk.bsky.social

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January reads: Sad Little Men by Richard Beard 🎧 #audiobook @penguinukbooks.bsky.social

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We are excited to announce the Ilse Schwepcke Prize (@theisprize.bsky.social) for a travel book by a woman writing in English. Entry is free and open until 31 March. The winning author will receive £5,000. societyofauthors.org/prizes/other...

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Submissions are OPEN for our 2025 flash fiction, poetry, short story and novel prizes! 📝⭐ Don't forget, you may also be eligible for our Young Writer Award, Dorset Award or Never Too Late Award (you don't need to enter these separately). All info at bridportprize.org.uk

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A New Chapter Begins Today, I’m stepping into a newly created role with the royalliteraryfund and writersmosaic as their Project Coordinator for the north of the UK. If you’re a professional writer based in the North —watch this space!

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The view from here ❤️ #Dorset

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My Instagram Top Nine, which includes books, dogs, bookshops, more dogs, family … and badges with books on 😁 We had celebrations (10th novel! 30th wedding anniversary!) alongside sadness, as we said goodbye to our beloved sausage Len 💔 Here’s wishing us all peace and happiness for the year ahead x

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Best Move of 2024

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This time of year can get very busy, so if you’re worrying about entering your novel by 31 May, don’t panic! We accept works in progress. 📝 We need 5,000 to 8,000 words and a 300-word synopsis by deadline day. All entry info at bridportprize.org.uk/the-competition/novel-award/

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Wishing you all a joyful, enlightening, and prosperous New Year!

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Happy New Year! (my cartoon for @newscientist.bsky.social)

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What are your New Year goals? Next year I aim to spend less time on empty pursuits and do more of the things that make me feel good - reading, writing, sewing, growing, walking, cooking, movie-going. In essence, I’ll be filling up my creative pot ✨ #thiscreativelife

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After so much sadness around the loss of our lovely Len, I’d like to celebrate old Charlie here, freshly bathed and dressed in festive finery on the eve of his 17th Christmas ❤️

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A solo walk to West Bay, Dorset ✨

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We said goodbye to our beloved Len this week, and we’ve been touched by all the messages we’ve had from folks who loved him too, including teachers & parents who knew him through his work as a Pets as Therapy ‘Reading Dog’. Here he is ready for a shift with the local school. Good work little fella 🤎

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