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traceymathias.bsky.social
Writer, trying to work out what happens next. Author of Silence is Also a Lie (YA love story, thriller, political dystopia), writer in residence at DaCapo music foundation. Welsh, Londoner, love books, walking, music. Occasional photos, mostly of trees.
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www.theguardian.com/books/2025/f... - a so-far-still-sticking-to-it new year's resolution this year was to keep a better record of what I read and I've been using @thestorygraph.com and enjoying it. So I'm delighted to learn that it is not and hopefully never will be anything to do with amazon...

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Hey hey, the lovely @katemallinder.bsky.social has just moved to Bluesky! Writer of brilliant, uplifting young-teen novels. Give her a follow #kidlituk

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Happy book birthday to me and illustrator Jamie Bauza! Born today: LITTLE RHINO LOST, U.S. edition! Published by Crocodile Books @interlinkbooks.bsky.social The UK edition will be out in March, published by @otterbarrybooks.bsky.social

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Just walked in bright cold sunshine from Hammersmith to Kew along the @thamespathnt.bsky.social - there was a big rowing comp taking place and we walked to the sound of shouts over the water and oars splashing. The river must always have been this lively once... #thames #amwalking

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Jurassic World is on tv and all I can think is 'for the love of god Clare get a pair of trainers.' #wrongshoes #newyearsday #moviebinge

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Dome news stories you just have to reblog. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-33479808

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Ethical Consumer magazine has taken a deep dive into the corporate behaviour of #Amazon & summarised its top reasons to boycott them. www.ethicalconsumer.org/retailers/te... 🧵

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Walked through St Pancras station and I wanted to take a train to anywhere that wasnt my life. My life is truly fine. Just one of those feelings one of those days. #writerslife

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The wonderful author - and person I like very much - @celiarees.bsky.social has joined BlueSky. Give her a follow.

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This is one of the most well-written explanations of certain kinds of AI errors I’ve seen to date. (The whole article is great too.) www.theverge.com/c/24300623/a...

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Sunrise at A Place To Write in North Wales last week - the view from my room early one morning. There were some moments of writerly illumination too...

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The quickest way to unhappiness is to compare your writing/poetic journey and "success" with others. (Also, "success" in quotes because what exactly does that mean--it's so subjective.)

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A big difficulty in writing book 2 is that all the reworkings of book 1 taught me to see how many possible versions are inherent in every scene & chapter. As soon as anything is written I see how it could be different & better & it's hard to leave it be for now and move on #writing #writingbook2

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Wow. Here is one to brighten up your morning. The first images of the restored interior of Notre Dame cathedral. Breathtaking. In just five years France did it

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Sunlit North Wales: the view from today's walk between writing sessions at @aplacetowrite2 in Corwen. My feelings about this book are as up & down as the landscape! Ah well. Onwards. #writing #walking #ya #clifi

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Watching the rain come in from the path up Caer Drewyn this afternoon. Now back to the desk and hoping for words to pour... #wales

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So happy to be back at A Place To Write in North Wales for some focussed time with the WIP before the xmas jollity takes over. #writing #yafiction

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I highly recommend the documentary #BuyNow on #Netflix, exposing the horrific levels of waste in consumer industries. 15 million items of discarded clothing (“recycled” through companies like H&M) are shipped to Ghana each week. It literally ends up in mountains on the beaches 😭😭😭

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Just now I have as many followers as there were dalmatians and while I hope to connect with more of the lovely people on here this is momentarily very pleasing. #followers #blueskyfriends.

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Monday morning. Putting off the blank page with another cuppa, watching the bird feeder and exploring bluesky. #YAfiction #procrastination

submitted 105 days ago • 1 comment

Brilliantly helpful, thanks so much. Like walking into a room full of lovely like-minded people and old friends...

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