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I've started a substack - The view from the garret.It's going to be part author newsletter, part writing diary.You can read my first...

I've started a substack - The view from the garret.

It's going to be part author newsletter, part writing diary.

You can read my first edition here: https://alisonbelsham.substack.com/p/the-obligatory-introduction?sd=pf

#books #bookstodon #writing @bookstodon

#writer must make sure they're adequately fuelled to achieve their full potential! 😋

#writer must make sure they're adequately fuelled to achieve their full potential! 😋

A distant view of the three bridges over the Forth, taken from Cramond Island, just north of Edinburgh.#edinburgh #bridges #landscape...

A distant view of the three bridges over the Forth, taken from Cramond Island, just north of Edinburgh.

#edinburgh #bridges #landscape #bookstodon #writingcommunity @bookstodon

A strange beastie in the woods at Cramond this morning!#edinburgh #cramond #books #bookstodon @bookstodon

A strange beastie in the woods at Cramond this morning!

#edinburgh #cramond #books #bookstodon @bookstodon

A delicate #Edinburgh sunset...

A delicate #Edinburgh sunset...

The fountain in Princes Street Gardens is frozen again, though not as badly as last time, and there was still water running.But those poor...

The fountain in Princes Street Gardens is frozen again, though not as badly as last time, and there was still water running.

But those poor girls do look chilly!

#edinburgh #bookstodon @bookstodon

Bored with January already?Liven it up with an evening at the Edinburgh Writers' Forum - this month's speakers are Jenny Colgan and ...

Bored with January already?

Liven it up with an evening at the Edinburgh Writers' Forum - this month's speakers are Jenny Colgan and Hachette's Laura Horsley
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Tomorrow - 7pm - Scottish Storytelling Centre - Edinburgh

Tickets here:
https://scottishstorytellingcentre.online.red61.co.uk/event/913:4583/913:18539/

#books #bookstodon @bookstodon

Holidays over. Back to editing. The red pen is out. The fingers are flying across the keyboard.Let's get this done!#books #writing...

Holidays over. Back to editing. The red pen is out. The fingers are flying across the keyboard.

Let's get this done!

#books #writing #bookstodon @bookstodon

We saw in 2023 watching the Pet Shop boys perform in Edinburgh and now Mr Belsham feels he should have a similar hat to Neil Tennant's!...

We saw in 2023 watching the Pet Shop boys perform in Edinburgh and now Mr Belsham feels he should have a similar hat to Neil Tennant's! 😂 Not quite sure when or where he's going to wear it...

#hats #PetShopBoys #Edinburgh #hogmanay

Kentish Advent Calendar Day 24On one of this year's research trips we visited Barnsole Vineyard, a tiny producer of English sparkling...

Kentish Advent Calendar Day 24

On one of this year's research trips we visited Barnsole Vineyard, a tiny producer of English sparkling wine. The bottle pictured was bought on that trip and enjoyed last night - happy Christmas to everyone who's followed this little tour of Kent.

#kent #wine #owl #barnsole #advent #books #bookstodon @bookstodon

Kentish Advent Calendar Day 23This stained glass window, Peace, in the south-east transept of Canterbury Cathedral was created in 1956 by...

Kentish Advent Calendar Day 23

This stained glass window, Peace, in the south-east transept of Canterbury Cathedral was created in 1956 by Hungarian artist Ervin Bossanyi.

#kent #canterbury #advent #books #bookstodon @bookstodon

My lovely agent, Jenny Brown, took this photo and posted it on her Insta advent calendar, and I've never seen my books looking so...

My lovely agent, Jenny Brown, took this photo and posted it on her Insta advent calendar, and I've never seen my books looking so festive!

Maybe you know someone who'd love some action and adventure under the tree on Christmas morning...

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B09RK9S2QF?ref_=dbs_p_pwh_rwt_anx_b_lnk&storeType=ebooks

#books #bookstodon #afghanistan #thriller #crimefic #action @bookstodon

Our Advent in Kent has reached Day 22!Here's the tomb of the Black Prince in Canterbury Cathedral. His real name was Edward of Woodstock...

Our Advent in Kent has reached Day 22!

Here's the tomb of the Black Prince in Canterbury Cathedral. His real name was Edward of Woodstock and he was famous for an astounding victory at Poitiers and a lavish court in Bordeaux. He died in 1376.

#canterbury #kent #advent #books #bookstodon @bookstodon

Advent in Kent Day 21Sunset at Margate#kent #advent #margate #books #bookstodon @bookstodon

Advent in Kent Day 21

Sunset at Margate

#kent #advent #margate #books #bookstodon @bookstodon

Kentish Advent Day 20Inside Canterbury Cathedral - almost 1,000 years old and absolutely breathtaking#kent #canterbury #canterburycathedral...

Kentish Advent Day 20

Inside Canterbury Cathedral - almost 1,000 years old and absolutely breathtaking

#kent #canterbury #canterburycathedral #advent #books #bookstodon @bookstodon

Sunrise from the train this morning, with a little snow still in the foreground.#scotland #sea #sunrise

Sunrise from the train this morning, with a little snow still in the foreground.

#scotland #sea #sunrise

Kentish Advent Calendar Day 19The Rope Walk in Chatham dockyard is the longest building in Europe, a 1/4 of a mile long - and the rope...

Kentish Advent Calendar Day 19

The Rope Walk in Chatham dockyard is the longest building in Europe, a 1/4 of a mile long - and the rope makers use bicycles to go from one end to the other!

Interesting fact: the rigging for Nelson's ship Victory was made here!

#Kent #Chatham #advent #books #bookstodon @bookstodon

Advent in Kent Day 18This is the Beaney House of Art and Knowledge in Canterbury - inside there's the city art gallery, a museum & a...

Advent in Kent Day 18

This is the Beaney House of Art and Knowledge in Canterbury - inside there's the city art gallery, a museum & a library. If I lived in Canterbury I know I'd spend a lot of time here & it features in the first Lexi Bennet book.

#kent #canterbury #books #bookstodon @bookstodon

Kentish Advent Calendar Day 17The cloisters at Canterbury Cathedral - the setting for one of the scenes in Book 2 of the new Lexi Bennett...

Kentish Advent Calendar Day 17

The cloisters at Canterbury Cathedral - the setting for one of the scenes in Book 2 of the new Lexi Bennett series of police procedurals set in Kent...

#kent #canterbury #writingcommunity #books #bookstodon @bookstodon

For all you lovely people who liked and boosted my fountain picture, here's another shot of it with added location.#edinburgh #scotland...

For all you lovely people who liked and boosted my fountain picture, here's another shot of it with added location.

#edinburgh #scotland #winter