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Authors in and around Portsmouth https://www.facebook.com/groups/portsmouthauthorscollective https://portsmouthauthors.wordpress.com/

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Keep It In The Family: A collection of 25 short stories (Collections of family related stories) Amazon.com: Keep It In The Family: A collection of 25 short stories (Collections of family related stories) eBook : Collins, Patsy: Kindle Store

Looking for a Mother's Day gift? How about a book of family themed short stories?

mybook.to/KIITF

Or even a whole set of them?

mybook.to/FamilySet

#booksky

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snowflake

snowflake

muscari

muscari

Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum

Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum

hellebores edging a stepping stone path

hellebores edging a stepping stone path

Spring flowers in my garden today.

10.03.2026 12:05 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I did not have a character shooting
and killing someone on my chapter plan.

So now I've become a plantser as I deal
wirh this diruption of
my tidy chapter outline.

10.03.2026 11:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Uploaded 2 interior files and 2 cover files for new print book
this afternoon. And I had no errors on
them. Oh good. I might stand
a chance of publishing this
book by Easter after all.

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The first author in attendance for our mini Crime Literary Festival is LV Matthews πŸ₯³

For over ten years L V Matthews worked both in domestic and international sales for major UK publishing houses, before leaving to pursue a career in writing.

To Love a Liar is her latest book ( 2025)

09.03.2026 16:17 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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ITS WORLD BOOK DAY !
We still have plenty of every title
We look forward to seeing your costumes 😍

Please treat our little yellow bookcase with kindness – it has taken a real battering over the last four weeks 🀭

05.03.2026 09:06 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Unearthing The Truth: An Amelia Watson Mini Mystery Read it now

Happy world book day!

If you like you could celebrate by reading this short free ebook. #booksky #worldbookday

mybook.to/unearthing

05.03.2026 10:02 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There's no rest for... busy writers!

03.03.2026 18:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Portsmouth Bookfest workshop successfully delivered. I am
absolutely exhausted today.

Can't rest long
though. I have a self publishing workshop to write for eastercon.

01.03.2026 15:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Authors, do you have books which are currently free to download (totally free- not just in KU etc). Tell me and I'll repost.

#booksky #writingcommunity #freebooks

01.03.2026 10:36 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Womag and other writing

My blog has links to free to enter writing competitions and other opportunities every week. womagwriter.blogspot.com

If you're running a free or looking for submissions and don't have reading fees, please get in touch to be featured.

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The Kettle is on! I’ll be at the Community Kettle in Cosham, on Monday (2nd March). If you’re in the area, please come in and say hello – and perhaps have some tea and cake. I’ve been informe…

The Kettle is on! patsycollins.co.uk/the-kettle-i...

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What's Best?

More free entry writing competitions. #writingcommunity
womagwriter.blogspot.com/2026/02/what...

28.02.2026 08:37 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Kettle is on! I’ll be at the Community Kettle in Cosham, on Monday (2nd March). If you’re in the area, please come in and say hello – and perhaps have some tea and cake. I’ve been informe…

The Kettle is on! patsycollins.co.uk/the-kettle-i...

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🌼Mothers Day is coming 🌼 Why not get mum a Book box - only £13
Or upgrade to luxury to include a box of chocolates
Or to a premium box that included chocolates and a bouquet of flowers from Lee on-the Solent Florist πŸ’

We will deliver on Mother’s Day ( local post codes only )

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www.ticketsource.co.uk/christine-la...

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Three freeebies

Free entry writing competitions.

womagwriter.blogspot.com/2026/02/thre...

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Book 2 of
the Seashimmer Chronicles is now out.

Books2Read.com/u/bpvyg9

20.02.2026 16:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Weekly double! I’m delighted to have stories in both My Weekly and Woman’s Weekly, this week. That sort of thing hasn’t happened in a long time. That’s partly because, since I started work…

Weekly double! patsycollins.co.uk/weekly-double/

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Noooooo!

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That would be encouraging, wouldn't it?

I bet there are many thousands of creative people who are so tired from the day job, and so demotivated at feeling their efforts aren't valued that we all lose out on the brilliant work they could have created with a little support.

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wow. I wish I did.

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Free download from Amazon to celebrate Chinese New Year πŸ§§πŸŽ†πŸŽˆπŸŽ†

Wednesday 18 February for 24 hours only!

The Curse Of The Jade Mirror

by Martin Dench

Book One of The Jade Mirror Chronicles

"An epic mythology for the modern age."

#Glasspunk

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can identify with this. Watercolour is a medium I haven't really used, because... See below.

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Got a cosy crime available on KU? #Booksky

Reply with a link and I'll download as many as I can.

16.02.2026 20:22 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
5 star review of A Year of Ideas: 365 sets of writing prompts and exercises, explaining how useful and versatile it is.

5 star review of A Year of Ideas: 365 sets of writing prompts and exercises, explaining how useful and versatile it is.

Would you like a nudge to get you writing? #writingcommunity

getbook.at/AYOI

17.02.2026 11:28 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The little bookshop keeping a community reading If you’ve ever wandered down Lee-on-the-Solent’s high street and stepped into the cosy, colourful world of The Book Shop, you’ve already felt the warmth of Sarah Burrows’ dream. For Sarah, […]

www.discovergosport.co.uk/the-little-b...

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Happy Valentine's!

Free entry writing competitions

womagwriter.blogspot.com/2026/02/happ...

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On ThisMorning AGAIN today … the importance of books
2 in 5 children are falling behind in vocabulary development
It is more important than ever that children have books!
Continuing with our campaign after the This Morning segment on the 22nd January
Come and get your free kids books !!!

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