Nicky Singer

Called 'fantastic and terrifying' by #EoinColfer and now nominated for the Carnegie Medal. Thrilled of course But #TheSurvivalGame is just a book and the planet's still heating. We need action. Some ideas for a different future here: nickysinger.com/new/survive/ #ChooseLoveforSurvival

@RWWFilm @LordCastleton Hmmm. Welcome to my life. xxx

This needs to be printed out and put on some signs! #WGAStrong

@LordCastleton I'm there for you. And more importantly - for her! She rocks.

@TeresaCremin @debbiet99313391 @eduHelenHendry @kashleyenglish @MirandaMcK @DrSarahMcG @whatSFSaid @rcharlesworth @one_to_read @jonnybid @EduFiona I totally LOVED doing that for my son and wife.

Making confetti today! 👰‍♀️🤵Hooray! For my son and his wife to be! 🎉

@EveAinsworth Putting jam in donuts.

What’s the worst job you’ve ever had?

Today at the Museum of Modern Art, Salzburg. I should say so. #art #amwriting #protest. #food.

@Wynternite @jk_rowling It shouldn’t be brave to stand up for the truth as one see it - but in these febrile times it is. Bravo to you.

@jk_rowling I’m transgender and I agree with you. I don’t believe you’re transphobic or a bigot. I know I’ll catch some hate for this but I stand with J.K. Rowling.

My one-year-old son just looked up from Twitter and said, 'Mummy, why have you made these very real children sad with your heinous yet unevidenced bigotry?' Then he ran upstairs and burned all his Potter books. I was so damn ashamed I almost forgot the kid was imaginary.

@LittleThings512 So sorry. Wishing you all love for the future.

My birthday was suppose to be different this year..celebrating being almost 8 weeks pregnant and seeing Taylor Swift. Instead, I spent my birthday night in the ER actively miscarrying my baby. I don’t know what I did to deserve this.

#Sky #Loveheart.

@rina_gill Crumbs. And what - er - do you do for him?

My husband, Gate Keeper of Canonbury Square (& my heart). Every morning at first light, he sends me a new photo (no filter or repetition allowed) of the square, then onto our cafe to collect my coffee which he delivers into my hand. A beautiful daily ritual. Bloody grateful.🗝💚

@hilary_mckay Nabokov once said it had taken him three weeks to write a sentence. When asked what the problem was, he replied: getting the words right.

I have sat at my desk 6 hours today, and achieved 10 lines.

@PuppiesIover Broccoli. Sorry.

His name is the last thing you ate

@YaraGhayar Displacement activity.

I have a genuinely curious question for the writing community here on this platform: what do you actually use twitter for? Just to rant when you feel like it or do you use it more intentionally? How often do you come on here?

@jslwilliamson 🤩

I started work at DK a whopping 28 years ago today and to celebrate here’s a picture of me at my desk around that time in a fetching shiny orange shirt (I had one in purple too!) with not a book in sight.

@MrBamBoo_teach Poser. Obviously. A certain talent.

Guess what word the 4 year old is spelling. I was proud of this effort. It's the most complex word he's had a go at independently.

@RachelLHamilton Bate meaning ‘restrained’. Therefore bated breath xxx

Quick spelling question - I've always thought it was 'waiting with "bated" breath' (short form of abated) but I've been seeing a lot of baited breath recently (full of maggots?) so I'm starting to question myself. Bated or baited or both okay?

@Faerrosity I’d have to begin by parading ignorance - aka what’s MC? Then I’d probably have to ask ‘where are you?’ if we’re in the same ‘here’. And then I’d inquire about ‘them’ and what you wish to imply by that. And then you’d probably ask me to go home. Xxx

I am your MCs therapist. What would they tell me is I asked them, “why are you here today?” 😂 #writingcommunity

@patrick_ness I still remember this too. And the first time someone wrote me a letter (remember letters??!) to say she wanted to publish a story of mine. I licked the ink of signature to see if it was real.

@nemoloris Welcome to my life xxxx

Well literally no one turned up for my poetry reading! Someone from the toddler group in the next room did come in and give me a biscuit though, so perhaps all is not lost.

@Marikacobbold Made me cry. And I’m pretty much a republican.

Beautiful, beautiful piece of music sung just now by wonderful Bryn Terfel #Coronation

Well done @wisemandebbie !!!! #KingsCoronation #music