Char_Hanson

Adding these little blue words to my bio feels pretty good. 💫 @saralangham @DHAbooks

Keep your promises Kent University! No compulsory redundancies - Sign the Petition! chng.it/YXYGKdsR via @UKChange

@BBOWT I found one of these today with the little yellow bits on its head - definitely not an adder?

Look out for baby grass snakes! They start hatching at this time of year, and emerge from their eggs as perfect tiny replicas of adults! 😍 Fun fact: Grass snakes are the only UK snake to lay eggs, as adders and smooth snakes incubate them internally. 📸 Margaret Holland

@LauraParkerUX 1. It's archaic rubbish (and disguises the fact that most people have to couple up to financially survive). 2. When I f*cking want to (which may be never). 3. Trash now, maybe. You've been trash forever, so buh-bye. 🗑

@scarthomas Uncertain Smile is my favourite The The

My 1990s on one tape

@marniapp @saralangham @DHAbooks Congratulations Marni 👏

The Working Class Collective's new project - Working Class Fantastic Spaces: An antidote to Martin Parr

@wesbrownwriter I'm wondering if there are signed mail-order copies?

@char_hanson Thank you 🙏. Sure, it's something we can sort out. Where you living at the moment?

@wesbrownwriter, good luck with your launches and readings, I'm sure you'll be fabulous. Can't make it tonight, but where can I get a signed copy of #breakingkayfabe? 🤼‍♂️💪✍️

@wesbrownwriter have a great evening at @UniKentWriting and at Waterstones and congratulations on your publication #BreakingKayfabe. 💪🤼‍♂️

@lurioosi @atifalikeathena But also not too tragic because then it's not uplifting enough, right?

Agents telling me my book has no stakes when my protagonist is an ethnic & religious minority who just wants to fit in is why I’m no longer querying. Yall will never be able to connect or acknowledge that ppl live differently, our issues are not “low” or “flat” #WritingCommunity

@DebbiHusbands In any space when this type of thing happens, 1 aspect of it isn't 'I want to be the only 1' it's 'I'm afraid there is only room for 1' bcs any minority doing well is 'enough' when there's just 1 of that minority visible. It's toxic & elitist culture scaring the shit out of ppl.

@SallyJLotz @TobieCarter6190 Good for you, I have much less backbone!

@char_hanson @TobieCarter6190 Yes. But it was a lesson learned. I knew the work was good so I didn't quit. I pivoted and did it myself. I didn't go this far - to only go this far.🦋

Can we talk about how difficult it is to find the joy of writing after being dropped by an agent? It's taken me three months to finally get to a place where I can put words on the page. But I'm back now, and I know there's another agent out there for me! #writingcommunity

Lots of readers asking me an interesting question over on TikTok: “isn’t it a conflict of interest for MPs who are landlords and make money from property to be allowed a say on renting reform?”

@SallyJLotz @TobieCarter6190 150? That must have been excruciating, I'm sorry.

@TobieCarter6190 It took me over a year to get it back. I went from having 3 agents who wanted my book, to picking one - then being dropped while on submission. Then back in the query world, only to get 150 rejections. The joy of writing GONE.

Can't bloody wait to chat to the incredible @tanyashadrick tomorrow night at the ace @TheBathFestival We have so much to talk about; growing up in rural poverty, nature writing, our WestCountry heritage, get your tickets here folks: bathfestivals.org.uk/the-bath-festi… #UndercurrentBookTour

@LynseyMay 🌸

@char_hanson Rejections are always tough and I don’t know if anyone’s skin thickens quite enough for them not to feel terrible. But just remember that they often have no reflection at all on the quality of your writing and can be very subjective!

@BAFTA @MeeraSyal Spot-on speech 👏 congratulations

Meera Syal CBE receives the BAFTA Fellowship. ✨ Find out more about Meera’s incredible career at the link below. bafta.org/about/meera-sy…

@OhhDeerDiner Why do we need formal interviews and CVs? Interview attire? Job hunting is the worst thing to happen to anyone during peacetime.

Why does every job have to be a fast paced environment. Can there not just be a regular paced environment with realistic deadlines and a well organized system no?

@redrumlisa Start?

Hold tight Torys going to spend next year in a massive give away of every bit of public structure we have to anyone with dodgy money that will fill their pockets & off shore accounts - they will start transferring wealth through the tax system they know they are on the countdown

Come to our next Walking and Writing Workshop on Sunday, May 9th. You can check the link in our bio to book tickets. . Info here: instagram.com/reel/CqujjyGv1…