Jennifer Riddalls

My other half is a @RestIsPolitics fan. The boys hate it being on the tv every day but they were happy to become @RoryStewartUK to surprise the birthday boy. It’s amazing what you can get a mask of with 24 hours notice 😆

Most useful thing I’ve seen. writers - take notes!

@AmyNielsen06 Wow I copied this onto word, printed it and have it pinned to my notice board! Hope that’s ok. Thank you for taking the time to put all this together. And when is your book about writing out?! I would buy like 🫰

🧵I've been meeting with editors all week and asking most of them two questions. 1) What keeps you reading a submission? 2) As far as craft, what advice do you have for authors? And I'm sharing some of that with you today! #writingcommunity #amquerying

@SP1nightonly @TeenageCancer Love!! Was trotting through whs with my 9 year old last week and he pipes up ‘pens are friends’ because he’s heard me say it so much 😆

Pauline's Pens print edition, signed by me in support of @TeenageCancer A limited edition of 100 prints are available now on the Teenage Cancer Trust Store, follow this link to get yours: shop.teenagecancertrust.org/comedy-prints

Was a bit too keen to get this new book by @hattiehattie (brilliant podcast) that I pre ordered it twice 😳 😣 But now I have a thoughtful gift for my writer friend/her new house along with the usual plant or bottle 🥳👍

@KrystalVittles This ⬆️ Wonder if the extensive library cuts over the last ten years have had anything to do with it?!

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@Nick_Pettigrew I’m no photographer, this winter sunset off the west coast of Scotland looking out to the Hebrides did all the work!

Five years ago today I took the best photo I’ll probably ever take. I like good photos and have a four hour bus journey shortly so need entertaining. Feel free to reply with the best photo you ever took. Accompanying description also welcome.

@Slippery_Jack @sineadgleeson @johnmitchinson @unbounders Ooh. Looks amazing. It’s on my to buy list

Eek, it's my second anthology of vintage spooky tales that I selected & illustrated! It's real! With a foreword by @sineadgleeson no less! Thanks again to @johnmitchinson, everyone at @unbounders and all of you who pledged and summoned it into existence... unbound.com/books/tales-ac…

@AdamCSharp Well jel. Although after seeing coraline remastered there’s an animator at laika who is ‘Head of Fur’ 👌

And for anyone still wondering about options other than tradwife or girlboss, may I suggest that Sarah Durdin Robertson has become the greatest thing a woman (or any person, for that matter) can ever aspire to be...

There’s an old Irish term for someone who likes to stay home by the warmth and comfort of the fireplace (what we might today call a couch potato)... cailleach na luatha. I like to translate it (with some poetic licence) as “divine hag of the ashes”

@itsoverkitten Doesn’t matter they all evolve into: CAT LADY

@LauraPAuthor Ah nearly snap we had indoor skateboarding last night but had to ban it in the end

Summer holiday, week 6. Pyjamas and rollerskates in the kitchen.

@samatlounge I know, I don’t get it at all. Of all the ‘causes’ to throw your weight behind - couldn’t she have gone all in for saving libraries or children’s literacy 😢 it’s very hard to separate the work from the author too but in my job I have to.

@WestHam Aw he shares it with this wee fan! Happy birthday kudus 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

S̶t̶a̶r̶b̶o̶y̶. Birthday Boy 🎉

@TheBookerPrizes @JonathanCape @vintagebooks @PenguinUKBooks So pleased to see this on there! 🥳

Wild Houses tells the story of two outsiders striving to find themselves as their worlds collapse in chaos and violence. Congratulations to Colin Barrett on being longlisted for the #BookerPrize2024. thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-lib…

@EsotericCD Oh I love that!!

I have been moving, and I found my old Far Side books underneath the bed. If you are my age or thereabouts, nearly 25% are instantly memorable, nay legendary. It's the greatest single-panel strip of all time. But I think this might be the best of all, and if I'm wrong prove it.

@frankcottrell_b So so many but the first to come to mind is always Jules Verne - journey to the centre of the earth.

My mind is open for all your suggestions about the best adventure stories for kids ...

@Mslexia Yes, always learn so much!

Do you enjoy giving feedback on others' writing? #AmWriting #WritingCommunity

@happyhappyhenri @TheBookerPrizes Colin Barrett!

@TheBookerPrizes Great list! Who’s people’s favourite? Mine’s Claire Messud

‘This is timely and timeless fiction, in which there is much at stake.’ We are delighted to reveal the #BookerPrize2024 longlist. Huge congratulations to the authors who make up this year's Booker Dozen. ➡️ Discover the full list: thebookerprizes.com/bp2024

@TomPMarshall @harikondabolu I’m in the UK and I don’t know anyone who does a shoes on inside house 😳

@harikondabolu It isn't just Asia. It's usual in Eastern Europe too. Can't vouch the map is 100% accurate, but the the red bit certainly covers most of the world's population.

When you find out who doesn’t have Asian friends.

@GalleyBeggars Brilliant!

The bingo has arrived, we’ve bought some champagne - now all we need is the 4th July (come quick!)