Bec Tonks

I’m obsessed ❤️ here for all the heartbreak 💔 bring on the Brontë #wutheringheights

Dearest gentle reader, the wait is on and in the act of passing time, I find an illustration most enjoyable.

Who else is ready for another love story fix?
#bridgerton @infobridgerton.bsky.social

Art v Artist

My 2025 recap.

Beautiful 😍

Caroling Critters

Spreading festive joy with the woodland mice and a Christmas song.
#winterywoodschallenge

Grimogen Darkstar: Bat-cat-tastrophe is a Spooky and Magical Story for Animal Lovers and spooky characters. Ideal for aves 6 and up. A Young Girl's Quest for a Pet Leads to Moonlit Mayhem! amzn.eu/d/bNvFtwg

#GrimogenDarkstar #books #christmas #ChristmasGift #reading
@tinytreebooks.bsky.social

RECAP Folktale Week

Well Fara and Bear have completed their journey and it’s time to rest after such a creative adventure. As always, thank you @folktaleweek for this awesome collective.

#folktaleweek2025 #folktaleweek #childrensstories

Anyone in Wolverhampton on Friday and wants to pop in to @waterstoneswton.bsky.social to do some free Halloween crafts or buy a signed copy of Grimogen Darkstar, I'll be there from 12-1pm 🎃👻📚🦇🐈‍⬛

#GrimogenDarkstar #Waterstones #Wolverhampton #halfterm #halftermactivities #childrensbooks #Halloween

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Honourable Mention for second place.
Thank you @write-mentor.bsky.social for all you do for our creative community and for the opportunities your amazing efforts bring to writers.

Thank you @keslupo.bsky.social for taking the time to read my work.

#WritingCommunity

Thank you to @tinytreebooks.bsky.social - my copies of Grimogen Darkstar Bat-Cat-Tastrophe have arrived!

Here's my unboxing video of my spooky little Grim Reaper 🤩📚

Out on the 18th September ✨🐈‍⬛🦇
#GrimogenDarkstar #childrensbook #spookyseason #reading #kidlit #WritingCommunity #writing #halloween

Developing doodles.

Drawing just for fun is a great way to reset my creativity especially when I’ve been super focused on a project for a while and I need to shake out the tightness.

#doodles #sketchbook #illustration

Stevie.

My character exploration with mood and colour.

#YA #romance #illustratednovel

Botanical base layers

YA romance coated in nature. Wild flowers entwine character and mood, and one of the best parts of the process is capturing these elements in charcoal.

@aceagrams #dypc
#youngadultfiction #illustratednovel #graphicnovel #crossover

Books, books, books…

Well, that’s LBF 2025 ticked off.

Feet tired but creative mind inspired! 🙌

@artscouncilengland.bsky.social #dycp

#lbf2025 #londonbookfair

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All about the LOVE!
#IllustratedYA
#YARomance

‘She had fire in her hand, flames at her fingertips while water trickled down. Magic held in her palm, and she used it to protect his heart from harm.’

Illustrated novel development @aceagrams #dycp

#yaromance #childrensbooks #graphicnovels

#WriteCBC task from @evswrites.bsky.social: Your protagonist has answered an advert to be a lodger. They haven’t met the owner, but they've been sent a key. When they open the front door, they get a strong sense of the homeowner. How does the house evoke the owner? What can they see, smell or hear?

The door judders, bouncing back. Is this a joke? Metal chinks, rubber squeaks, tumbling the other side. Who leaves a bike there? My shoulders ache with the tight squeeze, and my tights snag on spokes. Fumes of well-worn trainers assault my nose. Gross. So, they’re a fitness freak. Great. #WriteCBC

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10 Manuscript Publishers Open to Submissions in January 2025 This list focuses on ten publishers that we are excited about that are open to submissions this month. Some are only open for a short period of time, others will be open the whole month and beyond. A

For those who don’t subscribe to Authors Publish: here are some publishers looking for books. No agent required.
#amquerying #publishers #BluePit

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Hello Writing Community! We are delighted to announce our First Official Bluesky *** #MSWL Day *** February 12, 2025. 🎉🎉🎉

Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying.

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Hello! Here’s my #artvsartist and a little look back at 2024.

Thank you for all your support, I'm so grateful to be part of this creative community and excited for what 2025 has in store.

#artvsartist24 #artvsartist2024

Here’s a wintery illustration from one of my #wip picture book stories featuring a reindeer, a little robin and a tiny mouse. It’s a story that has heart and other than feeling the winter’s chill (brrrrr) I hope this brings a little festive sparkle.

#picturebooks #childrensbooks #illustrators

True luxury is found in the simplest moments.

That’s awesome, congratulations 🎉👏