Virginia Crow

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#Caithness #Scotland #Trailcam

This may be very small, but I grew it from scratch!
#Pumpkin #Halloween

Psst! Did you see it?
The results of our 9th Ghost Story Competition are here:
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Congratulations to our winners and shortlisted writers! Their stories will be available in this year's anthology, *Apparition*, which will be published on 5th December.
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#Ghosts #Halloween

#HistFicThursdays - Inspirational Series - Ghosts My brief for this blog was to make it spooky - it being nearly Halloween. I then trawled the internet for the best historical spooky tv ser...

We all love it, don't we?
This week's #HistFicThursdays post is about #Ghosts. October's #InspirationalSeries blog from @jayzedkay.bsky.social considers what the programme means to her as an author and a viewer.
#HistoricalFiction #Halloween

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Oh no! I hope you're feeling better soon! Covid is a nasty one 😔

Thank you for writing such a fabulous guest post for the Crowvus blog. I found it a really interesting read!

#HistFicThursdays - Mistress of Dartington Hall by Rosemary Griggs - Guest Post For today's #HistFicThursdays blog, I am thrilled to be welcoming  Rosemary Griggs  to the blog with a guest post about her latest book  Mis...

Today's #HistFicThursdays post is from @ragriggsauthor.bsky.social about writing a strong female character in a time often seen as a man's world.

Discover your next great adventure...
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#Elizabethan #HistoricalFiction #TheCoffeePotBookClub #WomenInHistory

Full #PhotoShoot! So glad they improved on the first few 😂

Alternating shutter speeds, but the optimum speed seemed to be 2.5 seconds. The display, the movement and the colours, was the best I've ever seen.
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#Caithness #Scotland #AuroraBorealis #ValkyrieArmour #NaturePhotography #NorthernLights

Absolutely incredible #AuroraBorealis tonight!
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#Caithness #Scotland #ValkyrieArmour #NorthernLights

There are benefits to the kitchen being out of bounds 😍
#NotSpringButCleaning

Two little friends on my wander today who followed me out of the wood and through the fields.
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#Caithness #Scotland #NaturePhotography

My home, looking ready for the spooky season...
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#Caithness #Scotland #October #Halloween

It's a tough life being a spaniel, isn't it, Jess?
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#CockerSpaniel #DogsOfBSky #Spaniel

Right now.
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#Supermoon #Caithness #Scotland

Chickens in.
It's very damp out there.
#Caithness #Scotland #StormAmy

Thank you 😊
There were upwards of 50 other photos that just looked like wibbly lines!!

🦇 Bat-watching this evening. This was about the best picture I could get.
Note to self: must find out the best camera settings for bat-snapping!
#NaturePhotography #Caithness #Scotland #Bats #October

Good morning from Stempster!
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#Caithness #Scotland #Sunrise

#HistFicThursdays - Cobblestones - S. R. Perricone - Book Excerpt Today for #HistFicThursdays, I am delighted to once again be teaming up with  The Coffee Pot Book Club , this time to share an excerpt fr...

This week's #HistFicThursdays blog is a #BookExcerpt from Cobblestones - S. R. Perricone's new book.
Click through to discover your next fabulous adventure:
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#HistoricalFiction #NewOrleans #TrueEvents #TheCoffeePotBookClub #BlogTour

These puppies are not as calm as they look on this picture, but they still rock my world!
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#Spaniels #DogsOfBSky #WritingCompanion

Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened.

~Anatole France

Join us for our #BookologyThursday theme:

✨Pets: The Bizarre to the Beloved✨

In literature, myth, folklore, and art.

#HistFicThursdays - Inspirational Series - Blackadder It's always easy when imagining history to assume that people spoke and acted differently from the way they do now. And, of course, that's ...

Today's #HistFicThursdays blog is up and it is all about... well, the picture says it all, really!
Read on for Judith's thoughts on Blackadder, why it's still relevant, and what made it such a fabulous series.
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#HistoricalFiction #Inspiration #Blackadder

#HistFicThursdays - Writing a Series I started writing my first book when I was still at school. It wasn't historical fiction, it was high fantasy, and it was the first of ten b...

Just a few thoughts about writing a series for today's #HistFicThursdays blog.

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#HistoricalFiction #HistoricalFantasy #WritingTips #AmWriting
[Image: The Watcher's Heir - @alexandermcrow.substack.com in his youthful days!]

Right now.
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#Caithness #Scotland #MoonLight

Good morning from Stempster!
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#Autumn #Caithness #Scotland

I believe that Mr Chesterfield was probably a spaniel owner.
Mum disapproves wholeheartedly of me using the sofa for this purpose!
#Dogs #Spaniels #Burrs #GooseGrass

Sometimes it is hard to tell the truth from the shadows.
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#HistFicThursdays - Gothic Horror - Ay Atomics I once answered a call for submissions based on ghost stories of my local area. Now, the funny thing with Caithness is: most people seem to...

Today's #HistFicThursdays blog comes from @jayzedkay.bsky.social as she explores the appeal and inspiration to be found in the local area as part of her upcoming Gothic Horror anthology.

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#ComingSoon #Caithness #GothicHorror

Ready to disappear into the landscape...
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#Caledon #NewRelease #HistoricalFantasy #Knitting

Thank you!
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#HistFicThursdays - New Release - The Stealth of Caledon Tomorrow (15th August), The Stealth of Caledon is released in paperback. I’m meeting this with mixed feelings – excitement and apprehension...

It's tough putting your creations out there. And it doesn't get any easier the more you do it!
Here's my (rather honest!) thoughts about my new paperback: crowvusbookblog.blogspot.com/2025/08/hist...

#HistoricalFiction #HistoricalFantasy #Scotland #NewRelease