Sarah Painter

A comic called Bird Photography tips. A good bird photo shows a cape may warbler perched on a branch, with excellent lighting, subject in focus, and field marks clearly visible. A great bird photo shows the warbler in mid hop, labeled with peerless athleticism, levitation??, powerful. An excellent bird photo shows a little round warbler facing the camera, labeled borb, round, and a good bird. An exceptional bird photo shows the bird zooming forward mid flight, labeled nyooooom.

Bird photography tips, an oldie that is hopefully useful for spring migration right now.

Title: SOME GRAMMATICAL VOICES FOR USE IN SCIENTIFIC WRITING ACTIVE VOICE e.g. Our team collected samples and then we tested them. CLICKBAIT VOICE e.g. We collected some samples... You won't believe what happened next! PASSIVE VOICE e.g. Samples were collected and tested. HAIKU VOICE e.g. Quiet science lab. Workers arrive with samples. The testing begins. PASSIVE-AGGRESSIVE VOICE e.g. We did all the collecting and testing. No need to thank us. Just doing our job. CONSPIRACY VOICE e.g. Mysterious "Samples" were harvested and covertly "tested" by so-called scientists.

My latest @newscientist.com cartoon

Thank you very much, Dave! 😊

In the centre of this image is the beautiful British cover of Wooing the Witch Queen, by Stephanie Burgis. The illustration shows a man in a cloak riding headlong through the night towards an ominous castle with an illuminated, crowned female figure in its doorway and bats flying overhead in the moonlight. A potion vial surrounds that central image and is further framed by leaves and branches. Crows sit on the branches, and a tagline reads: Love can be a witch. A blurb from Sangu Mandanna reads: ‘Warm and lovely’ On the lefthand side of the image around the cover is a stalk of herbs, surrounded by magical stars; on the righthand side is a fountain pen. The text above and below the cover reads: ‘He had to remember that she was infinitely more likely to kill him than to kiss him…’ Out Now in the UK!

This week's Thursday snippet is, of course, from Wooing the Witch Queen, out in the UK today!

stephanieburgis.com/books/wooing-the-witch-queen

#romancelandia

Meep! Happy happy publication, lovely Steph! 😊

Ink drawing, a tree growing up and around a house, or a house growing out of a tree

tree house

I am a climate scientist and this is correct ⬇️

Ahhh! I loved writing The Island God, but was nervous about creating a satisfying conclusion to the trilogy. Endings are hard, so it feels very gratifying to get a review like this. Thank you! 🤩

Thank you so much - I am thrilled you enjoyed it! 😊

Brrrr! I am very much not ready for the cold this year...😬

A dark bird with iridescent blue and purple feathers stands on the edge of a bird feeder, looking directly towards that camera with wings spread. This pose makes it look rather intimidating and like a vampire

Common Grackle doing its best Dracula impression. Gracula I guess?

#birds 🌿

Yay! Thank you very much! 😊

Thank you so much - I'm thrilled you enjoyed it! 😊

Yay - congratulations! (And I must start making celebration brownies! 🤩)

If someone contacts you via TikTok pretending to be me, it's not me... I am not active on TT. I have been alerted that there is a scam account messaging folk. Gah.

So, I have the Cold From Hell and am typing this from my sick bed *pauses for world to acknowledge my incredible work ethic* but I wanted to let you know that I have a new book out tomorrow. Huzzah!
Contemporary/cosy fantasy with a dash of mystery 😊
www.book2read.com/TheBookKeeper

Oh no! So sorry you are all poorly. Really hope you feel better soon. And please send housekeeper to us next...

I bought an original comic from Tom Gauld. It's a delightful thing to have in the house.

**Spooky Season Deal!**
The first two books in my Crow Investigations urban fantasy mystery series are just 99p/$0.99 for the next couple of days. 👻
The Night Raven
books2read.com/TheNightRaven
The Silver Mark
books2read.com/TheSilverMark

I loved chatting with George! 😊

Thank you! It's urban fantasy/mystery, set in 'our' London but with four magical Families (Crow, Pearl, Fox and Silver). The series follows PI Lydia Crow as she navigates her infamous family, solves crimes, and tries to prevent a war between the Families. First book is called The Night Raven. 😊

Read the new Nina Stibbe memoir in a day and then did that thing of narrating my life in a Stibbe-esque voice for the next week. Not out loud, thankfully.

Thank you so much! And thank you for reading my books - I really appreciate your kind words and support! 😊

Yep, comedy-drama. Very good!

First post... So much pressure. Must be erudite. Or informative. Or maybe inspirational... Argh! Think... Think... Come on, Sarah, think!
Meep.
*nailed it*

I have been meaning to watch this - thank you for the reminder! Diane Morgan is also excellent in Motherland. :-)

Thank you very much! *waves* 😊