Caroline Hardaker

Having a week off from writing. Burnt myself out completely typing into the dark each night to finish final edits on the SEA BOOK🌊🐚🦭. It's finally done, and up to my agent when it'll be released to publishers. And then I'll be in a new phase of waiting and wondering.

But for now, rest.

Very excited by my poetic birthday haul!!

@carolinehardaker.bsky.social @jesstraynor.bsky.social @alinaetc.bsky.social 📚

Happy birrrrrtttthhhhhhday! Hope you love all of them😀😀 especially mine😂xx

Here’s our recommendations to add to your spooky TBR!

Check out the books I’m recommending by these authors:

@spookypurcell.bsky.social
@rachelharrison.bsky.social
@richardswanauthor.bsky.social
@danhanks.bsky.social
@carolinehardaker.bsky.social
@premeemohamed.com

Thank you lovely Nils!

Thank you!!!

I'm in here!

What is whump?

Whether you've heard of it or not, chances are that you've enjoyed it in some form. Read all about it on my blog!

Link via my bio, but also here to copy and paste!
carolinehardakerwrites.com/2025/06/07/w...

#whump #whumptober #whumptrope #whumpprompt #writingcommunity

Oh good! Something to look forward to!

I've never actually read this series, but the covers are just the most stunning ones I've ever seen. Doesn't matter how many times I see them on the shelves, I just HAVE to take a closer look every damn time.

Would I like these? Anyone else read them?

#onmyreadinglist

At work today, literally said one of the best things I've ever said, and I was utterly serious:

"I don't have capacity - I finish at 4pm, and need to sort the space time continuum before then!'

Think I might've peaked.

a man with long hair is saying i 'm a little bit scared Alt: a man with long hair is saying i 'm a little bit scared

I just turned in my revisions for my 2026 @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social novel WORRY BOX. This thing is unlike anything I've written before. I'm excited. I'm scared.

Wellllll ok😊

This weekend, I shall be KILLING MY DARLINGS

Awww @scribeofhades.bsky.social - STOP IT

Dissecting my first draft: SHITSHOW, by Chris Panatier Read what Chris Panatier has to say about wiritng his latest novel, SHITSHOW, in a new guest post: Dissecting My First Draft.

My friend @carolinehardaker.bsky.social, who is one of the most talented writers I know, has a new blog series where authors dissect their first drafts. For some reason, she wanted me on to break down the first draft of SHITSHOW. 😂
So here it is!

carolinehardakerwrites.com/2025/09/17/d...

Been building up to reading this one for a while, just waiting for the right moment 💓

Can't wait to dive in!

*NEW BLOG POST*! And I'm branching out!

In the first of this series, I'm inviting some author pals to spill the beans on wrangling their crazy story ideas onto solid first drafts. First in the line-up is the ever-womderful @scribeofhades.bsky.social !

carolinehardakerwrites.com/2025/09/17/d...

Another day, another weird bunch of madcap characters by my 4 year old🤔😬🧐

Name suggestions, please👍

Never tire of being up-close to these beauties. I feel like 2026 might be the beginnings of my octopus era and I'm so here for that🐙🐙🐙

Moth-squared!

Signed 🦋MOTHTOWN🦋 copies at
@blackwells.bsky.social Newcastle 👍👍 Get 'em while they're... Mothy?

David will always have a place in my 🖤. Strange, the place these protagonists live in us.

Of mine, Norah and David are the only two out there in the bookshops. But I hope you get to meet more of them. Little Maudie. The Ritualkeeper. Violine.

So much more to come📚📚📚📚📚📚

Imagining everyone blowing conches like Krishna signaling that its time to kill some relatives

Some of the inspo images from my new WIP... I'm over the 20,000 word mark now. Knee-deep.

I have to say, I'm bloody loving this one👀🖤👌📚

Spotted by the keen-eyed @frith_jones in St David's, Pembrokeshire... I always thought I was a good'un, but I didn't know I was SAINTLY!

Saint Non - that's me😇🪽

And so the new novel continues✍️📚It'll be a while before I know the fate of the 🌊🐚sea book🐚🌊 I finished in June, so I've jumped right into a new story. It's strange, because I was determined to wait, to have a little break. But this was one I couldn't resist...

The bond between a cat and her blanket😺💓🛏️

My origin story💀☠️🦴🩻

Books!

Last chance to get the Best of British SF/F bundle, ending TODAY! storybundle.com/bestof 10 books, $20! With @aptshadow.bsky.social @adamroberts.bsky.social @carolinehardaker.bsky.social @tomlloydwrites.bsky.social and more, plus raising money for @locusmag.bsky.social! Re-posts appreciated!