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Storyteller. Shed dweller. Witch. (she/they)


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And this morning the Shed is a blanket of rain, dreaming its dreams of summer.

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And this morning the Shed is a quiet clearing in a forest, where butterflies dance in a column of light, and a circle of tiny toadstools stands in a larger circle of greenery…

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It’s the official release of THE MOONLIGHT MARKET today! So happy to share it with you at last…

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Not a bit! And I actually slept more than 4 hours, so I'm counting it as a win...

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And this morning the Shed is a station, far beyond the end of the line...

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Thank you so much to all of you for your birthday wishes - I haven't had time to respond to them all, but believe me, I read and appreciate every one...

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And this morning the Shed is an hourglass, sifting the endless sands of time...

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I managed 3:45 today. Running on sugar and cups of tea…

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Man outside a cafe in Bath, having breakfast. Gets up to shoo seagulls away. Leaves his table for just the half-second required for another seagull to steal his croissant. Man chases the croissant thief; another seagull steals his toast. Raucous laughter from all the gulls.

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And this morning the Shed is a belvedere, standing above the cleft of a rocky escarpment; deserted, but for visiting crows, and the shadows of clouds passing overhead...

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Rosy pink maple moth, in her natural habitat…

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If you see this, post a photo without explanation…

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Oh, nice! Fully energized today for the start of this book tour...

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And this morning the Shed is an underground stream, swallowed by the darkness.

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No, it's my fault. Try enquiries@joanne-harris.co.uk

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And this morning the Shed is an opening in the flank of a hillside; leading to vast subterranean halls and passages lined with gleaming dust...

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And this morning the Shed is a flock of brightly coloured parakeets, screaming and chattering their way through the solemn depths of the jungle...

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And this morning the Shed is a tiny door among the roots of a giant tree; a home for dormice, spiders, frogs; a place for spinning stories.

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No: if anything I have become increasingly self-critical...

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Just putting the finishing touches to my monthly newsletter, with hot gossip, news, work in progress and, this month, the chance to win a signed hardback copy of THE MOONLIGHT MARKET with the dedication of your choice. Not signed up yet? Do it here at: joanne-harris.co.uk

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I like his short stories a lot: even better than many of his novels...

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How to be a writer, #543677 Open laptop Write Curse Write and curse until fingers bleed nose bleeds ears bleed brain bleeds Realise you have inadvertently finished first draft of new book Tea

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"Fantasy is nearer to poetry, to mysticism, and to insanity than naturalistic fiction is. It is a wilderness, and those who go there should not feel too safe. And their guides, the writers of fantasy, should take their responsibilities seriously." - Ursula K. Le Guin

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There's a new Stephen King? I must get it. (I've been immersed in my own deadlines and haven't had much time for anything else)...

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And this morning the Shed is a tangle of briar rose and bindweed, a secret place where the madcap grows and the bees whisper their stories...

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Very, very muggy here, and dark. Not a breeze in sight...

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And this morning the Shed is a cabin in the deepest, darkest woods; guarded by two bright-eyed wolves, and lit by a phalanx of fireflies...

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2 pages from finishing the new book and I am Wrung out Spun dry Burnt down Bla Filled with more tea a mere human can comprehend So Remind me, why do I do this again??

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And this morning the Shed is a plume of smoke on the blue, inconstant hills.

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