С.J. Skuse
@CJSkuse
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Author of the Sweetpea novels (2017-2024). ‘Skuse’ as in ‘there’s no excuse to mispronounce it.
Somerset, UK
Joined May 2010
I'm so excited to be back teaching Writing a Novel (Online) @FaberAcademy this autumn! Join me for 7 months of bespoke writing advice with access to an online classroom, a structured workshop and a community of dedicated writers. Apply by 08/09 here : https://t.co/YTw0ArUe9q
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Pretty sure that “don’t piss in my ear and tell me it’s raining” line was in Gimme Gimme Gimme many moons ago wasn’t it? Or some version of it… @JOJEHARVEY #CelebrityTraitors
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When middle aged women bring their “whole self to work”. Invisibility and dismissal of struggle captured so beautifully here, along with the ageism too many middle aged women just have to live with. #ActingYourAgeCampaign
#DontCastHerOut
#RiotWomen
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If you only watch one thing on TV this week make it @riotwomentv I have always loved Sally Wainwright’s work but this is off the scale. It showcases women over 50 in all their glory. Funny, heartbreaking, strong, gutsy and definitely not invisible. #RiotWomen #middleaged
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me watching the last 2 mins of someone getting their great grandads 100 year old spoon washed and repaired before the traitors #celebritytraitors
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Tom Daly deserves an Olympic medal for giving Kate Garraway THAT side eye #CelebrityTraitors
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In banned books week, we should all watch 'The Librarians', a Storyville documentary that explores how librarians across the US are risking their safety to defend free speech as book bans and censorship threaten democracy from within.
bbc.co.uk
Documentary about the US librarians who are risking their safety to defend free speech.
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A reminder for all the writers: The words you’re putting down today might find the person who needs them tomorrow, next month, or even years from now. You’re not just writing for yourself (or your agent or your editor). You’re writing for THEM. Writing is leaving pieces of
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🚨 I'm hiring! 🚨 Looking to break into publishing? My previous assistants have gone on to become agents & commissioning editors; this is the perfect route to learn the industry. 📚 Come and work with me – @GoldsboroBooks / @DHHlitagency If you love books and reading, have
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We have a few last-minute spaces available for the Creative Writing Masterclass and Author Panels events at our New Writers' Day on Sat 4 Oct! 📖 🖊️ Don't miss out! Sign up here:
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Join us at Foyles Charing Cross on Saturday 4 October for an exciting day of pitching, networking and panels for aspiring authors. This day-long festival will uplift new writers with four special...
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Hello! For anyone still around... please spread the word on this writing for young people masterclass Annalie and I are doing at Bath Kids Lit Festival https://t.co/80lVEVI6VF
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Join us over on 🦋 for #WriteCBC! We're so excited for this month's writing tip and task from Rowan Coleman, bestselling author and tutor of our Writing Romantic & Commercial Fiction course. Enter now for the chance to win a free course! Find out more:
curtisbrowncreative.co.uk
Enter our monthly writing competition on Bluesky! This month's #WriteCBC task comes from bestselling novelist and CBC tutor, Rowan Coleman.
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Oh for Christ’s sake
.@HarperNorthUK is set to publish a book of life lessons from the canine star of Marvel's Deadpool & Wolverine, Peggy the Hairless Pug. The book will publish in October 2025 👇
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