Ellie Hawkes

Here's what Elspells is up to in 2026: ✍️ 1:1 Zoom coaching - monthly sessions for only £40/hrs ✍️ Affordable feedback on your writing ✍️ FREE online workshops for new writers ✍️ Speaker at Bournemouth Writing Festival www.elspells.com I'd love to be part of your writing journey this year!

@squadpod2021.bsky.social cake blast for Roman Mornings by Matson Taylor 🎂 🍋 This beautiful book is the perfect antidote to the encroaching winter gloom! If you loved Sarah Winman's Still Life, this Italian adventure is for you. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm off to eat more lemon cake...

You’ve got the story sorted out, the writing is trundling along, but too often you come on a section that you or your beta-readers, or both, know is a bit - or very - meh. Brand new on This Itch of Writing, seven of the best storytelling tools that don’t get talked about enough: buff.ly/8X6I0TZ

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Client testimonials for Elspells Writing Feedback Now taking bookings for November ✍️ www.elspells.com

Day 13 of #100DaysOfWriting done - with the "help" of my fluffy assistant! ✍️

Day 3 of #100DaysOfWriting done - it's been so nice to refocus my attention on my writing the last couple of days after a bit of a break ✍️ Anyone else doing this challenge?

100 days till the end of the year, so it's time for another #100DaysOfWriting challenge! Who's in?? The ONLY rule is that you have to write everyday: how much & what counts as "writing" is entirely up to you! (Pic is an old chart as I need the kids to work their magic and decorate my new one! 🌟)

A couple of new testimonials from my lovely clients 😊 September slots are filling up fast but I have good availability for October/November, so get in touch if you want an extra pair of eyes on your manuscript before the end of the year! www.elspells.com Please share with your writer friends ✍️

Back at my desk - send me your words! ✍️ www.elspells.com

9yo's costume for Egyptian day

Today's al fresco office

These are fabulous, go join ✍️ 📚

Our rainbow paradise 🌈❤️

FREE online writing workshop this Saturday - come & join us! DM or email me to book your spot ✍️ More info: elspells.com/2026/01/04/e... Please share with your writer friends 😊

11yo: "How come Monday is so far away from Friday, but Friday is so close to Monday?"

Feedback slots are FULL for June - enquire now for July! ✍️ Lots more client testimonials on my website: www.elspells.com

Great session with lovely writers today - thanks for coming 😊

New review: Waiting on a Friend by Natalie Adler - out now with @quercusbooks.bsky.social I LOVED this utterly original novel set in NYC during the AIDS crisis - huge thanks to the publisher and to @squadpod2021.bsky.social for my review copy elspells.home.blog/2026/05/28/r...

Still some spaces available for this Saturday's FREE online writing workshop! Please share 😊

Still some spaces available for this Saturday's FREE online writing workshop! Please share 😊

New review: Waiting on a Friend by Natalie Adler - out now with @quercusbooks.bsky.social I LOVED this utterly original novel set in NYC during the AIDS crisis - huge thanks to the publisher and to @squadpod2021.bsky.social for my review copy elspells.home.blog/2026/05/28/r...

Spaces available - come and join us! We're a friendly bunch and there's no requirement to share your work with the group

FREE online writing workshop on Saturday 30th May We'll be looking at Editing 2: Polishing Your Prose - come & join us! DM or email me to book your spot More info: elspells.com/2026/01/04/e...

Fully booked for May & we're not even there yet! Get in touch if you are interested in feedback in June ✍️ www.elspells.com

Had a great time in sunny Bournemouth for @bmthwritingfest.bsky.social yesterday - attended some wonderful panels & workshops, and my session seemed to go down pretty well too! It's such a brilliant event - get it in your calendars for next year!

Resources for yesterday's session at @bmthwritingfest.bsky.social Very thankful to all the participants, who really got stuck into the exercises and are hopefully feeling super positive about their writing life! Grateful to the festival for having me back this year - always a joy.

Little stack of beauties for today's online writing workshop ✨️ ✍️

FREE online writing workshop next Saturday - drop me an email or DM if you want to join us! More info: elspells.com/2026/01/04/e...

Gearing up for a busy weekend! FREE online writing workshop on Saturday 25th April - more info: elspells.com/2026/01/04/e... Bournemouth Writing Festival session: The Writer's Obstacle Course on Sun 26th April - book here: www.pdsw.org.uk/book/instanc... ✍️

Gearing up for a busy weekend! FREE online writing workshop on Saturday 25th April - more info: elspells.com/2026/01/04/e... Bournemouth Writing Festival session: The Writer's Obstacle Course on Sun 26th April - book here: www.pdsw.org.uk/book/instanc... ✍️

FREE online writing workshop next Saturday - drop me an email or DM if you want to join us! More info: elspells.com/2026/01/04/e...

Fresh batch of Elspells pens for @bmthwritingfest.bsky.social next weekend! My session is on Sun 26th April but there is fab stuff happening across the whole weekend, check it out! www.bournemouthwritingfestival.co.uk www.elspells.com

Now taking bookings for MAY feedback slots - get in touch! ✍️ Lots more client testimonials on my website www.elspells.com

FREE online writing workshop! Writers, come and join us for the next session of Elspells Writing Workshops on Saturday 25th April - we'll be looking at Big Picture Editing ✍️ DM or email me to book your spot. Please share with your writer friends! More info: elspells.com/2026/01/04/e...

This was such a lovely session this morning - thank you to the brilliant writers who came along! Next one is on the 25th April - do join us! ✍️

Tomorrow! Come & write with us! More info: elspells.com/2026/01/04/e...

Feedback slots are FULL for April but I'm taking bookings for May - get in touch! ✍️ www.elspells.com

Just over a month until @bmthwritingfest.bsky.social - you can book my session here: www.pdsw.org.uk/book/instanc...

Writers, come along to my FREE online workshop on Sat 28th March - we'll be looking at FIRST DRAFTS Aimed at new writers but all welcome - whether you're nowhere near first draft stage or been there before, there's something for everyone! Email or DM me to book your FREE spot ✍️ #writingcommunity

Writers, come along to my FREE online workshop on Sat 28th March - we'll be looking at FIRST DRAFTS Aimed at new writers but all welcome - whether you're nowhere near first draft stage or been there before, there's something for everyone! Email or DM me to book your FREE spot ✍️ #writingcommunity

❤️Submissions open until April 15: INCH --our little journal with a big heart-- is accepting manuscript submissions; read all about it: buff.ly/jGeTkNA

“Maybe the ghostly energy of the artist does lives on in the art, the way an author’s imagination remains in the ink on the page.” Karma Brown explores the similarities between art conservation and fiction writing.

FREE online writing workshop on Saturday 28th March - come and join us! More info: elspells.com/2026/01/04/e... DM or email me to book your spot ✍️ Please share 🙏

Feedback slots are FULL for March & going fast for April - get in touch if you're nearing the end of your draft as it's always worth getting pencilled in! www.elspells.com

Happy first birthday to this beautiful floofster! Henry, you are such a funny, happy boy & we love you so much! 🐈🎂❤️

It's Monday again and today I'm reading "The Dark Lord's Guide to Dating" by Tiffany Hunt What book(s) are you reading this week? 💙📚 #BookSky #AmReading #MondayReads #TBR alt text in images please

Feedback slots are FULL for March & going fast for April - get in touch if you're nearing the end of your draft as it's always worth getting pencilled in! www.elspells.com

Seaview 🌊❤️

This is the pinned thread for 2026 where I add the books I've read during the year, it's also a bit of an introduction to me to new and old followers I blog at these two places generally www.bigbeardedbookseller.uk ko-fi.com/bigbeardedbo... #BookSky 💙📚 #blogging #publishing #art #bookshops