Caroline Hardaker

Author. Elf.🌿🌳🍃Fiction: MOTHTOWN & COMPOSITE CREATURES @angryrobotbooks . Poetry: BONE OVATION & LITTLE QUAKES @ValleyPress . Rep'd by @literarywhore .

[Caroline Hardaker @carolinehwrites]

Not one to tell people what to do😂, I've just blogged about zero drafts! But what in the world is a zero draft, and why does writing have to be even more complicated than it was before?!

It's not, I promise.

Link in my bio!

[Caroline Hardaker @carolinehwrites]

My copy arrived, my copy arrived! Can't wait to lose myself in DAYTIDE once more. Couldn't be more proud to have myself immortalised within it's pages with a poem😍✍️

[Caroline Hardaker @carolinehwrites]

Another week, another secret writing collaboration begun🤐

And yes, I hold my pen weird✍️

[Caroline Hardaker @carolinehwrites]

Still enjoying my return to journalling this year✍️Somewhere between a sketchbook, scrapbook, and commonplace book, it's 2026 in a nutshell.
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#hobonichi #commonplacebook #journalling

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Woodland-ready🌳🌳🌳🌳

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@ashleyking1985 Not at all😬😂

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Didn't think I'd be face to face with an ice sculpture of Vecna today😮

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'An accurate description of my current WIP plot, 2026'

It's sort of all there, but it's in a right tangle. It all needs teasing out. Sometimes I realise there's a loose end in there, and it needs woven in. But all in all, it's a full story, in the rough shape of a world💚🌍🩵

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@SheExclaimed Thank youuuu

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A little bit of moonlight never hurt anyone ☁️🌕☁️

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@SheExclaimed Thank you, vibes appreciated!

[Caroline Hardaker @carolinehwrites]

Been quite poorly this week. Not had any energy for anything, but I'm finally starting to pick up. Tonight's #onmyreadinglist is dedicated to a little bit of research for the current WIP...

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A bookshop all to myself?! 😍😍😍

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Loyal little sofa pal (as long as her favourite blanket is spread out beside me, otherwise I'm abandoned)😽

[Caroline Hardaker @carolinehwrites]

Next up #onmyreadinglist is this little book. I've always loved Shakespeare's works - but never actually thought too much about the man beyond the most well-known facts. Well, now I vow to learn more!

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A poem hidden within the clouds☁️☁️☁️

[Caroline Hardaker @carolinehwrites]

I've lost count of the scarves I've knitted this winter. It's been the perfect way to do something mindless when I've been overwhelmed or feeling a bit lost. And while I love making intricate things, almost every scarf I've made has been simple and safe.

Says it all, really.

[Caroline Hardaker @carolinehwrites]

Continuing my journey on the George Saunders train. This man knows how to do titles!👌

#onmyreadinglist

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My only sale splurge this year!

Hoping this helps me develop lots of new ideas and avenues for the current WIP and more🌠✍️📚

[Caroline Hardaker @carolinehwrites]

Mr.H and me began a new tradition last night. One night each month, we'll have an arty or crafty night together❤️

January was my pick, and I chose watercolours. More specifically, using watercolours to paint the cosmos🌠☄️🌒