Professor. Novelist. Feels too much. Never enough children, islands, mourners, gossips & vegetables. Warms the stars. Essentially a spy. She/her. 🐦⬛
#TBBO
I’m thrilled to share the stops on this summer’s THE BLACK BIRD ORACLE in the US. What a way to celebrate
#WorldBookDay2024
: by looking forward to meeting readers in July and August. Ticket details are in today’s newsletter, on my website, and on my
@Facebook
author page.
#tbbo
Final chemo is going in. Thank you to everyone for your love, faith, and support. ♥️ A special thanks to my nurse today, Veronica, and all the other members of the team who have taken care of me over the past 20 weeks. 🧪👩🏻⚕️👩🔬
Dear Friends:
The past few weeks have been a time of change for me, as after several months of feeling unwell I’ve just been diagnosed with ovarian cancer. I recently had surgery to remove the tumor, and I’ll be undergoing treatment for months to come. (Cont)
As a historian of the first Elizabethan Age, I am overwhelmed to be in London at this historical moment. 16th-century Elizabethans would have looked for signs. This double rainbow appeared over Buckingham Palace just moments before the Queen's death was announced. 📷: Reuters
And that's a final wrap. The last scene of
@ADiscoveryOfWTV
with actors was shot and finished a few minutes ago. Snow and all. What a year. Thanks to cast and crew for this amazing journey. A special shout out to
@teresapalmer
and Matthew Goode. It began with YOU. ♥️
Ringing the bell after 20 weeks of chemo treatment. Thank you to the nurses and doctors of
@cityofhope
for getting me through this part of my journey!
#ovariancancerawareness
This shows such profound ignorance and lack of empathy. I am a 57-year-old cancer patient. If I wear an n95 or double mask I can go to the doctor, make short trips to the grocery store, go to the ATM, get gas, and pick up RX at the drugstore. If that bugs you, too bad.
Today's gratitude:
🟢 getting the green light for chemo treatment 5 on Monday
🐴 completely healing from my surgery in December so my gyn-onc says I can ride again
👱🏼 the wig that reminds me that my hair WILL grow back one day
#gratitude
#simplethings
Today's
#gratitude
:
💉 a smooth, painless visit to the chemo lounge for treatment
#4
--2 more to go!
🎊 sharing in the joy as three other patients finished their chemo cycle with songs, tambourines, and bells
🎂 ending my yearly lap around the sun--
#57
today.
#simplethings
Thank you in advance for your support and understanding as I take time to heal and embark on the next stage of my journey. You may not see me posting as much but I will be checking in as often as I'm able and look forward to seeing your posts. ♥️
It’s 38 days until
#ADiscoveryOfWitchesS2
is broadcast in the US. 37 days if you are in the U.K.
After the year we’ve had, this feels doable.
38🇺🇸/37🇬🇧 wakeups
Who’s with us?
This is the face of a deeply grateful person. I'm back from
@cityofhope
& it was all good news. I'm getting stronger. My cancer antigen continues to be low. And no new findings on physical exam. Thank you for all your support today. I was feeling a little anxious. You fixed that.
Today's gratitude:
✂️ my chemo cut from the fabulous Holly Vatter
🌿 discovering a plant based protein drink I like (
@Drinkkoia
vanilla!)
💉 vaccines--today it's the shingles vaccine!
#gratitude
#simplethings
Public Service Announcement: I don't like grown women who never grew out of the teenage mean girls phase. BTW, I didn't like mean girls in high school either.
Today's gratitude:
🙌 the skilled hands of surgeons
🤝 the compassionate hands of nurses
🤲 the hands of everyone who took the time to write a message of support and faith.
#WeAreAllSouls
This rose is for all of the hands that are holding me up and giving me comfort and strength
Today's gratitude:
👩🦲 went out into the world bald and proud for first time. Couldn't have done it without your support after yesterday's
@instagram
live!
🧡 the orange dragonfly that flew past my window when I was doing yoga
🥣 breakfast with my sweetie
#simplethings
#gratitude
Today's gratitude:
🦙 a cozy new throw from faraway friends that makes me feel hugged
🦮 the unconditional love of a dog
♥️ the gift of another day
#gratitude
#simplethings
It's official. Thanks to your strong support, A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES will be broadcast on BBC America and AMC on Sunday April 7. Those of you on Sundance Now and...
Today's gratitude:
🌳 the tree of life next to my infusion chair, a reminder that life is a miracle that branches out in new directions+ All Souls
#sign
⚕️my compassionate oncology/hematology team Shelby, Joy, and Victor ⭐️
5️⃣ one treatment down, 5 to go
#gratitude
#simplethings
On this day, the feast of All Souls, around 500 AD, a boy was born in a village called Saint-Lucien in what would one day be known as France. His name was Matthew.
Thank you for choosing me to tell your story, Matthew de Clermont. What a long, strange, magical trip it’s been.
Today's gratitude:
🧪 Got through my 2nd cancer treatment thanks to the support of family, friends, readers, my wife & chemo companion, & my superb hematology/oncology nurses
☔️ get well wishes on a cloudy day from reader Linda A
🫐 blueberry lemon scones
#gratitude
#simplethings
To all those who think a woman using a title she earned is silly, ask yourself why you would prefer her to use a title that signals her marital status? What on earth is that about?
#FLOTUSDrJillBiden
works fine for me.
#PhDsAreDoctors
On the night before the
@ADiscoveryOfWTV
series premiere weekend I wanted to say a huge thanks to the cast, crew, and the whole fandom for three seasons of magic.
#ADoWS3
Today one word captures my mood. It is Welsh and has become familiar to me as I journal and think, a gift from this place I now call home.
Hiraeth.
Today I am overwhelmed with hiraeth for the loss of a country that I have loved as the home of my heart and maybe never was
Happy birthday to the maddening, enigmatic, alluring, and downright irresistible Matthew de Clermont, who was born on this day--All Souls' Day--way back around 500 AD. Thank you for picking me to tell your story. ♥️
Here in Wales, darkness has fallen. It is officially the eve of All Hallows' when the veil between the worlds is thinnest. Light a candle. Whisper your ancestors name. Remember your dead. They are with you. Wishing you all the blessings of this magical time of year.
#Samhain
Total number of trolls/idiots/"butwhatabout"s/angry white men/people who wouldn't recognize the truth if they fell on it who I blocked so far today: 43
People who claimed to "love" my books then told me to keep my opinions to myself who I muted today: 9
How was your day?
Happy birthday to Matthew Goode. He will never see this message. He doesn't do social media. He hates having his photo taken. So I leave just words in the hope someone will read them aloud to him. He is so like Matthew de Clermont it's spooky sometimes. ♥️
Tonight,
@ADiscoveryOfWTV
arrives in the 🇬🇧 and in many places in Europe. Tomorrow, 🇺🇸🇨🇦 will get to see it too. Your task for today? ENJOY. This is a dark and dangerous time but
#WeAreAllSouls
and we are power indeed. Thanks to my readers and all the fans. ♥️
Wishing the cast and crew of
@ADiscoveryOfWTV
the very best on the first day of filming the third season. (For those worrying I’ve broken quarantine after arriving in the U.K. yesterday, this is a previously unseen throwback from Series 2!)
#AllSoulsSeries
#ADiscoveryOfWitchesS3
Hello Jack Blackfriars--played by the talented Toby Regbo. He's all grown up, with some dark secrets which will be revealed in
@ADiscoveryOfWTV
Series 3. Oh. And he's an artist. For realz. Check out his drawings on Instagram and follow him there. ♥️
There are days when Twitter feels like a fast food drive thru. “I’d like a Gallowglass book, two stories about the twins, and a milkshake.” This is one of those days. 🤣 Happily creativity is not a burger and fries. You can’t just order it. You get what you get when it’s done. ♥️
I’m urging all of my readers to listen to their bodies and familiarize themselves with the symptoms of ovarian cancer. If something just doesn't feel right for you, be persistent and see a gynecologist or other doctor as soon as possible. (Cont)
Today is the start of
#OvarianCancerAwarenessMonth
. As you might imagine, this has special meaning to me, as I am undergoing treatment. I will be sharing information about the disease, what I'm doing to help raise awareness, and more about my journey. 🙏♥️ for listening.
Today's
#gratitude
:
💡 fairy lights on everything--even the path to my writing shed
🌃 settling into winter solstice energy & getting ready to shed the old and bring in the new
🥳 that I am here, one year after my
#ovariancancer
diagnosis and celebrating my new life
#simplethings
I've stuck my head out of the library long enough to see that we can now reveal that
@AdelleLeonce
will be your Phoebe Taylor, the ambitious young art curator who steals Marcus's heart, in
@ADiscoveryOfWTV
series 2. Please join me in warmly welcoming her to the All Souls Family!
Today's
#gratitude
:
👩🏻⚕️ my amazing health team who are working around my
@ocrahope
training this AM while taking such good care of me ♥️
🍋 making lemonade out of lemons
#cancerLIFE
🧵 the comforting beauty of my upcycled blue shawl from
@editwhidbey
#simplethings
On this day—the feast of All Souls—around 500 AD, Matthew de Clermont was born. I will always be grateful he walked into my life & turned it upside down. Whenever you have a tale to tell, Matthew, rest assured I will be listening. To be continued...
#BTS
with
@ADiscoveryOfWTV
S2
Today's
#gratitude
:
🧣 rediscovering my scarf collection including this All Souls infinity scarf designed by my friend Grega
🦋 the message of hope and joy from reader Fiona R
👃 the scent of spring
#simplethings
We hope to get 750,000 followers for the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz on 27 Jan 2020.
This will not be possible without your support & engagement.
Help us to honor all victims and preserve their memory online. RT & encourage others to follow
@AuschwitzMuseum
.
Just to reiterate:
♥️ I have many many more Bishop/ de Clermont stories to tell
♥️ I was working on one of them when I was diagnosed with cancer which has slowed my roll
♥️ currently, Gallowglass's tale is
#3
in queue
♥️ queue shifts (TSM/TC saga)
♥️
#PatienceIsADeClermontVirtue
@DebHarkness
Wait does that mean there will be a Gallowglass book? I was somehow under the impression (internet rumors) that you weren’t going to do a Gallowglass book. But if you are yay! Our Scot needs his story and hopefully a happy ending 😍
In case you missed the amazing news: A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES will be returning for a second AND third series on Sky One, Sundance Now, NOW TV, and Shudder.
The enormous success of the show in the UK and...
This is my first
#NationalCancerSurvivorsDay
. I'm a relative newbie, having been diagnosed with
#ovariancancer
just 6 mos ago. Since then I've survived surgery, chemo, & the uncertainty of a cancer diagnosis. Sending love & strength to my fellow survivors and their loved ones.
Today’s
#gratitude
:
🌤 the sun came out for the last three daylight hours of my stay in London
💪 that I was able to take my normal 3 mile walk around the City for the first time since my cancer diagnosis
✍️ a superb two weeks of writing
#tbbo
—120 pp in two weeks!
#simplethings
Sedition and a coup attempt. Treason. The overthrow of our democracy. That is what is happening. America's legacy of peaceful transition of power has been destroyed by the outgoing president of the United States.
#SeditionHasConsequences
Happy Anniversary to A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES. 10 years ago you went out into the world, taking Diana and Matthew and all their kin with them. What a decade it's been! Huge thanks to my entire
@headlinepg
team and to my UK readers.
#WeAreAllSouls
Good morning. Time to open those eyes and meet the day. ICYMI we saw the series 2 trailer yesterday. It's pinned to my profile. And don't forget to head over to
@skytv
for a big announcement about when you get to see the whole series in the US, UK, and Canada. ♥️
Sending love to
@MrStevenCree
who took on my Gallowglass and breathed so much life and energy into the character. Thank you for your integrity, persistence, and talent. See you on the flip side. ♥️
Today's gratitude:
👒 welcoming beanie-time with a soft pink cap from
@HEADCOVERScom
& a vintage pin for pizzazz
🏰 a get well message from reader Francesca S T. Malta is on my list of places to visit. Definitely were de Clermonts there!
🥯 fresh bagels
#gratitude
#simplethings
Thank you for your kind birthday wishes. I am celebrating in my beloved 🏴on my penultimate day of quarantine. Best present today was my second negative CV19 test after ✈️ a few weeks ago. Later this week I be opening the 🚪 on my new 🏴adventure.
#56
#NeverStopDreaming
Happy Friday. Have just cracked open notebook
#3
for my
#WIP
, the 5th installment in the
#AllSoulsSeries
. What does that mean? I'm approaching the end of the writing. Next comes the editing and rewriting. When will I finish? No clue. What's it about? Will tell you soon...
Look at these beauties! We have covers for the S2 TV tie-in covers for SHADOW OF NIGHT. They are available now for pre-order in the UK & US wherever books are sold. UK release: 26 Nov 2020
US release: 5 Jan 2021
Links up shortly on Facebook author page:
I just need to know if
@DebHarkness
is gonna write another book about Diana and Matthew?? I finished Time’s Convert last night, then had dreams about the book! Now I’m gonna watch the show
We started filming series 2 of
#ADiscoveryOfWitches
yesterday. It was hard to keep it quiet! Before I went to set I drew this card from the
@kimkrans
Wild Unknown tarot deck. Those in the know will understand it’s meaning. Thanks to cast and crew for a magical first day back.
Happy 1518th birthday to Matthew de Clermont--poet, prince, warrior, spy, husband, and father. Thinking of you on All Souls' Day. Thank you for picking me to tell your story.
#WeAreAllSouls
In case you missed it. This news practically blew the roof off the place when the fans shouted out their happiness! A Discovery of Witches casts Victoria star Tom Hughes - Radio Times
Some of what will be in book
#5
:
Matthew and Diana
Becca and Philip
Magic
Science
History
Witches
Vampires
Daemons
Humans
Some other familiar faces
Some new faces
Basically, what you would expect from a book in the
#AllSoulsSeries
Today's
#gratitude
:
🧑⚕️ hearing that I am officially NED--IYKYK!
🙏 everybody's positive energy & healing wishes--they worked
#WeAreAllSouls
💊 the chemists and the new drugs that target my BRCA2 gene mutation and may delay or prevent the return of my ovarian cancer
#simplethings
On this day, August 13, the feast day of the goddess Diana, was born a weaver who—by accepting who she was—would change the world. Scholar, seeker, weaver, witch, wife, mother, daughter—woman. Thank you
@teresapalmer
for bringing her to life.