Ailish Sinclair
@ailishsinclair.bsky.social
Writing stories. Staring at castles. Eating chocolate.
Latest contemporary series: http://mybook.to/castledancers
Witchy historical: http://getbook.at/Themermaidandthebear
Website: https://ailishsinclair.com
Latest contemporary series: http://mybook.to/castledancers
Witchy historical: http://getbook.at/Themermaidandthebear
Website: https://ailishsinclair.com
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If you like castles, Scotland, history, witches, stone circles and Christmas done medieval-style, you might like THE MERMAID AND THE BEAR. There’s also a love story.
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“A delight from end to end...” Undiscovered Scotland
#HistoricalFiction #KindleUnlimited
getbook.at/Themermaidan...
“A delight from end to end...” Undiscovered Scotland
#HistoricalFiction #KindleUnlimited
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Book nook in a 17th century house in Banff (Aberdeenshire, Scotland). ailishsinclair.com/2026/07/a-bo...
August 3, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Book nook in a 17th century house in Banff (Aberdeenshire, Scotland). ailishsinclair.com/2026/07/a-bo...
Torn out of an isolated life in a Scottish castle, Elizabeth embarks on a determined quest to return home. Exhilarating adventures unfold on the high seas, love blossoms, and the chocolate, purchased in Benjamin Franklin’s printing shop, is delicious!
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#HistFic #KindleUnlimited
mybook.to/firechoc
#HistFic #KindleUnlimited
August 5, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Torn out of an isolated life in a Scottish castle, Elizabeth embarks on a determined quest to return home. Exhilarating adventures unfold on the high seas, love blossoms, and the chocolate, purchased in Benjamin Franklin’s printing shop, is delicious!
mybook.to/firechoc
#HistFic #KindleUnlimited
mybook.to/firechoc
#HistFic #KindleUnlimited
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Book nook in a 17th century house in Banff (Aberdeenshire, Scotland). ailishsinclair.com/2026/07/a-bo...
August 3, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Book nook in a 17th century house in Banff (Aberdeenshire, Scotland). ailishsinclair.com/2026/07/a-bo...
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Fabulous photos of a fave #souterrain
July 28, 2026 at 6:21 AM
Fabulous photos of a fave #souterrain
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Marvellous Migvie Kirk and Pictish Stone - Ailish Sinclair
Author Ailish Sinclair visits Migvie Kirk and Pictish stone and shares photos and information about this delightful and surprising place.
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July 16, 2026 at 12:45 PM
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“I have been #diagnosed with an #AutoimmuneDisorder, so my body has basically been trying to kill me..So there are elements of the #thriller genre at work in my life.”: buff.ly/0ooMCIq
by @ailishsinclair.bsky.social
#ChronicIllness #disability #spoonie #ChronicLife #HospitalLife #writer
by @ailishsinclair.bsky.social
#ChronicIllness #disability #spoonie #ChronicLife #HospitalLife #writer
A Swashbuckling Adventure Through Hospital Windows - Ailish Sinclair
Scottish author Ailish Sinclair details her efforts to find beauty through hospital windows during a period of ill health.
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July 18, 2026 at 4:30 AM
“I have been #diagnosed with an #AutoimmuneDisorder, so my body has basically been trying to kill me..So there are elements of the #thriller genre at work in my life.”: buff.ly/0ooMCIq
by @ailishsinclair.bsky.social
#ChronicIllness #disability #spoonie #ChronicLife #HospitalLife #writer
by @ailishsinclair.bsky.social
#ChronicIllness #disability #spoonie #ChronicLife #HospitalLife #writer
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Tomnaverie Stone Circle and Nuclear Bunker ailishsinclair.com/2026/07/tomn... via @ailishsinclair.bsky.social
Tomnaverie Stone Circle and Nuclear Bunker - Ailish Sinclair
Scottish author Ailish Sinclair visits Tomnaverie Stone Circle and nuclear bunker in Aberdeenshire and shares photos and information.
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July 25, 2026 at 3:21 PM
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Favourite places
Marvellous Migvie Kirk and Pictish Stone ailishsinclair.com/2026/07/marv...
The present structure, now deconsecrated, dates from 1777, though there was an older medieval church there from at least the 12th century. #history #Scotland
The present structure, now deconsecrated, dates from 1777, though there was an older medieval church there from at least the 12th century. #history #Scotland
Marvellous Migvie Kirk and Pictish Stone - Ailish Sinclair
Author Ailish Sinclair visits Migvie Kirk and Pictish stone and shares photos and information about this delightful and surprising place.
ailishsinclair.com
July 28, 2026 at 6:22 AM
Favourite places
Marvellous Migvie Kirk and Pictish Stone ailishsinclair.com/2026/07/marv...
The present structure, now deconsecrated, dates from 1777, though there was an older medieval church there from at least the 12th century. #history #Scotland
The present structure, now deconsecrated, dates from 1777, though there was an older medieval church there from at least the 12th century. #history #Scotland
Marvellous Migvie Kirk and Pictish Stone - Ailish Sinclair
Author Ailish Sinclair visits Migvie Kirk and Pictish stone and shares photos and information about this delightful and surprising place.
ailishsinclair.com
July 16, 2026 at 12:21 PM
Marvellous Migvie Kirk and Pictish Stone ailishsinclair.com/2026/07/marv...
The present structure, now deconsecrated, dates from 1777, though there was an older medieval church there from at least the 12th century. #history #Scotland
The present structure, now deconsecrated, dates from 1777, though there was an older medieval church there from at least the 12th century. #history #Scotland
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“I have been #diagnosed with an #AutoimmuneDisorder, so my body has basically been trying to kill me. I’m now on #medication to stop those efforts, but I have to be checked once a wk in case the drug makes its own attempts to kill me.": buff.ly/4sc7eMa
by @ailishsinclair.bsky.social
#ChronicIllness
by @ailishsinclair.bsky.social
#ChronicIllness
A Swashbuckling Adventure Through Hospital Windows - Ailish Sinclair
Scottish author Ailish Sinclair details her efforts to find beauty through hospital windows during a period of ill health.
buff.ly
June 20, 2026 at 8:30 PM
“I have been #diagnosed with an #AutoimmuneDisorder, so my body has basically been trying to kill me. I’m now on #medication to stop those efforts, but I have to be checked once a wk in case the drug makes its own attempts to kill me.": buff.ly/4sc7eMa
by @ailishsinclair.bsky.social
#ChronicIllness
by @ailishsinclair.bsky.social
#ChronicIllness
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The Battle of Auldearn and Dead Man's Wood ailishsinclair.com/2026/06/the-... via @ailishsinclair.bsky.social
The Battle of Auldearn and Dead Man's Wood - Ailish Sinclair
Scottish author Ailish Sinclair details a trip taken to research the Battle of Auldearn and Dead Man's Wood near Nairn in the Highlands.
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June 21, 2026 at 11:33 AM
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Culsh Earth House ailishsinclair.com/2026/07/culs... via @ailishsinclair.bsky.social
Culsh Earth House - Ailish Sinclair
Scottish author Ailish Sinclair visits the Culsh Earth House in Aberdeenshire and shares information and photos of this Iron Age souterrain.
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July 13, 2026 at 12:13 PM
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'Eclipse' by British environmental artist Liz McGowan, artwork created using Norfolk Razor shells #womensart
June 20, 2026 at 10:26 AM
'Eclipse' by British environmental artist Liz McGowan, artwork created using Norfolk Razor shells #womensart
The Battle of Auldearn and Dead Man's Wood ailishsinclair.com/2026/06/the-...
I stayed in the friendly and relaxed 1645 Inn and had strange and disturbed dreams about the battle at night. Will this make the novel more strange and disturbed? Quite possibly. #writing #history #Scotland
I stayed in the friendly and relaxed 1645 Inn and had strange and disturbed dreams about the battle at night. Will this make the novel more strange and disturbed? Quite possibly. #writing #history #Scotland
The Battle of Auldearn and Dead Man's Wood - Ailish Sinclair
Scottish author Ailish Sinclair details a trip taken to research the Battle of Auldearn and Dead Man's Wood near Nairn in the Highlands.
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June 20, 2026 at 10:33 AM
The Battle of Auldearn and Dead Man's Wood ailishsinclair.com/2026/06/the-...
I stayed in the friendly and relaxed 1645 Inn and had strange and disturbed dreams about the battle at night. Will this make the novel more strange and disturbed? Quite possibly. #writing #history #Scotland
I stayed in the friendly and relaxed 1645 Inn and had strange and disturbed dreams about the battle at night. Will this make the novel more strange and disturbed? Quite possibly. #writing #history #Scotland
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Brodie Castle near Forres in Moray (Scotland) reconstruction mock-up of earlier Z-Plan tower layout over @ailishsinclair.bsky.social image. A Brodie family stronghold. #BrodieCastle #ScottishCastles #HistoryRebuilt
June 17, 2026 at 8:47 AM
Brodie Castle near Forres in Moray (Scotland) reconstruction mock-up of earlier Z-Plan tower layout over @ailishsinclair.bsky.social image. A Brodie family stronghold. #BrodieCastle #ScottishCastles #HistoryRebuilt
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Into the Greenwood ailishsinclair.com/2026/06/into... via @ailishsinclair.bsky.social
Into the Greenwood - Ailish Sinclair
Ailish Sinclair walks metaphorically through the greenwood from draft one to draft two of her upcoming novel about Isobel Gowdie.
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June 5, 2026 at 1:53 PM
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'The Photobomb' Taken this morning in Glastonbury.
June 9, 2026 at 6:57 AM
'The Photobomb' Taken this morning in Glastonbury.
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Writing a Coherent Novel Among Blue Flowers ailishsinclair.com/2026/05/writ... via @ailishsinclair.bsky.social
Writing a Coherent Novel Among Blue Flowers - Ailish Sinclair
Author Ailish Sinclair questions whether she can write a coherent novel using the witchcraft confessions of Isobel Gowdie as a primary source.
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May 8, 2026 at 12:49 PM
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Into the Greenwood ailishsinclair.com/2026/06/into...
First draft done. Through the sky window I go, towards the greenwood. #writing
First draft done. Through the sky window I go, towards the greenwood. #writing
Into the Greenwood - Ailish Sinclair
Ailish Sinclair walks metaphorically through the greenwood from draft one to draft two of her upcoming novel about Isobel Gowdie.
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June 5, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Into the Greenwood ailishsinclair.com/2026/06/into...
First draft done. Through the sky window I go, towards the greenwood. #writing
First draft done. Through the sky window I go, towards the greenwood. #writing
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Pink Flowers, Blue Skies and Magical Hares ailishsinclair.com/2026/04/pink... via @ailishsinclair.bsky.social
Pink Flowers, Blue Skies and Magical Hares - Ailish Sinclair
Scottish author Ailish Sinclair shares photos of pink flowers and a writing update about her upcoming book on Isobel Gowdie.
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April 25, 2026 at 12:38 PM
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“Well, something is burbling out of me! I’ve also started saying things like ‘a many’ (see above) and spelling time as tym.”
#writing #historicalfiction
“Well, something is burbling out of me! I’ve also started saying things like ‘a many’ (see above) and spelling time as tym.”
#writing #historicalfiction
Pink Flowers, Blue Skies and Magical Hares - Ailish Sinclair
Scottish author Ailish Sinclair shares photos of pink flowers and a writing update about her upcoming book on Isobel Gowdie.
ailishsinclair.com
April 25, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Pink Flowers, Blue Skies and Magical Hares ailishsinclair.com/2026/04/pink...
“Well, something is burbling out of me! I’ve also started saying things like ‘a many’ (see above) and spelling time as tym.”
#writing #historicalfiction
“Well, something is burbling out of me! I’ve also started saying things like ‘a many’ (see above) and spelling time as tym.”
#writing #historicalfiction