Joanne Harris

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10 February 2026 21:26

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 107632: If you're writing a sex scene, beware of over-describing actions. Sensations, thoughts and feelings often work better, and won't end up reading like a biology manual.

Joanne Harris

joannechocolat.bsky.social

10 February 2026 21:26

And this morning the Shed is a sunny veranda underneath a persimmon tree…

Joanne Harris

joannechocolat.bsky.social

10 February 2026 21:26

Susan Jocelyn Bell Burnell (1943-) is a Northern Irish physicist who, while conducting research for her doctorate, discovered the first radio pulsars in 1967. This discovery earned the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1974, but not to her - the prize was awarded to her (male) supervisor. #CelebratingWomen

Joanne Harris

joannechocolat.bsky.social

08 February 2026 22:04

Pantea Arteshbod (559-529 BCE; fl. 539 BCE), was a Persian military commander during the reign of Cyrus The Great. She was one of several women to hold high ranking positions in the Persian army. #CelebratingWomen

Joanne Harris

joannechocolat.bsky.social

04 February 2026 16:31

Dear Film Industry, Wouldn't it be nice to have a film version of WUTHERING HEIGHTS that was: 1. Filmed in Yorkshire 2. With actors that one could plausibly believe to be from Yorkshire 3. Of the right age (teens and 20s) 4. Actually scripted by someone who has read the book ALL the way through?