Thank you all for letting me spam you with Mother Sea stuff. You'll be relieved to hear it's pub day so the #MotherSeaTour is at an endπ
I *cannot tell you* how much it means to have this book out in the world though (although if you read yesterday's blog you might be able to guess!)π€πποΈ
#MotherSeaTour Day 1
β¨Release day is TOMORROW!β¨
Iβd like to share a fairly scary (for me) blog post about the difficult issues I explore in #MotherSea - how I nearly walked away & how important I think it was to come back.
Also a wee reminder that I'm at Aye Write on Friday. I even have fancy ink stamps ready and waiting for the book signing! π ποΈ
#blogpost #bookevent #contentwarnings #Ayewrite #Glasgow
blog - https://t.co/KcyzIHvhrc
event - https://t.co/xJHrnQjFU1
#MotherSeaTour Day 2 β The characters!
After dragging you all on a quick spin round the world, I figured Iβd introduce the three main characters in #MotherSea β Sisiππ½Kit and Nuru.
This is my 1st time making character #MoodBoards! What an incredible procrastination tool they are!!π
#Bookstodon #Bookish
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#MotherSeaTour Day 3 - Uists & St. Kilda
Finally to the place #MotherSea began - the history of St. Kilda & its abandonment. That tale, and the Uists taught me so much about island communities, the persistence of faith, carving a living from the liminal shore... 1/2
#WritingCommunity #WritingInspiration #Hebrides #photography
#MotherSeaTour Day 4 - Madagascar
Fav folklore β I was told once that bats hang upside down to show their arse to god as revenge for an offence. I π€ this.
Fav experience β An aye-aye there&gone in the dark, indri singing in the dawn 2/2
#WritingCommunity #MotherSea #WritingInspiration #Madagascar #Photography #NewBook
#MotherSeaTour Day 4 - Madagascar
With France & S. Asia, this is the other origin of my community in #MotherSea, so hints of Malagasy culture fed into the book. This country is a biologistβs dream and heartbreak all in one. It gave me βtsingyβ landscape & baobab forests, pirogues, feminism & day geckos... 1/2
#WritingCommunity #WritingInspiration #Madagascar #Photography #NewBook
#MotherSeaTour Day 5 - Seychelles
Fav folklore β An eejit Brit in the 1800βs decided the coco de mer was the original forbidden fruit bc it looks like a bum! Someone away from home too long methinks?π
Fav experience β Meeting giant tortoises? Or giant fruit bats squabbling in the tree above us as we ate our dinner in the dark (hint: #MotherSea may contain bats) 2/2
#WritingInspiration #Seychelles #WritingCommunity #Photography #Books
#MotherSeaTour Day 5 - Seychelles
The right ocean at last! These are the closest islands to my fictitious one in #MotherSea, so the flora & fauna are similar. Seychelles taught me a hard lesson on coral reef death & restoration, but introduced me to Creole language & culture, and the reality behind the curated tourist tropical paradise photos.
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#MotherSea #WritingCommunity #WritingInspiration #Seychelles #Photography
Lorraine Wilson
