We made the news! With thanks to the SWLondoner for covering our events. We're trying to bring people together to engage with difficult ideas and problems. It's supportive and edgy at the same time. Last night's was excellent and I'm looking forward to our next.

This shows the extent to which the BBC has been politically interfered with and how. It was a thoughtful, patient and well executed take-down.

It's not just that the BBC made a mistake, it's that it was such a stupid mistake. I heard Alistair Campbell say it was likely done by a poorly trained young journalist. Nope, not buying that one. 🧵

The fact that the BBC has made serious culpable errors does not negate the point that there is a real and concerted right-wing media campaign to destroy it. Both points can be true at the same time and the campaign would not end even if the errors did.

#stephenking #readmore #amediting #indiepublisher I can always tell when I'm editing a manuscript if the author is a reader or not. In no instance, has the non-reader produced a superior work. Ironically, I can't really put it into words how I know or what the difference is. I just do know.

Join us tonight at #Clapham Omnibus to discuss #digitalsafety #smartphones and the internet. And how best to protect ourselves and our children. Australia has banned #socialmedia for under 16s (which I quite like as a solution). Should we? Schools are banning phones altogether. Should families?

#digitalsafety #thisisClapham #socialmedia #Clapham #smartphonesafety #smartphone #OmnibusTheatre #ShoutOutUK

Same, Lane, same.

Went to an all-day marketing event and learned that BlueSky is full of bots. That tidbit kind of bummed me out.

At the Indie Press Network conference on book marketing. I regret to say the BlueSky is not coming out of it well. It’s all about BookTok. Sigh.

Word of the Day is ‘catchfart’ (17th century): an obsequious individual who sucks up to the boss and always follows the political wind.

Just learned that Twitter has had had a decline of 67% since 2022.

Australia has banned #socialmedia for under 16s. Is that our best way to safeguard our children? Come to #Clapham Omnibus to share your ideas and experiences. #digitalsafety

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Calling all #parents! ShoutOut CEO Matteo Bergamini is joining author and TEDx speaker Douglas Kruger in #Clapham on Monday for a can't-miss conversation about technology-related fears and hopes in an online age. Hope to see you there to talk #tech, teens and #smartphones, to #ban or not to ban?

Join us tonight. #Richmond #Twickenham #MarbleHill

Got praise at the gym for my classic T-shirt. That’s a compliment, right.

Australia has banned #socialmedia for under 16s. Should we? Join us on Thursday 7pm at the ETNA community centre in #Twickenham for this important conversation about how best to protect our children. Share your experiences and knowledge. Hosted by TEDx speaker and author Douglas Kruger. #Richmond

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My latest post on authors and agents and publishers — and options. claretpress.substack.com/p/agents-the... #ampublishing #indiepublisher #amwriting

Apparently book agents are having a hard time of it. I totally get why. In this post I explain why I likely will never use agents. #indiepublisher #ampublishing #amwriting

Did you know Mary Shelley once had to correct Sir Walter Scott for crediting her novel, Frankenstein, to her husband? 🔍 For one day only, see this story on paper at the National Library: ➡️ Mary Shelley's letter to Sir Walter Scott ➡️ Rare early editions & items from our archives ➡️ and more!

Douglas Kruger is our guest speaker on Nov 6 at ETNA community centre in #Twickenham, discussing #digitalsafety for our children. He'll be sharing his parenting tips and knowledge. Join the conversation. Click the link for more information. www.entertainingideas.wixsite.com/conversations

Does Australia have the answer to digital safety for children: ban it until the age of 16. So it's like cigarettes and alcohol. IIlegal but youngsters can occasionally scoff it. Join our conversation about #digitalsafety entertainingideas.wixsite.com/conversations Nov 6 Twickenham at ETNA centre

Here are 3 tips but are they enough? Join us to discuss #digitalsafety at #ETNA community centre in #Twickenham Nov 6 at 7pm. 1. talk to your kids about the internet 2. actually sit with your kids and go through it with them 3. invite other kids over to game and play Is that enough? #Richmond

I have two very confused poppies in bloom in a garden that has gone to sleep for the winter. I don't know what to do. Wrap a blanket around them? Cut them for a nice bouquet? Celebrate climate change because now flowers bloom in November? Any advice? #gardeningtips

Since #digital #media is our normal, and we've all got a smart phone, we have to figure out how to deal with this reality. Join us for the #conversation where we share experiences and understandings. With TEDx speaker and author Douglas Kruger. November 6 in #Twickenham #Richmond

Let's make our world safer for our kids. Come out for a warm and informative discussion about the internet. #adolescence #incel #Richmond #Twickenham #MarbleHill #digitalsafety #internetsafety #smartphonefreechildhood entertainingideas.wixsite.com/conversations

Join us for an interesting conversation on how we protect ourselves and our children from digital technology. This coming Thursday at 7pm at #Twickenham #Richmond #MarbleHill #ETNACommunityCentre entertainingideas.wixsite.com/conversations

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True. I double checked.

For whatever reason this fungus on a lichen-clad dead branch caught my eye. It was stunning - believe me when I say the photos do not do justice to the beauty of my autumn walk.

We all desperately want a "fix" to the #climatecrisis, like an upgrade to a glitchy IT programme. This climate scientist has suggested something more radical: there is no techie fix and no benevolent plutocrats. Also, the solution resides with us. Does it have to? I'm busy. What's the compromise?

#Richmond #Twickenham #LondonEvents For those who are battling the smart phone problem with the children or even themselves, come out to this public discussion about how best to respond. #smartphonesafety #digitalsafety #internetsafety

This was so witty and human. What an absolute hero. open.substack.com/pub/bestforb...

Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House. Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity. They are not the same.

#Clapham #Battersea #Wandsworth Concerned about the internet and safety for your children. Join us at the Omnibus on Nov 10 for a caring and information discussion. Hosted by author and TEDx speaker Douglas Kruger. #internetsafety #digitalsafety

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Join us for the conversation at ETNA Community Centre in #Twickeham for an important conversation about #smartphones and safety and children. entertainingideas.wixsite.com/conversations

London Skyline developed somewhat, in 40 years.

Of all EU far right politicians the one Nigel Farage most resembles is Geert Wilders in Netherlands. He was briefly PM but no-one could work him and now having seen far-right politics in action the traditional right and Left-Green Alliance say they can't be in same gov. Bit like Kent County Council

To be entirely honest, I’m not sure I’d care one way or another what the detective was feeling should I be murdered. Still, it a cool map.

#indifference #wordstoliveby #eliwiesel

For better or worse, the landscape of publishing is changing. Read my most recent blog about it, free on Substack. #ampublishing #indiepublisher open.substack.com/pub/claretpr...

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