An update from our editor:

This year's RSM is October 4 & 5, and is about writing with resistance, Imagining a better future. Don't forget to register on rainbowspacemagic.org. #LGBT #writing #ScienceFiction #fantasy

The issue of 'sales track' has become a hot discussion topic in publishing over the past couple of weeks. This is a good piece, arguing that it often doesn't make sense to weigh it so heavily.

Today’s noon-time (UTC +1/BST) picture of the sky. Calm before Storm Amy (Pond)?

For no particular reason I can identify, my brain has latched on to feelings of rejection and failure today and is trying to convince me everything is pointless and I'll never succeed at this writing lark. Obviously this makes actual writing and a launching of a new book quite hard. Thanks brain.

Good news! The Green Man's War is a Kindle ebook deal for October. You can get fully caught up with Dan Mackmain's adventures before The Green Man's Holiday is published on 30th October. www.amazon.co.uk/Green-Mans-W...

Book Quote Wednesday's word is 'hard' #BookQW On board the freight ship Benbow, Lenore and Faarax share a vow no-one beyond themselves would understand. #scifi #spaceopera #writingcommunity #BookSky💙📚

Book Quote Wednesday's word is 'hard' #BookQW On board the freight ship Benbow, Lenore and Faarax share a vow no-one beyond themselves would understand. #scifi #spaceopera #writingcommunity #BookSky💙📚

Book Quote Wednesday's word is 'hard' #BookQW If limits on your book budget are a challenge, good news! The Green Man's War is a Kindle ebook deal for October. Get caught up with Dan Mackmain's adventures before The Green Man's Holiday is published on 30th October. www.amazon.co.uk/Green-Mans-W...

Doomscrolling break. Especially for everyone facing deadlines and challenges, I offer you this small, persevering hedgehog by way of encouragement and inspiration. #TinyJoys

Normally I don't promote NESS stuff here as much because hey, you can follow that account if you want it. But for reasons I'll get into in the campaign update later, this was like a final boss for everything I've wanted to do up to this point. This was so key. Now? A new era (level?) begins.

Happy #InternationalTranslationDay! Keep AI out of translation!

Ben Jeapes will be a Guest of Honour at BristolCon this year. We are lucky enough to publish a couple of his books. Want to know what happens to the British Royal Family in the far future? Try this: wizardstowerpress.co...

So, from tomorrow, I have... *ahem* One convention, one studio recording, four tutorials and a dentist's appointment. Who'd be a human? #writerslife

Who’s your favourite Jedi? (Wrong answers only.)

New Review - A Brilliant tale of magic, family and great storytelling I strongly recommend A Sword of Bronze And Ruin by @annasmithspark.bsky.social out now! www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2025/9/...

This one’s barely even trying 😂

You love to see it

Great news! JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month www.jstor.org/action/showL...

#queerwriters Monday: Goals Day! What do you hope to accomplish this week? Can be anything, big or small! Let us know so we can cheer you on! #WritingCommunity #lgbtqwriters

Motherfucker, shut up. Racist is as racist does.

New goal across on Ko-Fi ko-fi.com/bigbeardedbo...

Excellent and informed article.

This week's post is far more update than anything else. On what's happening next month. #writingcommunity #amwriting #update #BookSky💙📚 thomaswrightson.co.uk/2025/09/28/o...

Age yourself with a film you saw in a cinema as a kid

my mental health is... not great these days but i've got to go moderate a panel on hope in the dark now so 😂

This week's post is far more update than anything else. On what's happening next month. #writingcommunity #amwriting #update #BookSky💙📚 thomaswrightson.co.uk/2025/09/28/o...

Not long to wait now. The new Green Man book will be available on October 30th. Pre-order now: wizardstowerpress.co...

Delighted to reveal 'Magic, Maps, and Mischief'. This has had quite the journey to publication. Want stories about neurodivergent people finding one another in a world trying to limit them, writing *by* and autistic person. Pre-order now: mybook.to/magicmapsand... Cover by @lizdelton.bsky.social

Press buddy has a new book coming out!

Animation test for "The Black Knight", an aborted animated feature film project by Genndy Tartakovsky (2019). The story of a 20 feet high Knight Armor controlled by a knight inside using ropes, pulleys, and levers. The setting is around the 14th century. instagram.com/p/DPEqSjkCXyd/

Hey folks -- Signal Boost time for this week's #TheFullLid. If you have a creative project to promote, leave the details in a reply. Include the title and a link please, so folks can find it. For pre-launch crowdfunders let us know about 2 weeks in advance.

Star Trek The Motion Picture

Okay, list is shaping up pretty well… But there’s a few more spaces if people want added, will also remove if people want me to. (Limit is 150). Folk attending @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social in Brighton next month…

What character permanently altered your brain chemistry? I mean, out of all the ones that could've done this...

⚔️Who wants to be our 250th New Edge Sword & Sorcery Novellas backer AND get us to $16,000?🗡 🔥 We're also already more than halfway to unlocking the 'zine! 💪 www.backerkit.com/c/projects/b...

Big news! Huge! Like massive super chunky news!

Decided to watch the State of Play. This GIF is my vibe after the void that was those 40 minutes. #videogames

Jimmy Kimmel's Monologue now has 14.3 MILLION VIEWS on YouTube. It would be a shame for you to share it www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1tj...

My imposter syndrome getting ready for work:

Who wants to take the 1,000th copy of In Solitude's Shadow given away today? mybook.to/insolitudess...

Book Quote Wednesday's word is "last". Faarax, a lonely human jack-of-all-trades on a rickety freight ship, does an emergency repair for the last leg of a trip. More information and samples on my website. The third book, The Murderer's Lament, is in edits. #BookQW #scifi #writingcommunity #BookSky💙📚

It's #BookQW and the word is 'last'. In The Heart of Winter, Brigit is thinking about arranged marriages and her distaste for them. www.flametreepublishing.com/the-heart-of...

Follow as many of these people as you can if you want to see what a non-Fascist America could be. What white liberals and "lower my taxes, Daddy!" centrists and farmers about to get fucked by the government are experiencing? These people've been writing that for decades.

“Yeah.” He rubbed his throat. “Those cleaning chemicals do leave a taint in the building, and when you’re down in some areas it gets pretty acrid.” He glanced round. “But I’ve gotta fly. See you, Saul.” #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WIPSnips

I haven't been this close to a goal since I was the mascot for Torquay United. Go on, treat yourself. www.kickstarter.com/projects/dav...

Book Quote Wednesday's word is 'last' #BookQW It's easy for Dan Mackmain to hide his supernatural side. He looks like an ordinary human. Shapeshifters like his swan maid girlfriend Fin will only survive if they're very careful. The Green Man's Holiday - 30th October www.amazon.co.uk/Green-Mans-H...

Book Quote Wednesday's word is "last". Faarax, a lonely human jack-of-all-trades on a rickety freight ship, does an emergency repair for the last leg of a trip. More information and samples on my website. The third book, The Murderer's Lament, is in edits. #BookQW #scifi #writingcommunity #BookSky💙📚

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