Left is original self-pub cover. Right is after the series was picked up by trad. Do audiences really prefer the cover on the right hand side? I just feel like it is much worse at conveying what the book is about...

Cup of coffee and my favourite record spinning on the deck.

Drafting of FAITHLESS GODS is underway, so here’s another teaser to give you a taste... Levin has been rolling around my mind for a few years now, along with the rest of the cast (including Sawdust!) - and I’m sharing a bit about each of them over the coming weeks, before the cover art reveal :D

All Starmer had to do to keep his job was commit to rejoining EU, nationalising rail, nationalising water & do a wealth tax, but nope. He'd rather lose his job and fail to serve a full term like his last four predecessors.

Met this fella named Kevin today. Nice lad.

Let's go!

Actively (and impatiently) waiting to see if the Greens were able to flip my constituency of Glasgow Southside.

Genuine question: is trad publishing still buying any Epic Fantasy debuts, or is it as dead as it looks from a reader's perspective?

It's Pub Day for my debut novel, THE REPUBLIC OF MEMORY. It's an Arabfuturist story of a revolution set on a generation ship with lots of linguistic shenanigans. Chapeau to tu!

Happy paperback birthday to Daughter of the Otherworld!!

What no one tells you about discovering and playing a new sport in your mid-thirties is how weak your knees are 😂 holy crap

E.M. Faulds is back with 'To Stave Off the Void', part of the new anthology Tea or Coffee, Stars, and Gravity -- subjects very close to our hearts! Preorders are available now from the link below. aanpress.com/aanorder.htm... @bethkesh.bsky.social @aanpress.bsky.social

With Nicola Sturgeon standing down, I actually have the chance to help the Scottish Greens flip the seat for Glasgow Southside today in the local elections! Hoping to get a Green councillor.

Altar is FREE for the rest of the week! If you like Fantasy-Horror inspired by Dark Souls, Zelda: Majora's Mask, and Resident Evil 4, you'll love this! Also if you want to see the hero die a good 30+ times. books2read.com/b/4jkZP5

The more I read The Court of Broken Knives by Anna Smith Spark the more I get the Michael Moorcock influences. And that’s not a complaint!

Grateful of the fact that I’m lucky enough to live in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. (St. Abbs’ Head, Scottish Borders)

"Rovine di Fumo" (Ruins of Smoke) is out on Amazon Italia. Translated by Raffaella Corini. Thanks Cristiano Saccoccia for making this happen. I'm excited about this and hope Italian readers are looking for a fast-paced novella full of grit and... smoke magic! Link: www.amazon.it/-/en/dp/B0G5...

I'm ecstatic to announce that @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social now has in stock the CHEAPEST paperbacks 📚of my books found anywhere 👀, And they're hand signed! Make sure not to miss out on this! You can find the l1nks in my bio or below.

A tiny dragon reading a book. What more could you want?

Thorns of War by @joaosilvawrites.bsky.social "...without giving too much away, I have absolutely no idea how João is writing himself out of this one." Read @justairythings.bsky.social's full review grimoireinkreviews.wordpress.com/2025/03/26/t...

Saw a local shop called "The Blind Guy" and immediately thought damn, that's either quite offensive or quite progressive. And then I realised they sell blinds and shutters.

Quote with four indie books you recommend @inknest.bsky.social @dbrook.bsky.social @hollytinsl3y.bsky.social @joaosilvawrites.bsky.social

Reacher is always so fun. A better superman character than Superman!

It's Valentine's Day, so... hear me out: is there any romance or fantasy-romance book you think I would like? I'm accepting recommendations! For reference, I really liked the tragic romantic plotline in Ed McDonald's Blackwing. (Please don't plug your own books.)

Hey, on the bright side, no one has to pretend Daniel’s books are good anymore.

The country was born in was ruled by fascists until 1974. My parents were already 16 years old when a constitutional democracy was installed for the first time ever. Needless to say, then, I *know* what fascism looks like, and I know it when I see it. My tolerance for it is 0.

Dude, this new obsession in recent books with taking "show, don't tell" almost literally is making some of them unreadable. Not *every* little detail needs to be shown. It just makes for excessively convoluted stories and really, really hurts pacing. Just move the story along!

🏹 RELEASE DAY🏹 IN THE SHADOW OF DUTY is an interactive short story set in Quinaria, and it's available for FREE through the Unearthed Stories app in partnership with @prowessgames! It's essentially a choose-your-own-adventure and has multiple endings! It's like a book and RPG had a baby! 🔗⬇️

Seeing fan art of my books is still at the top of my bucket list for 2025. Easily, too.

New review just dropped! anybody read SEEDS OF WAR by João F. Silva. @fantasybooknerd.bsky.social @uncagedbooks.bsky.social If not check out the review at kozinskibooks.com?p=4134

We're giving away a total of 36 books! 👀

I'm sure there's nothing to worry about 💀

Are you a fantasy #bookreviewer on #booksky looking for a new epic fantasy read? Message me or comment down below and I’ll see what I can do… 👀

This is the 10th year of the annual #SPFBO contest. The Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off is all about finding great self-published fantasy for you to read. Find out more here: mark---lawrence.blogspot.com/2018/06/the-...

Didn't expect to have to add hundreds more words to the 'mute' list, but here we are in 2025. No regrets, though.

Received some great writing news yesterday. Damn, I needed it!

So this is all the cool kids are hanging out! If you're into fantasy books and I'm not following you yet, comment down below so I can rectify the mistake :)