UK publishing generated £7.4 billion in revenue last year. Compare that to: Premier League football: £6.6 billion Home entertainment: £5.6 billion UK film industry: 2.8 billion Now tell me again why authors don't deserve fair contracts and better pay.

This is lovely - three of the people dramatised in the movie Pride, in conversation with the writer of the film and the forthcoming musical. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wckamx_Yyy8

"The writing was so perfect," Patrick Gibson. Well I'm hardly going to argue with 007... www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/jame...

Can’t lie: feeling a little giddy that the creator of Leverage is enjoying a game I worked on.

www.theguardian.com/games/2026/m... “This is on-rails storytelling done right.” The best reviews for a project I've been a part of since (*checks notes*) the last time I wrote Bond...

The 007 First Light title sequence. Looking good (sounding good, too)... shorturl.at/xFC8O

So... earlier this year, Peter and Daniel of the Young Indy Chroniclers podcast dug up an old relic, dusted him off and put him in front of a microphone to talk about the Young Indiana Jones strip he wrote back in the late 20th century and it's now available via the podcast purveyor of your choice.

Agents, synchronise watches (Omega Seamasters, of course). #007firstlight #jamesbond007 #iointeractive #computergames

Had a great time at Develop Brighton, meeting and talking to so many people taking creative approaches to the ongoing pressures within the industry. And, as a non-Brighton resident, I appreciated IO Interactive's approach to ensuring guests knew where their post-conference mixer was taking place.

Really looking forward to Develop Brighton - my first visit - next week. Any/all pro-tips and/or recommendations for the best coffee or cocktail places gratefully received.

Felt like an ancient artefact being unearthed to talk to the Young Indy Chroniclers about my second professional job: a weekly Young Indy newspaper strip written by me, drawn by the much-missed Phil Gascoine for the Daily Telegraph back in distant pre-history (1990, actually).

Delighted, excited... but most of all grateful to be part of the small but perfectly formed writing team on this. If you think this looks good, you ain't seen nothing yet. Buckle up. It's time to earn the number. youtu.be/i-fgtpwEMPM

Because some bright spark thought 2024 wasn't dystopian enough already... Use the templates. Write to your MP, to your reps (if you're rep'd) and directly to the consultation. Links to templates in the original (excellent) thread.

This costs you zero, Amazon pays for the tip, so make sure you do it after every delivery. Just search “thank my driver” on the Amazon app

Enormously sad news. Comics have lost an immense and singular talent. Ian's family, of course, has lost much more. 2000AD pays tribute to him here: 2000ad.com/news/ian-gib... and Down the Tubes has a lovely piece here: downthetubes.net/in-memoriam-...

Bond by Burns. Because.