In the last 18 months I lost my job, my marriage, one of my pets, some of my health, and my financial security. Pretty much the only thing that went well was my writing career. So apologies, but I'm now going to produce my own trumpet and toot it merrily. 2024 in review. 1/x

The thing I most like about these couple of days is that you can legitimately look at even basic chores and think: 'Nah, fuck it, I'll do that next year.' Laundry? Next year. Hoovering? Next year. Empty the dishwasher? Next year. It's glorious.

I have zero excitement for yet another re-boot of Superman on the big screen. But the poster is pretty dope.

Annual Vaguely Vikings authors dinner yesterday in london. Highlights were @matthewharffy.bsky.social's little face when he got biscuits with his book cover on, and me getting recognised and stopped in the street by The Failing Writers podcaster Jon Rand. First time anyone ever did that!

I just came across something today, again, that has always bothered me with sci-fi fiction. Planets always have a unified government. Why? for frack's sake we have 200 countries here on earth. What makes anyone beleive a unified planetary government is anything other than a unicorn?

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⚔️🔥 PUBLICATION DAY! 🔥⚔️ My latest book and book 3 of my 'Last viking' series; Emperor's Axe, is out today. It tells the story of Harald Hardrada's most extensive and impressive military campaign. This is a remarkable and nearly unknown story, and I think you'll love it. mybook.to/Emperors_axe

Look what arrived @jcduncanauthor.bsky.social

I already had my first pornbot in my DMs. Need to be more carefull about just following everyone back. 😂

On one hand its good they aren't just outright stealing books like 'every' other major player in the tech industry is. But on the other, much larger more important hand, this is so awful and disgusting and sad. HarperCollins taking what surely is the first step to replacing authors with AI.

I reckon if I just leave cat and sword photos lying around, my people will find me. It's like laying a trail of breadcrumbs, but with fantasy geeks and booklovers. Let's see how this works. Will this work? I think this will work. It's scientifically backed.

Ahhhhh. The good place.

One week until my 8th novel is published. Third in my new 'Last Viking' series about the extraordinary life of Harald Hardrada. www.amazon.co.uk/Emperors-Axe...

Hello everyone! My bird account is being deleted in the background and to celebrate here’s a new #writingfighting. Episode 228 is a play of dagger against longsword. youtu.be/6R72m1EPvhM?...

I am celebrating Twitter's imminent policy of stealing all the art I paid for to use to train its AI (wtf that that's a real thing not a rumour) by finally committing to rebuilding my tiny platform here! I know a lot of my people are here, and finally...

This summer my company was sold and I was fired. At the same time my book sales bloomed, going towards the level where I could earn a living from authoring. I've decided to take the leap, and I'm giving myself one year to make this work full time. I've got #oneyeartopro. 🧵1/15