What if Henry Fielding's Tom Jones got lost in a Pratchettian bureaucracy? Thomlin Jupp: A Foundling’s Follies is absurdist fantasy with dragons, destiny, and far too much paperwork. Now available! thomlinjupp.com #booksky #fantasy #fablefoolery #books #comedy #absurd

The Bureaucratic Quest Challenge A free game As an aspiring adventurer, you must properly file the correct magical paperwork to complete your quests. Remember: No quest is complete without the proper documentation! thomlinjupp.com/index.html#g... #books #booksky #fablefoolery #comedy #fantasy

Had a play earlier today. Firstly I had a go at micro fiction, I then narrated the story before creating this short for my YouTube channel called Runes and Red Tape. #writers #authors #microfiction #creators #booksky #comicfantasy This is called Dragons 'R' Us! youtube.com/shorts/XvUNG...

Dragons doing taxes. Bureaucracy as destiny. Absurdist fantasy at its finest. Read the first free chapter of Thomlin Jupp and enter the wonderfully weird: thomlinjupp.com/introduction... #ThomlinJupp #FantasyWithForms #FableFoolery #booksky #fantasy #comedy #books #reading

What if Henry Feilding's Tom Jones wandered into a world where dragons file tax returns and destiny loves paperwork? Thomlin Jupp is absurdist fantasy at its finest. Even the mother-in-law enjoyed it! Head here for more bureaucratic chaos thomlinjupp.com #booksky #fantasy #comedy #reading

Is this where sourdough spells rise at midnight, the muffins may be cursed, and the oven might be a portal to the jam dimension? I can’t wait to devour spells, crumbs, and hopefully some chaos!

Achoo! And thus, Blorptangle the Unspellable was born. Foretold by prophecy, sneezed into existence, and now legally married to a sentient marshmallow/ (it's the silent p that always causes the slip-up)

For readers of fantasy, Ants Waking by R.J. Huneke is a thrilling, visceral magical realism tale about an autistic college freshman in the magical city of Cambridge racing for the means to thwart their friend’s premature death rjhuneke.com/ants-waking/ #Booksky #fantasy #SFF #ADHD #autistic #trans

I'm delighted that @terrypratchett.bsky.social and I are still helping to protect these wonderful creatures!

A foundling’s fate, a foolish quest, The first free chapter is quite the test. Meet Thomlin Jupp (well… sort of). Read! Adventure sprouts from nonsense seed. thomlinjupp.com/introduction... #fantasy #books #booksky #comedy #follies

Free Now Read the introduction chapter to Thomlin Jupp: A Foundling's Follies. Introduction: In Which We Meet Our Hero (Sort Of) A comedy fantasy novel thomlinjupp.com/introduction... #books #booksky #writing #fantasy #comedy #authors #bureaucracy ❤️🧙‍♂️⚔️ 🤡

A toast to Bilbo, bold and small, Who vanished from his party hall. With riddles, rings, and dragon gold, His adventures have been well told. So raise your mug and sing with cheer To hobbit hearts and good Shire beer! Happy Birthday Bilbo and Frodo Baggins #hobbitday #hobbit #tolkien #LOTR

#WIPSnips word is "obvious" From Thomlin Jupp thomlinjupp.com You can also play The Bureaucratic Quest Challenge on the website #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

Embark on a whimsical quest! 📜 Play the new Thomlin Jupp game and challenge your wits, logic, and maybe your sanity. Ready to lose track of time? Dive in now at thomlinjupp.com#game Disclaimer: if this feels too much like real life we are sorry. A tiny bit. #GameOn #writing #writers #books #comedy

The Flying Buffalo legend will take to the air once more. Of all the unpredictable things that I did not expect to see, and yet with glee I am happy to share.

Quippy, squiggly, brain-tickling nonsense wordsmithery Douglas Adams, Terry Pratchett, Roald Dahl #WOLqotd #writing #authors #books

Watched the Tolkien movie last night Was not expecting much from it, anticipating turning it off early on. However, it surprised me, even though some of the story line is overly contrived to reflect LOTR plot, it was well made and kept me engaged to the end. #tolkien www.imdb.com/title/tt3361...

Today the #WIPSnips word is `award` From chapter 8 of the now (almost) complete first draft of Scales To Scrolls scalestoscrolls.managedpublishing.com #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #ScalesToScrolls

A preview of Chapter 1 from Scales to Scrolls is now available on the website. In Which the Fundamental Principles of Arcane Programming Are Explained. scalestoscrolls.managedpublishing.com/chapter1.html #writing #booksky #fantasy #comedy ❤️🧙‍♂️⚔️ #books #scales2scrolls

Physics isn’t a fixed law but a politely negotiated framework: runes, intent and compliant paperwork can locally amend gravity, causality or entropy, until the administrative resonance reasserts baseline reality. So pretty much the same as it is here. #authors scalestoscrolls.managedpublishing.com

I think I might have found a soul-sibling. What a lot of extraordinary foolishness, with a light dusting of freshly grated cheddar. ❤️🧙‍♂️📚🧀

today the word is `half`, another snip from an early chapter in the forthcoming Boar Four boarhamwood.com #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WIPSnips

“Revels End” - Chapter 6 is posted! In which the difference between fairies and faeries is discussed, little sandwiches, and a bard runs for his life … Continuing the Discworld inspired story. www.wattpad.com/story/394952...

“It's not worth doing something unless someone, somewhere, would much rather you weren't doing it.” ― Terry Pratchett #Discworld #TerryPratchett #DailyPratchett #SirTerry

#WIPSnips from my upcoming epic fantasy novel "The Calamity" Book 2 of The Clanlands Saga Aldyn leads the clans against the last dregs of his brother's loyalists "Outside" #WritingPrompts #booksky 💙📚 #indieauthor #writingcommunity #WIPWednesday

today the word is 'outside' from the forthcoming Boar Four boarhamwood.com #WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

presenting 'pressure' from chapter 6 of Thomlin Jupp: A Foundling's Follies thomlinjupp.com #WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

'ability' from the Introduction chapter of Scales To Scrolls which is now available online scalestoscrolls.managedpublishing.com #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WIPSnips

The writer carved a hero bold, Who leapt from ink and stories old. “Why’d you give me boots that squeak?” “Why’d you steal my tragic streak?” Now nightly, by candle’s gleam, They bicker, plot, and scheme. 📚🪐🧙‍♂️❤️⚔️

In The Truth, young William wrote with flair, While others claimed the facts were 'there.' The seekers stumble, question, strive. The smug just print what’s half-alive. Better the chase than the claim, says he For truth’s a dance, not certainty. 🗞️💙📚❤️🧙‍♂️⚔️ #Booksky #TerryPratchett

From Chapter 6 of Scales to Scrolls - very much a WIP scalestoscrolls.managedpublishing.com #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WIPSnips

A fresh idea just danced in, bold and bright, While the old one sighed, and ducked out of sight. I meant to finish, truly, I did! But this shiny thought just flipped my lid. #fantasy #books #booksky #writing ❤️🧙‍♂️⚔️

What fun foolery is this ? Well done @redcapegames.bsky.social

Foundling Thomlin audits destiny: misplaced basket, dimensional blankets, goblin clerks, romantic forms unfiled. Dragons await tax review; prophecy needs signatures. He trusts kindness over intrigue until love, loopholes, and paperwork erupt. #books #booksky 🪐📚 🪄📖 thomlinjupp.com

Found in a basket, raised by forms in triplicate, Thomlin Jupp enters Paradise Hall, where goblins wield clipboards and destiny requires permits. Are you ready to digest the absurdity? First make sure all your foolery insurance paperwork is up to date. thomlinjupp.com #booksky 🪐📚 #books #absurd

From Boar Four that is going through the final edits at the moment boarhamwood.com #WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts 🪐📚 ❤️🧙‍♂️⚔️

Fable Foolery is afoot in Feydern. A wizard who’d rather not quest, A prophecy making a mess. With goblins, grannies, and fate gone awry, Jake Joy’s tale will make you cry, With laughter, that is, as chaos ensues, In a world where destiny’s got loose screws! #booksky 🪐📚 ❤️🧙‍♂️⚔️

'Faith' from Boar Four which is in it's last round of edits now. boarhamwood.com #WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

Introduction chapter of Scales To Scrolls is online scalestoscrolls.managedpublishing.com ❤️🧙‍♂️⚔️ #writingcommunity #writing #author #fantasy #booksky 🪐📚

scrub as in to cancel. From Boar Four coming next month boarhamwood.com #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WIPSnips

From Thomlin Jupp; A Foundling’s Follies #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts thomlinjupp.com

On 27th August 2015, The Shepherd's Crown, the last book Sir Terry Pratchett completed before he died, was published. To mark the ten year anniversary, we have a message from Rob Wilkins:

What eldritch charm aligns each line, And keeps the margins so divine? Do sprites adjust the kerning tight, Or goblins nudge the text just right? Reveal, oh tome of page design What layout spell makes prose align? #WritingCommunity

Layout might be the hardest part of writing a book! Margins too wide, the text took flight Headers danced off into the night Footnotes rioted, page numbers fled “Layout’s a breeze,” the gremlins said But with grit and gridlines, order was found Now chapters march in lines profound #books #booksky 📚

From Chapter 2 of Thomlin Jupp: A Foundling's Follies an adventure that adheres to all safety regulations while being thoroughly inadvisable #WIPSnips #writesky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts thomlinjupp.com

Citizens of the Realm of Mildly Bewildered Narratives, rejoice! After three misplaced dragons, and one unfortunate incident involving a sentient teapot named Gerald, the new FableFoolery.com has materialised. 👉 FableFoolery.com with 87% fewer curses and 100% more nonsense. #books #magic #booksky 🪐📚

Pratchett’s final bow. It’s a quiet spell of goodbye, stitched with wit and warmth. Tiffany walks forward, behind her trails a legacy vast as Discworld itself: intricate stories, countless laughs, and a universe that still spins with satire and soul. #books #booksky #Discworld #TerryPratchett