What a lovely write up. And congratulations on the new arrival, @kieltface.bsky.social!!

Have a heavy cold which has sent my chronic costochondritis chronically high. Chronic pain isn't to be messed around with. Sometimes you can manage fine, and it almost - *almost* - fades into the background. Other times, it's like your body hates you for existing.

Happy New Year! I've bundled all four books of my Empire of Ruin series into one collection! That's 3,769 pages and 733,571 to keep you occupied this January :) Did I mention it's a British Fantasy Award nominated series? mybook.to/empireofruin... It's on KU, too.

This is such a great series

Jay's 4 Star+ Club 2025 Starring @janeharper.bsky.social, @gradyhendrix.bsky.social (twice!), @catrionaward.bsky.social, @owenkingauthor.bsky.social, @byclairewilson.bsky.social, @davidgreenwriter.bsky.social, @danhowarth20.bsky.social (twice!), @karinslaughter.com, @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social

Happy New Year! I've bundled all four books of my Empire of Ruin series into one collection! That's 3,769 pages and 733,571 to keep you occupied this January :) Did I mention it's a British Fantasy Award nominated series? mybook.to/empireofruin... It's on KU, too.

Starting the new year with a fresh read from an excellent writer @anthonyryan.bsky.social

And I’m officially open to queries again ✨ looking forward to diving into some great stories. QueryTracker.net/query/fabien...

We asked our committee, events organisers, reviewers, and other volunteers who help us keep the lights on around the BFS for those SFFH things that made an impression this year. Read the full post here: britishfantasysociety.org/best-of-2025...

I just broke Word and my ebook converter...

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SANTA FLIES TONIGHT

Miss him.

The chronic pain in my hip has been playing up lately, so it's absolutely of no surprise that I somehow managed to throw my back out yesterday. No surprise at all.

Next up: This gem from @davidgreenwriter.bsky.social which has shot straight up my TBR pile. I cannot wait to get stuck in!

Name the movie.

Day out in Galway with Ollie ❤️

Been watching all the Final Destination films because I've never seen any - why? Horror is best at Christmas - and that gymnastics scene in #5... 😵‍💫😬

There was a certain British sci-fi author Andrew Scott's character in Wake Up Dead Man reminded me of. And it was excellently done.

For members of the @britfantasysoc.bsky.social, this month's newsletter has gone out.

"Gen AI is just a tool, but we still feel the need to lie about using it for some reason"

Indie Game Awards Disqualifies Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Due To Gen AI Usage insider-gaming.com/indie-game-a...

Last few hours to get Magic, Maps, and Mischief for just 0.99c if you're looking for something heart-warming and cosy to read over the next week. mybook.to/magicmapsand...

Christmas can be exhausting for autistic people. Here are a few reasons why and what you can do to help the autistic people in your life (and yourself!)

Christmas can be exhausting for autistic people. Here are a few reasons why and what you can do to help the autistic people in your life (and yourself!)

📚💙 just finished Path of War by @davidgreenwriter.bsky.social. Well worth a read.

I’ll be reopening to queries in January - please see my freshly updated MSWL and submission guidelines at the link. I can’t wait to read all your fantastic projects. ✨✨✨

These updates are just offensive 😂

My confidence - and optimism - for writing is probably at an all-time low... But I finally managed to do some writing on a project yesterday for the first time in too long.

64 Magic, Maps and Mischief by David Green Found family, magical map making, queer & ace rep, I love it! It's so nice seeing an authentic autistic main character. Heartbreaking watching him carry the trauma of being a neurodivergent person in a neurotypical world, but so wonderful seeing him unfold

Ollie was upset this evening when going to bed and I asked him what was wrong. He said he wanted to buy me the Barad-dur Lego set for Christmas but he doesn't think he'll have €480 in time, even with his birthday money. He's such a kind-hearted little person ❤️

It's funny anyone identified as using generative AI, like Larian this week, trot out excuses like, "we're only using it for X and Y, never for Z". They do this because they *know* people don't like it, they know how problematic it is, but they just don't *care* They only care about getting caught.

Reason #4548 (this week) for my continuing loss of faith in all things publishing.

Call me sceptical, but given the hoo-ha when Amazon broke transfer capabilities a few months ago that I think they may have ulterior motives for wanting to break DRM all of a sudden, and I smell AI tools. Meanwhile, you can still buy Kindle and e-pub from my Payhip. payhip.com/TheSlabPress

Ollie woke me up this morning at 06.40am to ask me why "they captured Morgoth instead of slaying him". Nothing like a Tolkien deep dive to start the day 🧝‍♂️

Magic, Maps, and Mischief came 2nd place in the Bookshelfie Awards for Best Book of 2025 🙂 Also, it's been nominated for ELEVEN Indie Ink Awards! If you'd like to vote on the categories to help put Magic, Maps, and Mischief into the finals, you can: indiestorygeek.com/a/indie-ink-...

Fuck's sake.

Get your requests in 😍

🔥🔥🔥 www.bookbub.com/books/magic-...

Magic, Maps, and Mischief came 2nd place in the Bookshelfie Awards for Best Book of 2025 🙂 Also, it's been nominated for ELEVEN Indie Ink Awards! If you'd like to vote on the categories to help put Magic, Maps, and Mischief into the finals, you can: indiestorygeek.com/a/indie-ink-...

Think I'm done trying to break into traditional publishing. Sometimes you just have to let your dreams go.

Think I'm done trying to break into traditional publishing. Sometimes you just have to let your dreams go.

Tough day

Ollie is 8 today! Happy birthday to the light of my life ❤️

Ollie is 8 today! Happy birthday to the light of my life ❤️

If you haven't read Magic, Maps, and Mischief yet, then now is the perfect time to pick up a copy! Read for found family, fully fleshed out characters who rarely get their moment to shine and a story filled with kindness and hope. Shares welcome! Https://mybook.to/magicmapsandmischief

If you haven't read Magic, Maps, and Mischief yet, then now is the perfect time to pick up a copy! Read for found family, fully fleshed out characters who rarely get their moment to shine and a story filled with kindness and hope. Shares welcome! Https://mybook.to/magicmapsandmischief

Rust never sleeps.

It turns out, I was being foolish!!

Because absolutely no one asked for it, I'm going to give you my thoughts on the Michael Myers masks from the 12 Halloween movies he's in. You're welcome. Here's the original and one of the best. Simple, yet apparently difficult to replicate as we'll see... William Shatner never looked so good.