Have you grabbed your free tickets yet for Enchanting the Fae Queen's launch party? I'll be hanging out with the fabulous Sangu Mandanna & @jessiemihalik.com, & it's going to be so much fun! www.eventbrite.com/e/a-virtual-... (+ every attendee gets a discount code for signed books!) #romancelandia

Who could have foreseen the state of the world anyway apropros of nothing whatsoever here's a book about queers fighting a megalomaniac billionaire who wants to kill us all shop.ravenswordpress.com/products/the...

What are five things in your upcoming release? 🍆 Laurence is somehow EVEN HORNIER?! 😏 Quentin has AN IDEA?! (Oh no) 💀 Jon is somehow EVEN MORE ADORABLE?! 👑 King(?!) Arthur is UP TO SOMETHING?? 👻 ERIC! May 29th.

Following my previous post, here are some links to bookshops in Minneapolis who could use our support. Please share and/or order from them! Comma Bookshop commabookshop.com Moon Palace Books www.moonpalacebooks.com Birchbark Books birchbarkbooks.com Black Garnet Books www.blackgarnetbooks.com

I just saw Rental Family 😍😍 It's so lovely!! Brendan Fraser is adorable, everyone in the film is so incredible and it's just such a love letter to Japan ♥️ highly recommend!

Morning, bsky! I come seeking knowledge! What's your favourite restaurant or pub in or around Caernarfon? I'd prefer dog friendly and with nearby parking if possible! Thanks in advance 😘

Stop using Spotify. They are not on the side of musicians And considering how much AI shite is on there now, I propose calling them Sloppify from now on.

Upscrolled is a new social platform that is safer for Palestinians. Many displaced Gazans are there, like my friend Tasneem, whose account is below. Another means to raise much needed funds. Please give to Tasneem so she can take care of her children. And to others. ❤️🙏 chuffed.org/project/1587...

Some good news, amidst the everything 🖤

Sarah's bedroom in the movie Labyrinth is one of the best examples of set design as environmental storytelling and foreshadowing/backstory in the history of cinema. Everyone knows it is filled with things that you see later in the film, but there's even more that you don't notice at a glance.

An interview on Shroud (for the paperback release)

We are in a bad place but people are resisting. I wrote about how that's happening, & why we must keep going: ko-fi.com/post/Its-Bee... Related reminder: UK Government consultation on immigration is ending on 12 Feb: ko-fi.com/post/How-to-... Link's in the article; please complete it if you can.

Will we see you there?

Do I know anyone who does Hema in or around Leeds in the UK? I ask as @rikworth.bsky.social is looking for a club. Leeds Armoury one exists but they couldn't find a contact for them other than FB which I assume they don't have. Cheers, people #hema #Swordcialists

My new novella, All That Is In The Earth, is out from @lunapress.bsky.social in less than a month! A quarantined planet, an incurable disease, & a band of survivors in a desperate race against infection, flesh-eating monsters, & each other. Plus bonus soil science!

Hey Glasgow/central belt folks, please do come join us for this next week. Apparently there's tickets left & I can promise to rave about orcas, tell you ghost stories and dance* *one of these might be a lie. Tickets here: www.waterstones.com/events/an-ev...

'We are so cold 🥶💔 We are so cold 🥶💔 We are so cold 🥶💔 We are so cold 🥶💔 We are so cold 🥶💔 We are so cold 🥶💔 Our children are wet, blankets soaked🥶 No income… donations stopped 😢 I urgently need €150 for a tent 🙏 Any help can save my children💔 Verified @mommunism.bsky.social ✅'

Get ready to pencil in your first bookish event of 2026! @rainewilson.bsky.social will be taking part in an Evening of Scottish Speculative Fiction with Angie Spotto and Christopher Caldwell/ @seraph76.bsky.social chaired by @theelaineg.bsky.social at @waterstonesargyle.bsky.social- tickets £5.

Resharing this whole ass thread about how well proper masking works.

EVERYONE DO THIS SURVEY MAKE DISCORD PANIC AND REGRET AND REVERSE COURSE DROWN THEM IN YOUR HATRED FOR GENAI

And we're off! Already a great discussion with @abeaumontbooks.bsky.social @rainewilson.bsky.social @ianthegreen.bsky.social @georgiacooked.bsky.social It's not too late to join us: tinyurl.com/bfsjustice

Lmao apparently people near me are freaking out about a non binary teacher And I am watching the entire community come together to dunk on the much smaller group of transphobic dipshits and it is DELICIOUS The local newspaper even snarkily wrote about them and I am CRYING

As a fellow survivor, I echo this. Please do not support the abuse machine.

The opt-out deadline for the Anthropic settlement has been extended to January 29, by order of the new judge in the case. www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com

Hey, I have a question for fellow UK writers (especially if you've got a bad back, but I'm interested regardless): do you have a favorite supportive chair? The setup at our new house means that I need a new chair for my writing desk, and my bad back needs it to be genuinely comfortable.

For full listings and participants, please go to tinyurl.com/bfsjustice BFS members = Free. Non members = £5. Playbacks will be sent to all ticketholders.

We know the world can feel bleak, but nothing is stronger than a dedicated group trying to change the world for the better. Join us for a day-long discussion about writing for social justice. Have you got your ticket? tinyurl.com/bfsjustice

Gmail welcoming the Gemini era? That's it. Guide to disable Gemini everywhere: tuta.com/blog/how-to-...

Just gave blood again (and got some free Bourbons). Think about doing the same if you can - especially if you have a rare blood subgroup, like I do!

BFS Chair Shona Kinsella interviews Philip Reeve on Saturday 10th January 2026, 12:15pm to 1:15pm (GMT). Ticket: tinyurl.com/bfsjustice @shonak.bsky.social #BritishFantasySociety #FantasyBooks #HorrorBooks #SFFBooks #AuthorInterview #WritingCommunity

BFS Online: The Creative Fix: Social Justice Through Writing, taking place Saturday 10th January 2026, has readings throughout the day. Please check for listings. Ticket: tinyurl.com/bfsjustice @ayidashonibar.bsky.social @whyiwrite.bsky.social

It's almost time! The tapirs are prepared, the hand is smally, and Scott is already on -5 points! Join us this Sunday, 11th January, 8:30pm live in the Discord where all this, and more, will continue to make no sense at all! discord.gg/AWaD9x4E

I saw this post a while back and it stuck with me, and feels rather relevant here. Doesn't matter if your good actions are "performative", what matters is that you're doing them in the first place.

hey do you want to know about my secret wip book ok good

All book sequels should have recaps. All of them Every single one. It's an accessibility feature. People are more likely to buy the books as they're released. Recaps in all sequels!!

Our third panel of BFS Online: The Creative Fix: Social Justice Through Writing takes place Saturday 10th January 2026, 4pm to 5pm (GMT). Writing as Activism Ticket: tinyurl.com/bfsjustice @stewarthotston.com @jelliottcoleman.bsky.social

I coughed and damaged the cartilage in my chest

Our second panel of BFS Online: The Creative Fix: Social Justice Through Writing takes place Saturday 10th January 2026, 2:30pm to 3:30pm (GMT). Solarpunk & the Counter-Narrative Ticket: tinyurl.com/bfsjustice @renanbernardo.com @yenooi.bsky.social @brightflame.bsky.social

Join us! I am moderating for the first time so no heckling in the chat though! 😆

Heyo! I am co-teaching a two-night course on intuitive writing. This one goes out to all my fellow writers for whom plotting doesn’t work/kills your story/makes you want to scream. Plotters have every craft book on the planet. This one’s for you. www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/emb...