First Past the Post can no longer deliver real mandates - only chaos. 60% of Brits want it scrapped. Yet the Representation of the People Bill won’t even touch our voting system, which leaves millions unrepresented. Tell Keir Starmer to change this. actionnetwork.org/petitions/th...

Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...

First Past the Post can no longer deliver real mandates - only chaos. 60% of Brits want it scrapped. Yet the Representation of the People Bill won’t even touch our voting system, which leaves millions unrepresented. Tell Keir Starmer to change this. actionnetwork.org/petitions/th...

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 6: Having a day job doesn’t mean you’re not a proper writer. Writing for children doesn’t mean you’re not a proper writer. Being unpublished doesn’t mean you’re not a proper writer. Oh, and there’s no such thing as a proper writer. Only writers, and those who don’t.

Reasoned argument to provide fair treatment for creatives, without stifling the AI industry.

As my Revise & Resubmit approaches its conclusion I've blogged on the approach I've taken in Pass 3. Pass 3 brings the focus back to the scene level, something that works well with #Scrivener. Other #editing and drafting tools are available. wordslayered.wordpress.com/2026/01/29/r...

⏰ Thames Water’s future is hanging in the balance. Billions in debt could be written off for private owners and it could remain in private hands unless we act fast. 53,000+ of us are calling for nationalisation. Add your name: 38d.gs/tw_bs

Politics isn't working. It's time to call time on the broken culture in Westminster and have a fresh start with a fair voting system. Add your name to @electoralreform.bsky.social‬'s call to #MakeSeatsMatchVotes action.electoral-reform.org.uk/page/3782/pe...

Need a cosy holiday read? It's the End of Year Sale on Smashwords (ends Jan 1st 2026). TEARDOWN is half price when you use the code SEY50: www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...

My book, Chasing Darkness, is part of the Smashwords 2025 End of Year Sale! Find your next favorite book at smashwords.com/sale and follow @smashwords.bsky.social for more promos like this! #EOYsale25 #ebook #sale #books2read #indiebooks #writingcommunity

The Smashwords #EoYSale25 is on! Here's an author team-up to help you out: books.bookfunnel.com/wintersmashw... #mmromance

All my ebooks are 50% off as part of the Smashwords 2025 End of Year Sale! www.smashwords.com/profile/view... #EOYSale25 #ebook #sale #books2read #indiebooks #queerbooks #lgbtqia

The Smashwords End of Year Sale is on, and the dauntingly long list can be hard to wade through (especially with all the gen AI these days). I’ve curated a list of books I recommend or am interested in, all AI free to the best of my ability, and all under $3! 🌈📚 kilagreene.dreamwidth.org/7990.html

So, spot the guy who totally forgot about the whole #EOYSale25 on Smashwords, or that he signed up for it. Thank you for the super-kind words @kilagreene.bsky.social!

Make your Festive Season more festive with 50% OFF these jolly good #ebooks during the @Smashwords 2025 End of Year Sale! Get yours: www.smashwords.com/profile/view... 💙📚 #Smashwords #EoYSale25 #ebook #readers #ReadingCommunity #Funny #SciFi #Humor #Books #booksky #WritingCommunity #reading

My collection of ebooks is available as part of the Smashwords 2025 End of Year Sale! Find your next favorite book this month at smashwords.com/sale and follow @smashwords for more promos like this! #EOYSale25 #ebook #sale #books2read #indiebooks

My Book, Diary of an Indoor Cat is part of the Smashwords 2025 End of Year Sale! Get it ow at 50% off, woot! www.smashwords.com/books/view/1... - Follow @smashwords for more promos like this! #EOYsale25 #ebook #sale #books2read #indiebooks #booksky #kittylovers

On sale through JAN 1! My trilogy THE ENCHANTER'S WEB up to 50% off with the End of Year eBook Sale! Into #fantasy? #Epic #Adventure? Battles? Even a bit of #Romance? What's not to like? #EOYSale25 Prefer hard copy? See website (in profile) or alt txt 📚🪐 💙📚 Link: www.smashwords.com/profile/view...

My ebooks are part of the @smashwords.bsky.social 2025 End of year sale. www.smashwords.com/profile/view... #WritingCommunity #authors #indieauthors #WolfPackAuthors #books #bookboost #Booksky #readersky #EOYSale25 #ebook #sale #books2read #indiebooks

All my books are 50% off during the Smashwords Winter Sale! Now through Jan 1 It's a great time to grab a good book and a hunk to keep you warm through the winter! smashwords.com/sale www.smashwords.com/profile/view... #Smashwords #EOYsale25 #ebook #sale #books2read #booksky #gay #mmromance

I have a lot of books in the Smashwords End of Year Sale! It's likely this is one of the rare last time I drop books below $2.99 there (they will be lowering royalties next year) so if it's your store of choice, now's the time! Aroace fantasy ~ www.smashwords.com/profile/view... #EOYsale25

My collection of ebooks is available as part of the Smashwords 2025 End of Year Sale! Find your next favorite book this month at smashwords.com/sale #EOYSale25 #ebook #sale #books2read #indiebooks #bvm #blackwriter #fantasywriter #fantasyauthor #booksky #indiewriter #indieauthor #writingcommunity

If you're looking to grab a copy of #TheLurker, it's free on Smashwords until the end of the year! (and while you're there check out the Smashwords end of the year sale!) #EOYsale25 #ebook #sale #books2read #indiebooks

Hey y'all! The #Smashwords end-of-year sale is blasting off with a ton of cheap awesome books, including mine! Grab some for you - or gift others ebooks, if you're into that~! The Sale: smashwords.com/sale My stuff: www.smashwords.com/profile/view... #EOYsale25 #ebook #books2read #indiebooks

My collection of ebooks is available as part of the Smashwords 2025 End of Year Sale! Find your next favorite book this month at smashwords.com/sale and follow smashwords for more promos like this! #romancegems #romancelandia #booksky #TTPPublishing #EOYSale25 #ebook #sale #books2read #indiebooks

Find your gift for the #holidays at the Smashwords 2025 End of Year Sale! www.smashwords.com/profile/view... #EOYSale25 #booksky #indiebooks

2025 is nearly done, and it's the End of Year Sale on Smashwords (ends Jan 1st 2026). TEARDOWN is half price when you use the code SEY50: www.smashwords.com/books/view/1... #lgbtreads #booksky #bands #music #blues #berlin #lgbtqbooks #EOYSale25 #Smashwords #HolidayReading

EU Commission : NO unlimited pesticide approvals action.eko.org/a/eu-commiss...

Landmark day in my Revise and Resubmit editing. Scrivener tells me that my use of the word 'just' (141 occurrences) is now below the number of uses of the forename of the FMC (142 occurrences). #author #amediting #amrevising

In breaking news, to tackle hospital overcrowding, Wes Streeting has pledged to build 40 new corridors.

The Government has revealed plans for a new mandatory digital ID. It’s invasive and could mean millions of people unable to go about their daily lives. Right now it's just an idea - we need to stop it becoming a reality. Join me and sign the petition now! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/re...

Amazon launches new death star Amazon Echo Dot Max - Review 2025 - PCMag UK share.google/VVJuwNilensp...

I did not know this, but so far in 2025, Britain has wasted £1,178,475,498 switching off wind turbines and paying gas plants to switch on. wastedwind.energy/2025-10-31

An interesting account of how Proportional Representation works to protect against extremists. The UK needs such protection before 2029.

#pretendpanel Always having something on the go as first draft is my little treat. Sometimes I leave it as the last thing I have to do for the day because it really is a treat just to lay 500 or so words down and revisit whatever place I've gone to, one little bite at a time.

I loved this book. #historicalfiction #booksky

If I've been silent for a while, it's because I've had a revise and resubmit for a manuscript and I've had my head down for the last month. Today I finished the 1st pass. Here's a blog post about my progress, and where it's going: wordslayered.wordpress.com/2025/10/19/r... #writing #editing

You are all right Charlies www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

Some very tempting reads here.

What are your favorite noels or short stories in which black holes play a major role? #BlueskySciFiWriters #SciFiWriters #sf #scifi #specfic #sciencefiction #syfi #amwritingsf #SciFi #scifichat #sciencefiction #speculativefiction #writingcommunity

You can now pre-order The Best of MetaStellar Year 4 at books2read.com/u/4jdgOD - DRM-free where the platform permits. #SpeculativeFiction #Fantasy #ScienceFiction #ShortStories #Anthology #ComingSoon #MetaStellar #HumansAreMagic #HumanStoriesByHumanAuthors #Culture #Reading

Microsoft Office CLASSIC subscription successfully renewed today. Why no, I don't need Copilot's useless suggestions wasting my time when writing. It turns out that thinking for myself is good for the brain. And not using AI is good for the planet. Win-win.

Bah! Perdido Street Station has been wiped from my Audible library, I just discover. Another one gone, and a reminder that we do not buy Audible books, but only lease them for as long as it pleases Amazon, or the publisher, or whomever. Angry face.

Me again, posting about The Best of MetaStellar Year 4. This isn't just about me. Here are some teasers for other stories in the volume. #SpeculativeFiction #Fantasy #ScienceFiction #ShortStories #Anthology #ComingSoon #MetaStellar #HumansAreMagic #HumanStoriesByHumanAuthors #Culture #Reading

Reform led Nottinghamshire Council has blacklisted a local paper for asking questions about what councillors were doing. Farage says he welcomes free speech, that should apply to freedom of the press too. Sign the petition to get them to reverse the decision: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/re...

A fascinating list, that asks the important question: do I have room on my bookshelves for another 5 books?

I'm scared I will draw the Wrath of the Fanboys, but... this week on my newsletter I wrote about why I think the "Golden Age of Science Fiction" writers have so little appeal to a huge swathe of today's SF/F writers & readers. undercover-in-the-apocalypse.ghost.io/this-is-why-...

Coming in September: The Best of MetaStellar Year Four anthology! Featuring 54 stories from #sff writers around the globe. Look for it in bookstores near the end of next month. #sciencefiction #fantasy #shortstories #specfic #horror #books

We are less than a month away from the release of The Best of MetaStellar Year Four anthology! This compilation of 54 #sff stories hits bookstores in late September. Look for it at a store near you! #sci-fi #fantasy #horror #specfic #shortstories #books