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Rest in peace, Sam Neill 😢

Diving into my latest ARC - The Worst Survive by Phil William @fantasticphil.bsky.social 25% in an really enjoying it so far. Hard drinking mercenaries in the dystopian remnants of America

@tadwilliams.bsky.social joins Ben/Books with Benghis Khan @philipchase90.bsky.social & @nikhilkoparkar.bsky.social on my channel for a chat about ALL THINGS OSTEN ARD including the upcoming THE SPLINTERED SUN! LIVE!!! SUN JULY 19 2026 - 4PM Pacific/7PM Eastern! www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKEE...

My exec. #film producer described the Imago Chronicles series as LoTR & Wonder Woman (2017) meets The Queen's Gambit! Holding out for a hero? You might find her here! #FREE sample chapters can be downloaded here: www.imagochronicles.com #Readersky #BookSky 📚🪐⚔️💙

An Ontario Summer’s Day Enjoying a keanu under a maple in the July heat open.substack.com/pub/neilshoo... #Ontario #Summer #hot #rural

The Fall is an Instant Sunday Times and USA Today Bestseller. It’s also a #1 Small Publisher’s Bestseller, a #2 Fiction Heatseekers Bestseller, and a #8 Independent Bookshop Bestseller. What in the world is going on? This is a novella, guys. Novellas don’t hit these lists. You crazy bastards!

I’m going to be on a thing!

My FAVORITE part about being in a small indie studio is that I am now, apparently, a graphic designer. One of these days I may actually be a game designer again. Ah, if only.

Come on, let's give it a good push now, we need them more than ever. Contribute, and if you can't, repost!

Not here because working hard! And having fun 🎉 Next will be story in Adventitious in August, another in FFO in September, more elsewhere (not scheduled yet) And awesome secret acceptance in my mailbox this morning, explains why I've been jumping around since 4am lol

The new Shadows & Sorcery it OUT🫵 Dark fantasy! Horror! Troubled teenagers! Also, please check inside for an important announcement for S&S going forward! shadowsandsorcery.substack.com/p/shadows-an... #Writing #Fantasy #Horror #FlashFiction

Show of hands for authors participating in the Smashwords Summer/Winter sale. Drop your Smashwords author profile below and the vibes you bring.

@beforewegoblog.bsky.social is pleased to hype the recent launch of POLYCORPSE by @notcrucial.bsky.social !!! beforewegoblog.com/polycorpse-b... @bethtabler.bsky.social

Denied by one race and shunned by the other, she is a social outcast trained as an assassin. Would you trust her with your life? Imago Chronicles: A Warrior's Tale bit.ly/Y351TK & www.imagochronicles.com #BookSky 📚🪐⚔️💙 #Readersky

🌑🔮 SHADOWS & SORCERY 🔮🌑 👇🏻👀👇🏻 open.substack.com/pub/shadowsa...

On this week's Adventures in Publishing-land, we wonder if pre-packaged book-to-film deals are good for authors. And of course, we chat about AI 🙄. Does anyone want an AI Michael Caine reading them The Odyssey? Plus, lots of other nonsense! Watch: youtu.be/joTsP8i4zCs Listen: linktr.ee/stetpodcasts

Getting away from writing/reading for a sec (yes, that's why socials are in another universe for me lol) to say I have my first reprint sale! I'm really excited about it, but details will come when contract is signed

Get ready to get your Wuxia on with The Four Beardsmen of the Bookpocalypse and our special guest Xueting Ni @xuetingni.bsky.social 27th June 9pm (UK), 4pm (EST) , 28th June 6am (Aust) Ep link below

Soo, can we go back to the days of web forums where people could discuss hobbies, learn about things and make friends? Social media initially replaced it fairly well but it inevitably enshitified and now it’s just ads, undisclosed ads, “content” and engagement-bait/farming.

We’re joined this week by the brilliant @benedictanning.bsky.social, who tells us how a change in approach in his writing landed him an agent and his debut deal with Atomic Coffin, described as The Hunt for Red October meets Event Horizon! Watch: youtu.be/cMOJqSutw98 Listen: linktr.ee/ukpageone

If you’re a fan of maps, including those in speculative fiction, this is a book you might like to check out!

@timmckay52.bsky.social Also these! Gorgeous art inside and out! 🔥🤩

🔥COVER REVEAL🔥 It's my pleasure to present 👇 The Light of Mezzara by T. J. McKay (@timmckay52) "Dream at thy peril, for nightmares lie on the edge of hope." Pre-orders live now! www.amazon.com/author/timmc...

If you're worried that your fantasy's setting's fashion isn't weird enough, it isn't, courtesy of Albrecht Dürer

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🔥COVER REVEAL🔥 It's my pleasure to present 👇 The Light of Mezzara by T. J. McKay (@timmckay52) "Dream at thy peril, for nightmares lie on the edge of hope." Pre-orders live now! www.amazon.com/author/timmc...

It's About the (Minor) Characters time at my place -- & I'm featuring Rhike tinyurl.com/3jwff4pk They're an antagonist in 'The Gathering of the Lost' & cut a small, but damaging, swathe. #TheWallOfNight series #fantasy #AwesomeCharacters

🌑 🔮 Shadows & Sorcery 🔮 🌑 👇🏻 👀 👇🏻 open.substack.com/pub/shadowsa...

Of Blood and Fire out in the wild. Such a great cover! Ryan and The Broken Binding Press should be super proud of this book! So cool to see it just sitting there in my local bookshop! 🤩

This week it's our live recording from Cymera Festival, where we had the chance to speak with the brilliant @annasmithspark.bsky.social about grimdark fantasy, mythology, comics and more! Watch: youtu.be/Eig9BWPjC6M Listen: linktr.ee/ukpageone

Got this bad boy from the library for my next print book read (often consume more ebooks/audiobooks). Super excited to finally dive into this series!

Today, I'm sharing a (somewhat wry) reflection on wrangling the #writerlife tinyurl.com/4a38hyw8 Content warning: ISPs & dragons may both feature #books #booksky

#Coffee o'clock.

A special Page One Extra episode today as we are joined by @alexsokoloff.bsky.social and @craig-robertson.bsky.social in studio to tell us about their first co-written novel, The Grapevine - and how they broke wedding vows to write it! Watch: youtu.be/9C0QTmQIcdc Listen: linktr.ee/ukpageone

For your reading pleasure! 👀👇🏻 open.substack.com/pub/neilshoo...

Another super fun @ryancahill.bsky.social interview! youtube.com/watch?v=_a1B...

Yep, pretty accurate 😂

Top 5 non-LOTR epic fantasy series 👇🏻 1. The Wall of Night 2. The Bound and The Broken 3. The Edan Trilogy 4. The Riftwar Saga 5. The Empire Trilogy What are yours?

Great mag, great story! I had so much fun reading this lol. Give it a go 👇👇👇

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This year I'm going to try out The Heralds of Valdemar by Mercedes Lackey. I love a bit of (what I call) classic fantasy, but I've never tried Lackey's work. There's a deluxe edition of the trilogy coming soon, and it looks fantastic. Check it out here: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/z...

This week we’re joined by the brilliant J.D. Pennington, who tells us about breaking into novel writing after years trying as a screenwriter, and also gives us the unvarnished truths about seeing your novel adapted for the screen. Watch: youtu.be/nh4xTxhIPmk Listen: linktr.ee/ukpageone

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#4 of my 'Heroines in Fantasy' series is current now on the Supernatural underground blog tinyurl.com/mszm357d The heroines include Shallan from the Shardlight Archives & m'own Jehane Mor -- but the fun lies in the contrast & compare.😎

Something for the World of Warcraft fans! 😁 #wow

So I'm a huge Ryan Cahill fan. I love The Bound and The Broken series. Ryan is a huge inspiration for me! I've watched every interview with Ryan, many of them multiple times, but this new interview was one of the best so far! Funny and insightful! youtu.be/HVCmSegIQmw?...

Publication day! My tiny drabble "Anatomy of a Date in Three Seasonal Incisions" is available, together with great pieces from awesome drabblers, on Manawaker patreon. Enjoy them all! (mine is a bit dark, sorry, not sorry 😂) www.patreon.com/posts/100-wo...

I'm such a huge fan of Beth's work (like girlie-girl fanclub forever) Read. Enjoy. Share.