I remember at the end of playing Sim City, before giving up on the game and starting afresh, you'd always go crazy and wreck the place for the hell of it. It feels like 2026 might be the year we see the alien invasion.

His name is Chen. Marcus Chen. www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeAI/s...

My writing and reading is definitely in the lower left quadrant. How about you? #scifi #reading #writingcimmunity

Epic sci-fi & fantasy story giveaway books.bookfunnel.com/junsff001a/h...

Writers often say endings are the hardest part of a book. Our deep dive explores Why Readers Love Resolved Endings and how to craft conclusions that resonate. Read the full breakdown: writestats.com/why-readers-... #BookSky

"25 of the most powerful developments in the history of literature, that can alleviate grief, trauma, loneliness, anxiety, numbness, depression, pessimism, and ennui...while sparking creativity, courage, love, empathy, hope, joy, and positive change." www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyhv...

“Whenever you see elephants flying, don’t laugh, take notes. Because if you see elephants flying, something very different is going on that you don’t understand but you and your readers need to.” Thomas Friedman via George Saunders georgesaunders.substack.com/p/a-deep-que...

PK Dick talking about deja vu and simulation theory in 1977 youtu.be/0LDv8fm_R7g?...

#writingcommunity How many book projects do you have going at the same time? What is the recommended number? grahamstanley.substack.com/p/how-many-b...

Required reading from @thenerve.news www.thenerve.news/p/cory-docto...

AI and the Writing profession survey acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:...

"Brighton has the perpetual air of a town that is helping the police with their enquiries." Keith Waterhouse. www.theguardian.com/media/greens...

Keep it short and find what you enjoy: how to start reading for fun

grahamstanley.substack.com/p/many-world... #timetravel #scifi

"There is a time for any fledgling artist where one’s taste exceeds one’s abilities. The only way to get through this period is to make things anyway."

Information internet storytelling tools knightlab.northwestern.edu/projects/

My litmus test: as long as zombo.com is still working, there is hope for the world.

Advice on publishing wildercreekpublishing.com/truth-about-...

The Spaceman is the first part in 'Many Worlds Apart'. It features a journalist who returns home to Scotland and finds himself drawn towards a mysterious portal that appears in the family garden. #TimeTravelAuthors 1/31

Are you augmenting or abdicating? open.substack.com/pub/grahamst...

"The line between augmentation and abdication is not about how much you use AI. It is about whether you are using it or it is using you. Whether you are building cognitive capacity or renting it. Whether you are developing judgement or outsourcing it." hybridhorizons.substack.com/p/the-captai...

Just published the final part of Many Worlds apart www.amazon.com/Graham-Stanl...?

Thanks for this! So, me and 23 other authors are going to be trying to fund all of our book-based projects in November. We're aiming to try to make this event feel like a digital indie book fair, and your pledge can really make a difference in helping these authors bring their project to life!

This fascinating www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

This is the group of bookshops and publishers that I could find in the UK/IRL that have link to gift vouchers and book tokens on their websites, there are others but from what I could tell you have to visit the bookshop to get a physical gift voucher. They may also use National Book Tokens...

Good morning. I've just been on Radio Leeds again. They tell me it is the most listened to audio on BBC Sounds with millions of hits. Thank you Rónán for writing, Lin Webb for her brilliant editing and all the readers, booksellers, librarians and bloggers. Truly remarkable. @thebookseller.com

Catchy! www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJdp...

#creativewriting #writingislife #amwritingmystery #horrorwriters #writing #IndieAuthor #sciencefictionwriter #amwriting #writeeverydamnday #amwritinghorror #amwritingscifi #WriteSky

The Hitchhiker's Guide Lost Episode (Fan Edit) www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUlH...

So, the evidence points to it not being about the smartphones or social media #anxiousgeneration www.tes.com/magazine/tea...

Fortunately, I have fun working. www.theguardian.com/money/2025/a...

Philip Larkin said "What will survive of us is love," but research based on previous collapsing civilizations suggests it's more likely to be inorganic items that can be buried, burned, or struck without significant degradation. Likely what will survive of us is ceramic toilets.

“Turns out, when something seems impossible, it’s usually just waiting for us to re-learn the rules or invent a few new ones to make it happen.”

Some great self-editing tips in here. And the list is growing!

On Thursday evening at 9pm UK time, the Conscious AI meetup hosts host Nikola Kasabov in the eighth in our series on the subject of artificial consciousness. Nikola is one of the world’s leading experts in neuromorphic computing. www.meetup.com/conscious-ai...

#bookmarketing #ian1 #iartg #amwriting #writingcommunity inventingrealityediting.com/2...

What function does the mysterious portal at the heart of Many Worlds Apart play?

“The “if I had time” lie is a convenient way to ignore the fact that novels require being written and that writing happens a sentence at a time. Sentences can happen in a moment. Enough stolen moments, enough stolen sentences, and a novel is born — without the luxury of time.”

"He sees two outcomes: self-destruction or a fudamental transformation of society." thanks to "walking versions of the dark triad" of narcissism, psychopathy and Machiavellianism: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Aware I am preaching to the choir, but many at my day job and the young people I know are scarily too happy to outsource their writing. Als's essay pulls from all across his vast knowledge, looping and linking and juxtaposing while the language he writes with is both startling and complex and clear.

The most glorious opening paragraph of a book ever written, IMHO. Feel free to disagree! Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House 👇

⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ “It carried the same whimsical charm and quiet depth I found in The Little Prince.” #NEWRELEASE Read BELLA This book will bring many smiles through just a few tears. amazon.com/dp/B0FFWG...#NEWRELEASE#Free #Kindleunlimited @mikejwhelan #cancer #survivor #mustread #bookworms

A pep-talk for those worried about AI replacing writers ... #writingcommunity #writesky www.thebookseller.com/comment/how-...

It's time to put quill, ink and mouse cursor to paper to create your own illuminated manuscripts in the Scriptorium playtest! Join here 🎨 mythwright.gg/Scriptorium