Enjoying my Duolingo “hack”: I used to speak passable French although my vocab is rusty. I’m trying to improve my Italian which has been mostly learned from restaurants. So I’m doing the “Italien” course ie Italian for French speakers Brush up on one language while learning another = win/win 😁 📚🇮🇹🇫🇷

It's tonight! We delve into the darkness at 9pm. Be there or admit you're a pod that casts no shadow. tinyurl.com/shadall BFS members - free. Non-members - £2. @katiebruce.bsky.social @pslivingstone.bsky.social @sianoh.bsky.social @laurenwrites.bsky.social @davidgreenwriter.bsky.social

There are shadows in the garden. Like us, they are children of the sunlight. With the onset of night’s greater dark, they will fade and be forgotten. tinyurl.com/shadall @katiebruce.bsky.social @laurenwrites.bsky.social @davidgreenwriter.bsky.social @sianoh.bsky.social

Feels like I should have some big things to share to post here? Sorry just a dumb time check that made me happy

For anyone thinking about the recent UK Supreme Court ruling and wondering why I would be concerned about it (beyond being a decent human being of course), then this came to mind: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_T...

Stand up for trans rights 🏳️‍⚧️ Join me and @GoodLawProject and help us fight the rollback of trans rights in the UK.https://goodlawproject.org/s/851fc4

This was great fun! If you had a ticket but didn’t get chance to see it live, keep an eye out for the rewatch links.

Loving this gin bottle!!

It's this Saturday. Only a few tickets remaining! tinyurl.com/bfsworld Free for BFS members; £5 for non members @sarahreesbrennan.bsky.social @davidgreenwriter.bsky.social

Making the most of the sunshine - Pimm’s and BBQ 😊

So, I’m doing a thing with the BFS 😱 I’ve already got more than a few ideas on this topic, but very much enjoying the excuse to “research” - so HMU with your favourite recs for shadow daddies/queens/nbs. Then come along to the event for all the delicious discussion 🌚🥵👑

Storytelling game time - playing DnD Adventure Begins with the kids. Youngest obsessed with using magic to put everything in the dump 🤷‍♀️

BFS Online is excited to announce our next ‘After Dark’ event, Through Shadows: The Allure of Darkness. Thursday 8th May 2025, 9pm (BST). Ticket: tinyurl.com/shadall #BritishFantasySociety #DarkSFF #SFFBooks #ShadowDaddies #ShadowQueens #WritingCommunity #WritingPanel #BookSky

All set up for the #BlackBritishBookFestival at Manchester Central Library today. The @britfantasysoc.bsky.social is in the Media Hall by the cafe, so please stop by and say hello. I have loot!

My latest Drabble is published today in #TremblingWithFear. Thanks to the whole awesome team at Horror Tree 🖤🖤🖤

My nearly 10yo watched a YT video on “How to convince your parents to get a pet reptile” and has since been working on a PowerPoint presentation. I’ve seen a draft and it looks pretty good, so I guess we’ll be getting a reptile at some point???

Just in case anyone has missed this, it’s Pancake Day youtu.be/tgj1zQdQHrc?...

Feeling like you need a burst of positivity and wholesomeness? You could do far worse than read this cosy post from the BFS blog 💜💜💜 📚📚📚

I’m working on 🦑🍽️👍😇 today. Good job, folks!

In case you're looking to broaden your TBR pile this year, please check out this promo for Non-European Fantasy books! There are some very interesting titles here. books.bookfunnel.com/NonEuropeanF... #reading #books #noneuropeanfantasy #writingcommunity

🚨HEY! Extremely delicious book bargains alert!🚨 My publisher are running a scrumptious Start A Series ebook sale for the series* continuing in 2025, and lookit all the books! *Mine are same-world rather than series but it totally counts and you should totally buy Ghosts!🐈‍⬛ geni.us/Solarissale

New season of The Traitors on BBC iPlayer. So excited! And what a way to start 😱

Awesome!

Went birdwatching. Saw a deer.

For some reason I checked back into my Xitter account. I only have it still on for work, which equates to very few posts. Guys, let me tell you, it’s a dystopian wasteland over there! Ignore all signs for help; there is no humanity left 🛟

Anybody else see the phrase “coming 2025” and feel like that’s forever away? tenor.com/be6za.gif

I think when an author is really invested in the emotions of a scene the means it lands with impact for the readers. (Spoken from a reader point of view.) We appreciate the emotional energy that goes into such scenes 💜

I had some spare brain power today, so I did a thing. Well, I meant to do one thing (work on my current WIP), but had shower thoughts about a different thing (future novel!?!) so I did the third thing: revised edits on a totally different piece and submitted it… 🤞 #writingcommunity #sffh

The weather forecast on the news this morning included the phrase “into the West” so here is my earworm for the day: youtu.be/HvF31-2bVNE?...

Feeling like the world is tangibly fluid at the moment? Here’s some solid science facts to help: A day is a rotation of a celestial body opposite to the sun; its duration depends on where you are standing and how fast the rotation is. Unless you are not on planet earth … (1/2)

This advice is very wise….but it’s so hard not to let our fear and angry emotions take over. I’ll TRY!!

Trying to help keep a fb group supportive and may have just delivered my all time favourite smack down: “you’re not significant enough (mathematically speaking)” [They were attempting to apply a result from their own individual experience to every possible person in a group.] 🔥🔥🔥

Welcome to the latest influx of BlueSkiers 💙 Let’s all work together to keep this place one of support, inclusion and community.

Hello lots of new Bluesky folk! Here's a handy starter pack for people who are members or involved with the @britfantasysoc.bsky.social Enjoy! go.bsky.app/zsLEA3

Catching up on #OnlyConnect and it’s just occurred to me the Twisted Flax could be an awesome band name. Maybe metal/folk hybrid??

I highly recommend this! I went in 2023 and it was such a wonderful and affirming experience. Sponsored places also available. So if you’re at all thinking of going, apply!!! 📚📚📚

I did remember to take at least one photo while at #Bristolcon! Here’s me and the dragon after listening to our first panel on Saturday

On my way to #Bristolcon 🥳🥳🥳 And the new @britfantasysoc.bsky.social Book Sleeves also make handy travel pouches for pet dragons 🐉

Husband stopped off at shop on way home to pick up dinner. Also picked up these Halloween earrings 🖤🖤🖤 Knew he was a good’un 😁

Our first panel of BFS Online: Writing & Mental Health takes place Saturday 16th November 2024, 10:10am to 11:10am (GMT). Tickets: britishfantasysociety.org/events-calen... @vlatinalondon.bsky.social @bethkesh.bsky.social @lucyamclaren.bsky.social

I've made a starter pack for @britfantasysoc.bsky.social people! Let me know if I couldn't find you, and I'll add you to it 😁 go.bsky.app/zsLEA3

Sorry, that was a bit dark… so how’s this to lighten the mood: either the muppets are real or we may be manifesting them:

TFW you knew something was technically true but hadn’t really taken it in? Just read the statement “there are more aeroplanes in the ocean than submarines in the sky”

Might be because it’s somewhat late in the evening (and I’ve had some wine) but it seems to me that giving room to all who define/express differently doesn’t limit the room allocated for others, instead it expands our understanding and makes room for even more love ❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜🩷🤍🩶🤎🖤#inclusive

I see loads of posts highlighting what guys do wrong when writing female characters, but none offering solid guidance. So I wrote a blog. Chaps, please read. I hope it’s useful 👇 www.emilyinkpen.com/blog/writing...

Crossing my fingers 🤞 and maybe my toes too!

🥁 The 5 most-read blogs published in September 2024 on the BFS website were..... (This is a thread!)

And my latest Drabble is out! And it’s actually positive and hopeful this time 😁😁 www.fairfieldscribes.com/issue-45.html

Want to know why Fantasycon is so special to me? Have a read of this…