I love this for you, Julian! :)

So exciting!

... And it's funded within an hour! I'm stunned, if I'm being completely honest!

Blimey! I hit the big red button to launch my campaign 15 mins ago, and it's already 40% funded. So grateful to all the early supporters!

The Mandalorian and Grogu... Well, it played in a darkened cinema for two hours, so I guess it counts as a movie? I guess?

If anyone from the BBC is reading this, Jack Thorne would be an amazing showrunner for Doctor Who.

I'm so very grateful for Mike's incredible work on the new covers, which look amazing. They're the kind of covers I dreamed of when I first set out to be a writer!

I was lucky to illustrate the covers for the relaunch of @julianbarr.bsky.social's amazing Ashes of Olympus series. It's launching on Kickstarter soon

Here's some awesome news! I have my rights back on my Ashes of Olympus books, and I'm relaunching them with beautiful new covers, audiobooks and a new prequel novella! I'd be really grateful if you followed the project, which will launch in July! www.kickstarter.com/projects/951...

That relief when your crowdfunding project reaches its target with less than an hour to spare....

71% funded, 22 hours to go... Nearly there. www.kickstarter.com/projects/and...

With just under 48 hours to go, we're 67% funded! Most indie comics pull in the majority of their funds in the last day or so... It's going to be tight, but we'll make it!

After a surge in pledges yesterday, we're 60% funded! Here's the first three completed pages from Slayhemn issue 2... Join the adventure at slayhemn.com

I will honour Tolkien Reading Day in my heart, and try to keep it all the year!

10 days to go, we're 45% funded! Things are going well, but it'll be a race to the finish. www.kickstarter.com/projects/and...

The latest Trek canned before the next season even airs. Dr Who's Disney deal falls apart. The next Star Wars film is cobbled together from a season of television. Pop culture is at an inflection point, unsure where to go. I'm supporting more indie stuff. Things are better when creators own the IP.

Wasn't sure I'd like Starfleet Academy, but you know what? That was the best first season of live action Trek since DS9. Weirdly reminds me of the energy of the Spider-Verse movies in that it takes a classic franchise and revitalizes it with youthful joy.

Please support my brother's project so I can read the next issue. This is not an ulterior motive, I am being very clear about it.

Okay! We are about 25% there, and only one pledge from an obvious scammer! Doing well.

@andrewlawart.bsky.social and I are thrilled to launch the next issue of SLAYHEMN, our epic fantasy comic! www.kickstarter.com/projects/and...

Money has been very tight, so I held off on Starfleet Academy until I could watch it all in a month. I'm a couple of episodes in, and it's a lot of fun! I loved the Academy books/comics/games as a kid, so this feels weirdly like coming home.

I have a short story in this brand new fantasy anthology! It's called The Stranger's Gift and I'm rather proud of it. It's definitely the most unsettling thing I've written! You can grab an e-book here: books2read.com/u/4jjpzY

Bookish on HBO Max is really top notch. Very cleverly written, great production values, excellent performances, stylish direction and a score that zings.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds isn't for everyone, and I respect that. But it is such a welcome respite from difficult real-life stuff. A show to watch with a nice cup of cocoa and a bowl of cereal.

I want to like HBO's Dune: Prophecy, but it's... *deep breath* A sequel to a sequel to a prequel to a prequel which precedes another prequel to FH's original Dune, tying into BH and KJA's tie-ins plus the recent films. And they say modern media is getting too complicated!

This is a quality thread about writing for IP!

Just delivered the script for Slayhemn Issue 2!!

I'm very grateful to my local library for providing a place to charge my phone when I had no power in the aftermath of Cyclone Alfred! Huzzah for libraries! Huzzah!

A lot of Avatar fans tell me I remind them of Tenzin. I appreciate it, as Tenzin is a wise and kind man who does his best for his community and his family. But the story of Prince Zuko never fails to move me on every rewatch.

It took a Herculean effort, but I redesigned my website to look a bit more modern and make my books easier to find, and to include my recent releases! jbarrauthor.com

I've read these and they're great! Excellent cosy fantasy crossed with British folk horror.

My hot take on Star Trek: Section 31? It's three acts that never quite cohere into a movie.

Just sent The Flame of Excalibur off to @saperebooks.bsky.social! Huzzah!

My first book is free. scgowland.com/contact/ “Epic fantasy at its best…” “A fantastic read, full of snappy dialogue and emotional resonance.” "Honestly it's a breath of fresh air in fantasy. Highly recommend."

My youngest: "I'm confused, Dad. Didn't you write the Odyssey?" Me: "God bless you, son."

My epic fantasy, World Breaker, is out in the world! "Proper old-school high fantasy with a heart." Many thanks @markstay.bsky.social for the wonderful pull quote! mybook.to/worldbreaker

Just finished drafting the first book of my Arthurian Chronicles. Just over 100k words, 345 pages. The working title... THE FLAME OF EXCALIBUR! It goes off to @saperebooks.bsky.social at the end of the month. Huzzah! 😀

75k down, six chapters to go on the first book in The Arthurian Chronicles. Just wrote a blurb. Will make deadline, come what may!

Delighted to receive my stunning copy of Slayhemn: Whispers of revenge by Andrew Lawa and @julianbarr.bsky.social ! And as part of the Kickstarter I got this amazing cover variant featuring Andrew’s amazing portrait of Faye Bright from my Witches of Woodville books! Christmas has come early. 🎅🏻

Went to see LOTR: War of the Rohirrim, loved every second. Really interesting choice to focus on Helm's unnamed daughter from the appendices. Allowed them to tell a human story while keeping Helm a heroic figure who can fell a baddie with a single blow. Very clever!

So glad you like it, Gavin!

I'm about two thirds through the first book of the Arthurian Chronicles, and will make my deadline at the end of January no matter what! I know it's common for authors to hate their own work. But honestly? I think it might be my personal best.

Thanks to the generous support of a host of people, SLAYHEMN is fully funded! Thank you to all our friends who pledged! @andrewlawart.bsky.social and I are so very grateful.

94% funded, with one day to go! @andrewlawart.bsky.social and I are so thrilled at the support people have shown for our fantasy comic book. Join the Slayhemn mayhem at slayhemn.com

By the moons! Had an amazing weekend at Oz Comic Con telling people about Slayhemn, the comic book I co-created with @andrewlawart.bsky.social. It's up to 87% funded, with 58 hours to go. It'll be tight, but we just might make it! You can support our work at slayhemn.com

And so we enter the last days of our campaign! 72 percent with six days left. slayhemn.com

How are things going on Slayhemn? Where did it all start? Find out here... jbarrauthor.com/2024/09/09/s...

Gosh. SLAYHEMN is halfway there! 50% funded!! www.kickstarter.com/projects/and...

Woohoo! We are already 43 percent funded! @julianbarr.bsky.social are beside ourselves with gratitude to all who have pledged. Without further ado, let's introduce another couple of characters! A pyromancer of the Southland, Vener Tough and uncompromising, the mighty warrior Stren

Yowser! The comic book I co-wrote with @andrewlawart.bsky.social is 45% funded and going strong. With three weeks to go in the campaign, we've got a good shot. Classic fantasy in the tradition of LOTR, Dragonlance and Forgotten Realms! www.kickstarter.com/projects/and...