From illustrating my first comic story and releasing the trailer for the video game I'm writing to script supervising a pilot episode and digging an archaeological trench in Wales, it's been a month! buttondown.com/HarveyHamer/...

Thanks so much for the support Matt!

July was a month of major developments, a comics Kickstarter, Star Wars cover reveals, writing my own short film, a gaming industry conference, my volunteer work with English Heritage and so many musical and historical treats! buttondown.com/HarveyHamer/...

Please consider checking out this amazing anthology! I joined WIP Comics earlier this year and they've been an amazingly supportive group - I'm so happy to be a small part of this incredible project.

I'm so excited to finish illustrating and to share this! Please sign up to be notified when the anthology Kickstarter launches!

June was full of adventures and projects, from Bath and the Arthur C. Clarke Award to illustrating my own comic! buttondown.com/HarveyHamer/...

May was a quieter month writing-wise, but full of incredible concert and convention experiences and an inspiring week in Seville. Still, I handed in my third article for Star Wars Insider, and shared the Kickstarter for a comic anthology I'm a part of! buttondown.com/HarveyHamer/...

I'm going to be a part of this anthology! Please follow the link and hit the Notify me button for updates! www.kickstarter.com/projects/mik...

What better way to celebrate Star Wars day than with @marcguggenheim.bsky.social as my fourteenth guest? On A Long Time Ago... guests share their favourite Star Wars story and favourite historical site. buttondown.com/HarveyHamer/...

From my first poetry reading and writing Star Wars to a fantastic concert experience and my proper acting debut as the lead in a student short film, April whizzed by in the best way. buttondown.com/HarveyHamer/...

A Long Time Ago... is over a year old! Every other Sunday guests share a little about their favourite Star Wars story and historical site. But to celebrate, you'll be getting my picks this week. There's also an announcement at the end. buttondown.com/HarveyHamer/...

Every other Sunday I ask people to share a little about their favourite Star Wars story and historical site. The thirteenth guest on A Long Time Ago... is @lavietidhar.bsky.social! buttondown.com/HarveyHamer/...

As announced in yesterday's newsletter, I've had a poem accepted into Volume 8 of NYPL's Library Zine, on their theme Progress is a Process. I will be reading and discussing my poem, Processing… for their virtual launch on Thursday, April 17, 4-5PM - 9PM in the UK! www.nypl.org/events/progr...

From celestial events, gigs and the original wellington boots to some very exciting writing news, it’s been packed! buttondown.com/HarveyHamer/...

Every other Sunday I ask people to share a little about their favourite Star Wars story and historical site. The twelfth guest on a Long Time Ago... is @ericgoebelbecker.com! buttondown.com/HarveyHamer/...

Every other Sunday I ask people to share a little about their favourite Star Wars story and historical site. The eleventh guest on a Long Time Ago... is Genevieve von Petzinger! buttondown.com/HarveyHamer/...

February was a great month, from holding the foil cover dedicated to one of my Star Wars Insider articles to having my words performed by professional actors at LAMDA! Plus, my travels and book mail! buttondown.com/HarveyHamer/...

Published today by @titanbooks.bsky.social in paperback, ebook, and audio and available at all good bookstores. “Simply marvellous” – BOOKLIST “A page-turning adventure” – PUBLISHERS WEEKLY “An excellent read” – ADRIAN TCHAIKOVSKY “Another great slice of science fiction” – NEW SCIENTIST

“As the capitalist reality spread, the pirates arrived in the publishing industry. From 1991 to 1997, the only Star Wars books to be published in Russia were pirated. Take a look at this 1997 edition I owned … The Russian title reads “Death Star.” Wait a second. That’s not the Death Star …”

Every other Sunday I ask people to share a little about their favourite Star Wars story and historical site. The tenth guest on a Long Time Ago... is @barsukov.com buttondown.com/HarveyHamer/...

I am thirteen short stories into this incredible anthology and each is so brilliant in varying ways. If you're a fan of any form of speculative fiction, grab a copy!

Every other Sunday I ask people to share a little about their favourite Star Wars story and historical site. The ninth guest on a Long Time Ago... is Nick Fothergill! buttondown.com/HarveyHamer/...

My January newsletter is out now! It was a month of new connections, writing new things like sketch comedy for radio, PR for a roman villa and plenty of other articles. Plus, I acted in a music video!!! buttondown.com/HarveyHamer/...

Every other Sunday I ask people to share a little about their favourite Star Wars story and historical site. The eighth guest on a Long Time Ago... is @lydiakang.bsky.social! buttondown.com/HarveyHamer/...

Meg is an amazing writer and editor! And I can say that as I've read lots of her Star Wars/content creation work, and been edited by her!

New article out, covering the incredible event @tiltify.bsky.social and a whole host of awesome organisations and creatives have planned: vloggerbeat.com/youtubers-la... Please consider donating!

❣️LA Wildfire Relief LIVE A huge thank you to everyone who has contributed so far and to the amazing teams working behind the scenes to make this event a reality. If you’d like to share or support the campaign, here’s the link: 👉 tiltify.com/@tiltify-imp...

Just finished reading back through my post-apocalyptic sci-fi horror in reverse order. @lrlam.bsky.social suggested that way of editing, and it really works! It was a really great exercise to experience the story/structure in a new way. I ended up chopping and changing more than I thought.

Felt like sharing this again though it's been quite a while since this issue actually came out. My article REX & ROLL made the cover of Star Wars Insider #227! You can read more about it through my bio!

Random snap from the British Museum but not as random as you might think. I visited this saintly fellow again recently after he actually visited me in a nightmare, coming to life out of the stone! Have no doubts it's made it into a horror story!

This absolutely fascinates me: www.nature.com/articles/s41... Cave art is a big part of the sci-fi/ancient history mythology I'm including in my WIP novels. The blending of petroglyphs and the possible symbology of giant footprints is so compelling to insert into the worldbuilding I've already done!

Even if I didn't volunteer with English Heritage, I'd be saying how much you should support them and consider membership. It's worthwhile for free entry into a whole host of interesting places wherever you are in England, or if you're visiting somewhere like Hadrian's Wall! They do such great work.

To raise money for the Red Cross' California Wildfire Disaster Relief Fund, I'm auctioning off signed Arrowverse scripts. Applies to any episode of Arrow, Legends of Tomorrow or an Arrowverse crossover. Bid by posting to this thread. The 5 highest bids win (tying bids all win). Minimum bid: $100

Attended a small talk today at my local library about the medieval history of the area. I love history - old records from 1200 that can tell you intricate details like a serf making plates from alder sent from the Bishop of Canterbury. So many large missing pieces but there's always nuggets of life.

A Struggling Red Sox pitcher consents to a demonic possession to resurrect his fading career. But when a young super-fan succumbs to a mysterious illness, he discovers there’s more to the deal—and learns that the true cost of fame may be a choice between her soul, & his own. #W #F #H #A 📖 #bluepit

5TH WAVE meets NOPE meets ARRIVAL meets INTERSTELLAR After encountering an alien while dealing with grief, Astra, a runaway, must choose between saving humanity from an alien invasion and reconciling with her dad before it’s too late. ALT👀 #BluePit #YA #literary #scifi #book

Here is my list for #BluePit 1. Luna & the Golden Owl #Q #Juvenile #EarlyReader #F 2. Tears Beneath the Weeping Willow #W #YA #HF 3. Falling Up #W #MG #F 4. Chasing the Wind #W #MG #F

Ava-Amaka wakes in a hospital with no memory of her parents’ murder. Haunted by nightmares and resurfacing fragments, she uncovers a cult, her supernatural heritage, and forbidden love with her enemy’s son. Can she navigate love, vengeance, and fate? #Bluepit #BluePit #YA #MagicalRealism #R #M

THE BLADE ITSELF x ATLA Three people are cast apart in the carnage of their world. Each step they take only drives them further apart and plunges the world into chaos. Can they find each other before they perish or will evil forces use them to break the world forever? #BluePit 📖 #WIP #A #F #D

Children of Shadows: Christopher, a teenage boy gifted with light powers, and his amnesiac father are drawn into a perilous mission to halt an alien invasion that’s wiped out most life on Earth, erased the memories of survivors and transformed their children into hosts. #BluePit #Q #A #H #SF #F 📖

Sharing a small piece of concept art today from a TV show bible I put together after my screenwriting course at MetFilm School. This artefact is a gate blade, mainly used for slicing open rifts between worlds. Magic within the hilt creates gates, golden translucent panes which make stable portals.

Every other Sunday I ask people to share a little about their favourite Star Wars story and historical site. The seventh guest on a Long Time Ago... is @chriskempshall.bsky.social! buttondown.com/HarveyHamer/...

Here's a sort of mood board of works which have inspired or are similar to my WIP novel Children of Shadows... Missing from here of course are the many real-world locations that served as equal inspirations!

Volunteering with English Heritage was such a rewarding part of last year. All the research for my writing let me really enjoy talking to the public at North Leigh Roman Villa's open days. To be able to spend so much time at that wonderful site has developed my understanding and confidence.

A quote from a brand new essay in my latest release, reflecting on ten years of writing about DanTDM and what a gift that has been. This jam-packed Anniversary Edition of The Diamond Dimensions: Volume 4.5, my first collection of sci-fi/fantasy short stories, can be found here: relinks.me/B0DLX2YDXF

I really enjoyed Lili Hayward's A Midwinter's Tail over this Christmas. Not only was it seasonal, but perfectly captured the magic and folklore of perhaps my favourite place on Earth: the Isles of Scilly. I just so happen to be writing about its ancient history today!

Been doing a few minor edits on my novel today in light of actually visiting one of the settings again. My method? Just a simple note doc, crossing off one thing at a time. Simple but satisfying.

Thought I'd share the limited things I've got decorating my writing space: a @fanthatracks.com badge courtesy of @prefecttiming.bsky.social, resting on an unfinished wooden Lego Captain Rex made mostly by my grandfather. Behind him there's a thank you card from Amy Ratcliffe for beta reading!

I had a tough time cracking the chronology of events in the level of the indie game I'm currently writing, based on an existing stage show, but as with most things, some time away made everything shift into place! The power of intervals!

After quite a long break apart from sharing my newsletters, I'm going to try and post a little update here daily. In today's news: Just snagged an array of research books from Oxfam, from philosophy books that inspired George Lucas and twenty one pilots to a poetry collection and some fiction!