I've been away from here for a while, but hopefully back more this new year 😊 Meantime, I've started writing what I hope will become a short story collection on a theme. Around 10k down already with outlines on more to follow. I'm a plotter, so percolating the rest... Creativity breeds creativity!

Want to know how to protect your creative work from AI piracy? Find out here 👇 #writing #writers #WritingCommunity #authors #Booksky 📚💙 #publishing #fiction #novels #GraphicNovels #nonfiction #books #design #art #photography #illustration #IntellectualProperty #copyright #NoAI #GenAI

Do you know how the law applies to your writing? It might not be as obvious as you think! Find out here 👇 #writing #WritingCommunity #fiction #nonfiction #Booksky 📚💙 #authors #WritersOfBluesky #editing #journalism #communications #books #law #PublishingLaw #copyright #IP #IntellectualProperty

Very weird to see writers cheering for A.I. audiobooks. This is the same horrible machine that they want to replace YOU. Audiobook narrators are your peers.

May the 4th be with you – now more than ever! (This never gets old 👇😁) #StarWars #StarWarsDay #MayThe4th #FeelTheForce

In the bluebell wood 2... 🪻 #photography #bluebells #BluebellWood #wood #trees #flower #floral #Beechwoods #NaturePhotography #Nature #ThePhotoHour #blue #woodland #walking #NatureWalk #FlowerPhotography #weekend #green

In the bluebell wood... 🪻 #photography #bluebells #BluebellWood #wood #trees #flower #floral #Beechwoods #NaturePhotography #Nature #ThePhotoHour #blue #woodland #walking #NatureWalk

Tomorrow it's the 7th birthday of #buyastrangerabook! It first happened on May 2nd 2018. Incredible! Thanks so much for allowing it to keep going. I LOVE doing it and really hope you enjoy it all too. See you tomorrow! www.bigissue.com/culture/book...

We welcome news about the joint venture between the Copyright Licensing Agency, Publishing Licensing Services & @alcs.co.uk to develop a collective licence for generative AI. This announcement is timely and demonstrates that licensing for AI is possible with transparency & remuneration for authors.

Are you a creative? You need to see this 👇 #WritingCommunity #writing #writer #author #design #designers #art #artists #illustration #illustrators #videography #video #photography #photographers #musicians #music #edibuddies #editing #journalism #journalists #law #AI #copyright #IntellectualProperty

Post a GIF of who you wanted to be as a kid

Post a cool library 📚 Library of Congress, Washington DC, 1800. The national repository for every book published in the USA, important historic documents and much more! 📚📜 #LoveYourLibrary #skybrarians #libraries #librarians #reading #Booksky 💙📚 #books #research #architecture #writing #buildings

It's that magical time of year...🪻 #bluebells #Beechwood #nature #flowers #floral #woods #NaturePhotography #photography #LandscapePhotography #ThePhotoHour #BluebellWood #woodland #WoodlandWalk

One for the graphic designers and typographers out there 😁 #design #GraphicDesign #typography #editing #designers #DesignSky #edibuddies

I don't know about you, but this glorious weather and millions of people out showing their value of freedom has really lifted my spirits 😊 Plus blossom 💮 How y'all doing, lovely Skyers? #Spring #blossom #photography #NaturePhotography #GardenPhotography #trees #flower #floral #HandsOff #nature

Scam "literary agency" Envision Literary Agency is impersonating Penguin Random House with fake publishing offers, via the email below, using the fake email address [email protected] 🧵1/8

You had us at "a book of spells, the key to wonders."

The Great Gatsby: A Free Audio Book Have a listen. The novel turns 100 this month.

Post a cool library 📚 Bishan Public Library, Singapore, 2006. I believe an appropriate description for this would be: wow! #LoveYourLibrary #skybrarians #libraries #librarians #reading #Booksky 💙📚 #books #research #architecture #writing #buildings

Scammers are now trying to trick authors into paying agent commissions on a contract which (obviously) is fake.

We are disappointed but not surprised that Meta has used millions of pirated books to develop its AI systems. As a matter of urgency, Meta needs to compensate the rightsholders of all the works it has been exploiting. But what can authors do? Read here: societyofauthors.org/2025/03/21/t...

Twilight in Spring🪻 #ScillaChionodoxa #GloryOfTheSnow #nature #NaturePhotography #photography #GardenPhotography #flower #floral #twilight #evening #blue #spring #SpringFlowers #dusk #ThePhotoHour

PSA: Find out if your book has been pirated by LibGen with this handy tool from The Atlantic 👇 #WritingCommunity #writing #author #publishing #SelfPublishing #AI #copyright #IntellectualProperty #IPTheft #Booksky 💙📚

Random question: T-shirts over long sleeves. Is '90s layering back, or did it never go away? Asking for a friend 😁 #fashion #style #clothing #1990s #UrbanStyle #layering

And here's my first starter pack (filled too quickly!) of Canadian authors and illustrators of books for children and teens. Just because it bears repeating, like all good things. ❤️🇨🇦📚 go.bsky.app/2Ys743U

THIS IS HUGE! Researchers at The Jackson Laboratory and UConn Health have successfully discovered a molecular switch that can actually SHUT DOWN cancer growth signals and STOP tumor growth at the RNA LEVEL. The discovery could pave the way for a groundbreaking RNA-based multi-cancer treatment. 🧪🧵⬇️

Post a cool library 📚 New South Wales State Library, Australia, 1826. Entered on the Heritage Register in 1999, the library is a stunning Sydney landmark! #LoveYourLibrary #skybrarians #libraries #librarians #reading #Booksky 💙📚 #books #research #architecture #writing #buildings

Post a cool library 📚 New York Public Library, 1895. Stunning building in the classical style, with the Rose Main Reading Room a truly opulent experience! #LoveYourLibrary #skybrarians #libraries #librarians #reading #Booksky 💙📚 #books #research #architecture #writing #buildings

The UK Society of Authors suggests what to do if your work has been stolen by Meta for AI training societyofauthors.org/2025/03/21/t...

Like cherry blossom, magnolia season is short but oh-so-lovely ❤️ #magnolias #MagnoliaTree #garden #nature #tree #flower #NaturePhotography #GardenPhotography #photography #ThePhotoHour #blossom #floral

They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.

The AAP issues a warning to US Govt that giving Big Tech “fair usage” will spell the end of copyright and be disastrous for #writers and we must fight it. Time for us to wake up to biggest threat to culture, creativity & originality. #AI #copyright #publishing #writingcommunity

Post a cool library 📚 New York Public Library, 1895. Stunning building in the classical style, with the Rose Main Reading Room a truly opulent experience! #LoveYourLibrary #skybrarians #libraries #librarians #reading #Booksky 💙📚 #books #research #architecture #writing #buildings

Library walls of Sheffield #libraries

Science! 💪🔬

Your timely reminder that if you want/need to read billionaire-owned papers but don't want your money to fund them, there is a solution. Get a library card and sign into PressReader. Thousands of major international papers and magazines available for free! #reading #news #newspapers #journalism

The Brooklyn Public Library has announced that any teenager in America is now eligible for a Brooklyn Public Library card.
Teens can sign out ebooks + audiobooks 
The move is designed to combat censorship, with some titles listed as "always available." www.bklynlibrary.org/media/press/...

Every Canadian 🇨🇦 I've met and know (especially in the editorial community) has been good and kind to me and others. No matter what's happening across your border, you can be sure of friendship here in the UK 😊 #Canada 🇨🇦 #edibuddies

Holy cow, this is amazing 👇 Could it be the end of Covid as we know it? Let's hope so 🙏 💉💥🦠

Spring is here 🪻🌿 #Spring #seasons #EndOfWinter #photography #NaturePhotography #FlowerPhotography #ThePhotoHour #flowers #daffodils #FirstBloomsOfSpring #Wordsworth #poetry

This senior chap 🐾 is channelling peak Italian signore 🇮🇹 and I am here for it

Spring is coming... 🪻🌿 #Spring #flowers #floral #nature #photography #ThePhotoHour #NaturePhotography #FlowerPhotography #GardenPhotography #seasons #EndOfWinter

Today's #a11y tip - don't use special characters to make text in social media posts look like it's bold, italic, or in a different font. That usually makes the text inaccessible for folks who rely on screen readers. axbom.com/dont-fake-bo...

Post a cool library 📚 Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) Art Library, London, 1857. A beacon for art in the capital in the tradition of fine Victorian urban architecture! #LoveYourLibrary #skybrarians #libraries #librarians #reading #Booksky 💙📚 #books #research #architecture #writing #buildings

Today is #NationalFunAtWorkDay AND it's Friday so it's a good day to share some of our favourite old #BookFaceFriday photographs when we were having a LOT of fun at work. 📚🤳😂

Ahem, I can relate 🍪🍪🍪 😲😁

If it's Friday, it must be Guardian Style Guide time! 👇 Pithy 😁 #WritingCommunity #writing #AmWriting #editing #AmEditing #subediting #StyleGuides #journalism #newspapers #edibuddies #humour #funny #FridayFunny

Choose 20 nonfiction books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 20 #BookSky 📚💙 #nonfiction #BookChallenge

Choose 20 nonfiction books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 19 #BookSky 📚💙 #nonfiction #BookChallenge