If you value your right for free expression i would advise everyone to also have a Mastodon account, as a backup or using them both (as i do). Much more flexible, full control, more difficult to block (you can change instances) etcetera

#bookpost day. In the middle of reading Elisabeth Wheatley's Oath of the Wolf, and I get Little Kingdoms by @alexharvv.bsky.social drop through the letter box! Not sure if I'm going to try to parallel read, but I'm wondering if I'll find evidence of Cenric's lineage in there somewhere!

Sometimes it's just a matter of perspective... Find out what we've been looking at on, ooh, say, Friday 7th of November over on Youtube? #TheLongestJohns #FolkMusic #Shanty #HAUPBSFS

3.5 more days for this bundle! My Manipulator's War (epic & portal fantasy) has multiple main & secondary characters with ADHD (some also being autistic 😉). Its fast pace and my love of complex worlds and plot twists & turns are all indebted to my ADHD. 🌈📚🪐📚💙 itch.io/b/3300/adhd-...

SIGNED BOOK NEWS! You can pre-order a SIGNED copy of "It's Not a Cult" by Joey Batey. The whole premise of the book is wild! Folk horror ftw! Check it out HERE. biggreenbookshop.com/signed-copie...

ADHD Awareness Month Fiction: 22 items for $25.00 itch.io/b/3300/adhd-... Proud to have THE PLAYERS: ACT 1 included in this fabulous bundle - available // 1st & 15th October. A big thank you to @eliseswritings.bsky.social for organising. #neurodiversity #adhd #historicalfiction

#BandcampFriday haul this month. Purely #folkmusic - related this time & mostly stuff that's caught my ear on the FolkOnFoot podcast or their chart show. Reassembled - Bellowhead Onward the Sun - Green Diesel Pressure and Persuasion - Frankie Archer Forms - Leveret

My wife doesn't run a fediverse account, so I'm alerting anyone interested that her new book is part of the itch.io bundle collated to bring awareness of #ADHD in writing for #ADHDAwarenessMonth. There's a whole bunch of different genres included and they're […] [Original post on wandering.shop]

Get ready for the ADHD Awareness Month bundle! 22 awesome books by ADHD authors and/or featuring ADHD characters! Check it out: itch.io/b/3300/adhd-... #BookSky 🩵📚 📢📚 📦📚

🎭🎲🥁🎻💀⚔ In recognition of #ADHDAwareness Month, "The Players Act 1" eBook is only 99p/99c (1st-17th Oct). Neurodiversity is nothing new & #histfict can reflect this♥️ Why not take a look? Amazon mybook.to/ThePlayersAct1 Kobo www.kobo.com/ebook/the-pl... Cover: Sarah Christie #BookSky #neurodiversity

Tis ADHD Awareness Month! Hi fellow Chatty Cathys, Restless Rebels & Day-dreaming Daves! I'd like you to be aware of: the AuDHD, ADHD & Autism Feed: bit.ly/4nSIA6C My Writers &Authors Discord inclu. an ND channel😉 Bsky Lists I can + you to -ND People -ND/♿ Authors And of👇 itch.io/b/3300/adhd-...

www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Little-Kingd... LITTLE KINGDOMS: AN A-Z OF EARLY MEDIEVAL BRITAIN, my next book, releases on the 30th of November 2025 As of today it is now available for preorder, at a discounted early price of £20 (RRP £25) Why should you pick up this book...? 🧵

Well look at this! 2 new shirts in one week. Oh Longest Johns, you do spoil us. Hammer and the Anvil shirt designed by the great @vvitchofthevvoods available here: shop.thelongestjohns.com Got a favourite TLJ song? Let us know and maybe there could be a splendid bit of clothing for that one too...

I made birb.

Revealed: sewage overflow in English and Welsh national parks twice outside rate

I collect pictures of gate latches. The endless minute variations and human ingenuity appeal to me greatly, and the countless hands that have moved them. This one is between Near and Far Sawrey, Lake District and has a lovely combination of textures between the iron, wooden gate, and stone gatepost.

Andor is astonishing television, not least because it now feels like topical journalism

A double-whammy in this month's (October) Writing Magazine: a feature about the story behind the story for my #historicalfiction novel "The Players Act 1: All The World's A Stage", and an article about the importance of voice in #picturebooks! @writersonline.bsky.social #writingcommunity #kidlit

Watched first 2 episodes. Splendid acting. Well done, Looking forward to the others.

WRITERS! The @writersonline.bsky.social Children's Book Prize is now open for unpublished/unagented writers. www.storygodmother.co.uk/index.php/op... There's more info in my newsletter for writers, along with free resources and competitions: buttondown.com/storygodmother #WritingCommunity

We Have AI Now www.youtube.com/shorts/8-lgJ...

Filmmakers, is your to do list like this?

Hey, kids. My eponymous #Archaeogaming book (2018) paperback is on sale for 50% off this week. I only need 12 more people to buy the book to crack 1,000 lifetime sales! www.berghahnbooks.com/title/Reinha...

🎭LAST DAY OF #Players1715 BLOGTOUR🎭 Thank you to @mjporterauthor.bsky.social for the review on this last stop. Thanks to all the bloggers for arranging interviews, reviews and guest posts. And a big thank you to @rachelsrandoms.bsky.social for organising the tour. #BookSky #histfic 🎭🥁🎻💀⚔️🎲

🎭DAY 6 #Players1715 BLOG TOUR PART TWO🎭 "a fun read, with overdramatic characters, great banter, a heartwarming found family vibe and an unshakeable sense of hope" Big thanks to Moonflower Reader on Insta for the review of The Players: www.instagram.com/p/DNtBteVWAAi/ #histfic #BookSky 🥁🎻🎲💀⚔️❤️‍🩹

Really insightful questions in this interview.

🎭DAY FIVE OF #Players1715 BLOG TOUR🎭 A big thank you to Joanne at @portybelle.bsky.social for the very fun quickfire questions on today's leg of the tour. Much appreciated. Find out the answers here: portobellobookblog.com/2025/08/22/t... #historicalfiction #histfic #Shakespeare #BookSky 🎭🥁🎻🎲💀⚔️❤️‍🩹

🎭DAY FOUR OF BLOG TOUR: PART 1🎭 "Amy Sparkes writes with care and sensitivity about friendships, families, finding your place in the world and working through adversity" Thank you to Portable Magic for the review. Check it out here: portable-magic.com/2025/08/21/a... #histfic #BookSky #Players1715

I mean, I guess you are. What did they think of the book though?

"Clever, funny and highly enjoyable" A big thank you to Rambling Mads for the amusing review of #Players1715 You can check it out here: ramblingmads.uk/2025/08/20/b... #historicalfiction #histfic #BookSky #Shakespeare @rararesources.bsky.social

www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Little-Kingd... With the 9th draft approved, that's a wrap on my next book: LITTLE KINGDOMS: AN A-Z OF EARLY MEDIEVAL BRITAIN, releasing on the 30th of November 2025 To celebrate, currently the price has been lowered to £17.50 for preorders via my publisher's website

Happy release day to Sword of the Sea, the latest game from Giant Squid, with ethereal soundtrack by @awintory.bsky.social :) I once again had the privilege of recording woodwinds, including this beautiful Mayan triple harmony drone flute. It has a haunting voice that's all throughout the score 🪈

I'm thrilled to have #author @amysparkes.bsky.social join me on the blog today. Amy will be talking about her new book, The Players - Act 1 (All the World's a Stage!). @rararesources.bsky.social

Great to see my wife's new book has been picked up by a good number of book bloggers to review and talk about next week. I've not been able to find any of them with federated accounts sadly. https://adults.amysparkes.co.uk Blog page links in the reply & feel […] [Original post on wandering.shop]

Incredibly tiring but rewarding two days just gone. As part of the biggest crew we've worked with so far (Director/Producer, Camera Operator, Sound Recordist, Drone Operator, Camera Assistant (me), Camera-Car driver, 2x "Hero" drivers and a Location Manager) 1/2

Today, the word “Luddite” is used as an insult to anyone resistant to technological innovation. But a recent book argues that Luddism stood not against technology per se but for the rights of workers in the face of automation.

this is the future www.theverge.com/news/718286/...

That's @amysparkes.bsky.social to you sunshine! #booksky #books #histfic #Players1715

New #photogrammetry capture of Sanders Longhouse in Lettaford, Devon. Over 500 years old, a rare example of this style of shared accommodation for animals and humans. Photos taken while staying as a guest with the Landmark Trust (www.landmarktrust.org.uk/properties/s...). 3D: skfb.ly/pzLtD

📣 The Spanner Trio & Spanner Big Band are off Spotify. We won’t support a platform whose CEO is pouring €600M into militarised AI. Music shouldn't fund war. Spotify exploits artists. We’re done. 🎶 Find us on Bandcamp: danspannertrio.bandcamp.com spannerbigband.bandcamp.com #BoycottSpotify

Advantages of switching from Spotify to Deezer: • no support of military actions • no support of a CEO who claims “The cost of creating content [is] close to zero” • not an American company (Deezer is from France) ... #deezer #deezermusic #boycottSPOTIFY #antispotify #musicstreaming #streamingmusic

If Daniel Ek, CEO of Spotify thinks we’re going to sit idly by while he invests hundreds of millions of euros into developing new high tech weapons, he’s got another thing coming. Music is a technology of peace and will remain so forever. ❤️‍🔥 #music #love #peace #boycottspotify youtu.be/XgZCAWWmqFg

GITW is now gone from Spotify. Idk, one person removing their podcast is just a drop in the ocean, but hey, oceans are made up of drops, or something. #BoycottSpotify The podcast is now distributed by RedCircle, and it can be heard on Apple, Pocket Casts, YouTube etc. gaminginthewild.carrd.co

As @davidbridie.bsky.social said recently: Spotify used to seem like a necessary evil for musicians; now it just seems evil. We've taken all our music down. #BoycottSpotify