Dope, dope, dope, dope, dope. So glad this series got the treatment it deserved. Here’s hoping The Age of Dread follows suit ;) @stephenaryan.bsky.social @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social #BookMail #BookSky #StephenAryan

Every time you get an OFFER, make it clear no AI for the cover, narrator or translation, and any licensees must also agree to that. Don't wait for the contract, make it a deal term. Make them justify themselves if they're saying no. Give editors a reason to push back and weight to their arguments.

You night owls out there might be looking for something a little spooky, and the UK GHOST STORY FESTIVAL ONLINE certainly has you covered - we're more than happy to bring the hauntings to you this February... www.ticketsource.co.uk/ukghoststory... #ghoststories #hauntings #spooky #supernatural

Réception du jour @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social @stephenaryan.bsky.social

These arrived in the post today from @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social The 10th anniversary editions of the Age of Darkness trilogy. Thank you to the fantastic art team for creating them.

In a weird place. Waiting on books on sub. Trying to write something else. Also with Xmas coming up I know publishing shuts down for basically a month. Oof. More waiting.

Today I signed all the books!!!

Shout out to @stephenaryan.bsky.social for coming in to sign more books for us! We can confirm that sets are now all signed and are expected to ship out in the next couple of weeks. 😍

A recent read for me, Binding the Cuckoo - evocative & enchanting, sharp & filled with mystery, oozing with folklore & magic, with characters to root for, in a world reflective of modern day issues. A vivid & magical tale of love, betrayal, loyalty & survival, beautifully told.

Series 2 of Squid Game The Challenge is another interesting social experiment in group think, survival, loyalty, what makes a person good in their own mins, and being able to do keepy ups and throw marbles against a wall. It really is everything.

Help get THE BOOK OF SPORES Kickstarter to STRETCH GOAL #4!!! 🍄 Back the project HERE: www.kickstarter.com/projects/fan...

Winning more awards, getting to chat with Red Sonja and Reacher's EmJay Bassett, and my thoughts on Pluribus and Down Cemetery Road are some of the highlights of this week's free Patreon update: www.patreon.com/posts/143574...

After passing the $25k mark, THE BOOK OF SPORES will now get custom endpaper art from Patricia Gutierrez AND a 30% increase in author payouts! Now, on to the $35k stretch goal for a bonus short story by me and an embossed dust jacket!!! Help us get to $35k: www.kickstarter.com/projects/fan...

P.L’S TOP INDIE & TOP TRAD SFF BOOKS FOR 2025!! ***Authors on the lists tagged in the comments*** 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇 beforewegoblog.com/p-ls-top-ind...

W o w I have a sudden urge to set something on fire

Hello to the recent batch of new followers. I've been traditionally published since 2015, below are all my completed fantasy series, and if you want more info you can join my monthly newsletter (although I'm taking Dec off, so back in Jan) and there's a link in my bio.

Enjoyed watching V for Vendetta again. Must be the fifth time I've seen it. The comic is better, of course, but that's almost always the way with adaptations.

Guess it's time to watch V for Vendetta then.

One of my favourite comic book runs of all time is The Spectre by John Ostrander and Tom Mandrake. The first omnibus is out now, collecting issues 1-30 from DC comics with a fantastic new cover from Mandrake and an intro from Ostrander.

READ IT. Please. The funnest book every month.

Back from World Fantasy convention Brighton. Voice is completely gone from talking so much but it was both energising to see so many people and exhausting. Back to my writing cave now to sit quietly and rest up.

Heading to Brighton this Thursday for World Fantasy Convention. I'll be there Friday to early Sunday and taking part in the group signing session on Friday night.

AI audio means publishers can choose to utterly screw over narrators (whose work no doubt went into training the AI) and insist on keeping as profit that 90% reduction in costs. Whoever decides to do this deserves all the abuse, even if its my employer www.thebookseller.com/news/ai-audi...

The full programme for World Fantasy Convention in Brighton at the end of this month is now available. worldfantasy2025.co.uk/programme/

This is the month that THE ISLE IN THE SILVER SEA releases (Oct 21st!) and I wanted to share that I have a number of UK events, including an event with VL Bovalino and Samantha Shannon at a church, which feels slightly bonkers: tashasuri.com/events/

My schedule for World Fantasy Convention at the end of this month in Brighton @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social

oh hey i have a BOOK out today! The re-release of RAVEN CALLS is available now! How exciting! After a year of adjusting to having shamanic powers, Joanne Walker has leveled up—and now she’s got to start all over again... www.amazon.com/dp/B0DXQ9GPH...

At 7pm on 9th October, don't miss @aptshadow.bsky.social at Leeds Waterstones for a very special panel event on "Building Brilliant Worlds" alongside @rjbarker.bsky.social and @davewragg.com in association with @britfantasysoc.bsky.social! Tickets only £5! www.waterstones.com/events/panel...

My schedule for World Fantasy Convention at the end of this month in Brighton @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social

NEWS! Woman whose party couldn't spell 'Britain' decides English degrees are a 'rip-off' newsthump.com/2025/10/08/w...

Ok so the book is actually £0.99 or $0.99 on Kindle for an unspecified amount of time if you're in the mood. www.amazon.com/Warrior-Ques...

Tomorrow at the new @barnesandnoble.com store at the South Hill Mall in Puyallup.Noon. Terry Brooks and Shawn Speakman and I will be signing books to celebrate the stores opening. Join us there! 3500 S Meridian. Puyallup. WA.

We’re going live in less than 30 minutes! Come join us ☺️

WATCH NOW: The Fusion of Fiction and History - with @stephenaryan.bsky.social, @philspeculates.bsky.social, @plstuart-author.bsky.social & @philipchase90.bsky.social. Fiction, folklore & historical influence - are you ready to 'dance between the raindrops of history'? #BookSky youtu.be/rKFda1V0wVo

Some great panels today as part of this FREE online event. I'm on the 3pm about mixing fiction and history.

Day 2 of our Big Indie Weekend online event starts here! Here's today's lineup ⬇️ 1pm: LIVE Indie Author Write-a-Long 3pm: PANEL: Fusion of Fiction & History 5pm: WORKSHOP: Writing for Audio 7pm: PANEL: Assembling the A-Team 9pm: PANEL: Building a Platform

7 of my books stolen by the Anthropic AI debacle. Filled in the forms to get a payout but I'll believe it when I see it.

Saturday 4th October @plstuart-author.bsky.social @stephenaryan.bsky.social & @philipchase90.bsky.social share their expertise on @spotlightindie.bsky.social Find out where to find King Arthur's Hunting Track in Britain + its geographical quirks! #booksky #writingcommunity

For the entire month of October, The Warrior is on sale. My shortest pitch is The Wizard of Oz in the Upside Down. Four very different people go on a quest to a dark world that has been tainted.

Just got to the end of season 2 of The Change and I'm disappointed to hear that it's been cancelled and won't get a third and final season. Hoping it lands somewhere else to finish up but not holding my breath.

Who's ready for another sneak preview of one of our upcoming panels? The Fusion of Fiction and History with @philipchase90.bsky.social, @plstuart-author.bsky.social, @stephenaryan.bsky.social and @philspeculates.bsky.social will be up on Youtube at 3pm BST on 4th Oct. youtu.be/ISFxw2-hctA

I've been squinting so hard and focused on edits to the point where I gave myself a headache. Relaxing with High Potential and some painkillers.

The General Sale for the @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social special edition hardbacks of the Age of Darkness is now open thebrokenbindingsub.com/products/the...

Today's plan is to try and cut 5K in edits. If I manage 2K I'll be pleased.

Yep. Still apt today, after 6 films that were (mostly) boiled shite.

Still my favourite moment from Spaced. youtu.be/CUH9TDSO5es?...

Fuck. All. The. Way. Off.

I just discovered Batman: Dark Patterns, which is wrapping up. It was a series of mini-series by Dan Watters and Hayden Sherman. Admittedly it's Batman, so not a big stretch beyond the core characters, but I'd really like to see more of this kind of thing with other characters from the DC stable.

I never understood watching reaction videos until I saw people discovering Rage Against the Machine for the first time. That never gets old.