RJ Barker

Father annoy them for they are stupid.

Some top notch poping going on.

Page proofs have arrived. It's time to do page proofs.

Usually I hate this bit but I am quite enjoying re-reading MORTEDANT'S PERIL. Irody, the titular Mortedant, is so irascible. I do love a irascal.

Trying to work out who's fault it is. Leaning towards Thatcher.

I have got nothing done today. NOTHING.

Friendly reminder that Tidal ($10.99) is now cheaper than Spotify ($11.99), delivers better audio quality, pays its artists 2x as much, and generally doesn't allow AI slop.

You can move your entire music library over in a matter of minutes.

A large stack of boxes full of tip in sheets. Don't ask how many, it hurts already.

Someone's wrist will ache after signing all those tip in sheets. Sucks to be the...

OH NOES, THAT'S MY HOUSE.

:)

I'm going to write a novel that is just prologues and epilogues

One to look forward to.

Congrats!

Oh man, that was not TAD and they are never available. They split and have no intention of reforming. Maybe it was Mudhoney.

YouTube video by Tad - Topic Ritual Device (Remastered)

Wrote some bangers though. www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5MZ...

Difficult to get rid of. You'll probably need a full grunge band to kill them off. I reckon TAD might be available.

Is it just Blackie Lawless or is it all the ex members?

Quite right too.

You should drop all that awful dirty wood at my house.

He only cleaned that chimney a year ago and how you've ruined it

Oh I loved this so much.

I'm building a zoo, and a tall ship. And a zoo on a tall ship. I'm also making a drone that will carry a cat and allow them to drive it.

David Wragg, RJ Barker, Katie Bruce and Adrian Tchaikovsky sat on stage facing an audience, with black banners with Waterstones behind them and shelves with games and books to either side

A table with stacks of the following books: Heart of the Wyrdwood by RJ Barker Warlord of Wyrdwood by RJ Barker Age of Assassins by RJ Barker The Bone Ships by RJ Barker Gods of the Wyrdwood by RJ Barker Lives of Bitter Rain by Adrian Tchaikovsky Spiderlight by Adrian Tchaikovsky The Hungry Gods by Adrian Tchaikovsky Bee Speaker by Adrian Tchaikovsky Days of Shattered Faith by Adrian Tchaikovsky The House of Open Wounds by Adrian Tchaikovsky Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky The Iron Road by David Wragg The Black Hawks by David Wragg The Hunters by David Wragg The Company of the Wolf by David Wragg

A huge thank you to everyone who came to the @britfantasysoc.bsky.social Building Brilliant Worlds event last week!
@rjbarker.bsky.social @davewragg.com and @aptshadow.bsky.social were all on top form, managing to be entertaining, informative AND stay on topic for at least 12% of the night!

The veneration of Books As Objects misses the point entirely. If you're reading a book, turn the corners down, break the spine, spill soup on it. It's your book, go nuts. A pristine, unread book is a tragedy in a way that a beloved, much-read book that looks like the dog's been at it could never be.

There is no such thing as gardener and planner, they are just different types of first draft.

I shall look forward to you reaching "the" moment in book 3...

Thanks, Adam!

The cover to Warlords of Wyrdwood by RJ Barker

Book 48 of #adamreads2025 down - Warlords of Wyrdwood by @rjbarker.bsky.social !

A belting sequel, building and growing on what's come before like trees in the titular Wyrdwood, and escalating all the while! Loved this, and can't wait to see how it all ends!

You should read Extremophile. I loved it - it's a manic antifascist adventure that doesn't offer easy answers but does have music, great characters and bad people getting their comeuppance.

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Was away this weekend and one of our friends cooked vegan 'meat' sausages. And I don't know what it is about fake meat but the smell of it gets stuck in my nose for days afterwards.

Not a fan.

:)

"..but Jim could not go outside because they prowled the yard: waiting, clucking, pecking.'

Oh, wait, you said HEMMING.