Jacey Bedford

It's Book Quote Wednesday, and the word is SELF

It's Book Quote Wednesday, and the word is HARD.

It's Book Quote Wednesday, and the word is POUR.

It's Book Quote Wednesday and the word is FLESH.

It's Book Quote Wednesday, and the word is ZIP.

It's Book Quote Wednesday again. This week's word is TURN.

It's Book Quote Wednesday, and the word is TINGLE.

It's Book Quote Wednesday, and the word is SHIVER.

Sadly not as good as the reviews that I read. I almost fell asleep at one point. Suffered from taking itself too seriously. I wasn't THAT keen on Superman, but this made it look much better in (retrospective) comparison. Neither movie as good as the new How to Train Your Dragon, though.

It's Book Quote Wednesday, and the word is RAIN.

They've stolen all my 7 novels and 4 of my short stories - including 2 that were published in Nature Magazine - so they've probably stolen all the academic articles as well.

Ghods! I used to love Scott Walker... though maybe not quite like that.

(plus more if it does REALLY WELL). In the last couple of days it's been announced that Meta have been using authors' books to train their AI without permission, essentially stealing their work.

So, if you want to support books and the people who write them, buy their books.

2/3

All 7 of my novels and 4 short stories (2 in anthologies and 2 in Nature Magazine) in the pirated books database that Meta used to train AI. Thanks Meta.

PS I have removed shoes when it's obvious everyone is expected to do so (usually when in Canada where it seems to be more normal) but I've been uncomfortable doing so because it's not my cultural norm, and because my feet are too used to being in shoes, so walking without makes me a bit wobbly.

Also, being diabetic, I'm wary of taking off my shoes because they protect my feet from accidental injury.

Yes, we wear shoes inside all the time (UK). Not even slippers. I never take off my shoes at home and I don't expect visitors to take off theirs either unless it's (say) snowing and they are wearing snow-boots. There's a doormat for if shoes are wet, so visitors will likely wipe their feet.

It's a fabulous place. Milford runs two events per year there for SFF writers - a writing retreat week in May and a critique week in September. www.milfordsf.co.uk

The Curse of Chalion
Night Watch
Modesty Blaise
Storm Ahead

Hi, Karen. Found you.

Milford SF Writers

There's one space left on the Milford SF Writers' retreat to be held at Gladstone's Library in North Wales (near Chester). Dates 10th - 17th May 2025. Cost £740 for a full week of bed, breakfast and evening meal, full access to the library. Details - www.milfordSF.co.uk

A two-holer.

Jacey Bedford A Blog About Writing

New blog post over on wordpress. jaceybedford.wordpress.com

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Looking for a standalone fantasy novel to while away the weekend hours? The Amber Crown by @jaceybedford.bsky.social follows three societal outcasts must work together to fulfill the orders of a dead king's ghost or risk their nation falling to a tyrant.

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Group of writers standing outside the historic Gladstone's Library

Milford SF Writers have a few places left for their September Milford Conference/Critique week in the UK. Residential. Open to all writers of SF/F who have at least one story or book sale. Held at the fabulous Gladstone's Library in beautiful North Wales. Full details... www.milfordsf.co.uk

Brilliant! Well done!

Now listenting to Adrian Tchaikovsky's City of Last Chances. Haven't decided what to read next (on kindle) yet. I usually have an audiobook and a kindle book going at the same time.

Just finished: Robin McKinley: Rose Daughter – Audiobook

Speaking as a performer (much-much-much lower down the ladder) there are songs that your audience always wants to hear and would be disappointed if they didn't, so it's not surprising there's crossover from one concert to another. You've always got to include a few core pieces.