Gareth Lewis

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The fifth #SPSFC is about to close for entries and we're looking for a few more judges:

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Come for the free books. Stay for the Discord community full of self-published authors and avid science fiction readers.

It looks so innocent and non-beetrooty.

When you say beetroot trebuchet...?
Fine. Take aim. I can at least take solace in sacrificing myself to reduce the amount of beetroot available to use in befouling poor innocent cakes.

How much nicer is it without the beetroot?
(I'll run and hide now before the weaponised beetroot gets launched my way)

Do you throw out the beetroot and use chocolate instead? Because that's the only way I can see to save it.

Sounds like a way to ruin cake.

Walking into a white void of nothingness sounds so enticing.

The cover of They Are Still Here (Mae Nhw Yma O Hyd). The image is of the sorceror, Gwydion, surrounded by wild animals (wolf, boar, deer) in a Celtic knotwork frame. Gwydion's hat is crowned with antlers. He carries an axe in his right hand and an oak twig in his left. Art by Josh Arklin.

Good morning world. It is still yesterday in California so we still have an hour or so left of the Kickstarter campaign. We are currently at £7223. Anyone else fancy joining the fun?
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Conventions usually leave me swearing never to attend any again (along with a spike in my suicidal depression). Now they're also nudging me towards giving up on publishing, possibly even writing.

How to Enter SPSFC 5 The fifth Self-Published Science Fiction Competition (SPSFC) has begun taking entries. The authors who’ve been asking us when SPSFC 5 will begin as they get their manuscripts ready can be giv…

The fifth Self-Published Science Fiction Competition (#SPSFC) has begun taking entries from authors. Details and the entry link here:

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If you're not entering a book join us as a judge!

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Servers wail in thirst, flickering danger as they filter urgent calls they can’t understand. The metallic tang of the artificial chill is lost on them.
They indifferently discard calls for help that don’t match programmed phrases.
Or match phrases they’re programmed to ignore.
#WriteCBC

A group of strangers win invites to a hotel on a remote island paradise, most of them unaware they’re entertainment for a serial killer reality show live-streamed on the dark web.

Hotel Murder will be available wide from the 30th of Sept.

Surely this makes techbro claims of 'training' their generative AIs on illegally obtained copyright work inaccurate to the point of lying. 'Training' implies retention of knowledge/skill. If genAIs retain nothing and search copyright work afresh for every query, that's ongoing use and exploitation

Magic has rules, but mischief was made to bend them. The Law of Mischief is a genre-blending anthology featuring 28 original short stories from an international cohort of authors. Born from the diverse creative community of the Bestseller Experiment Podcast, this collection explores the second law in an ongoing fantastical series.

The Law of Mischief, a new anthology, is out now.

Magic has rules, but mischief was made to bend them.

Content Warning: Contains my writing. May cause a mild rash.

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Hotel Murder; Free July 31st – Aug 4th; Available on Amazon

Your last chance to clog up your inventory with another free book you’ll never read.

A group of strangers win invites to a hotel on a remote island paradise, most of them unaware they’re entertainment for a serial killer reality show live-streamed on the dark web.

books2read.com/u/47A7Zq

Note from brain: Can we make the story less serious?

Note to brain: 'Everything we Pass was Once Stardust' does not work as a title for a (relatively) serious science fiction story.

Image shows covers of The Law of Mischief anthology, with the text: Magic has rules But mischief was made to bend them

The Law of Mischief, a new anthology, is out now.

Magic has rules, but mischief was made to bend them.

Content Warning: Contains my writing. May cause a mild rash.

books2read.com/u/4jjpzY

Habitats Volume 2 (Optimistic Science Fiction & Fantasy) The second issue of a brand-new optimistic science-fiction and fantasy magazine. Published by Habitats Press.

We're nearly 30% funded with 12 days to go! Thank you to everyone who is backing the project — please repost and help us make our goal! ☀️

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#solarpunk #scifi #fantasy #scififantasy #scifimagazine #fantasymagazine

It’s time to make mischief…

Our new anthology, available in ebook now. Paperback coming soon!

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Cover of Hotel Murder by Gareth Lewis – a swimming pool with red liquid under a bright sky; with a banner through it reading Free July 31st – Aug 4th. Text with the image reads Are you ready for: A remote island paradise, followed by a checkbox with a red tick; A luxury hotel with attentive staff, followed by a checkbox with a red tick; A serial killer reality show, followed by a checkbox overwritten with !?!!WTF!

A group of strangers win invites to a hotel on a remote island paradise, most of them unaware they’re entertainment for a serial killer reality show live-streamed on the dark web.

books2read.com/u/47A7Zq

Free July 31st – Aug 4th

Shows book cover of The Law of Mischief, with text reading: The Law of Mischief; Short story anthology; 20+ snack-sized tales; Take a bite?

New anthology out now.

Magic has rules, but mischief was made to bend them.

Content Warning: Contains my writing. May cause a mild rash.

www.amazon.co.uk/Law-Mischief...
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Alt: Hotel Murder; Free July 31st – Aug 4th; Available on Amazon

A group of strangers win invites to a hotel on a remote island paradise, most of them unaware they’re entertainment for a serial killer reality show live-streamed on the dark web.

US www.amazon.com/dp/B0FDCNNWZH
UK www.amazon.co.uk/Hotel-Murder...

Be 1st to post a 1-star review. Or, ideally, not.

It's so rare to see a politician in the UK fighting back against scapegoating of immigrants and refugees. Let's see more of it.

A picture of THE VENGEANCE, a novel by Emma Newman, on an ereader with a rainbow background. 99p website exclusive, ends 23:57 14th July '25. DRM free. Titles available will vary by country.

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A group of strangers win invites to a hotel on a remote island paradise, most of them unaware they’re entertainment for a serial killer reality show live-streamed on the dark web.

Hotel Murder is now available at books2read.com/u/47A7Zq

Cover of Hotel Murder by Gareth Lewis – a swimming pool with red liquid under a bright sky. Text with the image reads Are you ready for: A remote island paradise, followed by a checkbox with a red tick; A luxury hotel with attentive staff, followed by a checkbox with a red tick; A serial killer reality show, followed by a checkbox overwritten with !?!!WTF!

A group of strangers win invites to a hotel on a remote island paradise, most of them unaware they’re entertainment for a serial killer reality show live-streamed on the dark web.

Hotel Murder is now available at books2read.com/u/47A7Zq

How long is too long to spend deleting and restoring the last line of a short story?

Righto, time for a #giveaway!

To celebrate reaching 3000 followers, I'm giving away two pb copies of Airship Shape and Bristol 2, published by @wtpress.bsky.social and signed by myself and @rozc.bsky.social . UK only (sorry!) Reply with Yes Please if you want one and I'll randomly pick recipients!

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A group of strangers win invites to a hotel on a remote island paradise, most of them unaware they’re entertainment for a serial killer reality show live-streamed on the dark web.

Hotel Murder is available for pre-order at only 99c, out July 1st.
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