Harvey Hamer

From All Sides - November 2025 Many exciting cross-format writing updates this month! And my first time being interviewed for a podcast! The title references Bastille’s latest tour,...

November had a lot of writing firsts: I was a podcast guest; had my first screenplay professionally acted, directed and recorded, released on YouTube; a game I'm lead writer on is available to wishlist on Steam... and much more! buttondown.com/HarveyHamer/...

A Long Time Ago... with Jason of This Dad Reads Hello there. And welcome back to A Long Time Ago… the series where I ask guests to share their favourite Star Wars story and historical site. This started as...

A Long Time Ago... asks guests to share a little about their favourite Star Wars story and historical site. Today we have Jason of @thisdadreads.bsky.social!
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Very sad to see this come to pass. Writing for ‘Star Wars Insider’ was always an absolute pleasure and allowed me to share a publication with many wonderful authors.

Chris Cooper did a fantastic job editing Insider.

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I loved Star Wars Insider for many years before I had the chance the write articles for it. And they are some of my favorites! Interviewing women who have voiced Leia over the years, fanzine creators, deep diving the Jedi Council. Sad news.

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The Diamond Adventures on Steam The Diamond Adventures is a multi-genre, single-player adventure game packed with minigames and exploration. DanTDM is taken back through the old eras of his YouTube journey, allying with old friends ...

The Diamond Adventures, a DanTDM fangame. is able to wishlist on Steam! This is a game I've been lead writer on for over a year! Everything on the page is placeholder for now: store.steampowered.com/app/4117430/
#gamedev #indiedev #GodotEngine #TheDiamondAdventures

Mirror image dragon flame design by Chris Panatier. Review quote: "The Vale of Seven Dragons puts the epic in epic fantasy. With a vivid world that continues to grow with each chapter and a fantastic cast of characters, this propulsive coming of age story blends genres and familiar tropes with ease. From fae groves to cosmic horror and a mind-blowing climax, I'm raring to read more in this expansive universe Jendia Gammon has created!" - Harvey Hamer, Diamond Dimensions Universe author and Star Wars Insider contributor THE VALE OF SEVEN DRAGONS BY JENDIA GAMMON APRIL 7, 2026 VIA SLEY HOUSE PUBLISHING

The cover of Jendia Gammon's THE VALE OF SEVEN DRAGONS, art by Chris Panatier. A red and gold border design of dragons facing each other. Three humans stand between the border: on the left, a young Black man, Prince Beaumain, with turquoise eyes and reddish hair bound by a silver crown, wearing grey, blue, and silver house colors and silver dragon brooch for his country, Catellaith; he holds a silver dagger. In the center, a white young woman, Princess Githilien, aka Thilly, of Vickery, wearing a turquoise and copper dress and spiky golden crown, holding a silver and red sword upside down; she has long, curly auburn hair, hazel eyes, and smirks. On the right, a tanned white man with grey eyes, short beard, and longish, lank, golden brown hair, wearing a ranger’s clothes and holding a sword. Behind the three figures, the sky is blue with rosy clouds; along the bottom of the image is a dark, fog-like mass creeping between them.

Fab quote for THE VALE OF SEVEN DRAGONS! My epic #fantasy debut takes flight April 6, 2026 via Sley House Publishing. Thank you, Harvey Hamer, for the kind words!
#books #fantasybooks #epicfantasy #adventure #yabooks #2026books

A Wake - October 2025 BOO! Happy Halloween! This month was a game of two halves, but I can’t believe we’re into the last sixth of the year. Time is fleeting so let’s dive in!...

In my October update: Working at MCM, a casting call for my first short film, my first book blurb quote, the fruits of my Minecraft competition with Blenheim Palace and many more antics!
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Such a pleasure to read!

"Shoeshine Boy & Cigarette Girl is a charming tale of love and dreams, and how they fare against the dangers of the world. A retrofuture fable that endears and inspires in equal measure, highlighted by its detailed prose and heartfelt characters. A perfect love letter of a story for Valentines Day!" - Harvey Hamer, Diamond Dimensions Universe author and Star Wars Insider contributor

Today’s lovely words about my novelette come from @harveyhamer.bsky.social. Thanks so much, Harvey! 🥹

My review! Go read ATACAMA!

A Long Time Ago... with Christie of Snips & Co. Hello there. And welcome back to A Long Time Ago… the series where I ask guests to share their favourite Star Wars story and historical site. This started as...

A Long Time Ago... is back! Not to its fortnightly schedule, but still. On my newsletter, I ask people to share a little about their favourite Star Wars story and historical site. Today's guest is Christie of Snips & Co. !
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On Tour - September 2025 Well, dear reader, this email’s coming a day late due to a minor issue with buttondown. But all sorted. Everything that follows was written yesterday! I’m...

September has been a month of adventure! Half the month was spent in Rome, but in my newsletter I chronicle exhibitions and film clubs, listening parties and video game updates, plus my stack of birthday books.
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Rise & Fall - August 2025 The WIP Comics anthology hit its funding goal! As of writing this, we surpassed it by £300 with over 140 backers! Thank you so much anyone who checked out...

From illustrating my first comic story and releasing the trailer for the video game I'm writing to script supervising a pilot episode and digging an archaeological trench in Wales, it's been a month!
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Thanks so much for the support Matt!

Develop - July 2025 Well the year is simultaneously whizzing by and dragging on as July comes to a close. This was a busy month, full of developments! I developed projects, and...

July was a month of major developments, a comics Kickstarter, Star Wars cover reveals, writing my own short film, a gaming industry conference, my volunteer work with English Heritage and so many musical and historical treats! buttondown.com/HarveyHamer/...

Please consider checking out this amazing anthology! I joined WIP Comics earlier this year and they've been an amazingly supportive group - I'm so happy to be a small part of this incredible project.

I'm so excited to finish illustrating and to share this! Please sign up to be notified when the anthology Kickstarter launches!

Reconstruction - June 2025 This month was a balancing act of many events and projects, so that title seems appropriate. Now it’s winding up (or pretty much over as you read this), I’m...

June was full of adventures and projects, from Bath and the Arthur C. Clarke Award to illustrating my own comic!
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∞ - May 2025 It was a busy month, but with less to report. That title May (ha!) be confusing… but I’ve been linking this year’s titles to events or projects from that...

May was a quieter month writing-wise, but full of incredible concert and convention experiences and an inspiring week in Seville. Still, I handed in my third article for Star Wars Insider, and shared the Kickstarter for a comic anthology I'm a part of!
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Coming soon: ∞: The new WIP Comics Anthology ∞ (infinity/loop/ouroboros) is the new group anthology from WIP Comics, a UK-based community of independent comic creators.

I'm going to be a part of this anthology! Please follow the link and hit the Notify me button for updates! www.kickstarter.com/projects/mik...

Happy Star Wars Day! Thanks for all you do!

A Long Time Ago... with Marc Guggenheim Hello there. Welcome to A Long Time Ago… the fortnightly series where I ask guests to share their favourite Star Wars story and historical site. This started...

What better way to celebrate Star Wars day than with @marcguggenheim.bsky.social as my fourteenth guest? On A Long Time Ago... guests share their favourite Star Wars story and favourite historical site.
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Pulling Strings - April 2025 This month is somehow already over! It whizzed by in the best way, from my first poetry reading and writing Star Wars to a fantastic concert experience and...

From my first poetry reading and writing Star Wars to a fantastic concert experience and my proper acting debut as the lead in a student short film, April whizzed by in the best way.
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A Long Time Ago... with Harvey Hamer Hello there. Welcome to A Long Time Ago… the fortnightly series where I ask guests to share their favourite Star Wars story and historical site. This started...

A Long Time Ago... is over a year old! Every other Sunday guests share a little about their favourite Star Wars story and historical site. But to celebrate, you'll be getting my picks this week. There's also an announcement at the end. buttondown.com/HarveyHamer/...

A Long Time Ago... with Lavie Tidhar Hello there. Welcome to A Long Time Ago… the fortnightly series where I ask a different guest to share with us a favourite Star Wars story and historical...

Every other Sunday I ask people to share a little about their favourite Star Wars story and historical site. The thirteenth guest on A Long Time Ago... is @lavietidhar.bsky.social!
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Library Zine! Volume 8 Virtual Launch This event will take place online. Join the New York Public Library’s Zine editors as we host a virtual gathering celebrating the launch of the latest edition of Library Zine! Voices from Across The N...

As announced in yesterday's newsletter, I've had a poem accepted into Volume 8 of NYPL's Library Zine, on their theme Progress is a Process. I will be reading and discussing my poem, Processing… for their virtual launch on Thursday, April 17, 4-5PM - 9PM in the UK!

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Processing... - March 2025 We’re a quarter into this year already… This month has actually seemed the longest so far for me, but in a good way. From celestial events, gigs and...

From celestial events, gigs and the original wellington boots to some very exciting writing news, it’s been packed!
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A Long Time Ago... with Eric Goebelbecker Hello there. Welcome to A Long Time Ago… the fortnightly series where I ask a different guest to share with us a favourite Star Wars story and historical...

Every other Sunday I ask people to share a little about their favourite Star Wars story and historical site. The twelfth guest on a Long Time Ago... is @ericgoebelbecker.com!
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A Long Time Ago... with Genevieve von Petzinger Hello there. Welcome to A Long Time Ago… the fortnightly series where I ask a different guest to share with us a favourite Star Wars story and historical...

Every other Sunday I ask people to share a little about their favourite Star Wars story and historical site. The eleventh guest on a Long Time Ago... is Genevieve von Petzinger!
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