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20.01.2026 09:23 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0@neilmachauthor.com.bsky.social
Indie author from Staines Surrey UK. I write clean urban fantasy thrillers and historical adventure stories. Host of Myth & Magic podcast
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20.01.2026 09:23 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0I dream, I storytell, and I lounge around in the soft fabric of the quietest magic β¨ #fantasyfiction
20.01.2026 09:16 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Thinking, creating, and self-criticism are vital human processes π don't give up the right to be human π don't sell human selfhood to billionaire tech-bros and hideous machines βοΈβοΈβοΈ
19.01.2026 10:41 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0And to you π―
18.01.2026 09:06 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Great tip π
18.01.2026 09:04 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Yes, such clean lines π
18.01.2026 09:01 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Thought provoking photo π
18.01.2026 09:00 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Many and two women sat in an open air setting on the High Weald of East Sussex
Winnie the Pooh's little house with his 'hunny' stash in a twisted tree root at Ashdown Forest East Sussex
18 Jan is National Winnie the Pooh Day in the UK - a day that celebrates the beloved Pooh stories, written by A. A. Milne. Here's me with my younger daughter and Mrs.M. at the wonderful Ashdown Forest in the High Weald of East Sussex... the magical setting for those Winnie the Pooh adventuresπ―
18.01.2026 08:57 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Thanks for sharing π made me smile π
18.01.2026 05:50 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0What a happy photo π
18.01.2026 05:49 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Magical β¨
18.01.2026 05:47 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Please, never be shy telling an author you loved their books.
Itβs seriously what gets us through.
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18.01.2026 05:45 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I had a blast chatting with Christian Hurst about creating fictional worlds, the complexities of writing space opera π and discovering courage πͺ if you'd like to chat with me, author-to-author, on my Myth & Magic podcast about *your* fantasy project π simply DM me and we can set something up βοΈ
18.01.2026 05:43 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Interesting thought π
17.01.2026 19:51 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Reclaim the pleasure of writing and pen the book you've always dreamed of #amwriting #writingcommunity #indiepub #writer #inventingreality www.amazon.com/Writing-Affirm...
17.01.2026 19:15 β π 7 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0Take care π€
17.01.2026 19:35 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 01926 street scene with car and cinema hoarding
I've been working on a project, focussing on society 100 years ago. I couldn't help but notice how many similarities there are between 1926 - 2026 π Haven't we learned a thing? Is humankind condemned to walk an eternal hamster wheel... forever going nowhere... learning *nothing* from history?
17.01.2026 19:23 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0It might be raining on the streets... but it isn't raining in my heart... or on the sheets of my freshly conceived manuscript... so there's that π
13.01.2026 14:12 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Very kind π
09.01.2026 17:24 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Good idea πͺ
09.01.2026 17:21 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Procrastinating is still pro βοΈ
08.01.2026 19:08 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Yesterday I visited the beautiful village of Ticehurst in East Sussex to present my popular slideshow talk on 1966 to the lovely people of the Wadhurst & District Probus. We shared lots of memories and reminiscences from that sparkling year β¨
#ticehurst #ticehurstvillage #authorlife #authorlive
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08.01.2026 13:56 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Magical β¨
08.01.2026 10:38 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Beautiful π
08.01.2026 10:37 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0I've shared my interview with Christian Hurst, author of the Lily Starling space opera series π We chatted about emotional exploration, how time loops work, and using metaphor in science fiction writing βοΈ listen to my interview now...
#christianhurst #mythandmagic #lilystarling #spaceopera