Would you choose a specific someone to finish it for you?
Writers, a question sparked by something I watched last night. If you die with a work still in progress, what would you want to happen to that work? Would you want someone to finish it for you? For it to be locked away never to be looked at? Something else?
It's Book Quote Wednesday and the word is LAUGH. A saleswoman and a Catholic priest are unexpected allies: how to get past the AI guardians in a swish gated community to the humans behind them? #bookqw #ai www.benjeapes.com/index.php/wr...
Hear me read a longer extract at benjeapes.substack.com.
#booksky #bookqw word: LAUGH
Fairy-smith Jedediah had a bad father. So did his little neighbour Franklin, which is why Jedediah took Franklin under his wing at a young age.
Now much older, they talk over the found family they've become.
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Book Quote Wednesday's word is 'laugh' #BookQW #Booksky
A lot of people think stories of the supernatural are just a joke. Dan Mackmain knows better. That's why the Green Man sends him to step in, when the uncanny and the everyday collide.
Contemporary fantasy rooted in British myths and folklore.
"People used to be excited about tech, now they dread what data you're going to steal next, they dread what violation of privacy or the environment will turn up next."
this whole missive will make you want to stand on your desk and yell "O CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN!," but that bit really got me good
Now I want to make butter lamps 😂
One of the questions I get asked a lot at events is “how much research did you have to do” and usually the answer is that I didn’t have to do a lot of book-specific research - because I’m interested in history and read about it/watch documentaries/visit historical sites regularly anyway
Exactly this!
I’m in this.
You know the best way to kill AI? Don't use it. Don't buy it. Don't share it. Don't give the people who use it your labour or your money.
When we spoke the other day I referred to you as a friend then immediately panicked that I was being presumptuous and you just think of me as a weird acquaintance
Happy publication day! I highly recommend anything Andrew Knighton writes. A skilled author
Book 8 - Shroud by Adrian Tchaikovsky
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This is an incredible book. So good I had to keep reading even unwell. The aliens are extremely alien but also relatable, and the humans feel like a warning. Tchaikovsky at his best
Bargain time :)
Shares very welcome and appreciated!
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God Almighty, things are awful aren't they? If you can write some words, make some art, play some music, or create anything that makes you and anyone else feel even a tiny bit better for even a second then you should pour some energy into that.
It’s heartbreaking
Morning Womble! I hope you’re well. Today I’m reading the excellent Shroud by Adrian Tchaikovsky. So good.
My body is informing me that I did too much today. That consists of:
- a load of washing
- cleaning the kitchen
- cleaning the bathroom
- hoovering and mopping
- taking the kids to the country park
- hanging up the washing
This is normal stuff that a normal adult should be able to do without agony
At the park with the kids. 12yo says to 9yo “Don’t be silly, I’m not about to run in this economy” 😂
LISTEN: @genni.bsky.social Reads from ‘The Rawness of You’ (Sauúti Terrors) 📢💫
Editor and contributor Eugen Bacon was invited by the Flame Tree team to record one of her stories from the anthology for their podcast.
YouTube
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Happy birthday! 🎉
There are too many good books to keep up with!
Casting call! Looking for a woman voice actor, 50+ who is versatile and a vocal chameleon / can play many different bit parts in an audio comedy.
We’re recording in London on 13th & 14th April. This is a paid opportunity. Actor does not need to be autistic!
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The British Book Awards (the Nibbies) short lists have been announced and the British Fantasy Society is proud to be supporting the Science Fiction and Fantasy category. Congratulations to everyone who made the short lists!
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At least I’ll die happy 😂
I will complete a series of stunts if Godzilla as a Young Man Named Mike gets anywhere near the Hugos!
If on the voting list at all, I will video my best Godzilla ROAR and post it here!
If longlisted, I will ROAM Glasgow in an inflatable dinosaur suit!
If it gets to the shortlist, I will...
Beautiful pictures 😍
