James Oswald

Can all the folk who just got reminded that they’ve listened to a tonne of music on streaming this year, have a look at the music they heard and buy some on bandcamp today? 🫡🙏🏼

Is it really any surprise that the racist man was a racist boy?

This needs to happen!

I've got my grandfather's signet ring with the same seal on it, so I don't really need this. Fascinating to see it pop up for sale though. I'd love to know its history down the years.

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You can’t tell if someone is disabled just by looking at them.

There’s no such thing as the “genuinely disabled”.

You are not entitled to a person’s entire medical history just so you can decide whether to believe them or not.

People are not faking disability, most are trying to fake being well.

They're a mega corporation, of course, being part of Bezosworld, but at least you buy the book, rather than pay a fee to be able to access it (in theory, anyway). I understand why people love the convenience of streaming, I just feel the middleman grows too fat on my hard work and I get very little.

I am generally in favour of libraries, but again I was never consulted about streaming of my audiobooks. Most contract language still harks back to days of CDs and tapes. I am likewise not so keen on Kindle Unlimited and the likes. Libraries yes, mega corporations no!

I'd never tell people what not to use, but I'm no fan of the subscription model being so widely applied to things we used to buy outright. I am not happy about my work being made available that way either. I feel it's taking the wording of my contract too far.

Among other things.

I have no idea. It all goes through my publisher and I get a lump sum on my royalty statement for all audio combined. I wish my books weren’t on Spotify, but I have no control over that.

Yes, regulation isn't just passing laws, it's enforcing them too. Quite a lot of politicians don't seem to understand that.

On a clear night I can see these things with the naked eye. How the fuck did we allow it to happen? Oh, that's right, America doesn't do regulation, so the whole world has to suffer.

From the judgement…
'Only 0.05% of the female workforce had complained or raised a concern about the policy (i.e. the claimant) and it cannot therefore be said that all women considered that their dignity and privacy had been sacrificed.'

#TransRightsAreHumanRights

'Supermoon' is just American for 'full moon' isn't it.

Think of the poor vultures though!

Okay. So Tradwife is a work of fiction

But to write it, I did a FUCKTON of research into white nationalism/Christian nationalism. It's seared into my brain

Which is why the current UK news landscape is scaring the shit out of me

A brief 🧵

Self-ID for left handed to be ended.

Will now require a ten year wait and the opinion of three psychologists.

Firstline treatments to include breaking all the fingers on the left hand with a mallet.

NHS to offer sinister hand amputation to persistent cases.

Move praised by charity Right Matters

I used this for one of the characters in Broken Ghosts too, then read Doug's book where the Skelfs were using it. Should have known he'd beat me there!

All of the companies that make the software I use are increasing their prices, to account for an "investment" in AI.

I'm sat here imagining how my clients would feel if I added 30% to each invoice, because I "really got into gambling".

Adolf, I assume. She’s not one of mine.

Well she’s stuck with me a long time if not.

I see one every day!

Also a 'stick' of butter? Truly two nations divided by a common language.

A brown cow standing in a field of lush green grass. her face is a white blaze, but with an unfortunate sweep of brown above one eye and a black moustache-like nose that makes her look a lot like old Adolf.

Want to see a cow that looks like Hitler?

Scottish friends! I'm looking for a voice actor (roughly 30-40 years old, female) for an unannounced game✨

You definitely don't need to be an established actor, but you must be UK based with your own recording equipment.

This is a paid role, DM for brief! #voiceacting

It's astonishing to see someone shit so thoroughly all over their legacy. Author of the most-loved children's story of the past fifty years going after the Girl Guides? What a horrible, twisted and evil person she has become.

The #Bookvent Calendar 2025: Day Three #Bookvent - Celebrating my top reads of 2025 Bookvent day three sees me return to one of my all time favourite series. Set in Edinburgh, it seamlessly blends police investigation with supernatural elements, and a whole cast of characters that I absolutely love. Packed with unexpected, otherworldly happenings from the very beginning, this is a book that had me smiling with wicked glee right to the very last page.

Bookvent day three is the latest in one of my all time favourite series. A blend of police investigation and supernatural thriller, it's my perfect combo.

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Thank you Jen!

you cannot understand the anti-trans movement without understanding the goal is to morally mandate trans people out of existence. it's not about opportunities or safety or sporting integrity. it's about making life as miserable as possible for trans people in the hope they kill themselves.