On a bright blue background, a hand holds up a megaphone. Yellow lines are drawn on coming out from the horn.
Heide Goody and Iain Grant know, as a writer, you don’t really want to do the marketing stuff—but they also know you kinda have to. Given they’ve got promo down to a fine art, the author duo share some tips on they’ve done it without cringing.
britishfantasysociety.org/promo-withou...
In an effort to actually type something this year, I'm going Solo. deepnightsolo.wordpress.com
15.02.2026 21:50 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A photo of the book shelves at Paper+Word, full of romantasy novels by the likes of Sarah J Maas. Superimposed over this is the text: Living the Dream - Opening a Fantasy-Focused Bookshop.
Cheshire-based @matthewspalmer.bsky.social was rather excited when a new fantasy-focused bookshop opened in a nearby village. Just before Christmas, he met with the owner, Abby Munro, and spoke about the journey to opening Paper+Word.
britishfantasysociety.org/how-to-make-...
My first thought: it's Lego.
25.01.2026 15:57 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The wonderful writer @naomikritzer.bsky.social has posted a really helpful guide, offering ways for those of us outside Minnesota to help right now: naomikritzer.com/2026/01/21/h...
25.01.2026 15:46 — 👍 21 🔁 15 💬 0 📌 1We are community or we are less. We are engines of kindness and connectivity or we are less. When decency is framed as a radical position we must remain who we are. Our resistance is also in refusing to be less openhearted and filled with compassion.
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Even when there’s no accountability, the record matters. Credit to the Wikipedia editors maintaining this page.
25.01.2026 03:09 — 👍 5413 🔁 1522 💬 39 📌 49Yeah, I feel this. I'm rolling dice, pretending to be a space lion. Because you have to.
08.01.2026 21:37 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Project Update: Project Update from BackerKit Trust & Safety This message is being shared by BackerKit’s Trust & Safety team following an extensive review of the Grimwild project by Oddity Press. After multiple months of review, repeated outreach, and exhaustion of all available communication channels, BackerKit Trust & Safety is formally designating this project as abandoned. Situations like this are extremely rare on BackerKit. The vast majority of projects on the platform either deliver successfully or remain in active communication with backers, even when delays occur. In the uncommon cases where a creator becomes entirely unreachable despite sustained outreach and review, the outcome is deeply unfortunate for everyone involved. What this means The creator of this project, Oddity Press / J.D. Maxwell, has not been reachable by BackerKit, backers, freelancers, moderators, or known collaborators for an extended period of time. We have made repeated attempts to contact the creator across all known channels to request clarification, updates, and fulfillment timelines. These attempts have not received a response. Based on the information available to us, we were not able to verify the creator’s current status, nor the status of fulfillment activities related to this project. In situations where a creator may be experiencing a personal emergency or other sensitive circumstances, BackerKit handles reviews with care and discretion while still upholding our platform rules and responsibilities to backers. Creator standing on BackerKit As a result of this designation, the creator has lost good standing on the BackerKit platform. Under BackerKit’s Crowdfunding Rules, creators are required to demonstrate that they have: Delivered rewards, or Made substantial, verifiable progress toward completing the project.
Well, that's a bit shit. @odditypress.com has some questions to answer.
08.01.2026 17:53 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Well, my days of treating the bookcellar as a fallout shelter from the idiocy of authoritarianism and pissbag fascism are certainly becoming more relevant.
03.01.2026 11:17 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0It was great to see you again!
27.12.2025 10:18 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
19 days.
Digital everywhere.
Cover art by Neil Mcclements.
Screen shot of a BBC website headline, "nice guy Edwards out to prove he won't finish last with Wolves." It is listed as being subfiled in the section "championship" instead of "premier League".
Ouch, BBC, ouch.
22.11.2025 10:28 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Very sorry to hear this, and hope both books will find a new home!
20.11.2025 23:45 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Life stuff is so much fun. [/s]
Welcome back, it's hecking good to see you.
A bit late today, but here's the playlist for A Woman of the Sword. My most personal, rawest novel.
open.spotify.com/playlist/3Nu...
Hello Womble, I have started an Expanse re-read as well as dipping into Son of the Storm by Suyi Davies Okungbowa, after having finished Cage of Souls at the end of the week.
16.11.2025 12:40 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
New post up! This one on why publication days are both lovely and strange.
Please share, I'm still struggling to find my readers after shifting platforms 😬
www.patreon.com/posts/143052...
Followed swiftly by Train 11, the EMR to sunny Sheffield, and I think you'll find that's my seat, no your phone won't help you now, please do try standing in the vestibule till Leicester while I has a sweet kip, ta.
12.11.2025 14:24 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Do we count the Circle line as train 10? Some would argue against, but it's included on my ticket so I say willies to them. Train 10 to Hanky St Panky's!
12.11.2025 14:20 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0I currently sort of do!
12.11.2025 14:17 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Getting ready to send us a publishing enquiry? We've penned a blog post on how to write a query letter:
carnyxpress.co.uk/2025/10/30/h...
Train 9 from platform 10 got us to platform 9 at Paddington for elevenses!
12.11.2025 11:53 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0Back in Reading! Waiting for train 9 from Platform 10!
12.11.2025 09:51 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Train 8! To correct the error!
12.11.2025 09:18 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0No wait, turns out we didn't stop at Slough. Whoops.
12.11.2025 08:48 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Robyn Hitchcock song!
12.11.2025 08:43 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0We are in Slough. It wasn't my choice, believe me.
12.11.2025 08:40 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Train 7! With the mobile assistance teams!
12.11.2025 08:15 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Good morning world! Instead of reading, I am in Reading! Early start, bacon & egg sandwich, branded tea, and railway shoes!
12.11.2025 07:30 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0