James Logan

@jamesloganauthor.bsky.social

Fantasy author - THE SILVERBLOOD PROMISE is out now from Arcadia (UK) and Tor (US)! Magic, monsters, assorted mayhem. Mostly runs on gin and oreos. https://linktr.ee/jamesloganauthor

Over the moon and can't quite believe this happened, When There Are Wolves Again won the BSFA Award for Best Novel 🐺 Thanks so much to everyone who voted and congrats again to all the brilliant finalists.

BSFA award trophy for best novel 2025 against a garden backdrop in the sunshineBSFA award trophy for best novel 2025 and a copy of When There Are Wolves Again by E. J. Swift against a sunny garden backdropPhoto of E. J. Swift with the BSFA award trophy for best novel

It seems that with every year I need to sit & write this type of list, I find more excellent books to read & can narrow down my favorites even less. So, for 2025, I present you a Top 15 of fantasy, thriller, horror, post-apocalyptic, and historical fiction flavors! fanfiaddict.com/elenis-top-r...

Eleni’s Top Reads of 2025 | FanFiAddict

I couldn't really pick a top five, nor a top ten this year. So you get the fun of a top 15! Like last year then, I'll just be sharing all of their ...

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Our beloved cat Leo is gone, hit by a vehicle. Leo was a brilliant person. Insatiably curious, always eager for the next adventure, eternally optimistic. He made my life better every single day, and we thought he’d have so many more days. I don’t have the words to describe how much I will miss him 💔

Leo, a black cat, in the gardenHolding Leo, a black catJames with Leo in the garden

Hey North American pals, if you fancy picking up a swashbuckling fantasy adventure with more swords and sass than you can shake a sackful of cats at, well . . . you're in luck! THE SILVERBLOOD PROMISE is just $2.99 in ebook across all online retailers, for today only (12th October). Get onnnn it!

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I found that sending the manuscript to my Kindle and reading it on there really helps me spot passages that don't work, along with continuity errors and typos. I also print the first pass out (when it's typeset after the copy edit) and read it out loud. Slow and tedious, but hugely valuable.

Louie Stowell@louiestowell.bsky.social · last yr.

One more day editing draft zero to turn it into draft one, aka something that's fit for an editor to read. What's your number one self-editing tip?