My first ever novelette is sold and readying to enter the world along side a great list of authors :) I'm absolutely hyped for this!

Kyle Aisteach@badwriter.bsky.social · 3d ago

TOC for Longer Worlds! Featuring @davidanaxagoras.com @dana-berube.bsky.social @cornellwriter.bsky.social @rickandwrite.bsky.social @juliesondra.bsky.social @emharriettwrites.bsky.social @kieranm.bsky.social @davering.bsky.social @tigerbattails.bsky.social @jnsidari.bsky.social @xauriel.satan.social

I have a story in Challenging Tides which launches today! A solar punk Anthology from my local area with a great list of authors. Genuinely can't wait to read the stories :)

Sidney singing the song of his people.

They were about to go off, so I ate 1kg of meatballs today. I weigh 100kg so I am now 1% meatball. This brings me joy.

If you are aware of Fiona's work, you know this is going to slap. If you're not, then it's a great time to try it out :)

Management Lessons from The Lord of the Rings is out now@drfionamoore.bsky.social · 3w ago

Today's the day, warriors of Rohan! My new book is OUT! Management Lessons from The Lord of the Rings is the management textbook you never knew you needed, but now you know, you have to have it! Buy, share, review; the Road goes ever on... adoctorofmanythings.wpcomstaging.com/2026/07/21/w...

I had an absolute blast on the short fiction panel at Edge Lit yesterday. Had the privilege of being on with some great people which makes it very easy work! Thanks to @dancoxon.bsky.social for moderating and @alexdavis1981.bsky.social for having me. Edge Lit was probably my top con experience!

I am delighted to read a review of fission here! Great to say all the wonderful stories getting a deserved moment in the spotlight :)

The Supernova Short Fiction Review@supernovareviews.bsky.social · 4w ago

Don't dismiss Fission, it's not just available to BSFA members, but also easy to find on Amazon. Alan found the latest issue to be superb, and he looks at all of the stories in his latest review.

Stumbled across Anne Bronte's over the weekend. She came to Scarborough to get fresh air and then promptly died. As someone who quite like Scarborough, I get it though.

Hosted my first ever writing workshop today thanks to @laurenwrites.bsky.social (Topic, isolation in space) Went really well, and had a blast! I definitely want to do more in the future :)

I wrote this morning so I could get it out of the way and relax the rest of the day. Now I feel guilty I have free time so I'm writing again. This did not go to plan. Lol.

I have another article out with the bfs! I've done a lot of research into something I do a lot in my fiction and it's oddly cathartic to sit down and work out one of my favourite tools for my fiction.

British Fantasy Society@britfantasysoc.bsky.social · last mo.

Prepping for his talk at this weekend’s Writing the Occult: Time & Place event, @rickandwrite.bsky.social asks what exactly it adds to your narrative when you isolate your characters in the one place no one can hear you scream for help. britishfantasysociety.org/writing-isol...

We are now open! Please send us your words :)

Escape Pod@escapepod.org · last mo.

Good news, sophonts: Escape Pod is once more open to submissions! {{}}< And as soon as we deal with >{{}} all these trilobites, the website will say as much. For now, the submission link to Moksha does work!

I feel xmas comes into supermarkets earlier each year but August feels like a jump?

This is just two weeks away and I'm incredibly excited for it! I've got everything prepared and we are ready to go.

Lauren (LJ) McMenemy@laurenwrites.bsky.social · 2mo ago

This is the world in which British Science Fiction Award-winning @rickandwrite.bsky.social will take us for Time & Place. He says: “This workshop will explore the advantages and tools on offer or writing a setting isolated in space.” All on Zoom. All welcome. All details: writingtheoccult.carrd.co

Sid does a cracking meerkat impression now.

I just wrote what I consider to be the best story I've written and sent it off. Unfortunately, I also thought this for for the last 4 stories I wrote. So either I'm improving at a dramatic rate or I'm just very at judging my my own work 😂

If you don't have a pinhole camera, you can genuinely use a colander to see the eclipse. It's important not to strain the eyes.

This. It is always good to air concerns. But if people could leave hands off the pitch forks for two seconds to ask a question or two clarify that would be great.

C L Holland@clholland.bsky.social · 2mo ago

It would be lovely if people had bothered to find this out before slinging mud.

In 2022, before Chatgpt and everything that came next, I participated in this study. It was framed as a research on a new tool that I could try and offer my opinion on. I didn't know that it was trained on copyrighted material.

Wordcraft Writers Workshop

The Wordcraft Writers Workshop is a collaboration between Google's PAIR and Magenta teams, and 13 professional writers. Together we explore the limits of co-writing with AI.

wordcraft-writers-workshop.appspot.com

One of my favourite pubs in York is mentioned in Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell on account of it being 400 years old. As such they have a framed copy in the pub and it always makes me smile.

Today I had a rare day off of writing and just read a book instead. It sounds really dumb but sometimes I forget that's even an option. And just how great it is?

Happy Yorkshire day all! Consider celebrating Yorkshire by nice cups of tea, cold ale or Yorkshire puddings dripping in gravy. I am doing all of the above on repeat 🙌

Today I saw a horse obsessed with his own bio. Even good old Winston isn't immune to vanity!

My favourite windmill cafe has its sails up. Something wonderful about having a coffee underneath it.

I am booked to do a workshop about writing isolation in space and I am absolutely hyped about it 🙌

Lauren (LJ) McMenemy@laurenwrites.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Not all places arrive fully populated & within easy reach - especially in space. What extra flavour can a spacey SF setting bring to your stories of isolation? We've got SFF author and editor @rickandwrite.bsky.social joining us to explore the outer reaches of isolation in fiction. Meet him ⬇️

A little later than usual due to the file being a monster - it's The Good Book Life! Featuring @emfaulds.com @rickandwrite.bsky.social Allen Stroud, and Laura Jane Round. We Eat Controversy For Breakfast: the Pros and Cons of Award Shortlists. youtu.be/pcxpaKP3QlU?...

We Eat Controversy for Breakfast: the Pros and Cons of Award Shortlists

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Never liked football anyway. What other sports are on? 👀

It's not a bad view from a car park. Have to say.

Absolute hats off to @bonabooks.bsky.social for making a mistake and owning it. I didn't think we had a lot of ai submissions for fission but I'm now quite worried we did and I just missed them.

Bona Books 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🤘🏼@bonabooks.bsky.social · 3mo ago

AI fraud nearly derailed our next anthology. Today we’re talking about what went down, the things we missed, and publishing the report we wish we’d had when it happened. Read all about it on our new blog, and download the full report:

Seeing authors happily receiving physical copies of their anthology is a fantastic feeling. 10/10, would recommend!

Charlotte Ashley@charlotteashley.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Look, I'm in a book! (Thx forever to @bsfa.bsky.social and @rickandwrite.bsky.social...)