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Philip Womack

@philipwomack.bsky.social

Author: Ghostlord and Wildlord 12+, The Arrow of Apollo, The Double Axe, 10+, How to Teach Classics to Your Dog, for adults. Writes for many papers, mostly about books. Shakespearean, Classicist, etc Ghostlord - Sunday Times Children's Book of the Week

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The Society of Authors@societyofauthors.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Have you joined our Human Authored scheme yet? We've been delighted with the response so far, so thank you all for your efforts. We're processing everyone as fast as we can. Sarah Hall, author of Helm, is absolutely right; we must protect the integrity and cultural value of creators.

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Philip Womack@philipwomack.bsky.social · 5mo ago

I enjoyed my visit to Goffs School, Cheshunt, last week for World Book Day. This is the National Year of Reading and it's so important to get children into reading from as early an age as possible.

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Philip Womack@philipwomack.bsky.social · 5mo ago

As we children's authors approach peak School Visit Season (World Book Day tomorrow), let us remember Alison Uttley, who once, at an event, charged through a mob of children, wielding her duck-handled umbrella, until she was asked to leave.

Martha Sprackland@marrrtha.bsky.social · 8mo ago

At its heart, it feels like a symptom of an industry that has insisted on the idea of personal material as intellectual property; that a book is only its blurb, that it can only do one thing, that it can be reduced to KPIs, that there's no value in prose style, no value in the very act of writing.

Martha Sprackland@marrrtha.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Some of my editorial work comes via Reedsy. Over the past year it's become completely overrun by people (I can't call them authors) who are asking for editorial help on manuscripts that have been generated by #AI. Often, what they want is for someone to make the text sound more human.

Philip Womack@philipwomack.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Classics Teachers! If you'd like to book a creative writing workshop for your students, aged 8-13, based on Greek myth, and combine it with an author visit, then do get in touch! My book, #thearrowofapollo is newly republished by Wilton Square Books, and is a great introduction to myth.