iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Alexander Rooksmoor @arcrooksmoor.bsky.social · 2h

#author #writing When you are writing a historical novel and Word thinks it knows better. It would rather make up terminology than accept correct but historical (?) terms:

A screenshot of Word trying to change 'he had been heir to an estate' to 'he had been heiring an estate'.

010

Alexander Rooksmoor @arcrooksmoor.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Pleased to say that this afternoon I finished the first draft of 'The House (An Ti | La Maison)' an alternate history detective novel set in the Grand Duchy of Brittany in 1974 and 1993. #author #writing

133

Alexander Rooksmoor @arcrooksmoor.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Given the tree is only 7 years old and I am growing these outside in North-East Scotland, I am pretty proud of these, which are about half of the #olives on my tree this summer.

An image of a small bowl of olives grown outside in North-East Scotland in 2026 next to a teaspoon to show scale.

1102

Reposted by Alexander Rooksmoor

Failbetter Games | Wishlist Mandrake on Steam! @failbettergames.com · 30/09/2026

We're hiring! We're looking for a Writer and Narrative Designer to join the Fallen London team at a senior or mid level. This position is permanent, remote, and full time, which for us means 35 hours a week. #GamesJobs

Night. The House of Chimes - a tower which you might immediately think of as Big Ben - is adrift in the River Thames. It still seems to be keeping time. In the background, a large, alien building looms over the city of London.

3816901088

Alexander Rooksmoor @arcrooksmoor.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Sunday marks the 90th Anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street in East London. There are events across the weekend to mark this important milestone in opposing Fascism in Britain. #CableStreet90 togetheroncablestreet.com www.unitetheunion.org/news-events/... 1/2

Image of sticker produced by Unite the Union to advertise events around the 90th Anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street, 4th October 1936.

13118

Alexander Rooksmoor @arcrooksmoor.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Any other #author with an account on Amazon been compelled to install WhatsApp on their phone as the only way they will let you into your publishing account? I have had mine since 2012 but now have had to spend an age installing an app I do not want on my phone, one which is trying to access

293

Alexander Rooksmoor @arcrooksmoor.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Thank you to whoever bought a copy of my novel 'Death in Amiens'. Of all mine, this one is the most personal and really drew on my time in the city. www.amazon.com/dp/B07HTWY4JM

Cover of 'Death in Amiens. A Contemporary Mustery set in Northern France' (2018) by Alexander Rooksmoor. It shows two people in a motorised canoe passing one of the floating gardens (hortillonnages) of Amiens.

072

Alexander Rooksmoor @arcrooksmoor.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Thank you to whoever bought a copy of my novel 'Death in Amiens'. Of all mine, this one is the most personal and really drew on my time in the city. www.amazon.com/dp/B07HTWY4JM

030

Alexander Rooksmoor @arcrooksmoor.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

#chillis #pickled I know a lot of chilli pickling has been going on recently, so I thought I would add my wife's output from today, all grown and pickled in our flat, in North-East Scotland, not the most salubrious location for chilli growing.

Jar of different Not Hot chillis grown and pickled at home.

Jar of pickled Jalapenos grown and pickled at home.

061

Reposted by Alexander Rooksmoor

Joel Flanagan-Grannemann @servantand.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Why I have problems marketing my book series: 🧚 There are Fairies, but not your typical Fairies. 🏹It's an epic fantasy but focuses on dialogue and character moments, not big battles and fight scenes. 🌙Large cast of mostly women. 🔆Ceremonial magic! 💚💜🤍 www.amazon.com/dp/B08HLVPF7D

74024

Reposted by Alexander Rooksmoor

Nancy Jardine @nansjar23.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

#99p/99c Pre-Order price - for 1 more day! If you're quick you might still manage to buy a 99p #kindle eBook FRAYING SKEINS, Bk 3 Silver Sampler Series, a saga set in Victorian Scotland, launches 28th Aug 2026. mybook.to/FSSSS

178

Alexander Rooksmoor @arcrooksmoor.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

What a day! Our oven stopped working because the element broke down tripping all sockets in the flat. They will come to repair on Monday. Then water dropped away because of a burst mains at 05.00, fortunately restored. Now all the fire alarms in the flat upstairs have gone off.

360

Alexander Rooksmoor @arcrooksmoor.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Today I would like to big up my fantasy novel from 2015, 'Crimson Bodies of Naugail'. I have never been happy with the front cover, but it is a good read and was probably more innovative back then than in today's marketplace. It has a map too. www.amazon.com/dp/B017ET6B7U

Front cover of 'Crimson Bodies of Naugail. A Fantasy Novel' (2015) by Alexander Rooksmoor. Showing two people in chainmail armout and helmets with horns emergeing from them lookin at a silhouette of a hilltop town.

Map of the region of The Gulf on the planet Lehrenah which features in 'Crimson Bodies of Naugail'.

052

Alexander Rooksmoor @arcrooksmoor.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

I had my first #AI interview for a job today. I guess this is the future. Ironically it told me it would detect if I copied in text from elsewhere especially if it was AI-generated. I even got feedback from the system about an hour later on how well I had performed. It will be interesting to see how

111

Alexander Rooksmoor @arcrooksmoor.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

#Writers #WritingCommunity Has anyone heard anything good or bad about crewfiction.com and their giveaways? They have approached me about some of my old titles, but given how many online scams I have encountered aimed at authors, I am naturally cautious and just wanted to know any info on them.

021

Alexander Rooksmoor @arcrooksmoor.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Pleased to announce I have now completed writing my 61st book (since 1988), 'Killings at the Source', a #noirtasy (i.e. murder mystery set in a fantasy context) novel. I will now set it aside for a few months before editing. I hope to self-publish it later this year or early in 2027.

1131

Alexander Rooksmoor @arcrooksmoor.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

I do not publicise my books very often, but you might be interested to know that 7 of my alternate history ones are 50% off at Smashwords at the moment; 3 are just $2.50: www.smashwords.com/profile/view...

Image showing alternate history ebooks by Alexander Rooksmoor currently on 50% reduction in the Smashwords Summer Sale: 'Taken in Lycia' $4.82; 'The Loyal Pursuit' $4.99 and 'The Hated Chapters' $4.99.

Image showing alternate history ebooks by Alexander Rooksmoor currently on 50% reduction in the Smashwords Summer Sale: 'Against the Devil's Men' $4.24; 'Byzantium Express' $2.50, 'Streseland' $2.50 and 'The Blood and The Ghost' $2.50.

142

Alexander Rooksmoor @arcrooksmoor.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

I do not know if I am pleased or annoyed to find that one of my books is '5,049 in Kidnapping Crime Fiction' section on Amazon. Does rather give away a significant part of the plot!

041

Reposted by Alexander Rooksmoor

Sooz Kempner @soozuk.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

oh golly gee i wonder if that's coz the previous government, Reform, and the current government all push the idea that we're being invaded by swarms of our fellow human beings

UK News (Independent)

Net migration to UK fell to lowest point since Covid - but half of Britons still think it's rising

01050244

Alexander Rooksmoor @arcrooksmoor.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

I know Tim Robbins was sharp, but just how prescient was 'Bob Roberts' (1992)?

Poster for the movie 'Bob Roberts' (1992) written, directed and starring Tim Robbins who is shown in the image naked, standing on a marble plinth, with a Stars and Stripes flag wrapped around him and a guitar resting against the flagpole. The sogan is 'Vote First. Ask Questions Later.'

081

Alexander Rooksmoor @arcrooksmoor.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Given the kind of stuff that is now turning up in my timeline, I am regretting proving that I was an adult to Bluesky! Block, Block, Block.

050

Reposted by Alexander Rooksmoor

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Thank you for your courage to publicly address abusive language.

712294317637

Alexander Rooksmoor @arcrooksmoor.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

I see Publisher is being discontinued from this October and we will not even be able to open existing Publisher files. I have long used it not simply for book covers but also maps in my books. What can people recommend as a replacement?

110

Alexander Rooksmoor @arcrooksmoor.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Your First Doctor: Your Favourite Doctor: Your Favourite Companion & Your Favourite Story

Actor John Pertwee in a publicity still for his role as Doctor Who (1970-74).

Christopher Eccleston in a shot publicising his role as Doctor Who (2005).

Freema Agyeman as Dr. Martha Jones, a companion to Doctor Who (2007-2010).

Cover of the DVD box for the 'Doctor Who' 2-part story 'Black Orchid' broadcast in 1982.

2101

Alexander Rooksmoor @arcrooksmoor.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

I still can't get gifs to work on here, anyway, he was not really a gif-able sort of person. I saw him live first in 1978.

Historian A.J.P. Taylor in the mid-1970s.

010

Reposted by Alexander Rooksmoor

Jill Weinberger @jillybobww.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Nearly six months behind bars. No bail. When they finally dismissed the charges they released her in North Dakota with no winter clothes & no means of getting back home to Tennessee. They upended this woman's life.

161649762

Alexander Rooksmoor @arcrooksmoor.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Gandalf's less successful younger brother:

Sir Ian McKellen acting as Estragon "Gogo" in the stage play 'Waiting for Godot'.

040

Alexander Rooksmoor @arcrooksmoor.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Me: 👨‍👩‍👦👩‍🎓🖥️🗣️🛒🛌 'The Pictish Groom': 👣⛵🐎🐺🏰🫅👩‍❤️‍💋‍👨

000

Reposted by Alexander Rooksmoor

Spoonie Authors Network @spoonieauthnet.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Remember you can interact with others by searching the #SpoonieAuthChat hashtag and clicking the Latest tab! It's great way to connect with fellow creatives!

Image has the same text as the post and there’s also a small image of a white spoon on its side

0136

Reposted by Alexander Rooksmoor

Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

A woman called the health department because she saw a man in a wheelchair in the kitchen of a restaurant She wanted to make sure he hadn’t touched her food She found it gross and “unappetizing” to see a disabled person This is ableism People don’t want to “deal” with disability. So they don’t.

32405129

Alexander Rooksmoor @arcrooksmoor.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

@sasscarpone.bsky.social I was unable to respond to your post. However, this just hit with what I had been thinking over the last couple of the days. I wonder if in the workplaces of the future if as you can state that you are vegetarian or take Friday or Saturday as your sabbath, people could

112

Reposted by Alexander Rooksmoor

S.H. Cooper @pippinacious.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

It would be really helpful if y'all would share my post below to get my book in front of more readers! 🙏💚

193

Alexander Rooksmoor @arcrooksmoor.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

I must depart, my transportation has arrived.

Two hot air balloons anchored to the ground in the episode 'Balloonist' of animated TV series 'Mr Benn' (broadcast 1971). Mr Benn is in mid-Victorian garb and about to get into one of the balloons which currently only has its pilot. A dastardly rival and his assistant look on from the other balloon.

081

Reposted by Alexander Rooksmoor

Rude1 Haunted Badness. ⁂ @rude1.blacksky.team · 11/02/2026

More people should listen to @tressiemcphd.bsky.social When people say AI is inevitable, let them know the future isn’t settled.

191645796

Reposted by Alexander Rooksmoor

Victoria Redfern @victoriaredfern.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Repost with a photo of yours that would make a good album cover.

161

Reposted by Alexander Rooksmoor

Omg. WTF is Happening? @lalahaenzy.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again. #Pinks #ProudBlue

5783269214042