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Ed James

@erdjames.bsky.social
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Ed James @erdjames.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Inspiration can come from such little moments - I wasn’t sure where Isabel was heading then she walks out and looks over a shallow sea - miles and miles of mudflats and the hopelessness of the scene just crystallised her direction - both before and after that scene. #writingcommunity #amwriting
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Ed James @erdjames.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Answering for Isabel today - she definitely needs adventure, or at least movement, she gets restless staying too long in the same place. In her ideal world Alistair is by her side - island hopping around the Mediterranean, exploring old ruins, meeting new people. #writingcommunity #LitHodgepodge
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Ed James @erdjames.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Fountain pen is back! So long since I’ve written anything new - I’ve missed this. Opening is going well so far… #writingcommunity #amwriting !!
Book 2

The Witches Wood

Shit. Shit shit shit. Fuck.

And then a fountain pen
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Ed James @erdjames.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I’ve always had an idea that I would write Isabel’s story at some point - but today it really hit me - I need to write that story and I need to write it now. It’s the first time I’ve felt her emotional driver and it fits perfectly with Bones. This will be fun! #writingcommunity
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Ed James @erdjames.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
True! 😂
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Ed James @erdjames.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
And sometimes it’s a superpower!
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Ed James @erdjames.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The obvious answer I guess for me would be something like The Last of Us/Walking Dead - they are already living through post collapse - they would just have to navigate a few more zombies - which some would handle better than others… #writingcommunity #lithodgepodge
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Ed James @erdjames.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Hey I’m Ed, I write speculative fiction - post collapse setting, mainly a character driven narrative. I’m currently editing the first in a series of novels focused on costal communities in S. Wales #writingcommunity #lithodgepodge
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Ed James @erdjames.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Yay! My first serial killer or author google search! Would you smell a rotting corpse in a storm? I feel like wind and rain would diffuse the odours - but let’s find out and hope I don’t get the knock at the door…! #writingcommunity #amediting
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Ed James @erdjames.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Yes! I was trying to explain why I don’t like orcs being used in other fantasy but elves, goblins etc. are fine - and it’s this. Make up your own thing! (Unless it’s transphobia of course…)
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Ed James @erdjames.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Absolutely! Not sure how much I take in but it’s going to be something - and I do have to consciously reign in my writing after reading a classic - lyricism is contagious!
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Ed James @erdjames.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Yeh I managed Les Mis (English not French 😄)- just about - skimmed over some of the history of French sewers… but Hunchback I couldn’t manage - but I think you have to read them for the pleasure of reading a lot of wonderful words - not just for the story - which I think was my original expectation
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Ed James @erdjames.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Take two. Didn’t manage to get through on the first attempt - but you have to be in the right mindset for Hugo. Opening pages at his best and worst - can be really very funny - but he doesn’t half love to labour a point! #booksky
The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Victoria Hugo
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Ed James @erdjames.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Jessica - always Jessica. And most of the time she would absolutely get Alistair out of the situation - either with a raised eyebrow or covered in blood - it’s normally one of the two. #writingcommunity #awesomecharacters
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Ed James @erdjames.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Have to say Adela’s song ‘Hitachi’ is far more moving than a song by that name has any right to be #musicsky
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Ed James @erdjames.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Forcing myself to leave Bones alone for a while - probably the longest I have left it without editing but starting to feel the itch again - a good thing I think - but still not ready for another read - it hasn’t even been a month! #writingcommunity
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Milton Keynes Literary Festival @mklitfest.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
We’re partnering with IngramSpark plus Whitefox & The Slab Press for Publishing Day 2026. Join us for masterclasses on routes into publishing, marketing, a tour of IngramSpark's printworks & more. Spaces are limited - please book by Friday 28 to confirm your place. Tickets: bit.ly/4xm1acN
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Ed James @erdjames.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Congratulations!
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Ed James @erdjames.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Drop me a dm and we can discuss 😊
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Ed James @erdjames.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Jessica is tricky because she’s competent. She has her shit together in a world where very few people do - so it’s a challenge not to make her seem ‘perfect’ or let her fall into the ‘eye rolling competent woman’ stereotype. #writingcommunity
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Ed James @erdjames.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Game changer!
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Ed James @erdjames.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Thank you! ☺️
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Ed James @erdjames.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Thank you!! ☺️
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Ed James @erdjames.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
And breathe - it’s done. V7 of Bones is officially completed and sent to printer. #writingcommunity
static.klipy.com
Elijah Wood: It's Done - Lord of the Rings
ALT: Elijah Wood: It's Done - Lord of the Rings
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Ed James @erdjames.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Me: I’m feeling a little stressed at the moment My brain: it’s probably the concept of death isn’t it Me: no I think its… Brain: nope definitely the death thing - let’s think about that incessantly that will make you feel better…. #why
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Ed James @erdjames.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Hmmm does part 4 need a rewrite? It’s good writing and doesn’t suffer from the plot issues of the first 3 parts…but it is long - and does a long extended walk advance anything? Probably not. Could the words be used in other parts to flesh them out? Maybe? Questions! #writingcommunity #amediting
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Ed James @erdjames.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Giving myself a writing deadline is actually one of the most stressful experiences in my life - because it’s not simply completing a task - it’s curating a part of me for others to judge - which is horrifying! Oh and of course Part 4 needs a rewrite too… #writingcommunity #writesky #amediting
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Ed James @erdjames.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Luckily the work is nice and short right…?
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Ed James @erdjames.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Really pleased with the rewrites of part 3 - think I managed to get the affair right - and included one of the most horrific lines I have ever written. Genuinely makes me feel sick thinking about it! Haha. #writingcommunity #amediting
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Ed James @erdjames.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Ha - I’ve just been doing the opposite! Apparently I decided my mc uses contractions - unfortunately I do not do that…
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Ed James @erdjames.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Ahh part 1 and 2 of the WIP all edited and at a place I’m happy with - now for some light edits of parts 3 and 4….Nope! Complete rewrite of part 3 - God damn it!! #writesky #writingcommunity #amediting
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Ed James @erdjames.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Seen the odyssey - sticking with Circe - that’s my hot take on the whole thing! 😄
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Ed James @erdjames.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
I have a rare half an hour of free time with kids away so be a grown up and pre-make lunch for the next week or play Mass Effect 2…. Is this really even a question?! #masseffect
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Ed James @erdjames.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
27. A lot of my early writing was alt. history but I don’t think I will go back - I’m too invested in the world from my WIP - I have about two more books of ideas going forward - but my current WIP keeps dragging me backward in time for early character development! #summerofstories #writingcommunity
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Ed James @erdjames.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Of course - drop me a message
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Ed James @erdjames.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Sure - apologies more replies to this than I’m used to 😂
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Ed James @erdjames.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
It’s really about how the characters land - particularly the protagonist. It’s first person present so you are very much inside his head - I want so see how suffocating that is particularly as the novel gets heavier
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Ed James @erdjames.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
25. Always music for me - I can’t write and listen- but feeling the emotion in a song really can draw something out of me. I play a little but less now than I did - writing tends to fill that time! #summerofstories #writingcommunity
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Ed James @erdjames.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Alistair always has big plans and they pretty much always end in disaster for him and everyone around him! 😂
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Ed James @erdjames.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Joe - model worker - gets on does it goes home 👍 Isabel - does it, hates it, point blank refuses to wear the uniform Alistair - starts off ok, does the work but by the end of the weekend is arguing with the management that they don’t truly understand the vision of the company! #writingcommunity
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Ed James @erdjames.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
24. I wouldn’t change anything practically about my writing - it has served different purposes at different times in my life - the one thing I would say is getting involved in communities earlier would have been a support - particularly when first querying! #summerofstories #writingcommunity
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Ed James @erdjames.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Thanks! It’s speculative fiction - post collapse setting with character driven narrative
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Ed James @erdjames.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Thank you! It’s speculative fiction - post collapse setting with character driven narrative
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Ed James @erdjames.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Thanks - general plot, character, vibes really. I guess how the book is landing - when you are so close to something you can’t step away and see how the characters are coming across to someone who doesn’t know them inside out
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Ed James @erdjames.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Sure why not 😊 drop me a message
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Ed James @erdjames.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
It’s speculative fiction - post collapse setting with character driven narrative. I’m on the last round of edits before looking for beta readers - expect to be done in two weeks or so
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Ed James @erdjames.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Thank you - I hate being a cynic but it is difficult to know who to trust on any platform
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Ed James @erdjames.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Lesson 1 asking for beta readers - put the genre of your work in the original post…😂 #writingcommunity #writesky
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Ed James @erdjames.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Speculative fiction - post collapse setting, character focused narrative
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Ed James @erdjames.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Speculative fiction - post collapse setting, character focused narrative
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