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Jason Arnopp

@jasonarnopp.bsky.social
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👻 Author of scary fiction (Jack Sparks, Doctor Who) 👨‍👦‍👦 Single dad in cancer recovery 👇 Writers Vs Fear. Join us 👇 🔗 www.skool.com/write-like-hell-1016/…

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Jason Arnopp @jasonarnopp.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Writers: here's a theory about our brains. The things we worry we keep repeating in our fiction actually help form our creative fingerprint. One of mine seems to be denial. Other writers in my private community have identified the following:
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Jason Arnopp @jasonarnopp.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Some writers love it. Others will do almost anything to avoid it. What scares YOU most about editing your writing? Comment below or DM me. And if you'd like to discuss the subject this week among friendly, committed and open writers, you'll find the link to my Writers Vs Fear community in my bio.
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Jason Arnopp @jasonarnopp.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Dear writers of Bluesky, How often has the fear of wasting your time stopped you writing? My own version of this usually sounds like: "What if this takes years and nobody cares?" Would love to hear what yours sounds like. 👀😄👊
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The Onion @theonion.com · 25/03/2026
Archaeological Dig Uncovers Ancient Race Of Skeleton People theonion.com/archaeological-dig-unc…
Archaeological Dig Uncovers Ancient Race Of Skeleton People
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Laura Martínez 🥑 @miblogestublog.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Here's your moment of zen: A "holy" cat named Coco stands at the entrance of a church in Mexico, seemingly blessing everyone who walks in 🐱
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Marc Burrows @20thcenturymarc.marcburrows.co.uk · 15/03/2026
Come see my hit Edinburgh Fringe show The Britpop Hour on tour around the UK this Spring! It's a stand up comedy celebration of Britpop. How did it happen, why did it end and how did it come back! Dance like Jarvis! Flirt like Damon! Tweet like Liam! Details: www.marcburrows.co.uk/live-dates
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Jason Arnopp @jasonarnopp.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Look what showed up today. Oh no, not the mind PROBE
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Andrulian @andrulian.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Was reminded this week by @jasonarnopp.bsky.social that it’s ten years since The Last Days of Jack Sparks was published. Where did that go? #horror #fiction #DoNotReadTheEbookWithTheLightOff Here’s my review - www.andrulian.com/review-of-th...
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Review of ‘The Last Days of Jack Sparks’ book by Jason Arnopp - www.andrulian.com
Overview It was no secret that journalist Jack Sparks had been researching the occult for his new book. No stranger to controversy, he'd already triggered a furious Twitter storm by mocking an exorcis...
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Jason Arnopp @jasonarnopp.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Would you just LOOK at the quality of this. Which colour would you eat first?
A sumptuous slice of rainbow cake on a cafe table, with a cup of tea.
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Jason Arnopp @jasonarnopp.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
I am now in remission from cancer. My brain knows this is great news, but my nervous system is taking a while to catch up.
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Jason Arnopp @jasonarnopp.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Anyone need a quirky rubber head and display stand? 🤔
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Jason Arnopp @jasonarnopp.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Check out my link in bio for my YouTube unboxing video of Doctor Who The Collection Season 13!
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Jason Arnopp @jasonarnopp.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Magazine in 'published in past' shock
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Jason Arnopp @jasonarnopp.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
When I came out of the house today, quite a big spider had decided to block the front path by spreading a web across it and sitting smack in the middle like some terrible arachnoid Gandalf. (1/2)
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Lou Inglese @chaos440.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
Got my performance review.
Old floppy drive with printed label 'Works, but makes Sad Noises'
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Jason Arnopp @jasonarnopp.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
I decided to have toast for breakfast. This is only controversial when, like me, you're in your fourth week of radiotherapy and your mouth is inflamed and ulcerated. I am slowly munching through the toast. It doesn't taste 100% like toast, but it is toast nonetheless.
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Jason Arnopp @jasonarnopp.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
I have requested that my cancer radiotherapy team play @judaspriestof.bsky.social's Breaking The Law while I'm having my 19th zap tomorrow. Watch this space ⚡️🤘
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Jason Arnopp @jasonarnopp.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Today was my 13th day of cancer radiotherapy - and it was unlucky in some ways. The machine was playing up and my session almost had to be postponed. My cab driver quacked about how aggrieved he was with how the hospital had booked him, until he finally got the message from my silence. (1/3)
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Jason Arnopp @jasonarnopp.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
When this whole cancer nonsense began, I 'banked' my voice by recording various voice samples. Now that radiotherapy has started to bring the joy of mouth ulcers, it's become harder to speak. So I'm gonna turn those samples into an AI model of my speech. Could be very handy.
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Jason Arnopp @jasonarnopp.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
5 things I learned during my first week of cancer radiotherapy: 1) Radiotherapy is delivered by an enormous machine that, as some onlookers noted earlier in the week, looks a bit like the robot Drathro from #DoctorWho. (1/5)
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Jason Arnopp @jasonarnopp.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
2 days to go: on Monday me + my boys move into the London place, just as daily cancer radiotherapy begins 👀⚡️ 1st month’s rent is now covered ❤️ Thank you! Target = £22K (we’re at £20,902). Hitting it means month 2 is secure + I can breathe a bit easier. Link in bio if you can help 🙏
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Jason Arnopp @jasonarnopp.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
When you're not always in the same city as your children, a simple moment of online connection like this means EVERYTHING. I didn't expect Roblox to be quite this wonderful. Certainly didnt expect it to make me cry happy tears. (1/2)
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Jason Arnopp @jasonarnopp.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Three days now until my radiotherapy begins. Kinda looking forward to getting started, which is odd considering I'll be zapped in the head with radiation every weekday for 6 weeks. Also quite looking forward to the experience of living in London again for the 2/3 months of treatment/ recovery.
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Jason Arnopp @jasonarnopp.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
On Monday, radiotherapy will start to blast my taste buds, among other things. So let's make the most of things now. 🥳
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CrazyMyra @outonthemoors.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
Learning well
Screenshot of an exchange between a PayPal chatbot and a user called Brady Pettit.
"PP: Hi! l'm PayPal's virtual agent. To get started, simply ask me a question.
I am still learning, so if I can't help you I'll direct you to additional resources.

Pettit: I got scammed

PP: Great!"
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Jamie McKelvie @mckelvie.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Just make it exist first. You can make it worse with each new pass while getting increasingly frustrated later.
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Jason Arnopp @jasonarnopp.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
Visiting my mum, to take a break from all the stressful logistics of moving to London for imminent radiotherapy treatment. An oasis of peace, quiet and a roast dinner later today. 🥳
A lively and beautiful back garden
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Jason Arnopp @jasonarnopp.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
Out Monday! The wildly creative Doctor Who Season 2, spread across 7 Blu Rays. A single steelbox houses those discs poorly - but check the optics! And of course the contents, including 8 eps of DW Unleashed. 🚨 Awkward segue: want to help me exterminate my cancer? My GoFundMe link is in my bio ❤️👊
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Jason Arnopp @jasonarnopp.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
🚨 Just six days from now, I need to be living in London, ready to start gruelling radiotherapy treatment and keep life as normal as possible for my children. 👊 If you can help, the GoFundMe link’s in my bio. ❤️ Every share and every donation - big or small - makes a real difference. Thank you!
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Jason Arnopp @jasonarnopp.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Kicked off the day with coffee in Ravenscourt Park, before a full day of flat-hunting. I’ve got just 7 days to find somewhere to stay during my cancer treatment, and I need to be ready to move fast when the right place appears. Can you help make that possible? The GoFundMe link is in my bio 😊👊❤️
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Jason Arnopp @jasonarnopp.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Signed this, shortly after taking the pic
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Emma Price @tinymaster.bsky.social · 26/09/2024
I made a book! With Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock and @0tralala.bsky.social! This book was a complete labour of love for me, and such a pleasure to illustrate and design. All 192 pages, and the cover too! Check out the Amazon page for a sneak peak at the interiors too: www.amazon.co.uk/BBC-Story-Sy...
Front cover to the book, "BBC The Story of the Solar System: A Visual Journey", showing several solar system graphics on a dark blue background with blue toned sections of the planets of our solar system.
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Dustin Pinney @markguyer.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
Jason Arnopp helped me when I needed a place to express myself. I wasn’t the only one. Several writers found solace in his safe space. Please, if you can, help him in his search for new accommodations while he fights cancer. #writingcommunity #authorsky #booksky #fuckcancer
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Jason Arnopp @jasonarnopp.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
A thermoplastic mask moulded to my head & shoulders, then clamped to a rack for a CT scan. Next: 6 wks of radiotherapy to wipe out any trace of cancer, while parenting my twin boys Treatment + somewhere to live by the hospital = survival. Without both, the plan fails. Want to help? Link in bio 👊❤️
Jason wearing a radiotherapy mask, about to enter the CT scan
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Jason Arnopp @jasonarnopp.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
I have just 10 DAYS to find, pay for & move into London accommodation where my young twins and I can stay during 10 weeks of radiotherapy cancer treatment & recovery. 👀 GoFundMe already helped me cover timely & super-precise radiotherapy - can you help me sort somewhere to stay? Link in bio. 😊👊❤🤘
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James Moran @jamesmoran.com · 31/07/2025
Folks- Mr Jason Arnopp is going through some scary shizzle at the moment, and needs some help with funding urgent cancer treatment. If you can donate or even share, please do, as I want to keep insulting him for many years to come… Link in next reply, because aLgOrItHm:
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Long Days and Pleasant Nights @pleasant-nights.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
The Last Days of Jack Sparks review #TheLastDaysofJackSparks @jasonarnopp.bsky.social #books #reading #horror #horrorbooks
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Jason Arnopp @jasonarnopp.bsky.social · 10/04/2024
Unboxed a recent Arrow Video horror 4K release exclusively for my Patreon supporters. Can you tell which classic cult movie this is, based solely on the still here?
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Jason Arnopp @jasonarnopp.bsky.social · 20/03/2024
10 ways to pick the right literary agent: youtu.be/q8Zdormk7eY?...
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10 ways to pick the right literary agent for your writing
Don't choose the wrong literary agent! All too often, new writers will sign with the first one who wants them, but here are 10 tips to bear in mind to help y...
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Jason Arnopp @jasonarnopp.bsky.social · 09/03/2024
Had a great Zoom group call with members of my free Skool community Phantasia Writing Lounge. The chosen topic was story ideas. How to capture them, how to filter them, how to settle on one and how to stop fear from stopping you executing them.
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Jason Arnopp @jasonarnopp.bsky.social · 06/03/2024
Writers: do you always have too many story ideas, with no idea how to pick one and stick to it? The latest video on my fledgling YouTube channel Write Like Hell will help. youtu.be/ghpf_bl3PWU
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How to choose ONE story idea and write it to the end
Do you suffer from having too many story ideas? I give you six strategies to help you choose one story idea and stick with it all the way. Pro writing tips a...
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Jason Arnopp @jasonarnopp.bsky.social · 03/03/2024
I ran a poll among the 60+ members of my Skool community Phantasia Writing Lounge, to check whether our conversation threads should stay private (visible only to people who join) or public (visible to everyone and search engines)
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Jason Arnopp @jasonarnopp.bsky.social · 01/03/2024
Posted my monthly Patreon-only vlog, Walking With Patrons, in which I stroll along the seafront while chatting about the novel I'm currently working on, plus how I've started to watch Doctor Who with my young sons! 😀
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Jason Arnopp @jasonarnopp.bsky.social · 23/02/2024
Dear fiction readers, one reason you're awesome: You do at LEAST half the work with writers. You transform our words into mental pictures and senses that are unique to your imagination. So our stories have as many different manifestations as they have readers. Never forget the power of that. 👊
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Jason Arnopp @jasonarnopp.bsky.social · 23/02/2024
Medium sent me an article called 'What Makes Clocks And Cats Different?' and now I'm curious to see how long that article is.
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Jason Arnopp @jasonarnopp.bsky.social · 22/02/2024
Dear fiction writers, here is one reason you're awesome: You literally create something out of nothing. You force things into the world that have never existed before. You are a spellsmith of the mind! Please never underestimate the power and worth of that. 👊
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Fun @funkelly.bsky.social · 22/02/2024
everyone automatically clacks these twice upon picking them up because deep down we all know we’re crabs
A pair of silver aluminum barbecue tongs on a white background .
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Jason Arnopp @jasonarnopp.bsky.social · 21/02/2024
Writing doesn't have to be such a lonely labyrinth. In my free Skool writing community, writers learn how to deal with their fears, grow their skills and feel way better about themselves. We just hit 50 members. Next stop: 500 members! You should be one of them. Link in bio.
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Jason Arnopp @jasonarnopp.bsky.social · 21/02/2024
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What if people hate your writing?
When you're a fiction writer, fears of being rejected by readers, or even hated, can paralyse you before you type the first word of your novel or script. Let...
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Odd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 20/02/2024
Daughter tells me she heard today that if you wear a band T-shirt (especially as a young woman) and a man says to you “name five of their songs”, the correct response is “name five women who trust you”, so I pass this on in case any of you need it
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