R L Bowden @rbowden.bsky.social · 30/06/2025Ahhhh a new Claire North book is coming out #takemymoneynow 010
R L Bowden @rbowden.bsky.social · 13/05/2025Have I said how much I love my local library? Not only does it help feed my son's voracious reading habit (20 books at a time!) but I can also request titles from across the whole county network - latest includes Unraveller by the incredible Frances Hardinge and The World We Make by N. K. Jemisin 👑 010
Reposted by R L BowdenJonathan Oliver - Editorial @jonolivereditor.bsky.social · 02/03/2025Hello, lovely book folk. Just a quick reminder, as I don't post on here much - I'm a freelance editor with over 24 years in the industry. I specialise in SFF and Horror, and you can find my website here: www.jonolivereditor.co.uk Get in touch if you need some of that there editing.jonolivereditor.co.ukJonathan Oliver - Editor and Writer 0105
Reposted by R L BowdenSeize The Press Magazine @seizethepress.bsky.social · 07/05/2024Writers, please send us more fantasy! Particularly dark sword & sorcery, historical horror, grimdark, but anything you think falls under dark fantasy and all the weird stuff you can't truly pin down.seizethepress.comSubmissions - Seize The PressSubmissions Guidelines Seize The Press Magazine is an anticapitalist publication looking to publish dark speculative fiction. Bleak sci-fi, dark fantasy, horror and all kinds of weird, messy, genre-de... 211794
Reposted by R L BowdenSpectrum Writers London @spectrumwriters.com · 03/05/2024Big congrats to our very own Ana Sun for her story 'The Scent of Green' that made it into the Best of British SF anthology 2023! 👏 @singingtotigers.bsky.social 121
Reposted by R L BowdenN. K. Jemisin @nkjemisin.bsky.social · 23/04/2024This thing has been flying and revealing wonders since I was 5 years old. My cellphone won't make it to next year. Amazing job, JPL folks! 561982
Reposted by R L BowdenAlan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 27/03/2024AI (whether it's art, writing, narration, video, anything) is NOT inevitable. It's a grift and only people profiting from the grift push the inevitability line. Standing against it at every turn is the only ethical choice and it works. 1312119
R L Bowden @rbowden.bsky.social · 20/03/2024Well X-men 97 is everything I needed right now - got genuine chills from the epic Storm take-down, loved the soundtrack and refreshed characters, and yes Gambit your abs are indeed a superpower 000
R L Bowden @rbowden.bsky.social · 16/03/2024Final question at the publishing panel at #Gollanczfest was about how to find your writing community - perfect segue to plugging @spectrumwriters.com - our hybrid online & in-person SFF writers group offering critique sessions, special events and more - new members always welcome #amwriting 022
R L Bowden @rbowden.bsky.social · 16/03/2024More great reminders from @garthnix.bsky.social - you can increase your probability of success through your actions, but getting published is still usually a matter of luck, so just keep going; there will always be writers better than you, so focus on your work & try not to compare #Gollanczfest 000
R L Bowden @rbowden.bsky.social · 16/03/2024Loved hearing more about @dhonielle.bsky.social's writing process as well - Dhonielle said she writes herself a pitch/blurb for a new project first, to check the idea has enough of an 'engine' - @garthnix.bsky.social does similar with a prologue and first chapter #Gollanczfest 011
R L Bowden @rbowden.bsky.social · 16/03/2024Second time it's been mentioned today that duologies are currently easier to sell than trilogies/longer series #Gollanczfest #amwriting (but as always, things change and don't try to write to trends) 000
R L Bowden @rbowden.bsky.social · 16/03/2024Fun analogy from @jjbker.bsky.social - if your book is a tin of beans, your synopsis is the list of ingredients on the side - and if you can't summarise the plot on one page, that's probably a sign it's too chaotic #Gollanczfest 010
R L Bowden @rbowden.bsky.social · 16/03/2024Several reminders about the need to approach submissions professionally - Sarah Shaffi from Future Worlds Prize says everyone in the room is a writer - what you want to be is a published author #Gollanczfest 000
R L Bowden @rbowden.bsky.social · 16/03/2024Great session on submitting a manuscript just now at #Gollanczfest - loads of helpful tips and advice, highlights include @jjbker.bsky.social saying general rule of he wants to see your 4th draft - the first draft is often called a 'junk' draft for a reason 010
R L Bowden @rbowden.bsky.social · 16/03/2024Love this approach - @dhonielle.bsky.social first builds the world, then looks for the character who will "cause the most trouble" in it #Gollanczfest 021
R L Bowden @rbowden.bsky.social · 16/03/2024In terms of popular tropes and character archetypes in romantasy, Lauren Dedroog says a hero will give up love to save the world, but a villain will give up the world for the one they love #Gollanczfest 000
R L Bowden @rbowden.bsky.social · 16/03/2024Romantasy as a genre is more comfortable with having female lead characters who learn and grow, says Jennifer Delaney #Gollanczfest 000
R L Bowden @rbowden.bsky.social · 16/03/2024Why romantasy has surged in popularity in the past couple of years - @dhonielle.bsky.social says one reason is readers looking for escapism and healing post-pandemic #Gollanczfest 021
R L Bowden @rbowden.bsky.social · 16/03/2024Let's gooo! #Gollanczfest #amwriting @spectrumwriters.com 010
Reposted by R L BowdenN. K. Jemisin @nkjemisin.bsky.social · 14/03/2024Actually looked at the numbers Orbit was sending me and realized I hit a milestone! 2 million total copies of my books in print! 3277538
R L Bowden @rbowden.bsky.social · 12/03/2024Very much looking forward to the 2024 Gollanczfest this Saturday - I was able to get one of the limited writing track tickets 🙌 will be posting some of the tips and intel that I hear throughout the day #amwriting 000
Reposted by R L BowdenSpectrum Writers London @spectrumwriters.com · 11/03/2024Just two days to go till our SFF poetry workshop with @therisingtithes.bsky.social! Wednesday 13th March at 7pm GMT - come learn how to infuse your poetry with speculative beauty and weirdness, even if you haven't tried writing poetry before! Tickets available at £12 through MeetUp ⬇️meetup.comSFF Poetry Workshop with Brandon O'Brien, Wed, Mar 13, 2024, 7:00 PM | MeetupEver wonder how poetry and science fiction or fantasy intersect? Have you wanted to dip your toes in the format but not sure how to begin? Are you interested in infusing yo 0710
Reposted by R L BowdenSpectrum Writers London @spectrumwriters.com · 17/02/2024Hello Bluesky! We are Spectrum London, the UK's biggest SFF writers' group. We offer: ⭐ Online & in-person events ⭐ Critiques of short stories ⭐ Novel feedback groups ⭐ Workshops ⭐ An annual short story contest ⭐ A vibrant Discord community ⭐ Social outings to the cinema, theatre, or the pubspectrumwriters.comSpectrum Writers – London Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers' Group 2131
Reposted by R L BowdenSpectrum Writers London @spectrumwriters.com · 17/02/2024Interested in writing speculative poetry, but don't know where to start? Come to our first speaker event of the year, a 2 hour hands-on workshop led by @therisingtithes.bsky.social! 17 March at 7pm GMT. Tickets are available through MeetUp. We'd love to see you there!meetup.comSFF Poetry Workshop with Brandon O'Brien, Wed, Mar 13, 2024, 7:00 PM | MeetupEver wonder how poetry and science fiction or fantasy intersect? Have you wanted to dip your toes in the format but not sure how to begin? Are you interested in infusing yo 097
R L Bowden @rbowden.bsky.social · 30/10/2023Huge thanks to the lovely team at Gollancz for this update on the second round of their unagented open submissions window - and for all their time and energy in persevering with the subs 🙏 💪 tmblr.co/ZDnfbQegpxTq... (I was the Asker but am new to Tumblr so broke something 😭) 000
R L Bowden @rbowden.bsky.social · 19/10/2023Did not expect my first few days on here to be so dominated by one persistent topic (famous author patiently discussing intricacies of post-Covid infectiousness) - clearly need to expand my feed... 000
R L Bowden @rbowden.bsky.social · 17/10/2023THE COUNCILLOR x THE NINTH RAIN 🐙 Sneaky cephalopods 🏛 A city with dark secrets 💉 Macabre potions To disgraced truth-reader Narys, a series of unusual murders offers the chance of redemption - but are some secrets best left buried? #SFF #F #A #amquerying 020
