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Steve Senski's Watching @stevensenski.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Remembering Bolaji Badejo, the 7'2" Nigerian actor and artist who entered cinematic history by playing the Xenomorph in 1979's ALIEN. He was only 39 when sickle cell anemia claimed his life.

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Tristan Gray @eidyngray.scot · 23/08/2026

Up to 5, nearly half way!

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The Write Advice @thewriteadvice.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Fear of the first page? Exasperated by edits? Confused by craft? Let me help! I have one monthly and one quarterly mentoring spot open, with all the details at www.thewriteadvice.co.uk ~ Anna

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The Write Advice @thewriteadvice.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

What a great repository for US folks!

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852dude @852dude.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Bro. People are cool as fuck.

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The Society of Authors @societyofauthors.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

You did it! 10,000 of you have signed the petition calling on Government to protect creators from the existential threat of GenAI. This means the Government will be required to respond. Next target is 100,000 signatures, when it will be considered for a debate in Parliament.

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The Write Advice @thewriteadvice.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Editorial slots are starting to fill up for 2027. If you can hit a specific deadline and want developmental or copy editing, manuscript evaluation, or proofreading, get in touch and I'll check my availability ~ Anna

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BoJack Horseman: I Want You To Be My Partner In Crime

Alt: BoJack Horseman: I Want You To Be My Partner In Crime

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Sean Chiplock 🟡 🔜 Animate! Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) @sonicmega.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

GOOGLE DOCS USES AI THAT TRAINS ON ANYTHING YOU WRITE IN IT, EVEN IF ITS A “PRIVATE” DOCUMENT. It’s now possible for users to get Google Docs’ AI to share information that is otherwise not publicly accessible, if it was written in Google Docs at some point. You CANNOT trust it w/ confidential info

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Alex Davis @alexdavis1981.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

If you're wanting to build on your crime and thriller writing, then our mix of workshops and interviews at MAKE CRIME PAY could be just the thing! It all runs online on the 12th September... www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/make-crime... #crime #thriller #crimefiction #thrillerfiction #writing #writers

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Make Crime Pay 2026

Join us for a packed day of online workshops, talks, interviews with an exciting range of Crime Writing authors.

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Stéphanie says… 🏴‍☠️🦈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @stephaniejane.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

NION has hit 110,000 signatures in just 3 DAYS! Is the recent EHRC ‘guidance’ finally showing that we are in an anti trans campaign that offers women nothing in the way of protection? So they’re showing solidarity with trans people by signing. Have you signed? Notinourname.org.uk

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Home - Not in our name

Not In our Name: Women in support of the trans+community

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Stephen Cox - "funny, raunchy, romantic, satisfyingly twisted" @stephencoxauthor.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Cover reveal! The Crooked Medium's Guide to Terror London 1882.True terror is a murderer you can’t stop. A carpenter murdered, a family threatened. Flamboyant spiritualist Mrs Ashton and sapphic partner Braddie seek justice – and face a reckoning from beyond the grave. Preorder now #books #read

The Crooked Medium’s Guide to Terror
A striking book cover with the title and author name dominating.
The lettering and detail are pale against a dark and sinister red-brown. The Title is in large Victorian lettering emphasising the word Terror, and framed by gold. Three roundels show icons related to the book; left, a half folded cutthroat razor streaked with red, top right, pearl jewellery with three pearls and a pearl effect locket; bottom right a burning railwayman’s lamp.
The effect is striking and Victorian.
Placed next to the Crooked Medium’s Guide to Murder (dark blue) there is a strong series resemblance.

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The Write Advice @thewriteadvice.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Fear of the first page? Exasperated by edits? Confused by craft? Let me help! I have one monthly and one quarterly mentoring spot open, with all the details at www.thewriteadvice.co.uk ~ Anna

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Rosie (she/her) @airfriedrosie.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Remember Streeting's review into whether young people are being overdiagnosed with ADHD, autism, and mental health issues? Well, the interim report is out, and there's a reason the media are silent on it (spoiler: it proves what a lot of us have been saying all along)

In others, notably ADHD and autism, rising diagnoses and referrals appear to exceed changes in underlying epidemiological prevalence and are likely to reflect a combination of:

improved recognition
changing help-seeking behaviour
institutional incentives
pressures within existing service pathways
Across both ADHD and autism, best currently available population-based estimates remain relatively stable, while administrative diagnoses, self-identification and recorded service demand have increased substantially. In autism, the evidence also points to particularly rapid growth in identified need within educational systems, including increasing identification among girls and among young people without learning disability.

These patterns suggest that rising demand is not simply the result of increasing prevalence, but of several processes operating simultaneously, including:

real increases in distress in some groups
improved recognition of previously unmet need
changing expectations about support
systems that frequently rely on formal diagnosis as the primary route to assistance
Across the system, support is too often accessed through pathways that are slow, fragmented and heavily dependent on diagnostic categorisation. While diagnosis remains essential for some forms of clinical decision-making, the evidence suggests that current arrangements do not always provide the most effective or efficient way of identifying and responding to need.

In particular, where access to support depends heavily on formal diagnosis, demand for diagnostic assessment can increase more rapidly than systems are able to respond, generating long waiting times, duplication of assessment and pressure on specialist services.

The next phase of the review will therefore focus on clarifying the relationship between distress, diagnosis and need, and on examining how systems might respond more effectively to these patterns. A central objective will be to identify opportunities for developing more coherent, evidence-informed care pathways that enable support to be provided earlier and more proportionately, while ensuring that specialist services are available in a timely and appropriate manner for those whose needs are most complex.

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The Write Advice @thewriteadvice.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Reminder that there are open mentoring spaces at The Write Advice. If you're a SFFH writer looking for advice, accountability, or someone to rein in your wilder impulses, get in touch ~ Anna

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The Write Advice @thewriteadvice.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

I have two new open spaces in my mentoring schedule - one monthly (£40/session) and one quarterly (£50/session). Whether you're new to writing, need help finishing your first novel, or accountability to hit a deadline, I'll be your biggest cheerleader and brainstorming buddy. ~ Anna

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The Write Advice @thewriteadvice.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Huge congratulations to returning editorial client, Rick Brindle, on publication of his new, satirical novel: Charlie Scudsen, An American President. Available in ebook and paperback right now! ~ Anna

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Charlie Scudsen, An American President

Charlie Scudsen, An American President eBook : Brindle, Rick: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store

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Laika L. Gagarin @laikalgagarin.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Remember the scene in LOTR where Saruman tears up Isengard to support the Mordor war machine? Thats what a fuckin data center construction site feels like.

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The Write Advice @thewriteadvice.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Copy edits for two clients sent back this month. Completely different novels - one a contemporary satire, the other comic fantasy. Now a few days' breather before the next developmental edit comes in. If you're looking for mentoring or editing, check us out at www.thewriteadvice.co.uk ~ Anna

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The Write Advice

Editorial Services from Experienced Authors

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Narrative Damage @narrativedamagerpg.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

TWO WEEKS TODAY! Come join us for our first live Actual Play show @cymerafestival.co.uk on Friday 5 June at 5pm! Free to attend! Come watch some of your favourite authors be driven to madness as they try to solve the mystery... Stay tuned over the next week to find out who is playing...

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The Write Advice @thewriteadvice.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

A confirmation email exchange that I'm going to be editing the next @angelacleland.co.uk novel VERY SOON. This is spectacular news for me personally, and for all you readers of excellent fiction. Reminder that her Scottish historical fantasy BLACK DOE is out in August - mark your calendars ~ Anna

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Stephen Colbert: Give It To Me Now

ALT: Stephen Colbert: Give It To Me Now

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Amanda Rutter @alrutter.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

I loved this one so much! Please, word of mouth, happen - it's a stunning read. It's a long book, which I personally adore - I love a chonker - but made it difficult for me to take further, but I want as many people as possible to read this gorgeousness.

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Neil Williamson @neilwilliamson.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Morning Womble. Just finished Black Doe by Cleland Smith. It's a beautiful blend of Scottish history and mythology, revenge, sacrifice and motherhood, all told with wonderful authenticity and *beautiful* prose. (The pine marten is the star!) One of the best Scottish fantasies I've ever read.

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The Write Advice @thewriteadvice.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

I'm so delighted that this fierce, haunting, lyrical story is getting the attention and reviews it deserves. If the Queen of Grimdark herself loved it, then why haven't you preordered or got an ARC to review yet? ~ Anna

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The Write Advice @thewriteadvice.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

The Speculative Fiction Indie Novella Championships, #SFINCS3, seeks out the very best shorter fiction the indie community has to offer, and that now officially includes our very own editorial client @jessicaamcminn.bsky.social who has won with her novella, Parasitic Omens!! Huge congrats! ~ Anna

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SFINCS3 Champion: Parasitic Omens by Jessica A McMinn

Congratulations Parasitic Omens by Jessica A McMinn!!

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David Thomas Moore @dtmooreeditor.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

I'm running demo games of the new Tunnels & Trolls: A New Age roleplaying game next Saturday, 11th April, at @eclecticgames.bsky.social in Reading! Sessions are at 11am, 12.30pm, 2pm and 3.30pm and last about an hour. Tickets are free, and available here: www.eclecticgames.co.uk/c/event-tick...

The cover of the core rulebook for the new Tunnels & Trolls: A New Age roleplaying game, currently on Kickstarter. It depicts a large, monstrous, stony or crystalline figure holding an adventurer in the palm of its hand. The adventurer is casting some sort of spell, represented by glowing blue light at the end of their staff.

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The Write Advice @thewriteadvice.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

My goal for this @easterconuk.bsky.social is to find @angelacleland.co.uk and corner her and get a photo with her and her ARC of Black Doe. I'm so excited for this book to be out in the world!! ~ Anna

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Alex Larkspur 💛📚🌻 @applesncinnamon.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

The Need for Dandelions is now available! 🌸 MM Fantasy Romance ⚔️ Queer Normative World 🌸 Flower Symbolism ⚔️ Falling in love during a crisis 🌸 Forced Proximity ⚔️ Fighting Government Corruption 🌸 Oh. *Oh.* Buy today! Uni: books2read.com/u/meYkPE Itch: bit.ly/3N1RDWk Kofi: ko-fi.com/alexlarkspur...

Two men stand back to back surrounded by depictions of dandelions. The man angled to the front is Galen. He has tan skin, red hair, and hazel eyes. A large portion of his face is covered by a burn scar. He wears a yellow tunic and brown pants, along with a pink flower pendant. He lifts up one hand, and looks concerned. The other man, facing towards the back but looks over his shoulder, is Sasha. He has light brown hair, dark brown eyes, and stubble. He is wearing leather armor and green shirt and pants. He is holding a sword.

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The Write Advice @thewriteadvice.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

6 mentoring sessions today. A new PB. I have a sore throat and a full heart. Mentoring really does give to me as much as them. It's always so inspiring talking to people about their passion and craft and offering advice. ~ Anna

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a woman in a floral shirt is sitting in a chair with the words nobodies written on the bottom

Alt: a woman in a floral shirt making a heart shape with her hands

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The Write Advice @thewriteadvice.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Looking for a mentor for your next writing project? Well, Tom's looking for mentees. Sounds like a match made in heaven. ~ Anna

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The Write Advice @thewriteadvice.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Saw the National Theatre production of The Importance of Being Earnest with Ncuti Gatwa on YT and IT WAS A DELIGHT! Not just as funny as expected, it felt like a breath of fresh air for a play that's been done so many times. Queer, flamboyant, ridiculous, breaking the 4th wall, sumptuous ~ Anna

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The Write Advice @thewriteadvice.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Pexels royalty free photo site plus a canvas Pro subscription at £50/Yr and you can make *something* yourself. Might not be fantastic but it will be yours and it will have been made by a person. (Don't use the AI tools in Canva though) ~ Anna

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Ed Newton-Rex @ednewtonrex.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Fantastic news in the UK today - the government has apparently ditched its plan to force creatives to 'opt out' if they don't want AI companies training on their life's work. www.thetimes.com/uk/technolog... 🧵 1/4

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Tru Skies @trudieskies.readindiefantasy.com · 17/03/2026

I'm putting together a post of indie and self-published SFF by trans and non-binary authors if anyone would like to be added! (If I miss you for the post, I can also add you to my LGBTQIA+ collection!)

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ERINN HARPER ⚡ STORMBRINGER @inkandincense.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Mark your calendars! #PrideBookFair returns in June! 🌈📚 Participate in weekly events, share and wishlist your favorite queer books, and enjoy sales and giveaways! This event is open to all book lovers, authors and readers alike. Stay tuned for more updates! pridebookfair.carrd.co

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The Write Advice @thewriteadvice.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

If you're in the.area, check out the Literary Escape Festival in Bath UK this weekend. Jam packed with brilliant authors! ~ Anna

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Fantasy Book Critic @fantasybookcritic.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Look out for THE IRON CODE, original fantasy stories honouring David Gemmell. Launching next Monday by Ian Whates & featuring 21 incredible authors

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Coming soon: The Iron Code

Original Stories in Honour of David Gemmell.

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The Write Advice @thewriteadvice.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Can we just go back to when "AI" meant a pattern recognition machine that could highlight number discrepancies and analyse biopsies for cancer and all the stuff it's actually really good at, rather than destroying the creative industry and the planet?

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Jamie Flack @catandcrown.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Gods i am so, so sick of gen ai stealing EVERYTHING and contributing NOTHING of any value to anyone, anywhere.

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The Write Advice @thewriteadvice.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Can say with confidence this novel and Angela were both a joy to work with. The book is fantastic and deserves all the love and attention! If historical fantasy rooted in Scottish myth and landscape is your thing, then give her a follow and sign up for an ARC. ~ Anna

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The Write Advice @thewriteadvice.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Our very own Tom's next book is nearly with us, available to preorder, AND with 25% off at Waterstones!!

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doodlemancy ✨ @doodlemancy.com · 13/06/2025

this hasn't personally happened to me, but i've seen other artists here talking about it intermittently. so here's an infographic about a handy feature i think a lot of people are overlooking! #artsky #artistsonbsky

infographic:
"whoa there, pardner!"
a fake bluesky DM i sent myself as an example says: "hi can u please not repost your own art so much. it's literally murder and oppression and hate crime that sometimes i have to scroll past things i've already seen". a displeased cowboy emoji is giving this message a thumbs down.
infographic info continues:
'round these parts we curate our own timelines! if you don't want to see a post again, open the meatball menu and click "hide post for me." now you don't have to see it and no one has to feel bad!"
(the cowboy emoji is now giving you a thumbs up. off to the side, there's a screenshot of the aforementioned menu with the relevant buttons circled in blue.)

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The Write Advice @thewriteadvice.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Heartening to see the resounding "Hell, No's" in response here.

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Every Writer @everywriter.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Writers if you could drop your novel or short story into an AI and have it make a great and watchable movie out of your story, and you could sell that movie, would you do it? #writers #WritingCommunity

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Angela Cleland / Cleland Smith @angelacleland.co.uk · 13/02/2026

I’ve decided that this is the year I release BLACK DOE into the wild. I still have a couple of irons in the fire, but if they fizzle out, she is ready to go. I’ve done loads of work on this book with @annasmithwrites.bsky.social at @thewriteadvice.bsky.social and I want you to be able to read it.

White Celtic style text on a green cloth background reads “Black Doe”. A deer-headed knife bisects the “O”. There is blood splatter.

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The Write Advice @thewriteadvice.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Full day of mentoring today, with 5 of my clients. We covered A LOT. From the motivations of a weakened god battling a power-mad magic-wielding emperor to the travails of a bunch of ordinary dinosaur-riding folk facing off against pirates and their Drowned god, it was all about ideas ~ Anna

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a picture of a woman with the words my imagination has become on the bottom

Alt: Catherine O'Hara in Schitts Creek saying, my imagination has become rather unbridled

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John Freeman @johnfreeman.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

The popular blogging platform Substack – used by numerous British comic creators to promote their work – has suffered a data breach. The company is warning users to take extra caution with any emails or text messages you receive… downthetubes.net/substack-data-brea…

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The Fantasy Hive @thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

The Fantasy Hive has returned to SPFBO! Our resident SPFBO super-fan Theo has put together a team for SPFBO 11 - eleven?! Where has the time gone?? Meet this year's team and learn about the Hive's process here: tinyurl.com/mrab3mrk #SPFBO

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