people often claim that england subsidies wales, scotland, & northern ireland. but they don't, & here's why! #yescymru #annibyniaeth #indywales

Author Submissions Are Open! All others: follow here to see more news on the 4th year of this #indie #scifi contest! Submission form and rules- spsfc.space/2024/09/01/how… #SPSFC4 #SPSFC #indiebooks #indieauthors

"It's here and it's perfect " 💚💙💛 Shauna Lawless (she/her) Head of Zeus Ad Astra

Want to connect with authors, reviewers, and the community? Come submit to the fourth annual Self-Published Science Fiction Competition! Author sign up ready now! spsfc.space/2024/09/01/how… Interested in judging and have some kind of blog/review platform? - spsfc.space/2024/08/27/jud…

We don’t want financial donations, we don’t want alternative funding streams, we don’t want charity and we don’t want volunteers doing work that should be done by Library Workers. Libraries are a statutory service and should be properly funded. #savelibraries

Well, this feels like a good time to mention that I'm going to be sharing a lot of exclusive George R.R. Martin coverage throughout the next few weeks, including my full interview with him from Glasgow. Sooo, if you're interested in things GRRM says, keep an eye on Winter is Coming!

No shit, Sherlock. Now can all other media companies realise this too?

#AI

The lack of regulation of the housebuilding industry is a personal bugbear of mine, but this is where it ends when “regulations” are considered a hindrance to profit.

Still floating on a little cloud of “my editor loves my latest manuscript”. 😎 Every single time I write a new one, I’m sure in my soul it’s the one where I have completely forgotten how to write and it’s a load of garbage. I do not see this changing.

Self-published SF author? Get your book in amongst this lot. #SPSFC

Hey Richmond, if you'd like to be cosy in a delightful indie bookstore this rainy Thurs evening for a lit talk featuring tapeworm larvae jewelry, a slice of rat brain and all the cool neurosciency research stories, please come to this: (tix on eventbrite, or walk in)

Here’s the facts under The Labour Party Wes Streeting MP if you are trans. This isn’t melodrama - how it now actually is in the UK: ⭐️If you go to the NHS and tell them you are trans, you will be directed to mental health (even though being trans is not ‘mental health’). You’ll then have

Apparently it’s not possible to enjoy being an Aberdeen fan and a Scotland fan at the same time.

For clarity: Libraries pay authors when they loan out their books. The internet archive does not. Books aren’t written for free. Authors need food.

Why isn't he going to the first safe country? Shouldn't he stay and fight? Where are the women? (Am I doing this right?)

This is exactly what we need right now. 👏🏻 Take a bow Will and Harper.

Venn diagram of “Writing is easy, I shouldn’t have to pay for books” and “Writing is hard, I should be able to use AI to do it.” 👇🏻

The Self-Published Science Fiction Competition #CentaurisShadow, cover art by rob, beautifully capturing the themes of journeys, isolation and sacrifice! #SPSFC4