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"We are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think it is forever." - Carl Sagan, Cosmos

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British novelist Richard Adams (1920-2016) - 𝑾𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝑫𝒐𝒘𝒏 "You know how you let yourself think that everything will be all right if you can only get to a certain place or do a certain thing. But when you get there you find it’s not that simple." #booksky #writingcommunity #authors

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ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US grahamstanley.substack.com/p/all-your-b... #poetry #badpoetry #videogames #writingcommunity

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Happy book birthday to THE DEVILS! I called it "another fantastic fantasy novel featuring that signature blend of Abercrombie: violence, crassness, and a host of memorable characters." Full review below!

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A lot of us suspected, and Napster confirmed, that the biggest risk to an artist isn't piracy, it's obscurity. Easily sharing work increases visibility, which builds audience, which generates sales. Defeating DRM is trivial, so whenever I have the option, I release my work without it.

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ALL OUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US : Bad poetry about good video games www.amazon.com/dp/B0F7FXRKS2? #videogames #poetry #gamerpoems #zork #spaceinvaders #pong #tetris #supermariobros

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How long does it take to become good at #writing? grahamstanley.substack.com/p/the-10000-... #TenThousandHours #Outliers #MalcolmGladwell #WritingCommunity

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Welcome to #FantasyFictionFriday —a weekly space where we dive into the writing process together! Each week, we’ll post a question to spark conversation. Question 1: Do you keep a separate document for worldbuilding notes, or do you store it all in your head? #fantasywriters #writingfantasy

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observer.co.uk/news/opinion...?

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Lauren Haddad sings the praises of Twin Peaks, television’s equivalent of a damn fine cup of coffee.

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www.theverge.com/news/656245/...

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SPFBOX is over - we have our glorious champion, and a super-close runner up! All of these books are worthy of your attention! #SPFBO

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What is 'unncanny fiction'? grahamstanley.substack.com/p/the-uncannny #magicrealism #fantasy #uncannyfiction

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#manyworldsapart ebook 2 now available www.amazon.com/-/es/Graham-... #timetravel #scifi

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Five days until this year's SPFBO contest ends. Which of these books will take the title? It's damned close at the top, but not many reviews to go...

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Fans of noir, check out @septimusbrown.com's deconstruction of The Maltese Falcon on this blog post: darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/t...

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www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...

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Interesting reflections on #AIwriting medium.com/@4O4/stop-pr...

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Did you know you can get New Edge Sword & Sorcery #0 super affordably? Six stories, a slew of articles, an interview, a book review and more, all priced at cost or FREE??? Hardcover: www.amazon.com/New-Edge-Swo... $12! Softcover: www.amazon.com/New-Edge-Swo... $4! Digital: payhip.com/b/dVNuB FREE

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ebook of The Spaceman, part 1 of #ManyWorldsApart, free to download until Friday: www.amazon.com/-/es/Graham-... #freebooks #scifi #timetravel #manyworlds #sciencefiction #writing #books #fiction

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Can AI write like Hemingway? www.hbku.edu.qa/en/news/ai-w...

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Daily Novel Writing Festivals All of these contests give you 3 options to submit: Full Novel; 1st Chapter; Performance video readings. festivalreviews.org/daily-novel-...

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#AprilWorldbuilders 18 Something (not biological) reflected in the culture: Although dabbling with the occult is possible, and people are fascinated by it, it is illegal and taboo in Dusk City and so has been driven underground. #DuskCity (unpublished)

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How long does it take to write a novel? open.substack.com/pub/grahamst...

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Part 2 of #ManyWorldsApart now available. From Monday, part 1, The Spaceman, is free for a week. www.amazon.com/dp/B0F5LK5FB...

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Lovely endpapers! One of the things I miss about old Twitter was the account that only posted beautiful endpapers from children's books. #kidlituk www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

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#AprilWorldbuilders 17 What can they do that a human can't do: powerful ghosts can possess and control weak humans at a distance, if their psychic power is weak (i.e. if they are old, illl, drunk, depressed, etc). #DuskCity (unpublished)

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#AprilWorldbuilders 16 What do they eat: The main source of meat is goat in Dusk City, but thee plot revolves around the investigation of a slaughterhouse, where something other than meat is on the mennu. #DuskCity (unpublished)

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#scifi writer #VernorVinge predicted we'd develop the means to create 'superhuman intelligence' by 2023 www.youtube.com/watch?v=alxy...

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#AprilWorldbuilders 15 Non-human species/race and traits: All humans in Dusk City, but there are ghosts who are the dead who live off the souls of others, occupying their bodies to extennd their lives. #DuskCity (unpublished)

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#writingq #writer #writing #amwriting #writingcommunity inventingrealityediting.com/2...

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#AprilWorldbuilders 14 Snippet (Road/Street): "ZOE TEMPLETON could feel eyes on the back of her neck as she walked along Grey Street. She would usually creep like a black cat through Dusk City, sticking to back streets and slinking in the shadows, acutely aware of her surroundings." #DuskCity

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#AprilWorldbuilders 13 Cleanliness: Dusk City is shrouded in fog and all of the buildings are grubby, as are most of the citizens. #DuskCity (unpublished)

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#writing and #notwriting #writingcommunity My uncle, the writer open.substack.com/pub/grahamst...

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#AprilWorldbuilders 12 Architectural style: dark, industrial architecture which resembles Victorian London and Gothic architecture. #DuskCity (unpublished)

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#AprilWorldbuilders 11 Imports and exports: finely crafted jewelry is made in Dusk City and exported widely. It is bartered for a wide variety of other goods from overseas. #DuskCity (unpublished)

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A lovely review of City of All Seasons has appeared in @theguardian.com today! And winter Fairharbour has made the cover image, which is a real treat. What a brilliant way to round off the week: "A surreal and engaging magical fantasy from two talented writers." www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...

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I watched a video discussing this book, Those Who Walk Away From Omelas. It sounds like this book will eventually be banned under Trump’s Divide States of America. It’s a book about walking away from a false utopia. #booksky youtu.be/Ekgg-dAqBng?...

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#AprilWorldbuilders 10 Source of water: Dusk City is a port town, surrounded by water. There is no shortage of fresh water. #DuskCity (unpublished)

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Finish those 'trunk' novels www.writersdigest.com/6-things-i-l...

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#AprilWorldbuilders 9 Local government: Dusk City has a city hall, but each district has its own unofficial government. Crawcleft is tightly run by the MWU (Market Workers Union), which Mister Peyton oversees. #DuskCity (unpublished)

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#AprilWorldbuilders 8 Name of city: Dusk City. Most of the book takes place in Crawcleft, the Market district of the city. #DuskCity (unpublished)

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Time-lapse Tuesday, Wheel in the Sky #astronight #astrophotography #timelapse #milkyway #space #stars #nighttime #nightscape #astronomy #astrophoto

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#AprilWorldbuilders 7 Snippet: "“Remember, you must die. These were the last words whispered in my ear while I was still in the land of the living. He clutched my shoulder tightly with his left hand while he pierced my stomach with the gentleman’s folding knife held in his right..." #DuskCity

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