G. D. Penman
@gdpenman.bsky.social
I am going to be part of the SPFBO judging panel for the Fantasy Hive this year.
If your book does not make it through to the semi-finals, it is probably because of me.
Please direct all wrath appropriately.
If your book does not make it through to the semi-finals, it is probably because of me.
Please direct all wrath appropriately.
January 5, 2026 at 3:03 PM
I am going to be part of the SPFBO judging panel for the Fantasy Hive this year.
If your book does not make it through to the semi-finals, it is probably because of me.
Please direct all wrath appropriately.
If your book does not make it through to the semi-finals, it is probably because of me.
Please direct all wrath appropriately.
He had to. Ptolemy V was collecting Tyranids.
Just realized that Emperor Qin Shi Huang's "Terracotta Army" of clay soldiers he kept in a vault in like 200 BC make him the first Warhammer Guy. he got some disposable income and started painting minis. totally get it
January 5, 2026 at 10:36 AM
He had to. Ptolemy V was collecting Tyranids.
Ah oysters, the pistachios of the sea.
January 4, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Ah oysters, the pistachios of the sea.
Ah pistachios, the oysters of the tree.
January 4, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Ah pistachios, the oysters of the tree.
10 hours left to enter #spfbo.
You have 13 hours left to throw your self-published fantasy book into the #SPFBO hat!
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The Official Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off homepage #SPFBO SPFBO
300 books, 10 judges, 1 champion The SPFBO contest is in its 11th year. Over 3000 novels have entered. I'm bringing together the somewhat ...
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January 4, 2026 at 1:25 AM
10 hours left to enter #spfbo.
This image may look like I'm suggesting that this coming year is going to be better.
More correctly, I'm suggesting that I'll burn that bridge when I come to it.
More correctly, I'm suggesting that I'll burn that bridge when I come to it.
January 3, 2026 at 6:38 PM
This image may look like I'm suggesting that this coming year is going to be better.
More correctly, I'm suggesting that I'll burn that bridge when I come to it.
More correctly, I'm suggesting that I'll burn that bridge when I come to it.
Reposted by G. D. Penman
To celebrate Tolkiens birthday, here’s one of my LOTR crushes.
It’s what JRR would have wanted.
#ivolunteerasentwife #monsterromance #lordoftherings #tolkien #booksky #happybirthdaytolkien
It’s what JRR would have wanted.
#ivolunteerasentwife #monsterromance #lordoftherings #tolkien #booksky #happybirthdaytolkien
January 3, 2026 at 3:48 PM
To celebrate Tolkiens birthday, here’s one of my LOTR crushes.
It’s what JRR would have wanted.
#ivolunteerasentwife #monsterromance #lordoftherings #tolkien #booksky #happybirthdaytolkien
It’s what JRR would have wanted.
#ivolunteerasentwife #monsterromance #lordoftherings #tolkien #booksky #happybirthdaytolkien
Still blinking as I emerge into the dazzling light of the new year's dawn, but I'm hopeful that things are going to be good this year...
January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Still blinking as I emerge into the dazzling light of the new year's dawn, but I'm hopeful that things are going to be good this year...
A special thank you to Reedsy, whose adverts have been so prolific and annoying that I am now paying for YouTube Premium just to avoid ever hearing another one.
January 1, 2026 at 7:14 PM
A special thank you to Reedsy, whose adverts have been so prolific and annoying that I am now paying for YouTube Premium just to avoid ever hearing another one.
Reposted by G. D. Penman
Happy New Year!
It's the first day of a new year, & at the Hive that means one thing - looking forward to all the new reads we can expect in the year ahead!
So gird your TBRs, we've rounded up our contributors to bring you a huge list of titles to look out for in 2026.
More: tinyurl.com/bdd4mzw2
It's the first day of a new year, & at the Hive that means one thing - looking forward to all the new reads we can expect in the year ahead!
So gird your TBRs, we've rounded up our contributors to bring you a huge list of titles to look out for in 2026.
More: tinyurl.com/bdd4mzw2
January 1, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Happy New Year!
It's the first day of a new year, & at the Hive that means one thing - looking forward to all the new reads we can expect in the year ahead!
So gird your TBRs, we've rounded up our contributors to bring you a huge list of titles to look out for in 2026.
More: tinyurl.com/bdd4mzw2
It's the first day of a new year, & at the Hive that means one thing - looking forward to all the new reads we can expect in the year ahead!
So gird your TBRs, we've rounded up our contributors to bring you a huge list of titles to look out for in 2026.
More: tinyurl.com/bdd4mzw2
As I'm liable to fall asleep before the day's end (because I'm old) I shall say it now:
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year!
December 31, 2025 at 10:19 PM
As I'm liable to fall asleep before the day's end (because I'm old) I shall say it now:
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year!
In discussing the environmentalist/fisher king aspects of the Lord of the Rings, I'm drawn back to the destruction of the One Ring in the fires of Mount Doom as being supremely symbolic. The world itself destroying the shackle a tyrant tried to set upon it.
December 30, 2025 at 9:49 PM
In discussing the environmentalist/fisher king aspects of the Lord of the Rings, I'm drawn back to the destruction of the One Ring in the fires of Mount Doom as being supremely symbolic. The world itself destroying the shackle a tyrant tried to set upon it.
My child sent me this, unprompted, and I feel weirdly seen?
December 30, 2025 at 3:21 PM
My child sent me this, unprompted, and I feel weirdly seen?
Finally got Glamdring mounted on the wall.
Featuring bonus Frodo.
Featuring bonus Frodo.
December 29, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Finally got Glamdring mounted on the wall.
Featuring bonus Frodo.
Featuring bonus Frodo.
At some point in the present-buying process, my wife decided that she was going to sacrifice her own wellbeing and make me even more insufferable.
Gifts include: a series of essays on the history of food, a sourdough starter, and a lyre.
Gifts include: a series of essays on the history of food, a sourdough starter, and a lyre.
December 27, 2025 at 11:10 AM
At some point in the present-buying process, my wife decided that she was going to sacrifice her own wellbeing and make me even more insufferable.
Gifts include: a series of essays on the history of food, a sourdough starter, and a lyre.
Gifts include: a series of essays on the history of food, a sourdough starter, and a lyre.
If you or a loved one received a Kindle or eReader this holiday season, please make the sensible choice and load it up immediately with the r/fantasy yearly megasale.
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December 27, 2025 at 12:09 AM
If you or a loved one received a Kindle or eReader this holiday season, please make the sensible choice and load it up immediately with the r/fantasy yearly megasale.
megasale.yrliu.com
megasale.yrliu.com
Merry seasons whatever, everyone.
December 24, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Merry seasons whatever, everyone.
This would fix me, I think...
December 23, 2025 at 12:50 PM
This would fix me, I think...
Nerdy monsters meeting up to play Humans and Houses.
Full moon? Daylight savings? Low tide?
Scheduling nightmare.
Full moon? Daylight savings? Low tide?
Scheduling nightmare.
December 22, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Nerdy monsters meeting up to play Humans and Houses.
Full moon? Daylight savings? Low tide?
Scheduling nightmare.
Full moon? Daylight savings? Low tide?
Scheduling nightmare.
Werewolf that can be paralysed in terror by saying the word "bath" regardless of what form they're in
December 20, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Werewolf that can be paralysed in terror by saying the word "bath" regardless of what form they're in
Is blushing at a vampire equivalent to flashing a bit of extra skin to a human?
December 19, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Is blushing at a vampire equivalent to flashing a bit of extra skin to a human?
Savage Dominion is the perfect Christmas present for everyone. It has a himbo hero, and a lizard wizard in a blizard.
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December 19, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Savage Dominion is the perfect Christmas present for everyone. It has a himbo hero, and a lizard wizard in a blizard.
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...
I was not the most popular member of my 90s girl group, but I was the most honest about my appearance.
December 18, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I was not the most popular member of my 90s girl group, but I was the most honest about my appearance.