Geoff King
@geoffo.bsky.social
Omniscribe, wood carver, tree whisperer, quiet revolutionary, Scottish Highlands.
Seeking lit agent for YA/NA fantasy and literary novella
www.geoffkingwriter.co.uk
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Seeking lit agent for YA/NA fantasy and literary novella
www.geoffkingwriter.co.uk
https://www.patreon.com/GeoffKingWriter
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/geoffkingwriter
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Geoff King
@geoffo.bsky.social
· Jul 31
Lack of activity on here means more activity elsewhere! I find social media too distracting when I'm writing. Stories and poems are afoot :) #writing
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Unsolicited writing advice, no. 42:
No one *needs* to work every day. But doing so - even for only a few minutes - ensures that you *think* about your work every day; solving problems away from your desk; keeping the plates spinning.
No one *needs* to work every day. But doing so - even for only a few minutes - ensures that you *think* about your work every day; solving problems away from your desk; keeping the plates spinning.
November 17, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Unsolicited writing advice, no. 42:
No one *needs* to work every day. But doing so - even for only a few minutes - ensures that you *think* about your work every day; solving problems away from your desk; keeping the plates spinning.
No one *needs* to work every day. But doing so - even for only a few minutes - ensures that you *think* about your work every day; solving problems away from your desk; keeping the plates spinning.
Just two of the many new pieces of hand carved wooden jewellery I have just put on my website. All individually hand carved by me in the Highlands of Scotland.
www.woodlandtreasures.co.uk
#carving #jewellery #woodwork #writer
www.woodlandtreasures.co.uk
#carving #jewellery #woodwork #writer
November 10, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Just two of the many new pieces of hand carved wooden jewellery I have just put on my website. All individually hand carved by me in the Highlands of Scotland.
www.woodlandtreasures.co.uk
#carving #jewellery #woodwork #writer
www.woodlandtreasures.co.uk
#carving #jewellery #woodwork #writer
My #identity ? I think Earthling covers it, or human at a push.
#writerslife #peace #diversity #inclusion
#writerslife #peace #diversity #inclusion
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November 6, 2025 at 1:40 PM
My #identity ? I think Earthling covers it, or human at a push.
#writerslife #peace #diversity #inclusion
#writerslife #peace #diversity #inclusion
November 6, 2025 at 10:18 AM
While our NHS cracks at the seams, Britain’s richest pharmaceutical companies are quietly receiving BILLIONS in tax breaks - money that could go towards hospitals, nurses, and care for our loved ones. 38d.gs/big_pharma_df
Sign the petition: End the tax break for big pharma like GlaxoSmithKline at the Autumn budget
While the NHS is at breaking point, Britain's biggest pharmaceutical companies are receiving BILLIONS in tax breaks - enough is enough, sign the petition calling for Rachel Reeves to end the tax break...
38d.gs
November 5, 2025 at 7:58 PM
While our NHS cracks at the seams, Britain’s richest pharmaceutical companies are quietly receiving BILLIONS in tax breaks - money that could go towards hospitals, nurses, and care for our loved ones. 38d.gs/big_pharma_df
My new #wordoftheday : cacotopia - a state in which everything is as bad as it can be.
#writing #words #dictionary
#writing #words #dictionary
November 5, 2025 at 10:39 AM
My new #wordoftheday : cacotopia - a state in which everything is as bad as it can be.
#writing #words #dictionary
#writing #words #dictionary
Applies to the writing and the reading
Unsolicited writing advice, no. 11:
It's fine to write about darkness. We need the darkness to know the light. Exploring darkness in fiction helps people to know and understand their monsters, and sometimes to overcome them - all in the safe space of the page...
It's fine to write about darkness. We need the darkness to know the light. Exploring darkness in fiction helps people to know and understand their monsters, and sometimes to overcome them - all in the safe space of the page...
November 4, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Applies to the writing and the reading
November 4, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Every day, I try to learn a new word. Today's new #wordoftheday : abiogenesis - the formation of living organisms from non-living matter; spontaneous generation #writerslife #words #dictionary
November 3, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Every day, I try to learn a new word. Today's new #wordoftheday : abiogenesis - the formation of living organisms from non-living matter; spontaneous generation #writerslife #words #dictionary
My review of The Lost Elms by Mandy Haggith is in the latest issue of Permaculture Magazine #writing #reviews #trees www.permaculture.co.uk
November 1, 2025 at 3:55 PM
My review of The Lost Elms by Mandy Haggith is in the latest issue of Permaculture Magazine #writing #reviews #trees www.permaculture.co.uk
An email bonanza too...
At Xitter and Facebook, scammers claiming to offer “marketing services” to writers are rampant – and like vermin sneaking aboard a ship they're following us here. Let’s stop ‘em with this handy moderation list! #authorsky bsky.app/profile/inventingrea...
October 29, 2025 at 4:35 PM
An email bonanza too...
More excellent reading to come...
October 29, 2025 at 1:13 PM
More excellent reading to come...
I'm very pleased with my latest story. I want to call it The Silent Hill, but unfortunately that name is taken by the game/horror movie franchise, and my story is not horror. Hmm, thinks... #writing #story #writerslife
October 29, 2025 at 1:08 PM
I'm very pleased with my latest story. I want to call it The Silent Hill, but unfortunately that name is taken by the game/horror movie franchise, and my story is not horror. Hmm, thinks... #writing #story #writerslife
Yep, Emma Thompson says it. #writing #writerslife
"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
October 28, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Yep, Emma Thompson says it. #writing #writerslife
If you are about to join the multitude of book promoters offering me your services, please don't.
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October 28, 2025 at 10:00 AM
If you are about to join the multitude of book promoters offering me your services, please don't.
White poppies for peace www.ppu.org.uk
October 27, 2025 at 8:05 AM
White poppies for peace www.ppu.org.uk
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October 22, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Reposted by Geoff King
Available now! If you are a poet or spoken word artist, check out these brand-new resources.
Designed by the SoA’s Poetry and Spoken Word Group (PSWG), these free digital resources aim to help poets and spoken word artists at all stages of their careers.
Designed by the SoA’s Poetry and Spoken Word Group (PSWG), these free digital resources aim to help poets and spoken word artists at all stages of their careers.
October 23, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Available now! If you are a poet or spoken word artist, check out these brand-new resources.
Designed by the SoA’s Poetry and Spoken Word Group (PSWG), these free digital resources aim to help poets and spoken word artists at all stages of their careers.
Designed by the SoA’s Poetry and Spoken Word Group (PSWG), these free digital resources aim to help poets and spoken word artists at all stages of their careers.
My latest news and views on Patreon. Read for free or sign up for monthly creative writing content: www.patreon.com/posts/octobe...
October 23, 2025 at 9:15 AM
My latest news and views on Patreon. Read for free or sign up for monthly creative writing content: www.patreon.com/posts/octobe...
I found my dream chair in St Conon's Kirk, Argyll. I wish I had made it. Perhaps it will feature in a story. #writerslife #fantasy #carving #writing
October 20, 2025 at 10:08 AM
I found my dream chair in St Conon's Kirk, Argyll. I wish I had made it. Perhaps it will feature in a story. #writerslife #fantasy #carving #writing
Nice aurora here in the north of Scotland last night 😃
October 19, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Nice aurora here in the north of Scotland last night 😃
One of many new things on the website - Hare necklace hand carved all round in 4000 year old Scottish bog oak.
34 mm x 24 mm x12 mm, on adjustable organic hemp cord. #writerslife #carving #hare #jewellery #jewlry
www.woodlandtreasures.co.uk/product/hare...
34 mm x 24 mm x12 mm, on adjustable organic hemp cord. #writerslife #carving #hare #jewellery #jewlry
www.woodlandtreasures.co.uk/product/hare...
Hare Necklace in Bog Oak - Woodland Treasures
Hare necklace lovingly hand carved all round in 4000 year old Scottish bog oak by Geoff King of Woodland Treasures, on adjustable organic hemp cord
www.woodlandtreasures.co.uk
October 11, 2025 at 2:46 PM
One of many new things on the website - Hare necklace hand carved all round in 4000 year old Scottish bog oak.
34 mm x 24 mm x12 mm, on adjustable organic hemp cord. #writerslife #carving #hare #jewellery #jewlry
www.woodlandtreasures.co.uk/product/hare...
34 mm x 24 mm x12 mm, on adjustable organic hemp cord. #writerslife #carving #hare #jewellery #jewlry
www.woodlandtreasures.co.uk/product/hare...
Finally back online after last Friday's storm took out our phone and internet. A welcome break, but there's a lot of catching up to do.
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October 10, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Finally back online after last Friday's storm took out our phone and internet. A welcome break, but there's a lot of catching up to do.