Mark Stay
@markstay.bsky.social
Author, screenwriter and podcaster. https://markstaywrites.com/all-the-links/
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Mark Stay
@markstay.bsky.social
· Jan 8
It's here! THE END OF GODS is out today! And what better way to celebrate its publication, than a simple unboxing video. One in which I use actual magic! youtu.be/wxNBVxpn2_A
Nice to see other authors at the comic con in Plymouth today! The guy opposite seems a little stressed, though…😬🪓
February 14, 2026 at 9:26 AM
Nice to see other authors at the comic con in Plymouth today! The guy opposite seems a little stressed, though…😬🪓
What She Said Tracey Matney GIF
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February 11, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Just watched the first episode of Small Prophets. When something is this good, it needs to be savoured and not binged.
February 11, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Just watched the first episode of Small Prophets. When something is this good, it needs to be savoured and not binged.
Join me and @jeremyszal.bsky.social author of the Common trilogy. We’ll be discussing writing epic science fiction, and much more!
Join in the conversation live on TUESDAY 17TH FEBRUARY, 8PM GMT
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Join in the conversation live on TUESDAY 17TH FEBRUARY, 8PM GMT
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February 10, 2026 at 10:35 AM
Join me and @jeremyszal.bsky.social author of the Common trilogy. We’ll be discussing writing epic science fiction, and much more!
Join in the conversation live on TUESDAY 17TH FEBRUARY, 8PM GMT
FB: fb.me/e/470xjlsey
YT: www.youtube.com/live/JeUHGrx...
Join in the conversation live on TUESDAY 17TH FEBRUARY, 8PM GMT
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YT: www.youtube.com/live/JeUHGrx...
You’re in for a treat!
February 9, 2026 at 9:29 PM
You’re in for a treat!
The Crow Folk is Five Years Old Today #booktok #booktubetbr #yadystopian
YouTube video by Mark Stay
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February 4, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Really enjoyed Ben Elton’s autobiography. It gets a bit “poor me” towards the end, but the UK press were constantly giving him a kicking, so I think he’s earned the right to reply. But even if he only ever co-wrote Blackadder II, he still gets a pass for life from me.
February 3, 2026 at 9:55 AM
Really enjoyed Ben Elton’s autobiography. It gets a bit “poor me” towards the end, but the UK press were constantly giving him a kicking, so I think he’s earned the right to reply. But even if he only ever co-wrote Blackadder II, he still gets a pass for life from me.
Ah yes, Gollancz’s dalliance with ceramics.
February 1, 2026 at 8:57 AM
Ah yes, Gollancz’s dalliance with ceramics.
Here we go! If you’re anywhere near the Surrey Sports Park in Guildford, come and say hi!📚
January 31, 2026 at 9:11 AM
Here we go! If you’re anywhere near the Surrey Sports Park in Guildford, come and say hi!📚
@ellisblackwood.bsky.social is the author of the brilliant Samuel Pepys Mysteries and once made a very strange video with me on Youtube (we were young and needed the money)...
LISTEN: www.buzzsprout.com/2399041/epis...
WATCH: youtu.be/j5ub3PYlio4
LISTEN: www.buzzsprout.com/2399041/epis...
WATCH: youtu.be/j5ub3PYlio4
January 30, 2026 at 9:12 PM
@ellisblackwood.bsky.social is the author of the brilliant Samuel Pepys Mysteries and once made a very strange video with me on Youtube (we were young and needed the money)...
LISTEN: www.buzzsprout.com/2399041/epis...
WATCH: youtu.be/j5ub3PYlio4
LISTEN: www.buzzsprout.com/2399041/epis...
WATCH: youtu.be/j5ub3PYlio4
FUEGO!!!
I Photoshop Paddington into a movie, TV show, or pop culture until I forget: Day 1781
January 29, 2026 at 10:26 AM
FUEGO!!!
Join me and Julie Wassmer for a LIVE recording of the Creative Differences podcast! !
Book tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/escalate-a...?
Book tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/escalate-a...?
January 28, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Join me and Julie Wassmer for a LIVE recording of the Creative Differences podcast! !
Book tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/escalate-a...?
Book tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/escalate-a...?
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Chatting Alien Cult with the guys @authorizedpod.bsky.social and @markstay.bsky.social. Cows. (One day I'll be able to fully explain the xenomorph/custard connection): open.spotify.com/show/68YhhFL...
Alien: Cult by Gavin. G. Smith (w/ Gavin G. Smith and Mark Stay)
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January 28, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Chatting Alien Cult with the guys @authorizedpod.bsky.social and @markstay.bsky.social. Cows. (One day I'll be able to fully explain the xenomorph/custard connection): open.spotify.com/show/68YhhFL...
Always a pleasure to be a guest on @authorizedpod.bsky.social but doubly so when discussing Alien Cult by @gavingsmith.bsky.social
The book is thrilling stuff and we discover that the real enemy is… cows. 🐄
The book is thrilling stuff and we discover that the real enemy is… cows. 🐄
OUT NOW! @markstay.bsky.social joins to discuss Alien: Cult, the delightful new tertiary tome by our old friend Gavin G. Smith. Then we talk to Gavin, because we like him as much as we like his books! Listen: shorturl.at/lDZ45
January 27, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Always a pleasure to be a guest on @authorizedpod.bsky.social but doubly so when discussing Alien Cult by @gavingsmith.bsky.social
The book is thrilling stuff and we discover that the real enemy is… cows. 🐄
The book is thrilling stuff and we discover that the real enemy is… cows. 🐄
Did you know that you can get FREE Witches of Woodville short stories from the Woodville Village Library when you sign up to the newsletter here… witchesofwoodville.com#library
January 26, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Did you know that you can get FREE Witches of Woodville short stories from the Woodville Village Library when you sign up to the newsletter here… witchesofwoodville.com#library
Lose yourself in a bit of epic fantasy this weekend… theendofmagic.com
January 23, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Lose yourself in a bit of epic fantasy this weekend… theendofmagic.com
TONIGHT! Join me and @ellisblackwood.bsky.social live as we discuss the little things that make a big difference to writers!
8pm GMT
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January 22, 2026 at 6:02 PM
TONIGHT! Join me and @ellisblackwood.bsky.social live as we discuss the little things that make a big difference to writers!
8pm GMT
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Ahh yes, a "simple" unboxing video. Mark Stay is as understated as ever.
I had a fantastic time with the first two books in the series and The End of Gods promises yet more excellent storytelling. I can't wait to get into it!
#BookSky #Fantasy 🌏📚💙📚👀
I had a fantastic time with the first two books in the series and The End of Gods promises yet more excellent storytelling. I can't wait to get into it!
#BookSky #Fantasy 🌏📚💙📚👀
It's here! THE END OF GODS is out today! And what better way to celebrate its publication, than a simple unboxing video. One in which I use actual magic! youtu.be/wxNBVxpn2_A
January 21, 2026 at 4:44 AM
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Everything AK says in this 🧵 is correct, and I'll add that if you sign up to a mailing list, PLEASE add the email address it sends from to your contacts. Email providers LOVE to send those emails to spam, or bury them in "promotions" folders 🙄
If you want to hear from your favourite indies - artists, authors, craftspeople, musicians, comedians, actors, costume makers, you name it - you absolutely MUST make the effort to go where they can reach you. Hit notify buttons, join their patreon / discord / newsletter / telegram etc
January 20, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Everything AK says in this 🧵 is correct, and I'll add that if you sign up to a mailing list, PLEASE add the email address it sends from to your contacts. Email providers LOVE to send those emails to spam, or bury them in "promotions" folders 🙄
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Hello, would you like some queer urban fantasy books? Would you like to discover them through the media of pretty pictures? GREAT! Here's a thread for you!!
1: Laurence and Quentin, by @rudiindra4.bsky.social
1: Laurence and Quentin, by @rudiindra4.bsky.social
January 20, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Hello, would you like some queer urban fantasy books? Would you like to discover them through the media of pretty pictures? GREAT! Here's a thread for you!!
1: Laurence and Quentin, by @rudiindra4.bsky.social
1: Laurence and Quentin, by @rudiindra4.bsky.social
Did you know that every time someone loans a book from a library in the UK or Ireland that the author gets money?!
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Authors get money when you loan a library book
YouTube video by Mark Stay
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January 19, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Did you know that every time someone loans a book from a library in the UK or Ireland that the author gets money?!
youtube.com/shorts/aEOhV...
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Bone Temple is grisly and bleak with terrific needle drops and an ending that offers hope and had me cackling with glee. A great start to 2026 at the movies.
January 19, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Bone Temple is grisly and bleak with terrific needle drops and an ending that offers hope and had me cackling with glee. A great start to 2026 at the movies.