Michael Logan
@michaelloganbooks.bsky.social
Writer of horror, dark humour and mystery. Winner of Terry Pratchett Prize. Apocalypse Cow series, Wannabes and Hell’s Detective. Repped by Renee Fountain at GH Literary. michaelloganbooks.com
The best band you haven’t heard of.
Our new album 📈 NATIONAL RECORD OF ACHIEVEMENT 📉 is available to stream, download, buy, and ignore now!
12 bangers. All annoying.
"It's really f**king good" - 10/10 @godisinthetvzine.bsky.social
"Sarcastic, frantic, hefty, and above all fun" - @theskinnymag.bsky.social
The links 👉 slime-city.com
12 bangers. All annoying.
"It's really f**king good" - 10/10 @godisinthetvzine.bsky.social
"Sarcastic, frantic, hefty, and above all fun" - @theskinnymag.bsky.social
The links 👉 slime-city.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:31 PM
The best band you haven’t heard of.
The writing rule that trumps them all: do it for yourself
How to be a happy writer
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October 23, 2025 at 4:18 PM
The em-dash is not amused with the gen AI hunters: www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the...
The Em Dash Responds to the AI Allegations
“In recent months, a curious fixation has emerged in corners of academia: the em dash. More specifically, the apparent moral panic around how it is...
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July 17, 2025 at 9:31 PM
The em-dash is not amused with the gen AI hunters: www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the...
A story, and a salutary lesson for writers on what happens when you procrastinate. open.substack.com/pub/michaell...
A New You
A story, and a story about why you should never procrastinate
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July 15, 2025 at 8:40 PM
A story, and a salutary lesson for writers on what happens when you procrastinate. open.substack.com/pub/michaell...
I am quite disappointed that new author-impersonating bot friend didn’t take the bait.
May 26, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I am quite disappointed that new author-impersonating bot friend didn’t take the bait.
Alternatively, this is an extreme close up of my scalp after a week of laying off the Head and Shoulders.
This is a view from the surface of Comet 67P.
The busy particles in the foreground are cosmic rays or bits of dust and ice.
The dots moving in the background are stars.
The busy particles in the foreground are cosmic rays or bits of dust and ice.
The dots moving in the background are stars.
May 23, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Alternatively, this is an extreme close up of my scalp after a week of laying off the Head and Shoulders.
It’s taken a while, but got my first fake author bot scam attempt. There were many giveaways, but my favourite was in a DM, when the person purporting to be an author who has sold oodles of books said they were working on a new ‘fiction novel’.
May 23, 2025 at 9:04 AM
It’s taken a while, but got my first fake author bot scam attempt. There were many giveaways, but my favourite was in a DM, when the person purporting to be an author who has sold oodles of books said they were working on a new ‘fiction novel’.
Do you like free books? Do you like to have your sins forgiven? Head over to my Instagram account for a giveaway of Hell’s Detective from @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social, which offers both! www.instagram.com/michaellogan...
May 22, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Do you like free books? Do you like to have your sins forgiven? Head over to my Instagram account for a giveaway of Hell’s Detective from @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social, which offers both! www.instagram.com/michaellogan...
Nail, head. Debating, arguing and calling the “other side” stupid doesn’t work. Making friends and modelling behaviour does.
This article won’t change your mind. Here’s why | Sarah Stein Lubrano
This article won’t change your mind. Here’s why | Sarah Stein Lubrano
Evidence shows that arguing our case rarely convinces others. It’s social relationships and actions that have that power, says author Sarah Stein Lubrano
www.theguardian.com
May 18, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Nail, head. Debating, arguing and calling the “other side” stupid doesn’t work. Making friends and modelling behaviour does.
Proudest moment in new book is that I managed to squeeze in a mention of Never Fight a Man with a Perm by @idlesband.bsky.social as a reason for a character not to fight a man with a perm. youtu.be/wMehItNQKAA?...
IDLES: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
YouTube video by NPR Music
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May 12, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Proudest moment in new book is that I managed to squeeze in a mention of Never Fight a Man with a Perm by @idlesband.bsky.social as a reason for a character not to fight a man with a perm. youtu.be/wMehItNQKAA?...
Look what arrived in the post @lukewalkerwriter.bsky.social
May 10, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Look what arrived in the post @lukewalkerwriter.bsky.social
I joined 99 guys to fight a gorilla. The gorilla definitely won.
May 8, 2025 at 6:26 PM
I joined 99 guys to fight a gorilla. The gorilla definitely won.
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Are you dealing with a mid-book slump? It's important to know--and fix--BEFORE you query.
reneefountain.substack.com/p/the-midboo...
reneefountain.substack.com/p/the-midboo...
The Midbook Slump: Why Great Writing Can’t Save Your Novel
(And How to Fix It)
reneefountain.substack.com
April 25, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Are you dealing with a mid-book slump? It's important to know--and fix--BEFORE you query.
reneefountain.substack.com/p/the-midboo...
reneefountain.substack.com/p/the-midboo...
The Burning Hell is possibly the most criminally underrated and under listened to band of all time. youtu.be/T0HtRSQFEqs?...
The Burning Hell "Fuck The Government, I Love You" live (acoustic) @FluxFM
YouTube video by FluxFM
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April 25, 2025 at 9:44 PM
The Burning Hell is possibly the most criminally underrated and under listened to band of all time. youtu.be/T0HtRSQFEqs?...
Just got a blaring civil alert on phone in Italy. My son crapped himself, thinking there was a big disaster. It was a message to say that St. Peter’s Square will be closed from 5pm tomorrow. Seemed a bit extreme.
April 25, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Just got a blaring civil alert on phone in Italy. My son crapped himself, thinking there was a big disaster. It was a message to say that St. Peter’s Square will be closed from 5pm tomorrow. Seemed a bit extreme.
In what universe is Withnail and I a feelgood movie? That final soliloquy is heartbreaking. www.theguardian.com/film/2024/de...
Guardian writers on their ultimate feelgood movies: ‘Unfailing ability to cheer me up’
Our writers highlight the films they find endlessly rewatchable, including Notting Hill, The Wedding Singer and Mamma Mia!
www.theguardian.com
April 24, 2025 at 6:05 PM
In what universe is Withnail and I a feelgood movie? That final soliloquy is heartbreaking. www.theguardian.com/film/2024/de...
In Kenya, death notices were often headlined ‘Promotion to Glory.’ In the pope’s case, is it a promotion? He was CEO on Earth but Heaven is full of angels, saints and popes with their feet jammed well under the wispy tables. Will he even get a seat on the board?
April 23, 2025 at 8:08 AM
In Kenya, death notices were often headlined ‘Promotion to Glory.’ In the pope’s case, is it a promotion? He was CEO on Earth but Heaven is full of angels, saints and popes with their feet jammed well under the wispy tables. Will he even get a seat on the board?
I see a lot of authors on #authorsky saying they want to support other writers. Here’s a chance to show you mean it at a critical moment for one of your colleagues.
For a couple of reasons, I am in the shit financially. Yes, I know. Who isn't? But this is a bad one. A 1 more thing going wrong & I'm eating cat food kind of bad one. So if anyone can REALLY help me out and buy my books or spread the word, it would go a long way.
www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Luke-...
www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Luke-...
Luke Walker: books, biography, latest update
Follow Luke Walker and explore their bibliography from Amazon's Luke Walker Author Page.
www.amazon.co.uk
April 23, 2025 at 5:05 AM
I see a lot of authors on #authorsky saying they want to support other writers. Here’s a chance to show you mean it at a critical moment for one of your colleagues.
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My #EarthDay message is simple: A healthy planet is central to prosperity and human health.
Yet we continue to put Mother Earth at risk.
The challenges are clear, but so are solutions.
Protecting the many shades of our 🌍 is everyone's responsibility, today & everyday.
www.un.org/en/observanc...
Yet we continue to put Mother Earth at risk.
The challenges are clear, but so are solutions.
Protecting the many shades of our 🌍 is everyone's responsibility, today & everyday.
www.un.org/en/observanc...
April 22, 2025 at 1:13 PM
My #EarthDay message is simple: A healthy planet is central to prosperity and human health.
Yet we continue to put Mother Earth at risk.
The challenges are clear, but so are solutions.
Protecting the many shades of our 🌍 is everyone's responsibility, today & everyday.
www.un.org/en/observanc...
Yet we continue to put Mother Earth at risk.
The challenges are clear, but so are solutions.
Protecting the many shades of our 🌍 is everyone's responsibility, today & everyday.
www.un.org/en/observanc...
To those who played the game, the Last of Us shock was no shock at all. I think this is why I abandoned the show after season one. It feels too familiar and weirdly passive to be watching rather than being involved and controlling the characters.
April 22, 2025 at 1:36 PM
To those who played the game, the Last of Us shock was no shock at all. I think this is why I abandoned the show after season one. It feels too familiar and weirdly passive to be watching rather than being involved and controlling the characters.
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Your writing can be brilliant, but that's not all that's required to carry your story. A strong premise is about more than just a cool idea.
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open.substack.com/pub/reneefou...
Building A House of Cards: Story Without Structure
Why Every Story Needs A Plan (Even for Pantsers)
open.substack.com
April 21, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Your writing can be brilliant, but that's not all that's required to carry your story. A strong premise is about more than just a cool idea.
open.substack.com/pub/reneefou...
open.substack.com/pub/reneefou...
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I have but on a notebook or in my phone. It's such normal writer behaviour but alarming for non-writers!
I wrote a whole flash story in my phone once and didn't find it for weeks. Had no memory of it. Really thought someone else put it there but it had a touch of my voice.
trashcatlit.com/caged/
I wrote a whole flash story in my phone once and didn't find it for weeks. Had no memory of it. Really thought someone else put it there but it had a touch of my voice.
trashcatlit.com/caged/
Caged
Mags Campbell Listen to Mags read her story For a time in the beginning, we held the vampire in the strongest cage ever built, one that could contain a minor angel, if ever the need arose. How that…
trashcatlit.com
April 19, 2025 at 11:11 AM
I have but on a notebook or in my phone. It's such normal writer behaviour but alarming for non-writers!
I wrote a whole flash story in my phone once and didn't find it for weeks. Had no memory of it. Really thought someone else put it there but it had a touch of my voice.
trashcatlit.com/caged/
I wrote a whole flash story in my phone once and didn't find it for weeks. Had no memory of it. Really thought someone else put it there but it had a touch of my voice.
trashcatlit.com/caged/
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Microplastics found in human ovary follicular fluid for the first time
Microplastics found in human ovary follicular fluid for the first time
Peer-reviewed study’s findings raises fresh question on the toxic substances’ impact on fertility
Microplastics have been found for the first time in human ovary follicular fluid, raising a new round of questions about the ubiquitous and toxic substances’ potential impact on women’s fertility.
The new peer-reviewed research published in Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety checked for microplastics in the follicular fluid of 18 women undergoing assisted reproductive treatment at a fertility clinic in Salerno, Italy, and detected them in 14. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
April 19, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Microplastics found in human ovary follicular fluid for the first time
Aspiring authors need to know that getting an agent and editor at a publisher isn’t the last hurdle. I had two books fall to the acquisitions board (World War Moo and Hell’s Detective), despite my editors loving them. I was lucky enough to find other homes, but this biz is tough. #authorsky
April 18, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Aspiring authors need to know that getting an agent and editor at a publisher isn’t the last hurdle. I had two books fall to the acquisitions board (World War Moo and Hell’s Detective), despite my editors loving them. I was lucky enough to find other homes, but this biz is tough. #authorsky
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While one author can create an entirely new world unassisted, Meta requires 7 million worlds to create a pale facsimile of one human's creativity. It's clear to us which is more valuable.
We are extremely proud to stand behind Jason's words. Keep tech overlords in fiction where they belong.
We are extremely proud to stand behind Jason's words. Keep tech overlords in fiction where they belong.
Meta trained the company's AI on tens of millions of pirated novels and books, including my own stories. Their defense: the books are individually "worthless." 1/ www.vanityfair.com/news/story/m...
This Is How Meta AI Staffers Deemed More Than 7 Million Books to Have No “Economic Value”
As more than a dozen lawsuits churn ahead, newly unsealed case files reveal the company’s stance: The pirated books Meta used to train its AI, including ones by Beverly Cleary, Jacqueline Woodson, and Andrew Sean Greer, are individually worthless.
www.vanityfair.com
April 18, 2025 at 7:00 PM
While one author can create an entirely new world unassisted, Meta requires 7 million worlds to create a pale facsimile of one human's creativity. It's clear to us which is more valuable.
We are extremely proud to stand behind Jason's words. Keep tech overlords in fiction where they belong.
We are extremely proud to stand behind Jason's words. Keep tech overlords in fiction where they belong.