R L Bowden
@rbowden.bsky.social
Writer of speculative fiction novels and short stories
Ahhhh a new Claire North book is coming out #takemymoneynow
Slow Gods by Claire North: Review by Alexandra Pierce locusmag.com/2025/06...
Slow Gods by Claire North: Review by Alexandra Pierce
Slow Gods, Claire North (Orbit US 978-0-31658-630-6, 480pp, $19.99, tp). November 2025. Cover by Nico Taylor. The first section of Claire North’s Slow Gods (in a very different novel from 2024’s Th…
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June 30, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Ahhhh a new Claire North book is coming out #takemymoneynow
Have I said how much I love my local library? Not only does it help feed my son's voracious reading habit (20 books at a time!) but I can also request titles from across the whole county network - latest includes Unraveller by the incredible Frances Hardinge and The World We Make by N. K. Jemisin 👑
May 13, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Have I said how much I love my local library? Not only does it help feed my son's voracious reading habit (20 books at a time!) but I can also request titles from across the whole county network - latest includes Unraveller by the incredible Frances Hardinge and The World We Make by N. K. Jemisin 👑
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Hello, lovely book folk. Just a quick reminder, as I don't post on here much - I'm a freelance editor with over 24 years in the industry. I specialise in SFF and Horror, and you can find my website here: www.jonolivereditor.co.uk Get in touch if you need some of that there editing.
Jonathan Oliver - Editor and Writer
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March 2, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Hello, lovely book folk. Just a quick reminder, as I don't post on here much - I'm a freelance editor with over 24 years in the industry. I specialise in SFF and Horror, and you can find my website here: www.jonolivereditor.co.uk Get in touch if you need some of that there editing.
Ah this is super cool 🤓
Everyone go find your name in land satellite imagery!! My mind is lowkey blown 🤯
landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/apps/YourNam...
landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/apps/YourNam...
August 31, 2024 at 8:02 PM
Ah this is super cool 🤓
Brilliant news 🥳
A huge congratulations to our very own Daniel Adediran and @singingtotigers.bsky.social for being longlisted for the Mo Siewcharran Prize, which this year focused on fantasy! Cheering you both on for the shortlist and beyond! www.thebookseller.com/news/twelve-...
Twelve writers longlisted for fantasy-focused Mo Siewcharran Prize
Hodderscape has announced the 12 writers in contention for the Mo Siewcharran Prize which this year is focused on fantasy.
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June 20, 2024 at 6:43 AM
Brilliant news 🥳
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Writers, please send us more fantasy! Particularly dark sword & sorcery, historical horror, grimdark, but anything you think falls under dark fantasy and all the weird stuff you can't truly pin down.
Submissions - Seize The Press
Submissions Guidelines Seize The Press Magazine is an anticapitalist publication looking to publish dark speculative fiction. Bleak sci-fi, dark fantasy, horror and all kinds of weird, messy, genre-de...
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May 7, 2024 at 3:39 PM
Writers, please send us more fantasy! Particularly dark sword & sorcery, historical horror, grimdark, but anything you think falls under dark fantasy and all the weird stuff you can't truly pin down.
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Big congrats to our very own Ana Sun for her story 'The Scent of Green' that made it into the Best of British SF anthology 2023! 👏 @singingtotigers.bsky.social
May 3, 2024 at 12:00 PM
Big congrats to our very own Ana Sun for her story 'The Scent of Green' that made it into the Best of British SF anthology 2023! 👏 @singingtotigers.bsky.social
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This thing has been flying and revealing wonders since I was 5 years old. My cellphone won't make it to next year. Amazing job, JPL folks!
April 22, 2024 at 11:25 PM
This thing has been flying and revealing wonders since I was 5 years old. My cellphone won't make it to next year. Amazing job, JPL folks!
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AI (whether it's art, writing, narration, video, anything) is NOT inevitable. It's a grift and only people profiting from the grift push the inevitability line. Standing against it at every turn is the only ethical choice and it works.
March 27, 2024 at 8:56 AM
AI (whether it's art, writing, narration, video, anything) is NOT inevitable. It's a grift and only people profiting from the grift push the inevitability line. Standing against it at every turn is the only ethical choice and it works.
Well X-men 97 is everything I needed right now - got genuine chills from the epic Storm take-down, loved the soundtrack and refreshed characters, and yes Gambit your abs are indeed a superpower
March 20, 2024 at 10:57 PM
Well X-men 97 is everything I needed right now - got genuine chills from the epic Storm take-down, loved the soundtrack and refreshed characters, and yes Gambit your abs are indeed a superpower
Final question at the publishing panel at #Gollanczfest was about how to find your writing community - perfect segue to plugging @spectrumwriters.com - our hybrid online & in-person SFF writers group offering critique sessions, special events and more - new members always welcome #amwriting
March 16, 2024 at 4:53 PM
Final question at the publishing panel at #Gollanczfest was about how to find your writing community - perfect segue to plugging @spectrumwriters.com - our hybrid online & in-person SFF writers group offering critique sessions, special events and more - new members always welcome #amwriting
More great reminders from @garthnix.bsky.social - you can increase your probability of success through your actions, but getting published is still usually a matter of luck, so just keep going; there will always be writers better than you, so focus on your work & try not to compare #Gollanczfest
March 16, 2024 at 4:50 PM
More great reminders from @garthnix.bsky.social - you can increase your probability of success through your actions, but getting published is still usually a matter of luck, so just keep going; there will always be writers better than you, so focus on your work & try not to compare #Gollanczfest
Loved hearing more about @dhonielle.bsky.social's writing process as well - Dhonielle said she writes herself a pitch/blurb for a new project first, to check the idea has enough of an 'engine' - @garthnix.bsky.social does similar with a prologue and first chapter #Gollanczfest
March 16, 2024 at 4:42 PM
Loved hearing more about @dhonielle.bsky.social's writing process as well - Dhonielle said she writes herself a pitch/blurb for a new project first, to check the idea has enough of an 'engine' - @garthnix.bsky.social does similar with a prologue and first chapter #Gollanczfest
Second time it's been mentioned today that duologies are currently easier to sell than trilogies/longer series #Gollanczfest #amwriting (but as always, things change and don't try to write to trends)
March 16, 2024 at 1:36 PM
Second time it's been mentioned today that duologies are currently easier to sell than trilogies/longer series #Gollanczfest #amwriting (but as always, things change and don't try to write to trends)
Fun analogy from @jjbker.bsky.social - if your book is a tin of beans, your synopsis is the list of ingredients on the side - and if you can't summarise the plot on one page, that's probably a sign it's too chaotic #Gollanczfest
March 16, 2024 at 1:33 PM
Fun analogy from @jjbker.bsky.social - if your book is a tin of beans, your synopsis is the list of ingredients on the side - and if you can't summarise the plot on one page, that's probably a sign it's too chaotic #Gollanczfest
Several reminders about the need to approach submissions professionally - Sarah Shaffi from Future Worlds Prize says everyone in the room is a writer - what you want to be is a published author #Gollanczfest
March 16, 2024 at 1:30 PM
Several reminders about the need to approach submissions professionally - Sarah Shaffi from Future Worlds Prize says everyone in the room is a writer - what you want to be is a published author #Gollanczfest
Great session on submitting a manuscript just now at #Gollanczfest - loads of helpful tips and advice, highlights include @jjbker.bsky.social saying general rule of he wants to see your 4th draft - the first draft is often called a 'junk' draft for a reason
March 16, 2024 at 1:23 PM
Great session on submitting a manuscript just now at #Gollanczfest - loads of helpful tips and advice, highlights include @jjbker.bsky.social saying general rule of he wants to see your 4th draft - the first draft is often called a 'junk' draft for a reason
Love this approach - @dhonielle.bsky.social first builds the world, then looks for the character who will "cause the most trouble" in it #Gollanczfest
March 16, 2024 at 10:51 AM
Love this approach - @dhonielle.bsky.social first builds the world, then looks for the character who will "cause the most trouble" in it #Gollanczfest
In terms of popular tropes and character archetypes in romantasy, Lauren Dedroog says a hero will give up love to save the world, but a villain will give up the world for the one they love #Gollanczfest
March 16, 2024 at 10:49 AM
In terms of popular tropes and character archetypes in romantasy, Lauren Dedroog says a hero will give up love to save the world, but a villain will give up the world for the one they love #Gollanczfest
Romantasy as a genre is more comfortable with having female lead characters who learn and grow, says Jennifer Delaney #Gollanczfest
March 16, 2024 at 10:46 AM
Romantasy as a genre is more comfortable with having female lead characters who learn and grow, says Jennifer Delaney #Gollanczfest
Why romantasy has surged in popularity in the past couple of years - @dhonielle.bsky.social says one reason is readers looking for escapism and healing post-pandemic #Gollanczfest
March 16, 2024 at 10:42 AM
Why romantasy has surged in popularity in the past couple of years - @dhonielle.bsky.social says one reason is readers looking for escapism and healing post-pandemic #Gollanczfest
March 16, 2024 at 9:51 AM
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Actually looked at the numbers Orbit was sending me and realized I hit a milestone! 2 million total copies of my books in print!
March 14, 2024 at 3:33 PM
Actually looked at the numbers Orbit was sending me and realized I hit a milestone! 2 million total copies of my books in print!
Very much looking forward to the 2024 Gollanczfest this Saturday - I was able to get one of the limited writing track tickets 🙌 will be posting some of the tips and intel that I hear throughout the day #amwriting
March 12, 2024 at 9:06 PM
Very much looking forward to the 2024 Gollanczfest this Saturday - I was able to get one of the limited writing track tickets 🙌 will be posting some of the tips and intel that I hear throughout the day #amwriting
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Just two days to go till our SFF poetry workshop with @therisingtithes.bsky.social! Wednesday 13th March at 7pm GMT - come learn how to infuse your poetry with speculative beauty and weirdness, even if you haven't tried writing poetry before! Tickets available at £12 through MeetUp ⬇️
SFF Poetry Workshop with Brandon O'Brien, Wed, Mar 13, 2024, 7:00 PM | Meetup
Ever wonder how poetry and science fiction or fantasy intersect? Have you wanted to dip your toes in the format but not sure how to begin? Are you interested in infusing yo
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March 11, 2024 at 3:25 PM
Just two days to go till our SFF poetry workshop with @therisingtithes.bsky.social! Wednesday 13th March at 7pm GMT - come learn how to infuse your poetry with speculative beauty and weirdness, even if you haven't tried writing poetry before! Tickets available at £12 through MeetUp ⬇️