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Alyn Sparkes
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Into reading, SciFi, musical electronics, and vintage vehicles. Sidelines: gaming (generally chill exploration type and racing sims,) acoustic percussion and post-Roman history. He/Him

Director of @swordandfiddle.co.uk
#bookpost day. In the middle of reading Elisabeth Wheatley's Oath of the Wolf, and I get Little Kingdoms by @alexharvv.bsky.social drop through the letter box! Not sure if I'm going to try to parallel read, but I'm wondering if I'll find evidence of Cenric's lineage in there somewhere!
November 10, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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Sometimes it's just a matter of perspective...
Find out what we've been looking at on, ooh, say, Friday 7th of November over on Youtube?

#TheLongestJohns #FolkMusic #Shanty #HAUPBSFS
October 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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3.5 more days for this bundle!
My Manipulator's War (epic & portal fantasy) has multiple main & secondary characters with ADHD (some also being autistic 😉).
Its fast pace and my love of complex worlds and plot twists & turns are all indebted to my ADHD.
🌈📚🪐📚💙 itch.io/b/3300/adhd-...
October 12, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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SIGNED BOOK NEWS!

You can pre-order a SIGNED copy of "It's Not a Cult" by Joey Batey.

The whole premise of the book is wild!

Folk horror ftw!

Check it out HERE.

biggreenbookshop.com/signed-copie...
October 3, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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ADHD Awareness Month Fiction: 22 items for $25.00
itch.io/b/3300/adhd-...

Proud to have THE PLAYERS: ACT 1 included in this fabulous bundle - available // 1st & 15th October. A big thank you to @eliseswritings.bsky.social for organising.

#neurodiversity
#adhd
#historicalfiction
October 4, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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#BandcampFriday haul this month. Purely #folkmusic - related this time & mostly stuff that's caught my ear on the FolkOnFoot podcast or their chart show.
Reassembled - Bellowhead
Onward the Sun - Green Diesel
Pressure and Persuasion - Frankie Archer
Forms - Leveret
October 3, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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My wife doesn't run a fediverse account, so I'm alerting anyone interested that her new book is part of the itch.io bundle collated to bring awareness of #adhd in writing for #adhdawarenessmonth. There's a whole bunch of different genres included and they're […]

[Original post on wandering.shop]
October 1, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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October 2, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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Get ready for the ADHD Awareness Month bundle! 22 awesome books by ADHD authors and/or featuring ADHD characters! Check it out:

itch.io/b/3300/adhd-...

#BookSky 🩵📚 📢📚 📦📚
October 1, 2025 at 6:42 AM
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In recognition of #ADHDAwareness Month, "The Players Act 1" eBook is only 99p/99c (1st-17th Oct). Neurodiversity is nothing new & #histfict can reflect this♥️ Why not take a look?

Amazon mybook.to/ThePlayersAct1
Kobo www.kobo.com/ebook/the-pl...
Cover: Sarah Christie
#BookSky
#neurodiversity
October 1, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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Tis ADHD Awareness Month! Hi fellow Chatty Cathys, Restless Rebels & Day-dreaming Daves!

I'd like you to be aware of: the AuDHD, ADHD & Autism Feed: bit.ly/4nSIA6C

My Writers &Authors Discord inclu. an ND channel😉

Bsky Lists I can + you to
-ND People
-ND/♿ Authors

And of👇 itch.io/b/3300/adhd-...
October 1, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Little-Kingd...

LITTLE KINGDOMS: AN A-Z OF EARLY MEDIEVAL BRITAIN, my next book, releases on the 30th of November 2025

As of today it is now available for preorder, at a discounted early price of £20 (RRP £25)

Why should you pick up this book...? 🧵
Little Kingdoms
Before England, Wales, and Scotland were created, before Alfred the Great and the Great Viking Army, before even a raid on Lindisfarne, the kingdoms that…
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May 30, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Well look at this! 2 new shirts in one week. Oh Longest Johns, you do spoil us. Hammer and the Anvil shirt designed by the great @vvitchofthevvoods available here: shop.thelongestjohns.com
Got a favourite TLJ song? Let us know and maybe there could be a splendid bit of clothing for that one too...
September 23, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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I made birb.
September 19, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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I collect pictures of gate latches. The endless minute variations and human ingenuity appeal to me greatly, and the countless hands that have moved them. This one is between Near and Far Sawrey, Lake District and has a lovely combination of textures between the iron, wooden gate, and stone gatepost.
September 16, 2025 at 6:46 AM
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Andor is astonishing television, not least because it now feels like topical journalism
September 12, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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A double-whammy in this month's (October) Writing Magazine: a feature about the story behind the story for my #historicalfiction novel "The Players Act 1: All The World's A Stage", and an article about the importance of voice in #picturebooks!

@writersonline.bsky.social
#writingcommunity
#kidlit
September 11, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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Watched first 2 episodes. Splendid acting. Well done, Looking forward to the others.
This pleases me beyond everything

Our show kept its live audience figure

Invest in British TV drama

Invest in British TV writers like @jamiecricht0n.bsky.social

Invest in the stories of people like Ann Ming

Invest in our regions

Huge kudos to @itvx.com for programming #ifoughtthelaw
September 5, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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WRITERS!

The @writersonline.bsky.social Children's Book Prize is now open for unpublished/unagented writers. www.storygodmother.co.uk/index.php/op...

There's more info in my newsletter for writers, along with free resources and competitions:
buttondown.com/storygodmother

#WritingCommunity
The StoryGodmother
If you write for children, this newsletter is for you. Sign up for top tips, resources, information and opportunities delivered straight to your inbox. Sprinkle some magic into your stories.
buttondown.com
September 2, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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We Have AI Now
YouTube video by Eleanor Morton
www.youtube.com
August 29, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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Filmmakers, is your to do list like this?
August 26, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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Hey, kids. My eponymous #Archaeogaming book (2018) paperback is on sale for 50% off this week. I only need 12 more people to buy the book to crack 1,000 lifetime sales! www.berghahnbooks.com/title/Reinha...
Archaeogaming: An Introduction to Archaeology in and of Video Games | Berghahn Books
Independent Publishing since 1994
www.berghahnbooks.com
August 24, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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🎭LAST DAY OF #Players1715 BLOGTOUR🎭

Thank you to @mjporterauthor.bsky.social for the review on this last stop.

Thanks to all the bloggers for arranging interviews, reviews and guest posts. And a big thank you to @rachelsrandoms.bsky.social for organising the tour.

#BookSky
#histfic
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August 24, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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🎭DAY 6 #Players1715 BLOG TOUR PART TWO🎭

"a fun read, with overdramatic characters, great banter, a heartwarming found family vibe and an unshakeable sense of hope"

Big thanks to Moonflower Reader on Insta for the review of The Players: www.instagram.com/p/DNtBteVWAAi/
#histfic
#BookSky
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August 23, 2025 at 7:09 PM