Tom Lloyd
@tomlloydwrites.bsky.social
Writer of Words. Bane of Editors. Eater of Contracts. Shambles of a Man.
He/Him
Buy a book - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F5QRD1K5
or support me on Ko-Fi - https://ko-fi.com/A3874JYT
He/Him
Buy a book - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F5QRD1K5
or support me on Ko-Fi - https://ko-fi.com/A3874JYT
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Tom Lloyd
@tomlloydwrites.bsky.social
· Oct 24
Devil Inside - a contemporary British fantasy of magic, spies and a young woman just trying to escape her past.
Out now: www.amazon.co.uk/Devil-Inside...
Out now: www.amazon.co.uk/Devil-Inside...
Oh good, my new kobo can also play audiobooks, that'll be useful.
*spends ten minutes scrolling through titles that are largely cosey fantasy, paranormal romance & Terry Pratchett, or book 2 in a series where book 1 is 30 quid*
*spends ten minutes scrolling through titles that are largely cosey fantasy, paranormal romance & Terry Pratchett, or book 2 in a series where book 1 is 30 quid*
December 26, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Oh good, my new kobo can also play audiobooks, that'll be useful.
*spends ten minutes scrolling through titles that are largely cosey fantasy, paranormal romance & Terry Pratchett, or book 2 in a series where book 1 is 30 quid*
*spends ten minutes scrolling through titles that are largely cosey fantasy, paranormal romance & Terry Pratchett, or book 2 in a series where book 1 is 30 quid*
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Sorry, clarification - I have an immediate need for an
Illustration to go with a translation of my short story Children of Dagon and wondered if anyone here had a piece showing a seal/human creature - ideally with a ruined city landscape - ready to go, that I could haggle for. Should be SFW
Illustration to go with a translation of my short story Children of Dagon and wondered if anyone here had a piece showing a seal/human creature - ideally with a ruined city landscape - ready to go, that I could haggle for. Should be SFW
Any artists out there got an available (non AI) picture of what could be a bioengineered seal/aquatic human?
December 25, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Sorry, clarification - I have an immediate need for an
Illustration to go with a translation of my short story Children of Dagon and wondered if anyone here had a piece showing a seal/human creature - ideally with a ruined city landscape - ready to go, that I could haggle for. Should be SFW
Illustration to go with a translation of my short story Children of Dagon and wondered if anyone here had a piece showing a seal/human creature - ideally with a ruined city landscape - ready to go, that I could haggle for. Should be SFW
Christmas walk in the cold wind
December 25, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Christmas walk in the cold wind
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“Rain smacked Los Angeles. It splattered on the palm trees, sizzled on the neon, gurgled down the dirty boulevard. The town was sick. They hadn’t seen sunlight in almost a day. But I had the cure. A fifth of magic and a sack full of cold, hard joy. ‘Ho,’ I said once. It was enough.”
-Noir Santa
-Noir Santa
December 24, 2025 at 11:08 PM
“Rain smacked Los Angeles. It splattered on the palm trees, sizzled on the neon, gurgled down the dirty boulevard. The town was sick. They hadn’t seen sunlight in almost a day. But I had the cure. A fifth of magic and a sack full of cold, hard joy. ‘Ho,’ I said once. It was enough.”
-Noir Santa
-Noir Santa
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If you like a book?
Review it. Ask your library to buy it. If you can afford it, buy a copy for a friend. Recommend it wherever you're social. Send the author an email, or a skeet, or a Ko-Fi. Write fanfic. Blow under the wings of the paper airplane so it can fly a little farther.
Review it. Ask your library to buy it. If you can afford it, buy a copy for a friend. Recommend it wherever you're social. Send the author an email, or a skeet, or a Ko-Fi. Write fanfic. Blow under the wings of the paper airplane so it can fly a little farther.
December 24, 2025 at 2:23 AM
If you like a book?
Review it. Ask your library to buy it. If you can afford it, buy a copy for a friend. Recommend it wherever you're social. Send the author an email, or a skeet, or a Ko-Fi. Write fanfic. Blow under the wings of the paper airplane so it can fly a little farther.
Review it. Ask your library to buy it. If you can afford it, buy a copy for a friend. Recommend it wherever you're social. Send the author an email, or a skeet, or a Ko-Fi. Write fanfic. Blow under the wings of the paper airplane so it can fly a little farther.
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I have 5 #buyastrangerabook day offers still unclaimed.
And here's another one.
@humanaqvi.bsky.social is offering to buy someone whatever book they like, up to £20.
Yes. any book at all.
So, if there's something you'd like, get in touch!
UK only
And here's another one.
@humanaqvi.bsky.social is offering to buy someone whatever book they like, up to £20.
Yes. any book at all.
So, if there's something you'd like, get in touch!
UK only
Let’s buy someone a book on pre Xmas eve day 😊 @biggreenbooks.bsky.social let’s do £20 please 😊
IT'S TUESDAY (not Wednesday)!
But it's #buyastrangerabook day!
The grooviest of all the days.
I'll give out TWO books.
FOR FREE.
If you'd like one, let me know.
Also, if you'd like to #BuyAStrangerABook too, let me know.
It's a thing! Look.
www.biggreenbookshop.com/stuff-you-mi...
UK only.
But it's #buyastrangerabook day!
The grooviest of all the days.
I'll give out TWO books.
FOR FREE.
If you'd like one, let me know.
Also, if you'd like to #BuyAStrangerABook too, let me know.
It's a thing! Look.
www.biggreenbookshop.com/stuff-you-mi...
UK only.
December 23, 2025 at 10:17 PM
I have 5 #buyastrangerabook day offers still unclaimed.
And here's another one.
@humanaqvi.bsky.social is offering to buy someone whatever book they like, up to £20.
Yes. any book at all.
So, if there's something you'd like, get in touch!
UK only
And here's another one.
@humanaqvi.bsky.social is offering to buy someone whatever book they like, up to £20.
Yes. any book at all.
So, if there's something you'd like, get in touch!
UK only
Just watched Violent Night as concession to the holiday spirit. Fun enough, though oddly leaned hard into the schmaltz of a seasonal movie, like they wanted their movie of brutal killings to still seen family friendly. It's no Die Hard on the holiday movie stakes, even if it had a heavy nod to DH2
December 23, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Just watched Violent Night as concession to the holiday spirit. Fun enough, though oddly leaned hard into the schmaltz of a seasonal movie, like they wanted their movie of brutal killings to still seen family friendly. It's no Die Hard on the holiday movie stakes, even if it had a heavy nod to DH2
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I see the first 3 books in the God Fragments are all just £2.99 at the moment, which is a much better price than usual! In case like me you also enjoy drunken idiots blasting their way around ancient, monster-infested underground ruins
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08S6LJJ4...
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08S6LJJ4...
November 26, 2025 at 10:26 AM
I see the first 3 books in the God Fragments are all just £2.99 at the moment, which is a much better price than usual! In case like me you also enjoy drunken idiots blasting their way around ancient, monster-infested underground ruins
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08S6LJJ4...
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08S6LJJ4...
"Lack of romance can be an interesting feature and make the story more original"
Getting this reply is a bit eye opening, given how fantasy was when I started out.
Getting this reply is a bit eye opening, given how fantasy was when I started out.
December 23, 2025 at 9:55 AM
"Lack of romance can be an interesting feature and make the story more original"
Getting this reply is a bit eye opening, given how fantasy was when I started out.
Getting this reply is a bit eye opening, given how fantasy was when I started out.
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Just had a very nice M&S cheese and wine gift set sent to me, which would be even nicer if there was any clue as to who sent it.
December 22, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Just had a very nice M&S cheese and wine gift set sent to me, which would be even nicer if there was any clue as to who sent it.
I've got the unpublished book to under 135k, which I'm pleased about. Still no idea if anyone's more interested in epic fantasy that's lacking in romance, but it's a leaner prospect so has a better chance.
December 22, 2025 at 11:04 AM
I've got the unpublished book to under 135k, which I'm pleased about. Still no idea if anyone's more interested in epic fantasy that's lacking in romance, but it's a leaner prospect so has a better chance.
How is Rupert Murdoch still alive? Don't we deserve some good news this year?
December 22, 2025 at 8:44 AM
How is Rupert Murdoch still alive? Don't we deserve some good news this year?
Just finished Windborn by @alexsbradshaw.bsky.social which was hugely enjoyable, an excellent slab of vikingy action and magic that you should definitely go and buy!
December 21, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Just finished Windborn by @alexsbradshaw.bsky.social which was hugely enjoyable, an excellent slab of vikingy action and magic that you should definitely go and buy!
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A Lord of the Rings cover band called Turns Out I Don't Have to Imagine Dragons.
A Lord of the Rings cover band called Moria Estefan
A Lord of the Rings cover band called The Grateful Dead Marshes
December 21, 2025 at 5:27 AM
A Lord of the Rings cover band called Turns Out I Don't Have to Imagine Dragons.
Feed me. Feed me now. Why aren't you moving? What's wrong with you, stupid human?
December 19, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Feed me. Feed me now. Why aren't you moving? What's wrong with you, stupid human?
I've just remembered that new legislation requires companies to take all reason steps to protect employees from harassment, which came into force in Oct I believe?
So presumably they're fine to keep taking the royalties just can't commit to anything involving contact with him & staff.
So presumably they're fine to keep taking the royalties just can't commit to anything involving contact with him & staff.
Every time there's a breaking story about a celeb's treatment of women, everyone in the book world asks, "Is it finally Walliams?" Well, it finally is.
Exclusive: David Walliams dropped by publisher over inappropriate behaviour towards women
Telegraph investigation into best-selling children’s author uncovers claims that he ‘harassed’ junior female employees at Harper Collins
www.telegraph.co.uk
December 19, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I've just remembered that new legislation requires companies to take all reason steps to protect employees from harassment, which came into force in Oct I believe?
So presumably they're fine to keep taking the royalties just can't commit to anything involving contact with him & staff.
So presumably they're fine to keep taking the royalties just can't commit to anything involving contact with him & staff.
When they say "dropped" do we mean, "will no longer sell any of his books" or "will not commission new books?"
Will we see buy buttons for the eBooks deactivated in the next few days for example?
Will we see buy buttons for the eBooks deactivated in the next few days for example?
Every time there's a breaking story about a celeb's treatment of women, everyone in the book world asks, "Is it finally Walliams?" Well, it finally is.
Exclusive: David Walliams dropped by publisher over inappropriate behaviour towards women
Telegraph investigation into best-selling children’s author uncovers claims that he ‘harassed’ junior female employees at Harper Collins
www.telegraph.co.uk
December 19, 2025 at 4:38 PM
When they say "dropped" do we mean, "will no longer sell any of his books" or "will not commission new books?"
Will we see buy buttons for the eBooks deactivated in the next few days for example?
Will we see buy buttons for the eBooks deactivated in the next few days for example?
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Every time there's a breaking story about a celeb's treatment of women, everyone in the book world asks, "Is it finally Walliams?" Well, it finally is.
Exclusive: David Walliams dropped by publisher over inappropriate behaviour towards women
Telegraph investigation into best-selling children’s author uncovers claims that he ‘harassed’ junior female employees at Harper Collins
www.telegraph.co.uk
December 19, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Every time there's a breaking story about a celeb's treatment of women, everyone in the book world asks, "Is it finally Walliams?" Well, it finally is.
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Come on, ‘The Mancunian Candidate’ was right there.
Andy Burnham, the man who would be king
The Greater Manchester mayor has made no secret of his Labour leadership ambitions, but faces significant obstacles
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Come on, ‘The Mancunian Candidate’ was right there.
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When those who hate trans people win - or pretend to win, cf Sandie Peggie - it's all over the media, even if it's just a tribunal decision. But when they lose, even in the Court of Appeal, it's absolute bloody tumbleweed. So here's our blog about Allison Bailey latest loss. goodlaw.social/3uyd
Allison Bailey loses her case against Stonewall – again
Court of Appeal finds that Stonewall did not cause discrimination against ‘gender critical’ barrister Allison Bailey.
goodlaw.social
December 19, 2025 at 1:42 PM
When those who hate trans people win - or pretend to win, cf Sandie Peggie - it's all over the media, even if it's just a tribunal decision. But when they lose, even in the Court of Appeal, it's absolute bloody tumbleweed. So here's our blog about Allison Bailey latest loss. goodlaw.social/3uyd
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Considering the Commonwealth Games has been theatened with cancellation due to apathy in recent years, I'm not sure moving it off free-to-air TV is the wisest move. Outside the host city, the country will barely be aware it's happening.
Mostly puzzled reaction to this but they're launching HBO Max in the UK next year and probably got a blank check to find any stray live sports rights going. www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/d...
BBC outbid by TNT Sports for 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games
TNT will broadcast the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow after outbidding long-time rights holder BBC
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Considering the Commonwealth Games has been theatened with cancellation due to apathy in recent years, I'm not sure moving it off free-to-air TV is the wisest move. Outside the host city, the country will barely be aware it's happening.
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Every time you get an OFFER, make it clear no AI for the cover, narrator or translation, and any licensees must also agree to that. Don't wait for the contract, make it a deal term.
Make them justify themselves if they're saying no. Give editors a reason to push back and weight to their arguments.
Make them justify themselves if they're saying no. Give editors a reason to push back and weight to their arguments.
French publishing house Harlequin decided to use AI translation instead of human translations.
All their freelance translators (some of whom had been working with Harlequin for +30y!!!) were told they would no longer receive work from Harlequin
All their freelance translators (some of whom had been working with Harlequin for +30y!!!) were told they would no longer receive work from Harlequin
December 18, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Every time you get an OFFER, make it clear no AI for the cover, narrator or translation, and any licensees must also agree to that. Don't wait for the contract, make it a deal term.
Make them justify themselves if they're saying no. Give editors a reason to push back and weight to their arguments.
Make them justify themselves if they're saying no. Give editors a reason to push back and weight to their arguments.
Every time you get an OFFER, make it clear no AI for the cover, narrator or translation, and any licensees must also agree to that. Don't wait for the contract, make it a deal term.
Make them justify themselves if they're saying no. Give editors a reason to push back and weight to their arguments.
Make them justify themselves if they're saying no. Give editors a reason to push back and weight to their arguments.
French publishing house Harlequin decided to use AI translation instead of human translations.
All their freelance translators (some of whom had been working with Harlequin for +30y!!!) were told they would no longer receive work from Harlequin
All their freelance translators (some of whom had been working with Harlequin for +30y!!!) were told they would no longer receive work from Harlequin
December 18, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Every time you get an OFFER, make it clear no AI for the cover, narrator or translation, and any licensees must also agree to that. Don't wait for the contract, make it a deal term.
Make them justify themselves if they're saying no. Give editors a reason to push back and weight to their arguments.
Make them justify themselves if they're saying no. Give editors a reason to push back and weight to their arguments.
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I really hope the French translators get together and agree that the going rate for fixing AI translation is 1.5x the cost to do the translation in the first place.
December 18, 2025 at 10:08 PM
I really hope the French translators get together and agree that the going rate for fixing AI translation is 1.5x the cost to do the translation in the first place.