Charlotte
@charlotteleyden.bsky.social
mother, worrier, slow runner, writer, lover of the seaside 🏴
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I’m no expert but I would’ve got a person to do it.
July 9, 2025 at 12:39 PM
I’m no expert but I would’ve got a person to do it.
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Members of the Scottish Parliament from four of the five main political parties at Holyrood have written to the Presiding Officer protesting her unlawful and (we believe) transphobic guidance.
Please add your name to theirs. goodlaw.social/3fpq
Please add your name to theirs. goodlaw.social/3fpq
Open letter: Scottish Parliament urged to change its transphobic toilet rules | Good Law Project
New guidelines issued by the Corporate Body of the Scottish Parliament are exclusionary for trans people and based in a misinterpretation of the law. We, along with a cross-party group of MSPs and par...
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May 25, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Members of the Scottish Parliament from four of the five main political parties at Holyrood have written to the Presiding Officer protesting her unlawful and (we believe) transphobic guidance.
Please add your name to theirs. goodlaw.social/3fpq
Please add your name to theirs. goodlaw.social/3fpq
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Having excluded all trans people from proceedings before it, the Supreme Court decides in favour of For Some Women Scotland.
April 16, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Having excluded all trans people from proceedings before it, the Supreme Court decides in favour of For Some Women Scotland.
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Possibly the best description of genAI "creative writing" I have ever seen.
It’s like drinking a smoothie made from a nice restaurant’s garbage
March 13, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Possibly the best description of genAI "creative writing" I have ever seen.
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every so often I think about the BBC One “Cliffhanger” brand trailer, which was clearly expensive to make but *so* spectacularly misjudged it was pulled pretty much immediately after masses of complaints: youtu.be/3RiuETHf63M?...
BBC One - Cliffhanger (2003, UK)
YouTube video by The Hall of Advertising
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March 6, 2025 at 7:42 AM
every so often I think about the BBC One “Cliffhanger” brand trailer, which was clearly expensive to make but *so* spectacularly misjudged it was pulled pretty much immediately after masses of complaints: youtu.be/3RiuETHf63M?...
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Creatives! It's the last day to appeal the upcoming AI legislation. The website is here: ipoconsultations.citizenspace.com/ipo/consulta... and the key bit is the section below. TICK OPTION 1. Strengthen copyright! Option 3 - which the government prefer - is no good for us.
February 25, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Creatives! It's the last day to appeal the upcoming AI legislation. The website is here: ipoconsultations.citizenspace.com/ipo/consulta... and the key bit is the section below. TICK OPTION 1. Strengthen copyright! Option 3 - which the government prefer - is no good for us.
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There are only three days left to submit for the Bristol Short Story Prize! What are you waiting for? Send your best stories to us TODAY! Full details: bssp.blogs.bristol.ac.uk Pleeeeeeease share!
January 28, 2025 at 7:45 AM
There are only three days left to submit for the Bristol Short Story Prize! What are you waiting for? Send your best stories to us TODAY! Full details: bssp.blogs.bristol.ac.uk Pleeeeeeease share!
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Women’s claims of sexual abuse must be heard – unless they’re about master storyteller Neil Gaiman, apparently | Marina Hyde
Women’s claims of sexual abuse must be heard – unless they’re about master storyteller Neil Gaiman, apparently | Marina Hyde
It’s easy to process allegations against textbook scumbags like Harvey Weinstein. When it is beloved authors and ‘allies’, less so
Draw near, allies, for these are dark days for “kink-shaming”. At best, this is one of the whiniest, most pathetic and…
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January 17, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Women’s claims of sexual abuse must be heard – unless they’re about master storyteller Neil Gaiman, apparently | Marina Hyde
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'How did this happen?' asks The Times, which has run thousands of pieces inciting hatred of trans people.
January 16, 2025 at 6:23 AM
'How did this happen?' asks The Times, which has run thousands of pieces inciting hatred of trans people.
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Last chance to enter our Writing Competition with @bournemouthuni.bsky.social's Bournemouth Writing Prize. Ends TONIGHT.
Cash Prizes, 1-2-1s with judges plus more.
Poetry and short story categories. Enter here:
bournemouthwritingfestival.co.uk/2025-writing...
#writingcompetition #writingcontest
Cash Prizes, 1-2-1s with judges plus more.
Poetry and short story categories. Enter here:
bournemouthwritingfestival.co.uk/2025-writing...
#writingcompetition #writingcontest
January 15, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Last chance to enter our Writing Competition with @bournemouthuni.bsky.social's Bournemouth Writing Prize. Ends TONIGHT.
Cash Prizes, 1-2-1s with judges plus more.
Poetry and short story categories. Enter here:
bournemouthwritingfestival.co.uk/2025-writing...
#writingcompetition #writingcontest
Cash Prizes, 1-2-1s with judges plus more.
Poetry and short story categories. Enter here:
bournemouthwritingfestival.co.uk/2025-writing...
#writingcompetition #writingcontest
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Impoverished authors are told they should do it for the love. Try saying that to a dentist | Gareth Rubin
Impoverished authors are told they should do it for the love. Try saying that to a dentist | Gareth Rubin
The average income for a writer is now £7,000. For our sake and the country’s, we need financial assistance
This week will be like A-level results week for authors, but with added economic jeopardy. For a good whack of the 100,000 writers and translators…
www.theguardian.com
January 5, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Impoverished authors are told they should do it for the love. Try saying that to a dentist | Gareth Rubin
Christmas Eve in Bamburgh. 14 degrees in December, enough to tempt me in for a paddle.
December 24, 2024 at 3:50 PM
Christmas Eve in Bamburgh. 14 degrees in December, enough to tempt me in for a paddle.
Hello everyone! I desperately wanted my first post to be joyful, so here’s a little story I wrote which just came second in a competition. I’m a massive ball of excitement and fear at sharing. #amwriting #writingcommunity
creativewritingink.co.uk/competitions...
creativewritingink.co.uk/competitions...
Creative Writing Ink Short Story Competition 2024: Winner, Runners-up, Shortlist and Longlist » Creative Writing Ink
Creative Writing Ink Short Story Competition 2024: Winner, Runners-up, Shortlist and Longlist We are delighted to announce this years Creative Writing Ink competition winner, two runners up and an hon...
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December 15, 2024 at 6:03 PM
Hello everyone! I desperately wanted my first post to be joyful, so here’s a little story I wrote which just came second in a competition. I’m a massive ball of excitement and fear at sharing. #amwriting #writingcommunity
creativewritingink.co.uk/competitions...
creativewritingink.co.uk/competitions...