James T Kelly
@jamestkelly.bsky.social
Copywriter, novelist, storyteller. Epic fantasy novels, Branwell Brontë’s life and work, and stories of your favourite Dune games.
Lives in Norwich with his wife, two daughters, and his pet peeves.
Books: https://books2read.com/ap/nAG5ay/James-T-Kelly
Lives in Norwich with his wife, two daughters, and his pet peeves.
Books: https://books2read.com/ap/nAG5ay/James-T-Kelly
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James T Kelly
@jamestkelly.bsky.social
· Dec 31
Hello there. If you like books, maybe I've written one you'd like. Epic fantasy filled with sinister Faerie creatures? The Life and Work of Branwell Brontë? Interviews with the creators of your favourite classic Dune games? Find something you'd like at jamestkelly.com
It's time for Fantastic Insights 2026: the survey that lifts the lids on the brains of fantasy readers (but not literally).
Follow the link to take part in the survey and be in with a chance to win a $25 Amazon voucher (or currency equivalent).
forms.gle/idNcPwFz5fsL...
Follow the link to take part in the survey and be in with a chance to win a $25 Amazon voucher (or currency equivalent).
forms.gle/idNcPwFz5fsL...
Fantastic Insights Survey 2026
Welcome to the Fantastic Insights Survey 2026! The survey should take around 5 minutes to complete.
One respondent will win a $25 Amazon voucher (or currency equivalent). Please provide your email ad...
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December 4, 2025 at 2:28 PM
It's time for Fantastic Insights 2026: the survey that lifts the lids on the brains of fantasy readers (but not literally).
Follow the link to take part in the survey and be in with a chance to win a $25 Amazon voucher (or currency equivalent).
forms.gle/idNcPwFz5fsL...
Follow the link to take part in the survey and be in with a chance to win a $25 Amazon voucher (or currency equivalent).
forms.gle/idNcPwFz5fsL...
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The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
November 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
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Always credit your artists.
November 25, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Always credit your artists.
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Here's something really neat: @jamestkelly.bsky.social wrote an article using my Lamenters Battlecry video as a springboard to talk about misinformation.
It says nice things about me so it must be correct!
jamestkelly.com/what-toy-sol...
It says nice things about me so it must be correct!
jamestkelly.com/what-toy-sol...
What toy soldiers teach us about misinformation - James T Kelly
Misinformation is a serious problem when trying to decide what's true. But a Warhammer YouTuber has turned up the answer.
jamestkelly.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Here's something really neat: @jamestkelly.bsky.social wrote an article using my Lamenters Battlecry video as a springboard to talk about misinformation.
It says nice things about me so it must be correct!
jamestkelly.com/what-toy-sol...
It says nice things about me so it must be correct!
jamestkelly.com/what-toy-sol...
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For lots of reasons, I don’t like LLMs and I don’t use them, but I know there are serious people working on ways to meaningfully incorporate them into education and I don’t doubt there are ways to do that productively. It’s probably obvious that “Have the LLM tell you the answer” isn’t one of them.
November 21, 2025 at 12:55 PM
For lots of reasons, I don’t like LLMs and I don’t use them, but I know there are serious people working on ways to meaningfully incorporate them into education and I don’t doubt there are ways to do that productively. It’s probably obvious that “Have the LLM tell you the answer” isn’t one of them.
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Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
November 23, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My list of fantasy books has proved pretty popular over the years, so I finally got around to writing its SF sibling. Here’s 20 science fiction books you should read next! jamestkelly.com/20-science-f...
20 science fiction books you should read next - James T Kelly
You’ve put down your book. Maybe it was a fantastic read that’s staying with you. Maybe it was terrible. Maybe it was just alright. But you need something new to read. And if you’re in the mood for science fiction, here are 20 of my personal recommendations. And if you’re in the mood for fantasy […]
jamestkelly.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:00 AM
My list of fantasy books has proved pretty popular over the years, so I finally got around to writing its SF sibling. Here’s 20 science fiction books you should read next! jamestkelly.com/20-science-f...
Bloody hail, it’s helling here!
November 17, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Bloody hail, it’s helling here!
I was so surprised to find out a lot of people hate Star Trek: Generations. It’s absolutely got its flaws, but it’s always been my favourite Star Trek film.
November 13, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I was so surprised to find out a lot of people hate Star Trek: Generations. It’s absolutely got its flaws, but it’s always been my favourite Star Trek film.
“They say time is the fire in which we burn.”
Chills. Every time.
Chills. Every time.
November 9, 2025 at 11:52 AM
“They say time is the fire in which we burn.”
Chills. Every time.
Chills. Every time.
That wonderful time of year when we arbitrarily change all the clocks and mess up our sleep schedules for a few days.
October 26, 2025 at 6:17 AM
That wonderful time of year when we arbitrarily change all the clocks and mess up our sleep schedules for a few days.
Some days that seems more fantastical than the spaceships.
October 24, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Some days that seems more fantastical than the spaceships.
Yes, I'm late to the party, but damn I can't believe Instagram so casually broke my carefully constructed grid.
October 21, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Yes, I'm late to the party, but damn I can't believe Instagram so casually broke my carefully constructed grid.
Yes, I'm late to the party, but damn I can't believe Instagram so casually broke my carefully constructed grid.
October 21, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Yes, I'm late to the party, but damn I can't believe Instagram so casually broke my carefully constructed grid.
Feels like the biggest ebook retailer should be the easiest one to use.
But I'm updating ebook files and it's been a breeze with Kobo, clunky with Draft2Digital, and AGONISINGLY slow and painful with Amazon.
Send patience.
But I'm updating ebook files and it's been a breeze with Kobo, clunky with Draft2Digital, and AGONISINGLY slow and painful with Amazon.
Send patience.
October 20, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Feels like the biggest ebook retailer should be the easiest one to use.
But I'm updating ebook files and it's been a breeze with Kobo, clunky with Draft2Digital, and AGONISINGLY slow and painful with Amazon.
Send patience.
But I'm updating ebook files and it's been a breeze with Kobo, clunky with Draft2Digital, and AGONISINGLY slow and painful with Amazon.
Send patience.
Because LLMs are designed to sound right, not be right.
"In a landmark study, OpenAI researchers reveal that large language models will always produce plausible but false outputs, even with perfect data, due to fundamental statistical and computational limits."
www.computerworld.com/article/4059...
www.computerworld.com/article/4059...
OpenAI admits AI hallucinations are mathematically inevitable, not just engineering flaws
In a landmark study, OpenAI researchers reveal that large language models will always produce plausible but false outputs, even with perfect data, due to fundamental statistical and computational limi...
www.computerworld.com
September 21, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Because LLMs are designed to sound right, not be right.
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we used to get this once a fortnight
September 20, 2025 at 2:13 PM
we used to get this once a fortnight
Bloody hell, all that design work that went into Liquid Glass and there’s still no dark mode for Pages?
September 17, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Bloody hell, all that design work that went into Liquid Glass and there’s still no dark mode for Pages?
I can categorically deny being a Bigfoot, but I will not be taking questions about being a leprechaun.
How to spread the word about your favorite author:
⚬ Write a review!
⚬ Recommend their books to your friends!
⚬ Make a TikTok eating their books!
⚬ Organize a book club that definitely isn’t a cult!
⚬ Start a conspiracy theory about them! Are they a Bigfoot? Let’s steal their DNA and find out!
⚬ Write a review!
⚬ Recommend their books to your friends!
⚬ Make a TikTok eating their books!
⚬ Organize a book club that definitely isn’t a cult!
⚬ Start a conspiracy theory about them! Are they a Bigfoot? Let’s steal their DNA and find out!
September 17, 2025 at 11:53 AM
I can categorically deny being a Bigfoot, but I will not be taking questions about being a leprechaun.
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How do we call people in rather than out?
The world is complicated - and our conversations should reflect that.
The world is complicated - and our conversations should reflect that.
September 17, 2025 at 11:40 AM
How do we call people in rather than out?
The world is complicated - and our conversations should reflect that.
The world is complicated - and our conversations should reflect that.
I’m a fan of high contrast, so Apple’s new Liquid Glass effect is not my favourite ever.
September 17, 2025 at 9:58 AM
I’m a fan of high contrast, so Apple’s new Liquid Glass effect is not my favourite ever.
The next time someone says the iPad is a laptop replacement, I’m going to bonk them on the head with the Wordpress website I couldn’t update today.
September 12, 2025 at 2:50 PM
The next time someone says the iPad is a laptop replacement, I’m going to bonk them on the head with the Wordpress website I couldn’t update today.
Building Tyranids while watching Alien Resurrection feels a little too on the nose.
September 7, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Building Tyranids while watching Alien Resurrection feels a little too on the nose.
Someone is using ChatGPT to count the number of times he’s masturbated.
![A screenshot of a “conversation” with ChatGPT. It reads as follows:
User: I had my vasectomy. Now I need 30 ejaculations in 3 month. Whenever I write [water splash emoji] count one
up. Answer with the current sum, the percentage of ejaculations done, the current date and the percentage of time used. Also answer with an aproximate chance to still get kids. Nothing else, just what I said.
ChatGPT: 0/30 - 0%
2025-09-05
0% time used
~20% chance of still being fertile
User: [Water splash emoji]
ChatGPT: 1 / 30 - 3%
2025-09-05
0% time used
~20% chance of still being fertile](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:uubcnuulsqdwwckblpn6tvxt/bafkreigp4pu5sbraajeunt6kj5pm5o6icoqlfbvd5ipqypm67f42anrh34@jpeg)
September 6, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Someone is using ChatGPT to count the number of times he’s masturbated.