Juliet Kemp
@julietk.bsky.social
Queer non-binary SFF writer in London. https://julietkemp.com
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DJs yelling at you to do stuff is much less annoying when they give you a reason:
“Make some noise!” - Play some music you wanker
“Make some noise for the site crew!” - hell yeah, great work folks
“Put your hands in the air!” - why?
“Put your hands up for Detroit” - yes sir absolutely sir
“Make some noise!” - Play some music you wanker
“Make some noise for the site crew!” - hell yeah, great work folks
“Put your hands in the air!” - why?
“Put your hands up for Detroit” - yes sir absolutely sir
November 17, 2025 at 2:18 AM
DJs yelling at you to do stuff is much less annoying when they give you a reason:
“Make some noise!” - Play some music you wanker
“Make some noise for the site crew!” - hell yeah, great work folks
“Put your hands in the air!” - why?
“Put your hands up for Detroit” - yes sir absolutely sir
“Make some noise!” - Play some music you wanker
“Make some noise for the site crew!” - hell yeah, great work folks
“Put your hands in the air!” - why?
“Put your hands up for Detroit” - yes sir absolutely sir
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DJ questions to the audience are like barristers: only ask questions when you're sure you know what the answer will be, or it goes bad.
"Are you ready?!" - Nah mate just popping to the bar first
"Do you want some MORE?" - Not of this stuff, no, we preferred the earlier part of the set
"Are you ready?!" - Nah mate just popping to the bar first
"Do you want some MORE?" - Not of this stuff, no, we preferred the earlier part of the set
November 17, 2025 at 10:19 AM
DJ questions to the audience are like barristers: only ask questions when you're sure you know what the answer will be, or it goes bad.
"Are you ready?!" - Nah mate just popping to the bar first
"Do you want some MORE?" - Not of this stuff, no, we preferred the earlier part of the set
"Are you ready?!" - Nah mate just popping to the bar first
"Do you want some MORE?" - Not of this stuff, no, we preferred the earlier part of the set
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Hello I am in the very silly place again. They are apparently removing someone’s brain onstage beneath the flying saucer and replacing it with an ALIEN BRAIN which has an amen break instead of brainwaves.
November 14, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Hello I am in the very silly place again. They are apparently removing someone’s brain onstage beneath the flying saucer and replacing it with an ALIEN BRAIN which has an amen break instead of brainwaves.
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"I will read anything Chaz Brenchley writes. His prose is melted butter with tarragon, and his characters and worldbuilding equally delicious. Open this book to any page, and you will find something to delight you." - Ellen Kushner on Of the Emperor's Kindness
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November 12, 2025 at 1:51 PM
"I will read anything Chaz Brenchley writes. His prose is melted butter with tarragon, and his characters and worldbuilding equally delicious. Open this book to any page, and you will find something to delight you." - Ellen Kushner on Of the Emperor's Kindness
wizardstowerpress.co...
wizardstowerpress.co...
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Just published, the new Green Man book: wizardstowerpress.co...
November 8, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Just published, the new Green Man book: wizardstowerpress.co...
Hello I am at @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social! having a lovely time catching up with people & meeting new people & seeing some really good panels.
Also @elsewhen.press & @wtpress.bsky.social are both in the dealers room with lots of excellent books, some of which are by me.
Also @elsewhen.press & @wtpress.bsky.social are both in the dealers room with lots of excellent books, some of which are by me.
November 1, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Hello I am at @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social! having a lovely time catching up with people & meeting new people & seeing some really good panels.
Also @elsewhen.press & @wtpress.bsky.social are both in the dealers room with lots of excellent books, some of which are by me.
Also @elsewhen.press & @wtpress.bsky.social are both in the dealers room with lots of excellent books, some of which are by me.
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Never mind age verification: mandatory monochrome CSS and GOVERNMENT HEALTH WARNING: SOCIAL MEDIA ROTS YOUR BRAIN on front page of sites, along with randomly chosen horrifying @thelouvreof.bsky.social screencap
Idly wondering what a public health campaign on this would look like, and why stuff we tried for, eg, drink driving, isn't being used.
I bang on about this a lot: I think the combination of a global pandemic, underregulated internet/SM, collapse/corruption of trustworthy media, plus now unregulated genAI, is a wildly toxic environment for radicalisation & mental health. We see the results of that in our politics & lives every day
October 13, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Never mind age verification: mandatory monochrome CSS and GOVERNMENT HEALTH WARNING: SOCIAL MEDIA ROTS YOUR BRAIN on front page of sites, along with randomly chosen horrifying @thelouvreof.bsky.social screencap
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No surfing today because red flag, but we do get some entertainingly dramatic sea instead
September 15, 2025 at 4:16 PM
No surfing today because red flag, but we do get some entertainingly dramatic sea instead
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Thank you to everyone who made the Bi+ Community Fair today such a roaring success!
@sabacelebritypa.bsky.social
@evaecho.bsky.social
@cdelull.bsky.social
@hannahflynn-poetry.bsky.social
@queerdiary.bsky.social
@julietk.bsky.social
@sabacelebritypa.bsky.social
@evaecho.bsky.social
@cdelull.bsky.social
@hannahflynn-poetry.bsky.social
@queerdiary.bsky.social
@julietk.bsky.social
August 31, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Thank you to everyone who made the Bi+ Community Fair today such a roaring success!
@sabacelebritypa.bsky.social
@evaecho.bsky.social
@cdelull.bsky.social
@hannahflynn-poetry.bsky.social
@queerdiary.bsky.social
@julietk.bsky.social
@sabacelebritypa.bsky.social
@evaecho.bsky.social
@cdelull.bsky.social
@hannahflynn-poetry.bsky.social
@queerdiary.bsky.social
@julietk.bsky.social
Today’s delightful thing: the little seated dance that L & I (with occasional assistance from his toy seal) do together to the Sewing Bee credits music.
September 3, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Today’s delightful thing: the little seated dance that L & I (with occasional assistance from his toy seal) do together to the Sewing Bee credits music.
L & I stopped on our way back from the Proms tonight (Arvo Part, Dvořák violin, Sibelius 2, v good) to take a look at the terrifying Viking longship sailing up towards Lundewic…
The viking longship Saga Farmann is due to sail into London today - there are some wildly conflicting reports of when it’s due in, but Tower Bridge has a lift for it booked for 10pm so I’ll assume that’s correct.
You can track the ship here:
www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/detai...
You can track the ship here:
www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/detai...
Ship SAGA FARMANN (Inland, Unknown) Registered in Norway - Vessel details, Current position and Voyage information - IMO 0, MMSI 257081140, Call sign LFRV
Vessel SAGA FARMANN is a Inland, Unknown, Registered in Norway. Discover the vessel's particulars, including capacity, machinery, photos and ownership. Get the details of the current Voyage of SAGA FA...
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August 26, 2025 at 9:44 PM
L & I stopped on our way back from the Proms tonight (Arvo Part, Dvořák violin, Sibelius 2, v good) to take a look at the terrifying Viking longship sailing up towards Lundewic…
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Would you like a nice relaxing audiobook about meeting the family? (and investigating murders!)
In the tradition of the Vera Wong books, except with a murder/diplomacy m/m couple trying to solve things without adding *more* dead bodies to the tally.
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In the tradition of the Vera Wong books, except with a murder/diplomacy m/m couple trying to solve things without adding *more* dead bodies to the tally.
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50% OFF Of Dragons, Feasts and Murders: A Dragons and Blades Story
From the author of the critically acclaimed Dominion of the Fallen trilogy comes a tale of dragons, and Fallen angels—and also kissing, sarcasm, and stabbing.
Lunar New Year should be a t...
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August 7, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Would you like a nice relaxing audiobook about meeting the family? (and investigating murders!)
In the tradition of the Vera Wong books, except with a murder/diplomacy m/m couple trying to solve things without adding *more* dead bodies to the tally.
www.audiobooks.com/promotions/p...
In the tradition of the Vera Wong books, except with a murder/diplomacy m/m couple trying to solve things without adding *more* dead bodies to the tally.
www.audiobooks.com/promotions/p...
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With Tom Lehrer's passing, I suppose this is a moment to share the story of the prank he played on the National Security Agency, and how it went undiscovered for nearly 60 years.
July 27, 2025 at 9:01 PM
With Tom Lehrer's passing, I suppose this is a moment to share the story of the prank he played on the National Security Agency, and how it went undiscovered for nearly 60 years.
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I am an unapologetic broken record on this: if you actually give a toss about What's Going On With The Children, then maybe do something about the 64% real-terms cut to youth services over 10 years.
So if kids can't look at screens then are you going to invest in public spaces where they can exist away from their parents?
I'm assuming no.
I'm assuming no.
July 23, 2025 at 1:37 PM
I am an unapologetic broken record on this: if you actually give a toss about What's Going On With The Children, then maybe do something about the 64% real-terms cut to youth services over 10 years.
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I just finished "Song, Stone, Scale, Bone" by @julietk.bsky.social. www.wizardstowerbooks.com/shop/wiz-duo...
I loved it. Got that real adventuresome mood, with a carefully built world that clicks everything into place quite naturally, ready for it to matter later.
I loved it. Got that real adventuresome mood, with a carefully built world that clicks everything into place quite naturally, ready for it to matter later.
Wiz Duos – Book 2
Two novellas in one volume. Song, Stone, Scale, Bone by Juliet Kemp When Sir Cade, Knight of Siremos, is asked to escort a noble lady into the catacombs, she thinks she’s getting a foolish thrill-s…
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July 8, 2025 at 12:22 PM
I just finished "Song, Stone, Scale, Bone" by @julietk.bsky.social. www.wizardstowerbooks.com/shop/wiz-duo...
I loved it. Got that real adventuresome mood, with a carefully built world that clicks everything into place quite naturally, ready for it to matter later.
I loved it. Got that real adventuresome mood, with a carefully built world that clicks everything into place quite naturally, ready for it to matter later.
Met a lovely Harris hawk and falconer scaring pigeons in Sloane Square today!
July 10, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Met a lovely Harris hawk and falconer scaring pigeons in Sloane Square today!
Saw Tim Minchin last night in Hammersmith and it was a bloody fantastic gig. I especially enjoyed the first song, "Turn Off Your Motherfucking Phones" :D
July 7, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Saw Tim Minchin last night in Hammersmith and it was a bloody fantastic gig. I especially enjoyed the first song, "Turn Off Your Motherfucking Phones" :D
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It's Fantasy Friday @fantasymagazine.bsky.social pubbed by @psychopomp.com and it features my story, Corporate Policy!
"Just a quick note to ask if it’s an issue that an employee has called out of her shift because she says she’s possessed."
Read it free: psychopomp.com/fantasy/issu....
"Just a quick note to ask if it’s an issue that an employee has called out of her shift because she says she’s possessed."
Read it free: psychopomp.com/fantasy/issu....
July 4, 2025 at 7:11 PM
It's Fantasy Friday @fantasymagazine.bsky.social pubbed by @psychopomp.com and it features my story, Corporate Policy!
"Just a quick note to ask if it’s an issue that an employee has called out of her shift because she says she’s possessed."
Read it free: psychopomp.com/fantasy/issu....
"Just a quick note to ask if it’s an issue that an employee has called out of her shift because she says she’s possessed."
Read it free: psychopomp.com/fantasy/issu....
Want a bit of light reading while you’re busy melting today? Here are some things I like about my most recent novella Song, Stone, Scale, Bone & which you might like too.
books2read.com/Song-Stone-Scale-Bone
books2read.com/Song-Stone-Scale-Bone
Available now at your favorite digital store!
Wiz Duos - Book 2 by Juliet Kemp, E M Faulds
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July 1, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Want a bit of light reading while you’re busy melting today? Here are some things I like about my most recent novella Song, Stone, Scale, Bone & which you might like too.
books2read.com/Song-Stone-Scale-Bone
books2read.com/Song-Stone-Scale-Bone
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In case you are one of the apparently many people who don't read their publishing contracts, a) don't be a bloody fool and b) IANAL but here is a blog post with a few things for you to look out for as a starting point.
kjcharleswriter.com/2017/03/24/t...
kjcharleswriter.com/2017/03/24/t...
The Author’s Biggest Mistake – KJ Charles
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June 30, 2025 at 9:14 AM
In case you are one of the apparently many people who don't read their publishing contracts, a) don't be a bloody fool and b) IANAL but here is a blog post with a few things for you to look out for as a starting point.
kjcharleswriter.com/2017/03/24/t...
kjcharleswriter.com/2017/03/24/t...
I really hate the bit of writing where I spend a lot of time staring into the middle distance and wondering what has gone wrong with the brain-part that smashes ideas together.
(Today, of course, possibly it has melted.)
(Today, of course, possibly it has melted.)
June 30, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I really hate the bit of writing where I spend a lot of time staring into the middle distance and wondering what has gone wrong with the brain-part that smashes ideas together.
(Today, of course, possibly it has melted.)
(Today, of course, possibly it has melted.)
I have COMPLETED A NOVEL DRAFT. Possibly it is the third draft? Somewhere around there anyway.
June 27, 2025 at 3:01 PM
I have COMPLETED A NOVEL DRAFT. Possibly it is the third draft? Somewhere around there anyway.
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big up the bangface hard crew!!
June 24, 2025 at 9:52 PM
big up the bangface hard crew!!
Editing the bit in the current project where I basically worked through the same thought process at least three (maybe four) times in two separate chapters.
June 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Editing the bit in the current project where I basically worked through the same thought process at least three (maybe four) times in two separate chapters.