Louisa Scott
@louisascott.bsky.social
Writer, reader, mum, business founder.
SE Londoner who grew up in Portugal and Gibraltar. I like books, running, theatre, jigsaws, cooking & eating.
Published in Litro. Currently reworking a novel after an R&R.
SE Londoner who grew up in Portugal and Gibraltar. I like books, running, theatre, jigsaws, cooking & eating.
Published in Litro. Currently reworking a novel after an R&R.
This might be where I give up hope.
I went to a talk at the @societyofauthors.bsky.social last week and AI was a hot topic but we all felt people would ultimately still want human created art. Apparently that was an assumption too far 😫 #AI #art #humanwritten
www.nme.com/news/music/a...
I went to a talk at the @societyofauthors.bsky.social last week and AI was a hot topic but we all felt people would ultimately still want human created art. Apparently that was an assumption too far 😫 #AI #art #humanwritten
www.nme.com/news/music/a...
AI-generated country track 'Walk My Walk' tops US Billboard chart
AI-generated country track 'Walk My Walk' tops US Billboard chart, after garnering over three million streams on Spotify
www.nme.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:44 AM
This might be where I give up hope.
I went to a talk at the @societyofauthors.bsky.social last week and AI was a hot topic but we all felt people would ultimately still want human created art. Apparently that was an assumption too far 😫 #AI #art #humanwritten
www.nme.com/news/music/a...
I went to a talk at the @societyofauthors.bsky.social last week and AI was a hot topic but we all felt people would ultimately still want human created art. Apparently that was an assumption too far 😫 #AI #art #humanwritten
www.nme.com/news/music/a...
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The end logic of this if you’re in the UK btw is DEFEND THE BBC.
Complain about it, protest bad coverage of course, but we won’t get another institution that makes safe, publicly funded, reliable, human-created, vetted content for kids if we let the BBC get destroyed.
Complain about it, protest bad coverage of course, but we won’t get another institution that makes safe, publicly funded, reliable, human-created, vetted content for kids if we let the BBC get destroyed.
We've reluctantly removed access to YouTube kids. It's now no longer just the odd thing
October 23, 2025 at 7:08 AM
The end logic of this if you’re in the UK btw is DEFEND THE BBC.
Complain about it, protest bad coverage of course, but we won’t get another institution that makes safe, publicly funded, reliable, human-created, vetted content for kids if we let the BBC get destroyed.
Complain about it, protest bad coverage of course, but we won’t get another institution that makes safe, publicly funded, reliable, human-created, vetted content for kids if we let the BBC get destroyed.
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October 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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I wrote an opinion column for the Observer! I never do opinion columns but I was just really annoyed by cultural vandalism and Kemi Badenoch.
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
In praise of “rip-off” degrees | The Observer
Kemi Badenoch’s attack on the arts and humanities isn’t just culturally short-sighted, it’s economically illiterate
observer.co.uk
October 10, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I wrote an opinion column for the Observer! I never do opinion columns but I was just really annoyed by cultural vandalism and Kemi Badenoch.
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
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The very definition of ‘unviable’
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
buff.ly
October 9, 2025 at 1:08 PM
The very definition of ‘unviable’
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COME ON
A good friend has submitted this brilliant model of the library from Buffy to Lego Ideas. I’d be very grateful for your help in getting her to 5k supporters: beta.ideas.lego.com/product-idea...
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Library | LEGO® Ideas
"Sunnydale High isn't really like other high schools. A lot of weird stuff happens here." Buffy the Vampire Slayer first exploded onto our TV screens in the lat…
beta.ideas.lego.com
October 7, 2025 at 9:06 PM
COME ON
news.uk.cityam.com/story/236769...
FFS. This is how human history ends, with arrogant, overpaid, supposedly smart people relying on machines rather than figuring things out or looking things up for themselves.
FFS. This is how human history ends, with arrogant, overpaid, supposedly smart people relying on machines rather than figuring things out or looking things up for themselves.
Deloitte refunds Australian government after AI ‘made up citations’ in report
Big Four firm Deloitte is set to issue a partial refund to the Australian federal government after a report it issued contained several errors caused by the use of AI. Deloitte was commissioned by the...
news.uk.cityam.com
October 7, 2025 at 1:46 PM
news.uk.cityam.com/story/236769...
FFS. This is how human history ends, with arrogant, overpaid, supposedly smart people relying on machines rather than figuring things out or looking things up for themselves.
FFS. This is how human history ends, with arrogant, overpaid, supposedly smart people relying on machines rather than figuring things out or looking things up for themselves.
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📣We're delighted with the Court’s decision yesterday.
It's a win for authors and rightsholders, and a step in the right direction towards compensation for the unlawful use of copyright-protected works. Big Tech is not above the law and creators’ rights cannot be ignored. ✊
tinyurl.com/4db9u2fn
It's a win for authors and rightsholders, and a step in the right direction towards compensation for the unlawful use of copyright-protected works. Big Tech is not above the law and creators’ rights cannot be ignored. ✊
tinyurl.com/4db9u2fn
US judge preliminarily approves $1.5 billion Anthropic copyright settlement
A federal judge in California on Thursday preliminarily approved a landmark $1.5 billion settlement of a copyright class action brought by a group of authors against artificial intelligence company Anthropic, according to the authors' representatives.
www.reuters.com
September 26, 2025 at 8:30 AM
📣We're delighted with the Court’s decision yesterday.
It's a win for authors and rightsholders, and a step in the right direction towards compensation for the unlawful use of copyright-protected works. Big Tech is not above the law and creators’ rights cannot be ignored. ✊
tinyurl.com/4db9u2fn
It's a win for authors and rightsholders, and a step in the right direction towards compensation for the unlawful use of copyright-protected works. Big Tech is not above the law and creators’ rights cannot be ignored. ✊
tinyurl.com/4db9u2fn
I am thrilled to have a short story in Litro magazine this weekend.
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ASYLUM | Litro Magazine
A young undocumented woman trapped in modern slavery cleans hospital corridors at night. When a “doctor with the brown eyes” notices her, Ana must choose whether to trust a stranger’s offer of help or...
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September 7, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I am thrilled to have a short story in Litro magazine this weekend.
www.litromagazine.com/litro-magazi...
www.litromagazine.com/litro-magazi...
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Angela Rayner has clearly been careless.
But also:
Angela Rayner is clearly held to higher standards than any other politician because she's a working class woman.
But also:
Angela Rayner is clearly held to higher standards than any other politician because she's a working class woman.
September 5, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Angela Rayner has clearly been careless.
But also:
Angela Rayner is clearly held to higher standards than any other politician because she's a working class woman.
But also:
Angela Rayner is clearly held to higher standards than any other politician because she's a working class woman.
Dramatic sky over the Thames this morning.
August 20, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Dramatic sky over the Thames this morning.
Possibly the greatest invention of all time 🥖 😍
July 28, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Possibly the greatest invention of all time 🥖 😍
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Does anyone else find it crazy that you can walk into a bookshop and be charged £9.99 for a paperback novel that took the author a year to complete, but £17.99 for a completely blank notebook?
July 21, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Does anyone else find it crazy that you can walk into a bookshop and be charged £9.99 for a paperback novel that took the author a year to complete, but £17.99 for a completely blank notebook?
Woolwich wandering on a beautiful day.
July 12, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Woolwich wandering on a beautiful day.
My bad photos of my friend Katherine's stunning print which is now framed and hanging in my garden office.
I haven't yet been able to entice her over to BlueSky but you can find her on Instagram or here: katherineanteney.co.uk
I haven't yet been able to entice her over to BlueSky but you can find her on Instagram or here: katherineanteney.co.uk
June 27, 2025 at 2:27 PM
My bad photos of my friend Katherine's stunning print which is now framed and hanging in my garden office.
I haven't yet been able to entice her over to BlueSky but you can find her on Instagram or here: katherineanteney.co.uk
I haven't yet been able to entice her over to BlueSky but you can find her on Instagram or here: katherineanteney.co.uk
Our word of the day calendar knows 🤔
June 13, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Our word of the day calendar knows 🤔
Usually, my 8-year-old’s questions are along the lines of: would you rather live in our house or our house shaped like a cat?
This morning, though, he asked me whether I would choose reading or writing if I could only have one…and now I can’t think about anything else.
This morning, though, he asked me whether I would choose reading or writing if I could only have one…and now I can’t think about anything else.
June 8, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Usually, my 8-year-old’s questions are along the lines of: would you rather live in our house or our house shaped like a cat?
This morning, though, he asked me whether I would choose reading or writing if I could only have one…and now I can’t think about anything else.
This morning, though, he asked me whether I would choose reading or writing if I could only have one…and now I can’t think about anything else.
The postman delivered this glorious item this morning and the 14-year-old and I are arguing over who gets first read.
@hollyrace.bsky.social
#booksky
#sixwildcrowns
@hollyrace.bsky.social
#booksky
#sixwildcrowns
June 7, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The postman delivered this glorious item this morning and the 14-year-old and I are arguing over who gets first read.
@hollyrace.bsky.social
#booksky
#sixwildcrowns
@hollyrace.bsky.social
#booksky
#sixwildcrowns
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The enemy of my enemy is still my enemy but I still like seeing them fight
June 5, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The enemy of my enemy is still my enemy but I still like seeing them fight
May 2025 reading roundup (a few days late).
I spent the early part of the month sitting or lying down as I was recovering from major surgery. Does it show?
It was a stellar reading month, either way.
#booksky #books #reading #myreading
I spent the early part of the month sitting or lying down as I was recovering from major surgery. Does it show?
It was a stellar reading month, either way.
#booksky #books #reading #myreading
June 4, 2025 at 12:05 PM
May 2025 reading roundup (a few days late).
I spent the early part of the month sitting or lying down as I was recovering from major surgery. Does it show?
It was a stellar reading month, either way.
#booksky #books #reading #myreading
I spent the early part of the month sitting or lying down as I was recovering from major surgery. Does it show?
It was a stellar reading month, either way.
#booksky #books #reading #myreading
My last event of the week was pure magic - @harkaway.bsky.social & @philippesands.bsky.social discussing Karla’s Choice (and beyond). One for Hay Anytime, if you weren’t there.
Now we’re heading home with our bags of books and overtired kids. See you next year @hayfestival.bsky.social
Now we’re heading home with our bags of books and overtired kids. See you next year @hayfestival.bsky.social
May 31, 2025 at 12:45 PM
My last event of the week was pure magic - @harkaway.bsky.social & @philippesands.bsky.social discussing Karla’s Choice (and beyond). One for Hay Anytime, if you weren’t there.
Now we’re heading home with our bags of books and overtired kids. See you next year @hayfestival.bsky.social
Now we’re heading home with our bags of books and overtired kids. See you next year @hayfestival.bsky.social
Day 7 at @hayfestival.bsky.social and, as well as lots of 8-year-old-friendly events, we went to see Natasha Brown and Jonathan Coe talking to Stephanie Merritt about their new novels. One of those Hay events that fill you up with ideas and questions - magic stuff!
#BookSky #LiteraryFestival
#BookSky #LiteraryFestival
May 30, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Day 7 at @hayfestival.bsky.social and, as well as lots of 8-year-old-friendly events, we went to see Natasha Brown and Jonathan Coe talking to Stephanie Merritt about their new novels. One of those Hay events that fill you up with ideas and questions - magic stuff!
#BookSky #LiteraryFestival
#BookSky #LiteraryFestival
I’ve been coming here for 20 years and only just noticed this fabulous sign. Luckily I’ve never tried to drive an ox across Hay Bridge.
#literaryfestival #booktown #booksky
#literaryfestival #booktown #booksky
May 28, 2025 at 4:36 PM
I’ve been coming here for 20 years and only just noticed this fabulous sign. Luckily I’ve never tried to drive an ox across Hay Bridge.
#literaryfestival #booktown #booksky
#literaryfestival #booktown #booksky
Halfway through the week and we already don’t want to go home.
We’ve had Natalie Haynes angering Zeus, Tom Holland taking filth, Naomi Alderman being brilliant about thinking…and endless trips to Bartram’s. Lots more to come.
#hay25 #thehayfestival
We’ve had Natalie Haynes angering Zeus, Tom Holland taking filth, Naomi Alderman being brilliant about thinking…and endless trips to Bartram’s. Lots more to come.
#hay25 #thehayfestival
May 27, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Halfway through the week and we already don’t want to go home.
We’ve had Natalie Haynes angering Zeus, Tom Holland taking filth, Naomi Alderman being brilliant about thinking…and endless trips to Bartram’s. Lots more to come.
#hay25 #thehayfestival
We’ve had Natalie Haynes angering Zeus, Tom Holland taking filth, Naomi Alderman being brilliant about thinking…and endless trips to Bartram’s. Lots more to come.
#hay25 #thehayfestival