Mark Stay
@markstay.bsky.social
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Mark Stay
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ICYMI on my newsletter, here’s the magnificent cover art for The End of Gods by the amazing Alejandro Colucci — epic stuff!!
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Much as Stevens declared that the only emperor is the emperor of ice-cream, I say the only critic is the critic of monstrously trivial nit-pickery.
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‘Avatar?’ ‘No Thanks, I'm Trying To Give Them Up’
The Pandoran Joe Pasquale Problematic
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November 20, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Much as Stevens declared that the only emperor is the emperor of ice-cream, I say the only critic is the critic of monstrously trivial nit-pickery.
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Sinners is still my favourite film of the year, and even better the second time around. It crackles with passion.
November 19, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Sinners is still my favourite film of the year, and even better the second time around. It crackles with passion.
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Looking for the perfect present for someone who loves a mix of magic and sci fi?
The Haven Chronicles series is available from Amazon or your local bookshop, or in signed bundles with handmade extras from me direct: ko-fi.com/fiphillips/s...
#GiftGuide #ChristmasGifts #FantasyBooks
The Haven Chronicles series is available from Amazon or your local bookshop, or in signed bundles with handmade extras from me direct: ko-fi.com/fiphillips/s...
#GiftGuide #ChristmasGifts #FantasyBooks
November 18, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Looking for the perfect present for someone who loves a mix of magic and sci fi?
The Haven Chronicles series is available from Amazon or your local bookshop, or in signed bundles with handmade extras from me direct: ko-fi.com/fiphillips/s...
#GiftGuide #ChristmasGifts #FantasyBooks
The Haven Chronicles series is available from Amazon or your local bookshop, or in signed bundles with handmade extras from me direct: ko-fi.com/fiphillips/s...
#GiftGuide #ChristmasGifts #FantasyBooks
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🚨 12 hours until they're live! @markstay.bsky.social's Creative Differences is always worth a watch and I'm sure this month's episode with Jeevani Charika will be excellent!
Join me with @jeevanicharika.bsky.social on the Creative Differences Livestream TUESDAY 18th NOVEMBER, 8PM GMT
We'll be discussing romcoms, Canva tips for writers, Lego and more!
Join us on Facebook: fb.me/e/5nQnr7bKZ
Or on Youtube... www.youtube.com/live/a2s_nZc...
We'll be discussing romcoms, Canva tips for writers, Lego and more!
Join us on Facebook: fb.me/e/5nQnr7bKZ
Or on Youtube... www.youtube.com/live/a2s_nZc...
November 18, 2025 at 8:08 AM
🚨 12 hours until they're live! @markstay.bsky.social's Creative Differences is always worth a watch and I'm sure this month's episode with Jeevani Charika will be excellent!
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Black Friday is a crock of shit selling you crap you don't want for prices that aren't bargains HOWEVER if you'd like stuff you DO want for prices that are ACTUAL BARGAINS I'm doin' a HUGE stock clearance until the end of November!
50% off ALL MERCH!
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50% off ALL MERCH!
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November 16, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Black Friday is a crock of shit selling you crap you don't want for prices that aren't bargains HOWEVER if you'd like stuff you DO want for prices that are ACTUAL BARGAINS I'm doin' a HUGE stock clearance until the end of November!
50% off ALL MERCH!
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50% off ALL MERCH!
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Busy first day at the London Film & Comic Con!
November 15, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Busy first day at the London Film & Comic Con!
I just got back from setting up at this weekend’s London Film and Comic Con and reckon it’s time for another round of THINGS PEOPLE SAY TO AUTHORS AT COMIC CONS…
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Another round of “Things people say to authors at comic cons…”
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November 14, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I just got back from setting up at this weekend’s London Film and Comic Con and reckon it’s time for another round of THINGS PEOPLE SAY TO AUTHORS AT COMIC CONS…
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All set up for this weekend’s epic London Film and Comic Con! Apparently, I can’t park here, so I’m going to move the car… 🤷🏼♂️
November 14, 2025 at 3:31 PM
All set up for this weekend’s epic London Film and Comic Con! Apparently, I can’t park here, so I’m going to move the car… 🤷🏼♂️
The trouble with oral history books is there’s a temptation to rush when reading. Do not rush Shine On by Mark Blake, Floyd fans. This is one to savour. So much Floydian goodness between these pages: thoroughly research and tons of new insights. Highly recommended.
November 14, 2025 at 8:41 AM
The trouble with oral history books is there’s a temptation to rush when reading. Do not rush Shine On by Mark Blake, Floyd fans. This is one to savour. So much Floydian goodness between these pages: thoroughly research and tons of new insights. Highly recommended.
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The nuclear codes were 1234.
The Louvre security password was Louvre.
Elite sex-conspirators list their names and crimes in emails and birthday cards to one another.
At least Dan Brown had the church disguise its dark secrets by jumbling the letters up and doing mirror writing and lemon juice.
The Louvre security password was Louvre.
Elite sex-conspirators list their names and crimes in emails and birthday cards to one another.
At least Dan Brown had the church disguise its dark secrets by jumbling the letters up and doing mirror writing and lemon juice.
November 14, 2025 at 7:25 AM
The nuclear codes were 1234.
The Louvre security password was Louvre.
Elite sex-conspirators list their names and crimes in emails and birthday cards to one another.
At least Dan Brown had the church disguise its dark secrets by jumbling the letters up and doing mirror writing and lemon juice.
The Louvre security password was Louvre.
Elite sex-conspirators list their names and crimes in emails and birthday cards to one another.
At least Dan Brown had the church disguise its dark secrets by jumbling the letters up and doing mirror writing and lemon juice.
Do please enjoy the splendid spine and rear (oo-er!) of the very-soon-to-be-published THE END OF GODS with stunning artwork by the amazing Alejandro Colucci…
I’ll be blogging with a full update soon!
I’ll be blogging with a full update soon!
November 12, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Do please enjoy the splendid spine and rear (oo-er!) of the very-soon-to-be-published THE END OF GODS with stunning artwork by the amazing Alejandro Colucci…
I’ll be blogging with a full update soon!
I’ll be blogging with a full update soon!
Have arrived at Uni to give a lecture, only to discover it’s a crime scene for the murder of a… small monkey?
November 12, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Have arrived at Uni to give a lecture, only to discover it’s a crime scene for the murder of a… small monkey?
Kate Atkinson’s Human Croquet got me out of my reading funk. You can always count on Atkinson to deliver a story with vivid characters that linger and mind-bending prose that makes me think, “How the bloody hell did she do that?!”
November 12, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Kate Atkinson’s Human Croquet got me out of my reading funk. You can always count on Atkinson to deliver a story with vivid characters that linger and mind-bending prose that makes me think, “How the bloody hell did she do that?!”
Finally found the time to watch the new David Gilmour Live at the Circus Maximus Blu Ray, with what has to be one of my favourite renditions of The Great Gig in the Sky…
November 11, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Finally found the time to watch the new David Gilmour Live at the Circus Maximus Blu Ray, with what has to be one of my favourite renditions of The Great Gig in the Sky…
Join me with @jeevanicharika.bsky.social on the Creative Differences Livestream TUESDAY 18th NOVEMBER, 8PM GMT
We'll be discussing romcoms, Canva tips for writers, Lego and more!
Join us on Facebook: fb.me/e/5nQnr7bKZ
Or on Youtube... www.youtube.com/live/a2s_nZc...
We'll be discussing romcoms, Canva tips for writers, Lego and more!
Join us on Facebook: fb.me/e/5nQnr7bKZ
Or on Youtube... www.youtube.com/live/a2s_nZc...
November 11, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Join me with @jeevanicharika.bsky.social on the Creative Differences Livestream TUESDAY 18th NOVEMBER, 8PM GMT
We'll be discussing romcoms, Canva tips for writers, Lego and more!
Join us on Facebook: fb.me/e/5nQnr7bKZ
Or on Youtube... www.youtube.com/live/a2s_nZc...
We'll be discussing romcoms, Canva tips for writers, Lego and more!
Join us on Facebook: fb.me/e/5nQnr7bKZ
Or on Youtube... www.youtube.com/live/a2s_nZc...
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A huge thank you to everyone who's supported my new Ko-fi shop so far.
Find my signed book bundles here: ko-fi.com/fiphillips/s...
#ChristmasGifts #FantasyBooks #FantasySeries #Bookshop #ReaderGift
Find my signed book bundles here: ko-fi.com/fiphillips/s...
#ChristmasGifts #FantasyBooks #FantasySeries #Bookshop #ReaderGift
November 11, 2025 at 9:22 AM
A huge thank you to everyone who's supported my new Ko-fi shop so far.
Find my signed book bundles here: ko-fi.com/fiphillips/s...
#ChristmasGifts #FantasyBooks #FantasySeries #Bookshop #ReaderGift
Find my signed book bundles here: ko-fi.com/fiphillips/s...
#ChristmasGifts #FantasyBooks #FantasySeries #Bookshop #ReaderGift
Such a great twist on the last-person-alive trope. Rhea Seehorn is incredible and it’s nice to see X-Files Vince Gilligan at work again. Roll on Friday.
November 10, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Such a great twist on the last-person-alive trope. Rhea Seehorn is incredible and it’s nice to see X-Files Vince Gilligan at work again. Roll on Friday.
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Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
I’ll often pitch my Witches of Woodville series as “Dad’s Army meets Bedknobs and Broomsticks”, so I was delighted to ask Private Pike for his opinion at today’s comic con, but he was silenced by a cry of (all together now)…
November 8, 2025 at 9:06 PM
I’ll often pitch my Witches of Woodville series as “Dad’s Army meets Bedknobs and Broomsticks”, so I was delighted to ask Private Pike for his opinion at today’s comic con, but he was silenced by a cry of (all together now)…
Had a great day at the comic con in Southampton today, though this one was staring at me all day… 😳
November 8, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Had a great day at the comic con in Southampton today, though this one was staring at me all day… 😳
Ready for anything at today’s comic con in Southampton. I’ve set up in what I’ve been assured is in no way a hive of scum and villainy…
November 8, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Ready for anything at today’s comic con in Southampton. I’ve set up in what I’ve been assured is in no way a hive of scum and villainy…
Such a great farewell for Mum today. Standing room only! Yes, there were tears but so many laughs and happy memories. A huge thanks to everyone who came. She would have loved seeing you all.
November 6, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Such a great farewell for Mum today. Standing room only! Yes, there were tears but so many laughs and happy memories. A huge thanks to everyone who came. She would have loved seeing you all.
I had a great time chatting to Chris Deacy at Cabin FM about my favourite horror movies, including one with a Herne Bay connection! My bit is about 18:18 minutes in...
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Cabin at the Movies Saturday 1 November 2025
Local novelist and screenwriter Mark Stay joins me for this latest edition of Cabin at the Movies to choose his favourite horror movies. They include The Medusa Touch, which was filmed in Herne Bay…
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November 4, 2025 at 10:36 AM
I had a great time chatting to Chris Deacy at Cabin FM about my favourite horror movies, including one with a Herne Bay connection! My bit is about 18:18 minutes in...
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Join me LIVE TONIGHT with @pernillehughes.bsky.social, author of A COPENHAGEN SNOWMANCE, which is here to herald in Christmas. Yes, I said the C-word! What of it??
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November 3, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Join me LIVE TONIGHT with @pernillehughes.bsky.social, author of A COPENHAGEN SNOWMANCE, which is here to herald in Christmas. Yes, I said the C-word! What of it??
Facebook: fb.me/e/3zhYHqYHw
Youtube: www.youtube.com/live/P6W74xA...
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Youtube: www.youtube.com/live/P6W74xA...