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Writer. Crispin Hershey's love child. Published in the Lightship International Prize Winners Anthology, in literary journals and online. Agent: Sophie Lambert @ C&W.
R.I.P Mario Vargas Llosa. #writer
Mario Vargas Llosa, giant of Latin American literature, dies aged 89
Nobel laureate, a star of the international boom in Latin American literature, also once ran for president in Peru
www.theguardian.com
April 14, 2025 at 7:13 AM
R.I.P Mario Vargas Llosa. #writer
Damn right! Copyright theft is theft and it should be treated as such! #writer
Authors call for UK government to hold Meta accountable for copyright infringement
‘I am a crime writer, I understand theft,’ said Val McDermid – joining Richard Osman, Kazuo Ishiguro and Kate Mosse in their appeal to Lisa Nandy to act on their behalf
www.theguardian.com
April 1, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Damn right! Copyright theft is theft and it should be treated as such! #writer
"It is also a high risk strategy for Amazon, which will disenfranchise a number of Bloomsbury’s bestselling and high profile writers including Sarah J Maas, Gillian Anderson, and JK Rowling." #writing #publishing
Amazon UK to stop selling Bloomsbury's books
Amazon UK has said that it will cease selling Bloomsbury’s print and e-books from midnight on 23rd January.
www.thebookseller.com
January 24, 2025 at 2:54 PM
"It is also a high risk strategy for Amazon, which will disenfranchise a number of Bloomsbury’s bestselling and high profile writers including Sarah J Maas, Gillian Anderson, and JK Rowling." #writing #publishing
Refuse, resist! ;-)
January 4, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Refuse, resist! ;-)
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Great essay to be found here.
A lot of new buddies here... So here's a little background for you. Every other Thursday, I do a post on Substack (free to read), it's called The Roll Top Desk. This week, I talk about Style, or Voice, if you prefer... go have a peek - meproctor.substack.com/p/elements-o...
Elements of Style
... why we come back for more
meproctor.substack.com
November 21, 2024 at 11:35 PM
Great essay to be found here.
Sad news. Shuntaro Tanikawa, giant of Japanese poetry, dies aged 92. R.I.P.
Shuntaro Tanikawa, giant of Japanese poetry, dies aged 92
The poet also wrote the lyrics for the Astro Boy theme song and translated Peanuts into Japanese
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2024 at 11:24 AM
Sad news. Shuntaro Tanikawa, giant of Japanese poetry, dies aged 92. R.I.P.
Just crossed 50k words on my WIP! Can I get a hell yeah? #amwriting #novel
November 18, 2024 at 8:07 PM
Just crossed 50k words on my WIP! Can I get a hell yeah? #amwriting #novel
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Just any fyi, if you want to help a mutual get their news, message, or just a cute thing out into the bluesky, reshare them. Hearting them doesn't do this because there is no algorithm here. Get into the habit of reposting to boost others.
November 15, 2024 at 11:59 PM
Just any fyi, if you want to help a mutual get their news, message, or just a cute thing out into the bluesky, reshare them. Hearting them doesn't do this because there is no algorithm here. Get into the habit of reposting to boost others.