Mark
@noxanima.bsky.social
Musician, writer/reader, artist, programmer.
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p.s. Storm in a Teacup is still available, if you don't believe me about how interesting and fun physics is: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/stor...
I promise you'll see the world differently afterwards!
I promise you'll see the world differently afterwards!
Storm in a Teacup: The Physics of Everyday Life a book by Helen Czerski.
'A quite delightful book on the joys, and universality, of physics. Czerski's enthusiasm is infectious because she brings our humdrum everyday world to life, showing us that it is just as fascinating ...
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September 2, 2025 at 11:32 AM
I was sorting through some old 3d backups and found the Zoids models I recreated in Cinema4D many many years ago 😯 I need to do more 3d modelling again…
August 7, 2025 at 1:03 PM
I was sorting through some old 3d backups and found the Zoids models I recreated in Cinema4D many many years ago 😯 I need to do more 3d modelling again…
I spent all night re-listening to #Ozzy ‘s music. What a legacy he left us. His music and the genre he helped create shaped so much of who I am. There will never be another like him. Rest in peace Ozzy 🤘🥲
July 23, 2025 at 4:13 AM
I spent all night re-listening to #Ozzy ‘s music. What a legacy he left us. His music and the genre he helped create shaped so much of who I am. There will never be another like him. Rest in peace Ozzy 🤘🥲
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July 3, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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🌳 Dame Judi Dench is calling for the return of ancient woodlands. Will you sign the petition to help restore the Ghost Woods and protect our green spaces for future generations? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/br...
Bring back the ancient woodlands smothered beneath your timber plantations
Ancient woodlands are vanishing – and with them, some of our most loved and endangered wildlife. Forestry England manages over 100,000 acres of land that used to be ancient woodland - that’s bigger th...
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June 20, 2025 at 12:01 PM
🌳 Dame Judi Dench is calling for the return of ancient woodlands. Will you sign the petition to help restore the Ghost Woods and protect our green spaces for future generations? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/br...
I’m enjoying being in the Alien universe at the moment. Can highly recommend Aliens:Vasquez by @vlatinalondon.bsky.social and Alien:Enemy of my enemy by @marysangiovanni.bsky.social Next one I’m reading is Alien:Colony War by David Barnett. #BookRecommendation #ReadingList #Books
May 31, 2025 at 9:57 PM
I’m enjoying being in the Alien universe at the moment. Can highly recommend Aliens:Vasquez by @vlatinalondon.bsky.social and Alien:Enemy of my enemy by @marysangiovanni.bsky.social Next one I’m reading is Alien:Colony War by David Barnett. #BookRecommendation #ReadingList #Books
#BookCoverArt #CoverDesign #ArtCommission #Illustration #BookArt #CreativeProcess #ArtistOnTwitter #IndieAuthors #VisualStorytelling #BookMarketing
Hi! I hand paint colourful, pulpy real human art for horror book covers!
I'm reasonably priced, quick and very approachable. Have worked closely with a ton of indie authors. Wraparound and text etc all included. Original art included too.
COMMISSIONS OPEN:
gemmaamorauthor.com/illustration...
I'm reasonably priced, quick and very approachable. Have worked closely with a ton of indie authors. Wraparound and text etc all included. Original art included too.
COMMISSIONS OPEN:
gemmaamorauthor.com/illustration...
May 14, 2025 at 10:47 AM
The Cacti are flowering well this year.
May 9, 2025 at 11:22 AM
The Cacti are flowering well this year.
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Manifesting that this will be a bestseller, but that needs YOU! Preorder, share, like, recommend, do all the things! I know there's a billion of us on here asking the exact same but help a girl out before the world collapses/Skynet replaces me/I succumb to fungus:
www.waterstones.com/book/itch/ge...
www.waterstones.com/book/itch/ge...
April 8, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Manifesting that this will be a bestseller, but that needs YOU! Preorder, share, like, recommend, do all the things! I know there's a billion of us on here asking the exact same but help a girl out before the world collapses/Skynet replaces me/I succumb to fungus:
www.waterstones.com/book/itch/ge...
www.waterstones.com/book/itch/ge...
Come on... fess up. Who ran off with the first quarter of this year??? And can they bring it back please! I still had things I wanted to do with it! 🙄 #timeflies
April 1, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Come on... fess up. Who ran off with the first quarter of this year??? And can they bring it back please! I still had things I wanted to do with it! 🙄 #timeflies
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It may feel as though we live in dark times, but here in the UK there are LOADS of science festivals celebrating ideas, sparking curiosity & sharing the latest research (for both adults & kids). Someone told me recently they didn’t know where to look, so I made a list. Here goes… [deep breath]:
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March 23, 2025 at 11:37 AM
It may feel as though we live in dark times, but here in the UK there are LOADS of science festivals celebrating ideas, sparking curiosity & sharing the latest research (for both adults & kids). Someone told me recently they didn’t know where to look, so I made a list. Here goes… [deep breath]:
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The Gauntlet Press edition of F Paul Wilson's THE UPWELLING, which includes an Introduction by me, goes to press this week! www.gauntletpress.com/product/the-... Don't miss out!
February 24, 2025 at 8:36 PM
The Gauntlet Press edition of F Paul Wilson's THE UPWELLING, which includes an Introduction by me, goes to press this week! www.gauntletpress.com/product/the-... Don't miss out!
A couple of pieces I’ve created in #procreate following the tutorials of James Julier Art Tutorials on YouTube, worth looking at his channel if you want to learn landscape/procreate.
February 23, 2025 at 11:59 AM
A couple of pieces I’ve created in #procreate following the tutorials of James Julier Art Tutorials on YouTube, worth looking at his channel if you want to learn landscape/procreate.
#Cpp tip: In VisualStudio if you need to be sure of the data size of a variable, in my case reading from a binary file, include and use uint8_t for char, uint32_t for int, and uint64_t for long.
Even though It's a 64bit system, windows size for long is the same as an int...
Even though It's a 64bit system, windows size for long is the same as an int...
February 23, 2025 at 11:45 AM
#Cpp tip: In VisualStudio if you need to be sure of the data size of a variable, in my case reading from a binary file, include and use uint8_t for char, uint32_t for int, and uint64_t for long.
Even though It's a 64bit system, windows size for long is the same as an int...
Even though It's a 64bit system, windows size for long is the same as an int...
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The Children of Jocasta, my 2017 retelling of Oedipus and Antigone, is on a Kindle deal for just 99p! Grab it quickly, e-readers…
Don’t forget you can get the gorgeous real thing from your local bookshop, too, to treasure 📕♥️🏠
www.amazon.co.uk/Children-Joc...
Don’t forget you can get the gorgeous real thing from your local bookshop, too, to treasure 📕♥️🏠
www.amazon.co.uk/Children-Joc...
The Children of Jocasta: A Viscerally Atmospheric Retelling of Greek Myth
The Children of Jocasta: A Viscerally Atmospheric Retelling of Greek Myth eBook : Haynes, Natalie: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
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January 28, 2025 at 11:26 AM
The Children of Jocasta, my 2017 retelling of Oedipus and Antigone, is on a Kindle deal for just 99p! Grab it quickly, e-readers…
Don’t forget you can get the gorgeous real thing from your local bookshop, too, to treasure 📕♥️🏠
www.amazon.co.uk/Children-Joc...
Don’t forget you can get the gorgeous real thing from your local bookshop, too, to treasure 📕♥️🏠
www.amazon.co.uk/Children-Joc...
I’ve had low energy because of a virus. It’s cold and wet outside, so I stayed in and made a case for my Bluetooth keyboard.
January 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
I’ve had low energy because of a virus. It’s cold and wet outside, so I stayed in and made a case for my Bluetooth keyboard.
#procreate Trying to learn to do metal textures by drawing a Pauldron (shoulder armour). Top one is my first try, bottom one is my second try.
December 28, 2024 at 1:31 AM
#procreate Trying to learn to do metal textures by drawing a Pauldron (shoulder armour). Top one is my first try, bottom one is my second try.
Hope everyone has a good Christmas. I’m starting mine with SaltedCaramel #Kraken Rum, chocolate, and watching Scrooge - the best version with Alastair Sim. 🥃
December 24, 2024 at 4:19 PM
Hope everyone has a good Christmas. I’m starting mine with SaltedCaramel #Kraken Rum, chocolate, and watching Scrooge - the best version with Alastair Sim. 🥃
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Destroy this myth. Please share if you have visited and researched in a library this past year! RT And give a shout out to your favorite library you have ever visited.
December 21, 2024 at 12:49 AM
Destroy this myth. Please share if you have visited and researched in a library this past year! RT And give a shout out to your favorite library you have ever visited.
I've been following some of JamesJulier-Artist tutorials on YouTube, using ProCreate. Here are 4 of the results. His channel is really worth looking at if you are learning ProCreate. #Art #ProCreate
December 15, 2024 at 10:11 PM
I've been following some of JamesJulier-Artist tutorials on YouTube, using ProCreate. Here are 4 of the results. His channel is really worth looking at if you are learning ProCreate. #Art #ProCreate