Simon K Jones
@simonkjones.bsky.social
Writer of serial fiction. Read it over on the Write More newsletter: https://simonkjones.substack.com/
Pinned
I always wanted to be an author. I grew up wanting to write stories, like the science fiction novels I adored. This is what I told everyone.
Then I reached my mid-30s and abruptly noticed that I'd forgotten to become a novelist.
I'd done some other stuff, but had forgotten that main dream.
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Then I reached my mid-30s and abruptly noticed that I'd forgotten to become a novelist.
I'd done some other stuff, but had forgotten that main dream.
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In 2025 it seems to be OK to mount an insurrection, but it's not OK to accuse someone of mounting an insurrection.
In 2025 it also seems to be OK to behave in a racist way, but it's not OK to accuse someone of behaving in a racist way.
This seems the wrong way around to me.
In 2025 it also seems to be OK to behave in a racist way, but it's not OK to accuse someone of behaving in a racist way.
This seems the wrong way around to me.
November 10, 2025 at 4:48 PM
In 2025 it seems to be OK to mount an insurrection, but it's not OK to accuse someone of mounting an insurrection.
In 2025 it also seems to be OK to behave in a racist way, but it's not OK to accuse someone of behaving in a racist way.
This seems the wrong way around to me.
In 2025 it also seems to be OK to behave in a racist way, but it's not OK to accuse someone of behaving in a racist way.
This seems the wrong way around to me.
Joe Marler to play Jackie in Cyberpunk 2077 movie.
I mean, he's already played Zoltan Chivay in Witcher 3, so has history with CD Projekt Red.
I mean, he's already played Zoltan Chivay in Witcher 3, so has history with CD Projekt Red.
November 6, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Joe Marler to play Jackie in Cyberpunk 2077 movie.
I mean, he's already played Zoltan Chivay in Witcher 3, so has history with CD Projekt Red.
I mean, he's already played Zoltan Chivay in Witcher 3, so has history with CD Projekt Red.
Dispatch feels like something altogether new: a game and a TV show rolled into one, but not really either of those things, either.
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Dispatch: Episodes 1 & 2
Probably the best superhero TV show of 2025
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October 28, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Dispatch feels like something altogether new: a game and a TV show rolled into one, but not really either of those things, either.
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World building doodle
October 24, 2025 at 10:45 AM
World building doodle
Reposted by Simon K Jones
It's yelling into the void but something tell me it just needs to kept being said: if you are still posting, RTing, or lurking on X, you are helping keep users there and you are helping this guy pull in advertising revenue.
You are a volunteer worker for a slobbering, drug-addled white supremacist
You are a volunteer worker for a slobbering, drug-addled white supremacist
Elon Musk calls for dissolution of parliament at far-right rally in London
US-based tech boss was addressing the ‘unite the kingdom’ protest organised by Tommy Robinson via video link
www.theguardian.com
September 14, 2025 at 10:13 AM
It's yelling into the void but something tell me it just needs to kept being said: if you are still posting, RTing, or lurking on X, you are helping keep users there and you are helping this guy pull in advertising revenue.
You are a volunteer worker for a slobbering, drug-addled white supremacist
You are a volunteer worker for a slobbering, drug-addled white supremacist
People screenshotting X and then responding to the screenshot on Bluesky is one of the reasons I don't really enjoy Bluesky.
September 12, 2025 at 5:50 PM
People screenshotting X and then responding to the screenshot on Bluesky is one of the reasons I don't really enjoy Bluesky.
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We’re hiring a Policy Advisor (Local and Regional) to join Creative PEC’s Policy Unit!
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We're hiring a Policy Advisor - Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre
We are hiring a part time regional and local Policy Advisor to support Creative PEC impact activity.
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September 8, 2025 at 11:03 AM
We’re hiring a Policy Advisor (Local and Regional) to join Creative PEC’s Policy Unit!
pec.ac.uk/job_entries/...
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Some sketches for Monday morning.
September 8, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Some sketches for Monday morning.
I've been writing a weekly serial for the past four years and it's reaching its conclusion in the next couple of months. Seemed like a good moment to re-introduce it!
Check it out if you're into crime fiction, science fiction and fantasy mash-ups.
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Check it out if you're into crime fiction, science fiction and fantasy mash-ups.
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What is Tales from the Triverse all about?
Let me tell you a story
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September 8, 2025 at 7:55 AM
I've been writing a weekly serial for the past four years and it's reaching its conclusion in the next couple of months. Seemed like a good moment to re-introduce it!
Check it out if you're into crime fiction, science fiction and fantasy mash-ups.
open.substack.com/pub/simonkjo...
Check it out if you're into crime fiction, science fiction and fantasy mash-ups.
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In which I moan about relying on summaries rather than going to the text itself.
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Author + reader = story
Don't skip the conversation
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September 1, 2025 at 7:28 AM
In which I moan about relying on summaries rather than going to the text itself.
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Today I found a keyhole in a wall.
Not in a door.
In a brick wall. Not obviously connected to anything.
This is, of course, very exciting.
Not in a door.
In a brick wall. Not obviously connected to anything.
This is, of course, very exciting.
August 26, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Today I found a keyhole in a wall.
Not in a door.
In a brick wall. Not obviously connected to anything.
This is, of course, very exciting.
Not in a door.
In a brick wall. Not obviously connected to anything.
This is, of course, very exciting.
Come work with me! I mean, if you want to.
We are looking for an experienced Comms & Events Officer to join us on a full-time two-year fixed contract. The role is based at RSA House London (some hybrid) and a starting salary of £30,942 (inc London weighting). The closing date is 7th Sept.
Find out more and apply: pec.ac.uk/job_entries/...
Find out more and apply: pec.ac.uk/job_entries/...
We're hiring a Comms and Events Officer - Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre
Join our Comms team! You'll be producing research reports and supporting the delivery of online and in-person events.
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August 21, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Come work with me! I mean, if you want to.
I went to TFNation for the first time and it sent my brain down several rabbit holes. open.substack.com/pub/simonkjo...
Let's stick together
The challenges of being an ethical artist in 2025
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August 18, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I went to TFNation for the first time and it sent my brain down several rabbit holes. open.substack.com/pub/simonkjo...
TIL, courtesy of a @chrismcfeely.bsky.social video, that @kierongillen.bsky.social has written Death's Head comics, and the circle is now complete, yes?
August 14, 2025 at 10:33 PM
TIL, courtesy of a @chrismcfeely.bsky.social video, that @kierongillen.bsky.social has written Death's Head comics, and the circle is now complete, yes?
Went to my first TFNation at the weekend. Enormous fun, but also wonderful to see such a wide ranging bunch of people all having a great time.
It's as bad in the UK, but there was a point over the weekend when @jimsorenson.bsky.social and I were talking, taking in the diversity of the crowd, and it dawned on us how much a happy gathering like TFN is not just a respite from, but really an act of resistence in the face of the evils of today.
My feed is full of TFN emotion love unplugged & coping...
Tied with upswing fascist take over of America.
It's a bipolar place to be.
One minute jumping into Transformers fandom love.
The next angst-y resist, outrage, face punching, etc.
I feel split emotionally today.
It's a weird place to be.
Tied with upswing fascist take over of America.
It's a bipolar place to be.
One minute jumping into Transformers fandom love.
The next angst-y resist, outrage, face punching, etc.
I feel split emotionally today.
It's a weird place to be.
August 12, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Went to my first TFNation at the weekend. Enormous fun, but also wonderful to see such a wide ranging bunch of people all having a great time.
I'm not convinced that 'responsible AI' can ever truly exist, but this is a good stab at setting out some principles.
What is 'responsible AI'? Does it exist, or do we need to go back to the drawing board? Industry Champion @vandewcandew.bsky.social writes about the impact of AI technologies on the creative industries and charts a possible way forward in this new blog.
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Rewriting the Logic: Designing Responsible AI for the Creative Sector - Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre
Industry Champion Ve Dewey sets out a vision of what responsible AI might look like in the creative industries.
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August 7, 2025 at 8:31 AM
I'm not convinced that 'responsible AI' can ever truly exist, but this is a good stab at setting out some principles.
I was stuck for ages on doing my own comics because I wasn't as good (obviously) as Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie. Then Kieron posted this and the dam broke.
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simonkjones.substack.com/p/developing...
August 6, 2025 at 6:04 AM
I was stuck for ages on doing my own comics because I wasn't as good (obviously) as Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie. Then Kieron posted this and the dam broke.
simonkjones.substack.com/p/developing...
simonkjones.substack.com/p/developing...
Come work with me in the Creative PEC comms team!
I've been here for just over 3 months. Main findings so far:
✅ Good people
✅ Interesting work
✅ Making a difference
✅ Snazzy base of operations at RSA House in London
I've been here for just over 3 months. Main findings so far:
✅ Good people
✅ Interesting work
✅ Making a difference
✅ Snazzy base of operations at RSA House in London
If you'd like to help us support the UK's creative industries, we're currently hiring a London-based Comms and Events Officer. Please do apply if it matches your interests and experience. Closing date is 7 September.
Full details here: pec.ac.uk/job_entries/...
Full details here: pec.ac.uk/job_entries/...
We're hiring a Comms and Events Officer - Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre
Creative PEC, working in partnership with Newcastle University and the Royal Society of Arts (RSA) is recruiting for a Communications and Events Officer Contract Type: Fixed Term Working Pattern: Fu...
pec.ac.uk
August 5, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Come work with me in the Creative PEC comms team!
I've been here for just over 3 months. Main findings so far:
✅ Good people
✅ Interesting work
✅ Making a difference
✅ Snazzy base of operations at RSA House in London
I've been here for just over 3 months. Main findings so far:
✅ Good people
✅ Interesting work
✅ Making a difference
✅ Snazzy base of operations at RSA House in London
@bradguigar.com and @davekellett.bsky.social got me thinking about style, and how it develops for artists over time. It's something that can't be rushed, and often won't be what we expect.
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Developing your style can't be rushed
On going back to the beginning
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August 4, 2025 at 6:17 AM
@bradguigar.com and @davekellett.bsky.social got me thinking about style, and how it develops for artists over time. It's something that can't be rushed, and often won't be what we expect.
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Incredible.
Mathematically, any optimiser will always revert to local maxima, either valid or imaginary; and the thing about names - like many creative decisions - is there are reasons for one choice being better than another but they are very subtle. Sadly “being used a lot” doesn’t capture it
Mathematically, any optimiser will always revert to local maxima, either valid or imaginary; and the thing about names - like many creative decisions - is there are reasons for one choice being better than another but they are very subtle. Sadly “being used a lot” doesn’t capture it
August 3, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Incredible.
Mathematically, any optimiser will always revert to local maxima, either valid or imaginary; and the thing about names - like many creative decisions - is there are reasons for one choice being better than another but they are very subtle. Sadly “being used a lot” doesn’t capture it
Mathematically, any optimiser will always revert to local maxima, either valid or imaginary; and the thing about names - like many creative decisions - is there are reasons for one choice being better than another but they are very subtle. Sadly “being used a lot” doesn’t capture it
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It's done, finally.
Every G1 Decepticon from the 80's cartoon.
I'll order some prints of both this and the Autobots one as soon as I can.
Hope you enjoy!
#Transformers #G1 #Macaddam #TransformersFanArt #Decepticons #Natephoenix #Natphoenix2025
Every G1 Decepticon from the 80's cartoon.
I'll order some prints of both this and the Autobots one as soon as I can.
Hope you enjoy!
#Transformers #G1 #Macaddam #TransformersFanArt #Decepticons #Natephoenix #Natphoenix2025
August 1, 2025 at 1:59 PM
It's done, finally.
Every G1 Decepticon from the 80's cartoon.
I'll order some prints of both this and the Autobots one as soon as I can.
Hope you enjoy!
#Transformers #G1 #Macaddam #TransformersFanArt #Decepticons #Natephoenix #Natphoenix2025
Every G1 Decepticon from the 80's cartoon.
I'll order some prints of both this and the Autobots one as soon as I can.
Hope you enjoy!
#Transformers #G1 #Macaddam #TransformersFanArt #Decepticons #Natephoenix #Natphoenix2025
Pretty sure it'll remain in the top 10 throughout the rest of 2025. Possibly top 5.
This is the stupidest comment I’ve seen today and although it’s early I don’t think it’s going to be beaten until the Americans get out of bed.
Extraordinary moment on Sky News as Peter Kyle hits out at criticism of the Online Safety Act:
“If people like Jimmy Savile were alive today he’d be perpetrating his crimes online, and Nigel Farage is saying that he’s on their side"
Told that Zia Yusuf will be responding shortly on the programme
“If people like Jimmy Savile were alive today he’d be perpetrating his crimes online, and Nigel Farage is saying that he’s on their side"
Told that Zia Yusuf will be responding shortly on the programme
July 30, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Pretty sure it'll remain in the top 10 throughout the rest of 2025. Possibly top 5.