"The plot and pacing was fantastic. I loved the merged genres ... not only enjoyable but readable and believable. If you love modern fantasy and science fiction that is grounded in a strong sense of reality this one is definitely for you."
The Glastonbury Triangle is out now: bit.ly/4kJTt8Q

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In a near-future UK, the monarchy has been abolished, and universities are the centres of power, suppressing heresy against a woke creed. What will happen when they attempt to ban the Remembrance Day commemoration?

ICYMI: "Publishers are not journalists, and most must instead rely on common sense when dealing with stories that might appear, well, too good to be true", says Philip Jones in this week's editor's letter 👇

Relying too much on logic is a bad idea. Logic has been my comfort blanket, so it pains me arrive at this realisation. But logical reasoning depends upon underlying assumptions, and one false assumption could completely invalidate a whole chain of logic. medium.com/@stephen_for...

A trip to London never fails to provide inspiration for the writing muse, even if it's not always clear to begin with what form that will take on the page. Lovely to see a friend this week and reflect on our recent ups and downs. #AuthorLife #BookSky

Many interesting things to consider here.

A book is worth a thousand spelling tests. And, of course, without being able to read you can’t access the rest of the curriculum. These are not soft skills. This is not a soft subject. This is vital, says Cressida Cowell on the National Literacy Trust’s new initiative 👇 #BookSky

Some thoughts on planning for risks and disasters, and our inability to plan for every possible outcome. medium.com/@stephen_for...

"The main thing that stuck with me after finishing was ... the idea that while the past is full of hurt, wonder and often fond memories it doesn’t do to get caught up in those and forget to move forward and focus on making new memories."
Review of my novel Walking Out Of This World, out now

We need to stop treating AI as good or bad and start asking better questions. Who benefits? Who is excluded? What does ethical use look like in practice, not just in theory, asks Siobhan Cole in our recent Comment piece 👇 #BookSky

I've recently updated my author website, with the help of the folks at @bookswarm.co.uk and I'm very pleased with the results. It brings all my writer life bits and bobs into one page:

Today I've been working on my new novel, which will be my sixth to be published if all goes to plan. These early stages of a book are always interesting to me, bringing the words together on the page to try to capture what's in my head. #AuthorsOfBluesky

Should intelligent robots of the future be granted the same citizenship rights as people? I've shared my thoughts in my Medium post:

Hello, BlueSky! If I can take a moment to introduce myself, I’m Stephen Ford, author of five books so far. Using satire and humour, I explore the nature of mankind and how we are shaped by politics, technology and the natural world, the dystopias we might create and how we might escape.