Anna ZenKen Stephens
@annasmithwrites.bsky.social
Godblind, Songs of the Drowned trilogies, also Black Library, Marvel.
Runs Magic & Mayhem Author Academy.
1/3 of The Write Advice.
Rep @harryillingworth.bsky.social
Zen, Shotokan, DnD, antifa, anti-AI, #WorkingClass.
She/They
https://linktr.ee/AnnaStephens
Runs Magic & Mayhem Author Academy.
1/3 of The Write Advice.
Rep @harryillingworth.bsky.social
Zen, Shotokan, DnD, antifa, anti-AI, #WorkingClass.
She/They
https://linktr.ee/AnnaStephens
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Need some epic fantasy in your life? Some no-holds-barred action, big battles, with a couple of mad gods and megalomaniac humans thrown in the mix? Need some book buying ideas for family and friends?
Allow me to introduce you to the Godblind trilogy. Definitely #notromantasy
Allow me to introduce you to the Godblind trilogy. Definitely #notromantasy
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Oh i know! You do great work on there!
January 18, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Oh i know! You do great work on there!
I feel @gdpenman.bsky.social would find this as ... complicated as me
January 17, 2026 at 11:20 PM
I feel @gdpenman.bsky.social would find this as ... complicated as me
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January 16, 2026 at 8:26 AM
Oh boy. I see the (distressing) parallels.
Also, *so* excited to see Black Doe in the world.
Also, *so* excited to see Black Doe in the world.
January 17, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Oh boy. I see the (distressing) parallels.
Also, *so* excited to see Black Doe in the world.
Also, *so* excited to see Black Doe in the world.
Oh, that is *pretty* 😍
January 17, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Oh, that is *pretty* 😍
I think we've finally, finally found something David Tennant isn't perfect at: an American accent.
Watching Bad Samaritan, and while he's excellent and creepy and unhinged, the accent just doesn't sit well in his mouth.
Watching Bad Samaritan, and while he's excellent and creepy and unhinged, the accent just doesn't sit well in his mouth.
a man says sorry to disappoint you while looking at the camera
Alt: David Tennant in the film Bad Samaritan says "sorry to disappoint you". He clearly isn't sorry. He plays a psychopath. He probably loves disappointing you.
media.tenor.com
January 17, 2026 at 10:22 PM
I think we've finally, finally found something David Tennant isn't perfect at: an American accent.
Watching Bad Samaritan, and while he's excellent and creepy and unhinged, the accent just doesn't sit well in his mouth.
Watching Bad Samaritan, and while he's excellent and creepy and unhinged, the accent just doesn't sit well in his mouth.
Home alone and just finished watching Birdbox and went to let the dog out for a wee and he just stood in the doorway and growled at the darkness and I'm fine, this is all fine, absolutely nothing to worry about.
a woman with blindfolds on her eyes is sitting in a boat .
Alt: Actress Sandra Bullock wearing a blindfold sitting in a boat in the film Birdbox
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January 17, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Home alone and just finished watching Birdbox and went to let the dog out for a wee and he just stood in the doorway and growled at the darkness and I'm fine, this is all fine, absolutely nothing to worry about.
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1/4 It's that time of year when I'm thinking about how my summers are full of this.
We run a huge immersive world across 4 multi-day events a year with thousands of people in a hella inclusive community.
If you love D&D and being the hero in your own campaign then this could be for you.
We run a huge immersive world across 4 multi-day events a year with thousands of people in a hella inclusive community.
If you love D&D and being the hero in your own campaign then this could be for you.
Curious Pastimes - Live Action Roleplay 2024 Trailer
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January 17, 2026 at 11:20 AM
1/4 It's that time of year when I'm thinking about how my summers are full of this.
We run a huge immersive world across 4 multi-day events a year with thousands of people in a hella inclusive community.
If you love D&D and being the hero in your own campaign then this could be for you.
We run a huge immersive world across 4 multi-day events a year with thousands of people in a hella inclusive community.
If you love D&D and being the hero in your own campaign then this could be for you.
Critical role campaign 4
Took the soldiers' table 6 wks to level up. So that's an 18 wk cycle for all 3 tables to level up. Factor in Xmas and it's 13 months for 3x level ups each.
So they'd reach level 20 end of 2031.
That's... a long fucking campaign. With players only playing ~14
wks/year. 🤔
Took the soldiers' table 6 wks to level up. So that's an 18 wk cycle for all 3 tables to level up. Factor in Xmas and it's 13 months for 3x level ups each.
So they'd reach level 20 end of 2031.
That's... a long fucking campaign. With players only playing ~14
wks/year. 🤔
January 16, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Critical role campaign 4
Took the soldiers' table 6 wks to level up. So that's an 18 wk cycle for all 3 tables to level up. Factor in Xmas and it's 13 months for 3x level ups each.
So they'd reach level 20 end of 2031.
That's... a long fucking campaign. With players only playing ~14
wks/year. 🤔
Took the soldiers' table 6 wks to level up. So that's an 18 wk cycle for all 3 tables to level up. Factor in Xmas and it's 13 months for 3x level ups each.
So they'd reach level 20 end of 2031.
That's... a long fucking campaign. With players only playing ~14
wks/year. 🤔
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We are so thrilled to share the stunning cover reveal for the special anniversary edition of Stuart Turton's THE 7 1/2 DEATHS OF EVELYN HARDCASTLE! Available 17th March, 2026.
January 16, 2026 at 5:42 PM
We are so thrilled to share the stunning cover reveal for the special anniversary edition of Stuart Turton's THE 7 1/2 DEATHS OF EVELYN HARDCASTLE! Available 17th March, 2026.
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Happy publication day to Tom Hindle! A KILLER IN PARADISE, a gripping new murder mystery filled with twists and secrets, is out now.
January 15, 2026 at 10:33 AM
Happy publication day to Tom Hindle! A KILLER IN PARADISE, a gripping new murder mystery filled with twists and secrets, is out now.
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Hello #writesky, I have an opening for one monthly and one quarterly mentee in 2026.
If you're looking for support as a writer, whatever your level, contact me at [email protected] ~ Anna
If you're looking for support as a writer, whatever your level, contact me at [email protected] ~ Anna
January 15, 2026 at 9:08 AM
Hello #writesky, I have an opening for one monthly and one quarterly mentee in 2026.
If you're looking for support as a writer, whatever your level, contact me at [email protected] ~ Anna
If you're looking for support as a writer, whatever your level, contact me at [email protected] ~ Anna
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Murdoch-owned HarperCollins just out there Murdoch-owned HarperCollinsing, I see.
Gag me. With a spoon, even. #collectiondevelopment bookshop.org/a/4013/97800...
January 14, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Murdoch-owned HarperCollins just out there Murdoch-owned HarperCollinsing, I see.
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RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open 'just to do quick research'
![You’ve got super fans pausing and zooming in on individuals frames of your documentary. One allegedly shows one of the Duffers with a ChatGPT tab open on their computer. In your presence, what did they use ChatGPT for?
I mean, are we even sure they had ChatGPT open?
I’m personally not, but the internet seems sure.
Well, there’s a lot of chatter where [social media users] are like, “We don’t really know, but we’re assuming.” But to me it’s like, doesn’t everybody have it open, to just do quick research?
I do.
How can you possibly write a storyline with 19 characters and use ChatGPT, I don’t even understand.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7t2urmt3i33jl6tjgiolio6g/bafkreidw2tmcr2ayq74oqmjm5pn2tdox6hlxnpqevhuqqj6oa7nsslx3oi@jpeg)
January 13, 2026 at 8:45 PM
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open 'just to do quick research'
Hell of a sky this morning.
January 14, 2026 at 8:43 AM
Hell of a sky this morning.
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Warhammer maker Games Workshop has banned the use of AI in its content production and its design process, insisting that none of its senior managers are currently excited about the technology. https://bit.ly/49xT9Xl
January 13, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Warhammer maker Games Workshop has banned the use of AI in its content production and its design process, insisting that none of its senior managers are currently excited about the technology. https://bit.ly/49xT9Xl
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Happy publication day to
@jacobrollinson.bsky.social! THE TRUTH OF CARCOSA, the dark and suspenseful debut novel, is out in the US today.
@jacobrollinson.bsky.social! THE TRUTH OF CARCOSA, the dark and suspenseful debut novel, is out in the US today.
January 13, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Happy publication day to
@jacobrollinson.bsky.social! THE TRUTH OF CARCOSA, the dark and suspenseful debut novel, is out in the US today.
@jacobrollinson.bsky.social! THE TRUTH OF CARCOSA, the dark and suspenseful debut novel, is out in the US today.
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Congratulations to Claire McGowan!
Your body. Their choice. THE QUICKENING is a powerful exploration of motherhood, sacrifice and the terrifying cost of complicity.
Read here: shorturl.at/erwE8
Your body. Their choice. THE QUICKENING is a powerful exploration of motherhood, sacrifice and the terrifying cost of complicity.
Read here: shorturl.at/erwE8
January 13, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Congratulations to Claire McGowan!
Your body. Their choice. THE QUICKENING is a powerful exploration of motherhood, sacrifice and the terrifying cost of complicity.
Read here: shorturl.at/erwE8
Your body. Their choice. THE QUICKENING is a powerful exploration of motherhood, sacrifice and the terrifying cost of complicity.
Read here: shorturl.at/erwE8
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Our Monster Botherer Emma is back and her first monster romance review of the new year is Desirée M. Niccoli's UNTETHERING DARK:
"already become one of my favourite books this year, I was just so bloody delighted with it."
Read more:
"already become one of my favourite books this year, I was just so bloody delighted with it."
Read more:
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January 13, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Our Monster Botherer Emma is back and her first monster romance review of the new year is Desirée M. Niccoli's UNTETHERING DARK:
"already become one of my favourite books this year, I was just so bloody delighted with it."
Read more:
"already become one of my favourite books this year, I was just so bloody delighted with it."
Read more:
This was Crabsticks’ domain, and the truce they’d struck with the cat was that she could do what she liked to this sofa, but that she’d leave the books and the rest of the house alone. It mostly held.
Lan looked away from Crabsticks’ belly, which was definitely a trap.
Lan looked away from Crabsticks’ belly, which was definitely a trap.
January 13, 2026 at 10:27 AM
This was Crabsticks’ domain, and the truce they’d struck with the cat was that she could do what she liked to this sofa, but that she’d leave the books and the rest of the house alone. It mostly held.
Lan looked away from Crabsticks’ belly, which was definitely a trap.
Lan looked away from Crabsticks’ belly, which was definitely a trap.
Also:
Crabsticks or, alternatively, Oh-my-gods-what-did-you-do-this-time, watched them from a sofa. Then she rolled onto her back, stretched out her forepaws, and raked her claws through the upholstery with deliberate intent. Lan winced; Sevilla shook her fist half-heartedly at the cat. 4/
Crabsticks or, alternatively, Oh-my-gods-what-did-you-do-this-time, watched them from a sofa. Then she rolled onto her back, stretched out her forepaws, and raked her claws through the upholstery with deliberate intent. Lan winced; Sevilla shook her fist half-heartedly at the cat. 4/
January 13, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Also:
Crabsticks or, alternatively, Oh-my-gods-what-did-you-do-this-time, watched them from a sofa. Then she rolled onto her back, stretched out her forepaws, and raked her claws through the upholstery with deliberate intent. Lan winced; Sevilla shook her fist half-heartedly at the cat. 4/
Crabsticks or, alternatively, Oh-my-gods-what-did-you-do-this-time, watched them from a sofa. Then she rolled onto her back, stretched out her forepaws, and raked her claws through the upholstery with deliberate intent. Lan winced; Sevilla shook her fist half-heartedly at the cat. 4/
Then: ‘When is it *not* Crabsticks?’ Sevilla asked, acid and exhaustion coating her words. That bloody cat is the bane of all of our lives.’ Lan winced.
‘But I think they want to discuss more than just the loss of the library drapes.’
She winced again. Her mother loved those drapes. /3
‘But I think they want to discuss more than just the loss of the library drapes.’
She winced again. Her mother loved those drapes. /3
January 13, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Then: ‘When is it *not* Crabsticks?’ Sevilla asked, acid and exhaustion coating her words. That bloody cat is the bane of all of our lives.’ Lan winced.
‘But I think they want to discuss more than just the loss of the library drapes.’
She winced again. Her mother loved those drapes. /3
‘But I think they want to discuss more than just the loss of the library drapes.’
She winced again. Her mother loved those drapes. /3
From this morning's WIP: ‘Your parents would like to see you,’ Sevilla said. ‘They’re in the library.’
Lan stared at the closed door. There had been a tone. ‘Is it,’ she began and then had to pause to lick dry lips, ‘is it Crabsticks?’
A pointed silence followed her question. 2/
Lan stared at the closed door. There had been a tone. ‘Is it,’ she began and then had to pause to lick dry lips, ‘is it Crabsticks?’
A pointed silence followed her question. 2/
January 13, 2026 at 10:27 AM
From this morning's WIP: ‘Your parents would like to see you,’ Sevilla said. ‘They’re in the library.’
Lan stared at the closed door. There had been a tone. ‘Is it,’ she began and then had to pause to lick dry lips, ‘is it Crabsticks?’
A pointed silence followed her question. 2/
Lan stared at the closed door. There had been a tone. ‘Is it,’ she began and then had to pause to lick dry lips, ‘is it Crabsticks?’
A pointed silence followed her question. 2/
Delighted to be back in the fantasy world that contains Crabsticks the murder-kitten. Though by now, she's Crabsticks the murder-cat.
Reminder: Crabsticks is the kitten who stole the hearts and chunks of flesh from the bodies of my capricious thieves, Sweet Moonlight and the Diamond Prince. 1/
Reminder: Crabsticks is the kitten who stole the hearts and chunks of flesh from the bodies of my capricious thieves, Sweet Moonlight and the Diamond Prince. 1/
January 13, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Delighted to be back in the fantasy world that contains Crabsticks the murder-kitten. Though by now, she's Crabsticks the murder-cat.
Reminder: Crabsticks is the kitten who stole the hearts and chunks of flesh from the bodies of my capricious thieves, Sweet Moonlight and the Diamond Prince. 1/
Reminder: Crabsticks is the kitten who stole the hearts and chunks of flesh from the bodies of my capricious thieves, Sweet Moonlight and the Diamond Prince. 1/