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Lynda Clark

@lyndac.bsky.social

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Writer, reader, gamer. Still mostly bogling to Aswad. https://wouldyouliketochangethedifficultysetting.wordpress.com/ Any pronouns. No alt text? No follow, no matter how cool & interesting you are. There will be swears.

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Lynda Clark @lyndac.bsky.social · Nov 13

If you're here because you LIKE weird things, you can find out more about my books here and buy them or request them from your library? www.fairlightbooks.co.uk/beyond-kiddi...
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Beyond Kidding

Beyond Kidding by Lynda Clark is darkly humorous, genre-bending work of literary sci-fi. A disastrous lie has life-changing consequences.

www.fairlightbooks.co.uk

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Bookshop.org UK @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social · 3h

It's Bookshop Day! Get down to your local independent bookshop and buy a book or three. No local bookshop? Snap up a book with us 10-12 October and you could WIN a £250 gift card.

EVERY sale supports indie booksellers, not billionaires. uk.bookshop.org/lists/win-a-...

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Andy Walsh @englishscribe.bsky.social · 4h

NEXT WEEK - Grab your tickets!

Andy Walsh @englishscribe.bsky.social · 5d

WGGB Free Online Gamewriting Talks, 15 October, 7-8.45pm (GMT)

Shares welcome! Grab your tickets now!

Shaping your game narrative

Every game has different writing needs, so how do you figure out the best approach? In this set of lightning talks-

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Microsoft Forms

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The Onion @theonion.com · 20h

Church Of England Names First Woman Leader https://theonion.com/church-of-england-names-first-woman-leader/

“Finally someone for the Pope to marry.”

Caroline Bertone, Bunker Decorator

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Wild Hunt Books @wildhuntbooks.bsky.social · 1d

*Submission reminder*

We're open to unagented subs from 6-12 Oct. For this submission period we are looking for novellas only (35K-50K). We're specifically looking for novellas that play w horror, mystery, weird & the unusual.

More info below🐐
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Pop up submission window — wild hunt books

Wild Hunt Books are open to unagented submissions  from 6-12 October 2025. For this submission period we are looking for novellas only (35K-50K words with a grace of 1000 words, over/under)...

www.wildhuntbooks.co.uk

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Lynda Clark @lyndac.bsky.social · 2d

I've had to put the heating on folks. My parents would be so disappointed in me if they knew.

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Errol 🦇 🏳️‍🌈 @eerieseymour.bsky.social · 2d

The Orphan Crusher is here to stay. If we don’t feed more Orphans to the Crusher the Orphan Crushing industry will die. It’s time to wake up to the reality of the Orphan Crusher. The Orphan Crusher is worth billions. We need to teach people to use the Orphan Crusher. It’s here to stay.

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Lynda Clark @lyndac.bsky.social · 2d

Look, yes, the Orphan Crusher is more expensive and less efficient than NOT crushing orphans, but also, our investors just really like crushing orphans and they are very rich, so clearly it actually will make money some day, don't get left behind! Crush orphans now, quickly!

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Lynda Clark @lyndac.bsky.social · 2d

Doing Interdisciplinary work is weird. Just received an email from Informatics which used the words 'slurm' and 'klubernetes' like I'd know what those things are.
(Isn't slurm the drink in Futurama that seeps out of a slug's bum?)

Lynda Clark @lyndac.bsky.social · 2d

Oh hell yeah!

Lynda Clark @lyndac.bsky.social · 2d

Last time I wrote a very Scottish story and got several comments about the licensing laws I'd mentioned making it difficult to buy alcohol at certain times of day saying this was "very unrealistic", because "Scotland is known for whisky" and "it's easy to buy it there". 😂

Lynda Clark @lyndac.bsky.social · 2d

Anyone doing the Fear #WritingBattle? Have written a very British story sure to do badly with the predominantly American participants but I CAN'T HELP MYSELF!

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BookwormVaught - Dr Anna Vaught @bookwormvaught.bsky.social · 3d

In November the 2nd & final #curae anthology is published by @renardpress.com with all profits, as in 2023, to @carerstrust.bsky.social and Carers UK. Beyond? I’m establishing the Curae Foundation to offer a substantial scholarship for online creative writing study or research for an unpaid carer!

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Lynda Clark @lyndac.bsky.social · 2d

Love!

Lynda Clark @lyndac.bsky.social · 2d

THEM INDOORS, 83k: Amie hears the voices of household objects, but Door, the one voice she wants to hear, has gone missing...
Hard Copy × Piranesi × Unhinged
🍞 Deviant toaster
🚭 Neurotic smoke alarm
🧺 Villainous washing machine
🧹 Witchcraft
🤪 Weird
🎭 Comedy
💒 Romance
🏳️‍🌈 LGBTQ
#dvpit
#A #LF #F

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Doug Mack @douglasmack.bsky.social · 3d

the most delightful version of logging on to see what news you've missed

Dr Ramsdell, whose phone had been on airplane mode when the Nobel committee tried to call him, told the BBC's Newshour Programme that his first response when his wife said, "You've won the Nobel prize" was: "I did not."

To which Ms O'Neill replied that she had 200 text messages that suggested he had.

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Paul Connolly @thepaulconnolly.bsky.social · 3d

Badenoch wants to eliminate ‘rip off degrees’ like English. The usual philistine crap that a degree is just about work. The mission to create the stupidest nation on earth. And counterproductive. Young people will work for years. They’ll retrain endlessly. A degree can help them learn how to learn

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Athena Kugblenu @athenakugblenu.bsky.social · 3d

You know who doesn't integrate? People like Robert Jenrick. You think he works out at the local leisure centre? Goes to the Tuesday night pub quiz? You think his golf club lets anyone play? Or his private members' clubs let anyone in? He puts the ick in prick

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Lynda Clark @lyndac.bsky.social · 3d

I have had a lot of rejections this year (A LOT) but I just had the kind of really lovely one that makes you think, "oh, okay, maybe I *can* do this and I *should* keep going." Thanks to the editors who take the time to write those sort of rejections - it's a real kindness.

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S.E.MacRae @semacrae.bsky.social · 4d

#historysky this might be a long shot but can anyone put me in contact Dr David Crook scholar of Robin Hood? My local heritage group hosted him for talk in 2016 and are looking to get in touch with him again.

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Lucy Lapinska / LD Lapinski 💛🤍💜🖤 @ldlapinski.bsky.social · 4d

I never do this and don’t even feel obligated to click the link (shares would be nice!) but our first fur baby needs dental surgery and, I won’t lie, I am climbing the walls with anxiety about it.

gofund.me/b8fa10852

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Lynda Clark @lyndac.bsky.social · 4d

I think that's your management link rather than our donating one. This one tries to make you join gofundme. I managed to circumvent it though and eventually got to this one? gofund.me/8e960b659

Donate to Help Hector Have Dental Surgery, organized by LD Lapinski

Hector arrived at our back door as a stray kitten nearly eight years ago. He was… LD Lapinski needs your support for Donate to Help Hector Have Dental Surgery

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Lynda Clark @lyndac.bsky.social · 4d

Sulking because he told me the post was here and all he got for his trouble was one tiny treat rather than the chew he feels he deserves.

A black and white springer lying on his bed looking absolutely forlorn.

Lynda Clark @lyndac.bsky.social · 4d

I'm guessing that's in case there's need of covering PhD supervisions, sorry, you'd be amazing!

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Lucy Lapinska / LD Lapinski 💛🤍💜🖤 @ldlapinski.bsky.social · Sep 9

WORLD BOOK WEEK OFFER

Are you a school in the Scottish islands? Would you like an author visit with no author fees? Step this way and check out the alt text below….

Please get in touch via my website contact form 📚🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@scottishbooktrust.bsky.social @asls.org.uk @slgscotland.bsky.social

WORLD BOOK WEEK OFFER

Are you a school in the Scottish islands? Would you like an author visit with no author fees? Step this way….

To get to know my new home better, I am waiving my school visit fee for schools in the Scottish islands during World Book Week 2026 (2nd - 6th March).

Organisers must cover transport and accommodation. I am based on the Black Isle, and able to drive to Inverness airport, Ullapool ferry port, Oban, and Aberdeen. I can supply books to sell, if given plenty of notice!

Please get in touch via my website contact form 📚🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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Lynda Clark @lyndac.bsky.social · 4d

We're seeking a prose writer to cover my colleague's research leave. Academia as a whole is a shit show but we're a friendly team in a lovely department and as a part-timer you'd still have writing time. Imagine that! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOY206/t...

Teaching Fellow in Creative Writing (Prose) at The University of Edinburgh

Looking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a Teaching Fellow in Creative Writing (Prose) on jobs.ac.uk!

www.jobs.ac.uk

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