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P.G. Bell @pgbellwriter.bsky.social · 4h

a man with a beard is wearing a polka dot shirt with suspenders

Alt: a man with a beard is wearing a polka dot shirt with suspenders, saying "My eyes can taste it."

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P.G. Bell @pgbellwriter.bsky.social · 9h

I've met some truly lovely children's authors, organisers and - most importantly - young readers at the Isle of Wight Literary Festival. @iowlf.bsky.social

An Isle of Wight Literary Festival lanyard, labelled P G Bell School Author

P.G. Bell, as good looking as ever, but this time with the added bonus of a blue newsboy cap (he bought it on impulse, is still in two minds about it, and is trying it out), standing in a school hall in front of a projector screen with his own grinning mug on it.

A view across the Isle of Wight coast, with a sweeping bay leading to undulating white cliffs in the distance. Waves crash on the sandy shore and the sky is a dazzling blue.

A view from the window of the Villa Rothsay, looking across the Solent to England. A ferry is cutting through the steel-grey waters.

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P.G. Bell @pgbellwriter.bsky.social · 10h

Oh, and Oddity, also on Shudder, if you're after something pared down and creepy.

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P.G. Bell @pgbellwriter.bsky.social · 10h

Have you seen Last Cut of the Dead? Tremendous. And the new VHS Halloween just dropped. Not seen it yet, but the VHS series has been reliably entertaining thus far.

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P.G. Bell @pgbellwriter.bsky.social · 14h

It turned 60 this week!

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 1d

repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself

violent alien @blipstress.bsky.social · 1d

An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.

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P.G. Bell @pgbellwriter.bsky.social · 2d

I'm taking The Big Bad Wolf Murder to the Isle of Wight Literary Festival for two days of school events. I'm told there's a posh dinner in store too. Have packed a (rather dusty) tie. #KidLit #KidLitUK

A view of Cardiff Central railway station.

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P.G. Bell @pgbellwriter.bsky.social · 3d

Whaaaaaat?!!!

Paul Haine @paulhaine.bsky.social · 3d

Kemi Badenoch claiming Terry Pratchett as her favourite author is wild

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P.G. Bell @pgbellwriter.bsky.social · 3d

How on earth did I miss this? Pre-ordering my copy today. #KidLit #KidLitUK

Gareth P Jones @garethpjones.bsky.social · 10d

My first ever book (& the first in a series of 4 books once described as "Raymond Chandler for 7 year olds") is currently awaiting reprint & I think it might help if you were ALL to order one today. Cheers.

www.amazon.co.uk/Dragon-Detec...

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Chibdm @chibdm.bsky.social · 3d

Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop

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P.G. Bell @pgbellwriter.bsky.social · 5d

And Mark Robert's supposed to be one of the good guys!

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P.G. Bell @pgbellwriter.bsky.social · 7d

UK authors submitting claims for the Anthropic civil case; what are you putting in the "Routing Number" field when you're telling them how to pay you? My bank says that we in the UK don't actually have routing numbers! But I don't want to just make one up.

A screenshot of an electronic form. The field reads "Routing Number".

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P.G. Bell @pgbellwriter.bsky.social · 6d

Congratulations!

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P.G. Bell @pgbellwriter.bsky.social · 6d

Big yes.

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P.G. Bell @pgbellwriter.bsky.social · 7d

UK authors submitting claims for the Anthropic civil case; what are you putting in the "Routing Number" field when you're telling them how to pay you? My bank says that we in the UK don't actually have routing numbers! But I don't want to just make one up.

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Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · 7d

In Paris, porcelain plates inside 18 meter pool filled with water create random sound symphony without human interference..pretty cool 😎

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P.G. Bell @pgbellwriter.bsky.social · 8d

The Big Bad Wolf Murder tour took me to Norwich yesterday. Hugely fun visits to local schools with Norwich Children's Book Centre; loads of enthusiastic kids who asked brilliant questions and took home a load of books. #KidLit #KidLitUK

The author P.G. Bell, looking wise and commanding and bald (but in a sexy way), raises his arms as he stands in front of a projection screen featuring the cover of The Big Bad Wolf Murder. He's wearing his new shirt. Y'know, the nice one with the blue and white chequered pattern.

Several tables covered in copies of The Big Bad Wolf Murder stacked several deep.

P G. Bell, still in the nice shirt, stands before a school hall filled with attentive children. They adore him. He's their hero, probably.

P G. Bell, the platonic ideal of a children's author, reads from his book, The Big Bad Wolf Murder, in front of some school children. Let's assume they're loving every second.

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P.G. Bell @pgbellwriter.bsky.social · 8d

Special thanks to Chris and Kate, and the staff at Sprowston and Dussindale Primary Schools for making me so welcome, and for ensuring that everything ran like clockwork. It was my first visit to Norwich in six years and I loved it.

P.G. Bell @pgbellwriter.bsky.social · 8d

The Big Bad Wolf Murder tour took me to Norwich yesterday. Hugely fun visits to local schools with Norwich Children's Book Centre; loads of enthusiastic kids who asked brilliant questions and took home a load of books. #KidLit #KidLitUK

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Little Rebels Award @littlerebsprize.bsky.social · 8d

🥳🎉CONGRATULATIONS🎉🥳

We are delighted to announce that the Winner of the 2025 Little Rebels Award for Radical Children’s Fiction is @sarahhaggerholt.bsky.social for The Fights That Make Us, published by Usborne.

Congratulations, Sarah! Our first ever double champion!!
#KidLitUK

Photo right hand corner of author Sarah Hagger-Holt. Under which is written the title of her book “The Fights That Make Us” and then “WINNER”. Left side is the book cover and, above that, a confetti shower.

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Angus Main @angusmain.bsky.social · 9d

We used to get videos and images from people who liked making videos and images. AI means we can now get them from people who dislike making videos and images. This doesn’t feel like an improvement.

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P.G. Bell @pgbellwriter.bsky.social · 9d

Yes, there are shreds of hope in there, thank goodness.

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P.G. Bell @pgbellwriter.bsky.social · 9d

Very much this.

Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 10d

Any sales track for an author should factor in what the publisher did/didn't do to market the book and what luck factors were involved eg awards/book of the month. Historical sales aren't useful info without context of other factors.

Tajja Isen @tajjaisen.bsky.social · 14d

I spent the summer reporting this essay on why it seems harder than ever to sell a book right now—especially if it isn't a debut and comes with the dreaded "sales track." I'm grateful to the writers, agents, editors, publishers & experts who spoke to me for this piece: thewalrus.ca/the-publishi...

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P.G. Bell @pgbellwriter.bsky.social · 10d

Frame this. Hang it in every primary school classroom in the UK. Organise a daily pledge of allegiance. #KidLit #KidLitUK

Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 11d

This is my Lokifesto #KidsConf #UKkidlit #edusky lokibooks.com/lokifesto/

A poster of a manifesto about reading, by Loki, with 6 points on reading "bad" books, short books, comics, audioooks, webcomics and fanfic, plus not finishing bad books cos life is too short.

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P.G. Bell @pgbellwriter.bsky.social · 9d

WHERE ONLY THE FITTEST CHILDREN SURVIVE!

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