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Lucy Holland
@silvanhistorian.bsky.social
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Bestselling author of SISTERSONG & SONG OF THE HUNTRESS. BFA & Goldsboro Glass Bell Award finalist. Ex bookseller. โ…“ of Breaking the Glass Slipper podcast. Wannabe harper & early medievalist. D&D nerd. she/her๐Ÿ“Devon https://linktr.ee/silvanhistorian
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What the holy fuck is wrong with these motherfuckers?

What is it about AI that makes people lose their damn minds and spew bilge from their mouths?

(The key thing here is 'licensing deal' which = money, the love of which is root of all evil.)
AI can help authors beat writerโ€™s block, says Bloomsbury chief
Publisher last week reported jump in revenue in academic and professional arm thanks to AI licensing deal
www.theguardian.com
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#SerendipityLit author Dr. @csmaccath.com will be moderating the "Shapeshifting Stories" panel at the World Fantasy Convention next Saturday!

Featured panelists:
@abielongstaff.bsky.social
@silvanhistorian.bsky.social
@toribovalino.bsky.social

A membership is required: worldfantasy2025.co.uk
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We have made it to two-thirds funded. As promised I have done an update about our initial stretch goals. www.kickstarter.com/...
THIS WEEKEND ๐Ÿ˜
Oct is busy! First up I'll be at the wonderful @butserancientfarm.co.uk for their lit fest.

I'm talking to Samantha Shannon about history & fantasy on the 18th, and running a workshop on the 19th. What's more I'll be doing it IN A SAXON MEADHALL.

www.butserancientfarm.co.uk/butser-liter...
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Dadโ€™s books are full of empathy, common sense, and a healthy suspicion of the powerful. But at its heart his work is also about how systems keep people poor while pretending itโ€™s their own fault. So I hope Kemiโ€™s taking notes as well as reading the jokes.
Kemi Badenoch claiming Terry Pratchett as her favourite author is wild
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I cannot understand what these people think the purpose of human life is?

It is *not* "pursue joy, deal justly, love well, try to understand as much and see as much of this beautiful world and of the deepness, richness and variety of human culture and experience as you can before you die"?
How is this repeatedly made into a policy issue - by *all* parties - when the blunt fact of the matter is that grown adults who are obliged to pay for their own education, and relentlessly pursued to repay their loans, should be able to study whatever the fuck they want.
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Hey folks -- Signal Boost time for this week's #TheFullLid. If you have a creative project to promote, leave the details in a reply. Include the title and a link please, so folks can find it. For pre-launch crowdfunders let us know about 2 weeks in advance.
Men went to Catraeth: a few short words on Aneirin and Y Gododdin for National Poetry Day ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ open.substack.com/pub/silvanhi...
Oct is busy! First up I'll be at the wonderful @butserancientfarm.co.uk for their lit fest.

I'm talking to Samantha Shannon about history & fantasy on the 18th, and running a workshop on the 19th. What's more I'll be doing it IN A SAXON MEADHALL.

www.butserancientfarm.co.uk/butser-liter...
Application deadline is today. Come write fantasy with me!
๐Ÿ‰๐Ÿ—ก๐Ÿงโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿน
Last chance to apply for Writing Fantasy! โš”๏ธ

Learn from @silvanhistorian.bsky.social & attend a masterclass with Nadia El-Fassi, fantasy author & Senior Commissioning Editor at Orbit UK and Alexa Allen-Batifoulier, Senior Commissioning Editor at Del Rey.
www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/course/writi...
Closes 21st September!
Last chance to apply for Writing Fantasy! โš”๏ธ

Learn from @silvanhistorian.bsky.social & attend a masterclass with Nadia El-Fassi, fantasy author & Senior Commissioning Editor at Orbit UK and Alexa Allen-Batifoulier, Senior Commissioning Editor at Del Rey.
www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/course/writi...
Ooh thanks for sharing RJ ๐Ÿ™
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'Journeying alongside my characters is how I come to understand them' ๐Ÿ›ฃ๏ธ

We caught up with bestselling fantasy author Lucy Holland @silvanhistorian.bsky.social to discuss what sparked her love for the fantasy genre, how she incorporates magic into her worldbuilding and our #WritingFantasy course:
Lucy Holland on writing fantasy | Author interview
We caught up with bestselling fantasy author Lucy Holland to discuss what first sparked her love for the fantasy genre, how she incorporates magic into her worldbuilding, the inspiration behind herโ€ฆ
www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk
My @cbcreative.bsky.social course starts in Oct. 9 weeks of exploring fantasy: writing, workshopping, live online lessons, sharing the journey with a small group of passionate fellow writers.

Deadline to apply is 21/9 & there's 1 scholarship place too www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/course/writi...
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There's still time to apply for our Writing Fantasy course โš”๏ธ

Join us for nine weeks of Zoom teaching, workshops and tutorials led by British Fantasy Award-winner and bestselling author, Lucy Holland @silvanhistorian.bsky.social!

Apply by 21 Sept:
Writing Fantasy | Zoom Course
Write epic fantasy fiction with dedicated online teaching and feedback from British Fantasy Award-winner and bestselling author, Lucy Holland.
www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk
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Give a witch the sky and she will tell you tomorrow in nephomantic knowing of its clouds. Give a witch a field and in the wind's dance across it, she will tell you of secrets hidden below. For the witch is a translator, an apprehender of nature's languages. โ€“ #EmilyCBanting, 1981 #WitchSky
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'Journeying alongside my characters is how I come to understand them' ๐Ÿ›ฃ๏ธ

We caught up with bestselling fantasy author @silvanhistorian.bsky.social to discuss what first sparked her love for the fantasy genre, how she incorporates magic into her worldbuilding and our #WritingFantasy course:
Lucy Holland on writing fantasy | Author interview
We caught up with bestselling fantasy author Lucy Holland to discuss what first sparked her love for the fantasy genre, how she incorporates magic into her worldbuilding, the inspiration behind herโ€ฆ
www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk
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'Build in limitations because magic can be plot-breaking' ๐Ÿ”ฎ

We caught up with bestselling fantasy author Lucy Holland @silvanhistorian.bsky.social to discuss what first sparked her love for the fantasy genre, how she incorporates magic into her worldbuilding and our Writing Fantasy course.
Lucy Holland on writing fantasy | Author interview
We caught up with bestselling fantasy author Lucy Holland to discuss what first sparked her love for the fantasy genre, how she incorporates magic into her worldbuilding, the inspiration behind herโ€ฆ
www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk
Please!
Someone make this film now please, such a great story.
๐€ ๐›๐ž๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฒ๐š๐ฅ. ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ก๐š๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ'๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฌ.

Do not miss the glorious @robynholdaway.bsky.social narrating the audiobook of SISTERSONG. You can get all 14 hours of it for ยฃ3.99 this month on Audible! www.amazon.co.uk/Sistersong/d...
๐€ ๐›๐ž๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฒ๐š๐ฅ. ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ก๐š๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ'๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฌ.

Do not miss the glorious @robynholdaway.bsky.social narrating the audiobook of SISTERSONG. You can get all 14 hours of it for ยฃ3.99 this month on Audible! www.amazon.co.uk/Sistersong/d...
Thrilled for Dan and Heartwood! It was an honour to contribute to this brilliant anthology celebrating 40 years of Holdstock's Mythago Wood
Since I saw it half an hour ago I've been trying to find the words to express how I feel, but I've come up short.
I'm beyond thrilled that HEARTWOOD: A MYTHAGO WOOD ANTHOLOGY has made the shortlist for this year's World Fantasy Awards. I'll thank you all properly shortly, but for now I'm in shock.
My course and I are back in October!
Applications are open for our Writing Fantasy course! โš”๏ธ

Write an epic fantasy novel with complex worldbuilding. Join us for nine weeks of Zoom teaching, workshops and tutorials led by British Fantasy Award-winner and bestselling author Lucy Holland @silvanhistorian.bsky.social!

Apply by 21 Sept:
Writing Fantasy | Zoom Course
Write epic fantasy fiction with dedicated online teaching and feedback from British Fantasy Award-winner and bestselling author, Lucy Holland.
www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk
The turbulent history of the Old North plays a major role too. This is a dark and shining world that echoes with the death songs of kings. A place of fierce conflict and fiercer love. The imminent, the bright and the terrible.

If you love early medieval myth, do come follow me on Substack!