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Steve Blackman @steveblackman.bsky.social · 18d

VERY exciting book post today! I can't wait to dive into DIRK JONES IS NOT THE CHOSEN ONE, by Gatlin Perrin. It's promising to be fun, spooky, nonbinary, and Welsh – all excellent things. Out October 9th. Thanks @fireflypress.bsky.social

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Steve Blackman @steveblackman.bsky.social · Sep 10

Have wiser words ever been spoken?

Steve Blackman @steveblackman.bsky.social · Aug 6

Me neither! I love that it is.

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Steve Blackman @steveblackman.bsky.social · Aug 6

I took a cab in the Lakes at the weekend. Our excellent driver revealed that he's a passionate gold panner. In Scotland! And the (plentiful) gold there is heavier, and more valuable than normal. Now my brain can't stop creating plots for stories featuring gold-filled Highland rivers.

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Steve Blackman @steveblackman.bsky.social · Aug 6

Surely you find yourself name-checked in every single return as a positive example?

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Steve Blackman @steveblackman.bsky.social · Jul 10

The @paperboundmag.bsky.social team keeps raising the bar. This new issue is STUNNING! I loved reviewing the latest YA – Live – from uber-talented writer and poet Luke Palmer. Music, 3D characters, a propulsive plot, and important themes. It made me laugh, it made me cry, it made me sing.

PaperBound Magazine @paperboundmag.bsky.social · Jul 9

💜🌟The LIGHT & DARK issue is officially out now!🌟💜

Full of brand new author interviews, #BookRecommendations, #WritingTips, #illustration prompts and more, we're delighted to share this brand new issue with readers. Check it out TOTALLY FREE now👇

🌟 paperboundmag.com/issues

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Steve Blackman @steveblackman.bsky.social · Jul 5

It was such a pleasure! Can't wait to see the new issue.

PaperBound Magazine @paperboundmag.bsky.social · Jun 27

Excellent book reviewers 🎉📖

steveblackman.bsky.social
wydobson.bsky.social
Laura Jones
& Alex and his daughter

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Steve Blackman @steveblackman.bsky.social · Jul 5

It was such a joy to see Julia Armfield talking about her new story Private Rites at Backstory this week. Her extraordinary prose has a Schrödinger effect on me – making me want to give up writing (knowing I’ll never be that good), whilst simultaneously inspiring me to go and write immediately.

Steve Blackman @steveblackman.bsky.social · May 9

I just finished listening to ALBION, written and read beautifully by Anna Hope. It's stunningly lyrical yet accessible, filled with urgent, essential themes. I sobbed at the end, which the book deserved, but the people in the coffee shop around me didn't. Thanks, Tom Rowley, for the recommendation.

Steve Blackman @steveblackman.bsky.social · May 8

Hang on. I wasn't worried being eaten by trolls before...

Thiago de Moraes @tibolota.bsky.social · May 8

New book out today! Mighty Myths is a guide on surviving all the dangerous stuff from myth and legend. If you’re worried about being eaten by trolls or licked by giant one-eyed umbrellas, help is at hand.

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Steve Blackman @steveblackman.bsky.social · Mar 10

You can borrow mine…?

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Steve Blackman @steveblackman.bsky.social · Mar 10

Excellent book post today! Thank you, @chickenhousebooks.bsky.social for sending me this gorgeous copy of The Binding Spell by Marisa Linton @mlinton.bsky.social. Full of dark academia, folk horror and the supernatural, you say? Count me in!

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Steve Blackman @steveblackman.bsky.social · Feb 6

Congratulations, all, not least @piudg.bsky.social for the excellent Secrets of the Snakestone.

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Steve Blackman @steveblackman.bsky.social · Jan 28

Writers’ dubious web searches #324: What is the best animal urine for tanning leather?

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Steve Blackman @steveblackman.bsky.social · Jan 21

You know it’s an early start when you’ve finished your coffee before the #5amwritersclub

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Steve Blackman @steveblackman.bsky.social · Dec 19

Hi Sara! Always lovely to see you!

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Steve Blackman @steveblackman.bsky.social · Dec 6

Done!

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Steve Blackman @steveblackman.bsky.social · Dec 6

Nice things I saw this week: The end of a deadline, the beginning of a new story, the live show of #TheRestIsEntertainment, and – this morning – a stunningly bright Jupiter in a clear blue sky.

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Steve Blackman @steveblackman.bsky.social · Dec 6

Blue skies and cold. I'd take days like this all year round if it meant no grey skies and rain.

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Steve Blackman @steveblackman.bsky.social · Dec 6

It’s 0700 in London. The sky’s a deep blue, and there’s a bright dot low in the western sky that I *think* is #Jupiter. It’s so far away, but so clear, and it’s giving me that vertigo feeling of looking out into space. It’s a lot for a Friday morning.

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Steve Blackman @steveblackman.bsky.social · Dec 5

Ps - splendid crooning (and card reading) from Xander Armstrong too.

Steve Blackman @steveblackman.bsky.social · Dec 5

So much fun last night with @trientertainment.bsky.social @royalalberthall.bsky.social. Gregg Wallace, Nitro, bookshelves and the World Cup of Christmas tunes. I can’t lie, I was hugely disappointed it only ran 25 minutes over! Thank you, Marina Hyde, @richardosman1.bsky.social and the orchestra.

Marina Hyde in a red dress and Richard Osman in a Fulham FC Christmas jumper on stage at the Royal Albert Hall, surrounded by Christmas presents, and with two brightly illuminated Christmas trees.

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Steve Blackman @steveblackman.bsky.social · Dec 2

Thanks, Maggie. The William Gibson comparisons are spot on. And that stuff’s disturbing in its fictional context.

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Steve Blackman @steveblackman.bsky.social · Dec 1

Yesterday, over the annual family Christmas lunch, my brother, nephews and I agreed to play #Whamageddon. I officially lost at 18:37 today.

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Steve Blackman @steveblackman.bsky.social · Dec 1

So, I wasn't able to join #NaNoWriMo this year, but I started a new story today, and have given myself until New Year's Day to complete a first draft. (Yeah, I know.) I'm calling it #ChrimboWriMo. Hop on board if you like; there's loads of room on the magical story sleigh.

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