Sylvia Leatham
@sylvialeatham.bsky.social
Debut romcom ‘Chaos Theory’ with Storm Publishing. Rep’ed by Liverpool Lit Agency. Shortlisted for The Letter Review prize, Watson Little Indie Novella prize & Retreat West 1st Chapter. LL’ed for Mslexia novel prize. https://linktr.ee/SylviaLeatham
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It’s finally here! Publication day! And not, as my phone keeps autocorrecting it, ‘pub location’ day. 😂
‘Chaos Theory’ has been nurtured for 4.5 years, and now it’s finally out in the world, going on its own adventures. You can get it as paperback, e-book and audiobook.
Linktr.ee/SylviaLeatham
‘Chaos Theory’ has been nurtured for 4.5 years, and now it’s finally out in the world, going on its own adventures. You can get it as paperback, e-book and audiobook.
Linktr.ee/SylviaLeatham
Appalling sound to be exposed to.
February 11, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Appalling sound to be exposed to.
My mam has traumatic memories of being fed cod liver oil on a spoon as a child in the 1950s!
February 11, 2026 at 2:02 PM
My mam has traumatic memories of being fed cod liver oil on a spoon as a child in the 1950s!
Have you considered the price of golf membership though? I was astounded! Start saving now!
February 11, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Have you considered the price of golf membership though? I was astounded! Start saving now!
There’s an episode of Seinfeld where George wants to name a (future, unborn) child Seven. Someone steals his idea and he tries to convince them to give up Seven and instead name their child Soda.
February 10, 2026 at 8:59 AM
There’s an episode of Seinfeld where George wants to name a (future, unborn) child Seven. Someone steals his idea and he tries to convince them to give up Seven and instead name their child Soda.
Nooo! I need a 3 day weekend!
February 9, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Nooo! I need a 3 day weekend!
It was so good, Aoife! Really intrigued by Mrs Caliban, sounds like my jam.
February 9, 2026 at 8:09 PM
It was so good, Aoife! Really intrigued by Mrs Caliban, sounds like my jam.
Don’t know if it’s quite a romcom but this is really funny. Jamie Dornan as-you’ve-never-seen-him-before is a highlight!
February 9, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Don’t know if it’s quite a romcom but this is really funny. Jamie Dornan as-you’ve-never-seen-him-before is a highlight!
Reposted by Sylvia Leatham
'I was offered a two-book deal by Storm Publishing in July '24. One of the conditions of the deal was that I’d be willing to make some changes to the as-yet-untitled Chaos Theory...my first reaction to this proposal was hesitation'
writes @sylvialeatham.bsky.social
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www.writing.ie/.../the-role...
writes @sylvialeatham.bsky.social
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www.writing.ie/.../the-role...
February 9, 2026 at 11:37 AM
'I was offered a two-book deal by Storm Publishing in July '24. One of the conditions of the deal was that I’d be willing to make some changes to the as-yet-untitled Chaos Theory...my first reaction to this proposal was hesitation'
writes @sylvialeatham.bsky.social
👇
www.writing.ie/.../the-role...
writes @sylvialeatham.bsky.social
👇
www.writing.ie/.../the-role...
Plus-one this one!
February 9, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Plus-one this one!
Oh yes, saw this at the IFI when it came out. It was part of a whole movement in Danish cinema, I think it was called dogme. It was excellent.
February 8, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Oh yes, saw this at the IFI when it came out. It was part of a whole movement in Danish cinema, I think it was called dogme. It was excellent.
I want to write about robots. I don’t want robots to write about me, or for me.
February 8, 2026 at 9:08 PM
I want to write about robots. I don’t want robots to write about me, or for me.
Not in my world!
February 8, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Not in my world!
I strongly suspect she’s making more from TEACHING others how to do this grift, than the grift itself.
Where is copyright law in all this? Is there anything to stop someone else taking and selling her terrible Ai slop books? Presumably they can’t be copyrighted as they’re not original works.
Where is copyright law in all this? Is there anything to stop someone else taking and selling her terrible Ai slop books? Presumably they can’t be copyrighted as they’re not original works.
“If I can generate a book in a day, and you need six months to write a book, who’s going to win the race?” God this is bleak
The New Fabio Is Claude
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February 8, 2026 at 5:18 PM
I strongly suspect she’s making more from TEACHING others how to do this grift, than the grift itself.
Where is copyright law in all this? Is there anything to stop someone else taking and selling her terrible Ai slop books? Presumably they can’t be copyrighted as they’re not original works.
Where is copyright law in all this? Is there anything to stop someone else taking and selling her terrible Ai slop books? Presumably they can’t be copyrighted as they’re not original works.
I contain platitudes.
February 8, 2026 at 4:32 PM
I contain platitudes.
This is why I now script all speeches.
February 8, 2026 at 10:52 AM
This is why I now script all speeches.
🤣
“Don’t get cross! Come on down”
“Don’t get cross! Come on down”
February 8, 2026 at 10:34 AM
🤣
“Don’t get cross! Come on down”
“Don’t get cross! Come on down”
I once started a leaving do speech for a team member with the phrase “our soon-to-be-dearly-departed Abigail”.
February 8, 2026 at 10:31 AM
I once started a leaving do speech for a team member with the phrase “our soon-to-be-dearly-departed Abigail”.
💯 I’m unfollowing anyone who’s doing it!
February 7, 2026 at 11:04 PM
💯 I’m unfollowing anyone who’s doing it!
Oh my god, yes!! I’m biting my tongue so much I’m tasting blood! I’m especially sad when I see authors doing this. Authors who, as a group, have had their work stolen/pirated and used to train LLMs.
February 7, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Oh my god, yes!! I’m biting my tongue so much I’m tasting blood! I’m especially sad when I see authors doing this. Authors who, as a group, have had their work stolen/pirated and used to train LLMs.
Once again sharing the art my dad drew on our backyard wall, to show that you don’t need Ai or an education or permission to be creative or to make art.
He did this for no one but himself. He said he could see the faces in the stones.
He did this for no one but himself. He said he could see the faces in the stones.
February 7, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Once again sharing the art my dad drew on our backyard wall, to show that you don’t need Ai or an education or permission to be creative or to make art.
He did this for no one but himself. He said he could see the faces in the stones.
He did this for no one but himself. He said he could see the faces in the stones.
Also very true!
February 7, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Also very true!
Have they not played Daly Thompson’s Decathlon? There was a javelin and a shotput and a sprint and hurdles and, uh, that’s all I can remember!
February 7, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Have they not played Daly Thompson’s Decathlon? There was a javelin and a shotput and a sprint and hurdles and, uh, that’s all I can remember!
Good point!
Also -
I hate this view of art being a product, an end result, an output to be monetised and sold, instead of an experience or anything with an internal dimension or value.
Also -
I hate this view of art being a product, an end result, an output to be monetised and sold, instead of an experience or anything with an internal dimension or value.
February 7, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Good point!
Also -
I hate this view of art being a product, an end result, an output to be monetised and sold, instead of an experience or anything with an internal dimension or value.
Also -
I hate this view of art being a product, an end result, an output to be monetised and sold, instead of an experience or anything with an internal dimension or value.