Viewers/readers/players anticipating your plot twists in advance is GOOD ACTUALLY.

YOU DID A GOOD JOB WHY WOULD YOU RUIN IT. YOUR JOB ISN'T TO OUTSMART YOUR AUDIENCE. UNGUESSABLE PLOT TWISTS ARE BAD TWISTS.

sorry for the yelling but holy shit

I feels like recently everyone on YT has been doing some idiotic challenges or lists of 10 stupid things you have to buy. But not her: the queen of sociopolitical commentary, my French goddess Alice Cappelle keeps making quality content. Go watch her recent video.

youtu.be/NekzPuYWqO8?...

This is absolutely real. The current HBO Max version of this "Mad Men" episode "remastered for 4K" did not include an updated visual effects shot, which originally painted out the crew and equipment. Not just that, the HBO Max episode titles/order is jumbled for s01.

Win a set of signed copies of the Booker and International Booker Prize 2025 shortlisted books - just in time for Christmas. 🎄🎁

Enter here ⤵️
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2025 was one for the books. Specifically the Necronomicon.

I made a tiny game for PicoSteveMo with @dicey.bsky.social !

➡️ It's called King Stephen
➡️ You play as King Stephen (King of England 1135-1154)
➡️ It's a Reigns-like decision-making game
➡️ I did the writing + portraits
➡️ Made for a Stephen King game jam
➡️ It's very silly

dicey.itch.io/king-stephen

Another great video essay from Be Kind Rewind about film history, corporate greed, and the dangers of using AI to co-opt art made by actual humans. Can't recommend this material and channel enough.

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Happy to share that my novel 'Nigdzie' was awarded a special mention by the Identitas #Literary Award jury.

But more importantly, I got to spend a week in the Arctic with four other nominees, who happen to be great #writers and cool human beings.

Now back to the drawing board; erm, keyboard.

I love Samanta Schweblin's #writing and I want the entire world to read her works so here you go:

Fifteen minutes until skong. I'll finish writing my novel when I'm done with it.

Bapanada.

#silksong

Iconic moment at the Downton Abbey premiere

Fellow European #writers and #translators: there's an open call for CELA, an EU-funded international talent development project for #literary artists.

If you're a published #author from CZ, NL, BE, ES, RS, IT, PL, RO, UA, BG or SI, you might want to take a look.

www.cela-europe.com/news/second-...