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Juliet E McKenna

@julietemckenna.bsky.social

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Writes epic and contemporary fantasy novels along with varied shorter fiction. She/her. All opinions absolutely my own. For more, see www.julietemckenna.com

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Juliet E McKenna @julietemckenna.bsky.social · Jan 3

Hello to new folk. I write epic and contemporary fantasy novels along with varied shorter fiction. For more about the books, see www.julietemckenna.com All opinions I express online are absolutely my own. I boost what looks like good reading and interesting things. I block intolerance and aggression

Juliet E McKenna
Publications in 2024

The Green Man’s War
Novel – Wizard’s Tower Press

Different Times and Other Places
Collection – Newcon Press

Unseen Hands
Novelette – Ampyrium
ZNB LLC

A Civil War
Short story – Fight Like A Girl Volume 2
Wizard’s Tower Press

The Green Man’s Guest
Short story – Different Times and Other Places
Newcon Press

A Stitch in Time Saves One
Short story – Different Times and Other Places
Newcon Press

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Solaris Books @solarisbooks.bsky.social · 2h

At 7pm on 9th October, don't miss @aptshadow.bsky.social at Leeds Waterstones for a very special panel event on "Building Brilliant Worlds" alongside @rjbarker.bsky.social and
@davewragg.com in association with @britfantasysoc.bsky.social!

Tickets only £5! www.waterstones.com/events/panel...

A screenshot of the Waterstones Event Graphic.

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KJ Charles @kjcharleswriter.com · 1h

...oops?

All Of Us Murderers flyer with book cover. tex says: Readers Say, followed by quotes: All Of Us Murderers is why I am sleep deprived at work today.

Kept me up until 2am on a
work night!

I read this in one sitting and stayed up until 3am because
I couldn't put it down.

I was only going to read a chapter before bed and then I blinked and it was 8am.

end tagline reads: Out Now. sorry about that.

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Sham Jaff @shamjaff.bsky.social · 8h

It’s a "crisis" when immigrants "take jobs away", but "innovation" when machines do. Funny.

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 1h

OpenAI and Anthropic “have traditional business insurance coverage in place, but insurance professionals said AI model providers will struggle to secure protection for the full scale of damages they may need to pay out in the future.”

Insurers balk at multibillion-dollar claims faced by OpenAI and Anthropic

Companies struggle to assess scale of financial risks emerging from artificial intelligence

www.ft.com

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Juliet E McKenna @julietemckenna.bsky.social · 1h

I saw that. Still got the programme 😊

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Wizard's Tower Press @wtpress.bsky.social · 2h

Today's update on the Kickstarter campaign is all about the Lady of Lake, and all her sisters, because there are lots of them. Come and meet the Grawgedd Annwn: www.kickstarter.com/...

The cover of They Are Still Here (Mae Nhw Yma O Hyd).

The image is of the sorceror, Gwydion, surrounded by wild animals (wolf, boar, deer) in a Celtic knotwork frame. Gwydion's hat is crowned with antlers. He carries an axe in his right hand and an oak twig in his left.

Art by Josh Arklin.

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Helen King @helenking.bsky.social · 2h

Today’s #bloomscrolling offering is a simple but lovely dahlia I met today

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The Slab Press @theslabpress.bsky.social · 6h

It's Book Quote Wednesday and the word is STRONG. #BookQW #BookSky
Hiding Under the Leaves is launching at World Fantasycon on Friday 31st October. Release date 3rd November. Pre-order now Amazon/Barnes and Noble: ISBN 9781738426867

“What the fuck, man, what are you doing in my house?”
Mateo roared, his voice scratchy and raw.
He sprang out of the bed straight at Jimmie, fast as a
coiled snake. Mateo caught Jimmie at the waist, his strong
arms holding him in a bear hug. Jimmie beat him with the
dead rabbit, pummelling so hard with it for a moment he
thought it, too, had come back to life.
The two men crashed to the floor. Mateo was bigger and
stronger, but Jimmie was meaner. And Mateo’s legs were
tangled up in bed sheets. Jimmie rolled away from Mateo,
got to his knees and swung the rabbit at Mateo again and
again. He’d forgotten what he held in his hand, only feeling
that it was a weapon. He lost his grip on the rabbit, and it
smacked against the wall. Mateo reached up with his hands
for Jimmie’s throat. He was on his back, Jimmie with a knee
on either side of him. Jimmie dropped down onto Mateo’s
stomach. Mateo grunted, the air driven from his lungs and
his grip on Jimmie weakened.

Epiphany Ferrell - Muddy Water - Hiding Under the Leaves.
Forthcoming from theslab.press 3rd November 2025

Book details: Black cover with red leaves and white badger skeleton

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L.L. Stephens @triempery.bsky.social · 4h

It's Book Quote Wednesday and the word is STRONG

Below is a key scene from SORDANEON, first book of the Triempery Revelations series. In it, Marc Frederick--a man Dorilian has considered an enemy--counsels him about strength and its price.

#WritingCommunity #WriteSky #Sordaneon #bookqw

Left side of image is book cover of SORDANEON, Book 1 of the Triempery Revelations series by L.L. Stephens. Cover shows a small lone figure facing a golden, fantastic city with a core of shining power.

Left side is a text excerpt from SORDANEON, showing a scene between Dorilian, the young MC, and older, wiser Marc Frederick:

“You are crueler than any blade to deliver hope only when hope is gone. He would have ruled this land in a way I never could, been truly just in a way I never could be. He would not have had to fight the way I did.” When Dorilian looked away, Marc Frederick laughed hollowly in recognition of the reason. “Oh, you think I fought because I wanted to, don’t you? You would think that, given your history. But think again—and take a good, long look at yourself when you do. Because you are less like him than you want to believe, and much—much—more like me. You fight because you can, because you are strong and tough and have the stomach for battle that others do not. Because others will look to you to fight their battles for them—and you will do it, because they will have convinced you that you must. You will fight until you have killed or enslaved or silenced them all, every perceived enemy, every people that does not speak and think and act as you think they should—and then you will step back one day and see what you have wrought. You will see that you are alone. You will have wanted to create a world for people like you, only to find that there are no others like you and never will be. But then it will be too late. You will have destroyed even hope.”

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 2h

The reason the Right are so invested in the myth that the arts have no value isn’t because the arts don’t generate wealth (they do); it’s that studying the arts teaches people to imagine better ways of judging the value of an idea than by counting how much money it makes…

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Russell Smith @rswings.bsky.social · 2h

Never take advice on an English degree from someone who won't spell check their own merch.

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Naomi Alderman @naomialderman.bsky.social · 7h

feels like yet again time to mention that the *videogames* industry (that's a creative industry, which people do creative degrees in) brings in more than twice the amount to the British economy as the fishing and steel industries *combined*

Naomi Alderman @naomialderman.bsky.social · 8h

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"?

Tim Worthington @outonbluesix.bsky.social · 8h

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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Chris Levesque @levesque-chris.bsky.social · 3h

Tough. This is like businesses arguing they shouldn't have to pay living wages. It means that your business model is unsustainable.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Alwyn Roberts 💙💛 @stalfry.bsky.social · 6h

Screenshot of twet from Rhys Wynne @rhyswynne:

“Games Workshop is worth 3 times as much to the British economy than Brexit fishing.

If you are unaware, one is a popular fantasy game, entrenched in make believe which allows poorly dressed overweight men to play out their wartime fantasies, and the other is Games Workshop.”

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Stew Hotston (he/him) @stewarthotston.com · 2d

Project Hanuman has its launch at @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social two weeks before it's in shops. There will be cake, wine and merch. 2pm on the Friday of the convention (31st October).

I'm petrified of launching this thing alone so please come along and eat my cakes

There may also be special guest

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Stephen Cox @stephencoxauthor.bsky.social · 2d

@worldfantasy2025.bsky.social I'm on a panel Occult + Adventure - which fits The Crooked Medium's Guide to Murder perfectly.

My period 1880s onwards a glorious period for UK #fantasy: Dracula, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, She (etc), Dorian Gray, spiritualism, esoterica... +Holmes
#books #spooky #murder

Test: a devilish dance through Victorian fakery… a story that's mysterious, driven and, above all, great fun to read. David, Blue Book Balloon

Cover The Crooked Medium’s Guide to Murder by Stephen Cox
A striking book cover with the title and author name dominating.
A rich dark blue background, and a touch of mist. The text appears in gold in a gold rectangular frame, the font is old fashioned implying C19th century. The frame has three rondels or cameos each containing a picture. Top right is a golden bee brooch with the body and one wing streaked with red blood. Middle left is foxgloves, spires of small bell flowers in pink, white and purple. Bottom right is a dark brown medicine bottle, with a pale label. The word LAUDANUM is just visible.
There are pink highlights on some of the letters.
Taken together it is bold, mysterious, and Victorian.

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The Authors Guild @authorsguild.org · 4h

Unique IDs? Claimant types? Beneficial owners? You had questions and we’ve got answers! It’s your step-by-step guide to filing an Anthropic claim ✅

We’re covering everything you need to know and more: authorsguild.org/advocacy/art...

What Authors Need to Know About the $1.5 Billion Anthropic Settlement

What You’ll Need: Important Deadline: All claims must be submitted by March 23, 2026. Step 1: Check Eligibility. Start at the main settlement website. Before filing a claim, you must confirm your book...

authorsguild.org

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David Barnett @davidmbarnett.bsky.social · 3h

Weird how they put all their efforts into using technology to replace human creativity and art and then say creative arts degrees are useless.

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Rosemary Griggs @ragriggsauthor.bsky.social · 4h

Rose Compassion — one brave bloom still lingers against the wall.

#RoseWednesday

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Mata Haggis-Burridge @matahb.bsky.social · 4h

Free online event about video game narrative <3

Writers' Guild of Great Britain @writersguildgb.bsky.social · 1d

Shaping your game narrative - 15 October

Join our expert panel of games writers/narrative designers for this free online series of talks + Q&A, sponsored by @articydraft.bsky.social

Non-members welcome too!

Find out more + register:

forms.office.com/pages/respon...

Photo of the speakers from left to right: Kim MacAskill, Will Aryitey, George Lockett, Rose Behar and chair Ben Sabin

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 5h

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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Queen of Swords Press @qospress.bsky.social · 4h

We have a new book coming out on 10/20! RUNNING DRY by M.Christian is a different spin on gay vampires and queer horror with lyrical writing and unforgettable characters. It’s up for preorder direct from us and elsewhere. Thanks for considering! queenofswordspress.com/product/runn...

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KJ Charles @kjcharleswriter.com · 4h

Marvellous review for All Of Us Murderers at AAR.

"a masterful blend of mystery, romance and suspense that is delightful yet nail-biting in the very best of ways. It is, without question, KJ Charles at her best" it says here 🥰

All of Us Murderers by KJ Charles

All of Us Murderers is a fabulous mixture of murder mystery and gothic horror, a superbly crafted homage to the gothic novel that expertly captures the essence of the genre while at the same time havi...

allaboutromance.com

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Dr Coralie Mills @dendrochronicle.bsky.social · 4h

A lovely ‘luggie’ stave vessel used to hold porridge and other liquid foods. Zoom in on the label for more info. In The Stewartry #Museum, #Kirkcudbright 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
#Woodensday

A wooden stave built vessel with two metal bands and a vertical handle, in a display case

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 4h

And making theft illegal would “kill” the thieving industry. Good. Make theft illegal again.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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