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Ernie @justawriterwriting.bsky.social · 15m

Listening to The Last — I’m at the tail end of the divergent universe!

I’ll be glad it’s over. There’s been some fun stories and ideas there, but my favourite episodes tend to be set in Earth’s past, so I’m clamouring for more of those.

Loved Invaders From Mars with 8 and Charley!

Ernie @justawriterwriting.bsky.social · 2d

Gutted. Truly an end of an era.

Big Finish Insider @bigfinish.bsky.social · 2d

🚨 BREAKING NEWS! 🚨 Click https://bgfn.sh/t26news for the full info on the future and legacy of Torchwood.

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Ernie @justawriterwriting.bsky.social · 2d

Dude it’s funny you say this, because one was stuck to my jacket this morning and I’ve just looked out my window and there’s three of them outside!

There’s definitely some invasion going on today.

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Ernie @justawriterwriting.bsky.social · 6d

Can’t wait till tomorrow’s walk - looking forward to diving into this new adventure!

Currently playing Silent Hill F and reading The Shining, so a bunch of spooky stuff happening!

Ernie @justawriterwriting.bsky.social · 7d

Damn I didn’t know this released today!

Super looking forward to this one, seems really creepy and Tim really knows how to write for 9 (his Sontaran story is a favourite of mine)

Big Finish Insider @bigfinish.bsky.social · 7d

OUT NOW! ❤️❤️➕🟦➕🌹 Click https://bgfn.sh/estate to listen to the brand-new Doctor Who audio drama starring Christopher Eccleston and Billie Piper.

Soundsmyth Productions' cover artwork for Doctor Who: The Last Days of the Powell Estate, featuring Rose Tyler in the centre, wearing a cerise hoodie. To her left is Jackie Tyler looking panicked on a mobile phone. The Doctor is on the right. In the background, the Powell Estate is collapsing.

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Ernie @justawriterwriting.bsky.social · 8d

I’m very tired and was trying my best not to write “Krypton’s” 😅

KRYNOIDS

(In my defence I’ve not seen the episode yet!)

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The Blogging Goth @theblogginggoth.bsky.social · 9d

A windows notification box that reads "It's Nearly October". Inside it has a skull icon and says "Time to get spooky!"
There are two buttons - one says Yes, the other says Hell Yes

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Ernie @justawriterwriting.bsky.social · 8d

So after a week of debating, I decided to purchase Big Finish’s Planet Kryptoid…

But first I thought “I’ll lash Seeds of Doom on so I can see who the Kryptoids are”

It’s not on iPlayer due to some rights issue.

Thankfully…

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Ernie @justawriterwriting.bsky.social · 10d

I wish Big Finish had a thing on their site that told you what episodes need to be watched before getting one of their audios.

Listening to Dalek Protocol and feel like I’m missing out a lot, because I’ve never seen Day of the Daleks.

I would have watched it last night had I known.

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Ernie @justawriterwriting.bsky.social · 12d

Just this second sat down to start it!

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Ernie @justawriterwriting.bsky.social · 12d

Is that the legendary James Bolam in the back there? I thought he’d retired!

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Ernie @justawriterwriting.bsky.social · 12d

Actually blown away by @timatack.bsky.social’s Salvation Nine. Made for a perfect morning walk.

The Sontarans are closer to Ewoks in this fun, entertaining story. Exactly what the Ninth Doctor range should be. Might even be my favourite 9th Doctor audio so far.

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Ernie @justawriterwriting.bsky.social · 13d

I definitely shouldn’t be buying any more big finish, as I still have a lot I haven’t listened to yet…

Having said that…

Planet Krynoid was described to me as “Doctor Who’s version of The Walking Dead” and it’s all I’ve been thinking about all week…

Ernie @justawriterwriting.bsky.social · 15d

Day 100

Ernie @justawriterwriting.bsky.social · 15d

Just got back from the office. Bought myself some new jeans, as my old ones no longer fit me.

Turns out I’ve dropped 4 jeans sizes in 100 days! 💪

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Ernie @justawriterwriting.bsky.social · 16d

Wrote my first folk horror today.

Was a bit of a struggle.

Ernie @justawriterwriting.bsky.social · 16d

It feels very Wishworld so far

Ernie @justawriterwriting.bsky.social · 17d

On my morning walk, listening to The Natural History of Fear.

Got a couple of stories brewing that I’m hoping to write when I get back.

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Ernie @justawriterwriting.bsky.social · 17d

Just finished reading King’s 11/22/63.

Wow.

700 pages, took me well over a week.

When I began, I thought “by the end I’ve finished this, I’ll be done with King for a while” - but nope. Already got my eyes set on a book of his.

Ernie @justawriterwriting.bsky.social · 17d

Got my second compliment on my weight loss from a neighbour today, just as I was heading out for my morning walk.

It made that walk a hell of a lot easier.

Ernie @justawriterwriting.bsky.social · 17d

Listened to The Time Tunnel series on my morning walk!

Three episodes is nowhere near enough!! Things were barely even getting started!

February can’t come soon enough.

Ernie @justawriterwriting.bsky.social · 20d

I have a friend who is a really talented horror/short story writer, and they’ve been really helpful taking me under their wing and showing me the ropes.

Just wrote my first Drabble. Fascinating challenge.

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The Girl with the Green Ribbon 💀💀 (Jenny Hamilton) @readingtheend.bsky.social · 20d

there was a horrible tweet years ago that was like "the dumbest part of writing a historical novel is you can spend an hour googling 18th-century socks before realizing you can probably just cut this not-exactly-load-bearing sock line." confronting and rude!!!

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Ernie @justawriterwriting.bsky.social · 20d

“It’s got a setting… What is a ‘Rachel’?”

I loved that bit!

Imagining Lis Sladen and Ian Marter running round in the 80s, referencing a show that wouldn’t air until the next decade. Brilliant moment!

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Ernie @justawriterwriting.bsky.social · 20d

Still feel like shit, but managed it! 💪

Listened to the first two parts of ‘The Worlds of Doctor Who’ — will probably listen to the final two parts tomorrow.

Lovely spending the morning with Jago and Litefoot and the Counter Measures group!