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Makkon @makkon.bsky.social · 6d

a flow-chart with 2 islands. "Do I need AI?" that flows into a final island saying "No"

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 3d

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 235:
Stop equating wealth and fame with your value as a writer. Some of the writers we now admire were unknown in their lifetimes; just as many once-bestselling writers are now forgotten and unread. Making good art is not the same as making good money.

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Oliver Arditi @paracyclops.bsky.social · 3d

I absolutely loved 'Under The Moon', a short, beautifully written SFFH story collection by E.M. Faulds. Small in size, enormous (sublunary) in scope, and frequently moving.

app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/71eb...

#fantasy #sf #horror #sffh #UnderTheMoonEMF #books @bethkesh.bsky.social

A white male hand holding a copy of 'Under The Moon' by E.M. Faulds in front of some stringed instruments.

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Oliver Arditi @paracyclops.bsky.social · 11d

'The City We Became' is a wonderfully written contemporary urban fantasy that redraws the map of good vs. evil to reflect the state of early 21st century politics.

app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/623b...

#fantasy #urbanfantasy #nkjemisin #thecitywebecame #books #booksky

A white male hand holding a copy of 'The City We Became' by N.K. Jemisin

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Oliver Arditi @paracyclops.bsky.social · 19d

I miss you too! I wanted to find a way to tell the story of how your music led to our friendship, and how big of a deal this record is to me, but that character limit is a killer 🤣 I posted on Mastodon too and it’s clearer there

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Oliver Arditi @paracyclops.bsky.social · 19d

Around 2011 @jamesbeaudreau.bsky.social sent me three CDs. Beautiful artefacts from which came lasting friendship. He recently released a solo guitar record, & it's a thing of strange, true beauty.

Old reviews: olidabass.blogspot.com/2011/03/albu...

jamesbeaudreau.bandcamp.com/album/workbe...

Workbench Recordings Vol. 1, by James Beaudreau

7 track album

jamesbeaudreau.bandcamp.com

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Oliver Arditi @paracyclops.bsky.social · 19d

I enjoyed @annaleen.bsky.social ’s latest column in @newscientist.com It reminded me how weird it was to go out into the real world in the 1990s, after my upbringing in a feminist bubble, to discover that the battle for gender equality wasn’t completely done and dusted!

#wheresmyjetpack #feminism

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Oliver Arditi @paracyclops.bsky.social · 20d

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Oliver Arditi @paracyclops.bsky.social · 22d

He wouldn’t be Carmy. He needs to shack up with the nice doctor and run a relaxed family trattoria, but the series would get a lot less gripping if he did!

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Oliver Arditi @paracyclops.bsky.social · 22d

I was underwhelmed by 'Earthsong', final book in Suzette Haden Elgin's 'Native Tongue' 3logy. No sign of the first book's radicalism. I enjoyed it, but I doubt I'll remember it.

app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/8a33...

#sf #sciencefiction #suzettehadenelgin #earthsong #nativetongue #books #booksky

A white male hand holding an iPad displaying the cover of the ebook of 'Earthsong' by Suzette Haden Elgin.

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Oliver Arditi @paracyclops.bsky.social · 28d

I was knocked-out by Marlon James's 'Moon Witch Spider King'—a stonking follow-up to the first book in the series. Dense, intricate language, wonderful worldbuilding, and no holds barred.

app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/4a40...

#fantasy #marlonjames #darkstar #moonwitchspiderking #books #booksky

A white male hand holding a copy of 'Moon Witch Spider King' by Marlon James in front of a messy sitting room.

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Oliver Arditi @paracyclops.bsky.social · Sep 3

1 star woke bs is my favourite genre 😆

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CL Woke Cannibal Erotica Hellisen @clhellisen.bsky.social · Aug 28

I'm trying to get The Shape of Monsters tagged with the LGBTQ+ lable as I think it's struggling to find its queer readers.

Hopefully that tag will also help avoid the "1 star woke bs" reviews

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Oliver Arditi @paracyclops.bsky.social · Sep 1

Just finished Michael Moorcock's 1993 'Stormbringer' omnibus. Much fun, occasionally profound—best story was the 1991 'Revenge of the Rose'.

app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/a883...

#michaelmoorcock #elric #eternalchampion #chaos #stormbringer #fantasy #swordandsorcery #books #booksky

A white male hand holding a copy of Michael Moorcock's 1993 omnibus 'Stormbringer' in front of a shelf bearing other titles from the 1990s 'Tale of the Eternal Champion' omnibus series.

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John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · Jul 31

Publishing hot take: traditional publishing is really hard, and self-publishing is really hard, and everyone deserves a sandwich and a nap.

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Gracu ✨🌈 @prismagic.bsky.social · Jul 30

Bluesky doesn't penalize you for using links, tags, using key words like Patreon or commissions, and doesn't have a central algorithm on your following feed, which means all the power rests on you to help your favourite creators be seen!

Utopia meme with text saying "Bluesky is people used the repost button more frequently."

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Oliver Arditi @paracyclops.bsky.social · Jul 30

I've got a new favourite book! 'Black Leopard Red Wolf' by Marlon James is one of the best novels I've read, and the most accomplished contemporary fantasy book I've encountered.

app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/1af4...

#fantasy #marlonjames #blackleopardredwolf #books #booksky

A copy of ‘Black Leopard Red Wolf’ by Marlon James resting on a black cat in a cardboard box

Oliver Arditi @paracyclops.bsky.social · Jul 30

I’m absolutely loving it, possibly my favourite fantasy book since Gene Wolfe died!

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Oliver Arditi @paracyclops.bsky.social · Jul 30

This is today’s office.

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Oliver Arditi @paracyclops.bsky.social · Jul 30

A v. interesting article on Marvel's foundational era, which seems to confirm Alan Moore's hilariously vitriolic take on the US comics industry (c.f. 'What We Can Know About Thunderman' in 'Illuminations').

flaminghydra.com/a-swingin-su...

#marvelcomics #stanlee #ronwhyte @flaminghydra.com

A Swingin’ Surprise or Two

The best-kept secret in the history of Marvel Comics was in high dudgeon by the time he sat down at his typewriter. It was a July afternoon in 1971, and Ron Whyte, a playwright and activist, was about...

flaminghydra.com

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Oliver Arditi @paracyclops.bsky.social · Jul 18

I found 'The Kingdom of Gods' by N.K. Jemisin a beautifully crafted, thematically complex work of grown-up fantasy fiction.

app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/b401...

#fantasy #fantasyfiction #books #nkjemisin #theinheritancetrilogy #thekingdomofgods

A copy of N.K. Jemisin's 'The Kingdom of Gods' lying on a fireplace.

Oliver Arditi @paracyclops.bsky.social · Jul 2

I loved this sumptuous English language re-launch of Metal Hurlant, jam-packed with a mix of classics and new stories. Favourites were Moebius's 'Is Man Good?', James Stokoe's 'Red Planet Tomatoes', and Yuri Campos's 'Lacuna'.

#comics #metalhurlant #bandedessinée #humanoids #moebius #comicsky

A white male hand holding up a copy of 'Metal Hurlant: Old Dreams, Young Visions' in front of some wet foliage.

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Oliver Arditi @paracyclops.bsky.social · Jul 2

If the bill being voted on by the UK parliament today gets through, it will become a potentially imprisonable offence for you to say you support Palestine Action, or even to praise any of its actions, or say you think it has a point. What's the name for this kind of government again? Democratic?

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Oliver Arditi @paracyclops.bsky.social · Jun 24

I'm making my way through Tad Williams's 'Memory, Sorrow and Thorn'. 'To Green Angel Tower: Siege' contains some good writing, and was really enjoyable to read, but for me it's a LOT longer than it needs to be.

app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/e433...

#fantasy #epicfantasy #books #booksky

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Oliver Arditi @paracyclops.bsky.social · Jun 21

Wishing everyone a joyous Midsummer Day ❤️