Mastodawn

Ever since Western explorers “discovered” ancient Egypt, it’s been a constant source of fascination to creatives. From heiroglyphics to mummies, cursed tombs & cursed archaeologists, Egyptology holds plenty of inspiration. Join us for the next Writing the Occult for more.

Your ticket includes access to the whole live event, and it will be recorded so you can pop in and out as your day demands. Tickets are £40+bf: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/writing-the-occult-relics-tickets-1258146834049

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Writing the Occult: Relics

The latest run of Writing the Occult gathers together an exciting range of speakers to explore the world of relics in your fiction.

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Jon Sparks 5h ago

#WordWeavers 23/4: Do you plan your themes or do they arise from your writing and then get tweaked in edits?
I’ve said many times I don’t plan my novels, and that’s at least 99% true for themes. I don’t even consciously identify ‘themes’ in editing. If they emerge organically for me, I hope that means they do for readers too.
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Jon Sparks 5h ago

#WritersCoffeeClub 23/4: World Book Day! Share a prompt or the first few lines of a story you wish you could read.
Of all writers the two I miss most are Iain (M) Banks and Terry Pratchett, both taken too soon. How I would love to see a new Culture novel or a Discworld tale from a Pratchett unimpaired.
Fuck cancer. Fuck dementia.
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Liminal Fiction 10h ago

WRITER FUEL: Ocean warming 4 times faster than in 1980s — and likely to accelerate in coming decades.

https://www.limfic.com/2025/04/22/writer-fuel-ocean-study-shows-climate-change-is-accelerating/

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Writer Fuel: Ocean Study Shows Climate Change is Accelerating

Earth's oceans are getting warmer at an accelerating rate, researchers find — indicating that climate change is speeding up too. The scientists found that ocean warming has more than quadrupled over the past 40 years and is likely to accelerate even faster in the future. The researchers published their findings in a new study published...

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PhilRedbeard 12h ago

I write a little about how making better food choices is making me feel better.

https://philredbeard.com/2025/04/22/sweet-conflations/

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Sweet Conflations

I’ve been feeling better. Part of it has been my poor diet, which I’ve tried to turn around in recent weeks. My mastication habits are almost entirely in my domain to handle, and since …

a simple man

QueeRomance Ink 13h ago

Check out M.D. Grimm

MM. FF, MF Contemporary, Dark Romance, Erotic Romance, Fantasy, Historical, Holiday, Paranormal, Sci Fi, Western & Cowboy

M.D. Grimm has wanted to write stories since second grade (kind of young to make life decisions, but whatever) and nothing has changed since then (well, plenty of things actually, but not that!) ...

https://www.queeromanceink.com/mbm-book-author/m-d-grimm/

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M.D. Grimm

M.D. Grimm has wanted to write stories since second grade (kind of young to make life decisions, but whatever) and nothing has changed since then (wel... [ Read More ]

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Allan Dyen-Shapiro 14h ago

A short story sale! "MindsEye Lets You Love Again" just sold to Factor Four Magazine. A medical science fiction story that ropes in immigrant struggles and family drama, all in 996 words.

It will be a free click, so I will definitely circulate the link once it comes out.

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