Delighted that Scottish Govt has, for now, undone the scything funding cuts slated. Investing in arts and culture sector pays back 100-fold across several disciplines. The fight will need to be had again I’m sure, but will breathe for now https://www.scotsman.com/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/creative-ps7m-funding-cut-restored-as-scottish-government-u-turns-in-wake-of-campaigns-4035899

Are there any good resources for shifting instance on Mastodon available? I'm fairly good with tech, but not a dev. Help!

Six months ago 23 women left a massive mark on the UK, building on years of work from thousands of people. Since then loads more women have been picking up the trail and taking it off in their own direction. I was lucky enough to speak to a few of them for this piece. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64445418 #womeninsport #writing #womensfootball

Harry Sussex’s (?.. Windsor’s?) new book has so far been ‘leaked’ to the Guardian, been accidentally put on sale before launch in a big European market, and is currently on half-price offer at the UK’s biggest bookshop chain, Waterstones. A real ‘greatest hits’ cavalcade from the book industry so far. #publishing #books #bookstodon #Harry

Happy ‘FFS, what was my password again’ Day folks.

This article details the request for 85% discounts on new titles from indie publishers coming from Waterstones - the bulwark between book selling disappearing from the UK high street. The UK book industry is so borked https://buff.ly/3jmKH6Z

The Internet is literally the capacity to link and cross-link different sites, instances, pages and elements together.

Sobering read from ALCS with median earnings not even threating sustainable living. Writing, as with so many other creative sectors, is so far down the wrong track correction is impossible, it needs a total re-set https://www2.societyofauthors.org/2022/12/06/a-profession-struggling-to-sustain-itself/ #books #writing

Ok, so I'm using this place too much like twitter. What do I need to be doing to get the most out of here? All and any suggestions will be entertained.