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And 2000 people out of 48 million UK voters? There is huge margin for error.

And 2000 people out of 48 million UK voters? there is huge margin for error.

2000 people out of 48 million UK voters? There is huge margin for error.

And 2000 people out of 48 million UK voters? there is huge margin for error.

I don't think there are any with a big enough sample size. And unfortunately, I think they influence how people vote.

I know, but I don't think it's enough.

I know, but I don't think it's enough.

I agree, and then I think people would vote differently. Also, bear in mind that YouGov poll (conducted for Times and Sky) only uses 2000 people, so I don't rate their accuracy.

@joannechocolat.bsky.social 'Chased by an Ostrich' - the title of your next book?

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 6230:
Writing is freedom. You are free to write whatever you like, in whatever way you like. You're free to take advice, or not. You're free to describe the real world, or to build it differently. Your successes, your mistakes, your decisions belong to you. Own them.

A copy of VIANNE in paperback on a scarred old work bench, with old books and chocolate-making parapernalia...

THREE DAYS TO GO!!

Ha ha 😃

A black cat sitting on a notebook on a writing desk

Groot is helping with a poem I'm working on #writing #poem #cat

Books and tea... half way to utopia

Share a TV show that raised you

The cover of JITTERBUG by Gareth L Powell features a stylised rocket silhouette at the centre of an orrery, with a space suited figure dangling in its wake

Finally, the wait is over! Jitterbug hits bookstores today, published by @titanbooks.bsky.social

March 2026 distribution: What you need to know Next month, we will pay members in our first and largest distribution of the year. Payments should reach UK bank accounts on or around 25 March.

Today is the last day to check your ALCS account before we start preparing for the March payment. You know what to do, make sure all looks correct & let us take it from there 💸

If you need to update your bank details, get in touch before 5pm

Curling Locks earrings hand carved from English walnut 49 mm x 20 mm, on hand made Sterling silver hooks

Goddess earrings hand carved from yew, 30 mm x 11 mm, on Sterling silver posts

Oak leaf earrings hand carved from 4000 year old Scottish bog oak 31 mm x 18 mm, on hand made sterling silver safety hooks

Celtic triquetra earrings hand carved from box wood 20 mm x 16 mm, on sterling silver posts

Freshly carved earrings - by a single craftsman - no outsourcing, all designed and made with love and respect in the Highlands of Scotland by me from rescued offcuts.
Photos not to scale. www.woodlandtreasures.co.uk

The paperback of VIANNE comes out on March 6th. And doesn't it look terrific?

Interview With Michel Faber I was delighted to get an exclusive and in-depth interview with Michel Faber for this blog and I am happy to share it with you. Photo by Eva Youren Michel Faber is an award-winning author born in t…

Loved the book, not so much the film, although I know Michel liked what they did. See my interview with him here: geoffkingwriter.co.uk/2022/01/08/i...

Unsolicited writing advce, no. 25677:
In times of doubt, remember this:
Word count isn't everything. It's better to write 100 useful words than 10,000 useless ones.

I would spot it, winkle it out and give it a new home … if it wasn't already yours.

Humankind's rush to adopt new technologies, without regard to the consequences, continues apace. Once the consequences are understood, they have come to rely too much on it to 'go back to the horse and cart'.

Is their cocaine supply in danger?

I'm just a boy standing in front of an Internet asking it to let everybody know that my #book comes out in just over a week.

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'There are quite a lot of uses to which you can put a stone disc with a hole in the middle, and the Tezumen had explored all but one of them.' From Eric, by Terry Pratchett.

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 165:
Don't wait for inspiration. It's rare and unpredictable. Hard work, lots of practice, editing, and rewriting is what matters every time.

Stop the attack on our right to protest The government is planning new powers that could seriously restrict your right to protest. Under these proposals, police could limit or block protests based on the so-called “cumulative impact” of pas...

Once again, our right to protest is under threat. I just signed @friends-earth.bsky.social petition to stop new police powers that could shut down many peaceful protests and weaken our democratic rights. Please add your name too: action.friendsoftheearth.uk/petition/rig...