V niche request, but given I follow quite a lot of Italians I thought it was worth a try. I'm looking for anyone who really loved Pinocchio as a child - someone for whom it has a special significance for any reason, or who has a story connected with it. Grateful for RTs. TY.
A few photos from a wonderful evening at the Stirling Book Nook with Laura Fyfe to talk about This is Home. We discussed the meaning of home strong first lines, writing in a second language and more. I am still amazed and blown away by all the support I am receiving from readers. I couldn't be happier!
We still have a few spaces left for our writing course on Iona. It's a stunning location for a dynamic and insightful course on character, plot, dialogue and more. RT much appreciated if you think someone you know might benefit from this. #writingcommunity@bookscot@writing
Very excited for this mini-tour of This is Home, with great guests and more dates coming soon! @waterstonesKDY Stirling Book Nook, Dollar Wee Book shop and @BlackwellEdin
Tickets for the book launch at @BlackwellEdin here:
https://t.co/UebUJfvTGp
This is Home spotted in Edinburgh bookshops @leamingtonbooks@tweetwronger Lighthouse books, Argonaut bookshop, Blackwell's Edinburgh. A wonderful and still surreal feeling!
one week to go! 😁 pre-order THIS IS HOME from @Waterstones or your favourite UK bookshop.
https://t.co/NPtwfeF7S9
It is also available for orders in the US, simply ask your bookshop and they should be able to get it for you! can't wait!
My stepdad, Greg, never said 'I love you.' He was a hard man. Worked construction. Came home, ate, slept. He paid for my college. He paid for my car. But he never hugged me. I always thought he resented me. I wasn't his real son. Greg died of a heart attack last week. I was cleaning out his truck. In the glove box, I found a worn-out notebook. It was a diary. Entry 1: Met a woman with a boy today. The boy looks sad. I want to make him smile. Entry 50: The boy needs braces. Picking up extra shifts. Entry 200: He graduated today. I stayed in the back so I wouldn't embarrass him with my dirty work clothes. I've never been prouder. Entry 500: I wish I knew how to talk to him. I just hope he knows I’d die for him. I sat in the driver's seat of his dusty truck and cried until I couldn't breathe. He didn't say it. He did it. Every single day. Love isn't always words. Sometimes, it’s calloused hands and a tired back.
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Not long now till THIS IS HOME comes out! 🏠
You can pre-order it from @Waterstones or your favourite indie book shop!
Here it is with a lovely endorsement from author @annasmcheung much appreciated!
@leamingtonbooks
@jerrod_lew AI isn't creativity. It replaces the act of thinking, learning, trying, failing and editing. It's lazy. Real artist devote their life to the craft, not because they want it, but because they couldn't live without it. It gives them purpose.
85% of published novelists said they think their future income will be negatively impacted by GenAI, and over half (51%) of published novelists agreed that AI is likely to displace their work entirely.
An interesting new report.
https://t.co/196eLmx1he
So over half of published novelists think that AI is likely to displace their work entirely?
I agree. Having read maybe 20 to 30 submitted unpublished novels in 2025, I think GenAI indeed writes better than most writers.
The reason is writers failing to find their human voice and attempting to conform. There is no short cut though. If you express your actual voice, and allow yourself freedom to do so, you won't sound like a machine.
It takes time, it takes reading. It takes doubt and it takes craft. Discover your individuality and bottle it. It will be obvious from Page One.
Style is genuinely hard to come by but it is a quiet reminder of craftsmanship, individuality, and the presence of a real maker.
Our accounts getting throttled because a relentless harasser is tagging us from behind a block and reporting all our posts can you just give Watson a share please 🙏
Vital petition for artists to sign 👇
Protect authors’ livelihoods from the unlicensed use of their work in AI training - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/8VeCWY5xBB via @UKChange