R L Bowden

Author of speculative fiction novels and short stories

[R L Bowden @r_bowden]

GODKILLER x THE CITY WE BECAME

🐙 Sneaky cephalopods
🏛 A city with dark secrets
💉 Macabre potions

To disgraced truth-reader Narys, a series of unusual murders offers the chance of redemption - but are some truths best left buried?

#SFF #F #A #amquerying

[R L Bowden @r_bowden]

@sennydreadful @Franabouttown Ooh, 'femgore' - love a new subgenre label

[Jen 'mostly updates only, alas' Williams @sennydreadful]

In case you missed it yesterday, @Franabouttown put together an excellent piece on the current femgore trend for The Stylist - featuring The Hungry Dark and a whole ravening host of excellent books https://t.co/b2tpciMT84

[Laura Bennett @Losbennett]

Omg it’s like I’m a teenager in love with these two all over again.

[R L Bowden @r_bowden]

Final Q at the publishing panel at @gollancz #Gollanczfest was about how to find your writing community - perfect segue to plugging @SpectrumSFF - our hybrid online & in-person SFF writers group offering critique sessions, special events and more - new members welcome #amwriting

[R L Bowden @r_bowden]

Got to do my first proper face-to-face pitch to an agent as well (as opposed to the many, many email pitches 😄) thanks to the lovely @StevieFinegan and @gollancz - really helpful discussion #Gollanczfest

[R L Bowden @r_bowden]

Thank you to @feeney_aine for a great chat at the @gollancz #Gollanczfest today about the novel I have on submission, motivating and encouraging - loved the suggestion of Pacific Rim as a comp 🦑 #amwriting

[R L Bowden @r_bowden]

Fun analogy from @JJBker - if your book is a tin of beans, your synopsis is the list of ingredients on the side - and if you can't summarise the plot on one page, that's probably a sign it's too chaotic #Gollanczfest

[R L Bowden @r_bowden]

Several reminders about the need to approach submissions professionally - @sarahshaffi from @FutureWorldsPrz says everyone in the room is a writer - what you want to be is a published author #Gollanczfest

[R L Bowden @r_bowden]

Love this approach to writing a novel - Dhonielle Clayton first builds the world, then looks for the character who will "cause the most trouble" in it #Gollanczfest @gollancz

[R L Bowden @r_bowden]

In terms of popular tropes and character archetypes in romantasy, Lauren Dedroog says a hero will give up love to save the world, but a villain will give up the world for the one they love #Gollanczfest @gollancz

[R L Bowden @r_bowden]

Let's gooo! #Gollanczfest #amwriting @SpectrumSFF

[R L Bowden @r_bowden]

Huge thanks to the lovely team at @gollancz for this update on the second round of their unagented open submissions window - & for all their time & energy in persevering with the subs 🙏 💪
https://t.co/Btxi2vZ5CK (I was the Asker but am new to Tumblr so broke something 😭)

[Gollancz @gollancz]

GOLLANCZFEST TICKETS ARE OFFICIALLY LIVE 🚨

Don't miss your chance to attend the SFF festival of 2024!
📅 Saturday 16 March 2024
⏰ 10am-6pm
📍 Leonardo Royal Hotel St Pauls, London

Secure your ticket before they sell out! https://t.co/wc4HpcXkVW

[R L Bowden @r_bowden]

@JonOliverEditor Thanks so much for this Jon, unfortunately it won't seem to accept it 😫 no worries though, I will hopefully appear there at some point 👍

[R L Bowden @r_bowden]

@JonOliverEditor If they haven't all gone then a yes please here too!

[Uncanny Magazine @UncannyMagazine]

PLEASE RT Space Unicorns! Uncanny Magazine will be open to short story submissions from October 2 to October 16! WE CAN'T WAIT TO READ YOUR STORIES!!! https://t.co/vX0moQt8Wb

[R L Bowden @r_bowden]

@By_EmilyRae @SeraphIRenn Hey fellow second-rounders - the main Gollancz account posted on Twitter in mid-July that it was taking them a bit longer to get back to everyone than planned, so hopefully we'll hear something soon🤞🙏😬

[R L Bowden @r_bowden]

@gollancz Thank you for this update, really helpful 😅

[Led By Donkeys @ByDonkeys]

Water privatisation is a con.

(Location: Thames Water HQ)