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Jon Courtenay Grimwood

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Maltese born, Edinburgh novelist. ASD. Lapsed journalist. PhD St Andrews. Writes as Jonathan Grimwood, Jack G & Jon Courtenay G. Owns cat that’s a drug addict. he/him ‘Triumphant…’ FT http://jonathangrimwood.com http://jackgrimwood.com http://j-cg.co.uk

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Jon Courtenay Grimwood @joncg.bsky.social · 7h

That's Adrian!

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Jon Courtenay Grimwood @joncg.bsky.social · 7h

It's a hard one. A couple of the best books I've read recently were beyond that, but still a major publisher taking a risk. And, obviously, a couple of others were barely longer than 50k.

Jon Courtenay Grimwood @joncg.bsky.social · 8h

I've been asking myself that... :-)

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Jon Courtenay Grimwood @joncg.bsky.social · 8h

Thanks Tom. It could probably come down another 10-20k if someone put me on a rack...

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Jon Courtenay Grimwood @joncg.bsky.social · 8h

:-)

Jon Courtenay Grimwood @joncg.bsky.social · 8h

Thanks! That's interesting. I know paper stock prices are now a real problem.

Jon Courtenay Grimwood @joncg.bsky.social · 8h

Hive mind: Is a 160,000 word novel still viable for the bigger publishers - or are we now firmly in the world of small, perfectly formed, etc? (Which I'm obviously also happy with!)

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Jon Courtenay Grimwood @joncg.bsky.social · 2d

Containing perhaps the best press conference you will ever see...

Tom Reagan’s Hat @rufustsuperfly.bsky.social · 2d

Great news - one of the best mini-series ever with a dazzling & eccentric screenplay by Troy Kennedy Martin & superb direction by Martin Campbell is back on iplayer.
If you haven’t seen it then you’re in for a real treat.
Come for Bob Peck, stay for Joe Don Baker.
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Edge of Darkness - Series 1: 1. Compassionate Leave

Thriller set in a world of obsessive state security. Ronald Craven is haunted by the murder of his daughter and begins his own investigation into her death.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Jon Courtenay Grimwood @joncg.bsky.social · 2d

Too light on ordinary people behaving like ordinary people, and too heavy on regal politics, computer graphics and actual script.

Jon Courtenay Grimwood @joncg.bsky.social · 3d

Hope that wasn't someone from the con. (Appalling if it was.) Shouldn't have been anyone, obviously. Bloody country.

Jon Courtenay Grimwood @joncg.bsky.social · 3d

Also, obviously, not adult content, unless you're an inadequately trained LLM that doesn't understand - because how could it, being less sentient than a stone - the labels it's spitting out.

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Jon Courtenay Grimwood @joncg.bsky.social · 3d

Let Feed the Cat Before You Go Out be the whole of the law.
#Samhain

Nineteenth century engraving showing howling cats on a Parisian rooftop watching witches on broomsticks ride off into the sky.

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Jon Courtenay Grimwood @joncg.bsky.social · 3d

That was an equal opportunities sub post...

(The ponce previously known as...)

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Jon Courtenay Grimwood @joncg.bsky.social · 3d

It was also astonishing the number of tribes that Columbus suddenly 'discovered' to be practising cannibalism, after Queen Isabella announced this would be reason enough for enslaving them.

UAINE @mahtowin1.bsky.social · 3d

The US government is packed from top to bottom with racist violent settlers since they first washed ashore.

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Jon Courtenay Grimwood @joncg.bsky.social · 3d

Not sure whether it's sweet or appalling that the UK press have managed to convince themselves that it's a one bad apple thing...

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Jon Courtenay Grimwood @joncg.bsky.social · 4d

Orders five. Sends four back as they're too expensive...

Dr Ian McCormick @wokestudies.bsky.social · 4d

INNOVATION: New Scottish Seating System for WINTER season?

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Jon Courtenay Grimwood @joncg.bsky.social · 4d

Be v surprised if the same doesn't apply to Brandon Sanderson, Robin Hobb, Joe Abercrombie, Gaiman, etc

Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 4d

Judge rules George R.R. Martin and other authors can sue OpenAI for copyright infringement

• Said ChatGPT generated 'Game of Thrones' content similar enough to infringe copyright

• OpenAI’s motion to dismiss was denied

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Jon Courtenay Grimwood @joncg.bsky.social · 5d

Oh crap. Sorry.
(good luck to Withered Hill)

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Jon Courtenay Grimwood @joncg.bsky.social · 6d

Yes, I'm getting lunatic, half human, cancer ridden billionaire from early Gibson novels vibes...

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Jon Courtenay Grimwood @joncg.bsky.social · 7d

So, you're saying you hate coffee, and worse than that, the people who cultivate it?

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Jon Courtenay Grimwood @joncg.bsky.social · 7d

Frankly, if they don't reverse the polarity they're doomed.

Matthew Cobb @matthewcobb.bsky.social · 7d

Technobabble thread. Add your favourite!

Adam Rogers @jetjocko.bsky.social · 8d

“Delete all heuristics” is such sci-fi treknobabble I’m almost in favor of it. They should reroute power through the primary sensor array while their in there, maybe cycle the variable shield harmonics?

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Captain Fanta @sassy0210.bsky.social · 7d

*sigh* 🇮🇪

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Charles Fourier @charlesfourier.bsky.social · 8d

Great advert for Wales…

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 9d

Y’all, Spotify’s stock price sunk by 5% in 1 day. YOU did this by spreading the word to boycott them for running ICE ads.

These billionaires only speak one language—money—so let’s keep up the pressure. Tell everyone you know to cancel their Spotify subscriptions. Send them to BoycottSpotify.com.

Spotify stock graph showing a decrease of $28 in one day (Friday 10/24), the day after Spotify’s boycott became a trending topic on Bluesky. This is a roughly 5% decrease in value.

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Jon Courtenay Grimwood @joncg.bsky.social · 10d

There's probably a tunnel under the Seine in Paris waiting for its opportunity.

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