Simon K Jones
@simonkjones.bsky.social
Writer of serial fiction. Read it over on the Write More newsletter: https://simonkjones.substack.com/
Pinned
I always wanted to be an author. I grew up wanting to write stories, like the science fiction novels I adored. This is what I told everyone.
Then I reached my mid-30s and abruptly noticed that I'd forgotten to become a novelist.
I'd done some other stuff, but had forgotten that main dream.
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Then I reached my mid-30s and abruptly noticed that I'd forgotten to become a novelist.
I'd done some other stuff, but had forgotten that main dream.
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My son is that little bit too old for The Phoenix, and I'm struggling. He's fine, of course, because he's just growing up.
@jamiesmart.bsky.social and @neillcameron.bsky.social - can we have BvM and MRB 'Next Generation' spin-off books aimed solely at sad parents suffering from withdrawal, please? x
@jamiesmart.bsky.social and @neillcameron.bsky.social - can we have BvM and MRB 'Next Generation' spin-off books aimed solely at sad parents suffering from withdrawal, please? x
November 29, 2025 at 5:18 PM
My son is that little bit too old for The Phoenix, and I'm struggling. He's fine, of course, because he's just growing up.
@jamiesmart.bsky.social and @neillcameron.bsky.social - can we have BvM and MRB 'Next Generation' spin-off books aimed solely at sad parents suffering from withdrawal, please? x
@jamiesmart.bsky.social and @neillcameron.bsky.social - can we have BvM and MRB 'Next Generation' spin-off books aimed solely at sad parents suffering from withdrawal, please? x
The higher up a company hierarchy you go, the less those people understand how anything in their own company actually works.
Anyone not already in management worked this out decades before AI was on the scene.
Anyone not already in management worked this out decades before AI was on the scene.
A study by Dayforce shows 87% of executives use AI for work, compared to 57% of managers and just 27% of employees.
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
Execs are embracing AI more than their employees are, new research suggests
Research from HR software company Dayforce suggests that executives are leaning into AI far more than their employees.
www.businessinsider.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:11 PM
The higher up a company hierarchy you go, the less those people understand how anything in their own company actually works.
Anyone not already in management worked this out decades before AI was on the scene.
Anyone not already in management worked this out decades before AI was on the scene.
Time to get disappointed again when the chancellor doesn't drop the suitcase to the floor, kick it, and suit up as Iron Man.
November 26, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Time to get disappointed again when the chancellor doesn't drop the suitcase to the floor, kick it, and suit up as Iron Man.
I cleverly set up a subscription to DIE Loaded, and managed to miss off issue 1.
Thoughts and prayers, please.
Thoughts and prayers, please.
November 20, 2025 at 9:59 AM
I cleverly set up a subscription to DIE Loaded, and managed to miss off issue 1.
Thoughts and prayers, please.
Thoughts and prayers, please.
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Awooga
Today, we launch the latest report in our State of the Nations research series, ‘Who stays and who leaves? Mapping arts, culture and heritage careers’, by Dave O’Brien, Mark Taylor, Ruoxi Wang, Peter Campbell and Kate Shorvon.
Key findings below 👇
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Who Stays and Who Leaves? Mapping Arts, Culture and Heritage Careers - Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre
Read the latest State of the Nations research report from University of Sheffield on mapping arts, culture and heritage careers.
pec.ac.uk
November 19, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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I listened to Off Panel's chat with Kieron Gillen, which inevitably made me question everything I've been doing for the last 4 years.
This is the inherent danger of listening to a KG interview.
open.substack.com/pub/simonkjo...
This is the inherent danger of listening to a KG interview.
open.substack.com/pub/simonkjo...
Figuring out the serial publishing model
(and how I got it wrong)
open.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:16 AM
I listened to Off Panel's chat with Kieron Gillen, which inevitably made me question everything I've been doing for the last 4 years.
This is the inherent danger of listening to a KG interview.
open.substack.com/pub/simonkjo...
This is the inherent danger of listening to a KG interview.
open.substack.com/pub/simonkjo...
In 2025 it seems to be OK to mount an insurrection, but it's not OK to accuse someone of mounting an insurrection.
In 2025 it also seems to be OK to behave in a racist way, but it's not OK to accuse someone of behaving in a racist way.
This seems the wrong way around to me.
In 2025 it also seems to be OK to behave in a racist way, but it's not OK to accuse someone of behaving in a racist way.
This seems the wrong way around to me.
November 10, 2025 at 4:48 PM
In 2025 it seems to be OK to mount an insurrection, but it's not OK to accuse someone of mounting an insurrection.
In 2025 it also seems to be OK to behave in a racist way, but it's not OK to accuse someone of behaving in a racist way.
This seems the wrong way around to me.
In 2025 it also seems to be OK to behave in a racist way, but it's not OK to accuse someone of behaving in a racist way.
This seems the wrong way around to me.
Joe Marler to play Jackie in Cyberpunk 2077 movie.
I mean, he's already played Zoltan Chivay in Witcher 3, so has history with CD Projekt Red.
I mean, he's already played Zoltan Chivay in Witcher 3, so has history with CD Projekt Red.
November 6, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Joe Marler to play Jackie in Cyberpunk 2077 movie.
I mean, he's already played Zoltan Chivay in Witcher 3, so has history with CD Projekt Red.
I mean, he's already played Zoltan Chivay in Witcher 3, so has history with CD Projekt Red.
Dispatch feels like something altogether new: a game and a TV show rolled into one, but not really either of those things, either.
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Dispatch: Episodes 1 & 2
Probably the best superhero TV show of 2025
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October 28, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Dispatch feels like something altogether new: a game and a TV show rolled into one, but not really either of those things, either.
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open.substack.com/pub/infinite...
World building doodle
October 24, 2025 at 10:45 AM
World building doodle
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It's yelling into the void but something tell me it just needs to kept being said: if you are still posting, RTing, or lurking on X, you are helping keep users there and you are helping this guy pull in advertising revenue.
You are a volunteer worker for a slobbering, drug-addled white supremacist
You are a volunteer worker for a slobbering, drug-addled white supremacist
Elon Musk calls for dissolution of parliament at far-right rally in London
US-based tech boss was addressing the ‘unite the kingdom’ protest organised by Tommy Robinson via video link
www.theguardian.com
September 14, 2025 at 10:13 AM
It's yelling into the void but something tell me it just needs to kept being said: if you are still posting, RTing, or lurking on X, you are helping keep users there and you are helping this guy pull in advertising revenue.
You are a volunteer worker for a slobbering, drug-addled white supremacist
You are a volunteer worker for a slobbering, drug-addled white supremacist
People screenshotting X and then responding to the screenshot on Bluesky is one of the reasons I don't really enjoy Bluesky.
September 12, 2025 at 5:50 PM
People screenshotting X and then responding to the screenshot on Bluesky is one of the reasons I don't really enjoy Bluesky.
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We’re hiring a Policy Advisor (Local and Regional) to join Creative PEC’s Policy Unit!
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We're hiring a Policy Advisor - Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre
We are hiring a part time regional and local Policy Advisor to support Creative PEC impact activity.
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September 8, 2025 at 11:03 AM
We’re hiring a Policy Advisor (Local and Regional) to join Creative PEC’s Policy Unit!
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Some sketches for Monday morning.
September 8, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Some sketches for Monday morning.
I've been writing a weekly serial for the past four years and it's reaching its conclusion in the next couple of months. Seemed like a good moment to re-introduce it!
Check it out if you're into crime fiction, science fiction and fantasy mash-ups.
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Check it out if you're into crime fiction, science fiction and fantasy mash-ups.
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What is Tales from the Triverse all about?
Let me tell you a story
open.substack.com
September 8, 2025 at 7:55 AM
I've been writing a weekly serial for the past four years and it's reaching its conclusion in the next couple of months. Seemed like a good moment to re-introduce it!
Check it out if you're into crime fiction, science fiction and fantasy mash-ups.
open.substack.com/pub/simonkjo...
Check it out if you're into crime fiction, science fiction and fantasy mash-ups.
open.substack.com/pub/simonkjo...
In which I moan about relying on summaries rather than going to the text itself.
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Author + reader = story
Don't skip the conversation
open.substack.com
September 1, 2025 at 7:28 AM
In which I moan about relying on summaries rather than going to the text itself.
open.substack.com/pub/simonkjo...
open.substack.com/pub/simonkjo...
Today I found a keyhole in a wall.
Not in a door.
In a brick wall. Not obviously connected to anything.
This is, of course, very exciting.
Not in a door.
In a brick wall. Not obviously connected to anything.
This is, of course, very exciting.
August 26, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Today I found a keyhole in a wall.
Not in a door.
In a brick wall. Not obviously connected to anything.
This is, of course, very exciting.
Not in a door.
In a brick wall. Not obviously connected to anything.
This is, of course, very exciting.
Come work with me! I mean, if you want to.
We are looking for an experienced Comms & Events Officer to join us on a full-time two-year fixed contract. The role is based at RSA House London (some hybrid) and a starting salary of £30,942 (inc London weighting). The closing date is 7th Sept.
Find out more and apply: pec.ac.uk/job_entries/...
Find out more and apply: pec.ac.uk/job_entries/...
We're hiring a Comms and Events Officer - Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre
Join our Comms team! You'll be producing research reports and supporting the delivery of online and in-person events.
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August 21, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Come work with me! I mean, if you want to.
I went to TFNation for the first time and it sent my brain down several rabbit holes. open.substack.com/pub/simonkjo...
Let's stick together
The challenges of being an ethical artist in 2025
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August 18, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I went to TFNation for the first time and it sent my brain down several rabbit holes. open.substack.com/pub/simonkjo...
TIL, courtesy of a @chrismcfeely.bsky.social video, that @kierongillen.bsky.social has written Death's Head comics, and the circle is now complete, yes?
August 14, 2025 at 10:33 PM
TIL, courtesy of a @chrismcfeely.bsky.social video, that @kierongillen.bsky.social has written Death's Head comics, and the circle is now complete, yes?
Went to my first TFNation at the weekend. Enormous fun, but also wonderful to see such a wide ranging bunch of people all having a great time.
It's as bad in the UK, but there was a point over the weekend when @jimsorenson.bsky.social and I were talking, taking in the diversity of the crowd, and it dawned on us how much a happy gathering like TFN is not just a respite from, but really an act of resistence in the face of the evils of today.
My feed is full of TFN emotion love unplugged & coping...
Tied with upswing fascist take over of America.
It's a bipolar place to be.
One minute jumping into Transformers fandom love.
The next angst-y resist, outrage, face punching, etc.
I feel split emotionally today.
It's a weird place to be.
Tied with upswing fascist take over of America.
It's a bipolar place to be.
One minute jumping into Transformers fandom love.
The next angst-y resist, outrage, face punching, etc.
I feel split emotionally today.
It's a weird place to be.
August 12, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Went to my first TFNation at the weekend. Enormous fun, but also wonderful to see such a wide ranging bunch of people all having a great time.
I'm not convinced that 'responsible AI' can ever truly exist, but this is a good stab at setting out some principles.
What is 'responsible AI'? Does it exist, or do we need to go back to the drawing board? Industry Champion @vandewcandew.bsky.social writes about the impact of AI technologies on the creative industries and charts a possible way forward in this new blog.
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Rewriting the Logic: Designing Responsible AI for the Creative Sector - Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre
Industry Champion Ve Dewey sets out a vision of what responsible AI might look like in the creative industries.
pec.ac.uk
August 7, 2025 at 8:31 AM
I'm not convinced that 'responsible AI' can ever truly exist, but this is a good stab at setting out some principles.