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Tom Lloyd

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Writer of Words. Bane of Editors. Eater of Contracts. Shambles of a Man. He/Him Buy a book - http://amzn.to/3zzsdDt or support me on Ko-Fi - https://ko-fi.com/A3874JYT

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Tom Lloyd @tomlloydwrites.bsky.social · May 22

Out now! DEVIL INSIDE - A contemporary fantasy of hidden family legacies, magic, lethal secrets and spies, told by the woman at the heart of it all.

UK - www.amazon.co.uk/Devil-Inside...

US - www.amazon.com/dp/B0F5QRD1K5/

promo card for Devil Inside with the cover art at the centre

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Tom Lloyd @tomlloydwrites.bsky.social · 7h

What with the proofread and the check through, I've made so many little adjustments I think I get to have the joy of yet another final proofread. I've done on screen, on e-reader and dictation software so I guess we're back around to print again... Le sigh.

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World Fantasy 2025 @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social · 15h

The Programme for World Fantasy 2026 is now live!

worldfantasy2025.co.uk/programme/

Programme – World Fantasy Convention 2025

worldfantasy2025.co.uk

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Mike W @gekido.bsky.social · 2d

so Google just added a bunch (more) AI bullshit to Chrome

Go through these steps to disable it:

opus.ing/posts/how-to...

#chrome #aibullshit

How to Remove AI From Your Google Chrome Experience - Opus

Follow these steps to resist the AI-pocalypse in your everyday web browsing.

opus.ing

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Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 2d

“The problem with billionaires isn’t that they’re hoarding money that would otherwise pay for a Scandinavian social utopia. It’s that their money has become a source of wildly distorted political power that allows a few men with extremist views to wreak havoc on the rest of us.”

Billionaires Are Hoarding Power, Not Money

Billionaire money has become a source of wildly distorted political power that allows a few men with extremist views to wreak havoc on the rest of us.

www.liberalcurrents.com

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Stew Hotston (he/him) @stewarthotston.com · 2d

More evidence of what i had to report to the @bsfa.bsky.social and @britfantasysoc.bsky.social this year - that publishers made a lot of noise about inclusion but have largely, in my experience, stopped working on this.

As you might imagine i have opinions.

Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 2d

One of the things about this study is that a lot of baby and toddler books are written in house, by editors. So the study reveals the whiteness of editorial in kidlit even if not explicitly. But, big picture, this trend is unacceptable. I remember so many promises www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...

‘Catastrophic decline’ in Black representation in children’s books

A report by charity Inclusive Books for Children found that of the 2,721 books surveyed, only 51 featured a Black main character, down by 21.5% since 2023

www.theguardian.com

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Tom Lloyd @tomlloydwrites.bsky.social · 1d

As colleagues pointed out at the time, they chucked money at new imprints etc without consideration and set them up to fail because no readership is built quickly. Classic publishing, make noise & dump anything that doesn't beat the odds to become a success

Tom Lloyd @tomlloydwrites.bsky.social · 1d

I really enjoyed the Frameless thing we went to last month which I think is still on.

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Angela Slatter 📚 @angelaslatter.bsky.social · 6d

My article over at Grimdark Magazine about subverting the "women as victims" trope. www.grimdarkmagazine.com/some-ways-of...

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Django Wexler @djangowexler.bsky.social · 2d

My boss: so how's our fourth quarter looking?

Me, the sales manager at the company that makes inflatable frog suits: well, you're never going to believe this, but

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Didi is a trans immigrant 🏳️‍⚧️ @didichanoch.bsky.social · 3d

My quite paranoid question is, and has been since it was announced: What happens to the ceasefire after the winner is announced?

Because this was timed for him to win it. Obviously. That's not the paranoid part.

What happens when he doesn't? What happens if he does?

Kenny Mayne @kennymayne.bsky.social · 3d

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Tom Lloyd @tomlloydwrites.bsky.social · 2d

The more I check this MS, the more I find small continuity errors. Can't wait for the proofread to be done.

Tom Lloyd @tomlloydwrites.bsky.social · 2d

Combination of a cold and poor sleep have left me useless today. Going to do the simple stuff, get through my meeting then check out early. Not sure I should attempt anything tricksy

Tom Lloyd @tomlloydwrites.bsky.social · 2d

Sad to see my royalty statement reveal that while my first and biggest series still sells some in print, not one physical copy gets sold in the UK. Probably haven't for a while. Maybe explains why they've priced the eBook so high?

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Irish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · 3d

Irish novelist Naoise Dolan has been abducted by Israel.
lithub.com/irish-noveli...

Irish novelist Naoise Dolan has been abducted by Israel.

Naoise Dolan, one of Ireland’s most acclaimed young novelists, was earlier today abducted and detained by Israeli forces after the aid flotilla on which she was traveling to Gaza was intercep…

lithub.com

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 2d

Breaking news: María Corina Machado has been awarded the prize for ‘keeping the flame of democracy burning amidst a growing darkness’ . The win dashes the hopes of US President Donald Trump. on.ft.com/4ocHAKY

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Tom Lloyd @tomlloydwrites.bsky.social · 2d

ah no, you're excluded under the revised rules?

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Tom Lloyd @tomlloydwrites.bsky.social · 2d

Yeah, you'd hope so. The cost of a week's work makes it a no brainer - should have thought about it sooner really!

Tom Lloyd @tomlloydwrites.bsky.social · 2d

Wonder if I can expense a covid shot? Think I'm going to get one privately anyway, it seems to be getting going again here and I don't fancy losing a week of paid work.

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 3d

We seem to have reached the ‘portraying the KKK in a negative light is controversial’ stage already.

DiscussingFilm @discussingfilm.net · 4d

Ubisoft canceled an ‘ASSASSINS CREED’ game set in the post-Civil War era

• Featured a Black Assassin who was formerly a slave

• Players would fight the emerging KKK

• Leadership canceled it after concerns with U.S. political climate & Yasuke backlash

(Source: www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...)

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Tom Lloyd @tomlloydwrites.bsky.social · 3d

Oh wow, that makes a lot of sense. It's a Murdoch company and if there's anything ole Rupert understands it's how vindictive a rich old man can be.

Jay Rayner @jayrayner1.bsky.social · 3d

In other news Charlie Redmayne, the long serving CEO of HC in the UK, resigned yesterday.

Tom Lloyd @tomlloydwrites.bsky.social · 3d

I think it was running down the fence he's been replacing. He didn't mean to cut it... but elderly neighbours then couldn't hear him so he had to try my house instead!

Tom Lloyd @tomlloydwrites.bsky.social · 3d

Neighbour's fence guy got locked out on the street, had to ring my doorbell to get back in as he'd mistakenly cut their doorbell cable earlier... Now three dogs are out helping him with his work, with various tennis balls and squeaky toys going round the garden.

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Rachel Cunliffe @rmcunliffe.bsky.social · 4d

Anyway, in case you missed it, some wondering from me about whether Kemi Badenoch has ever actually read Terry Pratchett

www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...

Has Kemi Badenoch actually read Terry Pratchett?

She claims he’s her favourite author, but his books have a few lessons for her

www.newstatesman.com

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Dan Davies @dsquareddigest.bsky.social · 3d

Shot::chaser

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British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 3d

This Sunday! Grab your tickets now for Bring The Fight with @stewarthotston.com

britishfantasysociety.org/events-calen...

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