Stark Holborn 🔜 AdventureX
@starkholborn.bsky.social
Author of the Factus Sequence, Nunslinger & Triggernometry. Games Writer on Shadows of Doubt. Visiting Lecturer in Interactive Narrative at Glasgow School of Art 🏳️🌈
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Hello new followers! A quick intro post; I'm Stark, I'm the author of the Factus Sequence, Triggernometry series and Nunslinger. Also a games writer and narrative designer, working on Shadows of Doubt and Nivalis. More going on over here!
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A reminder that the median book deal for a debut author in the UK is £7000, paid over 12-18 months. (from 2022 Society of Authors report). Some of your favourite writers are struggling. societyofauthors.org/2022/12/06/a....
A profession struggling to sustain itself - The Society of Authors
ALCS report on author incomes shows 60% drop in median incomes since 2006
societyofauthors.org
November 24, 2025 at 5:34 PM
A reminder that the median book deal for a debut author in the UK is £7000, paid over 12-18 months. (from 2022 Society of Authors report). Some of your favourite writers are struggling. societyofauthors.org/2022/12/06/a....
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And they are an absolute delight!
Spaghetti-Western + (a)cute maths = Triggernometry
(See also
Spaghetti-Western + space mysticism = Ten Low & Hell’s Eight)
Spaghetti-Western + (a)cute maths = Triggernometry
(See also
Spaghetti-Western + space mysticism = Ten Low & Hell’s Eight)
your semi-regular reminder that you can grab all three ebooks in my satirical maths-western Triggernometry series via Payhip for a non-amaz*n, DRM-free alternative:
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Stark Holborn
Stark Holborn is a novelist, games writer, film reviewer, and the author of Ten Low, Hel’s Eight, Ninth Life, the British Fantasy Award-nominated Triggernometry series and Nunslinger. Stark is current...
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November 24, 2025 at 2:18 PM
And they are an absolute delight!
Spaghetti-Western + (a)cute maths = Triggernometry
(See also
Spaghetti-Western + space mysticism = Ten Low & Hell’s Eight)
Spaghetti-Western + (a)cute maths = Triggernometry
(See also
Spaghetti-Western + space mysticism = Ten Low & Hell’s Eight)
your semi-regular reminder that you can grab all three ebooks in my satirical maths-western Triggernometry series via Payhip for a non-amaz*n, DRM-free alternative:
payhip.com/StarkHolborn
payhip.com/StarkHolborn
Stark Holborn
Stark Holborn is a novelist, games writer, film reviewer, and the author of Ten Low, Hel’s Eight, Ninth Life, the British Fantasy Award-nominated Triggernometry series and Nunslinger. Stark is current...
payhip.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:57 PM
your semi-regular reminder that you can grab all three ebooks in my satirical maths-western Triggernometry series via Payhip for a non-amaz*n, DRM-free alternative:
payhip.com/StarkHolborn
payhip.com/StarkHolborn
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Had a lovely/exhausting time at AdventureX. Mostly forgot to take photos of all the great people, but her's me and @thewizardlockwood.bsky.social and @starkholborn.bsky.social (who gave an excellent talk).
November 24, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Had a lovely/exhausting time at AdventureX. Mostly forgot to take photos of all the great people, but her's me and @thewizardlockwood.bsky.social and @starkholborn.bsky.social (who gave an excellent talk).
RIP Udo Kier - so good in personal faves Swansong and Bacurau
November 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
RIP Udo Kier - so good in personal faves Swansong and Bacurau
Great keynote talk on the fundamentals of storytelling by @antonyjohnston.bsky.social at the ever-brilliant AdventureX
November 23, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Great keynote talk on the fundamentals of storytelling by @antonyjohnston.bsky.social at the ever-brilliant AdventureX
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Love this from @starkholborn.bsky.social ’s talk about Shadow of Doubt - about making sure you‘re putting story absolutely *everywhere*
November 23, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Love this from @starkholborn.bsky.social ’s talk about Shadow of Doubt - about making sure you‘re putting story absolutely *everywhere*
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+1 @starkholborn.bsky.social and I talked about this so much when we were working on it (for years 😅 ). Burying narrative/meaning/theme into every corner. Making strong connections between disciplines, mise en scene etc. etc. A privilege to be on a project where that was rewarded, encouraged.
Love this from @starkholborn.bsky.social ’s talk about Shadow of Doubt - about making sure you‘re putting story absolutely *everywhere*
November 23, 2025 at 12:10 PM
+1 @starkholborn.bsky.social and I talked about this so much when we were working on it (for years 😅 ). Burying narrative/meaning/theme into every corner. Making strong connections between disciplines, mise en scene etc. etc. A privilege to be on a project where that was rewarded, encouraged.
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Incredible archive of Byte magazine. The covers. THE COVERS.
November 20, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Incredible archive of Byte magazine. The covers. THE COVERS.
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We need your help.
@waterstones.bsky.social, without any direct communication with us, will be opening their 6th Edinburgh branch less than 100 metres from our front door at the Foot of the Walk in Leith.
Please read on for more information
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2562908...
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@waterstones.bsky.social, without any direct communication with us, will be opening their 6th Edinburgh branch less than 100 metres from our front door at the Foot of the Walk in Leith.
Please read on for more information
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2562908...
(1/2)
Anger as Waterstones snaps up prime site on doorstep of independent bookshop
UK's biggest bookselling chain under fire over plans for new store beside Edinburgh tram line.
www.heraldscotland.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:28 AM
We need your help.
@waterstones.bsky.social, without any direct communication with us, will be opening their 6th Edinburgh branch less than 100 metres from our front door at the Foot of the Walk in Leith.
Please read on for more information
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2562908...
(1/2)
@waterstones.bsky.social, without any direct communication with us, will be opening their 6th Edinburgh branch less than 100 metres from our front door at the Foot of the Walk in Leith.
Please read on for more information
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2562908...
(1/2)
It's award nomination time (I'm looking at you, BSFA) and I have not one but *two* things eligible for a Best Shorter Fiction nomination, namely my acid-western novella, FOR THE ROAD and my, ah, maths western TRIGGERNOMETRY FINALS. Links below!
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For The Road [hardcover] by Stark Holborn
A NOVELLA by Stark Holborn CATEGORY Acid Western / Fantasy PUBLICATION DATE August 2025 COVER ART Ashni Wilson PAGES 62 EDITIONS Unsigned Jacketed
pspublishing.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 12:56 PM
It's award nomination time (I'm looking at you, BSFA) and I have not one but *two* things eligible for a Best Shorter Fiction nomination, namely my acid-western novella, FOR THE ROAD and my, ah, maths western TRIGGERNOMETRY FINALS. Links below!
pspublishing.co.uk/for-the-road...
pspublishing.co.uk/for-the-road...
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Look alive detective! Our second game update of the year is LIVE 🚨
Change the way you play with 8 new game modifiers!
From scurrying around as a Rat Detective 🐀 to ambient greyscale gumshoeing 🩶 to facing your fate in the form of your Snail Nemesis 🐌...🏃♂️➡️ Play now 🕵️♂️
Change the way you play with 8 new game modifiers!
From scurrying around as a Rat Detective 🐀 to ambient greyscale gumshoeing 🩶 to facing your fate in the form of your Snail Nemesis 🐌...🏃♂️➡️ Play now 🕵️♂️
September 18, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Look alive detective! Our second game update of the year is LIVE 🚨
Change the way you play with 8 new game modifiers!
From scurrying around as a Rat Detective 🐀 to ambient greyscale gumshoeing 🩶 to facing your fate in the form of your Snail Nemesis 🐌...🏃♂️➡️ Play now 🕵️♂️
Change the way you play with 8 new game modifiers!
From scurrying around as a Rat Detective 🐀 to ambient greyscale gumshoeing 🩶 to facing your fate in the form of your Snail Nemesis 🐌...🏃♂️➡️ Play now 🕵️♂️
it's the most wonderful time of the year
a man sits at a desk with papers and a green lamp that says evil
Alt: dylan moran in black books shouting at his tax return
media.tenor.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:04 PM
it's the most wonderful time of the year
For anyone in Bristol at a loose end this evening, I'll be doing a TedX talk! On human creativity in the age of AI (spoiler: GenAI gets trashed) tickets here 👇
www.tickettailor.com/events/tedxb...
www.tickettailor.com/events/tedxb...
Buy Now – TEDxBristol 2025 - Session 3 – We The Curious
TEDxBristol 2025 - Session 3 – We The Curious, Sat 8 Nov 2025 - Join us at the world famous science museum We The Curious for the opening session of incredible talks at TEDx2025!
www.tickettailor.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:05 AM
For anyone in Bristol at a loose end this evening, I'll be doing a TedX talk! On human creativity in the age of AI (spoiler: GenAI gets trashed) tickets here 👇
www.tickettailor.com/events/tedxb...
www.tickettailor.com/events/tedxb...
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We are down to last tickets for #AdvX25! We added a few more single-day tickets, but they're flying fast.
The ticket sale will close on midnight 19 Nov (or earlier if sold out). So make sure you get yours before they're gone!
adventurexpo.org
The ticket sale will close on midnight 19 Nov (or earlier if sold out). So make sure you get yours before they're gone!
adventurexpo.org
November 6, 2025 at 3:44 PM
We are down to last tickets for #AdvX25! We added a few more single-day tickets, but they're flying fast.
The ticket sale will close on midnight 19 Nov (or earlier if sold out). So make sure you get yours before they're gone!
adventurexpo.org
The ticket sale will close on midnight 19 Nov (or earlier if sold out). So make sure you get yours before they're gone!
adventurexpo.org
Just 16 hours left to get your hands on this absolute belter of a book bundle: storybundle.com/trilogies
November 6, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Just 16 hours left to get your hands on this absolute belter of a book bundle: storybundle.com/trilogies
gonna be sending out a newsletter soon - if you're not signed up, and would like a free short story set in the Factus universe, you can do both here!
starkholborn.com/factus/
starkholborn.com/factus/
Ten Low Short Story – STARK HOLBORN
starkholborn.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:50 PM
gonna be sending out a newsletter soon - if you're not signed up, and would like a free short story set in the Factus universe, you can do both here!
starkholborn.com/factus/
starkholborn.com/factus/
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The House on Utopia Way is ...
"elegantly written and thought provoking" - @thefantasyhive.bsky.social
"a unique experience" - @runalongwomble.bsky.social
"a wildly imaginative ride" - @starkholborn.bsky.social
Could it be your perfect mind-bending winter read?
Only one way to find out!
"elegantly written and thought provoking" - @thefantasyhive.bsky.social
"a unique experience" - @runalongwomble.bsky.social
"a wildly imaginative ride" - @starkholborn.bsky.social
Could it be your perfect mind-bending winter read?
Only one way to find out!
The House on Utopia Way (Paperback) | Stefan Mohamed
The world is coming apart at the seams.Reality is relative. The concept of truth no longer applies. This is all wrong. And detective Johnny Orange is going to find out what's really going on - or lose...
www.stefmo.co.uk
October 28, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The House on Utopia Way is ...
"elegantly written and thought provoking" - @thefantasyhive.bsky.social
"a unique experience" - @runalongwomble.bsky.social
"a wildly imaginative ride" - @starkholborn.bsky.social
Could it be your perfect mind-bending winter read?
Only one way to find out!
"elegantly written and thought provoking" - @thefantasyhive.bsky.social
"a unique experience" - @runalongwomble.bsky.social
"a wildly imaginative ride" - @starkholborn.bsky.social
Could it be your perfect mind-bending winter read?
Only one way to find out!
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I'm delighted to launch the 2025 TRILOGIES BUNDLE from @storybundle.bsky.social today! 29 books for just $33!
8 complete trilogies+1 bonus pentalogy! Whoa! It's a deal, it's a steal!
+supporting Locus Magazine!
storybundle.com/trilogies
Reposts appreciated!
8 complete trilogies+1 bonus pentalogy! Whoa! It's a deal, it's a steal!
+supporting Locus Magazine!
storybundle.com/trilogies
Reposts appreciated!
October 16, 2025 at 11:31 AM
I'm delighted to launch the 2025 TRILOGIES BUNDLE from @storybundle.bsky.social today! 29 books for just $33!
8 complete trilogies+1 bonus pentalogy! Whoa! It's a deal, it's a steal!
+supporting Locus Magazine!
storybundle.com/trilogies
Reposts appreciated!
8 complete trilogies+1 bonus pentalogy! Whoa! It's a deal, it's a steal!
+supporting Locus Magazine!
storybundle.com/trilogies
Reposts appreciated!
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The 2025 Trilogies Bundle is here with a full TWENTY-NINE books! This year, we've gathered some award-winning, exciting trilogies from across the board, with a selection of magical fantasy, weird westerns, steampunk and horror – something for everyone!
storybundle.com/trilogies
storybundle.com/trilogies
October 16, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The 2025 Trilogies Bundle is here with a full TWENTY-NINE books! This year, we've gathered some award-winning, exciting trilogies from across the board, with a selection of magical fantasy, weird westerns, steampunk and horror – something for everyone!
storybundle.com/trilogies
storybundle.com/trilogies
Absolutely delighted that the Triggernometry Series is part of this bundle - so.many.books - do not snooze 👇
I'm delighted to launch the 2025 TRILOGIES BUNDLE from @storybundle.bsky.social today! 29 books for just $33!
8 complete trilogies+1 bonus pentalogy! Whoa! It's a deal, it's a steal!
+supporting Locus Magazine!
storybundle.com/trilogies
Reposts appreciated!
8 complete trilogies+1 bonus pentalogy! Whoa! It's a deal, it's a steal!
+supporting Locus Magazine!
storybundle.com/trilogies
Reposts appreciated!
October 16, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Absolutely delighted that the Triggernometry Series is part of this bundle - so.many.books - do not snooze 👇
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WGGB Free Online Gamewriting Talks, 15 October, 7-8.45pm (GMT)
Shares welcome! Grab your tickets now!
Shaping your game narrative
Every game has different writing needs, so how do you figure out the best approach? In this set of lightning talks-
writersguild.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?...
Shares welcome! Grab your tickets now!
Shaping your game narrative
Every game has different writing needs, so how do you figure out the best approach? In this set of lightning talks-
writersguild.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?...
Microsoft Forms
writersguild.us4.list-manage.com
October 6, 2025 at 9:22 AM
WGGB Free Online Gamewriting Talks, 15 October, 7-8.45pm (GMT)
Shares welcome! Grab your tickets now!
Shaping your game narrative
Every game has different writing needs, so how do you figure out the best approach? In this set of lightning talks-
writersguild.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?...
Shares welcome! Grab your tickets now!
Shaping your game narrative
Every game has different writing needs, so how do you figure out the best approach? In this set of lightning talks-
writersguild.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?...
I've been in solitary confinement trying to get my new novel finished (nearly there), but will be emerging, haggard and wild-eyed to be in the following places over the next few weeks/months 👇
October 3, 2025 at 12:29 PM
I've been in solitary confinement trying to get my new novel finished (nearly there), but will be emerging, haggard and wild-eyed to be in the following places over the next few weeks/months 👇
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A very specific question for my archive nerds and researchers out there: memories of the Colindale newspaper archives and reading rooms circa early-mid 2000s please? Any weird little details or quirks particularly welcome 🙏
September 30, 2025 at 3:31 PM
A very specific question for my archive nerds and researchers out there: memories of the Colindale newspaper archives and reading rooms circa early-mid 2000s please? Any weird little details or quirks particularly welcome 🙏
Wholeheartedly agree with this review; When There are Wolves Again is a fabulous book; and if you're in Bristol I'll be interviewing @catamaroon.bsky.social about it on October 14th at Stanfords!
bristol.stanfords.co.uk/2025/08/15/e...
bristol.stanfords.co.uk/2025/08/15/e...
October 3, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Wholeheartedly agree with this review; When There are Wolves Again is a fabulous book; and if you're in Bristol I'll be interviewing @catamaroon.bsky.social about it on October 14th at Stanfords!
bristol.stanfords.co.uk/2025/08/15/e...
bristol.stanfords.co.uk/2025/08/15/e...