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Author, screenwriter and podcaster. https://markstaywrites.com/all-the-links/

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My stumpy horse?πŸ˜‚

10.03.2026 11:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A pretty ropey pencil sketch of a horsey.

A pretty ropey pencil sketch of a horsey.

I’m sketching again! Okay, the legs are too short and I don’t know what’s going on with the tail but it’s good to be drawing again. Thanks to @poppytperry.bsky.social and Dom Currie for the encouragement!

10.03.2026 11:47 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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ME. JULIE WASSMER, STAINES, LIVE! I'll be chatting to
Julie Wassmer author of the brilliant Whitstable Pearl series, and screenwriter for shows likes EastEnders live and in person at the Staines Library on Saturday 14th March from 3pm! Click HERE: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/escalate-a...

10.03.2026 11:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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>> The Land That Time Forgot and Father Ted. He was a brilliant director and taught me so much about creating a character, and he wrote a letter endorsement for Claire that helped her get a scholarship to drama school. Thank you, Dec. We now have a little shrine for you (next to Werner Herzog).

10.03.2026 11:41 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œDid you know that Dec was in Star Wars?” 🀯
He played the original Jabba the Hutt and very patiently answered all my nerdy questions and came to a Star Wars event that I ran at Waterstones in Epsom, which got him on the convention circuit. Dec also pops up in Time Bandits, Theatre of Blood >>

10.03.2026 11:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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I don’t get much Star Wars memorabilia these days, but it’s not often that someone you knew ends up as a figurine. Claire and I worked with the actor Declan Mulholland at Unity Theatre in a production of O’Casey’s Red Roses for Me. We were halfway through rehearsals when someone said... >>

10.03.2026 11:41 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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I’m at the Bristol Comic Con today! I’m in the Beacon Hall at the Bristol Beacon. This place is huge with lots of halls so leave a trail of breadcrumbs…

08.03.2026 09:23 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Thank you and do please say hello on the day!!

07.03.2026 14:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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ME. JULIE WASSMER, STAINES, LIVE!
I'll be chatting to Julie Wassmer author of the brilliant Whitstable Pearl series, and screenwriter for shows likes EastEnders live and in person at the Staines Library on Saturday 14th March from 3pm!
Click HERE: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/escalate-a...

06.03.2026 15:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
SCRATCH MOSS by David Barnett with a miner's lamp and a magpie linocut

SCRATCH MOSS by David Barnett with a miner's lamp and a magpie linocut

It is publication day for SCRATCH MOSS. Please be buying it from your vendor of choice, or ask your local library to get it in. Available in paperback, ebook and audiobook.

www.canelo.co/books/scratc...

05.03.2026 09:26 πŸ‘ 67 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 7
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Calling all would-be #novelists &
#screenwriters... I'll be chatting to author @markstay.bsky.social LIVE on Sat 14/3 at Staines Library from 3pm, giving our best tips for finishing that book or screenplay. πŸ˜‰
Click HERE for Β£5 tkts:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/escalate-a...

05.03.2026 10:16 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Crikey!

04.03.2026 21:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Laptop karked it today and the usual recovery stuff didn’t work, so I had to wipe it and start over, but I didn’t lose any work because this smug git backs up all his data and files!

04.03.2026 15:30 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Me with a tea behind my table at the London Film and Comic Con in Olympia

Me with a tea behind my table at the London Film and Comic Con in Olympia

If you’re here this weekend, do please pop by and say hello!!

28.02.2026 09:02 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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ME. JULIE WASSMER, STAINES, LIVE!

I'll be chatting to Julie Wassmer, author of the brilliant Whitstable Pearl series, and screenwriter for EastEnders about her incredible career live and in person at Staines Library on Saturday 14th March from 3pm!
Click HERE: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/escalate-a...?

27.02.2026 19:15 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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@jeremyszal.bsky.social reveals how he has grown as a writer while creating the Common Trilogy, an epic space opera with β€˜messy, difficult emotional conflicts’.

LISTEN: www.buzzsprout.com/2399041/epis...
WATCH: youtu.be/55cOBiJLQbY

27.02.2026 11:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Rob Grant RIP – Ganymede & Titan We at Ganymede & Titan are heartbroken to pass on a message from Rob Grant’s family. With much sadness, we have to announce that Rob Grant, co-creator ofΒ Red Dwarf, passed away suddenly yesterday afternoon (Wednesday 25th February 2026), a great loss to his family, friends and comedy fans across the world. We’re in too much… Read More

Very sad to hear of the passing of Rob Grant. I had the pleasure of interviewing him a couple of times and he was always great fun. And to have been the creator of Red Dwarf is a hell of a legacy.

www.ganymede.tv/2026/02/rob-...

26.02.2026 17:47 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
The rule that drives book sales…
The rule that drives book sales… YouTube video by Mark Stay

Someone in publishing went on a business course in the early 2000s and got very excited by one particular principleβ€¦πŸ˜

youtube.com/shorts/6h3k9...

26.02.2026 12:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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STILL TIME! It's my birthday this weekend! And to celebrate I'm promoting THE END OF MAGIC on Kindle/Kobo/Apple for a mere 99 or your pennies/cents.
Dive in to an epic fantasy trilogy where magic stops working and chaos reigns: witchesofwoodville.com/product/the-...

22.02.2026 17:27 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!!

20.02.2026 19:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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It’s my birthday this weekend! And to celebrate, I’m promoting The End of Magic for a mere 99 pence ( or β€˜cents’ if you’re in the colonies) all weekend.

It’s available from Kindle, Kobo and Apple etc, and you can get it direct from me by clicking here... witchesofwoodville.com/product/the-...

20.02.2026 17:43 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
β€œAndrew … the cows have come home.”

β€œAndrew … the cows have come home.”

β€œAndrew … the cows have come home.”

19.02.2026 15:21 πŸ‘ 675 πŸ” 184 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 9

It is! Got it from @waterstones.bsky.social β€” they sell books too, apparently.

18.02.2026 17:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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18.02.2026 17:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I’ve been writing scenes of steamy sauciness in an austere library today. ❀️‍πŸ”₯

18.02.2026 13:15 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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TONIGHT! Join me and @jeremyszal.bsky.social discussing writing epic science fiction, forging a career as a writer in an uncertain world and much more!

Join in the conversation live on TUESDAY 17TH FEBRUARY, 8PM GMT
FB: fb.me/e/470xjlsey
YT: www.youtube.com/live/JeUHGrx...

17.02.2026 15:39 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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17.02.2026 18:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Live in just under 3 hours ⏰

@markstay.bsky.social is a wonderful interviewer, always bringing brilliant guests onto the podcast, and this month it's @jeremyszal.bsky.social!

Join live to ask questions (only if you want to!)

#BookSky #WriterSky πŸ’™πŸ“šπŸ‘€

17.02.2026 17:18 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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TONIGHT! Join me and @jeremyszal.bsky.social discussing writing epic science fiction, forging a career as a writer in an uncertain world and much more!

Join in the conversation live on TUESDAY 17TH FEBRUARY, 8PM GMT
FB: fb.me/e/470xjlsey
YT: www.youtube.com/live/JeUHGrx...

17.02.2026 15:39 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Predator Badlands is huge monster-hunting-splattery fun, with Elle Fanning giving not one but two delightful performances. It also has an excellent last line of dialogue. Recommended for all Predator/Alien fans.

16.02.2026 21:21 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0