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Tade Thompson @tadethompson.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 10:16 UTC

I am so pleased to share this with you.

Aliette is an amazing writer and person.

If you've never read her work, you have many entry points!

reactormag.com/the-wonderfu...

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Mark Stay @markstay.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 08:53 UTC

1066 words this morning! Not on the Battle of Hastings, sadly (though why isn’t there been a movie of that? Or has there??)

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Mark Stay @markstay.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 19:17 UTC

Readers on Goodreads are loving The End of Dragons. Available on Kindle, KU and you can get signed paperbacks direct from me here: witchesofwoodville.com#endofdragons

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Mark Stay @markstay.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 17:57 UTC

Blown away by this amazing 5-star review for The End of Dragons from Fantasy Book Nerd!
"A page-turning piece of fantasy and there were many times I was both laughing out loud and gasping at the twists and turns in the book..."
www.fantasybooknerd.com/2024/06/book...

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Mark Stay @markstay.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 14:10 UTC

Catching up on Glastonbury after a hectic weekend. Faves so far: Last Dinner Party (guitarist Emily Roberts plays note-perfect solos), Michael Kiwanuka (genius), and Janelle Monae giving it a bit of Midsommar…

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Mark Stay @markstay.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 30, 2024 at 09:50 UTC

*waves back!*

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Mark Stay @markstay.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 30, 2024 at 09:16 UTC

Steampunk Festival day two! Come and say hello if you’re at Tenterden today! 🚂

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Mark Stay @markstay.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 07:18 UTC

Publication day! Download on your Kindle or grab a signed copy from me here: witchesofwoodville.com/product/the-...

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Mark Stay @markstay.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 17:16 UTC

Today’s workspace. A writers’ room with seriously good tea and snacks.

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Mark Stay @markstay.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 25, 2024 at 10:25 UTC

Turns out that one at the bottom is now available in paperback from the ‘zon or directly from me (if you want it signed!)… witchesofwoodville.com/product/the-...

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Mark Stay @markstay.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 25, 2024 at 07:11 UTC

Ten years ago, I had my "chubby rain" moment... markstaywrites.com/2024/06/25/t...

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Mark Stay @markstay.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 24, 2024 at 09:59 UTC

I love how you can recognise faces in the terraces. Beautifully done.

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Mark Stay @markstay.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 23, 2024 at 21:24 UTC

I’m not much of a football fan, but have loved every minute of Welcome to Wrexham. As a portrait of a community rediscovering its identity and pride it’s unbeatable.

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Mark Stay @markstay.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 20, 2024 at 17:27 UTC

RIP to an absolute legend. I know he made better films, but Oddball in Kelly’s Heroes is one of my favourite movie characters of all time…

Actor Donald Sutherland dies aged 88 www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Mark Stay @markstay.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 19, 2024 at 21:02 UTC

I missed this one first time around. I know Meg Ryan got a lot of flack for being the least convincing helicopter pilot in movie history, but she gives the Rashomon thing some subtle touches. Skinny Matt Damon has a star making turn, and Denzel… well, Denzel is a god amongst men, isn’t he?

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Mark Stay @markstay.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 19, 2024 at 07:14 UTC

Tonight's Livestream has been bumped to Friday 21st due to "lurgification" -- both me and Julian have been ill, and you really don't want to listen to us coughing for an hour... Or do you? No, didn't think so. Sorry about tonight, but will see you Friday! www.youtube.com/live/bFX32A-...

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Mark Stay @markstay.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 17, 2024 at 17:32 UTC

Got the lurgy today, so time for a comfort movie. “Is this moron number one? Put moron number two on the phone.”

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Mark Stay @markstay.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 16, 2024 at 16:20 UTC

Just magnificent on the big screen. The odd number curse was always hooey. This is classic stuff. Worth it for the James Horner score alone.

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Mark Stay @markstay.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 14, 2024 at 18:55 UTC

“This is well-written, engrossing fantasy at its best. I got so invested in the characters and events I didn’t want the book to end.” thebookloversboudoir.wordpress.com/2024/06/14/t...

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Mark Stay @markstay.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 14, 2024 at 18:45 UTC

I’ll be live streaming one last update before the publication of The End of Dragons! I’ll be joined by my sometime editor, beta reader and proofreader and author extraordinaire Julian Barr. Join us on YouTube 19th June: www.youtube.com/live/bFX32A-...

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Mark Stay @markstay.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 12, 2024 at 10:24 UTC

Did you translate honestly?😁

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Mark Stay @markstay.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 12, 2024 at 10:24 UTC

😂

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Mark Stay @markstay.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 11, 2024 at 20:36 UTC

Epic stuff and with more of a focus on Toranaga and the warlords than the Richard Chamberlain version, though Anna Sawai is the brilliant beating heart of the story as Mariko. A second season is rumoured. It’ll be interesting to see where they take it after this.

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Mark Stay @markstay.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 10, 2024 at 16:23 UTC

And how frustrating must it have been to watch his mentee George create his own cinematic utopia with the money from his Flash Gordon knock offs?! Still, his heart was in the right place.

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Mark Stay @markstay.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 10, 2024 at 16:23 UTC

A curious book that covers the rise and fall of Coppola’s Zoetrope Studios. The book is utterly convinced of Coppola’s genius, but what becomes clear is that if he’d just listened more to his wife Eleanor he might not have made so many costly mistakes >>

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Mark Stay @markstay.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 08, 2024 at 18:46 UTC

Hit Man on Netflix is a treat. Smart and sexy and delightfully dark. Linklater and Powell have taken a sort-of true story and twisted it into a narrative about identity. Highly recommended.

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Mark Stay @markstay.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 07, 2024 at 11:29 UTC

For those of you who prefer their books in paperback flavour, work is coming along nicely for THE END OF DRAGONS. Alejandro Colucci has kindly put this together for me and I love it. No pre-order link yet, but watch this space...

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Mark Stay @markstay.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 06, 2024 at 07:35 UTC

I’ll be selling and signing my wares at the London Film & Comic Con at London, Olympia. With any luck, I might even have paperbacks of The End of Dragons for sale. Stranger things have happened. Grab your tickets here: londonfilmandcomiccon.com

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Mark Stay @markstay.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 05, 2024 at 21:48 UTC

Got an invite to see Unicorns, a movie about a South Asian drag queen who meets a mechanic from Essex. Funny and moving it’s definitely worth seeing on the big screen. There are screenings throughout Pride month.

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Mark Stay @markstay.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 05, 2024 at 03:31 UTC

Much better than I expected. A genuinely good prequel! And so many great faces in the cast. By that I mean, big eyes, weird smiles, impressive noses. Really unsettling. The human face is the best special effect. Really good sound design too.

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