YEEEEEES! Congrats so much! I'm so happy for you :)

Youre celebrating in style.

Congrats!

The front of an old tudor pub

This pub was my local for seven years and I love it.

Nearly 400 years old, has a room where they plotted against the king during the civil war, does a great pint of Guinness and has a human skull behind the bar.

What's not to love?

Sounds like a win tbh? It's passed and you don't need to do an exam!

I actually turn off my brain when reading nowadays and analyse it afterwards (as long as I'm enjoying it)

Otherwise I was just nit picking at every minor issue, taking forever and getting no enjoyment!

During work teams calls!

Somehow I've never written first person before.

In over 40 shorts sold I've just never done.

Decided to try it, I'm now 4k into it and the words are just falling out.

Huh. Maybe this is the way for me!

You going to enter?

I don't remember a time I wasn't tired lol.

I didn't leave the house all winter and couldn't drive until 3 weeks ago 😂

But soon!

Yeeees, 🙌 it'll be good to see more and more of your work in the world.

A man can dream!

Adam. I dearly hope you never come to a Yorkshire bfs meetup. Otherwise I'm not drinking fluids for the duration 😂

Why does this need to exist? What problem does it solve?

Hey at least you unpacked the dog first? Echo could have it a lot worse!

Sooooo for the first time I get to say: HEY! I have something eligible for this year's British Fantasy Awards! I'm even shameless enough to put a little video of me reading part of the story at the anthology's launch on the social graphic, which must be worth a vote, surely?

🧵⬇️

It's all pushing peptides and protein for me. I could drown in protein.

britishfantasysociety.org/the-legacy-o...

A graphic of a type writer detailing two short stories eligible for bfa awards, one step at a time and the ghost merchant, and one non fiction piece, the legacy of discworld.

@britfantasysoc.bsky.social award voting has now opened!

So go forth and vote for all the cool stuff you liked :)

I have a couple of pieces that are eligible that I would be honoured if you would consider.

britishfantasysociety.org/voting-opens...

One Step at a Time One Step at a Time, published in the Vivid Worlds anthology by Slab Press, has been shortlisted for the BSFA Short Fiction award. Editor Donna Scott has kindly allowed me to showcase the story here…

The Ghost Merchant - rickdanforth.com/one-step-at-...

One Step at a Time One Step at a Time, published in the Vivid Worlds anthology by Slab Press, has been shortlisted for the BSFA Short Fiction award. Editor Donna Scott has kindly allowed me to showcase the story here…

Annoyingly I posted this right before bluesky died for the rest of the day, so I can now add the links!

One Step at a Time - rickdanforth.com/one-step-at-...

A graphic of a type writer detailing two short stories eligible for bfa awards, one step at a time and the ghost merchant, and one non fiction piece, the legacy of discworld.

@britfantasysoc.bsky.social award voting has now opened!

So go forth and vote for all the cool stuff you liked :)

I have a couple of pieces that are eligible that I would be honoured if you would consider.

britishfantasysociety.org/voting-opens...

Same as soon as my child in bed 😂

You know what you did!

Lookings cracking that 👌

Tbh knowing you I just presumed so many not having a favourite would upset you, 😂

The episode is on my phone. Stating at me 👀

I've had the same issue. I have to make enough notes on my phone until I can properly see it as a whole piece. If I don't I get very mixed results.

I hope Katie eats breakfast before seeing this. Will ruin the rest of her day.

Honestly I kind of like the rock paper scissors effect? It makes the doom stacks more interesting!

Sighs. This game is going to be my life for longer than it should.

The variation in unit rosters is what makes it special tbh.
You got and play the historical titles after, and it doesn't feel anywhere near as different.