Voiceoverperson. Podcaster @failingwriters. Avid reader and wannabe writer of future important literary classics despite not writing enough to achieve that goal
Joined October 2011
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jon rand retweeted
2 Aug 2024
No need to drown in overwhelm at the billionty writing competitions and submission ops out there. Every month we'll be publishing a curated list of our 5 top faves to get your writing cogs a-whirring.
writershq.co.uk/5-competitio…
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jon rand retweeted
19 Jul 2024
The Beast is BACK. I’m feeling teary.
Behold the literally GOLDEN cover from evil geniuses @IsabelleFollath & @hamdesign.
On 26 Sep, meet your maker in The Beast & the Bethany: The Final Feast. Robot ravens, snazzy trousers, & Bethany’s PARENTS. Pre-order & run for your life.
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jon rand retweeted
12 Jul 2024
Hi. Big news today writertrons. Big news. We are going to write our way to utopia ✊
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jon rand retweeted
25 Jun 2024
Dear @failingwriters
Can you please refrain from publishing yet another hilarious and informative episode of your pod when you know full well that we are all battling end of the month deadlines.
Yours faithfully
L.O. Draft Agony failingwriterspodcast.com/ep…
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jon rand retweeted
14 Mar 2024
Still time to get tix for this (not-for-kids) event at the North London Book Festival. I'll be chatting to the wonderful Robin Ince about all things writing, creativity, AI and a blue whale with a tiny appendage.
alexandrapalace.com/whats-on…
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jon rand retweeted
5 Mar 2024
🚨 It's WIN Street!
COMPETITION Lane!
PRIZE Alley!
Tell me the best #lie you have ever told or been told!
My mate told me his dad invented the Sprite logo. He was a plumber.
We'll pick five winners by 10am Friday to get an early, proof copy of my new book! #SomebodyToldMe -->
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28 Feb 2024
#Teachers ASSEMBLE! 🦸🏼♂️🦸🏾♀️🦸🏽
28 Feb 2024
#EnglishTeachers !
We’re searching for school age writers! Diverse backgrounds welcome.
If you’ve read some alarmingly good poetry / stories / flash from any GCSE / A Levellers, pls get in touch. Let’s showcase some future talent! (dont cair if their SPAG in’t orl that)
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jon rand retweeted
27 Feb 2024
This, right here, is worth a butcher’s 👀
25 Feb 2024
What's coming up at WHQ this week? The Write A Short Story Festival starts! Come write a short story with us and deep dive into the craft of small words with big impact. Yayyyy.
Register for your fave events here >> writershq.co.uk/events/the-w…
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I am very excited to say that Echoes: Entanglement #1 is coming very, very soon! #200WordsADay #scifibooks #kindle
philoddy.com/2023/12/21/echo…
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jon rand retweeted
24 Nov 2023
I play me and make a fairly convincing Andy Stanton. @MrNishKumar plays ChatGPT with mercurial brilliance.
24 Nov 2023
.@WFHowes has signed the audio edition of Benny the Blue Whale: A Descent into Story, Language and the Madness of ChatGPT, narrated by author @AndyStanton15 and comedian @MrNishKumar
bookbrunch.co.uk/page/articl… (£)
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3 Nov 2023
A completely nuts, but fascinating read, likely to make anyone trying to read next to you in bed say, “please can you stop giggling? It’s annoying.”
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31 Oct 2023
Get yo spook on!
31 Oct 2023
It’s ghost story time!
Let’s figure out how to write the greatest #ghoststory EVER, with master-spooksman @stevevolkwriter and Ciaran O’Keeffe…
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26 Sep 2023
Go go go!
25 Sep 2023
There's still time to enter our flash fiction comp sponsored by @ScrivenerApp
Just write something amazing that judge @kathyhoyle1 loves & you could win £500!!
Listen to S3 Ep14 for all the details... find it on our website - AND GET WRITING!!!
#WritingCommunity #shortstories
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jon rand retweeted
8 Sep 2023
Wow. Following last episode, if you want a continuation lesson in writing #flashfiction, get yourself a copy of this… Astonishing writing, @kathyhoyle1 🤯👏
amazon.co.uk/Chasing-Dragon-…
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jon rand retweeted
2 Sep 2023
#Poets!
Deadline’s nearly up to send us a water themed #poem (clouds/tears/rivers/sweat/sea/rain/rising damp?)
Midday Monday 4th Sept.
Make a splash on our podcast! Send poem and a bit about you & your #poetry to: failingwriterspodcast@gmail.com
And we’ll BIG YOU UP!
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26 Jul 2023
👀 Poem people:
26 Jul 2023
Calling all #poets
We’re planning a POETRY BONANZA episode for @poetrydayuk Oct 5th. And we’d love to include YOU! We need poems on the (loose) theme of WATER. Send your lovely, moist poem either in text or voice memo form before September, to failingwriterspodcast@gmail.com
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jon rand retweeted
23 Jun 2023
Today marks 7 years since a fatal day in our nation’s history.
Recently, I moved to Chard - a small market town in rural Somerset.
As today is the anniversary of the referendum, I’m going to highlight 7 ways the European Union has contributed to this town of 13,000
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jon rand retweeted
15 Jun 2023
UPDATE! Hear Louise's story here - followed on Monday by a fantastic chat with Joanna Frank, who sold Louise's first book for a lovely, great big wad of dosh. Hurrah. 😀
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