Andrew Stickland
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Wonderer, wanderer, wordweaver. #TheArcadianIncident #EscapetoMidas #WarBetweenWorlds @EyeAndLightning
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The trilogy is complete, and this is a fantastic offer from
@EyeAndLightning
if you haven’t yet picked up either of the previous books. Or even if you have, buy a set for the YA in your life.
Hot off the press: we've just taken delivery of War Between Worlds, the concluding part in
@AndrewStickland
's gripping and emotionally powerful 'hard sci-fi' trilogy for young adults, set in a version of solar system that our descendants may well inhabit 300 years from now. (1/3)
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This is me, yesterday, at the launch party for my debut novel, The Arcadian Incident from
@EyeAndLightning
. Here I'm standing in front of a room-full of people, telling them how terrifying it is to stand in front of a room-full of people and talk about myself.
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Publication day is finally here, and have I spent the whole day celebrating? I have not. I've been organising all the booze for the launch party and writing a very long Q&A for an online interview.
So proud of
@EyeAndLightning
and all their amazing work.
Also, so proud of me!
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If you're interested in finding out a little bit more about me and my book, here's a great interview by
@JudieannRose
in
@the_table_read
magazine.
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Because sometimes I also write poetry...
𝐈 𝐆𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐔𝐩
For Lent
I’m giving up
my New Year’s resolution
which was
not to give anything up
for Lent.
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Can’t say fairer than that. And buy something else while you’re there so you get free postage as well!
Next week we publish The Arcadian Incident, the first part in a space trilogy for young adults in which Andrew Stickland re-imagines War of the Worlds – with the 'Martians' as rebel human colonists. For publication week only, it's 30% off direct from us
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Two days to go, and the excitement is building. Look at all these beauties.
If you haven't picked up your copy yet, a) why not? and b) pop over to
@EyeAndLightning
and get one at 30% discount this week only...and while stocks last.
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Guess who’s in Waterstones…and guess who’s in Waterstones?
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Nice little launch event this morning for my latest novel, Escape to Midas, with
@AnglesWriters
in Cambridge. Coffee and comfy seats, and I didn't even have to stand up and make a speech! Thanks to all who came.
#EscapetoMidas
@EyeAndLightning
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…that moment when your wife mentions you in a tweet and your number of followers increases by 50%. Thank you
@HJoyceGender
and maybe I’ll do the same for you sometime!
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A big thank you to
@CogitoBooks
in Hexham for being such a friendly and welcoming shop and for helping my oldest official readers (my mum and dad) buy enough copies of my new novel to satisfy all their great nieces and nephews.
#EscapetoMidas
#CogitoBooks
@EyeAndLightning
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‘Okay, people,’ Skater announced after popping in her ear buds and activating her comms. ‘I’m in position. So who’s ready for some fun?’
#EscapetoMidas
L minus seven days (and 90 mins) and counting...
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I am so beyond excited by this. Huge thanks once again to
@EyeAndLightning
for making my dreams come true. Also, huge thanks once again to the amazing Ifan Bates for making my dreams look so stylish and cool.
Just in the from the printers: THE ARCADIAN INCIDENT is the first part in a YA sci-fi trilogy by the hugely talented debut novelist
@AndrewStickland
. It's a thrilling adventure which happens to be set in space that humans have colonised. Actually
@elonmusk
might like it…
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Lovely review. Thank you so much. And you may be pleased to discover that Leo and Skater have many more adventures already lined up.
THE ARCADIAN INCIDENT (Book one in The Mars Alone Trilogy) By Andrew Stickland
@EyeAndLightning
@AndrewStickland
#TheArcadianIncident
#Bookreview
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I may be a little biassed, but that's a great collection you have there.
A stack of sneak peaks from the lovely
@EyeAndLightning
reps today. We’re cooking something up.
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A nice (by which I mean unnerving, disturbing and occasionally scary) new anthology from
@hedgehogpoetry
, just in time for Halloween. And you can find my very own poem, Shallow Graves, inside.
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A huge thank you to the
@Coleridge_Edu
Book Fiends for inviting me to come and talk about my new novel,
#TheArcadianIncident
. Fantastic to see such enthusiasm for reading. Sorry I didn't have time to answer all those great questions. Next time!
@EyeAndLightning
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There's a lot of love for Tove Jansson appearing in my feed this morning, so I'm going to say that her beautiful and poignant short story, 'A Sense of Time' (from 'Art in Nature') is one of my all-time favourites.
@KatharineQ
@LydiaSyson
@EJBarnesWrite
@blablafishcakes
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Huge thank you to all the dedicated readers at
@Trumpington_Edu
who gave up their lunchtime to come and listen to me talking about
#TheArcadianIncident
and life as a (not so) hard working writer.
And thank you for leaving me with just this one copy to have to lug home again!
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I'm going to be on
@cambridge105
tomorrow morning talking about my new novel
#TheArcadianIncident
. If you listen live, you'll also get to hear the music I chose, including a track from my very own and very talented offspring, James Stickland (who you can find on Spotify).
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An amazing offer, and a great opportunity to start from the beginning if you haven't done so already!
One month from today we publish ESCAPE TO MIDAS, the second part in
@AndrewStickland
's thrilling Mars Alone trilogy for young adults.
@Emma_Haughton
calls it 'a must-read for all YA thriller fans'. Haven't read the first part in the trilogy yet? Read on for a brilliant offer🧵👇
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@elizamondegreen
Tallinn old town is fantastic. We were there many years ago and brought back this little souvenir. Something tells me you'll be taking plenty of photos while you're there.
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@elizamondegreen
A little cat poem for you…
𝐀𝐭 𝐚 𝐋𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐋𝐨𝐬𝐬
When you don’t know what to say
they say the cat has got your tongue,
but when you don’t know how to part,
well then the cat has got your heart.
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Last day of the month and I've crept into
@visual_verse
yet again with this little ditty - somewhat lighter than my usual grim fare. No time to rest on my laurels though as the next prompt is out tomorrow!
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Yesterday:
Feedback session with
@AnglesWriters
in the morning.
School talk about my book at
@Trumpington_Edu
over lunch.
Book launch for
@simonjedge
and a meet with publisher
@DanHiscocks
from
@EyeAndLightning
in the evening.
What writers do when they're not writing.
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@TheWritingAlan
@EyeAndLightning
Obviously couldn't agree more, though I hope you're using bijou to mean jewel, rather than small, as
@EyeAndLightning
are going from strength to strength and rapidly building up a large and hugely impressive back catalogue. Honestly, I already feel like one of the family.
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And I’m delighted to be on board with
@EyeAndLightning
for this exciting journey.
We're overjoyed to be publishing
@AndrewStickland
's thrilling Mars Alone Trilogy for young adults. It's set in space in the not-so-distant future, when humans have colonised the Moon and Mars. The first instalment, The Arcadian Incident, is out in March
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Here's another one from the launch of
#TheArcadianIncident
@EyeAndLightning
. This time I'm actually doing my job and shifting copies of the book.
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Because I can’t sleep, here’s a little poem called…
𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐧𝐢𝐚
One, two, three o’clock
Four o’clock sucks.
#Poemoftheday
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Escape to Midas, book two in the Mars Alone trilogy, is now available for preorders from
@EyeAndLightning
It's not out until September, but plenty of time to get excited.
#EscapetoMidas
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Another day, another mini-launch. This time I was in the company of the wonderful (and aptly named) Groovy Book Group in Cambridge.
I must say, I do like these launches that involve coffee and snacks. Very civilised.
#GroovyBookGroup
#EscapetoMidas
@EyeAndLightning
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Exciting times. Publication date is on the horizon, and now endorsement quotes are starting to come in. Head over to to read them. With thanks to
@KateScottWriter
and
@iain_hood
for getting in there early. And to
@EyeAndLightning
for being amazing as ever!
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@EwinsTim
@iain_hood
It is great, isn't it? Now take a deep breath and prepare yourself for
@iain_hood
's next,
#MyBookofRevelations
, which I've been lucky enough to read already. That one will probably come with its own built-in firework.
(
@renardpress
, you can have that idea for free!)
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Went to see the offspring in concert last night... not the American band, I mean MY offspring. Here he is on bass guitar with
#SweetLoretta
at
#CamdenAssembly
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Poem for the day
𝐋𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐇𝐚𝐢𝐤𝐮
thick slice of fresh bread
bacon, lettuce, tomato
thick slice of fresh bread
𝐋𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐇𝐚𝐢𝐤𝐮 (𝐯/𝐯𝐠)
thick slice of fresh bread
beetroot, lettuce, tomato
thick slice of fresh bread
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For anyone who wants to hear me talking about my new novel, or more generally about writing and science fiction, you can listen here.
#TheArcadianIncident
@EyeAndLightning
@cambridge105
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Time is running out if you want to take advantage of this fantastic offer - buy
#EscapetoMidas
direct from the publisher and get
#TheArcadianIncident
absolutely free.
But only until Thursday 14 September, so you'd better get in there quick!
HOT OFF THE PRESS: Escape to Midas, the second part in
@AndrewStickland
's thrilling Mars Alone trilogy for young adults. If you haven't read the first part, The Arcadian Incident, check out the attached thread for a brilliant pre-publication offer 👇
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Delighted to make it into
@visual_verse
again. This month’s challenge was dedicated to Sinéad O’Connor, so I thought I'd call my submission 'Troy', one of my favourite songs by her. To me, the title and accompanying image seemed to fit nicely together.
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Delighted to see that the lovely people at
@visual_verse
have chosen my poem,
#GuiltyGluttony
to feature in this month's collection of writers vs ChatGPT.
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@iain_hood
@renardpress
Well, someone was going to do it sooner or later. Lucky them is what I say.
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Because the night belongs to lovers, here’s a little poem called…
𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞
If it takes one person
six months to dig a hole
the size of a heart,
how long will it take
to fill in the same hole
when that person leaves?
#Poemoftheday
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For no particular reason, here's a photo of everything I'm currently reading.
Usually they all live in separate rooms and I pick up whichever one is closest. Is this normal, or do you lot prefer one at a time?
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He's not wrong!
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Because I’m in a wordplay mood, here’s a little poem called…
𝐒𝐡𝐞'𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐧𝐞
Miss Appropriate,
you’ve stolen my heart.
#Poemoftheday
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Out digitally this month, or preorder a lovely paper copy direct from the publisher and get it almost as soon. A perfect going back to school present for all the young adults in your life. Or not-so-young adults for that matter.
@EyeAndLightning
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For the final time,
@visual_verse
has published one of my poems. What a fantastic experience it has been, writing to their prompt each month, and what an amazing resource their back catalogue will now be for future writers seeking inspiration.
Thank you.
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Well, this is the best-dressed and most stylish book I've seen in a long time. All credit to the fantastic Ifan Bates for making me look so good.
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Because sometimes the old ones are still the best, here’s a little poem called…
𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭
He was cannibal.
She was insufferable.
I was gladiator.
#Poemoftheday
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As first sentences go, this one deserves to be up there with the greats. The second para is pretty good, too, but it's that first sentence...
@philipreeve1
#MortalEngines
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Because sometimes parentheses can also be fun…
𝐎𝐥𝐝 𝐅𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐞
You,
with your sharp tongue
and your black heart
and all your bright ideas;
but I
could blow you away
( )
like that.
#Poemoftheday
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A little acrostic that first appeared in
@visual_verse
. It was a slight piece, my first published acrostic, and still one of my favourites.
#Poemoftheday
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@NathanJonesBook
I write because I absolutely love writing. Why would I get somebody else, artificial or otherwise, to do that for me? Even with the grammar/syntax issue, I would rather have the 'my voice version' than the 'most suitable' version, even when I know it's not the best.
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@TheWritingAlan
@simonjedge
@EyeAndLightning
Many congrats. It's a long time to wait, but perfect for Christmas! Definitely time to get excited.
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@writingoutlook
All twenty Patrick O’Brian ‘Master and Commander’ novels. I reread them every few years and once I start I really hate to interrupt with anything else until I’m done. Four, maybe five times now - I’ve lost count.
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Okay, after a week off, it's time to return to
#Poemoftheday
and it's also time to knock it up a notch...BAM!
(and no, I won't be doing one of these every day)
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Almost perfect. A bit sad that I feel the need to post it, but it’s been a slow day.
#superautopets
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Because Twitter, here’s a little poem called…
#𝐋𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐤
There once was a tweet from
@friend
That came with the
#on_trend
The replies were all LOLz
And some hate from the trolls
So I added 👍 and hit send.
#Poemoftheday
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Because a problem shared is a problem halved, here’s a little poem called…
𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐒𝐚𝐲 𝐘𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭?
Snap.
#Poemoftheday
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Because I feel good today, here’s a little poem called…
𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬
I’m no longer in my prime,
still it’s great to be alive.
When I factor in my age
I’m 2 x 2 x 3 x 5.
#Poemoftheday
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Because it’s way past my bedtime and I shouldn’t still be at my desk, here’s another oldie I’ve dug out from the archives…
𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐳𝐚 𝐝𝐞 𝐓𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐬 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥
Picador.
Any door.
Doesn’t matador.
#Poemoftheday
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Okay, this one has no hidden message in it, it's just a bit of silly fun. It may not even technically be a poem.
#Poemoftheday
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Poem for the Day
(This is like Poem of the Day, but means I can leave gaps when I’m feeling lazy - you know, like most days)
This one is an oldie, but still one of my faves.
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Occasionally, when attempting the
@visual_verse
challenge, I write nothing for 30 mins then panic sets in and I resort to my go-to backstop - the acrostic.
Fortunately, it rarely lets me down.
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I also have a website
with some interesting poetry stuff on it.
If you're interested in that sort of thing.
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Praise indeed! Thank you Jonathan.
It’s an excellent book: the finest piece of young adult science fiction I have read for years
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The Mysteries | Book by Bill Watterson, Bill Watterson and John Kascht | Official Publisher Page | Simon & Schuster UK
I am just a little bit excited about this.
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Because I’m in a bit of a hurry today, here’s a little poem called…
𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐎𝐧 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐈𝐭
Jack be nimble,
Jack be quick,
Jack be perspicuous,
and not so sesquipedalian.
#Poemoftheday
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@EyeAndLightning
@Waterstones
It is a very clever and memorable cover…a lot like the book inside, really.
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@elizamondegreen
Every syllable gets pronounced, and the first one in a word always gets the emphasis. I actually found it to be a very elegant language, but maybe that's just how it sounds compared with Swedish!
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Because I missed a day, here’s are two haiku…
Rain stalks the campfire,
smoke drifts up into darkness.
Memories and tears.
* * *
It’s just too damn hard
in seventeen syllables
to say what you mean
#Poemoftheday
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Because I had a poem featuring a rainbow published today, here’s a little poem called…
𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐑𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐛𝐨𝐰
Red
Amber
Iellow
Neerg
Blue
Ogidni
Wiolet
#Poemoftheday
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This one was written in response to a request for something inspired by, or in the style of, any female poet. So thank you to the great Dorothy Parker for her inspiration and unique (though hopefully not inimitable) style.
#Poemoftheday
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@NathanJonesBook
Without going there in person a good writer might be able to convince his audience, but not himself. And what’s the point in writing something like that?
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Just because…
𝐑𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝
Monday’s deserved treat is
Tuesday’s repeated pleasure is
Wednesday’s new routine is
Thursday’s settled habit is
Friday’s necessary evil is
Saturday’s joyless regret is
Sunday’s virtuous denial is
#Poemoftheday
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@AdrianLSullivan
@HJoyceGender
It felt like they were all making it as stupid as possible because the knew it was the end of the series and it really didn't matter. What surprised me with the "Thor will return" thing was, where can they go from here that isn't further down?
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@nmrqip
Great choice. BTW, did you know that in Greenaway's following film (The Cook, The Thief...) almost the first thing you see is a Dalmatian. Pure genius!
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