Barry Norton
@BarryNorton
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Scientist and author (PhD Computer Science and MA Creative Writing, in progress). Mostly on BlueSky. He / him / his.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Joined May 2007
@4u5t0 @andrewhunterm @drspacejunk On leaving this hellsite: VLADIMIR: Well? Shall we go? ESTRAGON: Yes, let's go. They do not move.
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Took me a while to come back to Texas, but happy to see @alex_temblador's new book (well, new since I was here last time and bought Secrets) at @WildDetectives.
This. When I set off to Texas, immediately pre-Covid measures, I'd an arrogant European lack of literary expectations. These shops in Dallas, and finding authors like @danimalpena and @alex_temblador, completely confounded my expectations.
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Anyone need a Bluesky invite code? (Offer to people I follow only.)
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A great Irish poet and singer left us today. She was beautiful, courageous and wore her heart on her sleeve. She was before her time. Nothing will ever compare to Sinéad O’Connor. Rest easy Sinéad.
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Now that Twitter no longer exists, can we stop insisting that authors/editors/agents should maintain a Twitter profile? There's no such thing. If you'd like a BlueSky invite, DM me.
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The @WeAreFootnote algorithm wrote this from my prompt for #MyChildTheAlgorithm
https://t.co/hfy7CnEMib
footnotepress.com
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I could not recommend @Young_E_H more highly when it comes to this task. They are so insightful and generous in their readings.
For International non-binary people's day, we're sharing six tips for writing nonbinary and genderqueer characters from the brilliant Eris Young 🖋️ https://t.co/5kOoNL4toj
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This was fantastic. Such a great addition to the @TLCUK #BeingAWriterFest
Every Friday lunchtime through #BeingAWriterFest we host a Writers' Cafe, where we invite ticket-holders to come together, meet each other, and chat with the TLC team. Today's TLC host is @CairoMcF. Come for a 12pm BST start for some relaxed networking. See you there!
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Oh, that was a while ago, but I stand by every word. It was such a privilege to get Ashley’s guidance, and anyone who’s considering this shouldn’t think twice.
Oh wow, this is lovely. Thank you star student @BarryNorton! Let’s write together this September, sign up for @WritersCentre ‘How to Write Fiction’: https://t.co/7lcs6Cqh5y
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It’s like @hayleyemmasteed just noticed that my cat fell asleep on me while we were watching the @TLCUK #beingawriterfest session.
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Anyone who’s not crying alongside Andi Osho either hasn’t read @salenagodden’s book either or wasn’t listening to @BBCRadio4. They can and should correct both.
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It's my birthday, and this bloody hellscape is crumbling. It's REALLY frigging hard to sell books and even harder when social media doesn't function in even the most basic of ways. So today all I'm asking is that if you see this, you retweet it. I have a short story collection
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Once BlueSky capacity has been increased please find me over there. This site really is dying.
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Fantastic. I'm proud to be a supporter.
✨️We did it!✨️With 3 days to go, our Climate Change Issue edited by @writerlynds is fully funded! Thanks to everyone for supporting our Kickstarter so far! This will allow us to make it a bigger issue, and importantly pay our contributors more! 💚🌱🎉 https://t.co/BytcocOBf1
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My heart soars when @dialoguebooks authors are in conversation together. It happens a lot and I’m so proud of this community of talented brilliance we have created!!
Watching @YBattleFelton talk to @NzeluWrites tonight was such a special experience. I wanted to ask more about the use of the Book of Ruth - and biblical storytelling in general - versus dissociation from the church, then realised he was actually in a church! 😅
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Watching @YBattleFelton talk to @NzeluWrites tonight was such a special experience. I wanted to ask more about the use of the Book of Ruth - and biblical storytelling in general - versus dissociation from the church, then realised he was actually in a church! 😅
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Hey, could you pitch in to help this lovely place with their aircon? https://t.co/BFFkLgbvQT
gofundme.com
Regular visitors (and staff) at Over The Rainbow cafe in York over the last … Lali Hewitson needs your support for Install air con (and heating) for OTR cafe!
Spent some time writing at the cafe at @PortalBookshop today. What a lovely place with fantastic people. #QueerUtopias
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@JoeSedgwick20 Ah, ok. Week's recordings released on Fridays.
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@JoeSedgwick20, unfortunately I had to miss the opening session - is there a recording of that?
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