Matthew Blakstad ππ·π»
@mattblak
Followers
642
Following
2K
Media
1K
Statuses
12K
Author of SOCKPUPPET among others. Has a beard now. Not on here much while working on a thing. Even less so now since it went musky. Agent @taffyagent @CBGBooks
Photo: Paul Treacy
Joined March 2009
ME, WRITING A FIRST DRAFT: yay, I added 2,000 words today ME, WRITING A SECOND DRAFT: yay I dropped 2,000 words today #amwriting
0
1
8
And why, pray tell, do I briefly appear behind David Mitchell's and Lara Ricote's shoulders in this clip, wearing a suit? That would be telling.
"Mitchell And Webb Are Not Helping", a new sketch show featuring @arobertwebb, @5teviem, @kfRedhot, @lararicote, Krystal Evans and me, starts NEXT MONTH on @Channel4! Here's a little taster to get you in the holiday mood.
0
0
0
Could not agree more. I churned out a pile of crappy pages taller than @richardosman before I wrote a publishable one. Maybe everyone has a good novel in them but itβs usually buried under 3 or 4 terrible ones. And unfortunately you have to get those ones out first.
I started so many novels when I was younger, but I'm very glad I was nearly 50 when I committed myself to it. Age brings a bit of wisdom and perspective and lived experience. I know lots of agents feel the same. 50 is a VERY GOOD age to write a novel. Go for it!
0
1
2
This oneβs been a long haul but I just hit save on a complete first draft. The story has ended - OR HAS IT? Properly excited about this one; though it needs a serious kicking in the edit.
0
0
0
File under βOn The Noseβ
theguardian.com
US regulators receive two complaints about Model Y SUVs with missing bolt in latest string of safety problems for company
0
0
0
Tbh I have more in common with the political and media classes but I still stand with the striking workers. We need solidarity not false dividing lines and for once I think the majority of people are getting that.
Always remember you have far more in common with striking nurses, railway workers, and postal workers than with the political and media classes telling you those people are your enemy.
0
0
1
The US Supreme Court has ruled that corporate money is speech; so if they want to pull their ad money, sorry Elon: thatβs free speech in action. The justices said so.
0
0
0
These great man-babies who worship the free market until it does something they donβt like; at which point free speech is under attack.
1
0
0
π€ Name recognition alone should give Johnson a much higher advantage. Plus this poll shows that 25% of his former voters think heβd do a bad job. This poll proves the OPPOSITE of a mandate. People - especially politicians - need to be better at reading data.
0
0
0
Wondering how long itβll be before I see the first use of βCarolingianβ in a mainstream news source
0
0
0
And this is now one of MY favourite Twitter moments.
One of my favourite twitter moments. (Read back up the thread).
0
0
2
Itβs nice, isnβt it, to hear from someone who categorically does NOT have an axe to grind? βBrexit is working and naysayers have axes to grind, claims David Frostβ
theguardian.com
UKβs former chief negotiator launches staunch defence of Brexit on sixth anniversary of EU referendum
0
0
1
An AI bot appears to have become sentient. Shenanigans ensue. The plot of my novel Sockpuppet. Also apparently actual reality now.
theguardian.com
Blake Lemoine says system has perception of, and ability to express thoughts and feelings equivalent to a human child
1
0
3
Anyone seen an April foolβs hoax yet that ISNβT about NFTs?
0
0
0
When are we allowed to stop saying, βWhen are we allowed to stop saying, βHappy New Year!β?β
0
0
0
Why Iβm no longer on social media very much, in a single on-the-nose algorithmic recommendation.
0
0
1