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We had an English woman come volunteer with us becasue somehow Dame Jilly had convinced her that horses and bonking went together like liver and onions. She was disappointed to find out that scooping up poo did not have an aphrodisiacal effect...

There's a space to fill now, Matt.

It's a word I came across years ago, but usually in connection with Dame Jilly, RIP.

I'll double dip this week please Jonny.

It's not due out until February 2026, I believe. There was a mention when she was taken on by the publisher.

And me please @Jonny xx

me please xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Saturday afternoons at 5.00pm (UK) is the time for our weekly Writers' Huddle And as ever, you are invited to submit your WiPs for discussion and feedback from Pete and the collective. But not only WiPs. Query letters, book proposals, synopses...

It's not due out until February 2026, I believe. There was a mention when she was taken on by the publisher.

Also, we should be aware that many agents, US in particular, are asking of queries/submissions: "Was any part of this work produced using AI?" The answer clearly expected being 'No'. We shouldn't give any more reasons for our work to be rejected...

Bang on. We write because we need to write, love the act of writing, not because it's product. Therein lay the death of writing, if the finished product is all that matters, and the assumption is that people repeat people just like bots repeat...

I'm sure you're right and it's what terrifies me the most. The little knowledge-is-a-dangerous-thing human overseeing the almighty machine. Save our souls!

Yikes! Too much brains = no common sense.

Here is the problem. An analysis of energy needs and costs. Energy costs are going up because the delivery system is at peak capacity. Given the extra loads needed for AI-the electrical lines needed to deliver electricity can carry only so much...

There's a space to fill now, Matt.