Tej Turner

Tej Turner

@tejturner.com

he/him. SFF author, travel blogger & vegetarian chef. Published by Elsewhen Press http://linktr.ee/tejturner

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“Now, Tej. I understand you have a high body count” was a sentence that was spoken today, but I just want to specify that this was in reference to a panel about killing off of characters in my books. FYI.

Here is my schedule for BristolCon this weekend. Looking forward to another book launch with @wtpress.bsky.social and also some interesting panels. I have a feeling one of them might involve me giving away clues over which characters may not make it to the end of my epic fantasy series 🤔 🤫

Latest batch of sourdough. I make mine with rye, spelt, wholemeal flour, and seeds so they are not as fluffy but very tasty and a little healthier.

I found out you can hibernate chilli plants over the winter by cutting them back and repotting them so going to give it a go for some of my favourites 🌶️ 🌱

If the BBC want to change how the licence fee works then maybe they can look into why I – a low income person who lives alone – am expected to pay the same as a family of six.

Or, another thought, is they could look into the fact that it’s very obvious that its upper ranks have been infiltrated by an unpleasant coterie of neo-liberal, right wing, Zionist, transphobic, artiostocrat-simping manipulators.

That way, I can perhaps one day watch its news and political programming again without wanting to throw something heavy at my television screen. Just some thoughts.

The chillies are done for this year and my windows do look a little bare, but on the plus side… I can actually close my curtains again… 🤔 🤷🏻‍♂️

Always nice to hold a new book for the first time 🙂 Bryn Yr Heliwr – my story in this anthology – is based around the folkloric figure of Mallt-y-Nos who roams with the hounds of Arawn during the Wild Hunt. It is now available through @wtpress.bksy.com wizardstowerpress.com/books-2/anth...

My schedule for #FantasyCon, where I will be attending the launch for They Are Still Here (which features a short story by me), taking part in a sensible panel, a not so sensible panel, and doing an author reading 🙂

They were a little late to the party but I am finally getting some late season tomatoes. I guess getting a few from each plant is better than nothing 🤷🏻‍♂️😂

They are Still Here (Maen Nhw Yma O Hyd) is an anthology of contemporary tales of resistance inspired by the history and mythology of Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 . It features stories by myself and many other fine authors 🙂 www.wizardstowerbooks.com/shop/they-ar...

wizardstowerbooks.comThey Are Still HereTimes are hard. Perhaps not quite hard enough for Arthur to awaken from his long sleep, but other characters from mythology and history may still be here to lend a hand. Are you having trouble with…

On an absolute roll with the writing at the moment. Squeezing sessions in before and after shifts at the dayjob, and averaging 2-3K words a day. Haven’t had such a good flow for some years 🥳✍️📕

Apparently the current season of Drag Race UK is going to be the last with the BBC because they have dropped it… and to be honest, I think this could be a good thing if WOW Presents chose to continue.

I always thought it an odd pairing. The BBC is way too socially conservative for something like Drag Race and I have always suspected that their influence was the reason the UK iteration often felt a little off in its tone.

BBC is the reason there was a lack of prize money and we know for a fact (from some differences in international edits) that they have in the past censored certain jokes concerning the royal family. Channel 4 would have been a much fit but I am guessing they saw the beeb as being more prestigious.

I was just writing at my desk and suddenly felt cold enough to put my dressing gown on 🥳 Autumn is finally here. Let’s hope it’s an especially cold and gloomy one. We deserve it 🍂

This anthology is now available for preorder and it features a short story by me (as well as many other fine authors) 🙂

Wizard's Tower Press@wtpress.bsky.social

On pre-order, our very Welsh Kickstarter project. They Are Still Here features stories of resistance and resilience in Welsh community, with a little help from our supernatural friends. wizardstowerpress.co...

Updated photo of everything I have been published in so far. Six novels and four short stories across three different publishers. There will be a new one joining the ensemble in the next month or so, too 🙂 👀 📕

This may have happened after three glasses of wine when I went to the beach with my ex yesterday 🍷 May try again sober sometime.

Why is it that whenever the meteorologists predict a heatwave it comes without fail but when it’s a good ol’ storm they see on the horizon it never actually fucking happens.

For the first time in my life someone has bought me flowers. It was my boyfriend’s ex wife. Yes really. I don’t have a vase so I put them in a spaghetti jar.