Fantasy author. ‘The Keep Within’ and ‘Pennyblade’ available from @titanbooks.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/worrad.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/worrad.bsky.social/post/3mxy277ihrk2cThinking of doing Twelve Angry Men as a one man show. Just two hours of me arguing with myself sweatily and switching chairs.16 Oct 2026 07:23 +0000at://did:plc:hb7pblnsja4o7tj3t7dgkhj3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxy277ihrk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/worrad.bsky.social/post/3mxpe2bhpgs2xWatching BBC’s The Living and the Dead and it thinks it’s a Victorian folk horror but I’m not buying it and I’ve just realised that’s because there’s no low camera shots in long grass looking at fields of ploughed soil in the first five minutes. Don’t ask me why but that stuff is mandatory.12 Oct 2026 20:25 +0000at://did:plc:hb7pblnsja4o7tj3t7dgkhj3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxpe2bhpgs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/worrad.bsky.social/post/3mxmkwj6kw22iIt’s like Bluesky over on Twitter right now…11 Oct 2026 17:50 +0000at://did:plc:hb7pblnsja4o7tj3t7dgkhj3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxmkwj6kw22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/worrad.bsky.social/post/3mxm2yh3rjs2xElon getting pissed off Ukraine has taken out Russian internet data centres. Understandable, that’s all his online friends.11 Oct 2026 13:05 +0000at://did:plc:hb7pblnsja4o7tj3t7dgkhj3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxm2yh3rjs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/worrad.bsky.social/post/3mxhsx7o6is2jHere is a president who buys oil from a country that’s an ally and weapons buyer to the country he’s in a war with. He has no coherent foreign policy. Honestly, I don’t hate him cuz he’s evil. I hate him cuz he’s so damn sloppy.09 Oct 2026 20:31 +0000at://did:plc:hb7pblnsja4o7tj3t7dgkhj3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxhsx7o6is2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/worrad.bsky.social/post/3mxepp6mq7s2bOh it’s in, baby. It’s on.08 Oct 2026 14:54 +0000at://did:plc:hb7pblnsja4o7tj3t7dgkhj3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxepp6mq7s2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/worrad.bsky.social/post/3mwy46rtels2pIf you’re find yourself in a big argument here or on Threads, Twitter etc, simply offer your opponent a post on your blog to state their argument (with opportunity for follow-up posts to your counter-posts). Everyone I’ve offered this has backed-down. No one has the concentration to blog anymore.03 Oct 2026 14:33 +0000at://did:plc:hb7pblnsja4o7tj3t7dgkhj3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwy46rtels2phttps://bsky.app/profile/worrad.bsky.social/post/3mwqqnlhwss2tWatching an old episode of Dirty, Rich & Catflap and realising Rik Mayall would have been an extraordinary Joker if they'd made a London gangland version of Batman.30 Sep 2026 16:18 +0000at://did:plc:hb7pblnsja4o7tj3t7dgkhj3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwqqnlhwss2thttps://bsky.app/profile/worrad.bsky.social/post/3mwqf6l3ivs2e“Just some dude’s fetish content.” -Goodreads Pennyblade, a fantasy novel, available now. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pennyblade-J-L-Worrad-ebook/dp/B09BHV8BKF30 Sep 2026 12:53 +0000at://did:plc:hb7pblnsja4o7tj3t7dgkhj3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwqf6l3ivs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/worrad.bsky.social/post/3mwomxeurp22aThe current politics of left and right exist in House of the Dragon, but in obscure ways… http://jamesworrad.com/2026/09/24/dragon-wars-and-the-culture-wars/29 Sep 2026 20:07 +0000at://did:plc:hb7pblnsja4o7tj3t7dgkhj3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwomxeurp22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/worrad.bsky.social/post/3mwlrqoph222qI completely forgot I've been up the Empire State Building. Someone on Youtube was talking about it and I thought 'Ooh, I'd sure love to do that one day', then it all came back to me that I had. Guess I must have been shitfaced...28 Sep 2026 16:55 +0000at://did:plc:hb7pblnsja4o7tj3t7dgkhj3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwlrqoph222qhttps://bsky.app/profile/worrad.bsky.social/post/3mwdtlig5422zWhenever I buy a Freddo Bar I make sure to bite the jolly frog’s head off first. I see no reason for him to suffer.25 Sep 2026 13:06 +0000at://did:plc:hb7pblnsja4o7tj3t7dgkhj3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwdtlig5422zhttps://bsky.app/profile/worrad.bsky.social/post/3mwbvahocas2qAm I the only one seeing the current culture wars in House of the Dragon? https://jamesworrad.com/2026/09/24/dragon-wars-and-the-culture-wars/24 Sep 2026 18:30 +0000at://did:plc:hb7pblnsja4o7tj3t7dgkhj3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwbvahocas2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/worrad.bsky.social/post/3mwbprmx56k2sIn a useful use of my time I've finally made a Heroforge model of every major (and a few minor) character in my fantasy and sci-fi novels, published and unpublished. I should be writing. Or eating and going out... Which model would you collect and paint?24 Sep 2026 16:53 +0000at://did:plc:hb7pblnsja4o7tj3t7dgkhj3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwbprmx56k2shttps://bsky.app/profile/worrad.bsky.social/post/3mw7azq2v7k2wHeads up to any fellow authors who are part of the claim against Anthropic. I just received an email from a dodgy lawyer firm trying to screw me over, so you might get a email to. Details below… https://authorsguild.org/news/claimshero-and-anthropic-settlement-what-authors-need-to-know/23 Sep 2026 17:23 +0000at://did:plc:hb7pblnsja4o7tj3t7dgkhj3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw7azq2v7k2whttps://bsky.app/profile/worrad.bsky.social/post/3mw75j6mclk2eLike horror? Like music? Then you’ll love this anthology, soon to drop from @theslabpress.bsky.social ! My track, ‘Orlando Road’ is on it, among so many bangers by awesome acts! https://theslab.press/2026/09/23/screams-and-wails-cover-and-toc-reveal/23 Sep 2026 16:20 +0000at://did:plc:hb7pblnsja4o7tj3t7dgkhj3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw75j6mclk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/worrad.bsky.social/post/3mw6ympb3ak2tI know an artist should put their heart into their art but there’s something about the romance of the pulp-era hack I love: “What’s that? A 6000 word story about a gunslinging ballerina? On your desk by 5? You’ll get it at noon!”23 Sep 2026 14:53 +0000at://did:plc:hb7pblnsja4o7tj3t7dgkhj3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw6ympb3ak2thttps://bsky.app/profile/worrad.bsky.social/post/3mvxqhxj5r22qWaitin’ for Whigs…20 Sep 2026 17:39 +0000at://did:plc:hb7pblnsja4o7tj3t7dgkhj3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvxqhxj5r22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/worrad.bsky.social/post/3mvpyr2ma522mYeah, I’ve got friends.17 Sep 2026 15:45 +0000at://did:plc:hb7pblnsja4o7tj3t7dgkhj3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvpyr2ma522mhttps://bsky.app/profile/worrad.bsky.social/post/3mvi2lybb622uReplying to terfs with them deep cut classics references…14 Sep 2026 11:57 +0000at://did:plc:hb7pblnsja4o7tj3t7dgkhj3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvi2lybb622uhttps://bsky.app/profile/worrad.bsky.social/post/3mvfwsgaf7k2tAnother happy customer. The Keep Within, available now [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Sep 2026 15:44 +0000at://did:plc:hb7pblnsja4o7tj3t7dgkhj3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvfwsgaf7k2thttps://bsky.app/profile/worrad.bsky.social/post/3mvapapm6ec23Gritty East Midlands cover version of B-52’s The Love Shack, ‘The Fuck Shed’.11 Sep 2026 13:45 +0000at://did:plc:hb7pblnsja4o7tj3t7dgkhj3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvapapm6ec23https://bsky.app/profile/worrad.bsky.social/post/3mva6oabxsc2gDoes anyone else, when singing along to the Nirvana song ‘Scoff’, change the chorus from ‘gimme back my alcohol’ to ‘gimme back my Anusol’? Just me?11 Sep 2026 08:49 +0000at://did:plc:hb7pblnsja4o7tj3t7dgkhj3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mva6oabxsc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/worrad.bsky.social/post/3mv754rjvus2iStarting to notice recurring writing tropes. Every one of my novels has the hero captured and the villain dropping their thesis on ‘em. I’m not sure if that’s a lazy crutch on my part or if it happens in every genre novel with a hint of adventure.10 Sep 2026 22:48 +0000at://did:plc:hb7pblnsja4o7tj3t7dgkhj3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv754rjvus2i