The best gift you can give this season is arriving safely. Go handsfree—no text or call is worth a crash.

A heartfelt thank you to all who buy from independent artists, hire us, or even share our work or give words of encouragement. Even the most established of artists are feeling a decline in work and sales this year. Your support in all or any way is felt and appreciated amongst us! Thank you!!

The Chain Story Project has just released its latest story: Blight by Katherine Monasterio. It's FREE! Please enjoy, like and especially share. (Sharing helps so very much!) Thank you. www.chainstorycore.com/blog/free-fiction-round-twelve

From now through January 1, a number of my ebooks are on sale through Smashwords: smashwords.com/sale

On Small Business Saturday, a reminder that I sew and sell bowl cozies: joanmareiverba.com/bowlcozy

My annual reminder.

Who wants to read about a warrior mouse who rides a bad ass cat and fights hawks to save his forest? Ice Hawk's Aerie is Part 1 of the Adventures of Pip Strongpaw and is available FREE as part of @michaelastackpole.bsky.social's Chain Story project! www.chainstorycore.com/blog/free-fi...

My Library of Sorcery trilogy has been out for a year now. Information at: libraryofsorcery.com

The latest in the Chain Story Project is a free short story by @michaelastackpole.bsky.social For information, go to: www.chainstorycore.com/blog/free-fi... (A reminder: I also have a free short story accessible through the Chain Story Project.)

Bring your intelligent, curious mind - grab your tickets at www.events.sfwa.org and join us! I'm moderating a panel of authors, game developers, film directors and more at the Quasar event! @jessicamaison.bsky.social @joanmarieverba.bsky.social @karriebear.bsky.social @rrookstudio.bsky.social

For National Authors' Day, the covers of some of my books. You can view them all at: joanmarieverba.com/books.html

Happy Halloween!

I wrote Boldly Writing: A Trek Fan and Fanfiction History, 1967-1987, and I can assure any doubters that women were active not only in Star Trek fandom at that time, they were also active in efforts for Star Trek revival. I was there.

The Chain Story Project has just released its latest offering: Two Stories this week, by gryphonrose.bsky.social and bobgreenberger.bsky.social Please enjoy, like and repost. It really helps. Thank you. www.chainstorycore.com/blog/free-fiction-round-nine

Including my short story, "Fragment of a Sorcerous Crown" (this and all the others are free to read!).

Protect yourself and everyone on the road—seat belts save lives.

For the month of October, a reminder of my young adult novel, Defying the Ghosts: a Haunted House Story. defyingtheghosts.com

Latest free short story in the Chain Story Project: www.chainstorycore.com/blog/free-fi...

On Astronomy Day, a reminder that my nonfiction book, Voyager: Exploring the Outer Planets, is available in ebook, paperback, and audiobook forms. joanmarieverba.com/voyager/

List 3 things you can talk about for 3 hours with no prep: 1. STAR TREK 2. Self-Publishing/Independent Publishing 3. Food Allergies

The Chain Story Project has just released a new story #freefiction. Get it now and join the fun! If you Like, Repost and Repeat, you'll be helping the project a ton. Thank you so very much and Please enjoy! www.chainstorycore.com/blog/free-fiction-introducing-dancillius-hrekt-monster-fighter

I’m autistic. Not because of Tylenol. Not because of vaccines. Not because of some headline. I’m autistic because that’s how my brain works. Stop treating us like a problem. Start listening to us.

Book 2 of the Post Host Cozy Fantasy series is now available on Amazon. You can find it at: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FRN8TZDX

The Chain Story Project is back with its sixth round of free fiction, this week's story being The Village of Morvoss by Thomas Grayfson. Please download, enjoy, like and share (especially share, that helps so much). www.chainstorycore.com/blog/free-fi...

👀 Looking for some bookish deals?📚 Our Fantasy & Sci-fi book fair has over 100 free & discounted books, plus KU finds! There's also a HUGE giveaway at the bottom! 🚀 View the fair here: clcannon.net/bookfair ⚔️ Win a Kindle Fire, one Owlcrate box, & a $10 Starbucks gift card! 📚 #booksky #readers

Apparently, this is a surprise for fans for Star Trek day. (I watched the first episode and found it engaging.) trekmovie.com/2025/09/08/s...

The Chain Story Project has just released its fifth round of free fiction. Please download, enjoy, like and especially share. (Sharing means the world to the Chain Story Project. Thank you.) www.chainstorycore.com/blog/free-fiction-round-five

My short story in the Chain Story Project was released today. I joined several authors in offering short stories for free (for at least a three-month period). To find my short story as well as the short stories of the other authors, to to: www.chainstorycore.com/blog/free-fi...

ICYMI- Horses Changing Courses- yesterday's cartoon for @australia.theguardian.com

The Chain Story Project has just announced a new story! This one is by S. E. Lindberg and it is a mind-bender. Please like and share and enjoy. (Sharing is caring! Thank you.) www.chainstorycore.com/blog/free-fiction-round-four

Today is National Book Lovers Day.

The Chain Story Project has just posted the third of its free fiction offerings: Shard of Song by Rigel Ailur. (Please visit, like, and share. Sharing helps so very much. Thank you.) #freefiction #chainstoryproject www.chainstorycore.com

My self-published short stories can be found at: ko-fi.com/joanmariever... #SelfPublishedAuthorsAppreciationWeek #SPAAW

My cozy fantasy. Twelve: A Retelling of the Twelve Dancing Princesses. twelvefairytale.com #SPAAW #SelfPublishedAuthorsAppreciationWeek

My epic fantasy novel, Sword of Queens. #SPAAW #SelfPublishedAuthorsAppreciationWeek More information at: ftlpublications.com/fantasy.html...

For #SelfPublishedAuthorsAppreciationWeek, the covers of my Chronicles of the Library of Sorcery fantasy trilogy. #SPAAW More information at libraryofsorcery.com

Check this out! I have a free sword and sorcery story out today as part of @michaelastackpole.bsky.social's Chain Story project! You're going to want to check it out! www.chainstorycore.com/blog/free-fi...

The Chain Story Project just released its second round of #freefiction with Forest of the Fallen Colossus! www.chainstorycore.com

Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Wars, Star Trek, Lord of the Rings, or Marvel

The Chain Story Project has just posted the first of its #freefiction offerings. Please enjoy, like and share. (Sharing is so very important.) Thank you! www.chainstorycore.com

If you had to take care of humans, it was better to take care of small soft ones who were nice to you and thought you were great because you kept preventing them from being murdered.

This Is Why Many Of Us Support UBI….

On national typewriter day, the typewriter I still use maybe 2-3 times a year. I bought it in the 1990s. It's a Sears typewriter ("The Electronic Communicator") and it was state of the art when I bought it. It's quiet, and it still works well.

Fifty years ago today, I received my bachelor of physics degree from the University of Minnesota

On National Sewing Machine day, a reminder that you can find my bowl cozies for sale at joanmareiverba.com/bowlcozy All sewn by me!

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Congratulations to this year's Mythopoeic Awards finalists for Adult Literature! Katherine Arden, The Warm Hands of Ghosts Yangsze Choo, The Fox Wife Minsoo Kang, The Melancholy of Untold History Deborah K. Vleck,  The Society of Guenevere Nghi Vo, The City in Glass

👀 #Booksky are you looking for some #bookish deals? 👀 My #Fantasy & #Scifi fair has 100+ #free & discounted #books + #KindleUnlimited finds! There's also a HUGE #giveaway at the bottom! ⚔️Enter: clcannon.net/bookfair 🚀 📚 #Win a #Kindle, #Owlcrate, & a #Starbucks card!📚 #readergiveaway #freebooks

The more I think about it, the actual writing isn't the problem. I enjoy writing, rewriting, editing, etc. The actual publishing with small presses and other traditional publishers isn't the problem. I'm always happy to do edits and rewrites, etc. I'm happy to attend the events publishers set up.