This was fun to write. Also, shockingly hard to write. Thanks for using your platform to elevate other writers, @scalzi.com whatever.scalzi.com/2025/10/29/t...

I'm faculty for Sandia Starforgers, a weekend SFFH writing retreat in NM. I'm joined by @charliejane.bsky.social @davering.bsky.social @tangentgeoff.bsky.social @marieparks.bsky.social @harrietshouse.bsky.social Early bird discount ends 10/15. Scholarship app due 11/30. starforgers.com/2026

PUT AWAY YOUR GLAIVE, TODAY YOU WILL BATTLE SELF DOUBT. AND YOU WILL WIN.

Branding is important.

“A lot of people are saying, ‘Maybe we like a dictator.’” — George Washington “You also had some very fine people on both sides.” — John Adams “Why are we having all these people from shithole countries come here?" — Alexander Hamilton

The first was great (and I still have a related sticker on my water bottle). Looking forward to the next one

Gonna do the promo thing for a minute here... ...because @marieparks.bsky.social and I FINALLY have a release date for Undeniable, the sequel to Unrelenting. If you like found families, ancient magic in a modern setting, and ace main characters, save the dates. 👇

Welp, time to blowup my notifs! Thesis: Worldcon COULD be good, but we may have to drag it there kicking and screaming.

I’ve read each of Jenny Lawson’s previous books and they are all great

I’ve done this for two years now and each year has been great

At Worldcon for the first time in… a decade? This time I should know more people which will hopefully make it feel less overwhelming

@gralefrit.bsky.social You have to see these! A friend of mine has been collating a series of images entitled "Things my students have written turned into Philomena Cunk quotes" and they're just glorious.

This is an uninterrupted minute of Maruay the rescued tiger with his beloved ball..🥰😇 #bluesky

One example of historical publications embracing entertainment even among serious news and happenings

I work in an off-site storage facility for an academic library, which has archives and also "regular" books that we don't want to weed but don't have the space to keep on campus. I am constantly finding "Holy shit look at this thing, I wish I had the rest of my life to read it" items at work. 1/?

#ShareGoodNewsToo #Parkinsons

This is Cupcake. She overheard you describe something as having more rolls than a bakery. Thinks you better be talking about culinary school. 12/10

Take the time to watch until the end (or scroll there) for a nice end quote about listening to the fans

I told you we’d be back

Heyyyy the audiobook for Unrelenting is 50% off rn! Listen to the fabulous @maryrobinettekowal.com take you on a thrilling hunt for a missing sister, filled with: 👥 unexpected allies, 💜 ace rep, ✨ supernatural mysteries, and more! www.audiobooks.com/promotions/p...

Oh hell yeah @vriccithode.bsky.social

This is what happens when you get marketing suggestions on Discord. (And because it's not in the actual image, you can find us at clarkesworldmagazine.com)

Hi internet - a query: Has anyone started a collection of "how the public library changed my life" stories? Something in blog or podcast form, ideally, but maybe also in a book or documentary? Seems like that's something that should exist...

I've been working on this blog post for over a month, trying to find the exact words for what I'm trying to say. It's pretty key to how I'm living my creative life right now, and I really hope it resonates with people. laurablegen.com/finding-my-a...

Our Kickstarter just reached the goal where I get to share a picture of Not My Circus, Not My Monkeys done by @lartist.bsky.social Joyful chaos! www.kickstarter.com/projects/how...

Unlocked! Get your monkey coins now!

30 more backers unlocks a desktop wallpaper for everyone! www.kickstarter.com/projects/how...

Psst! We're launching this tomorrow! www.kickstarter.com/projects/how...

Illustration of Gustavo the Goose, a character that appears in the children's picture books "River's New Friend" and "Willow's New Toy". Illustration by @ZoeRanucci #picturebookart #illustration #childrenspicturebook #picturebookillustration #picturebookcharacter #kidlit #illustration #drawing

Happy World Book Day!

You, too, can wear floppy hats on the beach while you make writer BFFs4eva and hone your WIP. Come hang out with us on the @writingexcuses.bsky.social cruise this September. @dongwon.bsky.social and @maryrobinettekowal.com are our instructors! writingexcuses.com/retreats/

Okay, so at the request of the lovely @trance.bsky.social , I'm going to tell a story about what happens when a shitty person is "just joking", and then discovers there are consequences. AKA That Time Kat Started An Antifascist Hallway Riot In The Third Grade. Grab your beverage of choice.

NOTE: very argument about whether or not corporate capitalist practices can be effectively applied to good government is irrelevant, because DOGE is a smokescreen for a purely political purge. Speaking as someone who has used actual smoke screens before, there isn't enough smoke.

In a sentence never before uttered by humans, I am delighted to share that an alligator stole my conservation instructor’s hat by jauntily walking into the water while wearing it 🐊

I'd like to coin a new term: Concept Permanence. It's the capacity to understand that a concept does not start existing the moment you learn about it.

Nearly 1 month ago I started looking for artists to draw a profile pic for me. I ended up working with two different artists in parallel, and got two different portraits drawn! One each for different sets of social networks

When I was researching FEED--the first of a series of novels about pandemics and their effects--I ran across one of the most frightening concepts I had ever seen in non-fiction. It held that humanity has been living in the anthropocene--the human age--but was approaching the pandemicene.

Such a great country that 68% of its inhabitants are Muslim transgender millionaires

Target Losing Market Share As More Americans Opt To Forgo All Earthly Possessions theonion.com/target-...

I know I just dropped an entire actual full TTRPG yesterday, but I was feeling inspired...

I'm not *entirely* opposed to appliances having a Wi-Fi connection, but for two and ONLY two purposes: 1) letting me know that its job is done or 2) letting me know there's a problem. That's it. Nothing else. Don't remind me to order something, don't upload data elsewhere, NOTHING.

Looking for recs - I want to commission a profile drawing to use online as an avatar in the new year. Actual human made. I’ve done some web searches and have some leads, but looking for recommendations from people who have found artists they like

Man Returns To Work After Vacation With Fresh, Reenergized Hatred For Job theonion.com/man-returns-...

These are excellent recommendations. Mine would be: 1. There are no rules for how to write, only tactics that work more or less well in any given circumstance. 2. Dare to suck. You cannot care too much what other people think. 3. Just keep typing.

Happy New Year from the Izu Shaboten Zoo!

if you like the ace romance and humour of someone you can build a nest in by john wiswell, the messy-queers-fighting-for-justice vibes of the kingston cycle by CL polk, and the worldbuilding of sky on fire by jenn lyons then you’re gonna love the dragon next door www.kickstarter.com/projects/vri...

Whew! Look how late it is. #HappyNewYear