The Fantasy Hive's SPFBO 11 team of Theo, Cat, and Vinay kick off their semi-finalist full reviews with AC Cross' THE BODICKER LETTERS! To find out what they thought, and to find out how they'll be managing this phase of the contest, read more here: tinyurl.com/47j6fvpc #SPFBO

Cis straight white male authors who consider themselves allies: do you ever read or help promote works by people outside that same demographic? I genuinely mean this as something to consider. It struck me after visiting a favourite author's page (this is rhetorical)

From epic fantasy to epic fantasy and then fantasy comedy to fantasy comedy! Having just finished W. E. Singh's A Djinnfernal Conspiracy, my next #SPFBOXI read is Tim Carter's Jester!

Spike I wasn’t expecting to to draw Spike, but I suddenly had a desire to draw his long ears 😊🐰 - Enjoy -

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56 days until Amusement Park Arcana comes out! what do you do when your friend goes missing and you think the police are wrong? You get a job at the park where she worked to investigate things yourself. 🎢🎠🎡 books2read.com/AmusementPar...

I think we can say now that we’ve investigated “how far can we push the destructive cruelty, before reactionaries are satisfied” as deeply as we need to, to conclude the answer is “they will never be satisfied, they will always want more”.

Tyler would bite, if pressed With Josh . . .

✨Another Wildkin sneak-peak! 👀 Is s the first of the character card backs for Boken Games; Song of the Wildkin. You'll be able to play test it at #UKGE This is Galenward I'll share more in the run up to the show ;) www.instagram.com/bokengames/

#WIPSnips - Disappoint From The Erstwhile Tyler Kyle! Disappointment, especially in oneself (though also in others, or in life in general), plays a huge role in the book. In a big way, I think I poured much of my own sense of failure into it, along with a #Booksky #Writesky #Indiehorror

GREAT essay

Threadless is having a big sale! Great time to pick up t-shirts, mugs, caps, pillows, tote bags and more for a great price! whistberry.threadless.com

Went on a short-lived quest earlier that involved a Boris Vallejo cover & it reminded me of all the horny fantasy art books my sister & I got for free as pre-teens from the Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Club & now I'm curious whether anyone else learned about skeleton sex & blowjobs from Luis Royo?

One day, I will release a new book D : (or a new books, as I initially typed)

A squiddy for today's #TransArtMay... was always fascinated with old scientific illustrations of squid which often depict them in what seems to be an upside down manner which feels absurd as we all know squid will need to be right side up when they walk out of the ocean to take over the world 🤷🏻‍♂️🦑

Important thread about those small elections in off years.

I cannot promise my readers that everything I ever write will be amazing, but I CAN promise them that everything I ever write will be something I have actually written and not, for example, a soulless pile of robot puke.

Trying to identify a book I loved as a teenager! It was called "Somthing-ing the Unicorn." The MC was named John. It was a comedic urban/portal fantasy with a bit of a mystery feel. Author was a dude--not Simon R. Green but had some Simon R. Greenishness to it, I think

Our last #SPFBOXI cut of the week is Joel Flanagan-Grannemann's fairy fantasy, Talia, reviewed here by Angela Boord: beforewegoblog.com/spfboxi-revi... Joel is a friend, so I abstained from reviewing this one, but I do plan to read outside #SPFBO! (: #SPFBOReviews @marklawrenceauthor.bsky.social

✍️When I say that I want more Wuxia style S&S story submissions in August...🪭 newedgeswordandsorcery.com/submissions/

I'm a huge fan of Godless! I found it to be a really compelling, fresh take on the genre with a lot of cool moments I wasn't expecting. It left me really excited for the sequel!

A hard day of cuts! Here's our fourth #SPFBOXI cut--Edward Nile's Godless! Noel really enjoyed this one. The cover is also one of my favourites in the contest, not just our batch: beforewegoblog.com/spfboxi-revi... #SPFBO #SPFBOReviews @marklawrenceauthor.bsky.social

#WIPSnips - "Forest" I'm late doing this one, but it's too perfect for the book not to post something. D : I've definitely also already posted this one, but ah well

This was such an inventive and interesting take on the werewolf genre!

Our third #SPFBOXI cut of the day! Catherine and I review L. Lyons's The Black Bane, which I read in basically one sitting: beforewegoblog.com/spfboxi-revi... #SPFBO #SPFBOReviews @marklawrenceauthor.bsky.social

Announcing: my next book! THE LAST INFINITY is a time travel novel full of queer characters, wonky timelines, and cute robots. Check it out here! alexisamesbooks.com/2026/05/18/a.... #WritingCommunity #indieauthor #SFF

Our second #SPFBOXI cut of the day is live! This time it's one from my own pile, Justin Greer's The Servant: beforewegoblog.com/spfboxi-revi... If you love Good vs. Evil type fantasy and The Wheel of Time, this one may be worth a look! #SPFBO #SPFBOReviews @marklawrenceauthor.bsky.social

It's barely 8:00am EDT & @stevewestenra.bsky.social & I have already been busy this morning, making sure everything will run smoothly for the #FictionFest panel discussions & author readings this summer! 😎 Sign up for a reminder at FictionFest.ca & we'll let you know when Fiction Fest starts!

Coffee 🤣

Sorry to say, the #SPFBOXI cuts resume this morning! Today we say goodbye to Simon Steele's Wolfblight: beforewegoblog.com/spfboxi-revi... #SPFBO #SPFBOReviews @marklawrenceauthor.bsky.social

🚨RE-COVER ALERT🚨 They of the West has a new cloak! Art by @beedokfern.bsky.social inspired by the original photo of mine from the OG cover. A low-violence queer fantasy coming-of-age story with a nonbinary self-discovery arc. Now 1/2 off on itchio! danifinn.itch.io/they-of-the-... Scroll 👇

Set in 1964, THE STARSEEKERS follows Cynthia as she investigates a series of strange accidents and deaths, and a peculiar curse that is the connecting thread. 🔪standalone cozy mystery 🪄constellation magic 📚 academic hijinks 💕 a bubbly romance 🚀 NASA antics www.harpercollins.com/products/the...

Any scented product, really, but especially Frebreeze and various laundry detergent/scented dryer sheets Some of them give me an insta-headache and they tend to be the most likely to give me migraines

WRITING TIME! Alright, friends, you know the drill. It's time to DO SOMETHING YOU CAN BE PROUD OF TODAY No doomscrolling. Go write or draw or knit or garden or hell, even take a nap if you're tired. Anything but doomscrolling. GOOOOOOOOOO

take me with you, or let me follow #WitchHatAtelier #WitchHatAtelierSpoilers #WHAspoilers

Incase you missed it on last night's Four Beardsmen, huge congratulations to Mr @davidtlist.bsky.social for reaching the semi finals of this year's #SPFBO with Violence & Vigilance!

SPFBO XI update! Very happy to say Crown of Caphedra is selected by its reviewer as a semi-finalist! The contest has truly wonderful novels, so this is great news. Finalists will be confirmed in a few weeks. #IndieAuthor #Fantasy #FantasyAuthor #FantasyBooks #BookSky www.tiktok.com/@talis.libra...

#Mememay 17 Sam would have to be pie! It fits their vibe. Plus, pie can be sweet or savory, and no one quite knows what Sam's deal is. Their fav would be a Pineapple Upside-Down Dump Cake—very 70s!

Some of the authors that may have books in our blind date menu include.. @desiheart.bsky.social @danifinnwrites.bsky.social @dehm000.bsky.social @mel-e-lemon.bsky.social @rangeralthynia.bsky.social @rexburke.bsky.social @stevewestenra.bsky.social @nymcoy.bsky.social spilledinkcoffee.com

Smol bunny friend for today's #TransArtMay 🐇

Day two! Ready to go!

Happy bday to me 🥳 And as a gift: a huge discount for you 🎉 Get all my itchio work for just $3 🤘 Or grab MY LORD at 50% off via SmashWords 🌈📚💙 itch.io/s/186324/bda... www.smashwords.com/books/view/1... ~ 📢📚😱🌶️📚🩸 #DiscountBooks

Story time! So. Remember how I mentioned my books are now in my childhood library? Well. I got to see them for the first time! And I was grinning like a fucking idiot staring at them that I did not realize @ashleigh13.bsky.social was behind me trying to say hi (and thank you to her for the pic)

For the record, this proposal specifically targets gender identity. You have until May 22nd to submit a comment

Ren’s lost his trust in Blake, & the beast’s closing in to devour him as he’s faced with the ghost that caused his death ❗️CW: drowning❗️ #WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity From A Paranormal Bromance (1) 👻🌊

This is all part of Israel's genocide against Palestinians. Palestinians forced to demolish own homes to make way for Israeli theme park

Beautiful Terran and Micah art by @kalimpaszmadar.bsky.social !! Look at how sweet they are!!

Juniper was from Santa Fe so I'm donating to the Transgender Resource Center of New Mexico in her memory and if you are able you should do the same. tgrcnm.org/donate

Ok, calling it done.

#WIPSnips - Title Tyler rambled about titles a lot more in my first draft (probably best it was cut! 😅)