Why are the easiest things to write the things you absolutely should not be working on...? 🫠

Cartoon by @billbramhall.bsky.social.

Whenever I feel bummed about donating to campaigns that don't win, I'm gonna remember how Muskrat spent over $25 million trying to buy off votes and still lost. 😂

I would like to try out another timeline, please.

Amen. 🇺🇸 They want you to believe this is radical. It isn’t.

Calling all #sff writers! The SKULL X BONES #pirate themed anth from ZNB has reached its #kickstarter funding goal and is now open to submissions! Check out zombiesneedbrains.moksha.io and read the #SubmissionGuidelines, write up a stunning story, and send it on in! #fantasy #writingcommunity

#AskAnAuthor 2.28 Fun idea! I'm working on a few things at the moment - polishing up a draft of one WIP before sending it off for edits, getting ready for another project's release in May, and querying at the moment for a third WIP. Keeping busy feels like the only way to stay sane at the moment!

Don’t buy today. Give the greedheads a taste of their own medicine.

Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos's changes to the opinion pages have led subscribers to cancel in droves. It's the third wave of mass cancellations at the Post in just a few months.

Romance authors are uniquely positioned to make billionaires unfuckable atm. I hope they wield this power well.

trump: I’m going to protect women women: no thank you trump: I’m gonna do it women: please don’t trump: I have kicked those 7 trans girls off the jv volleyball team women: what trump: and brought back andrew tate women: why trump: YOU’RE WELCOME WOMEN also you can’t vote anymore

I've seen these floating around on socials and thought I'd jump in with my own. This is me! Nice to meet you! Come dork out with me about romance and Jane Austen and horror and good books / tv / movies in general.

Taking Submissions: When Vampires Save the (Day) Night horrortree.com/taking-submi... Deadline: March 31st, 2025 Payment: Royalties Theme: Vampires that are doing good in unique and interesting ways (see below for more!) #AmWriting

Friday is the last day on earth to submit! Speak now or forever hold your piece...!

NEW - Rep. Mark Alford tells fired KC federal workers ‘God has a plan’ at hostile town hall Folks, I've been covering politics for a dozen years in Kansas and Missouri and this is probably the most intense, angry town hall I have ever seen www.kansascity.com/news/politic...

Robert Reich's substack is the place to be. He includes lots of helpful information, eloquently written, and always gives a strong actionable plan of what can be done. open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

Why write horror? Love this response from @sgj.bsky.social in his Writer’s Digest interview. Now, back to #5amwritersclub

You can try to legislate us out of existence, but we are still here. You can strip away our rights, but you will never take our dignity. You can spread your hatred, but you will never break our resolve. BUT HEAR THIS LOUD AND CLEAR MOTHERFUCKERS: WE WILL NOT GO QUIETLY!!!

We may not all have the power or influence we'd like, but we all have a voice.

Don't mind me, just ugly crying over the new Bridget Jones movie.

Here's what I'm reading this upcoming month for my classes. This is a good month, no? Did you have to read any of these for school? Any favorites on here, or that didn't make the list?

Speaking with my Bayou Wolf Press cofounder hat now - We would love to collaborate with some fresh voices interested in #horror / dark fiction of any variety that overlaps with #romance! #writers #writingcommunity #authors Note - submission date updated to April 12th, not Jan 12th

Here is a script you can use for any issue. Find your reps' # at reps.fyi or 5calls.org. Every time you see a news story that horrifies you: call, or something else about it. It matters to say what you believe. You are setting a norm.

This is why it's so important to learn history. It's EMPOWERING, not just instructive.

I've been on both sides of querying, and as I ramp up for another round, I thought it might be worth it for my fellow writers to share some of the things I've learned on the publishing side of the process. #querying #Writers medium.com/@lissag7/les...

Reminder: They're trying to demoralize you, and they're doing a great job of it. Part of resisting is making time for joy despite the attempts to make you feel this is not the time for it. Love your people. Dig the art that speaks to you. Go to the places where life flows into you. You deserve joy.

Black History is American History.

A Greek God Got Me Pregnant: ⚖️An #acespec, ignorant-in-love attorney 🌞A Greek god with millennia of tragic relationship trauma 💕A forbidden romance 🤰An unplanned demigod pregnancy ⚡️Vengeful gods 👹And monster, oh my! #2025pit #A #F #R #RM #ownvoices

#TheLastofUs ➕ #LeavetheWorldBehind In TWISTED SKIES, Darcy (16) must manage her feelings for the boy next door she ❤️‍🩹 and find her missing brother, all before giant 🌪️ that house 🧟‍♀️ destroy the city, and possibly her humanity. #2025Pit #YA #SPF

SUCH SHARP TEETH X ALONE WITH YOU IN THE ETHER After murdering her fiance, Selene throws away her dreams of being a housewife to lead the pack of werewolves she has inherited. But her found family will settle for nothing less than the best of her, and the cost of failure is monstrous. #2025pit #A

Rare good news in the book world www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/b...

Interview w/ the Vampire x Such Sharp Teeth When aspiring writer Margot makes a deal with a devil, she doesn’t expect for him to become obsessed with her & decide to fulfill ALL her desires. But getting everything you want comes at a cost...doesn't it? #2025Pit #A #H + #R Horror + romance

CARMILLA meets THE CONJURING in a dark romance about a spirit-medium ensnared by the very ghost she was meant to banish, with deadly consequences. Including: 🗝️ Haunted houses 💀 Gothic horror 🌹 Degrees in yearnalism 💘 Toxic soulmates 🗡️ Eat the rich (or stab them) #2025Pit #amquerying #A #H #R #SPF

CRIMSON PEAK x THE HAUNTING OF BLY MANOR An unsolved massacre. A haunted house. A prodigy spirit-medium commissioned to resolve both. But she doesn't know that she did not come to the house as a hunter, but as prey. #2025Pit #A #H #R #amquerying

A sentient house can be tricky, but night terrors and jump scares are tolerable when a struggling author acquires talent. When the House attacks, a stalker threatens, and his sister attempts a rescue, they must confront secrets, their dark past, and both monsters to survive #2025Pit #A #T #H Alt POV

Jennifer's Body x The River Has Teeth As boys start to disappear in Lyric's backwards backwoods town and her best friend/crush Eleanor was the last person they were seen with, Lyric must figure out if there is something monstrously wrong with her best friend. #2025Pit #YA #H #R #ownvoices

Would you choose immortality? Of course you would. But let me tell you: It’s a lie. A cruel, promise. Because the hunger you live with—No, the hunger that you are—is worse. #2025pit let me introduce you to House of Valentine, complete at 98k words a thrilling gothic fantasy. #A #F #RM COMPS⬇️

TIGER KING, but make it queer, filled with feminine rage, and condemning true crime culture 💅 Sarah escaped a cult that sacrificed tigers for eternal life, but when a film crew offers cash for her story, she must decide: expose the truth or protect her family's fragile peace? #2025Pit #A #H #T

THE LAST HOUSEWIFE X JUST LIKE MOTHER X THE ISLAND Cult survivor Sarah wants to forget the past. But when a film crew appears, looking for her story, she’s hesitant. Her family could use the money, but is it worth jeopardizing their new life? #A #H #T #2025Pit

#2025Pit #YA #SPF In TWISTED SKIES, Darcy (16) must manage her feelings for the boy next door she ❤️‍🩹 and find her missing brother, all before giant 🌪️ that house 🧟‍♀️ destroy the city, and possibly her humanity. #TheLastofUs X #LeavetheWorldBehind

THE MOURNERS Dual POV pink horror novella. After a man dies under suspicious circumstances, his lover and his wife spend a weekend together in an isolated cabin by a lake hoping to get some long-overdue answers. One of them is a murderer. One of them is possessed. #2025pit #A #H #E

Each year, Melpomene Academy of Arts celebrates Behold: The Abysm, a week-long celebration of the macabre inspired by an alum's short horror story. By the time Casey and her fellow newspaper editors learn the spooky story may not be fiction after all, it may be too late. #2025pit #YA #H

Law&Order/CSI X Ghost/The Godfather Regan Blackwell doesn't know who she is following a car accident. A ghostly specter aids from beyond the grave. A slow burn romance is put to the test by a family secret as Regan's family is targeted by a ruthless mafia company. #2025pit #A #PN #E #CONT

The Tragedy of Lancelot: A teenager finds herself protected from a shadowy organization by a mysterious cyborg with connections to her estranged mother. Who is Lancelot and why is he sworn to protect Gwen? -Mysterious protector -teenager dealing with anxiety -intense action #YA #Q #UF #2025Pit

REBECCA x RIVIERA x THE PERFECT COUPLE She's always tried to do the 'right thing', but when a death becomes a suspected murder, a PR exec must decide how far she'll go to protect the people she loves. They all have motive. Esp. the dead woman's husband, the man she's in love with. #2025pit #A #R #M

FOLKLORN x IN THE DREAM HOUSE A literary mashup of “Closer” by NIN and Lana del Rey’s “Summertime Sadness”: a botanical garden in a heat wave. A woman with a legendary flower growing out of her chest. A love that demands everything—and becomes a prison. #2025Pit #A #LGBT #H #LF

When Larkin discovers she’s pregnant after a very out-of-character one-night stand with a man who turns out to be the Greek god Apollo, she must face monsters, vengeful gods, & most terrifyingly, her feelings for Apollo to protect herself & her unborn child. #2025pit #A #R #RM #F #LGBTQIA #ace