I read and reviewed Werewolves Don't Celebrate Hanukkah by @michellefranklin.bsky.social. #readingcommunity.

The software I used and the Art I made 🎨

Voting is still open for the Indie Ink Awards! Come check out all the incredible nominees 😍

Don’t miss out on The Book of Spores fungal SFF anthology! Visit the late backer store to pre-order: the-book-of-spores-a-fungal-sff-anthology.pledgebox.com/preorder

A reminder that The Book of Spores LATE BACKER STORE is open, with options to pre-order the fungal SFF anthology in different formats, along with a variety of merch available 🍄🍄‍🟫 Visit the store HERE: the-book-of-spores-a-fungal-sff-anthology.pledgebox.com/preorder

Krystle speaks true, I tell ye!

If you haven’t read The Waking Fire yet, you absolutely need to get this book in your life! The series is an amazing take on dragons with its dragon blood magic system, with amazing themes about colonialism and overconsumption and the collapse of nature that follows. It’s so damn good!!

Hey #booksky, check out the r/Fantasy holiday megasale on this weekend! 📚 650+ books from over 300 authors 🔥 All $0.99 USD (or local equivalent) or FREE! 🌎 Many books discounted everywhere, worldwide ❤️ Every sale/download benefits @marycariola.bsky.social 🔗 megasale.yrliu.com Looking for recs? 👇

Holy crap you guys, Glass Onion was REALLY good?? Maybe my expectations were low because so many people say it was their least fave but goddamn I loved it.

Merry “It’s Socially Acceptable to Have Bailey’s In Your Morning Coffee” day to all who celebrate 🥳

Okay it’s still fun and games, especially as I wrap the hardcover YA novel my kiddo has been lusting after desperately. I can’t wait to watch her unwrap it 🥹

My true Christmas wish - the thing I hold most hopeful in my heart - is that each and every one of you has a better 2026 than you had in 2025. May the fates be generous and kind and you all receive the blessings you all so richly deserve. Merry Christmas and much love to you all.

I do believe it is whisky o’clock

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Buying Christmas presents is all fun and games until you have to wrap them.

This absolute MESS of a human being is on sale through the big Smashwords year end sale! How can you resist when Legacy of Brick & Bone starts like this 👀 www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...

I love the feeling I get when I read old worldbuilding notes that I don’t remember but they’re really good?? Like “damn dude you were really cooking last year, this is going to be AWESOME.”

I got this notebook from someone who was decluttering, and I thought it was completely blank until I decided to use it. How fitting that I found this message as I start to write a new ~secret project~ for @adrianmgibson.bsky.social because I am SUPER grateful for him and his friendship 🥹🫶

Mr Squeak might be gone but the Mr Squeak Literary Universe continues to expand, and this makes me happy

He’s on sale at Smashwords! www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...

Okay okay, you all convinced me. I’m watching Knives Out.

DON’T TELL ME WHAT TO DO YOU DON’T KNOW ME I’m on board for the old dgaf couple, though

What a way to start the New Year on SIX ELEMENTALS INTERVIEWS with Lilly & Sara the fab ladies of @fictionfanspod.bsky.social ! Sat. Jan 3, 2026 at 5pm Eastern! ***Live!*** Join us! youtube.com/watch?v=fcNy...

Tempting you to grab BRIGHTWASH with some character art 👀 Both BRIGHTWASH and BRICK & BONE are part of Smashword’s huge year end sale! Come snag them both at 75% off and see what else you can find in the sale! www.smashwords.com/sale

This was SO much fun! Definitely come check us out 👇👇👇

Ishmael doesn’t need anything, he’s the most perfect angel who definitely never commits crimes or sabotages relationships with people he loves just to feel something

I would say that Jason needs some anger management skills like his father does but idk I think he earned his righteous fury

Stella needs more sleep, more stability. Ceridwen insists she needs more sweets, specifically from Mrs Muir’s bakery

Tashué needs more sleep, more common sense, and a metric ton of anger management skills

It’s really good, you guys.

One day I’ll be able to get Coyote (fantasy-western-horror in a Canadian style logging camp) into the state it deserves And also there’s the NB war veteran who smuggles poppy seeds across the mountains to help the rebel army rise against the regime story Oh and lest we forget, Frankie Zane—

When Florence said “burned down at 36” I felt that in my bones but in October I turned 37 and now we’re rebuilding so maybe it’s gonna work out

The final interior for the deluxe edition of Brightwash has landed in my email and you guys I am BREATHLESS. SPEECHLESS. STUNNED. It’s so beautiful!!!

I'm levelling up yet again today, and, as is tradition, I'd ask for some sharing of my art. :) Photos of your pets in comments are also very welcome!

My books: books2read.com/patricksamph... Steph's books: www.stephanieburgis.com/books-for-ad... My editing (and cover design) website: 50secondsnorth.netlify.app 2/2

Legacy of Brick & Bone has been nominated for some Indie Ink Awards and voting is officially OPEN 😍 I’d appreciate it so much if you checked out the nominees and if you’re so inclined to vote for B&B, I won’t argue with you!! In fact it would be amazing!! indiestorygeek.com/a/indie-ink-...

Okay, authors who have Indie Ink Awards nominations, tell me *one* category you think your book excels at and why! Pitch us your biggest strength 👀 #indieinkawards2025

The big Smashwords sale is running through the end of the month! You can grab ebook copies of any of my books for a reduced price! Fantasy, horror, mystery, stories, novellas, novels... something for every taste! www.smashwords.com/profile/view...

Coal Gets in Your Veins by @catrector.com Man, this was so good. Once again, a book and author that don't shy away from heavy themes. It's also queer as fuck! #booksky #readersky #queersky #books #readers #fantasy #horror www.bookbub.com/books/coal-g...

I’ve been making steady progress on Ash & Stone for the last few weeks which is GREAT, but it’s also been really fun to mess around with something new and different on the weekends 👻

Bringing Out The Dead

Almost all of my books are in the Smashwords Sale, so if you've been looking to buy, check it out! My books: www.smashwords.com/profile/view... Main sale page www.smashwords.com/sale

I'm recording this stuff tonight for the podcast, so last chance to add your book if you have a December release and want it shouted out!

Trying to reach your reading goal and need a little help? Why not try the Chronicles of Gam Gam! Both novellas are just over 100 pages packed full of grief, yarn, and dead bodies! Check out the novella that finished SECOND in BBNYA 2024!

As 2025 comes to a close, @adrianmgibson.bsky.social @mjkuhnbooks.bsky.social & Greta Kelly want to thank our fans for the support. As well, to all of the outstanding guests we’ve had on the show, THANK YOU. This podcast wouldn’t exist without your willingness to share your knowledge/insights.

Getting back into marketing on the regular has been challenging, but the absolute best part has been seeing folks show up to help support Brightwash now that I’m back on the socials 🥹 I’m so incredibly grateful for this community!!

I don’t feel like coming up with a character name so who wants to volunteer their last name for a baddie that’s going to die in a few hundred words? First comment wins the dubious honour!!

Marketing is hard

Ripper Street meets XMen: A weary officer is rapidly losing faith in the system he used to work to uphold—a system that heavily regulates magic users for the financial gain of the Authority.