I’ll tell you what I need to write a novel. A Word doc. That’s it. Type type type type.

And here I was thinking 1,200 copies in the first week is a fantastic number 😂

Check out some SFF novella recs, including work by FFers @jordankurella.com and @marygthompson.bsky.social!

One Level Down by Mary G. Thompson (published by Tachyon) - Science fiction about simulated worlds with a unique protagonist, a woman stuck in a child's body. What could possibly go wrong - everything has already gone wrong:

Includes @marygthompson.bsky.social's ONE LEVEL DOWN!

Snag any @tachyonpub.bsky.social book for 30% off, including The Legend of Charlie Fish and The Unkillable Frank Lightning. Go stock up!!!

Everyone appreciate how, after being made fun of for my doom-and-gloom expression in the first pic, I upped my game and acted excited!!

IT'S A #BOOKBIRTHDAY! LETTERS FROM AN IMAGINARY COUNTRY by @theodoragoss.bsky.social is now available at all finer outlets buff.ly/ZeOVp7f intro by @bluejo.bsky.social 3 #giveways @thestorygraph.com buff.ly/fAUS9Iw #goodreads buff.ly/055IqCm @fantasycafe.bsky.social buff.ly/HhnMtbe

A man collapsed in the Oval Office yesterday. The internet got the story wrong. My experience struggling to correct the record — including on Bluesky! — and the warning signs as AI, aggregation, and social media increasingly drive our news consumption.

At World Fantasy Convention with the awesome @tachyonpub.bsky.social team!!

Nice review for One Level Down from Asimov’s! “An intriguing story, with a satisfactory kick at the conclusion.” @tachyonpub.bsky.social @jenazantian.bsky.social www.asimovs.com/current-issu...

One Level Down is a Spotify Editors’ Pick for October! Fantastic narration by Si Chen! Check it out! @tachyonpub.bsky.social @jenazantian.bsky.social

Tonight!!

Día de Muertos is coming soon. ‘Tis the season of THE INVISIBLE PARADE. Throughout the last week of October, I’ll be commemorating #FestWeek, including in-store appearances at Book Passage, Stacks Book Club & @thetwigbookshop.bsky.social! Tickets are limited — get ‘em NOW. 1/2 linktr.ee/johnpicacio

This Thursday Oct 16 at 7:00 EDT! Catch a free Zoom reading by me and other awesome ladies! @swsworlds.bsky.social @authorterribruce.bsky.social @julieleong.bsky.social @sandybutchers.bsky.social @jessicalucci.bsky.social

Looking forward to this one! I hear the author is quite good, right @marygthompson.bsky.social ?

One Level Down is now an audiobook published by Spotify! Also available from other audiobook retailers!! @tachyonpub.bsky.social @jenazantian.bsky.social

Coming soon...our second SPOOKY SEASON Quick Reads! Heat up some tea in your cauldron, settle down with a familiar purring in your lap, and enjoy six story snippets spanning the entire range of speculative fiction! See you there! #SWSWQR www.eventbrite.com/o/strong-wom...

TOMORROW! Tachyon 30th Anniversary shindig 12-5 PM #SanFrancisco Public Library.main branch FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! buff.ly/6Wbvy1u Readings from @joerlansdale.bsky.social and @samtasticbooks.com Food! Giveaways! Door Prizes! And other surprises! #sfpl #tachyon30

Don’t miss this awesome night of virtual readings by me and other awesome @tachyonpub.bsky.social folks! This Thursday, Oct 2, at 8:00pm Eastern!

And last up, was the first reader I met! @marygthompson.bsky.social read from the first chapter of her novella. One Level Down. Contrary to the title, her simulation SFF story lifted the evening several levels up. So, nice to meet another amazing local writer!

Tomorrow! Come see us!

Happy Labor Day! Here is a story I published in Dark Matter Magazine about a man working in an alien occupation government. All the Sludge You Want to Drink. darkmattermagazine.shop/blogs/issue-...

One Level Down has now existed in the world for 4 months! 58-year old Ella is trapped in a simulated universe, forced to act like she’s five years old. Help her escape by reading this book! @tachyonpub.bsky.social tachyonpublications.com/product/one-...

Next Saturday, September 6!! Is it September already?? Come see me and other awesome authors at Charm City Spec at the Ivy Bookshop in Baltimore!

#Worldcon people, catch me at the @tachyonpub.bsky.social booth in the dealer’s room from 3:00-4:00!

Corrected post for our upcoming September 6th show—going to be a blockbuster! Come early to assure a seat for the hottest show of the year! #BaltimoreReads

“I truly felt like someone backed up a truck to my imagination and stole everything that I’ve created.” —David Baldacci The Authors Guild asked Baldacci to stand before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee, and he delivered a powerful testimony. Read about it! authorsguild.org/news/david-b...

Ep. 357B! Trapped in a child’s body, a resourceful woman risks death by deletion from a simulated world. Mary G. Thompson chats about writing her sci-fi novella ONE LEVEL DOWN. @marygthompson.bsky.social turnthepage.blubrry.net/2025/07/03/t...

Check out my interview with Jenn Jordan on Turn the Page podcast re One Level Down! @tachyonpub.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKJ9...

There is no God, start a literary magazine

Check out this interview with me courtesy of Paul Semel! And get IF WISHES WERE RETAIL, on sale now! paulsemel.com/exclusive-in...

I can finally share this exciting news: I wrote the first young adult novel set in the world of Little Nightmares! I love the video games, and it was thrilling to translate their eeriness and mystery to the page. Look for The Lonely Ones this September from Scholastic. 🎡

Woo Hoo, I wrote some more book reviews for everyone looking for some fun summer reading. Check out the July-August issue of Analog where I talk about books by Ray Nayler, Mary G. Thompson, Gregory Frost, Sharon Shinn & Nalo Hopkinson. analogsf.com/current-issu...

“Thompson’s first adult SF novel brilliantly blends colonies on other planets with the quest for personal autonomy while trapped in a hellish version of cyberspace.” Great to see One Level Down reviewed in Analog! @tachyonpub.bsky.social @jenazantian.bsky.social www.analogsf.com/current-issu...

Added to the TBR because clones gone wrong is the best

PM announcement for my next book, PRECIOUS CHILDREN! This book is about one of my favorite subjects: CLONES GONE WRONG! Coming July 2026 from @tachyonpub.bsky.social! @jenazantian.bsky.social

The Word has been out for one year (and 2 days because I forgot to post--whoops!) Lisa is STILL trying to escape from that cult!

You can use this discount to buy, I don't know, MY BOOK, One Level Down!

Memorial Day #Sale! Everything in the Tachyon catalog is 20% off Friday May 23 thru Monday May 26 Use coupon code Tach20

Gotta stand with the students on this. I know colleagues who use genAI for various things, but, my guys, saying it makes your job easier is a crap excuse. The goals of both learning and teaching do not include “make it easy and fast” www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/t...

"The Only Song Worth Singing" is out NOW! My "suspenseful and extremely romantic" dark fantasy about rock musicians bedeviled by Irish fae on their first tour of America is seducing everyone! 📚🎸💚😱 Order yours here: randeedawn.com/books/the-on... #books #fantasy #music #irish #scaryfairy #1990s

One Level Down has been out for one month! In a simulated universe, 58-year-old Ella is forced to look and act 5 years old. "A remarkable achievement!" - Sarah Beth Durst, New York Times bestselling author of THE SPELLSHOP. @tachyonpub.bsky.social @jenazantian.bsky.social

Washington DC people! It's Independent Bookstore Day, and you can get my new novella One Level Down at @politicsprose.bsky.social on Connecticut Ave now! politics-prose.com/book/9781616...

Happy Independent Bookstore Day! You can get my new novella One Level Down at @onemorepagebooks.bsky.social now! www.onemorepagebooks.com/book/9781616...

Read Mary G. Thompson's "One Level Down" tonight. amzn.to/427p39u 📖💻👧 really good but also really fucked up #cyberpunk #SciFi story about virtual worlds and abusive parents. #Books #Reading #ScienceFiction #SpeculativeFiction #SciFiBooks @marygthompson.bsky.social @tachyonpub.bsky.social

Happy Easter! I did see an Easter Bunny on my bike ride this morning, but he ran off, so here is another one.

One Level Down has been out for two weeks! @tachyonpub.bsky.social Thanks to Jack Campbell for this nice blurb!

Important!

ENDS SOON! Win a copy of acclaimed @marygthompson.bsky.social's ONE LEVEL DOWN app.thestorygraph.co... "A remarkable achievement!” @sarahbethdurst.bsky.social @jenazantian.bsky.social @thestorygraph.com @hyperbolictelly.bsky.social #thestorygraph #giveaway #sciencefiction #scifi