I started writing the son from this story in high school, along with another teenage boy, and I was really surprised to get feedback that someone connected to them. They made it sound like representation they hadn't found.

4 days until Farewell Speech! shannoneichorn.net/books/farewe...

Orson Scott Card touched on this principle in his 1990 book "How to write Science Fiction and Fantasy", when discussing the principles of exposition by analysing the opening sentence of Octavia Butler's "Wild Seed". He called it "abeyance".

This is key to why most SFF readers start in childhood, and it can be a struggle to learn how to read SFF as an adult if you didn’t start teen you still knew how to read like a kid.

This is an excellent point. I stand on a chair to thank everybody who's ever reached out with an internet high five. It is HUGELY appreciated. And writers, when I fan at you, please know it's real. If I wasn't so scattered I'd fan a lot more.

Five more days until Farewell Speech comes out... shannoneichorn.net/books/farewe...

@irismatthews.bsky.social Farewell Speech as a good Mother's Day gift? Y/N?

Normalize world building AFTER your core story is written.

We are bottom-dwellers in a protective ocean of air

I'm on Scalzi's "Whatever" Blog explaining The Big Idea behind Multitude: What if We were Us?  https://whatever.scalzi.com/2026/04/28/the-big-idea-marie-vibbert-3/

If I can get just sixteen more reviews, Hornytown Chutzpah will be my most reviewed book. C'mon grapevine. Get active.

If you're going to Confluence in Pittsburgh this summer, you can pre-order your pretty dragon T-shirt, and this year's T-shirt will have my name on the back as the conference workshop leader. :D confluence-sff.org/t-shirt

OMG this: "The paper is essentially a mathematical proof that a world with universal basic income is more meritocratic than a world without one, because luck-based distribution — which is what we have now — throws away most of the talent in the room." www.scottsantens.com/the-angine-d...

And that right there is the "death panel" that the GOP whined about for so long. EVERY accusation is a confession.

Okay. Let's take a moment to talk about How To Be A Hugo Nominee And Come Out Of It Happy About the Honor. I realize this is relevant to like, twelve people. I don't care, those twelve people deserve my time. (You may have seen a version of this thread before. I do it every year.)

That said, there are frequently scholarships for nominees, especially first-time nominees, and people are generally happy to help. If someone offers, let them. If you're the person who can offer, do. Just remember that truly helping someone shouldn't have strings attached.

it's lesbian visibility week! get this absolute beast of a sapphic bundle with nearly 100 books for only $40 omg! #booksky itch.io/b/3635/lesbi...

April is Autism Awareness Month and I am on book tour, thus giving lots and LOTS of new people the opportunity to be aware of autism!

My cat nephew is named Crash, which makes this whole prospect sound way better. Yes, I will watch domestic cat Crash Bandicoot get custody of his kittens.

[Him being antithetical to Christ has been obvious for many years.]

Congratulations, friend!

I wrote stories all my life, from about seven years old until I sold my first semi-pro at the tender age of 39 for $50. I had logged something like 700 submissions at that point. Nothing makes me gasp "You poor thing!" like someone saying they want to take up writing to make money.

It's a gray kind of day inside and out. What song(s) do you like to play to brighten the room with warmth, comfort, and joy?

Bookshop.org has the print version of Farewell Speech marked down. Preorders are open if you enjoy scifi stories about single mothers, protective teens, and supportive body-sharing aliens. bookshop.org/p/books/fare...

@itgodp.bsky.social has a series worthy of a listen. Here we discuss how writers can pursue equity in their writing, how to deal with the toxicity of reading alt-right works, and examples of anti-fascist writing. 🎧Listen now itgodp.libsyn.com or wherever you like to pod. #WriterSky #SciFiSky #SFF

USB 3.0 Micro-B is an affront to nature. That is all.

If you want to support an author but don't want to spend any money, ask your local library to stock their book! Most libraries have an online form you can fill out to request a title. If your library already has their book, check it out! Good circulation numbers will tempt them to buy again.

Enjoying the tea I got from a tribe in a state I grew up in with cinnamon I got from a local spice dealer and honey from a farm in the next town over. Feels very personal.

Learning more about yaupon tea this morning, since I found some in the Catawba Cultural Center on my way home from the Artemis launch. Only native North American plant that's caffeinated. www.gpb.org/blogs/fork-i...

Creatively, give yourself a year of yes. Say yes to every feasible appearance, opportunity, and project. Then wrestle yourself a year of no. Just you doing you. Once the poles are established, merge the 2 into becoming a happy state of flow and hold on to it. Worked for me, might for you. #control

This morning, a friend is grappling with the meaning of Artemis II in context of the Administration, and my heart goes out to them. But I still think it's worth it... 1/6

Pardon my silence during Artemis II. I was texting and zooming and garthering directly with friends and family. What an experience!

Still love this intro. But I would so love to see a fan update/extension with the skycrane manuever, OSIRIS-REX, the DART mission, and now Artemis II. Just go ahead and use the full song. We've had some stunning events since Enterprise debuted.

I don't know how to explain to the people who pop up when creatives complain about "AI" to say there are legit uses for it just how much they sound like someone saying "Well actually fire is used to make bread" when people are talking about an organized arson ring burning down their fucking houses

The same thing that happened with computer operation/ programming/ coding.

Loving this article about the perspective we get from feeling awe: lizplank.substack.com/p/artemis-ii... Thanks for sharing, @eggs-n-bacon.bsky.social

Woohoo!

I'm thinking of how much of our power we have handed over to the government simply because it was sold to us as a convenience, one less thing that we would have to worry about. We've given away our rights to privacy, our rights to live without the government infringing upon our personal liberties.

Those old scientists and their lack of social messaging. Propah 'tainment.

Tuesday, April 14th, I'll be at Loganberry Books to celebrate the launch of Morsel, Carter Keane's debut horror novella about Appalachian gods and multi-level marketing register at evenbrite:

Please quit making Bruce tap the sign.

I will never belittle somebody for having different politics as long as the difference in question is a disagreement about the best way to pool our resources to help the maximum number of people over the longest period. A difference in who counts as people I will ALWAYS belittle. That’s kindness.

Artemis photos dropped: Lunar Flyby - NASA share.google/TO6BPG0SpDSR...

Before I start work, here's my one lay chance to say I have a book coming next month! A single mom faces an impossible choice, and sharing her body with an alien might be the answer. shannoneichorn.net/books/farewe...

ad astra, artemis ii 🌒 #illustration

They named this crater after mission commander Wiseman's wife, Carroll. That's absolutely beautiful. What great mission this is. This is how science can unite. Let's get rid of the deniers and grifters who are assaulting science every day.

#Artemis crew to Mission Control, after seeing and attempting to describe the eclipse: "And if you could give me about 20 new superlatives in the mission summary tomorrow, that'll help my vocabulary out a bit. Thank you."

This is the face of a lunar scientist who has just been told that the #Artemis II crew saw SEVERAL impact flashes (the flashes when meteors hit the lunar surface) in real time 😃 🌓💥

What this also means: We should be grateful for our atmosphere 👀