looking for zon alternatives? you can find all of my books here, along with many other indies.

convincing you to read my novel by the first sentence. share yours if you want! (The Gentleman and His Vowsmith)

New pinned post: My debut collection of short stories, The House of Illusionists, is now officially out. vanessafogg.com?page_id=1020

All 6 if my novels are available on Kobo Plus! YA fantasies: Elixir Bound, Elixir Saved YA thrillers: Only Dark Edges, Black Butterfly Middle grade: Pirate Island, Witch Test

I love my Kobo Plus subscription! I've discovered so many new-to-me authors.

Also, unlike Kindle Unlimited, Kobo Plus doesn't demand exclusivity of its indie authors! Great time to join up with one of the only Amazon competitors out there

Immediately after leaving my KU contract in 2023, all of my books were added to Kobo Plus. I can't emphasize how great of a program it is and how much I wish other authors would move their books to it. It's a cheaper subscription, pays authors for re-reads, and doesn't force ebook exclusively.

Kotov Syndrome and Woodpusher are both part of Kobo Plus. And I've yet to get a single read on there...so ...if you have it...perhaps read one of my books so I know what that looks like lol

All of my books are in Kobo Plus, as are those of many other indie writers!

A *lot* of indies (myself included!) who are wide are part of Kobo Plus because they don't ask for exclusivity like KU. Really encourage people to try it out.

3 days left to nominate books, stories, poems, music, video, fanfic, social media posts, or any other form of #SpeculativeFiction for this year's Otherwise Award jury. Anyone can make a recommendation, and it's fine to nominate your own work. #fantasy #horror #sciencefiction #awards

Kobo is doing a 30 day free trial promotion for their Kindle Unlimited competitor service Kobo Plus for new subscribers (not sure if this is US only), if you like queer indie books, small press SFF, and backlist SFF from large publishers there's a lot to choose from on this service that's not on KU!

(If you get an ad from ClaimsHero, ignore it -- or better yet, report it for fraud - I got one yesterday on insta! It really is ALARMINGLY deceptive, I can completely see that an author who is busy and feeling overwhelmed might click on it thinking they will get $$ with less hassle. DON'T DO IT!)

Authors, Beware! There's a firm called "ClaimsHero" doing aggressive social media outreach claiming to "help" you file to get $ in the Anthropic class action. In fact, it's a bait-and-switch, they are luring authors to sign up with them, then OPTING THEM OUT of the class action so they'll get zilch.

Christopher Larkin delves into his "Hollow Knight: Silksong" soundtrack, his favorite video game music, and more.

the world is asleep, time to post about Kingdom Hearts

You have to send this link to everyone you know who voted I Seattle: info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/... It takes like 30 seconds to make sure your vote was counted. Folks on here have all seen this probably, but your friends and family might not have!

An anonymous donor just offered to match up to $1,000 to my fundraiser in support of health benefits for @scarleteen.com's staff and an as-needed health fund for volunteers, which means your $1 is worth $2! Anyone want to join in with ANOTHER match to turn that into $3?

If you’re seeing this viral claim that Trump is working on 15-year car loans, it’s fake.

Don't let this get lost in the current health care debate: Stripping legal, taxpaying immigrants of insurance subsidies will inevitably hurt citizens too, experts warn. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

NEW PODCAST ALERT! The latest Critical Friends episode it out now! In Episode 17: On Imagining Hopefully, Dan Hartland, Paul March-Russell, and Jacqueline Nyathi discuss speculative fiction’s approach to hope and optimism. Link ⬇️ strangehorizons.com/wordpress/po...

Got a review of Bogi Takács's latest space opera, Song of Spores. This weird, fun sci-fi story is out now from Broken Eye Books. bookjockeyalex.com/2025/11/10/r...

There are a lot of tropes I don't really like that I'll sometimes give a chance anyways but "dangerous/morally ambiguous love interest is directly responsible for the protagonist's best friend's death and this is somehow not a relationship dealbreaker for the protagonist" is one that is never for me

TOMORROW! books2read.com/u/b6EDMA

Somehow it does not surprise me that people who self-identify themselves as "thought leadership writers" are the heaviest users of the flattery, sycophancy, and plagiarism software?

The Edmund Fitzgerald sank 50 years ago today. The next year, the singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot chronicled the tragedy in an unlikely hit single. Read about how ↓

BREAKING: The Supreme Court denied an attempt to challenge Obergefell v. Hodges, the case affirming marriage equality nationwide. Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.

I think its important to know which parts of the process bring you joy. I love dialogue and character quirks, I hate worldbuilding. I love revising once things are in place, I hate first drafting. If you don't have patience for any of it, maybe find a different outlet?

Last night, the Trump Administration sent a letter suggesting Wisconsin should return our FoodShare payments. My response ⬇️

i was shown Sonic Jam last night, so i got to behold a lot of this art for the very first time. immediately smitten with all the art in the game. i feel like a kid looking at this art on geocities, staring at them with wonder

Might you have missed some of the depth of Tuesday's results, beyond the big headline races? I'd been watching roughly 200 races heading into Election Day, so here's a thread of some of what you don't want to skip over! 🧵

If you're fortunate enough to have a Democratic senator, please give them a call and tell them you want them to oppose any resolution that does not extend the ACA tax credits, you can reach the US Senate switchboard at (202) 224-3121 (you'll be prompted to select your senator at this line!)

I really enjoyed this Le Guin inspired comics anthology, would definitely recommend!

Another unnecessary blow to public safety for the whole pacific www.nbcnews.com/science/tsun...

Interested in #RosalindFranklin? With help from her family, we published an anthology of stories in honor of her work and struggle, edited by @bogiperson.bsky.social and featuring stories by authors whose names you will recognize! Give it a look? For you or your local or school library? #Booksky

if you are food insecure for both the humans and pets in your household there is a tool called Pet Help Finder that can help locate pet food banks nearby and other free or reduced price assistance and supplies for pets. no one, ABSOLUTELY NO ONE, should have to give up their pet bc of this.

“individual employees asked to change behavior in response to catastrophic mistakes made by their high-level leadership over the past 3-7 years” really feels like the overarching story of the current times

Alright y'all. This is finally happening.

In this newsletter, I talk about other things about the INCREDIBLE Kickstarter for @siennatristen.bsky.social 's Orchestrated Audiobook for HERETIC'S GUIDE TO HOMECOMING. To the KS: www.kickstarter.com/projects/sie... This is where I gush about it: XD (scroll down) buttondown.com/ClaudieArsen...

Does anyone know what's going on with Harlequin Afterglow? A few months ago I heard they were cancelling contracted books and closing the whole line, but now there are releases lined up all through 2026 with new submission guidelines posted. Looks like they're pivoting to more SFF?

While they’re still screwing about with SNAP, it’s a good idea to donate to pet shelters, too. If you dare show up with “poor people shouldn’t have pets”, I will tear such a new one it generates a black hole. apnews.com/article/pets...

Great @chicagotribune.com piece! Inside Chicago’s Growing Resistance Movement By Andrew Carter @andrew-carter.bsky.social

More striped bookmarks! 🧶

CPL is an absolute palace to the people and these proposed cuts are abominable. Artificial austerity. Chicago folks, read this, check the links to bug the mayor and your alders—this can be fought and won.

trans rights are human rights 💾🏳️‍⚧️✊ #floppydiskart #transgender

Chicago Public Library's budget cuts would mean losing HALF of the materials budget. It would mean losing 90 staff members. Cop budget's fine, though.

boosting this again because honestly I am proud of this near future and very political sf story, the illustration by Juan Bernabeu is exceptional, and big shout out to the editor Oliver Dougherty for having such a keen eye.

A Waukegan councilman was briefly detained by U.S. immigration agents on Friday, and he says the agents drew their guns on him while he was sitting in his car with his hands raised. “My life flashed before my eyes,” said Ald. Juan Martinez.

ICE is retaliating against Oak Park right now, where most of the moms who were arrested for protesting at Broadview yesterday are from. This is my sister, who's on the ground. ABOLISH ICE. www.instagram.com/reel/DQzuhMO...

If you are (or know) someone who'd be down to do EN>JP translation for a ~300 page 18+ queer comic in the near future please let me know! Paid work of course, thank you so much ✌️💕