Oh hi. I know I've done a ton of marketing lately, so I'll keep this short. My books are part of @smashwords.bsky.social's Summer/Winter sale. Both Kotov Syndrome and Woodpusher are 50% off in July on their site. www.smashwords.com/books/byseri...

#JulyWorldbuilders Week 1 1. Current Wars in wip I'm being slightly cheeky in calling the Greed Wars a war. It's a "war on greed" like how we Americans had a "war on terrorism" and a "war on drugs" They knew they could never defeat 'greed' but they did their best and destroyed a lot along the way

Hey Bluesky #writers, spread the word... #WriteStuff leads a #WritingCommunity chat tonight at 9:00 ET|6:00 PT - join us! Our topic will be: Character Features

my brain: I have a new story idea for us me: oh is it another post-apocalypse story my brain: …. me: …. my brain: so it's post-apocalyptic and (stolen from @anniejowrites.bsky.social )

Anthropods Release Day! If you didn't expect to see me today, well you are very wrong. Anthropods comes out TODAY people. Today! As in, you can go here and pick up a copy right now! And if you do, I will be eternally grateful (I may not worship The Claw, but I still think the aliens from Toy Story…

Signed up for my 1st #WritingBattle since a friend told me I needed to check it out - looking forward to it! (and knowing me, I'll forget until I get an email the day before, lol)

Flexing that summer bod! July's Hexperimental Code-dron (Community based limited palette challenge) is here! [I hid Loss and a Squishum] How to, Rules, FAQs: docs.google.com/document/d/1... Creations are due by July 31st PDT and the showcase stream will start 5p-ish that day! #Hexperiment

Last chance to get these #books on sale! When I wake up tomorrow, I'll be putting them back to their normal prices 🙂 (Goodbye June, and hello July?! 😵) #BookSky #QueerBookworms 🌈📚

#Booksky Just 2 days and a few hours left to get this terrific Pride StoryBundle! So many great books and $750 raised so far for Rainbow Railroad!

learn how itchio works here!

Niche sci fi reading request: I read quite a lot of sci fi with American-based space marines. I'd love to read something that's more like the falklands in space - a stupid british war with space baz the sergeant major & commandos. Love the queen, love space, simple as. (But obv critical of that)

All the mushrooms!

Get both my #steampunk novels, Dexter & Sinister and The Dragonfly Delivery Company, for just $10 on Itch! Don't dilly dally. Bundle sale ends at the end of the month! itch.io/s/155075/the...

Allen Ashley is training his eye on classic genre films, looking at not just the film but the context in which they were released. For this first instalment in his new blog series, he's crawling around 1954's Them! britishfantasysociety.org/classic-genr...

*shares some coffee with whoever needs it*

Um, apparently I just won two Locus Awards, which is great! Except that somebody had to read my acceptance speeches, which were about sloth poop and canine transmissible venereal tumors, and can someone tell me who read those so that I can send them an apology fruit basket?

WE CAN MAKE THE INTERNET FUN AGAIN THAT IS WITHIN OUR POWER MAKE A WEBSITE PUT ALL YOUR DUMB SHIT ON IT SHARE IT

😍 Look at these salmon chips! And the bag is cute, it had a little fin on the side! 🐟

Does solarpunk art always need to be sunny? ioandumitrescu.artstation.com/projects/xBbJW #Solarpunk #SolarpunkArt #IoanDumitrescu

Hooray! My frothy sapphic fantasy rom-com story "Five Reasons Why I Am Not in Love with my Nemesis" is out today in Worlds of Possibility, along with lots of other great stories by authors including @swantower.bsky.social, @cornellwriter.bsky.social, & more. www.juliarios.com/introducing-...

Don't forget! My commissions are open! Prices start at $50! I could use some cash for groceries and bills. Thanks!

Is this a #ProofReaders or #CopyWriters nightmare? 🤔🙃😂😂 What if this dialogue in your story happens to be read Ptoday? ... A Pthursday high up in Ptree Ptop or on Ptall Ptower? 😂😂💜❤️😎 #WritersAndEditors #WritingCommunity #CreativeWriting #WritersThreads #writesky

🐊 It is world croc day! 🐊

Because of [waves hands at the state of the world] there's been a bit of discussion about how difficult it is to sink oil tankers. As this account firmly approves of the empirical method, ie the boffin lingo for fucking around and finding out, let's look at an example. Meet Torrey Canyon.

🤔 Question: How many times can I say "sea" in 1 sentence? 😆Answer: 3 "Beaches with their sharp seashells, blistering sand, sea turtles, sharks, dolphins, and all the other sea creatures swimming in the sea." #WriterLife #AmEditing #WritingCommunity

What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders? Author advances are paid *against royalties* and you have to earn out - make more than your advance - in order to get royalties In other words, an advance is actually a loan, they aren't REALLY paying you at all

I had some questions about which symbols are and aren't ok to use in alt text and found this resource that you might also find helpful! www.cambridge.org/core/service...

#Booksky Want to read visions of the future that center queer folks? Check out Melissa Scott’s FALLEN and Clara Ward’s BE THE SEA, both in this year’s Pride StoryBundle! Get all 14 books at the $25 level and help support Rainbow Railroad’s critical work! storybundle.com/pride

5 hours into a 12 hour #writing stream on Twitch! I'm using #4thewords to work on a secret writing project for #2025InkfortPublishingDerby but come on it, say hello, and feel free to bring your own things to work on! www.twitch.tv/coffeequills

#WIPSnips Day 12: respect I mean... sharks show respect by *not* biting you (or at least, that's how this one swims) #WriteSky #WritingCommunity Put some teeth into politics 🦈 Bite Me is coming out July 14th, 2025! books2read.com/BiteMeTeethI...

It's Friday! And I'm actually remembering to post this 🤣🤣🤣 Let's share our latest book reviews, authors and bloggers alike! I'd love to read and share them! #booksky 💙📚🪐 #bookreview

I have a joke about Hestia that's pure fire 🔥

3 books you’ve read at least twice (listed in no particular order) ✨️ Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett ✨️ Zoo City by Lauren Beukes ✨️ Point of Hopes by @blueterraplane.bsky.social + Lisa Barnett #booksky💙📚

Also, I did my regular "release and abandon" this week with the 10th book in my campy sci-fi romance series. It has a helpful "previously in the universe" for new or returning readers. If you like Doctor Who, Lower Decks, and Galaxy Quest, it's that vibe. #Ad #Booksky www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...

#BookSky 💙📚 - Looking for #queer books to read? I've got more than 5, but here's at least 5! Bready or Knot might not have a #nonbinary main character (Eiksi is #genderfluid) but the rest of the books have #nonbinary main characters! 🌈📚 #Books books2read.com/ap/xyz93A/Co...

*blinks at all the new peeps suddenly following* Hello hello, welcome in! I hope you like LGBTQIA+ mutli-genre books and positive energy 'cause that's what I've got!

I have preorders open on my new novel, PAINTED FLOCK, a return to Val-de-mer in which 3 arospecs try to extract witches trapped in gem, heal their respective romance-trauma, and form a found family 🌈📚 claudiearseneault.itch.io/painted-flock

Trans_lucent, my trans cyberpunk short story collection, is out now! 🎇 Exploring sex, tech, community, and gender across six stories. foxenlock.itch.io/trans-lucent 🌈🚀💫 #Booksky 💙📚

Me, with deadlines. 😅🤣

I'm not the only one 😆 🍿 Popcorn books I will *devour* (then then become so stuff I move to a different genre) 🍪 Cookie books are ones I like to linger over 🍗 Turkey books because they stuff my brain full of information and make me the brain go slow 😁 #BookSky #WritingCommunity #WriterLife

🎰Submissions are now open for our February issue on the themes of BANDITS & BOTANY!🪴 We are looking for fantasy short fiction up to 7.5k words and cover illustrations. Deadline 30 November 2025. For details visit our website at www.silversunbooks.com

‪Paint the skies with pride! June's Hexperimental Code-dron ( Community based limited palette challenge) is up! How to, Rules, FAQs: docs.google.com/document/d/1... Creations are due by June 26th 3:30 PDT and the showcase stream will start 5p-ish that day! #Hexperiment

*nonchalantly adds another em dash to my writing* Gasps of horror sound from AI programs. *thinks aloud about where I can put an en dash in addition to my em dash* In the distance an AI overheats and dies off #WriterLife

I'm a mug kind of person, but it needs to hold a lot. Because coffee. Do you have a favourite mug? This is one of mine!

Getting ready to make a salad, and this little one appeared 🐛 I also no longer have questions about the freshness of my salad 🤣

If anyone is ever looking for a chill place to hang out and write, I do writing streams on Twitch 6ish days a week, in addition to Editing Mon + Tues & Productivity Weds + Thurs. Tomorrow (Saturday) will be a special 12 hour session though! www.twitch.tv/coffeequills #WritingCommunity #Writing

Final Mermay day Artshare! 💚 Introduce yourself and share your art 💚 Repost for visibility 💚 Share and support one-another, invite a friend too 🌊Bonus: share some Mermay works! 🧜 💚 Will repost for 24 hours💚 🚫 SFW and human-made art only🚫 #artshare #art #ocsky

I could fit a bit more into today, but do I: a) work on my gay Icarus re-telling? b) continue the adventures of Jules, Kirk, & Li? Blasted Research - book 1 - is on sale for .99 cents! books2read.com/blasted-rese... c) start up that new sea slug solarpunk idea I had?