Found myself in a writing rhythm I would have normally been frustrated with but has actually been more pleasant than expected. 15 minutes of reading, 100 words on the draft on repeat for the past couple of hours has actually been really effective

My tale of undead assassins, sorcerer edge lords, and be-tentacled dancehall queen goddesses... is included in this list of short fun fantasy reads for the summer. Get you some.

Mamdani has demonstrated something that Democrats have largely forgotten. You can't just do good things for voters and expect to be rewarded for it. You have to tell them about it, over and over again. You have to advertise your work in office just as much as you did on the campaign to win it.

You guys! It matches!

The past 10 months have just been a STRUGGLE trying to reignite the joy and spark in writing. I'm happy to report I think that flame is flickering again. Maybe, maybe it'll find its way to build up to a blaze.

Okay but also LOOK WHOSE BIRTHDAY IT IS, BUY THOSE BOOKS

The Dead Withheld is very good; looking forward to The Year of the Mer! go buy books ~

A present to allllll involved

it's L's birthday, buy her books !!!!!

wish LD a Hapoy Birthday by giving her money, whether direct or through buying her wares.

This reminds me of how I long to read Year of the Mer

Happy birthday! Y'all, buy L. D.'s books!

One of absolute favorite humans EVER has a birthday today! She is also one of my favorite writers ever and you should all be so lucky to indulge in her words.

Forever late to the party, but I enjoyed DUNE: PROPHECY way more than I expected to.

Breennnnnttt is in an anthooolloogyyy!!!! By which I mean please support the B&N sale if you're stateside and @brentclambert.bsky.social is in this, and the book comes out next week! Brennnt!!! 💜🖤 Brent: I can hear you all the way in CA! Settle down! lol Me: 🥹

... my ability to experience cringe on a deep, bone-chattering level may yet save me from this goofy-ass future

Re-reading THE HORK-BAJIR CHRONICLES and this holds up pretty damn well so far. Better even in some places now that I have an adult’s eyes. Trees on the Andalite homeworld communicating with each other feels especially cool given some recent articles I’ve read.

There are some TAKES out tonight, boy

B&N is having a sale as I’m sure many of us have seen. The next anthology I have a story in is part of this as well. I get to share space with a lot of heavy hitters in the industry. This book is overflowing with talent. Would love if you checked it out! It drops next week.

Rhaena Targaryen is "why you should stay out of grown folks' business" as a character. Had me IRRITATEDDD

DEAD HAND RULE...wow what a book! @maxgladstone.bsky.social how you managed to juggle everything while still delivering one emotional punch after the next. I didn't think the Craft world could feel anymore expansive but I was WRONG!

Obviously YEAR OF THE MER supremacy over here lol. But SON OF THE STORM is major too. HARMATTAN SEASON is sitting on my shelf waiting for me. DRAKON KING is a pending pre-order.

There are a ton of queer Black stories coming out this year, so some of these aren't out yet or recently came out, while others have been around for a bit now. (3/3)

There are a ton of queer Black stories coming out this year, so some of these aren't out yet or recently came out, while others have been around for a bit now. (2/3)

There are a ton of queer Black stories coming out this year, so some of these aren't out yet or recently came out, while others have been around for a bit now. (1/3)

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Great thread with alot of good recs! I know I've been extremely quiet on here lately but I still do check and its nice to see the novella still getting love

Feat. M A Carrick, @indrapramitdas.bsky.social, @soundingline.bsky.social, @nicolaz.bsky.social, @dr-bethany-jacobs.bsky.social, @brentclambert.bsky.social, @older.bsky.social, @edmcdonald.bsky.social, @marthawells.com & @sennydreadful.bsky.social (w/ bonus @jennlyons.bsky.social & @vajra.me).

I adore LD Lewis' books, and her first full length novel, Year of the Mer, is yet another fierce work of art. reactormag.com/book-review-...

The further I go into DEAD HAND RULE, I am just massively impressed at how @maxgladstone.bsky.social makes juggling the details of 8? 9? (i just know its a lot) previous books feel so effortless. There's one scene with Tara and the Deathless Kings that pulls together so many elements my jaw dropped.

Reading this now and I am *HOOKED*

HAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY to YEAR OF THE MER!!! When socials would see me a little more often, about 80% of my time was spent shouting about this book. I am so so so proud of @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app Many moons ago, I first came into LD's DMs harassing her for more work and now we here!!

No joke, Brent is not just an incredible writer, editor, and friend, but! Will make you and your stories better by providing his perspective, wisdom, heart, and will push you to a better story. He is truly one of a kind and our community is lucky to have him 💜

Not a guy on Hinge telling me my novella is my take on Heated Rivalry. SIR—I didn’t even know of the book’s existence till last year 😂. Not mad because I know its an attempt at connection. Just funny how the zeitgeist feeds into things.

Yea I heard that bit from someone else and it’s something that has stuck with me as I create a story. ❤️

I haven’t been online much lately but this was cute to see. And I may need to purchase some

And I’m more entertaining!!

Not even 100 pages into AN ACCIDENT OF STARS by @fozmeadows.bsky.social and I’m already sure of my opinion that this book is one of the great modern portal fantasies.

Ummm those comps are EVERYTHING!! I will always shout about the need for more queer epic fantasy. Can't wait to support this and I encourage all of you to do so as well!

It's official! You all will get to see my short that is definitely not an exercise in me being annoyed with my extended family lol.

Could not be in better company ❤️

With Nebula nominations ending in a few days, a reminder that if you enjoyed any of my work last year, I'd be deeply grateful for your nomination. That work includes: 🦊 Audition For the Fox - Novella ✂️With Only A Razor Between - Novelette ✍️4 Stories w/ Weird Horror, Lightspeed, Nightmare Cheers!

EXCITED to announce a second all-editors We Will Rise Again event in Frankfurt on April 12, at the Museum Giersch der Goethe-Universität! This is going to be an amazing conversation, join us! @drkarenlord.bsky.social @annaleen.bsky.social

@amtuomala.bsky.social I have just started reading THE MAP AND THE TERRITORY and I believe I shall be a fan of Mnoro. I'm bracing myself though because I've been on a streak of characters I like getting the dagger in stuff I've been reading/watching lol

First two chapters of DEAD HAND RULE have me feeling like I’m front row for the most epic ass opening to a big movie. The King in Red’s presence on the page never disappoints.

Second to last long-list call! What was out in 2023 in queer SFF that you think was amazing? Again, not asking for every bit of queer SFF that was out this year, what would you personally give an A- (4 stars, 8/10 etc) to? My starter list in the image and alt text.

I'm not starting an award. But I am going on a perhaps quixotic months-long exercise in spotlighting great quality early 2020s queer SFF. The details, the thinking behind it, and a bonus cringeworthy pun are here! I look forward to shouting at y'all about great books over the next few months.

Watching Exo-Squad with a modern lenses...yea the Neo-Sapiens had every right to turn on the humans. I knew that as a kid in the 90s but couldn't quite quantify why, but now yea. You create a race purely to enslave them and then have the AUDACTIY to be prejudiced after they demanded their freedom.

First time encountering someone who emphatically DID NOT want me to wipe down my machine after using it at the gym. Proceeded to tell me some homeopathic stuff I mostly blocked out and nodded along to 😂. I am a profuse sweater so YIKES. it felt very weird walking away