It's been just over a year since this enthusiastically crowd-funded anthology was released by the coolest SFF writers I know. Our contributors have won accolades and the book itself has won an IAP award! Check out it's hot, new cover + pick it up this weekend for $5! books2read.com/newyearnewyo...

I'm so excited that @viableparadise.bsky.social 2023's anthology baby was awarded runner up from the Indie Author Project! Now we have a shiny badge for the cover!

Wow, look at that fancy new cover! Wow, awarded runner-up from the Indie Author Project! Wow, the ebook is on sale now for $4.99!!! www.amazon.com/New-Year-You...

Change is... good? Huh... who knew???? But yeah, we got some like, changes coming! magazine.trollbreath.com/change-to-ou...

I'm beyond thrilled that my story, The Dark House, is available for your listening pleasure on the latest episode of It's Storytime with Wil Wheaton! There's a bunch of cool behind the scenes stuff on @wilwheaton.net's patreon as well. Happy Spooky Season! www.patreon.com/posts/142200...

Submissions for the 2025 Shirley Jackson Awards are now OPEN! (Link in bio, read guidelines) We are thrilled to announce the jury for the 2025 Shirley Jackson Awards! Jamal Hodge Molly Tanzer Craig Laurance Gidney Terri Leigh Relf Mike Arnzen Sadie Hartmann

A Boston-based initiative, encouraging those who can afford it, to have a box of pantry items available for trick-or-treating families who might need the extra support! www.facebook.com/share/g/1Yzg...

Platform Decay, the eighth entry in the Murderbot Diaries series by @marthawells.com , will arrive on May 5, 2026. 🔥 And if you haven't seen it, the first season of the TV adaptation, available since this summer on AppleTV, is very fresh.

Leaving a review for a banned book does more than share your opinion; it helps protect the freedom to read. Every thoughtful review helps ensure that silenced voices are still heard. So if you loved (or even just read) a banned book, leave a review today. #FreedomToRead #BannedBooks

Here’s this month’s blog post of open submission calls for #SFF, #horror and #mystery writers! This one features fabulism, tarot, terrifying humans and cheerful apocalypses. timjmajor.com/2025/10/24/o... #AmWriting #WritingCommunity Please share!

Fall Cover Reveal! magazine.trollbreath.com/membership-a... Support our work bringing short fiction, essays, and poetry! Join now at $5 an issue, $20 a year

Like, maybe a 2? I'm pretty friendly, folx.

When you are a new creator, whether in prose, comics, or other media, it can be very tempting to agree to every convention or other event that you're asked to do. Exposure is great, right? And it's wonderful to be wanted.

Considering crowdfunding your podcast? Not sure where to start? Let me help! I'm running an online workshop all about crowdfunding podcasts (which I have done MANY times)! If you're Trans, BIPOC, or low income, you can DM me for a 50% off code, no questions asked. ko-fi.com/s/539f5ea152

What's it like inside your head?

Imma be writing retreating next week (this novel isn't going to write itself, unfortunately) but would love to connect to help you market your writing once I'm back! Sometimes its just about finding your voice to talk about creative work. Other times it requires spreadsheets. Let's get you on track!

Oh, hello

Novel #1: The first half would smell of daffodils, wind, and ocean; the second half would smell of poppies, petrichor and graveyards. WIP so far: Brine, sun-baked stone, hot plastic, and, distantly, the fishy smell of a long dead sea.

Do you work at a small U.S. liberal arts college or at a university with 5,000 or fewer undergrads? If so, check out Rare Book School’s 𝗠. 𝗖. 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆, 𝗕𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀! Application deadline: 𝟳 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 rarebookschool.org

<totters out onto porch> <settles into rocker> <thumps cane a few times> Let's talk about what the process of submitting short fiction used to look like, shall we? And about what it looks like now.

I have had the distinct honor of reading this book in various draft forms and it. is. so. good. Nettle has gotten herself into a hot mess, but this book is a thrill ride. @ash-howell.com is a writer to watch (or, you know, rep! get on it agents!)

@alecjmarsh.bsky.social you had me at glittering heist (the best kind). Attention editors and agents scrolling #dvpit don’t miss this!

🪲 “As the Earth Dreams offers a distinctly Canadian vision of Black life that is as lush and expansive as it is tender and rooted.” —The Walrus 🌀 AS THE EARTH DREAMS, edited by Terese Mason Pierre (@teresempierre.bsky.social), is out October 14th, learn more here: houseofanansi.com/products/as-...

Struggling not to get sick rn? ME TOO. A friend made this for me post-surgery & now with half my household down with illness, it was the nourishment I craved. The key is the chicken & broth. Make your own rice + a quick ginger scallion oil. SO GOOD. www.americastestkitchen.com/recipes/1292...

AI at its peak.

Help me support the brilliant @teabowart.bsky.social and his new graphic novel that has science, magic, friendship, and incredible art! I just backed LUNA LILY and the LUNAR PARK - Issue One on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/bob...

We've reached our goal—BIG THANK YOU! There is still time if you want to contribute and get cool rewards. www.kickstarter.com/projects/for...

NASA’s Psyche spacecraft has fired off a stream of laser-encoded data across 218 million miles. And Earth caught it. The test, part of the Deep Space Optical Communications project, used California telescopes to aim and decode the faint beams.

Attention all my published author friends and followers — you may be eligible to receive compensation from the Anthropic Settlement. I know it doesn't really make up for what they did, but if they took your work, you deserve to recoup something. File a claim!

This is blame I'm happy to accept. Authors, check to see if you're eligible to receive compensation in the Anthropic Settlement and if you are, file that claim. secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup

Happy Book Birthday to my fellow writer-parent @mizdoomcookie.bsky.social out there making the magic happen! So excited to read about romantic, magical, winter witches!

dudes rock

Just booked a writing retreat, so, er, I'd love to fit in a couple more clients/workshops for fall to help offset the cost! I'm a writer, editor, & marketing coach. My sweet spot is helping authors w forthcoming titles navigate the book marketing engine + plan for launch. (pottern.com) 🧵

Why am I telling you all this? Because Tiffany once more has a couple of slots for new clients. If you're even curious, I highly recommend you contact her via @tiffscribes.bsky.social Chat with her to see whether the two of you might be a good fit. Do it soon. She's a precious and limited resource.

This is something I've also come to believe in my years working as a book marketing coach. While it is helpful to have a date to coalesce all your marketing around so it can snowball, using the sales of that one instance of concerted marketing should not define a book's success! 🧵

“A new volunteer-led organization called Grandparents for Vaccines launched Sunday on National Grandparents Day with a mission to share firsthand experiences of life before vaccines were widely available.” [kgw.com]

Hey, who turned out the lights?? 🕯️🕯️🕯️ The theme for September's flash fiction contest is CANDLELIGHT! You have until the end of this month to submit. Full submission details linked below ⬇️ www.patreon.com/posts/septem...

New story day! "The Truth About Crows" is a sweet fun story about what happens when a dragon finds a crow trespassing in her lair. I think my fondness for both crows and dragons is well documented by now! It's the perfect length for a Friday afternoon break, too: factorfourmag.com/the-truth-ab...

Eventually you have to accept that no matter how many different notebooks you buy, they won’t make you a better writer. For that, you need to spend a lot of money on the right pen.

Allison is a brilliant writer, editor, and marketer (and a joy to work with to boot.)

Look maybe the jellyfish are trying to tell us something. www.bbc.com/news/article...

It's Thursday, so we are looking through our bag of gems to feature. This week, enjoy a laugh to get through: Allison Pottern's Cryptid Car Rental magazine.trollbreath.com/cryptid-car-... @apottern.bsky.social

I have the immense privilege of being not only in the same @viableparadise.bsky.social cohort as Allison, but now the same critique group. She's SO SMART you guys. Get IN HERE while the door is open.

Allison is a fantastic writer, editor AND marketing coach, so she's really got it all. Plus she's an awesome person. If you're looking for a little help in any of those areas, definitely reach out to her!

I've taken a marketing class with Allison and learned a ton! She understands so much about working with those of us (all of us?) who know we need to market while also loathing the very idea.

Ooo I took a class from @apottern.bsky.social ! Marketing, which she excels at and which gives me anxious fits. GAVE me anxious fits: now I have class notes. Allison is practical and will give you forms. I need those.

Allison is a phenomenal coach, teacher, and writer! Get on her roster. You will learn so much and get so much out of it!!

I have a new book out today! It's a Sapphic steampunk western adventure about the dashing Karen Memery riding to the rescue as Annie Oakley's stunt double in a beleaguered early movie!

Just booked a writing retreat, so, er, I'd love to fit in a couple more clients/workshops for fall to help offset the cost! I'm a writer, editor, & marketing coach. My sweet spot is helping authors w forthcoming titles navigate the book marketing engine + plan for launch. (pottern.com) 🧵

Cha - os. Still say it that way in my head when I read it, like it's a dance number.