Love a maximalist bit of architecture. Just keep adding in all different styles and eras! Don't forget to include some owls and a rabbit drainpipe! 😂 youtube.com/shorts/pfr2W...

Cannot resist writing a Spring Festival! Love to write a festival for character moments! Will invent one at the drop of a hat! 😂 I can justify this Spring Festival because there's plot-relevant info concealed in it. And it'll take an unexpected turn the next day. And also I'm making everyone sing.

There's now $7054 left (slightly more than 10% ‼️) to go in my fundraiser and my immediate needs (because my gig invoices are in hell apparently) of $350 will cover the rest of my rent and getting work/births this week, meeting goal will get me off the ledge and into solid housing.

Thread with more info on Smashwords' royalty changes

Do I know anyone on here who went to a British boys boarding school -preferably the elite kind- within the last 20 years? If that doesn't describe you then retweet this until somebody it does describe sees this.

Here’s some great info about the Anthropic Settlement for textbook and academic authors. www.taaonline.net/anthropic-se...

Arrrrrrchery (Not that I'm writing pirates anytime soon. But you never know when this kind of thing will come in useful 😂) youtube.com/shorts/iBL_z...

I see it's that time of the year again, so here's my Awards Eligibility for 2025! Mostly shouting about Dark Crescent, if folks enjoyed these dark and strange folklore tales from @lunapress.bsky.social! If anyone would like a copy of any of the stories for awards consideration, just drop me a DM! ✨

This is as good a time as any to announce that after the shameful way I've seen the owner of Graveside Press has treated several of my peers & editors, I am officially leaving Graveside Press. Most of the people I met are lovely & I will be following the old editorial team to a new horror press.

Gonna test a few #ootd posts here to see if any of my accounts are well-suited. I know we post about the books here, but ngl I would love to look like our books' vibe whenever possible This was an October outfit, but I'd wear this again anytime

So when the gods accept human sacrifice, it's fine, but when they leave and a woman takes matters into her own hands (& knife) to call them back, suddenly it's a problem 🙄 NO GODS FOR DROWNING hits exactly 3 months from today from @badhandbooks.bsky.social www.barnesandnoble.com/w/no-gods-fo...

I love Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, which we watched last weekend (a frequent re-watch for me, a new watch for my partner.) I think it's a decent stab at an adaptation, and then Peter Weir's direction makes it tremendous. All those quiet, lyrical shots/scenes speak for themselves

I'm re-reading Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin series right now. It's problematic in places. A 1970s take on the Napoleonic Wars would be progressive for the 1800s, but is not so much in our era. I do wince at times. But also, it's 21 volumes of a great friendship in a fully realised setting.

“Without introspection about how standardised tastes are acquired, this generation of centralised tastemakers – who can afford to take social media opinions and sales figures at face value – will perpetuate the cycle.”

This is such a good article in so many ways lucentdreaming.com/thoughts-on-...

Prisoner of Beauty has its problems, including how it diverges from its source. But on balance, I enjoyed it. It's one of those C-dramas that draws me into random topics, like different wheat cultivars, and hydrology, because of the smaller story arcs. 😂 I love that effect! And the actors were good!

If you have a fantasy lover in your life I have the PERFECT gift to suggest as part of #Creatives4Sudan - a signed copy of one of the most exciting fantasy debuts of the year, Firstborn of the Sun by Marveellous Michael Anson. ❤️ app.galabid.com/creatives4su...

Somewhere in a Roman brickyard, around 1800 years ago, a fresh tile was drying ahead of firing - until a dog trotted straight across it. Centuries later, the tile has made it into a museum: not because of an emperor, but thanks to one dog who accidentally walked his way into history.🧵1/2 📷me

Dear Bluesky. I'm giving away two signed paperbacks of my novel Villager. All you have to do to enter is share this extract from it & pop a reply below. You also get a free map! You might like the book if you like: Ghosts Social history Folklore Lost music Rivers Opinionated hills Earth magic

December is here! That means you have two-and-a-bit weeks to send us your novella or short story collection for consideration. We're looking for speculative fiction from writers living in the North of England. Find out more: carnyxpress.co.uk/submissions/

This is amazing.

Looking for one or two big publications open to horror/speculative book review pitches. Hope to work with some cool folks in 2026.

Since this is wandering out of my usual neighborhood, It's #GivingTuesday and I've dedicated myself to the worthy cause of improving Black perinatal mortality and radical bodily autonomy in reproductive spaces. Here's how you can help:

Good advice for identifying and avoiding the kind of scams that send you bogus copyright infringement notices

WIP is now 138K words.

Lovestruck Books is a great bookstore! Visit and donate to help push against book bans!

If I let my mind do random word associations, and we're talking Wedgewood (when it should be the Wedgeford Trials books!), and my brain is going "but what if dream casting", then I'm just going to leave this advert by Xiao Zhan here, for actual Wedgewood www.youtube.com/watch?v=RX74...

AI will say anything. Also, hilarious to think that there is going to be an exploding search for “British Chinese duke” in 2026. Y’all, I think I have that market COVERED

Ah, this is great! Specifically for writers www.youtube.com/shorts/w1NsM...

Friends! I bring good news of the world to come!! My novel is coming out May 19, 2026. And it is available for pre-order now! Either at your local bookstore or at the link below!

Just emailed Grove Atlantic with info and documentation on this scam, about which I've gotten two recent reports. It's being run by publishing scammer WestPage Press. Impersonating publishers with fake contract offers is a very common ploy for this type of scam.

Thieves and grifters said NFTs were the future as well, and that didn't pan out because everyone also resisted those in art, games, music, writing, etc. We can do the same for Gen AI.

R1M3: Blood River v. Feud Will you choose the Jianghu assassins seeking to forge a new way of life thriller, or the reincarnation xianxia emotional roller-coaster romance? (vote link in post below) #cdramacup2025

Happy December! Remember to let her in!

Bid now to get a signed ARC of Enchanting the Fae Queen sent to you (with international shipping included) AND raise money for a really important cause! app.galabid.com/creatives4su... #creatives4sudan

BCS does such amazing work publishing some of the most poignant and imaginative fantasy around. Let's give the magazine a boost to keep paying its authors and first readers❤️

BCS Patreon has fallen below the monthly amount we need to pay our authors a pro rate and our First Readers a worthy honorarium ($125/mo). Sometimes folks need to lower or pause their support; we understand. But less than 1% of BCS readership donates or supports. www.patreon.com/beneath_ceas... 1/3

With a psychotherapy hat on, "What am I thinking right now?" Or some variation of how they feel nervous because I'm supposed to be able to read them like a psychic With a writing hat on, "Where do you get your ideas?" Because IDK. A scene arrives in my head, and then I write 1-3 books to get there.

The cover is LIVE! And so are the links (should you wish to pre-order). Demons and Diplomacy, the first book in the Ministry of Supernatural Affairs, will be released in August 2026! Cover design and illustration by Farjana Yasmin/ @berkleyromance.bsky.social bit.ly/3M30kPo #DemonsandDiplomacy

I can bet you that at the start of the love scene I've just written, most readers would be able to guess where it's heading a fair amount of the way through the scene - and then they will have no idea where it ends up. I say this with a high degree of confidence, because I had no idea either.

i am failing at marketing this book because i've been busy and/or depressed but check it out! very sexy, very gay, and the yearning is top notch. only $1.99 wherever ebooks are sold!

Just 2k more to go, people. And this project has been fighting for 8 months. I have seen projects funded overnight - but THIS should be funded now. Translations. Black/African stories. In a world fraught with hate, we mend it with love. ko-fi.com/africantrans...

In general, I don’t comment on reviews, but this is a supposedly academic article and LMAO.

Last one!

Courtney Milan's author's note for The Suffragette Scandal also really undermines the idea that the book is trying to say feminism is no longer vital because mission accomplished. I have a couple of screen grabs of key bits.

R1M2: Fated Hearts v. Justice in the Dark Will you choose the Enemies to Lovers fight for the throne period drama with two separate amnesia arcs, or the cancelled then resurrected, dark and brooding SF crime drama BL-novel adaptation? (vote link in post below) #cdramacup2025

i got to draw the cover for Augur 8.3 !!! :D thank you @augursociety.bsky.social ~~💜🖤

It's St Andrews Day, which is also a great day to read Scottish books and authors!! Here are eleven recent-ish Scottish SFFH reads that I loved, to add to your TBR pile! 👇✨

🏳️‍🌈SOME QUEER SHORT SFF - OCTOBER 2025🏳️‍🌈 I round up over 30 stories by @sentencebender.bsky.social @marisca.bsky.social @deeholloway.bsky.social @mimulus.bsky.social @jennahanchey.bsky.social @aimeeogdenwrites.com @thesuiway.bsky.social @straith.ca & MANY MORE!!!! www.patreon.com/posts/some-q...