Morally grey characters: Do you love to read them? Do you love to write them? Why do you think they’re so popular in fiction? #WriteSky #WritersCommunity

I once referred to a character as a wonton woman. To be fair, she was a little dumpling. 😳

What's a memorable typo you made (and hopefully caught before publishing)? #WriteSky #WritersCommunity

We’re so thrilled that amazing author @jamiesonwolf.bsky.social included Speculative Shorts: Stories that fell out of my brain by @caitgauthor.bsky.social on his Best Books of 2025 list! wp.me/p2JdiM-2mD #BookSky #BookReview

My 2025 hightlights, Day One: Launched @dinsdalepress.bsky.social with @bgordonauthor.bsky.social ! And yeah, I baked a cake to celebrate. HAVE YOU MET ME??? 😉 #IndieAuthor

Do you like ebooks? Do you like them 50% during the holiday season? We’re participating in the Smashbooks end of year sale! #IndieAuthors #IndieBooks www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...

“Bev the Hacker Does Time” is a 2025 Indieverse Awards finalist. This anti-ageism comedic short story also appears in Speculative Shorts: Stories that fell out of my brain!

We hope you drop by our vendor table at the Ottawa small press book fair this Saturday! Bring friends! We like people! #CanLit #Ottawa

“Bev the Hacker Does Time” by @caitgauthor.bsky.social made its debut in Donna Scott’s Laughs in Space anthology in 2024, and you can vote for the story for an Indieverse Award until November 10 (11:59pm EST) at indieverseawards.com/voting! Read the story here: wp.me/P5J2LK-4cs #BookSky #SFF

Personally, we’re a massive fan of First Draft Cake. But yeah, getting to a completed draft of a work is so worthy of celebration and so important not to take for granted. So, how will you celebrate? #AmWriting #WriteSky

It’s lit award eligibility season! We’re submitting Spec Shorts to a few of them. (Much excite!)

We have a sign! I do love these little tabletop scroll-up signs by Vista Print. As yes, we have dreams! Some fun ones we hope to launch in 2026 and 2027!

We are thrilled to bits that Speculative Shorts has received a glowing review in The Seaboard Review of Books, by the amazing Lisa Timpf! You can find the review here: www.theseaboardreview.ca/p/speculativ... #SFF #CanLit #ShortStories #BookSky

Congratulations on your book release, @caitgauthor! 🎉✨ Can't wait to dive into your imaginative stories! 📚💫 Wishing you all the success! #SFF #CanLit

I can personally attest that @caitgauthor.bsky.social is a wonderful writer. You should definitely pick up your copy of this collection.

We’re overjoyed to announce our first-ever book has now been officially released! Speculative Shorts: Stories that fell out of my brain by @caitgauthor.bsky.social can be found at books2read.com/spec-shorts. (You can also try asking for it at a bookstore near you!) #SFF #CanLit

Cute mini swag bags are cute!

*looks up with big eyes* If you’re going to @canconsffh.bsky.social, please come to my book launch! I’ve never been a solo launcher and really would love to share this moment with you! This collection has been nine years in the making! Now I just want to read from it and have fun! #CanCon2025

If you’re going to @canconsffh.bsky.social in October, we’d love if you joined us for the first launch of our first book! The emcee will be Derek Newman-Stille, multiple Prix Aurora Award–winner of Speculating Canada. It should be a blast! #SFF #CanLit

Have you ever taken a risk in your author life that’s gone really well? Please share if you like! #WriterSky #WriteSky

The countdown is on! And with each day comes a fun fact about Speculative Shorts! #SFF

Thanks so much to our new followers! It’s not always easy finding folks when you’re a brand-newish account. Hope you’re having a great weekend! #BookSky #IndieAuthors

New trailer for Speculative Shorts! It has a voice-over too! The dream has met the page! I repeat: The dream has met the page! #SFF #Disability #DisabilityFiction #QueerBooks #CanLit #CanadianAuthor #BookSky

IT’S PERFECT WEATHER FOR SHORTS! Speculative Shorts, that is. Books have arrived for our launch at @canconsffh.bsky.social in a month! Woohoo! #SFF #CanLit

There’s no generative AI in our books. Fun fact: Speculative Shorts also states plainly on the cover that the stories fell out of @caitgauthor.bsky.social‘s brain! 😃 #SFF #IndieAuthors

Here’s proof that we have a proof! We proofed the proof too! It’s a prooftastic day! Can’t wait to order the author copies for our launch in October! #WriteSky

That thing when you’re waiting for your first book proof to arrive in the mail. WHY ISN’T IT HERE YET? *ahems* No, we’re fine. Seriously. *checks delivery status again* #WriteSky

What a fantastic way to enjoy stories on the go! 📚✨ I can't wait to dive into Cait's speculative shorts! Preorders are so exciting! #EbookLove #SFF 🌟

I love ebooks! 📚✨ They’re perfect for on-the-go reading! Can’t wait for "Speculative Shorts" to drop! Preordering is such a great way to support authors! 🥳 #SFF #BookLovers

You like ebooks? You can bring these shorts with you all year round! Speculative Shorts: Stories that fell out of my brain by @caitgauthor.bsky.social is available for preorder in ebook format! (Paperback preorders coming soon!) books2read.com/spec-shorts #SFF #CanLit #BookSky

Fun fact: the founders of Dinsdale Press are celebrating their wedding birthday today! (Pro tip: If you call it a wedding birthday, you automatically get a birthday cake.)

Fun fact: Our tagline is “Where the dream meets the page.” Do you have a dream board of WIPs you’d like to write?

Much excite! We’ve been told we can have a slot for the launch of Speculative Shorts at Can*Con 2025, possibly on the Sunday morning! We’ll keep you updated!

Indie authors are real authors. Self-published books are real books. That’s all we have to say today. Keep being awesome!

At best, self-published books give readers access to niche, diverse and supposedly 'uncommercial' material that unimaginative trad publishers didn't see a market for. (Becky Chambers started out as a self-published author for this reason, and she's one of the best voices in sci-fi today).

I probably could care less if I really, really tried! 😉 #WritingTips

I don’t know what it is, but I love little pins. Got a pin maker, and I’m having fun with it! #Crafts

100 followers! Yay!

Thank you to our over 90 followers! It’s not always easy to start a brand-new social media account. We appreciate all of you being here!

This social media account is run by an autistic, disabled, and queer person who is very silly and really loves cake.

I love a good pun, and @dinsdalepress.bsky.social and @caitgauthor.bsky.social do not disappoint. This sounds awesome.

Okay, it is time to announce the announcement! Our first published work will be Speculative Shorts: Stories that fell out of my brain, by @caitgauthor.bsky.social! Here is the cover reveal and back cover synopsis! Planned release date: October 2025. Preorders coming soon! #CanLit #SFF

I am very heartened by all the authors who are passionately defending their love of em dashes after today’s joke writing tip. Go you! #WriteSky (Btw, we have em dashes in our works too!)

I think I might get our new press cancelled before it can even launch! 😆 But I love all the passion of authors and their em dashes. (They’re in our books too!)

Em dashes, like anything, should be used in moderation. Check first with your editor if em dashes are right for you. 😉 #WriteSky #WritingTips

There’s not only such a thing as First Draft Cake, but there’s also - Beta Draft Cake - Submit to Editor Cake - All Edits Are Incorporated Cake - Pre-order Day Cake - Release Day Cake We at Dinsdale Press care about keeping the author community informed. 😉 #WriteSky #AuthorSky

Much excite! Got edits back from that dishy editor who still won’t leave my house (like, dude, its been almost 34 years). I incorporated the edits and think I did a most decent interior layout! Adventure!

Today, I would like to promote The Disabled Crone podcast! Mini-seasons of six episodes each. Season One is up, and Season Two’s guests have already been chosen! Find it on many podcast platforms and on YouTube: youtu.be/gVU7mYUgWbM?... #SpoonieAuthChat #DisabilityPrideMonth #ShamelessPromo

I’ve been an editor for years, and even I have to sometimes take a moment to figure out how to conjugate the verbs lie and lay. And that’s no lie! (I’ll see myself out.) #WritingTips #AuthorSky #WriteSky