It’s October 27th & there’s still no fvcking check, @midnightmeadowpub.bsky.social !

It’s Monday, October 20, & I STILL HAVEN’T RECEIVED MY ROYALTIES. Midnight Meadow, PAY YOUR AUTHORS AND STAFF!

Writers, Reminder that Path2pub offers query and first pages critiques, and have received positive testimonials of getting requests after implementing the critiques! #writingcommunity #amquerying path2pub.wordpress.com/path2pub-edi...

The really frustrating thing about my publisher is that I don't think this is a classic case of publishing not being as profitable as people think. It isn't, but I can count up the profits I know they made, subtract the few expenses they did have, and there still should've been lots left!

Why I left MM as well

THE TEA SYNDICATE is a queer, upper YA fantasy following eighteen-year old Emory, a tea-loving spy, who must lead a hedonic yet bickering syndicate to pull off the ultimate tea heist to save her childhood best friend from a cursed slumber. #YA #F #DVPit #POC #LGBT #BVM

Due to the technical difficulties with #DVpit hashtag searches this morning, we've increased the total pitch limit to 7 maximum pitches per project (please still only post once/hour)! Pitching still takes place between 8AM-8PM ET today, Oct 8th For more complete rules/guidelines go to dvpit.carrd.co

MONEY HEIST x A MAGIC STEEPED IN POISON Emory needs help stealing a rare tea plant to break her BFF’s Sleeping curse. Who is she working with? A witch who raps her spells Her apprentice who loves to dance A whimsy thief with a sweet tooth A moody assassin who knits #YA #F #DVPit #POC #LGBT #BVM

Emory watches her best friend, Xana, sleep for 3 years & awaken for 3 weeks—a curse since childhood. When rumors surface of a tea plant that cures magical ailments, Emory finds a thief, witch, & assassin for an epic tea heist. But only greed can determine their fates. #YA #F #DVPit #POC #LGBT #BVM

It has come to our *attention that some authors at Midnight Meadow Publishing (MMP) are asking for a return of their rights to their books from the publisher. This is due to a number of reasons, one of which includes a lack of royalty payments for published books. 1/

Is your favorite trope in this sapphic #romantasy? 📖: shorturl.at/vBMec #fantasybooks #sapphicbooks #queerbooks #booksky #queerbookworms #sffbooks #lgbtbooks

Well, this isn't how I wanted to say this. I wanted to announce that I had ended my relationship with my publisher amicably, had my rights back, and would be re-releasing my books soon. Instead I have to say that I have not received my rights back yet nor been paid. sheilajenne.com/2025/09/01/p...

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Midnight Meadow Publishing has a submission window coming up this October...but if you're thinking of submitting, you should know that MM authors are reporting a variety of problems, including delayed royalty reports & payments, & MM is offering rights reversions

Small presses can be wonderful or a nightmare, and unfortunately you have to vet them yourself. There's no list out there, like there is for agents, of legit ones. So here are a couple red flags that should make you run away from a small press—yes, even if you've been waiting so long for an offer:

“What would a world radically shaped by disabled knowledge, culture, love, and connection be like?” – Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha These 2025 debuts will help you start answering that question! Join us as we celebrate Disability Pride! #2025Debuts #DisabilityPride #BookSky #BookRecs

Hey y’all. Folks are doing the work of trying to identify and unmask ICE agents. Please circulate far and wide so we can keep adding to it. #NoGestapo #NoFuhrers #NoKings icelist.info

Congratulations on an amazing debut! @heyitsmichellej.bsky.social Like always, you can still preorder The Divide that Binds Us until midnight and get all the goodies!

EIGHT new books this Must-Have Monday! Incl 🎇magic school from the pov of a teacher by @emilytesh.net 🪴a creepy pot of basil from @deathbybadger.bsky.social 🐉 dragons as life-force with @heyitsmichellej.bsky.social

This week 🧍🏻‍♀️ Someone pinch me? @heyitsmichellej.bsky.social pinch me! Is this a dream???

“I asked ChatGPT-“ okay well I asked @heyitsmichellej.bsky.social and she said you only have 7 days left to preorder her debut fantasy novel, which comes with a bunch of fun goodies 👀

🚨#MyZealaIsland PHYSICAL ARC G!VEAWAY!🚨 Join for a chance to win: •A signed ARC of TDTBU •Island-themed swag •Character cards How to Enter: 1. Take the quiz (found on my page) 2. Post your results* 3. Tag me and use #MyZealaIsland 4. You can submit on other SM for extra entries!

I just realized this never made it here 🫠

A few of you need to keep an eye out for a package 👀👀👀 @heyitsmichellej.bsky.social

Brown queer people overthrow a fascist ruler and stop a genocide. Hey there, #booksky! My debut epic fantasy, MANZAKAR, comes out April 29, and I'm looking for early reviewers. DM me if interested. #BIPOC #queerfantasy #fantasybooks #indiebooks #diversebooks #epicfantasy

Canadians, part of the proposed tariffs for April is a 25% tariffs on books. This would be devastating for Canada's book industry, with very little impact on the US. You can voice your opposition to this particular tariff using the form below: forms-formulaires.alpha.canada.ca/en/id/cm7upm...

The 2025 Trans Rights Readathon starts on March 21st and runs through the 31st. The goal of this event is to Uplift, Amplify, and Support trans authors, trans stories, and trans communities. 🏳️‍⚧️💙💗🤍

Last day to sign up!

I wanted to post this weeks ago but ya know, *gestures vaguely* life happens 😇 Wanna learn more about my dëbut? You can sign up to join my street teám! THE DIVIDE THAT BINDS US follows rivals Alice and Rio standing on opposing sides of a dying world and a government mastermind behind it all.

❤️‍🔥📚 COVER REVEAL 📚❤️‍🔥 A KISS OF HAMMER AND FLAME, on sale 3 July 2025, is my debut #romantasy featuring a kick-ass blacksmith heroine and her epic journey of self-discovery, betrayal, heartbreak, found family and magick. ✨ #AKOHAF Pre-order your copy *TODAY* at the link in bio!

Excited to reveal the cover of my novel, HOLLOW SPACES, coming out on 8.5.25 from Counterpoint Press. It's available for pre-order now (www.counterpointpress.com/books/hollow...) and you can sign up for events at victorsuthammanont.com.

Hey, it’s Michelle J! 👋🏽 I’m way overdue for an re-intro post and today is my birthday (Capricorn squad), so here goes!

Sending out the call again because I am now in desperate need of middle grade and sci-fi/fantasy YA books! 🙏 Oh, and graphic novels and (middle/HS appropriate) manga! Please boost so we can reach as many folks as possible! ❤️‍🩹📚

❄️ FATEWEAVERS WANTED ❄️ I’m putting together a street team to help me with promo for my debut novel, A Fate Unwoven, which comes out this September with @peachtreeteen! If you’d like to join as a Fateweaver, please go to the form in my bio to sign up! Art used in the graphic is by @warickaart

Attention #agents , #editors and published authors 📣 I want to create a special episode for the launch of the You, Me, and the Writing Journey Podcast that includes ~30 sec audio clips w/ words of encouragement to the #writingcommunity 😊 If you’re willing to help w/ this, please DM me!

Tavern Tale – a new book inspired by RPGs It’s release day! Tavern Tale is my new book from Space Wizard Science Fantasy. Inspired by my love of RPGs, and doing the side quests before the main quest, I created this fantasy romance. Within the book, a TTRPG scene is featured in the Sultry Sapphire,…

Today’s the day! My debut second chance romance about bringing the band back together, FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY, is out now from Berkley/Penguin Random House! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/754980...

I'm sick of this WOKE DEI crap 😤 Disney hired a BISEXUAL to paint its villains and LOOK at what happened 😡

FOMO is so 2024. Welcome to 2025, the year when the U.S. takes another drastic spiral downward, and the rest of us attempt to get our books published. 😵‍💫 For those of you seeking escapism, head to Netgalley where, for the month of January ONLY, you can download a free copy of IN THE NAME OF HONOR.

THRILLED to be listed among such esteemed titles for Most Anticipated 2025 Releases! 😍 @heyitsmichellej.bsky.social @riathewolf.bsky.social @lilyparker.bsky.social @luciadamisa (IG) path2pub.wordpress.com/2024/12/28/p...

I did the math, and if 26 more people got our... reoccuring book boxes, it would cover all our publishing costs for the year. If you ever think small numbers can't do big things for small business. So anyway, do we have 26 more people who would be down to get these?

Excited to see TDTBU in great company!! 🥰

New Year New books! Up to 50% off books, preorders, audiobooks and our new subscriptions boxes! Subscription boxes will include: -a custom edition of each book for 2025 -all the preorder goodies -a soy candle scented for each book -our Coffee Blend (can be substituted for tea!) -a spa item.

✨✨✨COVER REVEAL FOR IN THE NAME OF HONOR✨✨✨ Without a doubt, this is the cover of our dreams!!! @best.selling.covers designed the cover & incorporated custom elements, including the tri-circle celtic knotwork, color theme, and the horrible, perfect Corruptor art by @blackmeadowvt Coming 01.27.2025

No I wont get up to pee, I’m too cozy. I’ll just lay here awake and think about how badly I have to pee

SURVIVAL & OTHER SURPRISES is a queer, disabled poetry collection full of heartbreak, rage, and hope. We used a masked plushie bc having Long Covid & being trans is often dehumanized. Check my link for ARCs!Shares are appreciated❤️ #Queer #Transmasc #Disabled #LongCovid #MECFS #TransBooks #BookSky

HEY YOU 🫵🏽 DO YOU LOVE BONNIE BENNETT AND THINK SHE SHOULD HAVE HER VERY OWN STORY? DO YOU LOVE THE VIBES OF EARLY 2000s PARANORMAL ROMANCE? (BUT MAKE IT BLACK) DO YOU LOVE TWO GRUMPY TRAUMATIZED JERKS YEARNING FOR EACH OTHER AT A HAUNTED BOARDING SCHOOL? OK GREAT ADD MY BOOK ON GOODREADS ⬇️

Any Folio Literary Management agents here on Bluesky? If so, you might want to check this new scam literary agency: it has appropriated the names and photos of multiple Folio agents fourjliterarymanagement.com/team/