Nobody wants to hear that the secret to an enduring writing career is: "Write another book." 😆

At the start of another year, these are the books l'm planning to read in 2026. I'm a bit of a mood reader so I'm sure other titles will make an appearance throughout the year, but I'm going to make a special effort to pick up these. www.timhardieauthor.co.uk/blog/reading...

An excellent thread of advice to complement the advice on Writer Beware's Small and Independent Publishers page: www.sfwa.org/other-resour...

Due to their aggressive pushing of AI & not giving authors a chance to opt out, I've unpublished my books from amazon. I started membership tiers on Ko-Fi to compensate, so if you wanna support me, this is your chance! 📚💙💕🌈📚🖤♿📚🌈📚🪐📚🌈♠️ #booksky #queersky ko-fi.com/geethakrishn...

If you’re thinking of reducing your dependency on Amazon but you don’t want to give up your ebook subscription, why not try out KoboPlus in 2026? There’s a plan for audiobooks too. If you’re on the fence: Kobo are WAY friendlier and fairer to indie authors, and you can trial 14 days free. 📚💙

To follow up, a rough sampling of books on my 2026 TBR by trans, nonbinary, Two Spirit, & gender divergent authors! There are some that are new releases without covers, so didn't include those, & I've definitely blanked and left others off, but in case anyone wanted their TBRs further destroyed! 🤣

Hey #booksky! If you love #indiefantasy and supporting #indieauthors but missed backing the Kickstarter for "Indie Author: A Documentary", you can now watch the whole 90-minute film for free on YouTube: youtu.be/tiwBpEsa9Rw Lots of names and books you'll recognize 💙📚🪐

OK everybody who has ever responded to my enthusiastic "YOU NEED TO READ #WOLAS" book recommendations with "this looks great but idk, there's only audiobooks for 1, 10, and 11 in the series" you now have no excuse. PUT CURSE OF THE MISTWRAITH ON YOUR 2026 #TBR RIGHT NOW 🪐📚💙📚🎧

HAPPENING! Huge thanks to the book community! Preorder link: www.audible.com/series/The-W...

I'm judging for the #SPSFC @spsfc.bsky.social this year as a member of Team Space Girls! ✨🪐 Round 1 is already going full-thrust forward, so check out my first impressions of the first 10 novels! #BookSky helynalclove.com/2026/01/01/s...

A detailed look at what authors (and publishers) may actually receive from the Anthropic settlement. A lot depends on how many claims are filed; based on what I see in the list of eligible works, my guess is that many works will go unclaimed www.authorsalliance.org/2025/12/19/b...

The #SPFBO contest will open to new entries at 11am GMT on January 3rd. It will remain open to entries for 24 hours. After which 300 novels will be randomly selected to go forward into the contest.

Want to know what 2025 was like for me as an author? My latest blog post summarises all the data. It's been my most difficult year in many ways, but I am pleased with my overall progress. I've also set myself some clear goals for 2026. www.timhardieauthor.co.uk/blog/2025-ye...

I've updated my blog post on Amazon's new Ask This Book feature. Possibly in response to concerns from the Authors Guild (not to mention widespread media coverage), Amazon has tweaked the feature to be less expansive writerbeware.blog/2025/12/12/k...

This eBook sale ends in 12 hours! Make sure to grab a few new reads before it ends—all sales help to benefit the Mary Cariola Center who helps kids and young adults with a variety of educational and community services! My books are included in here, but there's 650+ others as well! 💙📚

And while you're at it, check out "Petition" by @delilahwaan.bsky.social and "The Long Nights" by @tommock.bsky.social - one I've read and can vouch for, one is in my TBR bookcase upon the recommendation of an astonishing number of trusted readers.

I would never forgive myself if I did not also recommend Daniel Maidman’s @danielmaidman.bsky.social remarkable debut fantasy THE EXILE OF ZANZIBAR It is a work of art. Poetic, powerful, quasi-Hellenistic. I can’t believe it’s his first book. Profound literary fantasy with beautiful illustrations!

Every one of these is a fantastic recommendation. I owned some, now I’ve got them all. Fill your shelf!

Hey #booksky, check out the r/Fantasy holiday megasale on this weekend! 📚 650+ books from over 300 authors 🔥 All $0.99 USD (or local equivalent) or FREE! 🌎 Many books discounted everywhere, worldwide ❤️ Every sale/download benefits @marycariola.bsky.social 🔗 megasale.yrliu.com Looking for recs? 👇

If you've already been to the megasale page, you know there's a *ton* of great books available this year. If you're feeling overwhelmed and looking for some suggestions, here's 20 books I'm checking out! 🧵👇 Note: many of these are wide so check megasale.yrliu.com for all retailers #booksky 🪐📚⚔️🌈🚀

My buys on day one of the r/fantasy megasale! @karenlucia.bsky.social @delilahwaan.bsky.social @jdlrosell.bsky.social @noahisaacs.bsky.social @backwardsknight.com

The annual r/fantasy megasale is back! This time featuring so many books that the sheer number of covers caused the website to bug on iOS. 😅 megasale.yrliu.com All books are free or 99 cents, and each purchase or download benefits charity.

WILD SKIES @keandrewsauthor.bsky.social REFLECTIONS OF LILJE DAMSELFLY by @nataliekelda.bsky.social PETITION @delilahwaan.bsky.social UMBRA by Amber Toro STARLIGHT JEWEL by EL Lyons CITADEL AT THE END OF THE WORLD @yrliu.bsky.social ANIMUS PARADOX by me! THE ENVOYS OF WAR @dlawsonauthor.bsky.social

India has proposed a mandatory licensing-&-royalty system for AI training. If you're interested in the development of national laws around copyright and AI, it's interesting reading, tho a good deal is objectionable, IMO--for example, copyright holders can't opt out www.dpiit.gov.in/static/uploa...

Every year, I host 2x 2-hr livestreams where authors can swap critiques on book blurbs. SIGN UP HERE 👉 forms.gle/R4aMtHsJtLVn... If you don't have a blurb to submit, you're still welcome to join. And if you can't make the stream, submit your blurb anyway because I need the blurbing practice 😂

We've got a big announcement to make! For the entire month of November, we're going to be hosting an event celebrating indie and self-published SFF authors that we're calling... A Month of Rain and Reads! But we'd like YOU to get involved! Find out more: www.readindiefantasy.com/announcing-a...

Status on PETITION's distribution: Affected: Libro.fm Unaffected due to direct distribution: my shop, Google Play, Kobo, Spotify Currently unaffected: Chirp, Everand, Apple, B&N, Hoopla, Libby, Downpour, Booktopia, Booksamillion, Storytel, prob most others. 😩 I've contacted @libro.fm, stay tuned 🎧📚

I love libro.fm and you should switch your monthly membership to them

As said below, knowledge is your greatest ally and your best defense--not just against scams, but misconceptions and mistakes. All writers need to be familiar with the basics of copyright.

New Release! The Gallant, a Wars of Light and Shadow novella, is now available in audiobook format narrated by Zachary Shaye Jennings. The audiobook (and original e-book format) are available exclusively in the Studio Shop: shop.paravia.com/janny-wurts/...

Just interviewed @nghivo.bsky.social for an episode highlighting the newest addition to The Singing Hills cycle, A Mouthful of Dust. Nghi is fantastic! So appreciate her taking the time to chat with us and her extremely thoughtful answers to our questions. This episode will be out on 10/7! #booksky

Thinking of buying direct but not sure if you can figure out how to sideload files? Audiobooks are a little tricker than eBooks, right? I've made a free product in my Payhip shop so you can practice sideloading PDFs, EPUBs, and M4B (compiled) audiobook files.

Wednesday's episode will be a BONUS where we are choosing the next #IndieMission Pick. Today and tomorrow we will be highlighting the various authors and their book, which we may be reading in October! #IndieAuthors #IndieBooks #Booksky owwrpod.com/2025/08/25/i...

BEGGING ALL INDIE AUTHORS AND PRESSES PLEASE put excerpts of your books on places that AREN'T Amazon The Itchio pages, indie press sites, etc We're never gonna convince readers to abandon Amazon when it's still a better source to research purchases. #booksky

Authors, there are more and more ways to produce and distribute audiobooks without Amazon's ACX. If you're interested in producing audiobooks without Amazon, we've rounded a handful up: blog.libro.fm/how-authors-...

Scammers are really intent on scaring authors into not contacting someone like me. For example, this "confidentiality notice", appended to a fake offer of publication from Celadon Books, which threatens "blacklisting" of the author "across the entire publishing industry"

The Narratess Indie August Sale is ALMOST OVER! Dozens of indie fantasy, sci-fi and horror books are on sale or even free! Go check out this amazing sale before it ends!!! indiebook.sale 💙📚

ICYMI, PLEASE SHARE! Writers! Uncanny Magazine is OPEN to Short Story Submissions from August 25 to September 8! We can't wait to read your stories!!! buff.ly/xB0IZOX

LAST post about the Narratess sale: ‘Children’ is also part of two #itchio bundles! itch.io/b/3240/narra... – 24 books for $29 itch.io/b/3246/narra... (yes, it’s all long novels and chonkers) – 20 books for $23 THE LAST DAY! #Fantasy #Sale #BookSky

LAST DAY! Get these great deals before they’re gone! 💙📚 indiebook.sale

This amazing sale is still on for today and if you are feeling overwhelmed by all the awesome books you can check out this thread for some recommendations!

Today is the last day of the Narratess Indie Sale! Grab one of the 300+ amazing books before the price goes back to normal! indiebook.sale 💙📚⚔️📚🩸📚🌈📚

It’s the final day of the Narratess Indie Book Sale. With 300 titles to choose from this is a great chance to pick up some bargains and discover new authors for Indie August. indiebook.sale

As part of @narratess.com's Indie Book Sale this weekend, you can grab these eBooks on sale for $0.99–1.99 each through August 25th! Find them in Campfire's online bookstore or on the mobile reading app. Some of them include or offer bonus reading and artwork! 🔗 www.campfirewriting.com/explore

As @narratess.com's sale has begun, I made as usual a list of recommendations. Each time is more difficult to keep it short! Feel free to check: jamreads.com/articles/my-... 💙📚

Check out the Narratess Sale and Bundles! I have a book in the Fantasy 1 bundle 💙📚 #queerwriters #queeradultsff 🌈🚀💫 📚🌎 #writingcommunity 📢📚 🩷🧙♂️⚔️ 🪐📚 #BookSky #Books #readingcommunity #bookcommunity #readers #bookish #readersofbluesky #booksonbluesky itch.io/b/3238/narra... indiebook.sale

Interested in a sci-fi survival story with elements of Animorphs, Orphan Black and the Hunger Games?!? Now available to add to your Goodreads shelves! Releasing November 20th 🐺

Ok. I'm gonna give individual posts to the two remaining books that I've actually read and then I'm going to batch together the remaining books. Here's Petition by Delilah Wan This is a truly excellent story about a gritty tenacious MC overcoming every obstacle thrown at her by a corrupt society

Hey fam, it's time for the August indiebook.sale run by @narratess.com! There are more than 300 books in this one (including Dungeons & Dragon Dating by yours truly)! You should definitely check out all the books if you have the time, but for those who want help here's a thread of recommendations: