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the WWE releasing ALL of the Wyatt Sicks today is fucking EVIL

so funny when people get all upset about genres that other people DARE to enjoy. these big think pieces about ROMANTASY or COZY HORROR or DARK ACADEMIA and how dang upset they make the writer of the article. bud who cares what other people like youll be fine. let people read their books oh my god

An upcoming publisher closure means that 3 of my books are now currently unavailable. The best way to support me rn is to get Cosmic Dykes or Bound In flesh from ghoulish.rip , lil guts via lil ghosts, or directly thru ko-fi.com/lormaggot 💖

Please do not link Third Estate with what is going down with Hedone and Caitlin. Third Estate was a separate entity that was invited to be a part of Dark Lit before controversy started. As soon as there were whisperings of how Marceau was running things, our board made the decision to break away.

The latest Hedone bullshit is exactly the reason orgs like the HWA *should* exist - to let people know about toxic, fraudulent practices in the publishing industry Writers shouldn't be expected to assume every publisher is a potential embezzler. The onus to investigate should not be on them 🧵

I like to think I know the gossip. I had no clue about this. Everyone get it the fuck together; we *know* this is the weakness of whispering networks

Truly, if you ever get into publishing, do NOT fuck with someone's money. Pay them. Do it. Be prompt.

God I’m just so angry. This is the same shit we went through two years ago and the authors all deserve so much better.

On March 31, Hedone Books will be closing. After March 31, How to Survive This Fairytale will not be available for purchase. Thread. 🧵

If you were personally affected by Hedone Books/Dark Lit Press and CM's latest behavior, I want to talk to you. It can be on background or off the record, but I want to hear your story. DM's are open.

Hedone was run by perpetual non-payer Caitlin Marceau. Avoid this editor when they inevitably launch their next project. To all Hedone authors affected, you have my sympathies and I’m sorry this is happening to you.

back on BlueSky for the first time in ages to send my love to the queer indie horror whores out there who are affected by the recent and sudden news of Hedone’s closure. If you need someone to talk to, I’ve got you. This is shocking and sad and I know how you feel.

psst it’s my birthday 🖤

the whole 'red states bad, blue states good' mentality really puts into focus the way some of you people are about entire countries, actually.

besties who DM TRRPGs, what do you do about players who seem to be averse to working together? that no matter what, the party just seems to NOT COMMUNICATE OR WORK TOGETHER despite every effort? Not in an antagonistic way, but they just don’t seem to think outside of their own stuff? #ttrpg

In the event we somehow manage to dig ourselves out of this, I truly hope that we, collectively, never forget that change and resistance was led by people either willfully leaving the safety of their lives/desks/offices, or were never afforded a life with opportunity for to be an 'elsewhere' at all.

Popping back in to share that my book, ANTENORA, won GOLD in the Foreword INDIE Awards General Category! I’ve been in such a creative funk lately and I’m so grateful that this happened to begin to pull me out of it. EEK! Thank you everyone who read my book and continues to share it!!!!

and ya know every so often you’re just overcome with the crippling fear that everyone in your life has suddenly decided that they all hate you and want nothing to do with you anymore and that’s on conditional love and unstable childhoods I guess

tried to type out this post a few times so I’m settling on this: i’m having a hard time again. i graduated from my masters program this past week and nothing has gotten easier. the things that are supposed to bring me joy have gotten complicated and frustrating. one deep breath at a time.

can someone PLEASE tell me how to convince my grandparents that my university isn’t capable of just INVENTING a PhD program in my field because they “like me so much and want to keep me”

Young people SHOULD “have it easier” than you did. I’m sorry you got the strap up hill both ways and paid your debts with pounds of flesh, but the reason we work for progress is to make growing up and growing old gentler, easier, kinder, freer. Struggle isn’t necessary in a healthy society.

a reminder to myself and the world around me, because it’s hard to feel like enough in your own communities sometimes. In case you need it: - I am trans enough. My identity is mine alone. - I am good/talented enough regardless of my output. - “deserve” is a dangerous word. Take what you need.

i get messages sayin 'i want to be the next chuck tingle' and yes this is flattering but buckaroo it is not the question. the question is: 'how can you be the next YOU?' the truth is there is nobody better at proving love in YOUR UNIQUE WAY than YOU can. you hold such incredible power. use it

So, I hear ya’ll like #Sinners. might I also humbly suggest…

so thrilled to be waking up in Onya Nurve’s America #dragrace

a list, for no particular reason… - voice like a hyacinth, Mallory Pearson - no exit (and selections from being and nothingness), Jean-Paul Sartre - the secret history, Donna Tartt - simulacra and simulation, Jean Baudrillard - if we were villains, M.L. Rio - doctor faustus, Christopher Marlowe 😘

dear agents, just to let u know that once I finish this novel I’ve already got one that’s almost complete along with like four other novellas just ready to fucking go, if that sort of thing appeals to u 😘 catch me in ur inboxes soon I pinkie promise (esp if u liked Antenora!!!)

against all odds, I have submitted my motherfucking thesis to proquest. It’s almost fucking over.

This is relevant again.

Do I constantly feel like I’m missing out on things bc of my intentional stepping back from social media and focusing on my own writing instead of writing FOR publication? Yes. Yes I do. But have I also written more in the past month than I had the 6 months that came before that? Also yes! So.

has anyone ever considered ditching their MA program with three weeks left to go because the lady you submit the thesis to who gives you formatting notes essentially told you that no matter how many times you try, your project will never look right to her but she refuses to say WHY? just curious.

Gonna take this opportunity to say that I can personally deliver no script for as little as 7 million, and I know some other writers who can do it for as little as five million.

This photo is from an event that I worked with the Independent Music Collective at my university. We can’t put on events like this without grant funding. Donate to organizations while you still can. Keep the arts alive.

imagine sisyphus trotting cutely and proving love

hey friends, out of curiosity: if a publisher says “we’ll get back to you by X date” how long after that date is appropriate to send a follow-up, if they haven’t responded since then?

(1/10) The #SlutWalk is a transnational movement that calls for an end to rape culture, victim blaming, and slut-shaming, especially concerning survivors of sexual assault.

"Age verification" laws are actually "upload your ID or get your face scanned to access every website, ending anonymity and associating your identity with everything you do online" laws and if more people understood that they would not be down for this authoritarian nonsense

re-did my website today and my GOD its pretty :) dorilumpkin.carrd.co

spent yesterday writing 5k words of lowkey fanfic about some of my Vampire the Masquerade NPCs, and then today created over 2k words worth of fake blog posts for that same #VtM game. And designed the website for it, too. they aren’t USEFUL projects, but they make me happy, and I’m WRITING.

as a certified fool you would think id enjoy april fools day but every year i find myself just bracing until it is over. i am such a sincere person that a day of insincerity grinds me down. maybe its autistic thing. fact that some buds might think THIS is a joke hurts my brain and clenches my teeth

It’s #TransDayOfVisibility so here’s a lil reminder that I’m a transmasc writer from Alabama and if u wanna support me there’s never been a better time to get a copy of Antenora! Or if southern horror isn’t ur thing you can check out my website for more!! (I recommend The Same Stars, personally)

Happy #tdov!!! I'm Lor and use they/he. I started writing in 2020 and have made so many incredible friends in the past few years. I am more comfortable as myself than ever. I'm going thru a bit of a tough spot with half my books out of print so if u want to support: ko-fi.com/lormaggot

When you look at the list of institutions they want to defund: libraries, museums, the Smithsonian, public schools, PBS, NPR, archives, you can clearly see that the real threat to an authoritarian regime is an informed and educated public

Y’all ever have those moments where like your brain is definitely working but you have no idea what it’s working ON so you just have a bunch of dots with no way to connect them but you KNOW they’re connected somehow and you just haven’t figured it out yet?

great news/update from no-socials land: - woke up today and didn’t scroll immediately, proceeded to clean my whole porch and grocery shop and to a LOT of much-needed tidying and maintained a good mood the whole time also organized some of my books for what might be my other next project? idk yet

since taking a deliberate step back from social media, I find myself itching to actually *do* a lot more to write. to read. to learn. I’ve been doing a minimum of 1.5k a day since, like, Wednesday. these facts are all related I’m sure.

hey, you know what would probably help with community health? universal healthcare

so here’s the thing actually I think being on social media absolutely TANKS my productivity and mental health who’da thought, right? I’m gonna log off again and think up some cool stories. Been fighting the urge to scroll by just reading more ebooks.