A Saturday without a nicely hourly set-up and a to-do list: chores got done (and some I'd not planned in yet too), I read 100 pages. I fixed some print matter for a book. I did a few Hades 2 runs. I'm not sure where most of the day went. Presumably into Hades 2? So I think def need the time blocks.

Ever wanted to learn how to stream convention panels? @octocon.bsky.social is looking for new online producers for next weekend (Sat 11th/Sun 12th) and there's still time to get you up and running with some training + free online membership! 2025.octocon.com/online-volun...

PSA for other folks who've been hit with increased AI nonsense on Chrome:

Day one of "What if I use timeblocking with my to-do lists" was a surprising success. I've done all but two things, and honestly I lost an hour to dizziness in the morning and another hour or so to unexpected tasks and *in theory* I could do those tonight still. I have the hours (but not the brain).

Finally my Bookvault print proofs are here! Tomorrow, I fix the things that need fixing, the small things that inevitably look fine until you hold the thing in your hands and go "Actually, no". Nope, there will be no pictures at this time. I, ah, left half my to-do list for tonight somehow.

My dad is one of those people who has a, ah, larger than average list of childhood stories that go “haha isn’t that funny” and you just sit there like “do you have literally ANY that are normal and not trauma?” (The answer is “no, not really”.)

Every day, just hoping the EU will jump in on the Anthropic case for its affected members, since for sure none of us exist in member countries in large enough numbers to ever see any penny of that settlement amount. I wish to sinply be that out of the loop and there is stuff already, though.

Website: Gather the ingredients. My brain, clearly doing fabulously: You must gather your party before venturing forth. Me: That's not - That - My brain: YOU MUST GATHER THE INGREDIENTS BEFORE BAKING FORTH Me: That's not bet- Oh, never mind. I'm not winning this and I'm tired. My brain: BAAAAAAAKING

Wait. Where did my day go?

I'm so pleased to see my trans M/M Cinderella retelling out in the world! I hope ya'll enjoy this slightly darker story than my usual. (I promise it still has just as much heart 💖 ) Currently available below, but paperbacks will appear elsewhere within the week: www.amazon.com/dp/B0F26J336R

Esteemed guests, it is my pleasure to present my reflection on Interview with the Vampire and asexuality. Here I explore themes of Queer Time through an ace lens in Anne Rice’s novel, the 1994 film, & the 2022 TV series. #HorrorWritersChat worrydollsandfloatinglights.wordpress.com/2025/10/01/i...

Hey authors, the official list of Anthropic works is available for searching. secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup

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...

I have done SO many chores today. ALL the outstanding ones. And the ones that weren't mine. And then I dug up roots. And broke one of the planters. (It's okay. We wanted to take the mosaic off anyway. Now there's just less of it to remove.)

[rubs temples] I think I am perfectly capable of assessing that I will not like a dish I have NEVER LIKED IN MY LIFE. I do not need to be told that I’m wrong about MY OWN FOOD TASTES JFC ON A BICYCLE. 🤦‍♀️

I had the worst lunch. Honestly. Maybe @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social could cover the rise in the far right, in racist attacks and, you know, the effect on millions of British people instead of platforming them every night I'd settle for @theguardian.com doing even basic coverage of racism in the UK

Learning to Bleed comes out March 18th and artist @scherville.com is so deeply talented I can hardly believe it! This book is the 2nd in a trilogy that explores queerness and trauma through vampire lore, all against the backdrop of an impoverished rural community that has its own monsters 👀 Links⬇️

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RELEASE DAY! Demisexuality is a complex little understood sexuality, often confused with idealised social expectations. This short collection of poems and essays is my story. 🌈📚💙📚👀📢📚💙📚🪐♠️🌈📚 mybook.to/beingdemi books2read.com/beingdemi ko-fi.com/s/5458cdcfdf onechaoticauthor.itch.io/being-demi

I now have little potted roses. Look they’ve been at the shop for ages looking all sad and lonely. I kept hoping someone would get them. Then someone was me. What even am I doing?

We have currently got two massive holes in the garden. Three if you count the absolutely unkempt space that was once a pond. The yucca roots are as gone as we can make them now. THEY’RE SO BIG. Like even accounting for how much of them is just dirt they’re HUGE.

The Octocon schedule is here! And I'm actually organised enough to work out a post to announce this. (My brain this summer. I swear.) Come join me at @octocon.bsky.social in October!

I think perhaps, maybe, I know what this novella needs. It may simply be what I need, but potato-potato, really. I just want to finish a thing. 😭 (We’re 4k in. It is nowhere near done.)

Submissions open now for members of marginalised groups! 🎉 (general submission window 15-31 October) Seeking speculative stories about our inner lives: 💙 500 - 2,500 words 💚 £0.02 per word, min £20 💛 Sim subs welcome! 🧡 Reprints welcome! inner-worlds.ghost.io/submission-g... #SubmissionCall

📌 Hi, I'm a bilingual aroace author of queer fantasy centering platonic relationships! Below is an overview of my main series. You can find general links as well as any ongoing events here: claudiearseneault.com/welcome/ Below are links directly to these three books though!

I, like a brilliant person, forgot my gardening gloves when we went to take the yucca to the plant waste recycling spot. And the damned plant stabbed me one last time. And I was like "Oh, this is fine". Reader, it is not fine. See, it stabbed me on a finger joint and now it's like a paper cut.

WE FUNDED YEAR ONE! Now let’s smash some stretch goals and fund year two so we can stick around!!! www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...

Great news! JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month www.jstor.org/action/showL...

A must read for writers. I'm seeing same thing Jason is seeing, in form of scammers' creation of online "readers' communities" populated with bots. AI adoption by foreign scammers has been expanding since 2023 but this year has really been a watershed. They're becoming impossible to keep up with.

Genuinely, I do not understand the cognitive dissonance needed to keep telling a story like someone is listening when that person is VERY obviously not listening.

This is either a beginner's question or a complicated one: I have an 8bitDo pro 2 controller that I'm trying to get to work with Steam (Hades II) It does NOT, the keyboard and mouse always remain active, and the controller has maybe button A working Any ideas? (Will list what I've tried)

Just one? Thief: The Dark Project

✨COVER REVEAL✨ My second collection of retellings, SHELLS FOR HEARTS, will be released on November 11th! Preorder links to come! Cover by the amazing @ardenpowell.bsky.social #Booksky

Decided to join the SFWA after watching an indie panel with @dovelynnwriter.bsky.social and @vriccithode.bsky.social . Fortunately, I meet the associate earnings min. from selling The Three-Piece Giant. If you want to read my story about 3 badgers in a trench coat: zooscape-zine.com/the-three-pi...

This year, @octocon.bsky.social's charity partner is Outhouse LGBTQ+ Centre @outhousedublin.bsky.social, and we're collecting queer SFFH books to donate to their library! Do you have any for the collection? (Or donate some money & we'll make the selection!) 2025.octocon.com/wanted-your-...

My brain: [playing a full stage production of I Could Have Danced All Night set in a crowded train] Also my brain: I hurt. I don’t wanna today. My body, meanwhile: I’m cold and grumpy and tired and I ache and have anxiety. Can they pick a vibe to go with? No, of course not.

Today is my birthday and that means 3 things! 1.) I get cake! 2.) I ask you to do something nice for yourself and tell me about it! 3.) I put my ebooks on sale for 32% off through Monday at shop.foxglovefiction.com!

🌸 Upcoming Events 🌸 I'll be at Flights of Foundry this year, with an artist's showcase! Come say hi if you can, I could use friendly support 😁 I'll also be chatting on a couple of panels. More info on timing in alt text and this post: ko-fi.com/post/Upcomin... Share widely 💞 #art #SupportArtists

Ah. I hear it is verbal fight o'clock. [sigh] I'll be over here hiding from the shouting.

Ah. That’s the email I was waiting for. Response I expected, which is sad. BUT NOW I FINALLY GET TO TALK ABOUT THINGS. [bounces] Which I still won’t do right now, sorry, but I’m so excited that I *can*!

The leaves are turning yellow, the pumpkins are growing, and at least here, the temperature has plummeted and it's pouring rain. What better time to stock up on a whole bunch of books so you can pick and choose when the mood strikes? Here are two very different bundles, both perfect for the fall. 🧵

PAINTED FLOCK deals heavily with compulsory romance and toxic ideas around romantic relationships. "More than friends" as an expression to mean sexual-romantic partners irks me to no end, so of course it's right there in the thick of the narration. buy.bookfunnel.com/prdyz5509q

Do we have a new anthology project in mind? Oh yes! Find out more here: www.kickstarter.com/...

Okay let's do something trans, autistic and FUN, because I need it... and you might need it too 😮 Give me a page number and I give you a quote from my upcoming book SONG OF SPORES! My e-ARC has pages from 3 to 202. (Preorders here: www.brokeneyebooks.com/store/c62/So... )

Oh wow, FUCK that.

Strange Horizons published our first issue 25 years ago this month! 🎉 Thank you to everyone who has ever read, shared, submitted, donated! We wouldn't be here without you and we hope you'll continue to support us into the future!

Fall weather is settling in, so I shared with my patreon some of the scary stories the Wagon crew tells each other at the beginning of the next novella! www.patreon.com/posts/138555...

It's the week of the equinox and that means COZY! ✨🍂🍃☕ Grab these 30 cozy multimedia items for $30! Ebooks, zines, journals, TTRPGs, and poems. 👉 itch.io/b/3282/cozy-... 🧣📚💙📦📚📢📚 #Cozy #CozyBooks #CozyMedia #TTRPG #ItchioBundle #Zines #Journaling #Poetry #Poems #CozyFantasy #CozySciFi #CozyRomance

This is your friendly reminder that in Hirshfeld’s writing we find some of the earliest (positive) attempts at acknowledging asexuality and traces have always been a part of sexology. You don’t get to erase us from that just because the traces are small and don’t look exactly the same as today.

Friends, Flights of Foundry is free to attend but it isn’t free to run. If you like what we do, and want to see it continue, consider donating. Those funds are essential to ensure Flights of Foundry continues in the future. flights-of-foundry.o...