Meeting IRL 🙌 - cheers, @hobbitholebooks.bsky.social. Great to catch up. Glad 🇦🇺 is treating you well. P.S., Everyone - Matt is one chilled, interesting, well read and very well traveled guy! If you’re not following him already, get on that.

Sen. Warren Daniel (R–NC, District 46) was caught trading stocks right on the Senate floor. Didn’t even wait for a break. Playing the market on the taxpayers’ time…pure abuse of power.

@hobbitholebooks.bsky.social had some incredible questions for me - like what if my main character had to fight 100 duck-sized crocodiles 🐊 or 100 crocodile-sized ducks 🦆—which battle would she win? Read to find out…

📣 FREE SCREENING ALERT! My dear friend East Forest created Music for Mushrooms, a documentary about the power of music and psychedelics to heal, transform, and guide us through challenging times. 🍄✨ 🎬 Watch it for FREE before March 30th : eastforest.org/rch #psychedelics #mentalhealth

For the evening crowd--you won't want to miss @skbalstrup.bsky.social 's Black Stream, the sequel to her marvellous dark fantasy, The Way of Unity! Don't take my word for it--TWoU was a #SPFBO semi-finalist, and Black Stream's already collecting marvellous reviews! Black Stream: mybook.to/RpzPTJ

Hey guys, so I was suspended over on Insta. (I'm appealing fear not!) But in the meantime, I've got a release dropping on Wednesday, so maybe go out and preorder this baby? www.louinprogress.com/fae-of-event...

Was just going for a quick walk after my toddler had been having fun trying out her favorite hats on my head…and I was wondering why I was getting so many awkward looks from the neighbors. Had I forgotten something? Then it hit me… They all now realize I am royalty

Wodehousian is both a great and poor description of this epicest of epic novels Infused with the sage of Indian mythology, Gourav has massively upped his game already You will laugh, gasp, and fall under the Yogic spell of this immense cosmic epic 25% in... already wild

#DanceOfShadows is here ⚔️ The second instalment in @gouravmohanty.bsky.social's Indian-inspired epic fantasy series publishes TODAY! Ancient foes awake, bitter enemies reconcile, old friends swear to destroy each other… bit.ly/45VNY19

Try not to get super political here but I'm both crying with laughter and scared by this 😬 www.reddit.com/r/nottheonio...

I've done it. I've deleted the twitter app. Done with the attacks on the lgbtq+ community Done with people platforming folks who would think anti trans memes are funny, including some big booktubers Done with people supporting unashamedly ignorant hatred spewing authors I'm sticking here

Get your wallets ready (sort of). From February 7-8 you’ll be able to get: -The World-Maker Parable for FREE -Vultures for FREE -The World-Breaker Requiem for .99 -House of Muir for .99 🔗 in bio, or just go to Amazon

Going into 2025 thinking AI was gonna be the biggest problem for the indie author community, but NO, it's fucking nazis.

Once again, God I wish it need not saying.... But I UNEQUIVOCALLY stand with the LGBTQ+ community. I stand against ALL bigotry and prejudice It's not PEOPLE that are unwelcome, it's forms of HATRED and MARGINALISATION SPSFC handled this poorly. Doesn't mean their intentions were wrong

Get your wallets ready (sort of). From February 7-8 you’ll be able to get: -The World-Maker Parable for FREE -Vultures for FREE -The World-Breaker Requiem for .99 -House of Muir for .99

Is it normal to be reading 5 books at once 🙃 I'm not a monogamous boy when it comes to books😅 Sienna frost @plstuart-author.bsky.social @thomashowardriley.bsky.social @mikestepjack.bsky.social Steven Erikson @inknest.bsky.social

A lovely review of Days of Shattered Faith!

I tried to write one line of epic fantasy lore & somehow it turned into a novelette a duel to the death in three parts a conversation of sorts between the last two men alive after a battle where both armies destroyed each other Liked it so much it’s got cover art now a tease

Authors, who is your latest book dedicated to? The Source of Strife is dedicated to those who suffer alone. Those who fight a battle against themselves on a daily basis. Reach out!

Good books, good people. Check them out!

Friends, pls boost! HOLY MOLY, #SleepingWorldsHaveNoMemory was nominated for Best Trad Debut Novel at the 3rd ANNUAL FFA AWARDS🏆! Run by @lordtbrffa.bsky.social & sponsored by none other than @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social. Pls consider voting for your favorites (not necessarily me)—it means A LOT.

WHO’S READY FOR A BRIGHTWASH DELUXE EDITION?! I know I am!! Bookmark my Kickstarter page so you can jump in when it launches! www.kickstarter.com/projects/182...

Reminds me of why I first fell in love with epic fantasy, and I can think of no higher compliment than that. Read @drjohnmauro.bsky.social ’s full review of A PACK OF WOLVES by @plstuart-author.bsky.social below!

This review may be on the nicest things ever said about my writing!

Just started worldmaker parable and holy cow is this awesome! A powerfully melancholic meditative melange encompassing themes of grief, guilt and suffering. Reads like a nightmareishly psychadelic trip (and now I've tried some I totally *get* it!)

No power since Tuesday because of fires. Had to chuck literally everything in my freezer. Please buy my books. 😪

Hello, new people! I write literary epic fantasy (and a bunch of thing stuff too). You're most likely here for THE WOLF AND THE WILD KING, book I of a new darkish high fantasy duology. A troubled assassin, an outlaw, human sacrifice and dragons in a winter forest. www.kvj.ca/wolf.html 1/?

An unforgiving and dangerous world full, unsurprisingly, Of Blood and Fire. Read Rae’s full review in the comments!

Our annual Holiday MegaSale is underway! Over 300 participating authors with over 600 fantasy/sci-fi books for $0.99/free! And yes, they are all 0.99£/free in the UK too! Link in our bio and below!

Selling books is great and all, but my favorite thing as an author is hearing from readers. In the comments, in DMs, wherever. Tell me your favorite characters, your favorite scenes, things you’re looking forward to in later books, couples you ship…anything. Can’t wait to hear from you!

I really encourage everyone, every opportunity you get, go see nature. Go explore the world we live in I promise you, it's just as alive and magical as any of the fantasy worlds you inhabit when you're reading. Rediscovering childlike wonder is one of the best parts of my travels 🍄

Chilling on an island with hammocks, wouldn't even believe it's Christmas soon! Where's everyone's favourite reading spots? #sff #fantasy #bookcommunity #indie #selfpub

January 19th, folks. Set your watches. 😘

This is why I love indie so much! Trad tends to be so focused on 'trimming the fat' that sometimes there isn't enough room for character. Likewise a chonk needs a reason to be a chonk!

But with everyone and their dog reading wind and truth I'd love to spotlight some indie reads and give some love back to the community! What indie/self pub delights are we all enjoying right now? #fantasy #scifi #bookcommunity #sffcommunity #selfpublishing #indiereads #sff

Checking in from Laos! Incredible scenery, a culture worlds away from back home. I'm in love with travel 😍 But I also love books! I've been listening to Wind and Truth, as well as reading @plstuart-author.bsky.social last of the atalanteans + @rrvirdi.bsky.social doors of midnight 🔥

A reminder that I have three SFF authors Starter Packs. You can see them clicking on my profile and going under Starter Packs. They're full now, but I'll create a fourth one as soon as I can. But these three are great way to connect to new authors if you're new here! go.bsky.app/RYcLDpc

My first tatoo 😍 Getting it done tomorrow to remember my time in Pai 😊 Thailand you are amazing!!!

Been here since before BlueSky went public but held off on making this my new home till now. Dear Algorithm Please send me: readers authors learners neurodivergents liberals logophiles storytellers D&D players makers board game designers wizards fountain pen aficionados pleasuredoms & subs pizza

I’ve yacked about HOUSE OF MUIR a lot lately. It’s the sequel to my 2019 debut, VULTURES, and it’s probably the toughest I’ve written. Extremely dark. Almost made me quit writing while life gave me middle finger after middle finger. But after almost 6 years of writing, it publishes next month. 😭🤓

Hey hey. I'm here now lol. What's cracking book community?

@gmnair.bsky.social how are you man?! Been a while! Looking forward to new stuff from you hopefully!

Have you ever fantasized about running a bookshop where people come sit & read, where you always have the perfect recommendation for every1? If so, live that life secondhand in @travisbaldree.bsky.social ’s Bookshops & Bonedust via @torbooks.bsky.social fantasybookcritic.blogspot.com/2023/09/revi...

Now this place has notifications I'm definitely here for good. Fuck twitter. Much less toxic 🤣

With some of the most inventive worldbuilding @hobbitholebooks.bsky.social had the pleasure of being immersed in. L.L. McRae’s The Iron Crown is a book infused with the joy of reading & an adventurous heart. https://fantasybookcritic.blogspot.com/2023/08/the-iron-crown-by-ll-mcrae-reviewed-by.html

Man this feels good to be free of the Musk