Who got a badass cover for their debut dark fantasy novel? Me! Thanks to Miblart for this

He pulls her up the bank and pushes her down, and her laugh is both startled and delighted, and her grin rivals the sun in its brightness. #WritingCommunity

Big news from BFS members (and leaders) @shonak.bsky.social and @davidgreenwriter.bsky.social: A new independent non-profit organisation designed to help creatives thrive in publishing. Here's @divergent-paths.bsky.social britishfantasysociety.org/divergent-pa...

I’m doing A Thing! Any #grimdark authors on here, drop me a link to the place people can sign up to your newsletter. I’m making a list to promote #writingcommunity #authorsky #booksky

Day 9 of manifesting enough book sales and word of mouth for a TBB special edition of one of my books. 🫶

New to Bluesky Interested in finding people who like grimdark fantasy, world building, cultivation fantasy, webnovels and general fantasy novels. Authors, readers, reviewers and friend/fans of the genres... all welcome. I'll follow back unless I get distracted. also... what's in the image.

Still a few more days to get in on this #booksky

Psst! Hey, you! You want £100 to spend on books at The Broken Binding? kingsumo.com/g/36q5vo1/mi...

Dragon magazine cover "Monster and a Lady" by Jesper Ejsing (2012) #dndart

Haven’t posted here for a while. The manuscript goes for dev edits tomorrow and I’m freaking out about it. The other news is I have some artwork from the story which I adore! Marcin Roczniak is the artist, and you can find him on IG and Reedsy #authorsky

Listen 2025 is WILD and it’s totally ok to channel Ozzy Osborne and eat like 3 massive burritos in one day or drink a soup bowl full of coffee in one gulp. And you can even cry into it a little bit if that helps. No one will judge you. Well someone might but I won’t I promise. Hope this helps 🫶🏼

🌟 #TBRCon2025 Highlight 🌟 The "How to Kill Off a Popular Character Well" panel w/ @andypeloquinauthor.bsky.social Philip C. Quaintrell @sennydreadful.bsky.social Tim McKay & Lucia Ashta is now available in audio on our podcast feed. LISTEN/WATCH: linktr.ee/SFFAddicts www.youtube.com/live/PagI2pb...

Decision made. I’m an #indieauthor. That’s it, that’s the post.

I'm wheezing.

Just remember, no matter what, as long as you’re doing your best, Aragorn son of Arathorn is proud of you ✨

You don't need permission to tell the story that's in your heart. Write it anyway #skywriters

Some people hate the revision stage. I love it. The first draft is the hardest part for me; everything gets easier after that (except marketing 😅). I love watching my work become better right before my eyes.

Want to get lost in dark worlds? Vampires or Witches or Ancient Powers? Check out the books of the Mistress of Dark Fantasy, J.C. Brennan. Visit her website and explore. jcbrennanbooks.com Bring coffee and donuts. 🍩 Maybe garlic? #darkfantasy #mustread  @jcbrennan4.bsky.social#darkfantasy#mustread#horror 🧛‍♀️

been a minute, time to bump the pack again go.bsky.app/VaypaqC

A moment of tranquility today

My husband thinks I’m nuts (as usual). I’ve had my first rejection and I’m so happy, because I’m actually putting myself out there and chasing something I’m passionate about. I’m sure this elation will wear down by the hundredth one though 😂 #amquerying

On that note: Trans authors (I mean authors who are trans, NOT cis people who write about trans people), drop your book links here and I'll try to repost as many as I can throughout the day. Cis people: Repost trans authors' book links. Cis people who want to complain about being excluded: gtfo

Pretty sickened by UK's Supreme Court 🤮 So I'm opening my submission inbox to unagented trans authors in the UK until the END OF APRIL. I'm not currently open to general subs BUT if you're a trans author writing folk horror, weird, experimental, mystery, literary/upmkt fiction, take a look below 👇

I fell for beautiful sprayed edges on a book. I have resisted this far, but I finally broke! Please ignore the cat begging for attention in the background #booksky

So as one Grimdark idea settles after edits, another has popped up. This is interesting! A whole new world and magic system just landed in my lap overnight, along with new ways to make people suffer. #authorsky

oh the horror... oh the humanity!

That query letter is really loud in my drafts… maybe I should do something with it?

Time to flex the writing muscles and pour a fresh cuppa tea. It’s short story time… #writingcommunity

Got my US & my UK editions now!

Me and a ton of other fantasy authors - a general hang-out first and then signings later.

I have a manuscript and a query letter. There’s a spreadsheet of agents before me. I’m going to close my laptop and go to bed instead. They’ll be there tomorrow.

Just a quick reminder that you are a unique and irreplaceable treasure in a vast and wondrous universe. Whatever you're doing today, I hope you're building in a little self-care time. I know you have lots to do, but none of it will happen if you burn out.

We are disappointed but not surprised that Meta has used millions of pirated books to develop its AI systems. As a matter of urgency, Meta needs to compensate the rightsholders of all the works it has been exploiting. But what can authors do? Read here: societyofauthors.org/2025/03/21/t...

I, and lots of other fine authors, will be signing books in Leeds Waterstones on the 24th of May at an event called, It's Strange Up North. So ... come along! It's expected to sell out, so grab a ticket now. www.waterstones.com/events/its-s...

Help me, hive mind: Do I know anyone who writes in / teaches on / is expert in the following? Egyptology Ossuaries Shipwrecks Holy relics Stone tape theory Much obliged for any help.

That was close; I almost missed the #TeaAlarm.

Celebrating this week's release of his novel The Triton Run - out on Thursday through @northodoxpress.bsky.social! - Paul S. Edwards walks us through the genesis of the book. britishfantasysociety.org/from-pen-to-...

*sitting down* damn, Dictionary got hands

Published this week, 13th March, by @harpervoyagerus.bsky.social, the final instalment in the bestselling Fallen Gods trilogy. Faithbreaker by Hannah Kaner is "a perfect balance of success and failure, loss and discovery. " #BFSReview britishfantasysociety.org/review/faith...

In case you missed it!

To say I'm obsessed with this book is an understatement. The writing is perfection, the banter between Josh and Aly is laugh out loud funny and the 🌶️ is 🔥🥵. I've moved on from morally grey men and will now only accept them morally black.🖤 @navessaallen.bsky.social @quercusbooks.bsky.social

You can get this special edition AND pre-order the special edition for THE BOOK THAT HELD HER HEART on the Locked Library site! www.thelockedlibrary.co.uk/collections/...

Week 13 (lucky for some) of the BFS Library comes from our fabulous London Events Organiser @abeaumontbooks.bsky.social. Thank you, Alex. Watch: youtu.be/4Htxtqf_6-o

In other, less depressing news...

Terrify me.

That’s two beta readers finished now, and both have asked to read for me again in the future! Two more are due to finish soon and one of those has admitted to choking up as he was reading. The next round of edits for this ms is going to be so much fun to do with all this feedback #writingcommunity

A beta reader finished reading my manuscript tonight. They cried, they threatened to unionise with the others and send me a group therapy bill, they thanked me and asked when I’ll write another book. I am gobsmacked 🥹 They loved it! #writingcommunity

Closing Ranks - hand #embroidery on linen #art #textiles #fiberart