I crocheted a top and I'm wearing it today!

I'm gonna be brave and wear the top I crocheted to Norwescon tomorrow! So that I can get a good picture in it, if I remember to.

"Just because it's a bad idea doesn't mean it won't be a good time." Norwescon 2026

Heating pads are wonderful creatures.

We are truly blessed to have small creatures that enjoy making biscuits on our backs

Today at #NWC48: saw many friends, talked on a panel, gave out many business cards. (Must refill for tomorrow.) Many plans have been planned. I'm tired but happy.

One thing that I suspect many people outside of the romance genre have rarely considered is how much worldbuilding it takes to create a world where consent is normalized. Its lack is so baked into our culture that it's more fantastical than flying cars and sea monsters. Days like this remind me.

A remarkable photo from #NoKings in DTLA from Connor Sheets of @latimes.com www.latimes.com/california/l...

Oh hey, I am once again going to talk about lack of distress tolerance, specifically for shame, and how it ties together AI, the “male loneliness epidemic,” Trumpism, and yes, people’s indignation that anyone might think they’re a bad person for continuing to buy Harry Potter merch.

"But I want a kid-friendly fantasy series about an English boy who was born special and does magic" friend I'm going to do you a favor, the author is Susan Cooper and the book is The Dark is Rising. It's the second book, but you'll read it first. It's the title track, the eponymous entry.

Last year, there were a total of 1,338 nominating ballots cast. In last year's Hugo shortlist, there were ten works that missed making the ballot by two votes or fewer. Several might have made the ballot with one more vote Your Hugo nominating ballot can have a big impact for the creators you love

Your Hugo Nominating ballot can make a difference. There are a total of 7718 people with the right to cast a nominating ballot in the 2026 Hugo Awards. As of this morning, 1293 of those people have cast a nominating ballot in at least one category. www.lacon.org/hugos/

Being an agent means having epiphanies about other people's books in the shower. (In this case, how to liven up the first half of a synopsis.)

If it has more sides it’s definitely one of ours

Sometimes you can end up really moved by something you didn't think was going to be your thing. Read widely.

Update: I'm closing to queries until 9/2026 to focus on current clients and my summer convention schedule. I will only be taking queries via my conference URL and by personal invitation until then. When I have capacity for more clients, I'll reopen to consider more clients! #mswl #booksky #agentsky

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I'm starting to understand the instinctive revulsion that inhabitants of fantasy worlds have toward necromancers

ALL Ravenloft adventures are on sale now at DMs Guild, including my lovely, endearing CALLING UPON THE DEAD. www.dmsguild.com/en/product/3...

Writers! Launch Pad Astronomy Workshop just opened its applications for this summer's session. Have a ball hanging with other writers and learning the science to make your stories feel real. I did this years ago and loved it! www.launchpadworkshop.org

With a big dance number

Last night we went out to dinner and met an absolute potato of a dog. "Her name is Mocha, she's 12, and she loves pets." When the cook took a break, she followed him outside in a slow waddle and flopped on the sidewalk at his feet for sunbeam time.

Goals. Same.

Today at the NOAF blog, @gabrielle-h.bsky.social interviews Nine-Tenths author J.M. Frey ( @jmfrey.bsky.social ) www.nerds-feather.com/2026/03/inte...

San Diego friends, don't miss your chance to hear from @maggietokudahall.bsky.social tonight!

What's a piece of media that came out when you were the exact right age to be its target audience? Asking because I was 16 when Heathers came out in theaters. Answer with a gif if you wish!

This is really great. I tend to think of genre rules as the kind of rules games have. The limits create the drama. Sff: a game of what-if. And that makes litfic “the game where you make up new rules every game.”

Woe, wall of astigmatism be upon ye

That live-stream of Abomination Vaults that I'm playing in? The one @erikscottdebie.bsky.social is running over on @dungeonscrawlers.bsky.social? That's a surprise tie-in with ABOMINATION VAULTS the novel, coming this November! Click to preorder the ebook now!

Everything's up and down right now, but starting a Monday morning with a contract always makes an agent happy. :) #VaguePublishingNews

don’t doomscroll. read a chapter instead.

If you'll be attending Capclave this October, take note — the hotel room block opened today. capclave.org/capclave26/h...

there will be a dessert buffet also

Post a pic you took, no context, to bring some zen to the feed.

Today I submitted my Anthropic Copyright Settlement Claim Form. Authors, if it's owed to you, please hold it accountable.

no cheating, your last saved picture of a celebrity is your therapist? I feel affirmed. ❤️

5 authors by whom I've read at least 5 books: Martha Wells Erik Scott de Bie Megan O'Keefe Aliette de Bodard Erin M. Evans

If you see this, we IMPLORE you to post a picture from whatever device you're using without explanation.

It's good soup-in-a-mug weather. Completely different experience than soup in a bowl.

"Give yourself permission to write imperfectly. You can always revise, and you can always write something new. But there is no way to grow unless you start from where you are now." —A.R. Gillespie

Normalize laughing derisively in men's faces when they deserve it.

Of course, a reminder that any of my Seattle Worldcon poems are eligible for the Best Poem Hugo! Wouldn't that be neat?

Welcome, @dhstrange.bsky.social! DH (she/her) is an author of speculative fiction, and other fine nonsense, based out of Ontario, Canada. I'm thrilled to represent her delightful space opera!

I'm a big fan of Boring Books for Bedtime. www.boringbookspod.com/about

Now is a great time to join me on Patreon. Follow for free exclusive content, subscription starts at $3/month, and for $25/month you can get a monthly 30-minute one-on-one session with me! Patreon.com/gabrielle_h

"General, you're listening to a machine. Do the world a favor and don't act like one" should be the definitive movie quote for the era we're in.

@tesel8s.bsky.social, just in time for your bday?

Docusign, please never enshittify. Sincerely, my entire industry.

"Mr Ponzi, what would you like to be known for?" "If I tell you, will you tell three friends...?"