i know we're all busy but i just overheard a plumber say "parlez-vous français ? non ? you motherfuckers don't even speak french, do you" to a pair of french bulldogs

I'm kicking off the new year with my sensitivity reading services! If you're writing a transmasc character and are in need of a sensitivity reader, feel free to reach out!

IT’S HERE! 🎉 Congratulations to the 2026 Round Table Mentor mentees! Our mentors are SO excited to get started and will be personally reaching out to their chosen mentee via email to kick things off, so keep an eye on those inboxes! **See more details below 👇**

It's your birthday, Duane.

French publishing house Harlequin decided to use AI translation instead of human translations. All their freelance translators (some of whom had been working with Harlequin for +30y!!!) were told they would no longer receive work from Harlequin

'you can generate a different ending every time you view a movie!' 'you can have endless text conversations with NPCs in games!' 'you can summarize a novel, you don't have to read it!' the pitches for genAI really reveal how much the people behind it just... hate art. like. *hate* art. deeply.

SO excited to be able to share the US cover of THE SEA HIDES ITS DEAD! Coming July 2026, from @orbitbooks.bsky.social Trapped in an underwater cave, a group of academics searching for the cult of the mythical Leviathan learn that the only way out of her ever-changing cloister… is further in. 👀🌊🔪

WriteHive’s silent fundraiser is open & I’ve donated a signed copy of Twin Tides. Plenty of bookish & writing goodies to bid on to support their amazing free & virtual programming 🙌🏽 #amwriting www.32auctions.com/organization...

Dum Boc is fundraising for emergency assistance to those affected by the floods in Central Vietnam. I’ve donated a signed copy TWIN TIDES which is available for purchase online 💖👀 #yabooks ko-fi.com/s/776a3c35cb

Bong Joon Ho hit me up for the squad you legend deadline.com/2025/11/bong...

This week, I withdrew from a speaking engagement at a public university because they sent me a list of prohibited “words & concepts.” I will not humor this censorship. It does a disservice to the stories I’m discussing & the audience, who deserve unfettered access to information & conversation.

The people who make Shein's clothes labor for ten to twelve hours per day (in violation of China's labor laws), some up to seven days a week, and earn as little as 15 to 30 cents per t-shirt.

Psst. You’re into spooky stories about feminine rage, ghosts & a messy Viet family? My YA debut, Twin Tides, is available for preview. Read the first 10 chapters before it drops Dec 9 to see if it’s your vibe 👀 #yabooks books.google.com/books/about/...

✨ANNOUNCEMENT✨

The time has come🥳Mentee applications are now open until November 21st! Interested parties should head over to www.roundtablementor.com/apply and feel free to DM for any questions! We can't WAIT to dive into your submissions!!!! ❤️

And here’s the cover itself! Piper at the Gates of Dusk, the first book in a new Chaos Walking trilogy, out 7 April 2026 worldwide. Something is coming…

— MAIDEN & CRONE A witch cursed from birth, a monster hunter and a sorcerer with magic he hates all have secrets to bury. The only way to do so is to find and make a deal with a ancient hag. 🌿MultiPOV 🍂WLW and MLM Romance 🌿 Witch Trials #QuestPit #A #W #F

presenting the #agentsguide for my adult queer gothic horror romance wip featuring: 🥀 angel summoning cult 🥀 corruption arc(s) 🥀 extremely unreliable narrator 🥀 it’s all a metaphor for ocd the problem with angels is, sometimes, they talk back. ✨ready for betas in December 👀 #QuestPit #W #A #H

🌲Spooky mountainside town 📷 missing hikers 🌲 aloof and mysterious bartender with plenty of secrets to hide 📷 suspicious locals 🌲#ownvoice Indigenous, Queer, and Autistic rep #Questpit #A #AG #PR #H #W

— RAVENSTONES In a city where faith is law, a disciple of a death goddess must track down a magical killer, all while unravelling the dark secrets in his church and his past. 🩸Humorism based magic system 🗡️MLM romance 🩸Faith/Religion vs Science/Academia #QuestPit #A #DF #H #W

APRIL????? This is so soon, idk why it was still years away in my head....... apologies for the person i will become when this book is in my hands

Announcing the cover of "Piper at the Gates of Dusk", the first book in a new CHAOS WALKING trilogy. Out 7 April 2026, worldwide. Something is coming...

✨Fullmetal Alchemist x Gideon the Ninth x Saving Private Ryan✨ THE NECROMANCER’S WIFE: 🏳️‍🌈wlw+queer chars (#sapphic MCs) 💀retired necromancer🩷💜💙 ⚗️missing alchemist🧡🤍🩷 🪄magical intrigue 🚂dieselpunk Rehash of the OG #QuestPit #W #A #SFF #RF #HF (art creds 🧵👇🏼)

celebrating #questpit with a new #agentguide !! Summer 1920. 8 children. 1 house. 1 games master. He’s a kid too, but this is his house, and it answers to him alone. Trapped in his games, they’ll have to get creative if they want to survive. 🐊 RevPit 25 winner 🐊 big 5 editor interest #Q #MG #H

Jennifer's Body x Together We Rot Boys start to disappear in Lyric’s backwards backwoods town and her best friend/crush Eleanor was the last person they were seen with, leaving Lyric to investigate if something is monstrously wrong with her friend. #Questpit #YA #AG #H #R #Ownvoice

Today’s the day! Have a question about the program, application process, or our mentors? Ask it below! #writingmentorship #roundtablementor #writingcommunity

Attention applicants! We're hosting an AMA on the RTM socials on 11/3 starting at 8 a.m. EST! We'll be answering questions about the program or anything specific you have for our mentors. (Some will also have AMAs on their personal pages, so keep an eye out!) See you then!

Manuscript wishlists are live! We recommend popping over to our website to peruse mentor profiles before mentee applications open on Nov 6th 👀 Important note: Contrary to previous rounds, we are only accepting complete manuscripts this year! www.roundtablementor.com/mentors

My MSWL for Round Table Mentor is live! You can check it out along with everyone else's on the @roundtablementor.bsky.social website Mentee applications open November 6th!

There are GALLEYS OF MY DEBUT! The emotions I felt when I first held my book (and still feel every time I look at the galleys on my shelf) were…I don’t even know. A lot. A jumbled up mix of a whole freaking lot. 1/4 #author #yaauthors #queerya ##2027debut #asexual #aromantic #debutauthors

re-opened this gofundme to try to raise enough for 1-2 more treatments. i want to be well!!! so badly!!!! and it's so hard!!!! gofund.me/e44eb2e80

Thank you! Hey everyone, am an indigenous trans artist in the global south, in perpetual housing insecurity; also permanently disabled with nerve damage that impacts my movement. Id absolutely love if you guys could like my work, or buy a print or send me a tip 🌼 (comments)

Excited to be a mentor for the upcoming year!! Will be mentoring YA, more info to come 👀

had to join the #DVParty !! here’s a (slightly late) moodboard for my upper #MG horror ft: 🎹 haunted piano playing ☎️ cut phone cords 🐊 crocodiles that shouldn’t be there

Writers! I will be closing to queries on October 1. I've fallen too far behind and need time to focus on client reading and getting through the material I've requested already. Thanks for your patience! Please remember that I respond to everyone, even if it might take me longer right now. 💚

📣Atención #agents, #editors, and #smallpresses!!!!! Would you like to participate in an event specific for Latinx/Latine Adult and NA voices on the 30th September? Let us know of your interest through the link below! forms.gle/EN9ATMfSqTct...

Round Table Mentor will be embarking on its third year very soon! 🥳 & what better way to celebrate than opening mentor applications! If you're an agented author or an established indie author, we hope you'll consider applying! ➡️http://roundtablementor.com/apply⬅️

My weirdest, strangest book child gets a surprising new write up. Next book, Moby Dick told from the point of view of the *harpoon*.

He has a taste for voyeurism. She has a thirst for revenge. All 👀 on this cover reveal for Bram Stoker Award-winning & internationally bestselling author @monikakimauthor 's next horror novel, MOLKA. Pre-order now at retailers everywhere! Available April 28, 2026 Cover Artist: Samira Iravani

Sometimes we’re unsatisfied with a thing we made because when it only existed in our head, we saw all the things it could have been and when it’s done we know all the things that it isn’t, but we can’t see the way it expands into a million new things when someone else unpacks it in their head. 🖊️🦑

Hola mi gente! #writingcommunity we finally decided to come to Bluesky and will be hosting on both X and on here. Keep an eye on this page for the next coming weeks!

"What do you mean, progress? ... I think we sort of assumed that it means progress towards something better, higher, nobler, more generous, more free. I don't know. But you can progress towards evil." -- Ursula K. LeGuin October 13, 2015

Here’s the link to file claims in the Anthropic case: www.lieffcabraser.com/anthropic-au...

WriteGirl mentorship applications are open until September 12th! Serving girls and gender expansive teens, it pairs writers with teens to cultivate their creative writing journeys. It’s been such a lovely experience and I highly recommend applying! www.writegirl.org/volunteer #writingcommunity

the We The People fundraiser has begun!! I donated a first chapter critique, and there are so many more amazing items to bid on for a great cause! www.32auctions.com/WeThePeopleS...

Jennifer's Body x Together We Rot friends to lovers cannibalism as metaphor for love #ownvoice Queer and Indigenous rep cult town in Canadian Prairies monstrous romance Bubblegum horror Sapphic pining #posterpit #YA #H #R #AG

I drew this on my lunch break your excuses are fucking pathetic

Summer, 1920. Eight children must play 14-year-old Alistair’s dangerous games, where understanding him may be the only way to outpace him—and escape the summer alive. How do you survive a puppet master when you’re his marionette? #PosterPit #MG #H #Q

✨Boys are disappearing in Lyric's backwards backwoods town 🎀 her friend/crush Eleanor was the last to see them ✨Eleanor's cultish town nearby may be to blame 🎀 gives maneater a whole new meaning ✨more than just their friendship is changing... #YA #H #R #posterpit #ag