I don’t know if Hawkeye would be the all-around best roommate in the world, but at least he’d never miss the bowl…

Waiting to hear back from the editor, but my agent says he really enjoyed UNCHOSEN ONES. Which is a *huge* relief. I don't know about the rest of y'all, but I always get that ugly fear when I first turn in a manuscript. "Wait, what if this one completely sucks and I didn't even know???" 😬😫

"But why don't more women report it?" 🤬

How did I not know about this Lady Trent/Dragons book from @swantower.bsky.social? Happily for me, TURNING DARKNESS INTO LIGHT is on sale for $1.99 at Amazon and the rest of the usual suspects. www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...

You can now order autographed and personalized copies of my books through Schuler Books 😁 (aka @schulerbooks.bsky.social). schulerbooks.com/list/author-...

Look who's on the Gen Con blog today! That's right, it's @erikscottdebie.bsky.social and @johannah.bsky.social and @brklyndragon.bsky.social! (And also me 😁) gencon.blog/2026/05/08/m...

just finished @jimchines.com's Slayers of Old, and ohhh middle-aged heroines! mislead teens! Squidward the cat, who survives! mice! the End of the World(tm) again! loved it, and highly recommend it! <3 <3

It's Deadline Day for UNCHOSEN ONES. Wish me luck!

SLAYERS OF OLD has been sitting at 199 ratings over on Amazon for several days now. Could someone please go make the numbers turn over so I can stop feeling twitchy about it? www.amazon.com/gp/product/0...

Me: You don't have to spell everything out. Trust your readers. They're smart enough to get it. Me after 5 minutes reading internet opinions: THIS IS EVILBALLS MCVILLAIN. HE HAS A PHD IN PUPPY-KICKING. HIS HOBBIES ARE TORTURING ORPHANS AND POOPING ON BUTTERFLIES. HE'S THE BAD GUY, NOT A ROLE MODEL.

Working on catching up on Patreon stuff. This month's reviews are for @jasonsanford.bsky.social's PLAGUE BIRDS and @matociquala.bsky.social's ANGEL MAKERS, both of which I very much enjoyed. www.patreon.com/posts/review...

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Choosing local when buying books is more than just where you shop: You’re protecting creativity. You’re defending the freedom to read. You’re uplifting diverse voices. You’re investing in neighbors. Today, and every day, we celebrate and support indie bookstores. Happy Independent Bookstore Day!

Happening in a few hours with @tobiasbuckell.bsky.social! Would love to see you there!

Random Writing-Related Search of the Day: "Goat tongues"

Jim, you are the greatest. I'm only on the first annotation over at SMTB for your Spider Goddess. The laughs were much needed! Thanks. <3 smartbitchestrashybooks.com/reviews/rise... @jimchines.com #writing #WritingTips #booksky

What are some of my favorite book series? Show one a day for 25 days? Okay. Day 3: Janitors of the Post-Apocalypse by @jimchines.com . This is the funniest sci-fi series. The Sanitation crew of a starship needs to save themselves and humanity. Brilliant! #booksky #novels #favoritebookseries

NASA's Artemis II mission has its own Instagram feed. www.instagram.com/nasaartemis/

Kobo has FIFTH QUARTER on sale for $4.99 until Tuesday, April 7th. Emotionally constipated assassins make the best Easter reading! www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/...

Star Trek figured this out thirty years ago. It's not hard. Even an old, drunk Klingon got it.

Since the "keep politics out of stories" argument is popping up again, I'm just gonna link to this article from 2015. "What 'entertainment without politics' means is 'entertainment that regurgitates the norm and doesn’t challenge my assumptions in any way.'" www.uncannymagazine.com/article/poli...

Sunbeam love ❤️

There's not an eyeroll emoji big enough for someone complaining about "cancel culture" while discussing an author who currently has an HBO special coming out and rakes in $60-$80 million in royalties each year.

Thank you! So glad you liked it 😊 No sequel plans at the moment, but we’ll see what happens!

Three emails from Mr. Halfassbookclub so far…

This month's review for supporters over on Patreon is the NAACP Image Award-winning DEATH OF THE AUTHOR, by @nnedi.bsky.social. It's thoughtful, powerful, truthful, challenging, and important. I expect to see it show up on more award lists before the year is over. www.patreon.com/posts/review...

“55% of horses returned to barn after barn doors ripped off by anti-door conspiracists.”

I’m working on these lectures further defining Africanjujuism and I talk about being chased by masquerades (mmuo, “spirits”) when I was little and that being where my obsession with them and what they were began (no one explained ANYTHING to us back then, lol!!). THIS is what I’m talking about:

#Booksky! Today is RELEASE DAY for BONE & BLOOD! There is a story of a widow & her two daughters, Snow White and Rose Red, the most perfect & darling little girls who had ever lived. This is not—quite—that story. I'm so proud of this one, guys! Please RT! :) www.amazon.com/dp/B0DXFPLQW...

New essay! "Endings and Other Lies" by Jim C. Hines! buff.ly/1XCTxZ8

For those wondering who we were bringing into the GenCon Writers Symposium as special and featured guests, wonder no longer… www.gencon.com/gen-con-indy... @tananarivedue.bsky.social @kundalinisteve.bsky.social @justinaireland.com @kwamembalia.bsky.social

My essay in the new issue of Uncanny. I almost emailed @michaeldthomas.bsky.social to ask if I could update the ending after the events of the past week… www.uncannymagazine.com/article/endi...

Nebula noms close on March 1. Hugo noms close on March 28. Grammys first round voting closes in mid-October. The Ellie Badge--wait, that doesn't have open voting. The Masked Singer voting is...I think it's going on right now? KITEMASTER and SLAYERS OF OLD are eligible for at least two of these...

I've got to get on track with Patreon stuff--I owe folks a reading. But in the meantime, here are this month's reviews. The review of DUNGEON CRAWLER CARL should be readable to everyone, while the review of the STRANGER THINGS ending is Patrons-only. www.patreon.com/posts/review...

Today's writing-related search: "Is piss-poor hyphenated?" (The answer appears to be yes, at least according to @merriam-webster.com.) #ProfessionalWriterAtWork

Swung by Schuler Books in Okemos this afternoon to sign some SLAYERS OF OLD stock in the back room. Okemos store has signed copies now, and the other stores should be getting theirs soon.

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Gah. I had the settings not quite right on my Writing Income post earlier this month. Sorry about that. It should now be free and readable to anyone without requiring a Patreon account. www.patreon.com/posts/2025-w...

"Bani Adam," a poem by Saadi Shirazi. This translation comes from PROBABILITY MOON, by Nancy Kress.

Happy booger-freezing season, everyone!

So far, I've seen what appear to be legitimate warnings about frostquakes and exploding trees in the U.S. midwest. Given how 2026 is going so far? Yeah, that tracks. (Seriously, stay warm and stay safe out there.*)

The @sfwa.org Recommended Reading List is up and running! For SFWA members, this means you can grab a reading copy of Kitemaster at www.sfwa.org/reading-list... (And check out lots of other awesome work too!)

A NATURAL HISTORY OF DRAGONS, by @swantower.bsky.social, is on sale for $1.99 at Amazon and elsewhere. I blurbed this one when it came out in 2013. “Lady Trent is the Jane Goodall of dragonkind, and I'm glad she's finally sharing her story with the world.” www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...

I'm curious what a six-month old baby was supposed to do differently, how they should have "complied" or "obeyed," to avoid being flash-banged and tear-gassed by ICE.

It’s review day over on Patreon. Today brings reviews of the movie Idiocracy (free for all) and the forthcoming book Ode to the Half-Broken (for Patrons). www.patreon.com/posts/147994...

Last night I finished Slayers of Old by @jimchines.com and I absolutely loved it! Found family, supernatural hijinks, chocolate chip muffins and a tentacled cat - a real treat for Buffy fans. I can already see this being in my top reads for 2026 and the year has barely started!

My latest essay for @uncannymagazine.bsky.social is live!! My editor: "I've never published a more important essay." 🥹