And we're off to the races! #simonsquest @shortwavebooks.bsky.social @beckylejeune.bsky.social

Contributor copies for the Spanish translation of ABNORMAL STATISTICS have finally been retrieved from the post office! Thank you so much for the wonderful treatment La biblioteca de Carfax! And to my agent @beckylejeune.bsky.social!

going into the Print Run episode-planning doc and heaving a big sigh and typing "Quirk Books"

Thinking of all the editors, designers, publicists, storytellers and everyone else in between who worked at Quirk so unbelievably hard to make good books, exciting books, to get these stories out there in the world, to just work and be a part of this publishing industry, to survive: bit.ly/4ePWiEp

I'm asking this as a serious question. *WITH INSURANCE* would an American have to pay for this? 1 overnight stay + 1 visit to ER 1 CT Scan + 1 xray at ER 2 blood panels 2 urinalysis Meds (by bag): ketorolac (4), saline (4), ondansetron (4) hydromorphone (3), fentanyl (1/2 bag) metoclopramide (1)

Hey, Perth - if you wanr a copy of RECALL, get in quick. There's only a dozen left! 😱

Normal people: I’ve got the house to myself for two days—time to relax, maybe have some friends over. Me: it’s like two squirrels screaming at each other in my head, saying we’re gonna get all the things done!

And as predicted I will have to be at the county courthouse at 7:30 Monday morning.

"money can't buy happiness" that's cool i'm not trying to buy happiness i'm trying to buy groceries without having a panic attack

BREAKING: In a unanimous decision, a federal court of appeals has ruled that Louisiana's law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in all public school classrooms is unconstitutional. We’ll keep saying it: Public schools are not Sunday schools.

Someone in the replies called this doordash for bears and I can't stop laughing

ADHD hell: a jury duty summons. I don’t need a set in stone schedule but I need at least a vague idea of how my days are going to play out. Anyone who has asked for anything next week has gotten a noncommittal “I might have jury duty.” I hate this nebulous shit! 🧵

Friends, I'll be at the wonderful Supanova Comic Con & Gaming in Sydney this weekend and Perth next weekend. I'll have all these books with me at special Supanova prices. Would love to see you there! @supanovaexpo.bsky.social

I am so excited about this book! I love it so much! Congrats to @mmdaviesostrom.bsky.social and here’s to many more!!!

Coyote pups at Graceland Cemetery!

So what’s the count now: tomatoes, cucumbers, Topo Chico, coffee creamer… guess I’ll stick to Doritos and Dr Pepper.

Publication date is 2027! That’s on me.

If you’ve never watched The No 1 Ladies Detective Agency, you are missing out on something so joyful and fabulous!

Here’s my conspiracy theory: big “Soylent Green” is behind all the food recalls! (Just kidding, it’s our broken govt and all those troublesome regulations they keep fighting to get rid of.)

My sleep sucks. It has for YEARS! But as a side sleeper at least part of my current issue would be helped by not having to turn like a rotisserie chicken all night because of hip pain!

"To say I was impressed was an understatement because Baxter’s writing blew me away. I loved how he mixed the hard boiled crime with slight elements of supernatural horror to full blown cosmic horror." 😮😃

If you’ve yet to dive into @alanbaxter.bsky.social’s work, this is the perfect time!

I'm thrilled to be reading tomorrow night on @storyhour.bsky.social, alongside the ineffable @premeemohamed.com.

I have felt like garbage today. And tired. And now my feet itch like mad! Doesn’t seem like I can expect much by way of a good sleep. Kitty snugs were nice though!

If you're going to watch Murderbot on Apple TV, consider adding it to your watchlist. It's kind of like pre-ordering a book, it tells the streaming service that you're there for our show. Link for US viewers: tv.apple.com/us/show/murd... (You can also search for it on the app.)

You should consider reading my books if you like: gothic fiction, architectural horror, folk horror, weird families, monsters, capybaras, homunculi, labyrinthine hallways, abandoned amusement parks, bizarre magic, body horror, animatronics, cults.

I could use some help spreading the word about my fabric art shop. I have a few more little guys available, hand-sewn and designed by me. Each one takes many hours to create. Thank you for the support. jeremycreature.etsy.com

Just in case you forgot: Nikola Tesla was a badass inventor whose name was appropriated by a dumbass.

*Never give up Since I was dropped by Cemetery Dance I: Landed an agent Opened @sobelobooks.bsky.social with @lcmarino.bsky.social Came within an eyelash of a Stoker nom Finished my debut novel Fought a bulldog-sized rat to become king of the rats Was dethroned by a boxer-sized rat Cried

My feeling about any corporations using AI in place of creative work by human beings is the executives and promoters and enablers who foisted this on us should be driven out and never work in those industries again.

Y’all PTSD/CPTSD is wild. And I actually am so resistant to copping to having it because it doesn’t seem like my experiences are on par with someone who went to war. In other words, I don’t feel like I have suffered enough to claim this. And yet my brain would disagree!

Gee if only we could use AI to do things like collate data and come up with answers and solutions to real world issues (health trends and preventative measures to catch life threatening illnesses before it’s too late).

Aggressive reminder @beckylejeune.bsky.social and I had a great conversation about all things literary agent. Dog-eared Nightmares is available wherever podcasts are sold.

Y’all!!! I’m so excited to announce that I am now representing the amazing @angelaslatter.bsky.social!!!

Get your preorder on!!!!

It happened!!!! Hello, jammie time!!!

Not me hoping for a double whammy of a thunderstorm and canceled baseball game this evening!

Dog-eared Nightmares is live! Ask an agent with @beckylejeune.bsky.social where we discuss the function of an agent, pitching an agent, social media done well and not so well, and why I'm her favorite client: open.spotify.com/episode/088k...

Don’t get tendinitis, y’all. It super sucks.

So, uh... There will be an announcement tomorrow about my two orphaned books. Stay tuned!

New episode alert! I was fortunate to read The Memory Ward by @jonbassoff.bsky.social and interview him at an in-store event. About 18 minutes of that audio survived, so we recreated the magic a few weeks later. Have a listen to the latest Dog-eared Nightmares: creators.spotify.com/pod/show/les...

As a reminder, two of the six upcoming titles in our Summer of C.S. are available now on NetGalley for reviewers! These two are standalone novels featuring characters from @cshumble.bsky.social's highly-praised That Light Sublime trilogy.

Ask an agent! Tomorrow I will interview @beckylejeune.bsky.social of the Bond Literary Agency for my podcast, Dog-eared Nightmares. Have a question you'd like to ask? Add a comment or DM me. She benches 225, so don't waste your question on that. Please share!

It's been a busy few weeks in other arenas and I've had not the chance to post as often I usually do. So I do hope you enjoy Xueting's Sunday #Culture today, which is something a bit special. The 新中式 New Chinese Style, officially the new big trend since Shanghai Fashion Week, but it's been around 1/

I’m in

JFC! I don’t know about y’all but I REALLY love starting my weekend in a panic because my kid’s school called. (He’s fine, btw.)