There's has been a lot of discourse lately about reviews, especially for older and indie titles. NEW YEAR, NEW YOU, released in 2024, got lovely coverage from indie & mainstream reviewers alike. I wanted to highlight them again w/ a big THANK YOU 🧵 (and we're still happy to give out review copies!)

New year, new awards, new cover!

I'm excited to join the Spring Workshop @futurescapesww.bsky.social . This workshop is for honing those first 3,500 words, and this Meanderthal draft needs some focus and a deadline!

Oh hey my NYC peeps! My new play The Misopeds get a reading on Monday the 15th courtesy of the wonderful @nakedangelsnyc.bsky.social ! Would love to see you there.

Oh how I love our new cover. (Can't figure out what to buy your weird nephew for Xmas/Hannukkah/It's Winter Here's a Present? This.)

To the Jellyfish in my life.

Hey! It's Tuesday!

A DARKER SHADE OF MAGIC x HOUSE M.D. Days before graduation, blood-magic medical student Nettle accidentally girlbosses herself into the middle of a murderous conspiracy. Her best friend has been hiding his radical political activism. And worst of all, she’s *really* broke. #DVpit #F #A #LGBTQ

Scotland, 1925: A gentleman thief, a lonely demon hunter and a married sorceress embark on a glittering heist to destroy the English occult. Forbidden passions and their own ambition threatens to destroy them before the English get the chance. Bi rep, ace rep, mf, mmf, mm #dvpit #a #f #queer

Moonset, New York City.

End of an era.

Saw Improvised Shakespeare tonight in Brooklyn and why aren't they on Bluesky so I can hype them up? (Will email, because I am that stranger that replies to your newsletter and says, hey, get on Bluesky so I can hype you up!)

Season opener for @nakedangelsnyc.bsky.social Tuesdays @ 9:00! Huge thanks to Jean-Marie McKee, @michaelcoday.bsky.social, @barbaramato.bsky.social and this killer cast who threw caution to the wind on a read from my new farce The Misopeds:

Your chance to fund a bingo square on Christie Yant's fab Tools for Writers:

M*th*rf*ck*rs. It never ends.

See? Hire @apottern.bsky.social

Ooo I took a class from @apottern.bsky.social ! Marketing, which she excels at and which gives me anxious fits. GAVE me anxious fits: now I have class notes. Allison is practical and will give you forms. I need those.

So the 2:30am - 3:30am insomnia draft seems to be the keeper?

And on the subject of #realartatters: AI poisoning tool NIGHTSHADE is now free for artists to use: venturebeat.com/ai/nightshad...

Hey! We missed the Bérchules New Year—it came early on August 2nd this year. But we can catch up quick with a big sale on spec fic anthology New Year New You running through WorldCon. books2read.com/newyearnewyo...

Been dipping back in to the start of the Night's Edge series as it's racing towards its close. If you need a distraction from the current unfolding apocalypse.

I am reluctantly—reluctantly—setting aside the idea of taking a broadsword class at #seattleworldcon. I reserve the right to change my mind.

ALWAYS a good time at Fantastic Fiction at KGB.

Yay! New story out by @traewrites.bsky.social.

Our pocket Constitutions are the perfect size to keep handy — and will always spell out your rights in full. Order yours today at aclu.org/pocketconstitutions.

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Why Chutzpah? It takes chutzpah to: write a book to ask peers for a critique to submit it to bare the slings and arrows of outrageous reviewers and, yes, even to shout, "I'm here. Please like and share." What act of creative chutzpah have you done today? www.kickstarter.com/projects/att...

One week until I fly to Seattle for my first WorldCon. Reader, I am not ready. seattlein2025.org

No idea why, but Am*zon put our book on deep discount! Get our kickass anthology IN PAPERBACK feat. stories by @matociquala.bsky.social @darylwriterguy.bsky.social and up-and-comers from @viableparadise.bsky.social FOR LESS THAN $5! Go, now, before the algorithm changes its mind! a.co/d/0NE0fgO 📚🚀

To all who did *not* get in to #VP2025, I got in on my 2nd application—from the wait list. That was a long summer. To the wait list people, whatever happens, I'm rooting for you.

Huge congratulations to the 2025 class of Viable Paradise! You have so many friends you haven't met yet.

Tonight is the glory that is Manhattanhenge—but it's raining in New York. Better luck July 11.

In My Anthology Era - mailchi.mp/e01f9f5dd0a5...

New Year New You is eligible for the Locus Award! poll.voting.locusmag.com

Perk up your Monday with a tales of fresh starts and new beginnings from the spec fiction realm: books2read.com/newyearnewyo...

Happy Roman New Year!

Hey it's Tuesday! In three hours it will be...Tuesdays@9:00! Naked Angels, find your people here: go.bsky.app/UfyDRTm

Do no sleepwalk into autocracy. Keeping your head down will not save you. Instead, your institution—school, nonprofit, church—needs to do what Rutgers is: flocking behaviour. Band together. Be solid. Face reality—together. It does work.And there's no other choice than to sleepwalk into the horror.

Here’s the full cover spread of SPACE TRUCKER JESS, my far future science fiction novel coming in June from Fairwood Press. Pre-orders are available now. fairwoodpress.com/store/p181/S...

Lovely reading hosted by the lovely @chrisrose.bsky.social . Thanks for having us!

This is tomorrow. Tomorrow? Tomorrow! In Baltimore. I'm looking forward to visiting a new-to-me bookstore because I'm always up for that. And for the first time, I'm one of the authors reading!

It's Nowruz! the Persian New Year. On this day, no such thing as too much parsley.

Hey Baltimore humans—this is going to be a good time! www.eventbrite.com/e/charm-city...

DOUBLE WOOT! Congratulations Eugenia!

WOOT! Congratulations Jennifer!

WOOT! Congratulations Jordan!

Writers! Spread the word! Uncanny Magazine will be open for Flash Fiction submissions (750-1500 words) from March 24-28. www.uncannymagazine.com/submissions/

omigosh, my first bookstore reading as an author! March 22 at Charm City Spec: www.eventbrite.com/e/charm-city...

Fantastic! Congratulations @cjlavigne.com !

It's going to be a *day* in the City of New York, but it started with a gold chip of moon in the pre-dawn sky and a skribble of pink steam in the cold air, and that will have to do.