this book is GREAT and Amal is a delight and i am just so thrilled!!

last night after i cracked a joke, my mother looked me dead in the face and said, "you can't be funny, you're my daughter." i am going to be processing this one for a while.

god I love being divorced

This was delightful! Thanks so much to Melissa and My Bookcase Slays for thoughtful questions and a great conversation.

The mutter paneer roti from Ghandi Roti in Toronto. Ginger Beef from Ming in Calgary. Tortellini in cream sauce from the Cook's Shop in Windsor (circa 1999).

for a piece I’m working on: destiny 2 devs of all eras, what’s your favorite thing you contributed to the game and why? can be big or small, still in the game or not. DMs are open and my email is [email protected]

I’m like only a quarter into this and it’s just as engaging as its predecessor. Please check this out! If you love deconstructions of the superhero genre and brilliant satire of the toxicity of late stage capitalism, you must. Also, it’s just so sincere and raw.

Many thanks to @ctvnewsatlantic.bsky.social for this incredibly kind interview and follow-up article! yes I did talk about LARP and goon child support at 8am on television. www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...

while this is peak millennial oversharing I cannot handle that this just happened to me so all of you have to deal with it too: today my instacart shopper didn't GET A BAG for the THREE ENEMAS I ordered and just left them NAKED ON THE PORCH

I have about 3000 hours in Destiny 2 (yes i am very sad and am not ready to talk about it yet). I have a little over 900 in both POE 1 and POE 2, just under 1000 in Valheim, and nearly 900 in Elden Ring.

I have the smartest, most talented friends: "speculative fiction just happening to have the same on-sale date" edition.

Many thanks to @literaryhub.bsky.social for letting me go off on one of my favourite topics (and a question I am asked very often): why do we like the bad guys so much? Here's to all the fiction villains who did irrevocable damage to my brain during my formative years. lithub.com/villains-are...

The folks who are connecting with Villain are *really* connecting with it, which is all I ever dreamed of.

1. Not getting into a PhD program -- which had accepted me the year before, an acceptance I tried to defer. I was advised by the department head to simply turn down instead because of the departmental politics at the time. They said I was "guaranteed" a spot next time, with degree in hand.

life is at least a little beautiful idk

Tech culture is weird. Science fiction has some things to say about it. Author @caitlinrozakis.bsky.social (Dreadful, Startup Hell) recommends 5 books on the subject:

What delightful company to find myself in. :D

At last, the day has come. Today is VILLAIN release day! It barely seems real, and I'm thrilled and relieved and so happy this weird, difficult, joyous rejection of a redemption arc exists in the world. US: www.harpercollins.com/products/vil... Canada: www.harpercollins.ca/978006334136...

I asked this question! The answer in the moment was great; this elaboration is also super fascinating!!

I hope these accurately convey my SHEER DELIGHT. Endless thanks to @tricon-hfx.bsky.social for hosting, for @daviddemchuk.com for being a charming interrogator, @tridenthalifax.bsky.social for getting early copies to sell, and @amalelmohtar.com for live-skeeting my exuberance. 🖤

The ways that Sia connected to Villain are exactly what my greatest hopes for the book are, and more. Thank you so much for this.

sounds about right #Tricon #weirdgaysuperheroes

"Hey Natalie how do you come up with convincing supervillain dialogue?" Once again featuring @jairuskhan.bsky.social

Force out 200 words, you'll feel better

me, buying a book written by someone who I've never met but we sometimes like each other's posts on Bluesky: my friend wrote this

VILLAIN comes out ONE WEEK from TODAY and I am practically vibrating with excitement and The Anxiety™.

A+ #BookReview: Villain by Natalie Zina Walschots #booksky @nataliezed.bsky.social @wmmorrowbooks.bsky.social #williammorrowbooks #superheroes #sciencefiction

Deepfakes are everywhere, but digital forensics investigators are fighting back. Learn more: https://scim.ag/42dMPBg

my cat just stole my bag of edibles if you would like an idea of how my day is going

My @tricon-hfx.bsky.social schedule is set -- including a BOOK LAUNCH celebration for VILLAIN. The wonderful folks at TriCon have even got their hands on a few copies of VILLAIN early! The glorious @daviddemchuk.com will also be interrogating me about my "crimes against speculative fiction." >:)

Deep thanks to Lit Hub for in flushing VILLAIN on this list, and in such excellent company!

These upcoming sci-fi and fantasy books will have you craving adventure in fantastical, futuristic worlds. lithub.com/mays-best-sc...

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OKAY WE ARE SET TO GO I got my surgery date for Operation Literally Operation Yeet The Uterus Into The Sun! May 8! (If anyone feels like donating $3 for grocery delivery and catsitting moneys -- and IF YOU CAN AFFORD IT!!! -- I will not say no! ko-fi.com/premee )

GET READY TO SUBMIT ‼️ Augur Magazine is opening for a priority call! We're accepting submissions from anyone living within Canada who is also... - BIPOC - 2SLGBTQIA - Disabled on MAY 5TH!!! Open call for international + Canadian subs will take place this summer! Check out our subs guidelines👇

I recorded an episode of My Bookshelf Slays with @mwestemeier.bsky.social this afternoon. I was asked what the weirdest object in my office is, so I got to show off my 1940s dental phantom.

Villain is coming out in *less than a month*, so please prepare for me to be completely insufferable in the short and medium term. This book was more difficult to write than I could ever have imagined, and this Kirkus starred review was such a relief and a joy: www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

Last night I was alone in my house for the first time in quite a while. Usually I'm the one travelling and @jairuskhan.bsky.social tends the homestead but this time it was just me.

This is happening TOMORROW and I am so thrilled to be a part of it! I'm going to be on two panels: "Making It & Breaking It: Navigating A Career In Writing" and "Fighting the Empire: Unflinching Looks at Fascism."

I was not prepared for the future to be this medieval.

Hello! I'm looking for a queer horror artist for an anthology short (6-8 pgs)! This is paid work and the rate will go up based on crowdfunding. New creators welcome! Please DM ME with your PORTFOLIO. Final pages will be due in two months. I'll contact my choice in the next two weeks. Thanks!

We are 75% funded! This SFFH community leaves us breathless with its support and talent and creativity! Y'all are amazing Our fundraiser ends in one hour, and then we rest! If you have means to give, every gift counts, no matter how small. locusmag.com/igg26 Link in bio!

Men were robbed when we were shamed for expressing empathy or sadness. Take your humanity back, gentlemen. Also, lift weights, train martial arts, read books, and fight fascism bare-knuckled where you find it.

I am once again asking

"No Baroque Boys (after Artemisia Gentileschi's Jael and Sisera)" done in Kid Pix Studio Deluxe on an iBook G3 using an Apple Pro Mouse from 2000.

I've had a front row seat watching this record come together, and it's a monster. Nick Thériault & @jairuskhan.bsky.social have made something special. "Verified Unidentified is a collection of malevolent earworms, the kinds of maggots you might find wriggling through the corpse of a dead star."

Remember, everything today is a lie.

That's enough day for today

Behold the monstrosity I have grown from the single sprouted tomato seed that was in my burger king whopper

excuse me you're being kind if villainphobic rn??? i really don't appreciate this kind of anti-evil language. do-gooders dni