Ahh look at this cutie 💕💕💕

These awesome BFS authors are doing a live talk on folklore. Great way to spend a cold, dark November night. @abeaumontbooks.bsky.social @annasmithspark.bsky.social @silvanhistorian.bsky.social @aychao.com www.waterstones.com/events/folkl...

Terrific talk about storytelling from different cultural background mythologies and the links with folklore. With the wonderful authors @drkarenlord.bsky.social, Espen Aukan and @aychao.com; cleverly conducted by @diesclara.bsky.social #MesaRedondaVO #celsius2024

When Glasgow and your friend says, “hey want to do a double decker red bus that sees tea with a zillion other authors?” You say yes. Thank you @aychao.com for a brilliant afternoon and to all the publishers who sponsored such a fun bookish outing! @torbooks.bsky.social

I had a chat with @bellapagan.bsky.social for Glasgow Presents Worldcon! Take a look to find out more about Tor UK and Bella! m.youtube.com/watch?v=ka4l...

Help save these treasures on London’s Millenium Bridge 💗 Ben Wilson transforms discarded gum into tiny paintings that celebrate connections between people & places. The City wants to remove them—please sign to help save these unique works of public art. change.org/p/save-the-m...

For the morning crowd ICYMI 💗

I take my role as enabler very seriously! US friends: #shanghaiimmortal is 99 cents on amazon today 🤩 You’re welcome 😘 www.amazon.com/dp/B0BTD2QDS6/

Gentle reminder that if you read @uncannymagazine.bsky.social through Kindle Unlimited, you need to actually open issues and flip pages in order for it to “count” for subscription dollars. Keeping us on your subscription list doesn’t get us paid!

Good to see @aychao.com and @genevievecogman.bsky.social on my mother's TBR pile ☺️

Share your desk Sunday! I finally cleaned my hazard zone of a desk today ready for a Monday writing session so what better time to share a pic! What do you have on yours? #amwriting #procrasticleaning

Reward for being stuck twice today. Got my jabs out of the way, fall I’m ready for you!

🔥THIS IS NOT A DRILL🔥 All event links are now live for my US tour! Get your tickets/preorders here: linktr.ee/ay_chao Cannot wait to meet y'all 🩷 I might have some special surprises for those who preorder for the bookstore events. Keep your eyes peeled!👀

Broke out my fierce little fugu mug today. He’s my early morning drafting buddy bringing me caffeine and hopefully many words!

Who knew sprintbot had such power? 800 words in 30 min. I’m shook! Tomorrow we’re going all out

#ShanghaiImmortal US #PreorderCampaign! Preorder with River Bend Bookshop and get art cards + bookmark. riverbendbookshop.com/aychao Preorder with the Signed Page and get signed book + art card + bookmark. signedpage.com/products/sha... 💗 thanks for all your support 💗

book 2 syndrome. ugh. that is all.

Helped organise a grassroots #eseaauthorslitfest! It was SO MUCH FUN! My heart is so darned full. Building community, opening doors, lifting voices from all different genres, authors & illustrators, kidlit, SFF, thriller, contemp, lit fit. We celebrate all. <3 #eseaheritagemonth

Back from #fantasycon feeling inspired and ready to dive back into drafting book 2. Had a blast moderating Bad Girls of SFF panel and hanging out with the best writing peeps! Til next time 💗

In Birmingham for #fantasycon. Some pretty sights for your enjoyment. The first building is a library!! 😍

Getting stuck in the lift is a #FantasyCon right of passage, could have done it with lovelier people than @tashasuri.bsky.social, @aychao.com, and @annabelcwrites.bsky.social!

Downloaded the Bluesky app. I guess I live here now 💗

My Genre Grapevine report on what's happening at F&SF, which accepted a story by an author connected to the National Front. Also digs into how anger was wrongly aimed at Sheree Renée Thomas and how publisher Gordon Van Gelder needs to deal with this issue. www.patreon.com/posts/88237737

Really loved this piece when I happened upon it on the bad place. Melissa takes a story premise that might look fairly predictable in a bare outline, but executes it beautifully. A good reminder that originality and creativity lie mainly in craft rather than ideas.

Tuesdays are henceforth cupcake day

A primer on creative cursing in #ShanghaiImmortal: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CuFSbnBAwud/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Another fun fart one is 拍馬屁 "patting the horse’s fart" = to flatter/butter up. #2023debuts #learnchinese #chinesefantasy

Any 台湾 peeps here? Heading over to Taipei and looking for places to write. Book 2 deadline looms and need some spaces to word as much as I can!

Introductions: I’m Alice, I write fantasy. My debut SHANGHAI IMMORTAL is set in 1930s Shanghai about a half fox-spirit half vampire outcast with a bad temper and a potty mouth. Frenemies, cinnamon roll LI, butts, virtuous peaches and ta-tas abound. Working on book 2. Character Art by Ang Hui Qing

Since everybody is doing introduction posts today: hello! I'm Willow, and I write comics and novels. A lot of people know me as the original writer and co-creator of Kamala Khan/Ms Marvel; today I write (GLAAD Award-winning!) Poison Ivy +upcoming hot orc saga The Hunger and the Dusk.

Yeah feeling same. Some positive signs here!

Dipping the toes in the bluesky waters. LOL hope it is less, ahem… Eventful? Uncontrollable trash fire? Full of stampeding horses?