In just a few hours our programming for Quasar kicks off, and we couldn't be more excited. Launching our first-ever Fall Online Nebula Event was no easy feat, but it is always a privilege to bring brilliant creators together. Thank you to everyone who made Quasar possible. 1pm PST! See you soon!

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Happy Friday! No regular newsletter this week. I’m in recovery mode from TeslaCon and dabbling with revisions before I prep for Fables and Flames (one week from today!) In the meantime, I’m excited to have a couple fun online events to attend virtually this weekend while I’m recharging: #BookSky

Back from TeslaCon! I had so much fun paneling, meeting readers, performing in the BrassGears Radio Show, and going to room parties (a Wonderland-themed one w/ the Chicago Steampunk Expo + Gloaming Court Gala w/ Chicagoland Steampunk Society) 💖⚙️📚 #BookSky

Back from TeslaCon! I had so much fun paneling, meeting readers, performing in the BrassGears Radio Show, and going to room parties (a Wonderland-themed one w/ the Chicago Steampunk Expo + Gloaming Court Gala w/ Chicagoland Steampunk Society) 💖⚙️📚 #BookSky

This week in #steampunk: Scenes from Whitby Goth Weekend; Steampunk Streaming Guide; New Abney Park, FnP videos; Velvet Jeanie revisits 2023 video; The Steampunk Librarian returns; Paul Eccentric book launch; Watch City, Key City open for applications. steampunk-explorer.com/digest/steam...

Our attendee survey for Quasar is up! Quasarites: Don't forget to fill out the form ASAP to help with workshop and office hour assignments. Also, we have a new event at Quasar: a social suite on Saturday with @evergreenlee.bsky.social. Join your fellow creators, and bring animal familiars to share!

It's November and the countdown is officially on! I'll be at Fable & Flames Romantasy Gala all 3 days. I'm so excited for a magical weekend ✨ Mark your calendars and keep an eye out for where to find my booth! Let's make it a weekend for the books 📚

CHECK OUT these free #SpeculativeFiction readings! See you there?

Starting on a new piece on stream today if y'all wanna hang out. I have become the Bob Ross that swears liberally. I am okay with this.

On the road to TeslaCon today!! Can't wait to see everyone 💖⚙️📚 #BookSky

SFWA’s Writing Dates Program runs every Sunday from 2:00 to 4:00 PM PST, offering dedicated sessions to help authors meet their word counts and other creative goals. Volunteer to lead a writing date! You don’t need to be a SFWA member to apply as a guest host. Learn more at sfwa.org/volunteer

Weekend calendar: TeslaCon in Wisconsin and Steampunk the Thames in New Zealand, plus happenings in Tucson, San Diego, and the Sacramento area. #steampunk steampunk-explorer.com/news/weekend...

Happy to report tonight has rapidly started to turn around and while I still have work to do, I'm so excited for the convention! My panels are going to be 🔥🔥🔥 Hooray for putting the punk back into steampunk 💖⚙️📚

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fact: transphobia is for losers

Today has been a bit of a dumpster fire, but at least my wings arrived on time so I can be the Green Fairy at TeslaCon's Gnome Rave this weekend! (I decided that I'm too tall to be a gnome 😂) Now to have some dinner before I finish packing! At least my books and table set up are packed... 💙📚

Any unsolicited email that includes something like "I’m part of a private readers community about 2000+ active readers and social media reviewers. We’re not some forced review for hire thing. We just spotlight books that actually deserve to be seen, and yours hit that nerve." is a scam. I'm sorry.

SFWA is thrilled to announce our Winter Worlds of Giving, running Nov 1 to Jan 31. Join us on the campaign trail! We're fundraising to support our mainly volunteer-run services, and we want to support YOU in your writing goals all along the way. Learn more below! 👇👀 www.sfwa.org/winter-world...

I'm not doing well with the time change at all, and every time I turn around, there's more con prep to be done. I still need to pack my clothes. 🙃 However, one bright spot has been reading Frankenstein to my boys (8 and 11.) The number of times they've said "Victor, no" already has been hilarious 😂

Yo, Tenebrous Cult! Friend o'the press Wendy Wagner has been busy pulling together a great fundraiser to support the Oregon Food Bank, which is in (even more) desperate need these days. Tenebrous will be on site, helping out in any way we can. Come join us next Monday at the Rose City Book Pub🖤☠️

I'm returning to TeslaCon this year as both a vendor and a panelist! I'm so excited to talk about everything from Victorian folklorists arguing about the existence of the fae to automatons in fiction! #BookSky 📚💙

I'm returning to TeslaCon this year as both a vendor and a panelist! I'm so excited to talk about everything from Victorian folklorists arguing about the existence of the fae to automatons in fiction! #BookSky 📚💙

The sub call for Indigenous writers is now open! strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...

#writingcommunity, check this out: 💙📚

🎃 Happy Halloween! Read this love letter to Frankenstein, Nikola Tesla, automatons, and women in STEM for only 99c! 🎃 #BookSky 💙📚

New #WriterBeware blog post: an explainer on the huge Anthropic class action copyright settlement: what it is, how it happened, how writers with eligible infringed works may benefit financially, and what eligible writers should do next writerbeware.blog/2025/10/31/t...

🎃 Happy Halloween! Read this love letter to Frankenstein, Nikola Tesla, automatons, and women in STEM for only 99c! 🎃 #BookSky 💙📚

If any of my lead-level narrative designer pals are up for moving to Boston, my old job is open! It's a lovely team and a very cool project! (And it's not open due to churn but due to my replacement getting promoted and the narrative team expanding!) www.cdprojektred.com/en/jobs/2064...

Ghost Show Press needs your help to get their latest book of film essays over the finish line. I've written for several of their books (but not this one) and they're always tons of fun, with great writing about a wild array of movies. Join me in backing the book! www.kickstarter.com/projects/gho...

For the evening #BookSky crowd 💙📚

Lol to thinking it was Friday already. Wishful thinking on my part. But yay for another day to prep for next week's convention!

ONE DAY ONLY: 300+ fantasy romance, paranormal romance, and monster books on sale for 99c! 💖⚙️📚 My book, Forsaken Beauty and the Etherbeast, is part of the FaRo Society book blast. Check it out here: www.farosociety.com/bookblast #BookSky

The last steampunk book chat of 2025 is Sun. Nov 16 for Gail Carriger’s Ettquette & Espionage We begin @7:30 PM East/4:30 PM Pacific for 90 mins. Event is free to attend, but spoilers may pop up. Please join us! We’ll announce next year's schedule later in November. www.facebook.com/events/11111...

We’re in the last days, and still have far to go. If you were thinking of chipping in for this one, now is the time: www.kickstarter.com/projects/gho...

Happy Friday! This week's newsletter is live. 💖⚙️📚Here's what you'll find inside: 📖 300+ fantasy romance, paranormal romance, and monster books on sale ⚙️ My love letter to Frankenstein, Nikola Tesla, automatons, and women in STEM 👀 Read here: news.kelseyjosephson.com/p/one-day-on... #BookSky

Happy Friday! This week's newsletter is live. 💖⚙️📚 Here's what you'll find inside: 📖 BTS of the Fall Boozy Book Fest! ⚙️ Sneak peek at something new for TeslaCon 👀 📚 More bookish news! 🔗 news.kelseyjosephson.com/p/sneak-peek... #BookSky

@teagrandarbiter.bsky.social and I are unleashing more tea and tomfoolery this week. Friday, @everiotartist.bsky.social joins us for peak spooky season chaos! (We have plans!) madameaskew.com/2025/10/20/w...

This weekend’s #steampunk calendar, including Clockwork Alchemy and Steamers & Dreamers in the U.S., plus Steampunk Halloween in the U.K. and SilwerSteam VII in Sweden. steampunk-explorer.com/news/weekend...

We have a preview of Clockwork Alchemy, the SF Bay Area #steampunk convention. Musical guests include Dust Bowl Faeries and @unwoman.com. @clockworkalchemy.bsky.social steampunk-explorer.com/articles/clo...

Sunday: steampunk virtual book chat. Strange Practice by Vivian Shaw. 7:30 PM Eastern. Please join us! Wrapping up book chat for 2025, next month is Etiquette & Espionage by Gail Carriger, on Nov. 16. We’ll be announcing next year’s list later in November. www.facebook.com/events/11244...

I've written for past books from the Ghost Show and they're always terrific. Nothing from me in this one, so join me in backing the project as a fan of movies and good writing about them! www.kickstarter.com/projects/gho...

Happy Thursday! This week's newsletter is live. 💖⚙️📚 Here's what you'll find inside: 📚 All about this weekend's book fest ⚙️ More shenanigans inside! Read here: news.kelseyjosephson.com/p/three-days... #BookSky

Red alert! Another earthquake! We are back up to a full quota of 6 authors on Thursday, including (eek!) the ghost! 👻 #SWSWQR share.google/lRxEk3tYBeRW...

Tuesday, Oct. 14 is Ada Lovelace Day, honoring the 19th century English mathematician who wrote one of the first computer programs. The day also celebrates women in STEM. We’ve posted a story about the observation. #steampunk #adalovelace #adalovelaceday steampunk-explorer.com/news/ada-lov...

Coming soon...our second SPOOKY SEASON Quick Reads! Heat up some tea in your cauldron, settle down with a familiar purring in your lap, and enjoy six story snippets spanning the entire range of speculative fiction! See you there! #SWSWQR www.eventbrite.com/o/strong-wom...

Kickstarter for Subversive Sci-Fi Evolution is LIVE! Please SHARE this link and PLEDGE what you can!: www.kickstarter.com/projects/gho... (Kickstarter United is currently on strike, and we strongly encourage everyone to read more about that: kickstarterunited.org www.kickstarter.com/projects/gho...

Today is World Octopus Day! Here is a picture of BLAMELESS with an octopus "sculpture" paperweight that I actually use as a doorstop and phone holder/prop.

Wednesday, Oct. 8, is World Octopus Day, celebrating the strange, highly intelligent sea creatures that have become icons of #steampunk. It’s also the start of International Cephalopod Awareness Days. steampunk-explorer.com/news/world-o...