To anyone reading this - we are ACTIVELY SEEKING someone to cover indie comics as a regular beat...but everyone is making 15 minute videos now and it's hard to get them to put down the camera. I get that we need both platforms. Anyway who wants to write about comics, DM me.

Subterranean Press to Close locusmag.com/2026/06...

Quick Shot: BULLET WOUNDS Your character does NOT need a bullet removed to magically cure them. Removing it can cause MORE damage…especially in a dingy basement. Instead, they’ll die from sepsis from their untreated intestinal wound #writing #scriptsky #scriptskyuk

Too many large possibilities hanging in the unknown... Must. Not. Pace.

My #LibraryReadingWed @libraryreads.bsky.social #BookSky is I AM THE MONSTER UNDER THE BED by @emilyzinnikas.bsky.social, due in Sept. from @macmillanlib.bsky.social @stmartinspress.bsky.social. Great title & cover. Debut. Unsolved teen massacre. Did she or didn't she? Can't wait to get back to it!

Used this phrase in a conversation with a GenZ and confused them thoroughly. Am I the only one who knows what this is?

I have finished reading the queries for March of this year. If anyone is morbidly curious, out of 195 queries received that month (this does not include several referrals I received through clients and colleagues) I requested to read 10.

(Somewhat) back to the land of the living after having the flu.

Big news if you follow publishing scams: Michael Cris Traya Sordilla, CEO of PageTurner/Innocentrix--one of the biggest ever Philippine scam operations that was busted by the FBI last year--pleads guilty; ordered to pay over $48 million in restitution for victims www.justice.gov/usao-sdca/pr...

Just another day at the office...

Anthropic copyright settlement update: Authors are reporting receiving notices like the one below, with a new claims deadline. This is presumably an effort to find rightsholders who have NOT filed a claim yet; if you've already filed a claim, you don't need to file a new one.

Here's the link to my on camera interview with the great Jon Ciccolini at @beadleandgrimms.com as we discuss the upcoming Deep Space 9 murder mystery game HOLOSUITE HOMICIDE!! youtube.com/watch?v=2Nea...

Wordle 1,765 1/6 OMG IT FINALLY HAPPENED! THE START WORD I'VE BEEN USING FOR !!YEARS!! WAS THE WORD TODAY! I AM IN TEARS LOL 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Dream Report: A Journalist major, an Accounting major, an ROTC Criminal Justice major, & a Computer Science major team up & investigate a cold serial killer case from their university's history & find out the killer is still active. Gen Z amateur detectives! WHO HAS A MANUSCRIPT LIKE THIS I WANT IT

You know what would also help her afford her husband's cancer treatments? UNIVERSAL FUCKING HEALTH CARE JESUS FUCKING CHRIST HOW IS THIS GODDAMN COUNTRY STILL LIKE THIS MAYBE GRANDMA SHOULDN"T HAVE TO DELIVER FOOD LIKE A TEENAGER IF WE HAD A DECENT FUCKING SOCIETY!!!!!!!!!!

First the Pope now the Hungarian election...? #KissofDeathVance

Yeah sex is cool but have you experienced the crushing electoral defeat of a fascist pig? 🐷 #Orban

So many The Other Bennet Sister spoilers here in the US I bought the book and read it over the weekend. So, good job! I guess. Book sales. YAY! I'm sure I'm not the only one who did that, but still. All the spoilers. It's a little disappointing.

This is TONIGHT, y'all! Join us online or in person! www.crowdcast.io/c/year-of-th...

Reading queries like

How I feel after giving an on camera interview...

May the Monday terror gods turn their gaze upon your enemies!

@peterclines.com WOOOOOOT!

I am willing and absolutely open to sharing sublists with clients and other agents. Transparency is extremely important to me. All you need to do is ask!

Note to writers: No, your agent does not deserve to get a commission on your Anthropic copyright settlement payout. No, your publisher should not charge an administrative fee for filing claims on your behalf (and why would you want them to? It's easy to do yourself).

At a writing conference today, so my annual reminder. If you book time to chat with editors or agents, and you’re pitching your work… just read your query. Don’t try to memorize things and put that extra pressure on yourself. It’s not an audition for a play, my friends.

🚨!ATTENTION STAR TREK FANS!🚨 Come support #MatthewLillard 's gaming company @beadleandgrimms.com as they launch 2 NEW Star Trek games! CHAOS PROTOCOL: an escape room extravaganza in the Lower Decks universe & HOLOSUITE HOMICIDE: an out of this world murder mystery on Deep Space Nine (written by ME)

A tip for the masses: I'm not a fan of books written primarily from the killer's POV. Certain chapters from that POV, sure, as long as the chapters advance the plot. But do I find a psychopath's brain a place I want to dwell for 70k-90k words? Definitely not. Seek elsewhere. I'm not your gal.

Every now and then Confident Me does something to outsmart Anxiety Me and whenever that happens I'm like

I get that times are tough and landing an agent is ridiculously hard these days, but I will 100% contact that other agent you are trying to use as leverage against me and we WILL compare notes. Don't fib to try and trick us into making an offer. It makes me angry...

If they ask you for money, they’re not a real publisher or agent.

Guess it's time for this chart again! Let the debate begin anew...

Went minorly viral on Threads for posting that Indiana Jones/Harrison Ford is the perfect character/celeb to sit next to on a flight because he'd ignore you the whole time and if this is my legacy, fine.

If you're going to manipulate the system, just manipulate the system and don't use me as a pawn assuming I'm too stupid to realize that's what you're doing.

I'm so excited about my office day today! I'm going to be so productive! ⛈️⛈️⛈️🔌💥🌑🕯️😣

Got to read this last week and it's fantastic. A wonderfully dark and creepy story about monsters, people who are turned into monsters, and some who just choose to be monsters. Preorder it and check it out.

guaranteed if I read "copse of trees" my mind saw "corpse of trees" - every. single. time...

So many writers querying me with their names uncapitalized. Like, is this a choice - a trend? Or a typo? Someone young explain this to me.

what's the first song you're gonna blast when It Happens youtu.be/Ag1o3koTLWM?...

First time in a LONG TIME a team I wanted to win, actually won, and that's because I did not watch the game. (Anytime I watch, my team will lose... Every... Time...) So to all you Sea Hawk fans out there, you're welcome.

🎵 If they ask you to pay money it's a scam 👏👏 🎵 If they ask you to pay money it's a scam 👏👏 🎵 that is not your favorite author or a stunning book club offer 🎵 They are asking you for money=it's a scam 👏👏

When you get to the point in reading queries where everything sounds good or everything sounds bad, then it's time to call it quits for the day.

Hey Agents! DM for info.

If you come at one of my agent friends with racist garbage I will absolutely do my best to destroy your chances with every fucking agent I can reach.

Hideous licensing agreement from Red Ogre Review, but what really jumps out at me is the moral rights waiver

Venerable magazine Harper's Bazaar is running its short story contest again, with the winner receiving "the chance" of publication in the magazine. Just one catch: per the wording of the guidelines, _just by entering_ you transfer copyright ownership of your story to Harper's parent, Hearst. 1/3

Pre-published authors: Querying is THE WORST! Writers on Submission: Submission is THE WORST! Writers Waiting to Announce their Deal: Waiting to announce is THE WORST! Writers after their Editorial Letter arrives: Editorial letters are THE WORST! Copy edits are THE WORST! Day after Launch:THE WORST!

WHILE THE CITY SLEEPS by Alex Bledsoe launches today! Congratulations, Alex!!!

The General Themes of the Bronte Sisters: Charlotte: Men are the worst thing to happen to you. Emily: We're the worst thing to happen to each other. Anne: I am the worst thing to happen to you.

Dream Report: For a local, televised Catholic Church service that the Pope was to attend, the Church asked local singers to submit audition tapes. Mine was chosen and they selected my version of I'M THE ONLY ONE by Melissa Ethridge b/c the chorus sounded religious. LOL It's not.