Joanna Maciejewska — SFF Author

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I'm more of a dog person, so this is the only cat I own, but since it's Black Cat Day, let's share some love for cats. Which is your favorite fictional cat, black or otherwise? (I wonder if Princess Donut will make the list!)

Swordsman

Since today is International Artist Day, I thought I'd share some of my favorite pieces of 3D art that I made over the years that aren't my covers (should I share the covers too?). I admit, it was tricky to pick just a few. Which one is your favorite? No AI.

They're almost here... soon.

Day 22: fog #batober #batober2026

Experimenting is what I love about art. I buy a 3D model without any particular use in mind (simply because it's awesome), and then I start playing around. This was the case with this lich, and although the image might be a bit dark, I'm really happy how it turned out. No AI.

I was pondering whether to share this image as I was not entirely happy with it. But it's Halloween season, and what's scarier than giant spiders coming through portals? (Okay, few things might be.) And it also shows that not every art piece meets that "perfect!" feeling. No AI.

My husband's telling me to stay up and play video games. I feel like staying up and reading till dawn. But it turns out I love sleep and my bed more than video games and books...

Halloween is coming, which means more spooky 3D art. I enjoy doing stylized work, and black, white, and red is always a winning color combo. No AI.

On Friday, I seriously broke my website, so I spent my weekend troubleshooting and didn’t have a chance to post the unboxing video, but here it is! Special editions of Sanguine Scenario arrived!

After some unexpected adventures, the special editions of Sanguine Scenario are here! Should I make an unboxing video?

Last night, my dreams consisted of a tornado that was a large carrot girl, and cartoon zombies that were trying to find the right music to listen to in order to not die, and they were taking turns as a community. And I have no idea what to make of it.

October is just around the corner, so here's another spooky 3D art. As always, it was "I'll just test things out" case, but the zombie's absent expression makes me feel like I can relate to him. Because brrraaains… No AI.

Found a better quality close up of the Elric of Melniboné cosplay from 1987!

In case you're wondering how my writing is going, in the nearly done first draft of my new book, I still have [namehere] for an important organization, and [insertname] for a vital location. I guess I should be happy that at least all characters have their names by now...

It's been a day (and it's not over yet), so when a large spider decided to walk on the wall right behind my PC, it didn't even elicit any strong reaction. Just a loud, "SERIOUSLY?!" and then I went to get the spray. It had no chance. Not in the mood, spider, not in the mood.

guys please stop falling for this, this is not “rogue AI” it’s “environments with lax cybersecurity controls”

One of the things I’m infinitely grateful for is that in the morning, when the world starts rushing, I get to stand in the patio for ~15 minutes, watching the sky and clouds change as the sun rises. And sometimes, it’s a true spectacle of shapes and colors.

If you're in the northern hemisphere, autumn is finally here (and right on cue, temperatures around here dropped from 90-100s F to 70s), and that means… Does it mean more reading? Do you read more in autumn? Do you have specific rituals? Apple cider? Pumpkin latte? Cozy reading nook?

My yesterday's self spelled "biscuit" wrong and didn't have a speck of doubt about it being right. My today's self looked at it for 30 mins, seeing nothing wrong with it. Only then she got a hunch to check the dictionary and discovered the truth. A peak author form, I tell you.

I’ve always loved the phrase, “living well is the best revenge.” Despite how it sounds, it isn't about spite; it’s about breaking free from a toxic cycle. It means taking all the energy you would have spent fighting back, and using it to build a life of peace and joy instead.

Continuing with the spooky theme, it's time for vampires! I had fun making this image, and I wanted it to be a little campy, with an 80s movie poster feel. No AI.

A piece of wisdom: if you're about to go to bed, do NOT decide to move a 3.5GB of files on your external archive drive. Signed, Me, who has been staring at a progress bar that's moving way too slow for far too long now.

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LOL, for once, I have no words.

When I wrote Domestication, I built a great deal of dread around Janie's isolation. In Catamorphosis, Jazz starts out alone, but when the shit hits the fan, she makes a phone call, and the girl gang assembles. I loved that. shannonknight.net/Domestication/ shannonknight.net/Catamorphosis/

I saw an author say, "We've made it do the '…ber' months!" and that somehow made my brain jump to, "What if the months were named after my series? So here I am, presenting you 4 new month names. They kind of fit, don't they? 😆 (Yes, I cheated using the standalone title too!)

Continuing with the spooky season art, I have a dark arts battle to share. It was interesting to work with stronger contrast and deeper shadows, and I'm happy how this image turned out. No AI.

Star Trek Day seems like a good day to share my favorite related meme. And say what you want about the JJ Abrams's trilogy, but it did have Karl Urban as Bones (and Simon Pegg as Scotty), and he was perfect.

Authors, to get some positives on our feeds, share an excerpt from a review of your book that you're proud of! For Memories of Sorcery and Sand: "I tore through it (...) – because there was no way I could predict where the story would go next. Which is something Joanna is very good at doing."

🎉It was my birthday last week! So as is tradition in these parts, here's some of my favourite illos 🎉

Today's mood: I'M GOING TO GET ALL THE THINGS DONE! ...maybe.

How good is this cover?! Here's A Little Death Among Friends - The Devil You Know, Book 4. Release date is October 19th, but pre-orders are open NOW!