Risa Wolf / Killerpuppytails

I haven’t been able to write for over a week (family medical issues) & it’s really affecting my mental health. But as bad as that is, I remember when I couldn’t write for *months,* & wasn’t aware of how it was affecting me. Honestly I’ll take this over not knowing why I was such a mess.

Finally able to rejoin #WIPSnips! Today's snip is a bit of a spoiler but it also has one of my favorite moments in the development of Leo & Paige's relationship. (And yeah, I also like how it shows off Paige's smarts.) #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

They forgot 'the jump-scare of discovering your own name in an article' 😂 (I am going to rush off and immediately read ALL the other stories though because omg these descriptions??)

Happy Friday (gloomy and rainy over here, good weather for goths) and remember that time @portersqbooks.bsky.social gave a nice review to WICKHILLS? "all the twists, double-crosses, contests of wits, clever gadgets, shady associates, and daring escapes you'd expect from the best spy thrillers"

Okay, I've set this up specifically for helping us take care of a surprise!dozen kittens and mama Chex Mix. 🧡 Shares muchly appreciated! (There will be SO many kitten photo updates, I promise.) www.gofundme.com/f/helping-ch...

Trying again after being alerted that the submissions guidelines were going to a certain story: My special call for @diabolicalplots.com Diabolical Rot is official open! Submit your human-written Rot-themed stories here! submissions.diabolicalplots.com

Also HAPPY FRIDAY I will demand that you buy WICKHILLS later but today I feel I would be remiss not to let you know that you can buy FINAL RANKING TO BE ANNOUNCED, a tiny little chapbook (two flash pieces) from Agatha Press! :D (I get no money from this, which is fine! I agreed!)

For those of you on NetGalley, my upcoming novella THE UPPER TENTACLE is available to read now today ONLY! If for Bosses' Day you'd like a werido book wherein cthulhu-like aliens have eaten the billionaire bosses, this book is for you! www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...

Holy CRAP Is the new Vision’s suit custom made of CODE-printed cloth???

Holy CRAP Is the new Vision’s suit custom made of CODE-printed cloth???

If you missed it earlier today - and I certainly did, so not blaming you - my latest flash story, "The Taker," is now out, free to read at Nightmare Magazine. This one is definitely horror, folks! www.nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/the-...

'Blah blah blah common sense and reality'. The reality is that trans people have always existed and will always exist, and the common sense that comes from that is to *stop being a transphobic shithead.* Or, y'know, waste your one wild and precious life bullying people because you're a twat.

This won't be a costume year, but I'm excited to do a bit of leaf peeping this weekend

For today's #WIPSnips I chose this moment of escape from the Venatori, where Paige gets her first experience of flying. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

OH ALSO I loooove the little chapbook that Agatha Press (with support from @writersguildab.bsky.social ) made for last night's reading -- isn't this cool? :D Two freshly-written flash pieces made real!

🎉 Bookish news! 🎉 Recorded Books acquired the audio rights for my latest book, THE COLOR OF TIME. It's scheduled for a December 18, 2026 release and is already available for preorders on many platforms! 🎧

Thanks so much to everyone who helped me celebrate A Waltz of Sinister Import's book birthday yesterday! I've just posted a new blog entry full of news about what's coming next... www.stephanieburgis.com/2026/10/a-wa... #romancelandia

I would take more seriously the people promoting the idea of AI consciousness if they first materially grappled with the (much more obvious) consciousness of animals and how that affects our moral obligations to them.

HELLO this is TONIGHT I think if I get organized I can probably (maybe?) go down to Whyte early and hit up the cool stationery store there and maybe the Wee Book Inn in case they have anything interesting and then go to the venue :D writersguild.ca/the-olive-po...

Didn't have today's #WIPSnips word, but in this world the clans are VERY territorial, so I chose this reference to it. Leo and Vels are reviewing the buildout of Midnight's Ball, & Leo is impressed despite himself. CW refs to public sex play & flogging. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

Wooot! My cozy-spooky romantasy novella A Waltz of Sinister Import is out today in ebook and paperback, and The Supernatural Adventures of Lady & Lord Riven are (for now, at least!) complete. Snap it up now: books2read.com/waltzSinister #romancelandia

"But nobody has any money these days!" IT'S TRUE, it's hard out here, capitalism wants us all squished flat between heavy objects and unable to fight back, you can still SPREAD THE WORD and let people know a SHIMMER BADGER has lit the beacons!

Thrilled to be sharing “My Favorite Bit” of my collection this morning on @maryrobinettekowal.com’s website. Thanks for having me Mary Robinette! I talk a little bit about disability, feminine strength, and post-apocalyptic worlds. Give it a read. maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/my-f...

🎥 HAPPY [RECORDED] DAY!! 🎞️ My anthology of found media stories has been whisked off to all backers and authors (in ebook form)... AND NOW EVERYONE ELSE CAN PRE-ORDER IT! books2read.com/recorded-ant... If you like found footage? 👀 You will LOVE the 21 stories in this book—I am SO proud of this!

*screeches wildly* IT'S HERE!!! I am so, so, SO excited for everyone to finally get to read this collection and to introduce you to Shelley and her haunted video game in "Shelley's System Data for the Play Test of Sinister Susurrations." *screeches wildly again* IT'S SO COOL!!! 🎮😈

A Pat Barker novel has a character in WW1 refer to a "robot", a term not actually existing until 1920, when the great Karel Čapek coined the word from the Czech for 'worker' for his AI-runs-amok play 'RUR [Rossum's Universal Robots]'.

Hey California! Be careful this election because the big money creeps are trying to trick you (again).

I was fortunate enough to be interviewed by J.J. Pionke before he passed. Read here about disability in literature, in the act of writing, and AI. We also talk about "Laser Eyes Ain't Everything", my Nebula-winning and Hugo/Sturgeon nominated short story! cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/dislis/vol3/...

Also mutes take alt text into account. If you mute a word and it shows up in alt text, you won't see that post. I deeply appreciate people who use alt text!

#Booksky Amazon is keeping the lion’s share of the cover price for THE COMPLETE ASTREIANT, which means our amazing authors get paid less and we get paid less (and have to wait 2 months for it), which is why we’re asking folks to buy direct! queenofswordspress.com/product/comp...

Run by some of the best humans in the business.

A lot of talk about Bad Magazine Behavior today. For what it’s worth… we would LOVE to read your work; we have sample contracts linked in our guidelines, designed to be as author-friendly as possible; and we pay artists fairly for original art. It’s pretty easy to treat people well. I recommend it!

Happy #Caturday from a post-shred Timelord Cat

If a LLM can feel pain, it is STOLEN pain. It is pain taken from the thoughts & dreams of the ppl whose works were ingested & are now continuously spit out as if it is unique. It is pain plagiarized from hundreds of humans. Real human pain is more important.

Interlude 3: Searching for better markets to submit your short fiction? Try the Submissions Grinder at Diabolical Plots! It's an amazing tool.

This week's firestorm around MRM kicked off when it became apparent they were trying to grab the rights to cover art by the beloved and excellent artist John Picacio. It's important to stipulate that John is *already* super generous with his rights! Many other artists who do zine covers are, too.

In light of some magazines pulling scummy things on creators lately, I’m doing a little thread on short story rights. I don't want anybody getting taken advantage of. Also, if you're new, this stuff can be confusing!

Looking for some good Halloween reads? There are TONS of excellent scares in the Chills, Thrills and Kills itch.io bundle! Get a whopping **93** books for $69 (nice) and save 75% off their retail prices! itch.io/b/3904/chill...

Not me making a bluesky acct in 2026 to actually attempt at self-promoting 🫪 Anyway I am so honored to have my story "How Our Space Station Recovered Your Echo" appearing in @aanpress.bsky.social 's Are You Everything Alright next year 💚 I'm so excited to see it in print!

Thank you, Effie! And thanks to @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social for giving “Whales” its first home. It’s about autonomy (as said on the tin), parenthood, and rebuilding in the aftermath of an authoritarian government. I wrote the first drafts before the 2024 US election. Wild to edit and publish after.