This is a story about a man who loves his wife, who cannot change her fate but can still make a difference in the time she has left, and how that matters just as much as any large-scale world-changing battle does. It's deeply humane tale and I believe you'll be glad you read it.

You will never be so glad you got something that makes you cry--it's a beautiful, powerful story about love, and the catharsis you need right now. Just $2.99 in eBook or $9.99 in print, and I think you'll definitely want it for your keeper shelf. www.amazon.com/Vow-Ashes-Da... 👇

Khonri 🫜🦵@khonri.com · 6h ago

I got some strong words for @ddalglish.com. How dare you make me hideously ugly cry starting near the end and let my husband see that. 😭😂 Alright, so, this is that kind of media you partake in if you want to test whether or not you still have human emotions. (Short ramble 🧵✨)

The Unbroken by C. L. Clark is $1.99! bookshop.org/a/1382/97803... amzn.to/3RM6re6

The Unbroken

"A perfect military fantasy: brutal, complex, human and impossible to put down." - Tasha Suri, author of Empire of SandIn an epic fantasy unlike any other, two women clash in a world full of rebellion...

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Woo! This’ll be grand, I’m really excited! If you come, there will even be a chance to sneak a few early chapters of Fortune’s Wake… 😏

MK Hardy@mkhardywrites.com · 5h ago

Shortish notice on this but M will be making a flying visit to MCM Birmingham! 0.5 x MK Hardy will be on the Writers Block stage at 1pm with @ianthegreen.bsky.social & @clclarkwrites.com (others tbc) to talk about diverse worldbuilding, then signing books - who'll be around?

sayre boarbane is hot. that’s all i have to say. gruff scarred mentors for the win. (but don’t worry, kova fortunehunter earns her scars, too. 😘)

first couple of august sessions have been devoted to going back through all that came before to make sure the emotional lines are tracking right. very minute work, painstaking and slow, but hopefully i’ll remember to carry all of these threads with me into the second half of this storyline.

Cherae@clclarkwrites.com · 4d ago

Yesterday’s—July’s—great news is that I broke 40k! I was hoping to hit that by the end of the month and succeeded. We have religious philosophical debate, some ill-advised sex, a few self-destructive tendencies, and a little hurt/comfort. 😌

Don't forget to read and vote for the Ignyte Awards! The deadline is August 16th, and "Amplitudes: Stories of Queer and Trans Futurity" is nominated alongside so many excellent books and stories.

The Ignyte Awards@theignyteawards.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Congratulations finalists! Public voting is now open thru August 16: ignyteawards.fiyahlitmag.com/vote/ We encourage you to read or otherwise engage with the nominated works/folks between now and then. Thanks for tuning in!

Reading this right now and it makes me feel like I’m reading Liveship Traders again!

Ian Green@ianthegreen.bsky.social · 3d ago

THE DEEP AND THE DROWNED is out this week. "Outstandingly swashbuckling, outrageously gripping and out-of-this-world brilliant" Monsters, pirates, empire, and magic. Order now, have fun, spread the word if you know people who like cool things 🏴‍☠️ geni.us/TDATDcovrev

You might want to check in 1 HOUR from now and find out👀 www.youtube.com/live/OYJdNux...

TBRCon 2026 | Foreshadowing Done Right with Ryan Cahill, C.L. Clark & More

Join us for this live TBRCon 2026 panel on "Foreshadowing Done Right," featuring D.W. Ross (moderator), Ryan Cahill, Stephen Aryan, C.L. Clark, J.D.L. Rosell...

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Foreshadowing is a goldilocks art; too heavy handed and you give the game away, too light and you might as well not have tried at all! Wouldn't it be nice if D. W. Ross @clclarkwrites.com Eileen Mueller @jdlrosell.bsk.social Stephen Aryan & @ryancahill.bsky.social came together to talk about it? ⬇️

Yesterday’s—July’s—great news is that I broke 40k! I was hoping to hit that by the end of the month and succeeded. We have religious philosophical debate, some ill-advised sex, a few self-destructive tendencies, and a little hurt/comfort. 😌

Cherae@clclarkwrites.com · 2w ago

Yesterday’s great news is that I managed to break 31k! then I had to stop to work on student work and then go play some TTRPGs with the homies (in which I punched a spoiled princess I was supposed to be babysitting, my b). But still ended up noodling a bit in bed on the Scrivener phone app which I

there literally are no good-faith concerns about trans girls participating in high school sports. it is children playing games with their friends, its about confidence and relationship-building. let kids play with their friends.

Michael Hobbes@michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 6d ago

Good-faith concern on this issue would be going, "hmm, professional sports leagues should probably have some standards in place to ensure trans competitors aren't getting an unfair advantage," googling for 5 minutes, realizing every sports league already has those standards and dropping it.

Bad Moms and Butch Mentors is officially up for PHYSICAL preorders now! Paperback and hardback available. Many of you have asked, and the time is officially now! If you come to the London Forbidden Planet event, you’ll be able to get a copy AND get it signed. bookshop.org/a/13683/9781...

Cherae@clclarkwrites.com · 2mo ago

the butch mentor in question, teaching the important lessons:

Amnesty have issued an apology to JK Rowling and the rest. Adjust your expectations, and donations, accordingly www.amnesty.org.uk/latest/an-ap...

An Apology for A Growing Threat briefing, published on 8 July 2026

Amnesty International UK has made a public apology for the publication of the briefing “A growing threat: the anti-rights movement in the UK”. Click here to read it in full.

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Vow of Ashes is live! It's one of the more personal stories I've ever written, and I hope it finds its audience. If you'd like a story of a married couple dealing with love, loss, death, and honor, along with a bit of magic and sword fighting, this might be for you. www.amazon.com/Vow-Ashes-Da...

Everything is bad, but books are good. Get a book. Read the book. Cherish the book. Finish the book. Tell your friends about the book, and leave a review of the book. Hold the book close. Listen to what it tells you. Do as it commands. Place it on the dread altar and let it guide your every choice.

Giveaway for my next book, Fortune’s Wake! aka C. L. Clark x The Witcher aka Bad Moms and Butch Mentors aka Sad Sea Lesbians

TBRCon@tbrcon.bsky.social · 6d ago

It is that time, and by that we mean time for the 1st giveaway of the day! @grimdark.magazine, will be sending out a copy of Fortune's Wake by @clclark! 🌍️ Open Internationally - Enter at the link below & make sure you're following us and GdM! app.randompicker.com/Project/Publ... ⬇️

YES! It is my author copies of A DUBIOUS CLAMOR! Dreadfully hot humid day but WHO CARES I HAVE MY BOOK

in five years…6 more books out (not written in 5 years, just the way publishing goes, ya know), maybe wrapping up my second trilogy? staying in the game is really the name of the game.

Susan Savage Lee@susansavagelee.bsky.social · 7d ago

Where do you see your writing career in five years? I really really hope there’s a published novel in my future—way sooner than five years #writingq #WritingCommunity

Here’s the schedule for the virtual tour and the info for the Forbidden Planet launch! @ianthegreen.bsky.social and I’ll be signing, there will be lil drinks, and probably some shenanigans. The event is ticketed, but the price of the ticket goes towards the book! forbiddenplanet.com/events/2026/...

drop your blessings upon her!!!

Tasha Suri@tashasuri.bsky.social · last wk.

does anyone have recommendations for their favourite artists for sapphic art?

said it before and i'll say it again: the number one writing hack is just to make friends. you can either spend an hour in an obscure & contentious reddit forum trying to figure out what a 2012 camaro sounds like or you can ask your buddy, the Car Guy

horse girls, historical reenactors, train guys, trauma nurses...i'm NOT saying you should collect neurodivergent friends on purpose btw. i'm saying you're a writer so your friends are already neurodivergent

Every time I finish a first draft I have this moment where I'm like "what the fuck did I just write about?" and I kind of enjoy and get frustrated in equal measures figuring that out lol

I feel like those sorta driving-force, what-makes-you-YOU?, motivations are what change a book from "people doing things" to a story that you wanna get lost in. Like, I wanna give a shit if they fail, y'know?

this is so true. i was really stuck on this revision for the present day storyline (whole book in and of itself) because it didn’t have a FEELING. then i was digging into it all and was like, oh you know, she wants revenge, and then deeper still, no she wants JUSTICE but what is that anyway to her &

Kameron Hurley@kameronhurley.com · last wk.

Been thinking thru "wtf is this #wip ABOUT?" Because #wips are not plots or characters but FEELINGS. You look at God's War, and that's very much about this refusal to submit, a grinding perseverance in a world that wants to break you. Everything that happens is about trying to force her to give up

TOUR TIME! I’m doing in-person and virtual things for Fortune’s Wake and they start THIS WEEK with TBRCon on Saturday Aug 1 @ 8PM BST! Friday, Aug 7, I’ll be @ MCM Birmingham doing a panel AND signing, starting at 1 PM. Plus, launch day @ Forbidden Planet! Details below and on my events page:

Events

Where? When? What? C. L. Clark’s next and latest appearances.

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Meet me in the marketplace of ideas in next 20 minutes if u want an ass kicking

finished this last night. damn, damn, damn, what a banger! this series kills me. galva remains the love of my life. i wanna get “bolnu” tattooed over my heart.

Cherae@clclarkwrites.com · 3w ago

after yesterday’s many shenanigans (incl. a 14k trail race), I plan on living on the couch today and tearing through The Thrice-Bound Fool. Might go wild and switch it up with John Gwynne’s upcoming Wolves of War if I want to change gears.

emma d’arcy. which is unfortunate because they’re already extremely good looking on screen.

Jeremy Dauber@jeremydauber.bsky.social · 2w ago

Random question: what celebrity have you met in real life who was dramatically better looking than ypu thought they were based on on screen appearance?