Cynthia Swanson
@cynswanauthor.bsky.social
Author & editor: Anyone But Her, The Glass Forest, The Bookseller, Denver Noir. Forthcoming: This Isn't New. Developmental editor, content editor, ghostwriter. Reader, walker, hiker, skier, urban farmer. Blue to the core. https://linktr.ee/cynthiaswanson
So much fun yesterday at the Blue Book Festival on Larimer Square, hosted by Little Blue Pigeon Books! Huge thanks the booksellers, fellow authors (I'm pictured hwre with @robsamborn.bsky.social and Rachel Dempsey), and everyone who came out for the festival, stopped to chat, and bought books!
Love it when my team is the underdog and I pick them in my pickem pool anyway...and they win! #GoPackGo
In this week's edition of The What If Journal, my thoughts on why what happened to Jane Doe has happened throughout time and how the power of story & collective, unified action (for men, that means more than saying "not all men") might make a difference. thewhatifjournal.substack.com/p/we-didnt-k...
October is shaping up to be a busy month! Here’s where you can connect with me. Details about all of these events are on my website Events page. I add new events all the time, so be sure to check back. #WritingCommunity #BookEvents #Events cynthiaswansonauthor.com/events
It's been 106 years since the 19th Amendment was certified. We have 49 days until the most consequential election of our lifetimes. Check your voter registration! -- & check out the latest edition of my #Substack for history, an ebook deal & writerly links. thewhatifjournal.substack.com/p/countdown
Countdown
49 days until Election Day in the Not-So-United States. Plus, an ebook deal and some writerly links.
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50 days until Election Day. I wrote This Isn't New: Women's Historical Stories in response to the 2024 election results. It's on sale for a limited time in all ebook formats. I hope you'll check it out -- and I hope, too, that you'll check your voter registration and get out there on November 3rd!
Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.
Looking forward to tomorrow, Sun 9/6 at Mountain Shire Books in Winter Park! If you'll be in Grand County, stop by, say hello, and grab a signed copy of This Isn't New: Women's Historical Stories. #BookSky #WritingCommunity #BookEvent #NewBook
Where’d all the good people go? Rest in power, Ms. Steinem and Ms. Hughes (left us in 2022).
Authors, are you considering writing in a different genre than the one you’ve been published in? On the Sisters in Crime Worldwide blog, I share some thoughts and tips about this issue. #WritingCommunity #Books #Genre sincworldwide.com/2026/08/24/i...
If I Switch Genres, Will My Audience Follow Me?
If you write in a particular genre, especially if you’ve built up a thriving audience, what will happen if you switch to another genre? It seems risky: Will your audience, who knows you for cozies or ...
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Today's edition of my Substack, The What If Journal is chock-full of book recommendations.* Check it out! *Not just books I wrote. I promise. thewhatifjournal.substack.com/p/whatcha-re...
Whatcha Reading?
Some thoughts on book clubs and autumn reading lists
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Today's edition of The What If Journal talks about realistic lead time for getting a self/indie pubbed book into the world. Can you really do it in 3 months -- the same amount of time it takes a leopard to gestate her young? Read the post to find out! thewhatifjournal.substack.com/p/leopard-ge...
Leopard Gestation
Or, What's the Lead Time for Indie/Self Publishing a Book?
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Cat is like, "Yeah, this is my owner. You got a problem with that?"
Cats of Yore@catsofyore.bsky.social · 2mo agoGet a load of this guy. Real photo postcard from my collection, no date/info.
Lovely interview with creative writing student Cara White for local magazine Urban Life Wash Park. Cara interviewed me, particularly about This Isn't New: Women's Historical Stories, but I also interviewed her! I wish Cara much success in her writing career. urbanlifewashpark.com/meet-your-ne...
WHEN WRITERS MEET – Urban Life Wash Park
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Well, this would be great. coloradosun.com/2026/08/05/l...
National Democrats see a path toward winning all 8 of Colorado’s congressional districts in 2026
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee on Wednesday added Colorado’s 3rd and 4th congressional districts to its list of “districts in play” this year
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In today’s edition of my #Substack, The What If Journal, I consider what we can do — as both writers and readers — to counteract the dismal feeling that AI might very well be winning. (Spoiler: it isn’t.) Check it out! #WritingCommunity #AuthorCommunity #books substack.com/home/post/p-...
The Sky is Falling*
*Not really. It just feels that way.
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A well chosen table at Fiction Beer Company for This Isn’t New. Come on over, grab a cold one, and say hi! We won't let the bastards get us down.
Trump is reducing the size of two national monuments in Utah by 90% to open up the land for mining. He’s building a border wall through Big Bend park in Texas. And he’s gutted the NPS budget, throwing all our national parks into disrepair. Is there anything he won’t sell out?
Met a friend at a bookstore (with cafe) for snacks and a chat. Did I also buy a book? SUCH a silly question…
A little shoutout about my love of libraries and librarians in this week's edition of The What If Journal. Plus, links to upcoming events for This Isn't New, including one this Saturday 7/11 at Douglas County Libraries with author Andrea Bobotis. thewhatifjournal.substack.com/p/library-love
Library Love
Yes, you CAN be an author and still use (and love) libraries
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I was craving an Arnold Palmer, so I got iced tea bags and lemonade mix at the grocery store. but the only lemonade mix they had was lemon-blueberry, so the lemonade is blue. Mixed with the tea, here's my Arnold Palmer. I feel like I'm drinking from the reflecting pool. It does taste good, though!
I adore this account. My favorite thing on Bluesky.
Cats of Yore@catsofyore.bsky.social · 4mo agoTrue love. ❤️ Photo from my collection, no date/info.
Republicans today are not on the right side of ANY issue. Not. One. Issue.
