#Sustember Realize it's slow in edits and chop out some words 🙈 Or if I can make something happen I throw in some kind of Event.

Artemis Quinn 🏳️‍⚧️🎨📚@vampireantihero.com · 12h ago

#Sustember | 16 Sorry y'all, running late today! I slept in. Slow points can really kill suspense. What do you do to avoid slowdowns in your pacing?

#Sustember Being Very Specific, Melody believes the all the angels will be on her side so when she meets one that loathes *all* humans it makes a tense moment tenser. But it's also funny to me, specifically.

Artemis Quinn 🏳️‍⚧️🎨📚@vampireantihero.com · 2d ago

#Sustember | 15 Halfway through! Let's talk biases! Do they assume the worst in people? Do they falter when someone answers in an unexpected way? Are they too trusting? How do you decide what their reaction is to the tension? #WritingQ #WritingPrompt #WritingCommunity #WriteSky

I really need everyone's patience today. Emails won't get a reply because I literally can't reply to them due to the software issues I've just emailed registered agents and editors from my personal account. Requests will (hopefully) resume tomorrow and the window will be extended through the weekend

Welp, confirmation from a market that gen AI art is used when there are "no other options." No other options?? SEriOSLy? 🤔 Let's start a thread of where you can find art to use in the public domain because I'm sick of this shit! Please reply below with your favorite resources. 👇

escapeartists.moksha.io/publication/... We open to general submissions in a little under 30 mins. Don't self-reject Do read the guidelines

Spectacular Roman octopus mosaic from the floor of the women’s changing room at the Central Baths in ancient Herculaneum. 📷 by me #MosaicMonday #Archaeology

New week, new book. #booksky

Well, after a brief brain break from social media, we're officially back to scream that BRAINDRAIN IS OUT NOW!! BrainDrain is the second installment in our interactive horror series, Navigating Nightmares, and boy, is it a fun one.

Hi #Sustember I'm so late to the party please kindly pretend I've been here the whole time 😅 I like soft cozy moments to break up the tense ones. Everyone gets to relax, there will probably be delicious food, also a great time for conversations that couldn't be had while Things were happening.

Artemis Quinn 🏳️‍⚧️🎨📚@vampireantihero.com · 3d ago

#Sustember | Day 14 Suspense is only effective if it's used in very specific moments. How do you handle the moments in between? Joke scenes, happiness, exposition, lore drops? What's this look like for you? #WritingQ #WritingCommunity #WriteSky

Submissions for Writers of Color open tomorrow, September 15th. General submissions September 22nd. Please check the submission guidelines before submitting!

Translunar Travelers Lounge@translunartl.bsky.social · 3d ago

Translunar Travelers Lounge will be opening for submissions for Issue 16, scheduled for February 2027. We are looking for speculative fiction stories of 5000 words or fewer. Full details are on our submissions page: translunartravelerslounge.com/submissions/

Schedule Update: we are closing to submissions on September 30th instead of the end of October to reduce staff burn out, and provide additional time to focus on the anthology launch and website performance updates. We will reopen on January 1st, 2027. magazine.trollbreath.com/submissions/

Now open!! sarossf.com/submissions/

Fusion Fragment@fusionfragment.bsky.social · 2w ago

The reading period for Saros SF #8 draws near! This issue, edited by bioengineer and writer Owen Leddy (previously published in FF, Analog, GigaNotoSaurus and more!), is after your 1k-15k word biopunk stories. Full guidelines at sarossf.com/submissions/

Last year, I was looking for *queer* cozy small town books and didn't really find what I was looking for but this year I've found several! (If you know of one please tell me! I will always need more of them!) #booksky

PAID GIG: I'm looking for someone who knows Spanish Sign Language. I'm going to be translating a graphic novel where SSL is featured (hooray for d/Deaf rep!!) and I want to be sure that I get the text aligned with the signs in the artwork. This should be happening at some point this year. #xl8

Out for a midnight (well, 8pm) stroll 🐈‍⬛ #Caturday

Winners have been drawn! Congrats to @autumnchildart.bsky.social - you won the physical copy! Congrats to @motthepaladin.bsky.social - you won the digital copy! I'll be in touch soon! 💛

Alex Larkspur 💛📚🌻@applesncinnamon.bsky.social · 2w ago

Whoa, I'm almost at 2k followers! 💛 To celebrate, a giveaway! 1 Signed Copy of The Need for Dandelions (US Only) and 1 Digital Copy of Dandelions! To enter: 1. Follow me! 2. Like this post! 3. Reblog this post! Bonus Entry: Comment with a picture of a flower! I'll draw winners on September 11th!

Periodic reminder that audiobooks, graphic novels, and comics are legitimate reading, and they absolutely count towards your reading goal! 💜✨

Book acquired, thank you library 🫶

Lavie Tidhar@lavietidhar.bsky.social · 6d ago

Following the example of the US president I can go one better: I will give $5000 to anyone who buys THE THREE COFFIN PROBLEM*! * Legal disclaimer: like the US president, I will give you nothing, but at least you'd have bought a good book

Today's story is "The Kettle's Last Will and Testament" by Cliff McNish. #ratbag #ratbaglit #litmag #literarymagazine #micro #micros

The Kettle's Last Will and Testament

By Cliff McNish

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Hit me with the first line of your novel, published/finished or not. > I sigh as Lyra jerks our head, smearing purple lipstick onto our chin.

Sage 💙👻🌞❄️🦸🏼‍♀️🦹🏼🦴✨🤖👽@sagecollins.bsky.social · 6d ago

Hit me with the first line of your novel, published/finished or not. "My obnoxiously cheerful, dead best friend is such a pain in the morning."

Congrats emails are never expected when I sent a withdrawal but gosh I think they're cute. Thanks for taking the extra second to make the world a more pleasant place :)

I’m not the first person to make this observation but the prevalence of nauseating ai-generated business logos means stuff like this hits CRAZY for me now

Cozy cooked too hard now my back hurts :( Made cinnamon waffles, a dozen egg bites, chili, and half a dozen baked potatoes. Also did the dishes! Still need to grate the cheese... Later.

I finished it! Ive been struggling to read proper books for a while now, with my lack of attention span and a kid who doesn't allow me my own time. And I was able to sit down and finally read through a whole book in a few days! I count this a success!

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Huge news: We made a tiny book. With these stories about the 2026 ICE occupation of Minnesota, we honor the immigrants and community action that make us proud to call MN home. We hope it inspires you to keep speaking up for what's right. 💌 Preorder & more info: paranoidtree.com/silence-neve...

🛸 jump scare, night shades is OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS 🛸 gotta keep yall on your toes 🛸 send me your stories! 🛸 closing october 11 www.nightshadesmag.com

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OMG 3 days to go!!!! 👀⏳ Have YOU followed along for some excellent time loop stories? (Submissions will open in October!) www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...

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We're celebrating autumn with a surprise flash collab! 🎉🍂🎃 Apex's September flash theme is DRIP/DRIPPING 💧— and starting October 20th, @flashfictiononline.bsky.social's theme is DRIP/DRIPPING too! Check out the email returning stories later this September for a special submission portal link 🗳️🌟

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