Seeing complaints online that authors 'gatekeep' information…! Absolute nonsense. There is no industry or craft in the world which is so comprehensively written about, studied, and discussed as fiction writing, and every author I know welcomes new writers who are serious about giving it a go.

The ENNIE voters have spoken: MAKING ENEMIES wins Gold for Best Writing! Check out this deep dive into creating TTRPG monsters from the ground up, with system-specific advice for #DnD 5E/5.5E, #Pathfinder 2E, #Shadowdark, #Cypher and #CallOfCthulhu 7E … spyandowl.com/making...

I truly was not expecting. Thank you, thank you all who voted. And congratulations to @magpiegames.bsky.social for winning silver, and all the other Best Writing nominees—it was quite a competitive field.

The ENNIE Awards@ennie-awards.bsky.social · 5d ago

Gold for Writing goes to Making Enemies: Monster Design Inspiration for Tabletop Roleplaying Games, Gallery Books

As Seen in Print! FINAL COPY by Robert Friedman Douglas got a ⭐starred review⭐ in Publishers Weekly! "Friedman races out of the gate with a sure-footed debut centered on investigative reporter turned private eye David Anderson...This is top-notch." awfulagent.com/ebooks/final...

Reminder: my FINAL "pitch to me" event on Threads will be live Sat Aug 1 from 12pm EST to midnight EST. Here are my guidelines again.

Pitch to Me Guidelines July/Aug 2026

Hi! I’m so excited to see what comes in during these Pitch to Me Threads. As a reminder, I am ONLY hosting two Threads on Saturday, July 25 and Saturday, August 1 starting at 12pm EST until midnigh…

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Worldcon 2026 is Coming! Here’s Where to Find Me! LA Con V (also known as Worldcon, or the World Science Fiction Convention) is coming at the end of August and GUESS WHAT? I'm going to BE there! That's right - me! And what's more, I'm on a variety of programming. Will you be there TOO? What a…

Worldcon 2026 is Coming! Here’s Where to Find Me!

LA Con V (also known as Worldcon, or the World Science Fiction Convention) is coming at the end of August and GUESS WHAT? I'm going to BE there! That's right - me! And what's more, I'm on a variety of programming. Will you be there TOO? What a crazy coincidence! You know what you should do? Come and find me! We can chat!

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My schedule for the upcoming WorldCon in Anaheim includes five panels and a Table Talk. And a lot of JABberwocky clients will also be at the event. @awfulagent.bsky.social @laworldcon.bsky.social

I’ll be at @laworldcon.bsky.social at the end of August; here’s where you can catch me, including a live performance of my nerdy game show Inconceivable!

The President/Founder of JABberwocky is on five panels, and we've got at least a dozen of our clients who are on program and more than that who'll be in Anaheim for the occasion.

Los Angeles Worldcon@laworldcon.bsky.social · 6d ago

The moment we have all been waiting for is finally here: the full program for #LAconV is now live!

Reminder! NOMAD 10th Anniversary Edition (featuring a new author introduction & prequel story "SAND STORM") USA pre-orders are live! 2/2 Kobo: tinyurl.com/4spf8bp9 @bookshop.org : tinyurl.com/37mx8b5c #JABBooks @awfulagent.bsky.social #MarcDane

Reminder! NOMAD 10th Anniversary Edition (featuring a new author introduction & prequel story "SAND STORM") US pre-orders are live! 1/2 iBooks: apple.co/3QLHyi9 @barnesandnoble.com: tinyurl.com/urrchnbc Amazon: amzn.to/4vN97qG #JABBooks @awfulagent.bsky.social #MarcDane

Rest in peace, the incomparable Keigo Higashino

As good as many of you said. I really appreciate the unambiguous point that this primarily a racist moral panic before unpacking the nuanced second-order explanations. dannykatch.substack.com/p/we-used-to...

We used to be able to buy things in this country

Locking up toothpaste was a warning sign that our executive class was crazy

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Hey, you. Yeah, you. You look like the kind of person who likes a good deal. Well, until Friday, you can pre-order my upcoming sci-fi heist caper, ETERNITY'S TOMB for 25% off at Waterstones. Just use code SUMMER26. www.waterstones.com/book/eternit...

Today was one of those low low and high high days, but I'm excited to say that the highest high was a positive Publishers Weekly Review! www.publishersweekly.com/9781917415309

This week marks a major milestone: it's the 20th anniversary of @brandonsanderson.com's MISTBORN being published! We're so excited and proud to see this book continue to receive its flowers with readers across the world 🌟 Congratulations, Brandon! awfulagent.com/ebooks/mistb...

I’m so excited that we’re bringing James’ thrillers to the US! The Andrews & Wilson Entertainment imprint is the perfect home for these novels, which are packed full of gripping action and great characters. US readers, be sure to keep an eye out for these thrillers next summer!

James Swallow@jmswallow.bsky.social · 3w ago

It's a triple-threat! Thrilled to reveal I'm working with @blackstonepub.bsky.social & @andrews-wilson.com to bring my next action thriller #TASKER + new editions of #AIRSIDE & #DARKHORIZON to the US! Big thanks to @jamesfarner.bsky.social & the @awfulagent.bsky.social team for all their hard work!

Taking photos of my book baby as I did with my real babies. GRACE & JO HAVE NEVER SOLVED THE MURDER's official birthday is October 13, 2026! In lieu of a registry, I have a pre-order link. 😘 #booksky

Love modern cozy mysteries like FINLAY DONOVAN IS KILLING IT? You might enjoy my debut novel, GRACE & JO HAVE NEVER SOLVED A MURDER. This reader did! #booksky

It's a ~historical~ double #bookbirthday today! A very happy publication day to THE INTRIGUE by @silviamg.bsky.social, a noir thriller set in 1940s Mexico, and THE EYE OF LEVIATHAN by @macarrick.bsky.social, a new fantasy duology set in an alternate Spanish Golden Age 🎉

GRACE & JO HAVE NEVER SOLVED A MURDER is now fully request-able on NetGalley! Link is in my bio and my team will be approving tons of requests for the next few hours!

The ENnie polls are open! Cast your ballot, and pick MAKING ENEMIES as your No. 1 vote for Best Aid/Accessory (Non-Digital) and Best Writing! vote.ennie-awards.co... LOOK AT THIS LITTLE GUY HE WANTS YOU TO VOTE FOR MAKING ENEMIES ARE YOU GONNA SAY NO TO THIS SWEET ADORABLE LITTLE FACE

🎲 Congratulations to @themonstersknow.com for his two ENNIE Awards nominations! (Why is there no d20 emoji?) ennie-awards.com/2026-nominees/

Heads up! @awfulagent.bsky.social is hiring a part-time royalties and data processing assistant! Take a look at the listing below! awfulagent.com/were-hiring-...

Turned in copy edits on my latest book this week so I should probably remind people I have a book coming out later this year. It’s called ETERNITY’S TOMB and it answers the question we’ve all asked ourselves: what if we were robbing a space tomb heading for a black hole?! dmoren.com/writing/eter...

New blog: Summer Updates! I'm dropping hints about upcoming projects, including my next stand-alone thriller novel, TV options & the 10th anniversary of NOMAD! Read more here: jswallow.com/summer-updat...

🚨SCAM ALERT🚨 Several writers have reached out and let me know they've been approached by a fake email address claiming to be me. Please be advised that I will never contact you from a gmail account. Stay vigilant, and be wary of anyone who approaches you unprompted: awfulagent.com/writers-bewa...

We spy Adam Oyebanji's LINE OF DESCENT, forthcoming November 17!

Fall 2026 Fiction & Nonfiction Preview: SF, Fantasy & Horror

History and mystery animate this season’s genre offerings, from sweeping romantasies to chilling horror tales.

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It’s all awful, but I do appreciate that their general incompetence, aggressive overpolicing, and fascistic tech use are now literally running into one another and facing off against each other.

amanda moore 🐢@noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · last mo.

“Loitering is not permitted in this area. Please proceed to a designated location. Thank you for your cooperation,” a surveillance machine tells a small cluster of National Guard members as they patrol the fenced off Reflecting Pool in the rain.

The cover reveal for TERMINA STATION by @sagapressbooks.bsky.social ! Releasing 2/23/27 Right now, it’s getting pitched as a fantasy/horror mash up of Ray Bradbury/Joe Hill Cover Illustration was by Philip Harris, and then Cover Deisgn by Zach Bokhour