*raises voice very slightly* TODAY SEEMS LIKE A GOOD DAY FOR PEOPLE TO READ THIS BLOG POST, FOR NO PARTICULAR REASON

Ursula K. Le Guin@ursulakleguin.com · 22h ago

"What is beautiful in a good novel hasn’t strayed in accidentally. Beauty in the novel is bone-deep, essential. Everything in a good story or novel is essential." You can read the original post here:

I’m guest editing the next issue of Agita; send me your weirdest <1000 word stories about weird art. Authors from marginalized backgrounds encouraged and prioritized. No AI bullshit. The weirder the better. agitamag.com/submissions/

Several years later I still think about this review of my second ever published story

Ezra Arndt@arndtezra.bsky.social · 2d ago

Creators, share the best compliments you've received with a link to the piece(s) that earned them. "NOT THE FUCKING CLOWN MAKE UP AAAHHH. Oh he's hot so he's allowed" and "RAHHHHHHHHHHHH [RIPS SHIRT OFF AND HOWLS]." Find Version 1 here come October 1st: www.theyreahorrorshow.com/slashersthri...

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A bit of good news! I've been so happy to see the moths this year, hopefully they can keep coming back for years to come!

‘Thrilled’: huge swarms of bogong moths surprise NSW residents and may point to species’ recovery

Researcher says sightings of the endangered moth have increased over the last two years but ‘this year has blown them out of the water’

theguardian.com

The White Ribband is competing! 🥳 My first time entering, I’m looking forward to seeing how it goes 😊

The Speculative Fiction Indie Novella Championship@thesfincs.bsky.social · 4d ago

Congratulations to all of the authors who will be part of SFINCS4!!!! We wish you all the best of luck! Next steps are for us to sort the novellas into teams for judging which we will announce later this week! #booksky #authors #writers #publishers www.sfincscompetition.com/post/accepte...

This morning’s quilting meeting was a morning tea with guests from a neighbouring town’s quilt group so there was an email last night ‘could everyone who has volunteered to bring food remember only a small plate’ Way too much food 😂 they were chasing me down like are you hungry? Have more cake!! 🧁

Apparently episode one was first broadcast on the BBC 50 years ago today. Still one of the most remarkable television dramas ever. I Claudius

With Ace Week🖤🩶🤍💜 coming up Oct 25-31st, I'm putting together an Itchio bundle called 'Asexuals on Adventures'. Main criteria: at least one main character is somewhere on the asexual spectrum (aro-ace is fine👋) and see eligibility graphic for 'Adventure'!⬇️ Sign up form: on my discord or I can DM!

I've assembled 24 Authors to bring you Punk Spec Fic We've got Cyberpunk (+ cards), & bio☣️ or nanopunk🧬 Steam & Dreampunk Hopepunk for dark times! Ecologically sustainable Solarpunk Aetherpunk w. magic tech. Elfpunk &dragons!✨ Most have Queer Rep. All have Mini Blurbs. 🌈📚🪐 itch.io/b/3913/punk-...

As if it isn't already hard enough for elderly people to get the help they need.

Scrap the aged care algorithm!

Audrey has lived in her Perth home for 43 years. She’s now 96 and blind, and needs just a few more hours of help each week to stay there.

act.getup.org.au

And in Aus and the UK (not sure where else) we don't only sell a copy to the library, we get paid for each borrow. But more importantly than all that, our books in libraries mean more readers might find our stuff who never would have before, and that's wonderful.

Kass G.@anarkass.bsky.social · 2w ago

Also worth noting that like, three people requesting something at a library will get a library to buy it. And it doesn't take many holds to make it "we should buy more copies."

Shh, don’t tell anyone but I’m plotting out part 2,,,,,,,

Mason@masonhawthorne.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Thread of my published writing! I will keep adding things as they become available 😊 My Arthurian romance pastiche, The White Ribband is a m/m, knight4knight, 22k novella Itch: masonhawthorne.itch.io/the-white-ri... Everywhere else: books2read.com/u/m297KR

Nice day for it 😊

Pfft this guy doesn’t even know how to do upside down cookies 🙄

Jeremy C. Shipp@jeremycshipp.bsky.social · 3w ago

The homunculi want me to make them "upside-down cookies." I baked them tiny cookies and flipped them upside-down, but apparently this isn't what they have in mind. They won't explain.

Trying to think whether I have enough short fiction with rights reverted to do a collection 🤔

Nice sunset after the gym today 😊

Still patiently waiting to be "left behind" by AI rather than it chasing me across every damn space like a slasher in a low budget flick.

My book is spooky! masonhawthorne.itch.io/the-white-ri...

The White Ribband by MasonHawthorne

Lost, alone, amnesiac; all that is left to him are a few tokens, and his name...

masonhawthorne.itch.io

Indie Book Spotlight@bookspotlight.bsky.social · 3w ago

LAST CALL!!!! 55 books in the bundle so far! 🥳 I'm going to have it run throughout October and it's got theme books of all kinds, ranging from short story horror to long chonky ghost fantasy. ‼️ THIS IS THE LAST CALL ‼️ 👻🕷️🍂🎃🧡💀🍁☠️🪵😈🕸️☕🍄

Australians! Three days remain to vote! bwf.org.au/queensland-l... If you have any networks you can activate in support of HONEYEATER, I would be so grateful (but also it's a fabulous shortlist, dagnabbit)

The Lord Mayor’s People’s Choice Queensland Book of the Year Award

The Lord Mayor’s People’s Choice Queensland Book of the Year Award lets you decide the winner! The shortlist below comprises two judges’ picks each from the Fiction and Non-Fiction award categories, p...

bwf.org.au

Kathleen Jennings@tanaudel.bsky.social · 2mo ago

HONEYEATER is shortlisted for the People's Choice awards at the QLAs. Are you in Australia? VOTING IS HERE: bwf.org.au/queensland-l... And find the (Ditmar-winning) book here: USA: torpublishinggroup.com/honeyeater/ Australia: panmacmillan.com.au/9781761562303/

Aussie Writers, This Starter Pack is just 7 people I could think of off the top of my head. It's missing loads of you, so let me know if you'd like to be added! Kiwi Writers, I'll link a Starter Pack to this thread when I've got 7 of you. Let me know if you'd like to be added to it!

Last 3 hours!! Gay, trans, and sapphic books featuring knights, pirates, vampires, and explorers in settings including ancient Greece, Arthurian England, the Age of Sail, Colonial America, 19th-c Poland, and 1920s Cthulhu mythos 🌈🚀💫 🌈💜 ✨ itch.io/b/3875/queer...

Arden Powell@ardenpowell.bsky.social · last mo.

I'm in the Queer Historical Indies Bundle until Sept 6! 17 books for $30 including OBSIDIAN ISLAND, my action/adventure fantasy novel set in the Age of Sail with a gay romance between a ship captain and his bff naturalist, set on a beautifully deadly supernatural island. itch.io/b/3875/queer...

I think I saw a small meteor or something when I was driving home just now 😮 there was a streak and a small burst of light, and it wasn’t near power lines or anything like that ☄️ ✨

Less than a day to go for this fab bundle!

Arden Powell@ardenpowell.bsky.social · last mo.

I'm in the Queer Historical Indies Bundle until Sept 6! 17 books for $30 including OBSIDIAN ISLAND, my action/adventure fantasy novel set in the Age of Sail with a gay romance between a ship captain and his bff naturalist, set on a beautifully deadly supernatural island. itch.io/b/3875/queer...

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!

Not-So-Comfortable September Reads - get your free dark fiction for the month here, and sign up for updates from the authors! #Horror #DiscountBooks #FreeBooks #SFF #ReaderSky #ReadSky #BookSky books.bookfunnel.com/notsocomfort...

34 hours left to get this Queer Historical Indies Bundle and stock up on gay, trans, and sapphic books featuring knights, pirates, vampires, and explorers in settings including ancient Greece, Arthurian England, the Age of Sail, Colonial America, and 1920s Cthulhu mythos. ✨ itch.io/b/3875/queer...

Arden Powell@ardenpowell.bsky.social · last mo.

I'm in the Queer Historical Indies Bundle until Sept 6! 17 books for $30 including OBSIDIAN ISLAND, my action/adventure fantasy novel set in the Age of Sail with a gay romance between a ship captain and his bff naturalist, set on a beautifully deadly supernatural island. itch.io/b/3875/queer...

ONE DAY TWENTY-ONE HOURS AND FORTY-EIGHT MINUTES until this bundle is.......... ........no more!

Mason@masonhawthorne.bsky.social · last mo.

A varied collection of queer historical indie books which includes fantasy, horror, adventure, short stories, and erotica. There's something for everyone here! 17 items for $30! itch.io/b/3875/queer...

Derin's books are really that good.

Ann Leckie@annleckie.com · 4w ago

Been enjoying a few books by Derin Edala derinstories.com I've read The Javelin Program, The Antarctica Conspiracy, and Child of a Wandering Star and enjoyed the heck out of them.

Looking for a varied collection of queer historical indie books that includes fantasy, horror, adventure, short stories, and erotica? There's something for everyone here! Check out the bundle on itch, it runs until September 5th. itch.io/b/3875/queer...