Happy Book Birthday to Chasing Moonflowers, a gothic historical fantasy about 1925 Hong Kong! books2read.com/b/ChasingMoo...
Pauline Chow
@paulinechow.bsky.social
Writer with words in Cosmic Horror Monthly, Apocalpyse Confidential, Space and Time Magazine. Assoc Editor @havenspec.bsky.social. My books are 2025 Forword Indie Finalists: Coven of the East and Chasing Moonflowers! linktr.ee/paulinechow.
I can't wait to read these stories! Indie project instead of #primeday Martial Hero: A Limited-Edition Wuxia Fantasy Anthology by Julia & Ken @SixthMoonPress on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/6mo...
Martial Hero: A Limited-Edition Wuxia Fantasy Anthology
16 C-drama adventure stories presented in a deluxe limited-edition softcover with French flaps, embossing, and foiling!
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Book things I did instead of #primeday - Backed a Kickstarter Project - Bought an ebook from Bookshop.org (selected @restoriedbookshop.bsky.social as my indie bookstore) - Checked out physical books at the library (also hung out with some fun librarians) #antiprimeday #indies #booksky
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Join Coven of the East at @anotherstoryto.bsky.social for stories of sisterhoood, healing, and reclaimed magic tomorrow night! #booksky #Toronto #authorsigning @aijiang.bsky.social @samwilket.bsky.social @angelayurikosmith.bsky.social
Headed to StokerCon in Pittsburgh! Who is going to be there!? Say HELLO. I have goodies for you!
Woo hoo!
Little Ghosts Books@littleghostsbooks.bsky.social · 3mo agoAnother day another book signing! Join us for COVEN OF THE EAST: Reimagining Asian Women’s Magical Histories today with 5 of the 22 contributing authors. @aijiang.bsky.social @paulinechow.bsky.social @samwilket.bsky.social Sara Surani & Gitanjali Lena 🖤👻📚
"Coven of the East anthology reads like a dream in which Asian women march across the page, refusing to shrink..." Thanks @tamikathompson.bsky.social for the review on Uncomfortably Dark Reminder to trust the process and follow your intuition. Happy AAPI Month #aapi #asiandiaspora
Join Coven of the East for a special multi-author event on Sun, May 31st from 1pm - 3pm at @littleghostsbooks.bsky.social Readings and Q&A starts at 1:30pm with @aijiang.bsky.social @samwilket.bsky.social #gitanjalilena #sarasurani #authorevent #authorsigning
Edits are back from my publisher for "Duplication," corporate dystopian revenge thriller! We are ahead of schedule 📝 😀
As a former affordable housing advocate in California, the difference between corporate sponsored dev versus public good dev destroys communities. See sports stadiums and luxury housing...
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Finished up an audition for a storytelling show. Writing is half the work then there is delivering the piece to an audience with your voice, body language, and vibes. The panel laughed at my jokes....so 🤞!
Signed a contract for "Duplication," a corporate revenge thriller, with publish date of July 2027! More details soon.
My scifi flash "Necessary Protocols of the Iron Dresses (鐵旗袍)" is appearing in Space and Time Magazine's April 2026 issue. It's inspired by "Murderbot Diaries," which I read with Fermented Fiction's host @clayvermulm.bsky.social !! Excited for ya'll to read it! #scifi #writerslife
Signing two contracts for short stories this week! Excited to share where two of them landed! #writingcommunity #writerlife
Have you read Silk and Sinew!? Highly recommend but don't just take it from me ---> It's nominated for a Bram Stoker Award!!!
Bad Hand Books@badhandbooks.bsky.social · 7mo agoCall it the Stoker Ballot Bump? We just had an order for 1,000 copies of Silk & Sinew come through the distributor yesterday. Congrats to @garnetonwinter.bsky.social and all of the authors on the continued success of this title. bookshop.org/p/books/silk...
And Chasing Moonflowers by @paulinechow.bsky.social, a novel I had the privilege of mentoring through the HWA program, is also a 2025 Foreword INDIE Finalist for Young Adult Fiction!
Coven of the East — the anthology I co-edited with @paulinechow.bsky.social and published with Authortunities Press & Ghastly Goings-On Press — is a 2025 Foreword INDIE Finalist for Anthologies!
Coven of the East is a Foreword Indies Finalist! This genre-bending anthology features 22 writers from the Asian Diaspora, reimagining Asian Women's magical histories! www.forewordreviews.com/awards/books...
Need to read this!!!
Ginger Nuts of Horror@gnofhorror.com · 6mo agoThe Curse of Hester Gardens will haunt you twice: once for the ghosts, and again for the terrible recognition that you’ve been living alongside this horror your whole life without ever really seeing it. @tamikathompson.bsky.social @erewhonbooks.bsky.social gnofhorror.com/the-curse-of...
submitted the thing! Feedback from editors interested in a thriller revenge novelette. 🤞#writinglife
I had to make a second Starter Pack! If you have any recs for Latinx Spec Fic authors, let me know and I'll try to add them when I can. Much love! go.bsky.app/UtDuh4e
Pedro Iniguez@pedroiniguez.bsky.social · 7mo agoReminder: In light of Bad Bunny's Superbowl performance spotlighting Latino culture, here's a hefty list of Latino speculative fiction authors I curated if anyone wants to take a gander and read some phenomenal work. Much love to all! go.bsky.app/6BAmgpi
Typical case of the Mondays? Got my car stuck in snowy the driveway. By the time AAA comes, the snow may melt 😅
Opt Out Project is a step-by-step buy to untangle from bigger tech. If you canot, don't pay for services with your privacy. Google adding AI without my consent to my emails lit 🔥 to migrate away from them www.optoutproject.net
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What to do on your (social media) vacation?
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Trying again this year for 100 magazine rejections. Last year got side tracked with publishing a novel and anthology. In 2024, I got noped 65 times. #writingcommunity
VAMPIRES AT SEA by Lindsay Merbaum (Creature Publishing). Reviewed by @rebeccacuthbert.bsky.social. necessaryfiction.com/reviews/vamp...
Thank you @gnofhorror.com for reading and reviewing Chasing Moonflowers.
Ginger Nuts of Horror@gnofhorror.com · 8mo agoNew book review A gritty, atmospheric mashup of gothic horror and 1925 Hong Kong history. Ling Shaw’s quest is brainy and brutal. Full review at the link. #BookReview #HistoricalFantasy #Horror gnofhorror.com/chasing-moon... @paulinechow.bsky.social
Chasing Moonflowers has 50 reader reviews! Indie authors had considered this a milestone. Will the algorithm start to pay attention? Is there a new line in the shifting sands? #writingcommunity www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...