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Lauren McMenemy · @spookygirl
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Vampires take so many literary forms these days, which is why world-building becomes so important. Helping us in that task? It's Nicoverley—welcome to Team Vamp, Beverley Lee & Nicole Eigener!

Writing the Occult: Vampires happens 28 October. Tix on sale next week via Alex Davis Events / Eventbrite.

#sffh #genrefiction #fantasywriters #fantasy #HorrorCommunity #horrorfamily #writersofmastodon #fiction #writers #supernatural #occult #horror #vampires #vampirefiction

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PepijnVemer · @PepijnVemer
125 followers · 1061 posts · Server social.sargasso.nl

It was a long time since I last read the , and thoroughly enjoying book 1 . So many great plot twists and original ideas in the first 200 pages already.

I vaguely remember that the number of twists slow down after a while, but what a great ride this is going to be.

#deathgatecycle #dragonwing #sff #fantasy #fantasybook #genrefiction

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Ric · @grislyeye
138 followers · 276 posts · Server dice.camp

#ttrpg #BOSR #osr #NSR #yearzeroengine #ForbiddenLands #grimdark #vtm #lowmagic #horror #worldbuilding #LowFantasy #film #genrefiction #occult #writing

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Odin Halvorson · @indubitablyodin
872 followers · 3915 posts · Server sfba.social

Round Table Writers is hosting a new weekly craft book workshop! Free, fun, and open to all. Every Tuesday at 10AM Pacific!

You can learn about RTW and join our Discord here: www.roundtablewriters.org

#writingcommunity #writers #writer #writing #writersofmastodon #author #authors #genrefiction

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Kathy Karch · @KarchWrites
526 followers · 20 posts · Server wandering.shop

Tfw a story you've been trying to place for what feels like forever bounces yet again, & you're all like, "Ugh, maybe just retire this thing & put it out of its misery," but then you actually open up the rejection email & read it, & the editor says some very nice things about the piece, & the hope of the story being worth a damn is rekindled.

Does this resonate w/ anyone else?

#writer #writerlife #amwriting #AmSubmitting #genrefiction #horror #shortstories #author #authorslife #keepatit

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George Penney · @georgepenney
1385 followers · 1134 posts · Server sunny.garden

Topic: Contrarian Barbarian's Book Club (Of greatness!)

@bookstodon I'm popping this up once more, just in case anyone else wants to join before our first meeting in late June.

Is anyone out there interested in being a part of a Contrarian Barbarian's Book Club where we read whatever the hell we want individually and meet up once a month on the newly formed Contrarian Barbarian Discord server to tell each other about it for a couple of minutes each and then discuss? (All genres/fiction/non-fiction on the table.)

The key focus would be sharing books we love with other people in a positive way. It'd have the diehard rule that if you freakin' love a thing, no one can be negative about it because that would be raining on your parade and your parade is spectacular dammit!

All time zones welcome to say hi!

LGBTQIA++, disability and neurodivergent friendly, with a structure with set rules of conduct--meaning that boorishness (repeatedly talking/typing over people and not respecting boundaries) or trollishness gets booted with the might of Gandalf warding off the Balrog.

If you like the sound of this, reply to this and tell me about the book you love most with the power of the sun.

We've already got a bunch of amazing people and the more the merrier! :blobsmilehappyeyes:

#books #bookstodon #sff #horror #scifi #crimefiction #nonfiction #reading #genrefiction #mystery #literature #history #botany #romance #science

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Shannon Greenstein, Writer · @zarathustra_speaks
42 followers · 10 posts · Server mstdn.party

New fiction, a fusion of genre and literary, a syfy flash about a potential quantum future. I hope you take a few minutes to read! marrowmagazine.com/the-day-the

#Writing #amWriting #fiction #flashfiction #author #authors #writer #writers #publication #published #syfy #genrefiction #LiteraryFiction

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PJ Coffey · @Homebrewandhacking
1179 followers · 10523 posts · Server mastodon.ie

@jdiannedotson

Sounds jolly. I know short stories aren't very popular anymore but I really love books of them and it could be a way to discover new writers.

IDK. It's your publishing house. Anyway, here's some tags to help people find your idea.

#newventures #publishing #aifree #sf #horror #mystery #genrefiction #graphicnovels #writers #sciencefiction #scifi

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Odin Halvorson · @indubitablyodin
868 followers · 3431 posts · Server sfba.social

@jasonsanford @SFWA

It keeps falling right at finals week for me, or I'd volunteer again this year!

But everyone should attend, virtually at least, because this event is awesome!

#writing #writers #california #sfba #writingcommunity #editor #editors #publishing #sciffi #sciencefiction #fantasy #genrefiction #nebula #nebulas #nebulaawards #nebulaconference #sfwa #sciencefictionandfantasywritersofamerica

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George Penney · @georgepenney
1315 followers · 981 posts · Server sunny.garden

@bookstodon

Is anyone out there interested in being a part of a Contrarian Barbarian's Book Club where we read whatever the hell we want individually and meet up once a month on Discord to tell each other about it for a couple of minutes each and then discuss? (All genres/fiction/non-fiction on the table.)

The key focus would be sharing books we love with other people in a positive way. It'd have the diehard rule that if you freakin' love a thing, no one can be negative about it because that would be raining on your parade and your parade is spectacular dammit!

All time zones welcome to say hi!

Depending on the interest, I'd set it up on my server and moderate. I'm a regular GM/DM, so am totally comfortable in that space.

LGBTQIA++, disability and neurodivergent friendly, with a structure with set rules of conduct--meaning that boorishness (repeatedly talking/typing over people and not respecting boundaries) or trollishness gets booted with the might of Gandalf warding off the Balrog.

If you like the sound of this, reply to this and tell me about the book you love most with the power of the sun.

I'd be free to kick this off in late June if there's enough interest. If not, I am more than happy to chill in my little Contrarian Barbarian Book Club For One. :blobsmilehappyeyes:

#books #bookstodon #sff #horror #scifi #crimefiction #nonfiction #reading #genrefiction #mystery #literature #history #botany

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Barbara Genova · @callgenova
24 followers · 131 posts · Server zirk.us
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"Destroyer of Worlds" is one of the weirdest and smoothest stories I've had the pleasure of reading over the past 12 months, but I should have led with "possibly immortal cheerleaders and the people who loathe them", ah dang it:

return.life/2023/02/destroyer-

#weird #speculative #genrefiction

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Author Help · @AuthorHelp
106 followers · 143 posts · Server opalstack.social
Kobo Writing Life - Ninth Annual Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize Now Open for Submissions - Kobo Writing Life

Kobo is accepting submissions for its ninth annual Rakuten Kobo Emerging Prize. It's open to first-time in three categories: , (this year ; a different genre is showcased each year), and .

kobowritinglife.com/2023/02/06

@writingcommunity

#writer #Canadian #authors #literaryfiction #genrefiction #speculativefiction #nonfiction #writingcommunity

Last updated 2 years ago
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Dadaist Dad - not spy balloon · @JPK_elmediat
566 followers · 4962 posts · Server mastodon.art

My "Of Bookish Things" account is now active. It will emphasize , , , experimental poetry-prose, , , and . @JPK_elmediat@c.im

#comics #genrefiction #genre #coverart #MassMediaLiteracy #genreliterature #illustration #collage #alteredbookart

Last updated 2 years ago
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Odin Halvorson · @indubitablyodin
782 followers · 2452 posts · Server sfba.social

#writingcommunity #writing #words #writer #writingadvice #writingtips #writersofmastodon #author #tips #publishing #poetry #poetics #medium #communities #community #genrefiction #fiction #ideas #thoughts #blog #philosophy #social #socialstructure

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Barbara Genova · @callgenova
23 followers · 116 posts · Server zirk.us
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Sometimes you have a bomb opener and it makes my job easier - not all the time, but sometimes - and as every day I bump something featured in the *successful* anthology "The Place Where Everyone's Name is Fear", today it's Jim Towns, look:

#lit #shortstory #genre #genrefiction #jimtowns

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Barbara Genova · @callgenova
23 followers · 112 posts · Server zirk.us
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Every day I bump something featured in the print anthology The Place Where Everyone's Name is Fear. Today it's Brian Bowyer, and WOW does he have an opener WHEEE:

#genrefiction #genre #lit #horror #pop #smallpress #anthology

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Barbara Genova · @callgenova
23 followers · 111 posts · Server zirk.us

#genrefiction #lit #anthology #smallpress

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lagomorph · @lagomorph
0 followers · 1 posts · Server mastodon.sdf.org

"Welcome to Mastodon at SDF! If you are new please post an introduction along with hashtags of your interests."

I am still one of those people who isn't super into sharing legal name and whereabouts in publicly accessible Internet environs. I am friendly though!

I am likeliest to talk about:

#introduction #rabbits #houserabbits #hrs #scifi #genrefiction #linguistics #history #medieval #capybara #cavy #wombat #radiolab #coolzonemedia #randomtrivia #museums #aquariums #wildlife #netflix

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Indie Author Social News · @indieauthornews
29 followers · 318 posts · Server indieauthors.social


Writing Cross-Genre Fiction and Battling the Book Marketing Comp Title

Author Michael Kaufman discusses both the pros and cons of writing cross-genre fiction and how to navigate the murky waters of marketing cross-genre...
writersdigest.com/be-inspired/

#indieauthornews #getpublished #buildmyplatform #writinghabitsandpractices #marketing #marketingyourbook #comptitles #genrefiction #beinspired #genre

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Starchy Compliment · @starchydish
90 followers · 83 posts · Server newsie.social
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Romance Author Emerges Years After Apparent Suicide; It Doesn't Go Well

newser.com/story/329944/author via Newser

Art: Jean-Honoré Fragonard, "The Bolt," 1777-1778

#susanmeachen #romancenovels #genrefiction

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