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Deceptive Justice - the second book in the Victoria Justice Mysteries - is out now! Order Victoria's next adventure: mybook.to/VictoriaJust... "A fun, read with twists and turns you never see coming." ~Pamela Samuels Young, author of Failure to Protect #cozymystery #cozymysteryseries #booklovers

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We're about 75% of the way toward our submission cap for Recommended Reading — get those submissions in soon! 💡⚡ buff.ly/f0yV4mb

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We're (just over) halfway there! The Strange Horizons Kickstarter is 65% funded! Help support the same quality SFF content that we are committed to publishing every week! We even won a Hugo last year for our efforts! And we couldn't do any of it without your generosity. Help us get to 100%!

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The GIRL IN THE CREEK book tour is coming up! Find out where I'm headed. winniewoohoo.com/the-gitc-boo...

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In our latest podcast for Patreon subscribers, we talk setting in noir with three RHP contributors: Gabriel Hart, Joshua Murray, and Gabriela Stiteler Join our Patreon today and listen to this great discussion:

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Congratulations to Eugenia Triantafyllou! Eugenia's “Loneliness Universe” is a finalist for the Best Short Story 2025 British Fantasy Award! You can read it here! buff.ly/8utXT6m

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Hey, it's here! My new book comes out today. Hope you like it. ❤

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Amazing news: an anonymous donor—a true literary hero—has pledged to match every donation to EL's summer fundraiser, up to $12,500. This means we are only $6,500 away from meeting our $25,000 goal. Now we need you to do your part. Can you help us cross the finish line? Donate now: buff.ly/7BleQIo

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Please everyone....stop saying anything at the library is free. Not only do the services cost us money, it is our taxpayers money. Everyone PRE-PAYS for these services. raforall.blogspot.com/2022/09/ra-f...

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Harlequin have published a sidestory from The Unlikely Pursuit of Mary Bennet in honour of Pride month! Follow Mary's BFF, Miss Delia Highbridge, as she falls in hate-at-first-sight with a woman who... isn't anything like how she first appears?

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This! Send them stuff. More horror, please. Dark sci-fi. Weird stuff. Anything you’d call speculative, which could be anything. Send us books! I wanna read your work.

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Here’s your reminder that writing advice is a buffet. Take what feeds you. Leave what doesn’t. You know your story best. #writingcommunity #amwriting #amquerying

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Happy book birthday to Deceptive Justice by @ajthenovelist

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New special call for July!! 🎉 The theme is REGRET. Stories selected will be featured in our Jan 2026 issue, guest edited by Ai Jiang ( @aijiang.bsky.social ) You can find all the details on our Submittable page: ffo.submittable.com/submit #writingcommunity #flashfiction

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My birthday is on FRIDAY! That will be your last chance to donate to my birthday fundraiser and also the last time you will have to endure me pestering you about it for a whole year! givebutter.com/catsofyore

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It can be told! DEAD BUT DREAMING OF ELECTRIC SHEEP coming summer 2026. Imagine the Coen Brothers, PK Dick, and Mary Shelley wrote a road SF/horror novel? This is why I write novels and not pitches. Thank you, Stephen, Inkwell, and William Morrow.

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2025 Eugie Award Finalists locusmag.com/2025/06...

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PM Raymond is one of my favorite writers, give this a read

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Only two days to go! ALOCASIA is open for creative writing for an all-Indigenous issue to be published this summer. ALOCASIA publishes writing about plants by Indigenous queer writers around the world. Deadline: June 25th alocasia.org/about-send-w...

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In Harrisburg today for a meeting with LGBT+ organizations, leaders, and advocates across the state. There’s a lot of bad things happening for queer people, but there’s a lot of good people doing important work. Stay strong!

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Put Mira Grant’s science in T. Kingfisher’s fantasy folk horror, and you’ll get something that approximates @wnwagner.bsky.social ‘s #GirlInTheCreek #BookSky #HorrorSky Thank you, #NetGalley and @macmillanaudio.bsky.social app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/7a52...

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Thank you to the NCRA for supporting the Victoria Justice Mysteries about a court stenographer turned amateur sleuth! Enjoy this excerpt from my interview in the JCR July 2020. Read full interview here: www.thejcr.com/2020/07/28/n... Buy Victoria Justice Mysteries here: mybook.to/VictoriaJust...

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Stuck on story you've written? Editors keep passing on it? Revision is a key part of the writing process. Learn how to improve your story with @rhppress.bsky.social. 2 live lectures, Discord workshopping, and professional critique from @meaganlucas.bsky.social. Class starts July 9th. Sign up today:

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Genuinely was surprised that Missing White Woman won the Thriller Award for Best Mystery! A huge thank you to ITV, Tosca, Jean, and all the judges. Congrats to all winners and nominees! Bio has been updated.

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COMING THIS JULY from @rhppress.bsky.social: Stories of heartbreak and hope from Derringer Award winner @cwblackwell.bsky.social. This is a collection you don't want to miss. Pre-order your copy today: bit.ly/4ifdItV

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Stuck on story you've written? Editors keep passing on it? Revision is a key part of the writing process. Learn how to improve your story with @rhppress.bsky.social. 2 live lectures, Discord workshopping, and professional critique from @meaganlucas.bsky.social. Class starts July 9th. Sign up today:

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Submissions open! Until June 30. www.matchbooklitmag.com/guidelines

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Got a story that keeps getting rejected by editors? Something just not clicking with it? Sharpen up your story with the latest course from @rhppress.bsky.social. 2 live lectures, Discord workshopping, and professional critique from @meaganlucas.bsky.social. Class starts July 9th. Sign up today:

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SUMMER SUN TO WARM MY BED PAWS TWITCHING WITH KITTY DREAMS HAPPY SOLSTICE

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Myna asked me some awesome questions about what we love to publish at NIGHTMARE. I'm not sure when we'll open next (fall? winter?), but check this out if you're hoping to submit when we do!

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This is gross, and the full blog post is even worse. I’m gonna be sending an email

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It's the weekend, so what project are working on? And how did you get started? I'm Team C! How about you? #WritingCommunity #Writinglife

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My birthday is ONE WEEK from today and I would love to try to get my fundraiser for the animal shelter up to $7,000. Please consider chipping in if you can! 💕 givebutter.com/catsofyore

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Nice to wake up to this roundup of great flash, including one of mine! Thanks to @chriscottom.bsky.social & @mattkendrick.bsky.social

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OMG, I WAS ON TV YESTERDAY!!!! katu.com/news/arc-pdx...

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New interview with Nightmare EIC Wendy N. Wagner! Insights into the magazines & Wendy's upcoming novel, GIRL IN THE CREEK! (And sweet pics of Alice & Beansy!) @wnwagner.bsky.social @nightmare-magazine.com

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A developmental editor looks at structure, voice, content, & clarity. Copyeditors check mechanics and logic. The proofreader would look for typos and misspellings that slipped by the copyeditor. #fiction #writingtips #writingcommunity #aspiringwriters #novelists ajthenovelist.com/everything-y...

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Myth: You must have a fully formed outline to start. Fact: A loose outline is perfectly fine. Simply concentrating on the goals, motivations, & conflicts the characters face in each scene still gives you a direction to go. How do you get started on your novel? Let me know in the comments below.

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Did you know you don't need to purchase a book on Amazon to review it? If you support Bookshop.org or your local brick and mortar. This is crucial news. Plus, it's Summer Reads season, so support your favorite author. #amreading #fictionreaders #readingcommunity ajthenovelist.com/how-to-leave...

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Wise words from @maris.bsky.social - Repeat after me: “It is none of my business what readers say about my book on Goodreads. It is none of my business what readers say about my book on Goodreads.” lithub.com/pep-talks-th...

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You’re the director, creator, and writer of your story. Every plot twist, every rewrite, every hard-won chapter is part of the journey. Writers don’t just tell stories. We live them. 📚 #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #AuthorLife #Writers

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I LIKED THE DENTAL TREAT I WANTED SOME PIZZA

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I really appreciate this! My collection is still in print and would love to go home with new readers. Body horror. Doppelgängers. Haunted body parts. Women doing terrible and wondrous things. Half the stories are exclusive to this collection. Let’s body swap and dance!

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So happy to see talented female authors well-represented on this list. Congrats to @gwendolynkiste.bsky.social & Monika Kim on their respective wins! #BramStokerAwardWinners #StokerAwards2025 #HorrorBooks #GwendolynKiste #MonikaKIm

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