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Fresh newsletter incoming in one week! Want to catch up on past missives and get a sneak peek at what you're missing? Check out the archive and subscribe today for a free ebook!

https://xaurielzwaan.ca/NewsletterArchive

#SciFi #ScienceFiction #AmWriting

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PLEASE SHARE:

WoodPig Press opens to submissions on Monday. Well, if you're super keen, midnight on Sunday (i.e. 12 AM GMT 5/1/26). We've had LOTS of interest, and we've limited submission slots, so if you're planning on submitting, read on.

But first, a reminder of what we're about.

#SmallPress #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #Bookstodon #Submissions #SciFi #speculative #nonfiction

CC: @writing @writers @bookstodon @bookstodon@a.gup.pe

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All the books. . .

Here's my list of all the #fiction I read in 2025. It's mostly #mystery, of course, but there are some other genres represented as well.

I hope you find something on this list that YOU would love to read!

#ReadingList2025 #AmReading #AmWriting

https://open.substack.com/pub/susannasullivanauthor/p/all-the-fiction-books-ive-read-in?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

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On my newsletter, yesterday, I connected the demise of Stack Overflow to the rise of GenAI, and how that pattern contributes to the loss of the messy, inefficient, and essential making of "common practice": https://netapinotes.com/from-shared-knowledge-to-private-answers/

#AI #APIs #newsletters #amwriting

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For the month of April I wrote a total of 12419 words of 48438 total words on the year so far, plus spent 2 hours 45 minutes revising/editing. On my blog I posted a page listing publications of mine in April, and updated the now page.
https://zeroatthebone.us/now/
#specpo #amwriting #ampublishing #nownownow

The rings of Saturn curve around the planet up and to the left and back again

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10 chapters and 71 pages into Draft 2 of #wip
Slowly getting back into it, although I have no idea how I will get enough time to do it. My Characters are speaking as strongly as they ever did.
Would be lovely to get to the stage of looking for beta readers though!
#amwriting #fantasy #editing

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For the month of June I wrote a total of 15378 words of 81224 total words on the year so far, plus spent 4 hours 16 minutes revising/editing
#specpo #poetry #amwriting #amediting

Engraving of a man standing in front a large mechanical device with exposed sprockets and belts (a press)

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I have a new patron-only post up on Patreon! COMING SOON: RECORDED AUDIO READINGS of my published work! Plus access to my Discord and free copies of 3 short ebooks -- all for as little as $5USD/month!

https://www.patreon.com/posts/january-2026-148008531
#SciFi #ScienceFiction #AmWriting

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This week so far I haven't gotten nearly as much done with my revisions as I had planned.

Why? Because this. . .

Frustrated much? You bet!

#thewriterslife #AmWriting #mystery

https://open.substack.com/pub/susannasullivanauthor/p/three-hours-with-tech-support?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

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Fresh newsletter incoming in one week! Want a taste of what you're missing? Check out my archive and sign up for a free ebook!

https://xaurielzwaan.ca/NewsletterArchive

#ScienceFiction #SciFi #AmWriting

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An Austen relative I’ve never heard of, but she seems like a hoot!

https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/history/dirt-vulgarity-after-jane-austens-10110403

#AmReading #AmWriting @bookstodon #books #Bookstodon #WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity #Regency #Georgian #JaneAusten @romancelandia

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Like a lot of industries, the publishing industry's purpose is to put more money in the pockets of those who already have to much... 😒

@galacticwriters @writers @bookstodon
@writingbooks @keepwriting @aiop

#Publishing
#WritingMemes #Meme #Memes
#Author #Authors #IndieAuthor #IndieBooks #AmWriting #Writerdons #Writers #Writer #Writing #WritingCommunity #Writinglife #WritersOfMastodon #Bookstodon

Meme of a drawing of one person standing on a plank over a cliff with a group of people standing on the plank preventing it from going over.

Man over the cliff called Le publishers: "You will write papers for us and pay
us to publish them. You will review those papers for free. You will also pay us to read those papers."

One of the people holding the plank up steps off saying: "Fuck This!"

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So, what we should wish for is that every part of the writing process would be as quick as the idea 🤔

So, writers start looking for that magic lamp or whatever wish-giver you believe in...😁
Lets see what the disastrously hilarious consequences will be 😜

@galacticwriters @writers @books
@writingbooks @keepwriting @aiop

#Ideas
#WritingMemes #Meme #Memes #Humor #Humour
#Author #Authors #IndieAuthor #IndieBooks #AmWriting #Writerdons #Writers #Writer #Writing #WritingCommunity #Writinglife

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Writer: I wish I had a book idea
Brain: Here are some characters, worldbuilding, a magic system, a villain, everything you need for an amazing story!
Writer: How does it all go together?
Brain: What

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Welcome to the belated May #WordWeavers questions!
Written by @AlinaLeonova & I, you’ll find the month’s questions pinned to our profiles on the 1st (theoretically, lol). All are welcome to join in.
Participate with a WIP or an already published book.
As always, play the days you want, skip the others. Please use CW as necessary. Looking forward to seeing your answers & meeting new friends.
#amwriting #writing #authors

May #WordWeavers
1. How long have you been working on your WIP? 2. How much longer do you think it'll take you to finish your WIP? 3. Tell us one thing you love about your story. 4. What's your MC's critical flaw? 5. Is your MC aware of their flaw? 6. What writing-related challenges have you encountered recently? 7. Does your antagonist have any redeeming qualities? 8. MC POV: Describe your neighborhood. 9. Are there any unusual societal norms in your world? 10. What are the beauty standards like in your world and do they impact any of your characters? 11. Antagonist POV: Tell us about a fun time you recently had. 12. What role does romantic love play in your story? 13. What role does non-romantic love play in your story? 14. Which of all the characters you've ever written are you most proud of? 15. What type of writing (novels, shorts, poetry, etc) comes more naturally for you? 16. Would your WIP still work if you changed the gender of your MC? 17. How would your MC react to being handed a kitten? 18. If your antagonist had to arrange a contest they knew they could win, what would it be? 19. What % of your typical day involves writing/writing-adjacent activities (including thinking about it, lol). 20. Does your MC enjoy haircuts or hair styling? 21. How do you make your MC likable or relatable to in the first chapter? 22. If your MC came with a warning label, what would it be? Created by @BranwenOShea@writing.exchange & @AlinaLeonova@wandering.shop

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It was interesting -- the longer I waited, the less antsy I felt. It was a strange cultural lesson.

https://open.substack.com/pub/susannasullivanauthor/p/i-arrived-on-time-the-orchestra-didnt?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

#CulturalDifferences #Panama #WritersLife #AmWriting

Concert performance in the Iglesia Santa Librada, Las Tablas, Panama.

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Here are February’s #WordWeavers questions!
Written by @AlinaLeonova & I, you’ll find the month’s questions pinned to our profiles on the 1st. All are welcome to join in.
Participate with a WIP or an already published book.
As always, play the days you want, skip the others. Please use CW as necessary. Looking forward to seeing your answers & meeting new friends.
#amwriting #writing #authors

February 2026 #WordWeavers 1. Who is your most despicable character and how do you feel about them? 2. Do you enjoy writing "good", "bad" or morally gray characters more? Why? 3. Share a vivid sensory description from your story. What was writing it like? 4. Look back at the first thing you wrote. What did you do right? 5. If you found out that someone had to live your MC's life (like in the "Stranger than Fiction" movie), would you change the story? 6. Share an important or fun lesson you've learned as a writer. 7. What's the most rewarding thing about writing? 8. What's the most frustrating thing about writing? 9. Have you ever talked to a reader of your story? How did it go? 10. Have you ever dedicated your work to someone? 11. MC POV: Sit down, close your eyes and take a few deep breaths. What do you see in your mind's eye? 12. What would you tell a fellow writer who was struggling with self-doubt? 13. SC POV: You get an unlimited budget to buy one thing. The money can't be used for other purposes. What will you get? 14. Who does your antagonist care about? 15. Describe your MC's eyes. 16. If your MC had a statue put up in their honor, what would it be for? 17. Would you still write if you had to use a typewriter or pen and paper? 18. Can your MC carry a tune? 19. Does your antagonist believe in the supernatural? 20. What tropes are in your current project? Created by @AlinaLeonova@wandering.shop & @BranwenOShea@writing.exchange

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Guess what? CHORDS OF DECEPTION, book 2 in the Lily Gallagher Mysteries series, is ready for beta readers.

shttps://open.substack.com/pub/susannasullivanauthor/p/whats-coming-next-for-my-lily-gallagher?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

#AmWriting #mystery #edgycozymystery #AmReading

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#VirtualJaneCon is happening July 19-20. Didn't make previous cons or want to catch up? All videos are on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/virtualjanecon #AmReading #AmWriting @bookstodon #books #Bookstodon #WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity #Regency #Georgian #JaneAusten @romancelandia

White Background with a black diamond shape. In that shape, in dark pink color, says “Virtual JaneCon.”

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I've got a new patron-only post up on Patreon! For just $5USD/month, you too could get suffrage to vote in the poll to choose my next exclusive audio dispatch. Why wait? Pledge today!

https://www.patreon.com/posts/april-2026-155568453

#SciFi #ScienceFiction #AmWriting

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And then when you do start writing them down, you end up with more ideas than you know what to do with... 😁

@galacticwriters @writers @books @bookstodon
@writingbooks @keepwriting @humor @humor@lemmy.world @aiop

#WritingMemes #Meme #Memes #Humor #Humour
#Author #Authors #IndieAuthor #IndieBooks #AmWriting #Writerdons #Writers #Writer #Writing #WritingCommunity #Writinglife #WritersOfMastodon #Bookstodon #Books

Three panel meme with pictures from Pirates of the Caribbean movie where Jack is looking for rum.

Writer: "Why is my idea gone?"
Brain: "Because you refused to write it down last night when you were comfy in bed."
Writer: "But... why is my idea goen???"

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I wish I would've realised sooner that I don't have to solve every fictional problem I came up with the same second I came up with them 😁

@galacticwriters @writers @books @fantasy @bookstodon @joinin
@writingbooks @keepwriting

#WritingMemes #Meme #Memes #Humor #Humour
#Author #Authors #IndieAuthor #IndieBooks #AmWriting #Writerdons #Writers #Writer #Writing #WritingCommunity #Writinglife #WritersOfMastodon #Bookstodon #Books

Two part meme.
Top part is a picture of a pill bottle that says, Hard to swallow pills.
Bottom part is captioned: If you can't come up with solutions to basic fiction writing problems that you yourself made then try again timorrow, keep learning. Writing is a skill that can be improved.

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Well, I'm realizing that my #WIP novel has some #InfoDumping, as I tend to overdescribe things. It might only appeal to a certain audience. I have three friends reading the first few chapters, and will see what they have to say (two of them are writers/editors, and the other is an avid reader).

@autistics

#AmWriting? #WritingWhileAutistic

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I've got a new patron-only post up on Patreon! Did you know you can follow me on Patreon for free? Who knows, it might be worth signing up, wink wink nudge nudge!

https://www.patreon.com/posts/may-2026-patron-157931278

#ScienceFiction #SciFi #AmWriting

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There is no chance that, if the authorities saw the various notes and papers covering my desk right now, I would not get added to a watch list - or else end up summoning some dark entity. I'm mostly OK with both those things. #amwriting