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<p>Ebook and paperback : <a href="https://books2read.com/WrathOfTheSky" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/WrathOfTheSky</a></p><p>Zechariah Jacobs has angered a vast empire that spans a third of the galaxy, which is far too much for his planet to stand against, but in a clash of wizards and magic versus technology, it's hard to say which will win.</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span><br><a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#sff</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefantasy/" rel="tag">#sciencefantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

(Left) The cover of Wrath of the Sky, by Owen Tyme.

On a black background, a planet much like earth burns, set aflame. The flames are on the top and sides, but haven't yet reached the bottom.

(Right) An ogre stands on a rocky cliffside path, clearly quite upset, with both his head and arms raised as he cries out! The background is blue sky with white clouds. The following text is laid over the top of the scene:

Winzon grinned evilly. With great slowness and ceremony, he undid the draw-string of his sack and up-ended it, dropping an ogre skull at the brute’s feet!

The massive ogre’s entire demeanor changed in an instant! He backed away, carefully stepping out of reach of Winzon’s ax, even though it was still strapped to his back!

The brute whispered, “Ogre-slayer!”

(Bottom) https://books2read.com/WrathOfTheSky

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<p>Chapter 40 of Stone Prophet is available to read on <a href="/tags/royalroad/" rel="tag">#RoyalRoad</a>: <a href="https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/108234/jigsaw-city" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.royalroad.com/fiction/108234/jigsaw-city"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.royalroad.com/fiction/1082</span><span class="invisible">34/jigsaw-city</span></a></p><p>Nicole and her team find themselves in a shared mindscape, in which Lyra and Gida pilot a shuttle, while the team prepares to be dropped at a fortress for a tactical assault.</p><p>The fortress is armed with antiaircraft blasters and it's a bumpy ride...</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span><br><a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#sff</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/fairies/" rel="tag">#fairies</a> <a href="/tags/webseries/" rel="tag">#webseries</a></p>

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<p>It’s time for December’s <a href="/tags/wordweavers/" rel="tag">#WordWeavers</a> questions!<br>Written by @AlinaLeonova & I, you’ll find the month’s questions pinned to our profiles on the 1st. All are welcome to join in.<br>Participate with a WIP or an already published book. <br>As always, play the days you want, skip the others. Please use CW as necessary. Looking forward to seeing your answers & meeting new friends. And a big thanks to those contributing the community questions. (below)<br><a href="/tags/amwriting/" rel="tag">#amwriting</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/authors/" rel="tag">#authors</a></p>

December 2025 #WordWeavers 1. In an alternate universe, you are the opposite of who you are. What's your story like there? 2. What does your MC's home smell like? 3. What's the best thing about the world of your story? 4. What's the worst thing about the world of your story? 5. Tell us about a character who has a secret. Optional: drop hints and allow others to guess the secret. 6. What kind of food does your antagonist prefer? 7. What bad habits does your MC have? 8. Does your world have any weird laws, practices or beliefs? 9. Tell us about a romantic relationship a character has. 10. Who is your most chaotic character? 11. What does your MC think of love? 12. Are bodily functions omitted or discussed in your stories? 13. How do your characters relate to nature? Is it threatening, idyllic, indifferent, or something else? 14. Are your characters incapacitated by injuries, or do they brush them off as flesh wounds? 15. How much profanity do you include in your story, and why? 16. Is your MC more philosophical or action-oriented? 17. How many hours of sleep a night does your MC average? 18. Does your antagonist save money or spend it? 19. What's the first thing readers learn about your MC? 20. What's the first thing readers learn about your antagonist? 21. Does your antagonist treasure people or objects more? 22. If the inciting incident never happened, what would happen to your MC?
Created by @AlinaLeonova@wandering.shop &@BranwenOShea@writing.exchange

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<p>After some research, I have names for my main characters!</p><p>Kiki Kekoa<br>A Hawaiian-Japanese junior high student and shonen protagonist, always wearing new scars and bandaids. She is a mesugaki (brat) who steals and amplifies her powers based on the aggression they have towards her. First she twists a knife in your mind, then your body.</p><p>Kaimana Kekoa<br>Her 7' father who intimidates everyone but is a chill, caring guy. Born in Hawaii, a widower. Lives for his daughter.</p><p><a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/novel/" rel="tag">#novel</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a></p>

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<p>What common evils lurk in your world? So common everyone basically ignores it? Like, I come from a country with free healthcare, and every time I see the American system in action, I can't help feel that is evil in its purest form.</p><p><a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#Writing</a> <a href="/tags/worldbuilding/" rel="tag">#WorldBuilding</a> <a href="/tags/ttrpg/" rel="tag">#ttrpg</a> <a href="/tags/dnd/" rel="tag">#dnd</a> <a href="/tags/amwriting/" rel="tag">#AmWriting</a> <a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="/tags/gamedev/" rel="tag">#GameDev</a></p>

An unspeakable horror strolls down the street and waves to a couple of people. "Ugh, not this guy. He never shuts up about some ancient evil that lurks within us all."

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<p>Via <span class="h-card"><a href="https://writing.exchange/@victoriastrauss" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>victoriastrauss</span></a></span>, a warning of trouble at small publishers. She can be contacted at beware@sfwa.org with tips, information, receipts.</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#Writing</a> <a href="/tags/publishing/" rel="tag">#Publishing</a> <a href="/tags/scams/" rel="tag">#Scams</a></p>

Victoria Strauss on Bluesky:
"Trouble signs at 2 small publishers, per recent reports rec'd by Writer Beware:

Rising Action Publishing (ongoing royalty payment delays)

Balance of Seven Press (publication delays, royalty payment delays, lack of communication)

Authors can contact me (in confidence): beware@sfwa.org"

Timestamp 12:29 PM May 17, 2026

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<p>Chapter 41 of Stone Prophet is available to read on <a href="/tags/royalroad/" rel="tag">#RoyalRoad</a>: <a href="https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/108234/jigsaw-city" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.royalroad.com/fiction/108234/jigsaw-city"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.royalroad.com/fiction/1082</span><span class="invisible">34/jigsaw-city</span></a></p><p>Ogomid encounters reason in the Mindscape, finding him in a brightly-lit artist's studio, where he's sculpting.</p><p>The art is good, but completely lacks emotion of any kind, leaving the Ogomid untouched.</p><p>He asks Reason to betray Olyna, but they begin a logical debate on the subject...</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span><br><a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#sff</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/fairies/" rel="tag">#fairies</a> <a href="/tags/webseries/" rel="tag">#webseries</a></p>

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<p>Chapter 16 of She Consumes Poison is available to read on <a href="/tags/royalroad/" rel="tag">#RoyalRoad</a>: <a href="https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/153820/scarlet-eye" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.royalroad.com/fiction/153820/scarlet-eye"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.royalroad.com/fiction/1538</span><span class="invisible">20/scarlet-eye</span></a></p><p>Yasu is called in on a day off to bring in a murderer that specifically asked to turn himself in to Yasu. The alternative is that he'll shoot himself.</p><p>She arrives at the warehouse the fellow is holed up in and isn't at all surprised when he turns out to be a demon...</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span><br><a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/witches/" rel="tag">#witches</a> <a href="/tags/demons/" rel="tag">#demons</a> <a href="/tags/vampires/" rel="tag">#vampires</a> <a href="/tags/webseries/" rel="tag">#webseries</a></p>

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<p>Chapter 35 of Stone Prophet is available to read on <a href="/tags/royalroad/" rel="tag">#RoyalRoad</a>: <a href="https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/108234/jigsaw-city" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.royalroad.com/fiction/108234/jigsaw-city"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.royalroad.com/fiction/1082</span><span class="invisible">34/jigsaw-city</span></a></p><p>After some scans to satisfy the curiosity of a scientist and some discussion of restoring Irkith, Nicole assembles the Seventh Sage's life stone, playing right into the hands of Olyna, who hides within Reason...</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span><br><a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#sff</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/fairies/" rel="tag">#fairies</a> <a href="/tags/webseries/" rel="tag">#webseries</a></p>

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<p>Ebook and paperback: <a href="https://books2read.com/FeyFighters" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/FeyFighters</a></p><p>Two soldiers on opposite sides, pixie Commander Stargazer Candleflash and human Sergeant Edwin Harris, find their fates forever entwined, first by revenge, but as they crash together in a dangerous rainforest, they’re forced to work together, just to survive. Will they make it or will their bickering get them killed?</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span><br><a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#sff</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefantasy/" rel="tag">#sciencefantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

(Left) The cover of Fey Fighters, by Owen Tyme.

The background is the stars of space, with nebula-like clouds, in blue. This has been divided into jigsaw puzzle pieces by dark lines marking the lines between pieces.

The foreground features an enormous, stylized phoenix, which is composed of fire. The phoenix looms over an Earth-like world heavily obscured by cloud cover.

(Right) The same world from the cover orbits a purple gas giant, with a stream of flame above it, which may be the phoenix, with the following text over the top:

“We’re in a human-made, goblin-enchanted spacecraft, powered by a dryad that’s under the mistaken impression she’s a nuclear reactor, half-piloted by a pixie and half-piloted by a human.”

“Is there anywhere we can go we won’t be shot on sight?”

(Bottom) https://books2read.com/FeyFighters

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<p>Ebook and paperback: <a href="https://books2read.com/TheThirdWish" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/TheThirdWish</a></p><p>Spies, aliens, trolls, wizards and a disowned prince use a time machine, to improve their place in history, but Levi Jacobs stands in their way, despite having just lost his parents in war. Will he stop them or will the time travelers kill his father at a pivotal moment, on which the fate of the galaxy hangs?</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span><br><a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#sff</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefantasy/" rel="tag">#sciencefantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

(Left) The cover of The Third Wish, by Owen Tyme, illustrated by Ryan Johnson.

A wizard in a black robe that glitters with hints of gold stands on a mountain and looks down at a city of sky scrapers covered in greenery. In his shadow lurks a creature with glowing red eyes.

In the background, the sun is setting and stars are becoming visible.

(Right Background) Four images separated by black lines, with the silhouette of a woman wielding two swords laid over them. She's outlined in black and her interior is yellow clock-based imagery that spirals outward from the center.

The upper left quarter is a queen in a red, furred robe, wearing a gold and diamond crown. She has dark eyebrows and blond hair.

Upper right is a planet seen from orbit.

Lower left is a symbolic wire frame representation of the view inside a wormhole, in green and yellow.

Lower right is dandelions among grass.

The angle of the planet, one of the woman's swords, the yellow highlights of the wormhole and some of the dandelions form a line that draws the eye along a sweeping curve.

(Right Foreground) The following quote:

He admired the flawless beauty of the insane swordswoman’s fluid movements as Ida took desperate step after step, backwards!

He felt waves of mental energy pour off the panic-stricken troll, but the energy bounced right off of Nicole’s mind, as though she’d shut herself inside a solid, red-hot, steel box of rage!

(Bottom) https://books2read.com/TheThirdWish

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<p>Was once again reminded of Ursula K. Le Guin's daily schedule, and why this woman was an icon on every single level.</p><p><a href="/tags/ursulakleguin/" rel="tag">#UrsulaKLeguin</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#book</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#Writing</a> <a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#WritingCommunity</a></p>

Ursula Le Guin‘s daily schedule

5:30 a.m. - wake up and lie there and think.
6:15 a.m. - get up and eat breakfast (lots).
7.15 a.m. - get to work writing, writing, writing.
Noon - lunch.
1:00-3:00 p.m. - reading, music.
3:00-5:00 p.m. correspondence, maybe house cleaning.
5:00-8:00 p.m. make dinner and eat it.
After 8:00 p.m. - I tend to be very stupid and we won't talk about this.

This was Le Guin's daily schedule first appeared in an interview she gave in 1988 (and more recently reappeared in Ursula Le Guin: The Last Interview and Other Conversations).

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<p>When you're reading and someone assumes that means you're doing nothing and they can interrupt you.</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a></p>

At Vespers by Halle. A young woman looks up from reading a book. It's probably some religious thing, but I've cropped out the cross and I just like the intensity on her face.

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<p>Word of an awful contract from Shadow Light Press is circulating. </p><p>Never forget a contract can be wildly unfair in terms of who gets the money, massively exploitative over rights, lack all accepted-as-standard industry clauses on reversion, and much more besides - and be entirely legal and enforceable. If you sign it, you'll be stuck with it. </p><p>Take expert advice first! In the UK, ask the Society of Authors, or the Writers Guild of Great Britain. In the US go to the Authors Guild. </p><p><a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a></p>

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<p>Ebook and paperback: <a href="https://books2read.com/FeyFighters" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/FeyFighters</a></p><p>Two soldiers on opposite sides, pixie Commander Stargazer Candleflash and human Sergeant Edwin Harris, find their fates forever entwined, first by revenge, but as they crash together in a dangerous rainforest, they’re forced to work together, just to survive. Will they make it or will their bickering get them killed?</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span><br><a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#sff</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefantasy/" rel="tag">#sciencefantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

(Left) The cover of Fey Fighters, by Owen Tyme.

The background is the stars of space, with nebula-like clouds, in blue. This has been divided into jigsaw puzzle pieces by dark lines marking the lines between pieces.

The foreground features an enormous, stylized phoenix, which is composed of fire. The phoenix looms over an Earth-like world heavily obscured by cloud cover.

(Right) The same world from the cover orbits a purple gas giant, with a stream of flame above it, which may be the phoenix, with the following text over the top:

“We’re in a human-made, goblin-enchanted spacecraft, powered by a dryad that’s under the mistaken impression she’s a nuclear reactor, half-piloted by a pixie and half-piloted by a human.”

“Is there anywhere we can go we won’t be shot on sight?”

(Bottom) https://books2read.com/FeyFighters

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<p>From PEN America: </p><p>Top 52 Banned Books: The Most Banned Books in U.S. Schools </p><p>"The 52 most banned books of the last four school years include National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize winners, bestsellers, and beloved books by authors including Toni Morrison, Margaret Atwood, and Judy Blume."</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/writersofmastodon/" rel="tag">#writersofmastodon</a> <a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://pen.org/top-52-banned-books-since-2021/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="pen.org/top-52-banned-books-since-2021/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pen.org/top-52-banned-books-si</span><span class="invisible">nce-2021/</span></a></p>

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<p>I skipped all the other stages and went straight to 'old weirdo' and I've never been happier 😂 </p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@galacticwriters" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>galacticwriters</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://lemmy.world/c/writers" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>writers</span></a></span> <a href="https://lemmy.world/u/books" rel="nofollow">@books</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://lemmy.world/u/fantasy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>fantasy</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@writingbooks" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>writingbooks</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://lemmy.world/c/keepwriting" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>keepwriting</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@humor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>humor</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://lemmy.world/c/humor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>humor@lemmy.world</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://lemmy.world/c/aiop" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>aiop</span></a></span></p><p><a href="/tags/writingmemes/" rel="tag">#WritingMemes</a> <a href="/tags/memes/" rel="tag">#Memes</a> <a href="/tags/humor/" rel="tag">#Humor</a> <a href="/tags/humour/" rel="tag">#Humour</a> <br><a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#Author</a> <a href="/tags/authors/" rel="tag">#Authors</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#IndieAuthor</a> <a href="/tags/indiebooks/" rel="tag">#IndieBooks</a> <a href="/tags/amwriting/" rel="tag">#AmWriting</a> <a href="/tags/writerdons/" rel="tag">#Writerdons</a> <a href="/tags/writers/" rel="tag">#Writers</a> <a href="/tags/writer/" rel="tag">#Writer</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#Writing</a> <a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="/tags/writinglife/" rel="tag">#Writinglife</a> <a href="/tags/writersofmastodon/" rel="tag">#WritersOfMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a></p>

An image of a time-line from birth to death.
Caption: Life of an artist
Start: Gifted kid
Middle: A burned out disapointment
End: An old weirdo with a home studio.

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<p>Chapter 50 of Stone Prophet is available to read on <a href="/tags/royalroad/" rel="tag">#RoyalRoad</a>: <a href="https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/108234/jigsaw-city" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.royalroad.com/fiction/108234/jigsaw-city"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.royalroad.com/fiction/1082</span><span class="invisible">34/jigsaw-city</span></a></p><p>Olyna begins to lose herself in the future, while Ogomid finishes his discussion with Reason, convincing him to turn against the painted witch. That leaves her unable to think at all clearly, turning her mind fully illogical.</p><p>Meanwhile, the six pieces of the sage meet...</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span><br><a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#sff</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/fairies/" rel="tag">#fairies</a> <a href="/tags/webseries/" rel="tag">#webseries</a></p>

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<p>So recently I was hosted in a <a href="/tags/podcast/" rel="tag">#podcast</a> by <span class="h-card"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@GavinChait" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>GavinChait</span></a></span> and together with Cheryl Ntumy I discussed the experiences and frustrations of publishing while being African, and we were joined by <span class="h-card"><a href="https://alpaca.gold/@Jeremiah" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Jeremiah</span></a></span> from the Interledger Foundation, and we assessed the state of open payments and our hopes for widespread adoption of the standard. Give it a listen!</p><p>"Unlocking Possibilities: The role of Open Payments in African speculative fiction" <br><a href="https://podcast.interledger.org/@InterledgerSalon/episodes/unlocking-possibilities-the-role-of-open-payments-in-african-speculative-fiction" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="podcast.interledger.org/@InterledgerSalon/episodes/unlocking-possibilities-the-role-of-open-payments-in-african-speculative-fiction"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">podcast.interledger.org/@Inter</span><span class="invisible">ledgerSalon/episodes/unlocking-possibilities-the-role-of-open-payments-in-african-speculative-fiction</span></a><br><a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#writingcommunity</a> <a href="/tags/blog/" rel="tag">#blog</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#sff</a></p>

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<p>Hi void!</p><p>Left twitter ages ago, annoyed with bsky at the moment, heard about this so trying it out.</p><p>Mini <a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#introduction</a> : I'm 20, ND, my hobbies float around but I'm into <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> , <a href="/tags/junkjournaling/" rel="tag">#junkjournaling</a> , and <a href="/tags/gardening/" rel="tag">#gardening</a> the most right now</p><p>I also like <a href="/tags/animalcrossing/" rel="tag">#animalcrossing</a> , <a href="/tags/thesims/" rel="tag">#thesims</a> , <a href="/tags/thepitt/" rel="tag">#thepitt</a> , <a href="/tags/twinpeaks/" rel="tag">#twinpeaks</a> , and random cartoons in terms of media. It varies.</p><p> I like engaging with other people too!</p>

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<p>New on my <a href="/tags/blog/" rel="tag">#blog</a>: "Holiday Post 2025: Books and reading." <a href="https://itinerantlibrarian.blogspot.com/2025/12/holiday-post-2025-books-and-reading.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="itinerantlibrarian.blogspot.com/2025/12/holiday-post-2025-books-and-reading.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">itinerantlibrarian.blogspot.co</span><span class="invisible">m/2025/12/holiday-post-2025-books-and-reading.html</span></a></p><p>Third post in my holiday series, and today we at some of those book lists out this time of year. </p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/itinerantlibrarian/" rel="tag">#ItinerantLibrarian</a> <a href="/tags/christmas/" rel="tag">#Christmas</a> <a href="/tags/holidays/" rel="tag">#holidays</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> 💙📚</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p>

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<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#Writing</a> <a href="/tags/publishing/" rel="tag">#Publishing</a> <a href="/tags/translators/" rel="tag">#Translators</a> <a href="/tags/psa/" rel="tag">#PSA</a></p><p>Some publishers are delegating translation of your work to GenAI/LLMs, which a) puts humans translators out of work, and b) ensures you'll lose readers, because GenAI/LLM translation is basically Google translate: no context word for word translation.</p><p>So you need to contact your publisher about this AND make sure you future contract include a clause demanding human translators for the FULL job--not just "fixing" slop.</p><p><a href="https://whatever.scalzi.com/2025/02/03/how-translation-works-book-title-edition/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="whatever.scalzi.com/2025/02/03/how-translation-works-book-title-edition/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">whatever.scalzi.com/2025/02/03</span><span class="invisible">/how-translation-works-book-title-edition/</span></a></p>

Apolline Dsc @apolline.bsky.social:
French publishing house Harlequin decided to use AI translation instead of human translations.
All their freelance translators (some of whom had been working with Harlequien for +30 years) were told they would no longer receive work from Harlequin.
If they want to keep getting work, they can review (meaning rewrite) the AI slop, for one third of their normal rate (which was already low to begin with).
Readers, we have to complain about it, hold the publishers accountable, and boycott these books.

John Scalzi @scalzi.com (on Bluesky):
Remember how I said I have it written into my foreign language contracts that my work has to be translated by an actual human? This shit is why.
Those book translations are gonna suck. The'll save money putting out books that are going to be painful to read. That's not a great long-term strategy.
(quoting Apolline's Bluesky post about Harlequin switching to GenAI translations)

John Scalzi @scalzi.com (on Bluesky)
Authors, remember that you CAN insist on human translation of your foreign-language editions and have it written into your contracts. You can no longer just assume you're going to get a human to work on the book whose every word you wrote wit intent.
I wrote a piece about translation earlier in the year, talking about how a good translation isn't, and can't be, just matching words one for one.

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<p>Looking for some soft, comfy reading to ring out this hard old year? You're sure to find something delightful in my whimsical fantasy story collection. Elves, gargoyles, mischievous young magicians, heroic aunties, brave doggo, and much more.<br><a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/wizards/" rel="tag">#wizards</a> <a href="/tags/monsters/" rel="tag">#monsters</a> <a href="/tags/fae/" rel="tag">#fae</a> <a href="/tags/witches/" rel="tag">#witches</a> <a href="/tags/sorcery/" rel="tag">#sorcery</a> <a href="/tags/elves/" rel="tag">#elves</a> <a href="/tags/heroines/" rel="tag">#heroines</a> <a href="/tags/foundfamily/" rel="tag">#FoundFamily</a> <a href="/tags/goodbooks/" rel="tag">#GoodBooks</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/amreading/" rel="tag">#AmReading</a> <a href="/tags/fedibookfair/" rel="tag">#FediBookfair</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p><p>Bookshop.org<br><a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/relics-from-a-traveling-show-k-m-herkes/0abf2118b4e0a1c2" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookshop.org/p/books/relics-from-a-traveling-show-k-m-herkes/0abf2118b4e0a1c2"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookshop.org/p/books/relics-fr</span><span class="invisible">om-a-traveling-show-k-m-herkes/0abf2118b4e0a1c2</span></a>?<br>Other booksellers:<br><a href="https://books2read.com/RelicsFromATravelingShow" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="books2read.com/RelicsFromATravelingShow"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">books2read.com/RelicsFromATrav</span><span class="invisible">elingShow</span></a></p>

3D mockups of a paperback and ebook for Relics From a Traveling Show by K. M. Herkes on a green background with dancing gingerbread figures wearing top hats in the foreground and strings of vintage holiday bulbs hanging overhead. The cover of the book shows a figure in a green and blue traveling cloak, shown from the rear, seated at a desk gazing out an arched window at a carnival tent bathed in sunset light. The figure has short brown hair, and they are petting the ears of a dog sitting beside them. The dog's mouth is open in a happy doggy grin. An eldritch lamp decorates the desk, beside a binder labeled "DPS Orientation Guide." At the left stands a tall bookshelf filled with artifacts, books, and knickknacks. A bonsai tree sits on the windowsill, and a pair of sinister glowing eyes lurk in the shadows behind the chair.

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<p>Welcome to WordWeavers 2026! Here are January’s <a href="/tags/wordweavers/" rel="tag">#WordWeavers</a> questions!<br>Written by @AlinaLeonova & I, you’ll find the month’s questions pinned to our profiles on the 1st. All are welcome to join in.<br>Participate with a WIP or an already published book. <br>As always, play the days you want, skip the others. Please use CW as necessary. Looking forward to seeing your answers & meeting new friends.<br><a href="/tags/amwriting/" rel="tag">#amwriting</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/authors/" rel="tag">#authors</a></p>

January 2026 #WordWeavers 1. What are your wildest (writing-related) dreams for this year? 2. How does your MC talk? Describe their voice and speech. 3. What does the way your MC talks reveal about them? 4. Describe an uncomfortable situation a character experiences. 5. Tell us about something funny that happens to a character. 6. If your antagonist played video games, what would be their favorite kind? 7. What's your MC's family like? 8. Antagonist POV: What advice would you give to people 10 years younger than you? 9. Have you invented any words/sayings/swears etc. for your story? 10. SC POV: Describe a perfect setting for you to relax. 11. What does the opening chapter of your story reveal about the world it's set in? 12. Does your MC have a good support system? 13. Where was your latest writing session? How did it go? 14. If your MC lived your antagonist's life, what would they be like? 15. MC POV: What's the most exciting thing that ever happened to you? 16. If your MC had one photograph near where they sleep, what or who would it be? 17. If cost wasn't an issue, what would your ideal setting be for you to write in? 18. Your antagonist gets a call or message from their mother. How do they respond? 19. Who is the most moral character in your story? 20. Do you make use of weather in your story? If so, how? 21. If in the middle of the book your MC discovered a foundling, what would they do with it? Created by @BranwenOShea@writing.exchange &@AlinaLeonova@wandering.shop

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<p>50% off @ <a href="/tags/smashwords/" rel="tag">#Smashwords</a>: <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1667520" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.smashwords.com/books/view/1667520"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.smashwords.com/books/view/</span><span class="invisible">1667520</span></a></p><p>The Hunter seeks peace and quiet to mourn the loss of her best friend in a world that seems bound and determined to make that task impossible. Enemies attack when she’d rather be alone, allies can’t take a hint and the arch-demon Wrath seeks the Hunter’s hand in marriage, even though she’d sooner kill him.</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span><br><a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/eoysale25/" rel="tag">#EOYSale25</a> <a href="/tags/ebook/" rel="tag">#ebook</a> <a href="/tags/sale/" rel="tag">#sale</a> <a href="/tags/books2read/" rel="tag">#books2read</a> <a href="/tags/indiebooks/" rel="tag">#indiebooks</a></p>

(Left) The cover of She Seeks Peace, by Owen Tyme.

The background is a snow-capped, craggy mountain with green, grassy hills at its base, which feature yellow and blue flowers.

The foreground is dominated by the round symbol for peace, in gold. Along the bottom of it are two olive branches. At the top is a dove in flight. Arranged on the lower three spokes of it are three figures based on the AIGA symbol for a woman. The figure on the right is blue. The one in the middle is a very dark gray, bordering on black, which includes a top hat. The figure on the left is red and has horns, like a demon.

(Right) The background is a view from the interior of a gun's barrel, with the rifling very apparent and the following quote over the top:

Reggie looked down the barrel of one of his own pistols, which the girl held in both hands, because the M1911 was a little large for someone so small.

There was a long, silent moment as the girl giggled and met his gaze. The murderous look was gone, replaced by something more playful, like a cat toying with a mouse.

(Bottom) https://books2read.com/SheSeeksPeace

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