Great piece by Ilana Masad on making art and marketing it:
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https://electricliterature.com/artists-shouldnt-need-to-become-content-creators-to-get-fair-pay/
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I'm finally #writing again, and does it ever feel GOOD!
I have three new writing workshops coming up in June and July! Building on the success of Design-A-Ghost, I'd like to invite you to join me to explore some more familiar characters from #SFF and #horror by reading extracts from classic and contemporary authors together, and then using writing prompts and exercises to create your own unique monsters, aliens, and robots! 👹👽🤖
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New report from PEN America: The Normalization of Book Banning (published Oct 1, 2025)
"In 2025, book censorship in the United States is rampant and common. Never before in the life of any living American have so many books been systematically removed from school libraries across the country. Never before have so many states passed laws or regulations to facilitate the banning of books, including bans on specific titles statewide. Never before have so many politicians sought to bully school leaders into censoring according to their ideological preferences, even threatening public funding to exact compliance. Never before has access to so many stories been stolen from so many children."
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Want to chat with other members of the #WritingCommunity about the challenges around creating diverse, representative fiction? Join our Tumblr Community, a place for respectful discussion and sharing resources.
Yay! A non-fiction anthology to which I contributed an essay detailing the world building process for my #solarpunk stories in the Yat Madit (Big Tree) world, has won The Ignyte Awards.
There are some good books here if you are looking for something to read!
https://ignyteawards.fiyahlitmag.com/2025-results/
https://jaylit.com/african-writers-among-2025-ignyte-award-winners/
Anthropic Settlement: What Authors Should Know
A free webinar hosted by the Authors Guild
Thursday, October 16, 2025 - 6:00 pm Eastern
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https://authorsguild.org/event/anthropic-settlement-what-authors-should-know/
📢 SUBMISSIONS OPEN! 📢
DreamForge Magazine is reading Oct 1-Dec 31, 2025
📖 Fiction up to 7K words - $0.08/word ✨ Speculative Poetry welcome 🌟 Theme: "Open Channel: The Art of Connection"
Don't self-reject—if it fits our needs for positive speculative fiction, send it!
Submit: https://dreamforgemagazine.com/for-authors/call-for-submissions/
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Launch Day!
The Squad has landed & the galaxy will never be the same. Blast off with the most ridiculous disasters in the Sol. Escape starts now!
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https://buff.ly/3RSVeUX
Out now!!
Buy direct from Evernight Publishing and save $1.25!
https://www.evernightpublishing.com/an-artist-s-kiss-by-suzy-shearer/
Isabella Coburn, 50, used to be the most in-demand nude artist’s model, now she’s a successful sculptor.
Artist, Gabriel ‘Archangel’ Milford, 53, needs Isabella to model for him and sparks fly when they meet. Though she refuses him, Gabriel is determined Issie will pose for him. She’s equally determined she won’t.
Amazon: bit.ly/3WjyEY4
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Apple: bit.ly/3KtcwrF
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Barnes & Noble: bit.ly/46wLJ6s
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Last week I felt like I was in the middle of a tornado with all the juggling I was doing. Have you ever felt like that?
It's all good, but it's a lot!
WRITERS!
Submissions are invited to NEW WRITING SCOTLAND 44! We want poetry & prose in English, Gaelic, & Scots from writers who are Scottish by residence, birth, or inclination. All successful contributors are paid – deadline 31 Oct!
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Submit free via Submittable 👇
https://nws.submittable.com/submit
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“It’s devastating for us to know that these kids who put in hundreds of hours of hard work had that torn away from them because of the objections of a single parent,” says Picoult... "I had 20 books banned in one school district in Florida alone because of a single parent’s objection and she admitted she had not read any of the books...She said that they were banned for ‘mature content and sexuality.’ There were books of mine that did not even have a single kiss in them.”
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More on school book bans from Kelly Jensen for BookRiot:
"There are now 19 books prohibited in any Utah public school. Of them, 16 are written by women, and their average publication date is 2011. This means that most of these books have been on shelves and available for many years and caused no issues until this manufactured crisis."
"There are 42 public school districts in Utah, but two districts account for nearly 80% of the books banned statewide"
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Looking for a new ebook? My novel THE EXPERT OF SUBTLE REVISIONS is on sale now! Just 1.99, wherever you buy ebooks.
"In this 'appealing intellectual mystery' (Publishers Weekly) spanning continents, Hase knows exactly what to do when her dad goes missing: Go to the library, find a specific book, and follow instructions. 'Brilliant, uplifting… I was swept away' (New York Times bestselling author Janet Skeslien Charles)."
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WRITERS!
Submissions invited to NEW WRITING SCOTLAND 44! We want poetry & prose in English, #Gaelic, & #Scots from writers who are Scottish by residence, birth, or inclination. All successful contributors are paid – deadline 31 Oct!
@writingcommunity
Submit free via Submittable 👇
https://nws.submittable.com/submit
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It's the Fedi Book Fair this weekend. Follow the hashtag for book posts from lots of fediverse indie authors (or filter it to avoid the posts).
My books are mostly low-key fantasy with queer romance. Find out more at https://wendypalmer.au
You’ll find them at all your favourite ebook retailers and online bookstores. And also at libraries, Hoopla, or your Kobo or Everand subscriptions.
This weekend, the ebooks are 25% off direct from me (via Payhip):
https://payhip.com/WendyPalmer
And at Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/wendylpalmer
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As as a special bonus just for the #FediBookFair, I've made my new release, officially released 16 November, available direct:
https://payhip.com/b/A3P2i
It comes with a free 2026 calendar featuring relevant public-domain nineteenth-century artworks :)
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A hidden lab on Triton. An AI ruling Earth. One girl racing against time. Echoes of Haller Canyon is full of suspense, strategy, and secrets. https://buff.ly/oTn7cnX
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The postman just delivered my contributor's copy of The Storms Issue 5 & it is GORGEOUS! @StormShelter & @rhonagreene, you've outdone yourselves!
And, additional thanks to Dublin UNESCO City of Literature and Fingal Arts for their support of this issue
https://eatthestorms.com/the-storm-shop/
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"All shall love my daydreams and despair!"
-Galadriel probably... 😂
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Space travel is the lifeblood of the Sol system, connecting colonies scattered across planets, moons, and the far reaches of the Oort Cloud. Find out more! https://www.mpaxauthor.com/worldbuilding-spotlight-space-travel-in-the-sol-system/
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Jason Koebler for 404 Media: "AI Is Supercharging the War on Libraries, Education, and Human Knowledge"
“Fascism and AI, whether or not they have the same goals, they sure are working to accelerate one another” - Maggie Tokuda-Hall
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https://www.404media.co/ai-is-supercharging-the-war-on-libraries-education-and-human-knowledge/
Sniff
Baking
Cookie smell
Grandma's cooking
Unmistakable -
Rich tantalising scents
Resistance impossible
Heaven - a moment on that tray
Fingers poised, waiting for approval
Once we have seized the day, all that's left - crumbs!
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A tip others might find helpful.
During editing, I noticed I wrote clunky sentences whenever my POV character saw or heard something. e.g.
“Adam saw the moonlight filter through the bare trees. Somewhere ahead, he heard a vixen scream.”
As someone who writes 1st person or deep 3rd, it’s usually bloody obvious which POV we’re in.
“Moonlight filtered through the bare trees. Ahead, a vixen screamed.”
This works because the reader knows who is doing the seeing and hearing.