anjali patel

Rising Tides: A Pirate Anthology! My crew an’ I bring ye tales of daring! Of makin’ a difference in the face of oppressive guv’mints and fearsome beasties!

It's insane to me that this anthology hasn't reached its goal yet! Always sign me up for a pirate fiction anthology any time!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/133...

Rising Tides: A Pirate Anthology! My crew an’ I bring ye tales of daring! Of makin’ a difference in the face of oppressive guv’mints and fearsome beasties!

I'm in this anthology with some amazing authors! Support the kickstarter if you can! www.kickstarter.com/projects/133...

Authors, what's your plot concept process like? Here's mine:

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finished liveship trilogy over the weekend. now reading tawny man trilogy. this is book 7/16 of realm of the elderlings lol

HA now that you mention it...

Currently reading Ship of Magic (a book in the same realm/series). Sacrificed a precious half hour of before work writing time for it

The Assassin's Apprentice. Convinced two coworkers to read the Farseer trilogy in full and am now working to wear other friends down, as well

_rubs palms together gleefully_

Mine was The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez back in May and I STILL CANNOT STOP THINKING ABOUT THIS DANG BOOK

SAME!!!

one article recommended a full body massage and hey, i don’t get how it’s relevant but i doubt he’ll say no!

i just googled “how do i make my dog less insecure”

Hi! I've created an SFFH BIPOC starter pack! Please share around! Also please reply if you'd like to be added (I'm making this an opt-in list)!

#sciencefiction #fantasy #sff #horror #writing
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A.C. Wise Reviews Short Fiction: The Deadlands The Deadlands Winter ’24 The Winter 2024 issue of The Deadlands is full of lovely prose and quiet stories meditating on life and death. In the beautifully written “Threnody in Dark Wood” by Avra Ma…

Check out @ac_wise’s @thedeadlands recs: ““Totality” by @ouibrandi.bsky.social and “Your Sword, Your Trumpet” by @anjapatel.bsky.social locusmag.com/2024/06...

My Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Horror Short Fiction Roundup - #3/2024 The art for this roundup includes a detail of the cover for Hexagon #16 by Yorgos Cotronis. More about the artist:  https://cotronis.com/ ☀...

My latest roundup features work by Adam Troy Castro @ect.bsky.social @fatimataqvi.bsky.social @thesuiway.bsky.social @kellyrobson.com Brian Evenson Tony Dunnell @othermarshes.bsky.social @culagovski.net @anjapatel.bsky.social @aimeeogden.bsky.social!

maria-is-reading.blogspot.com/2024/04/my-s...

Your Sword, Your Trumpet, by Anjali Patel - The Deadlands This is not the first wake where she’s been called to tear her hair, clothes, and voice to shreds, but it is by far the strangest. Closed casket, empty funeral home. The anonymous letter she received ...

wrote a ~*~blog post~*~ about "Your Sword, Your Trumpet," my latest story out in
@thedeadlands.com. if anyone ever asks what story is extremely anjali coded, i will show them this one 🫣

blog post: anjalipatel.substack.com/p/your-sword...
read story here: thedeadlands.com/issue-33/swo...

my latest! "Your Sword, Your Trumpet" is free to read today! @thedeadlands.com ⚔️🎺

The first time I saw you was at the beginning. This world was flat and featureless and newly made, and I its named guard- ian. With my hammer in hand, I waited for time to spin into motion.

Your Sword, Your Trumpet, by @anjapatel.bsky.social

acatenango Welcome to the new year! Toward the end of 2023, I hiked a volcano. It was immensely challenging and not something I would recommend for inexperienced hikers (me). Here is the play by play...

wrote a play-by-play of my trek up the volcano acatenango. i'm grateful i got to do it once and will not be doing it again (nature does not play around, especially at elevation).

anjalipatel.substack.com/p/acatenango

Art needs skill. It takes time to get skills. If you want more great art, give people more control of their time.

Every Throne Will Fall Slightly belated announcement of my second novel, RAKESFALL, and an essay on the dire necessity for writers to do their work, and to know what work to do, in the face of horror.

If you haven't read @vajra.me's essay on Palestine, art, and the state of this world we find ourselves in, then do so today:

"The world is made out of our very matter, and we can change it."

vajra.me/2023/11/08/e...

Meraj Consulting

A call for submissions: Queer and trans Palestinian utopian themed anthology: www.merajpublishing.com

now 25,000 words! it just keeps growing!

hi! my ~5,000-word story "Meteorites" in Bridge to Elsewhere might fit. a crew spends their final moments reflecting on mortality, ambition, and their deep love for one another after their ship fractures in space: outlandentertainment.com/products/bri...

17k words into a project i'm very excited about

#ReadPalestinianSpecFic Reading List The following is a growing reading list for the #ReadPalestinianSpecFic challenge. This is a work in progress to create a list of all available Palestinian speculative fiction. Novels: Novels by Na…

It's International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, and this year we have #ReadPalestine week. My offering is my reading list (with links to where you can find these reads) of Palestinian fantasy, sci-fi, and horror. soniasulaiman.com/readpalestin...

i would love to fully participate in #nanowrimo. alas, im too busy-

"Just as importantly, it got her *where* she wanted, which was always anywhere other than where she was then."

my twitter catalogs my ~4 years of working at [redacted] media company as well as a deep obsession with [redacted] anime, so kind of appreciating the fresh start here ✨