Christine Beres

A photo of a woman in a tight blue dress with white floral pattern and red glasses sitting at a table with paperback copies of “Magica Riot” and “Magica Riot: Full Bloom"

I think you should buy my trans magical girl novels. They’re full of big feelings and big action and you’re directly supporting me and my work.

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In the center is the cover for Floodwaters by Wren L. Rivers. It features a silhouetted hand reaching out from the ocean. Surrounding the cover are tropes and descriptions. Going clockwise, starting from the top left corner: Classmates to friends Furious god of the sea Apocalyptic great flood Nerd and jock Tragedy Golden blood Stay alive… out of spite Almost romance, if only they had more time Innocence, desperation, and greed Group science project Classmates to friends As a backdrop behind the text, there is an image of underwater, which gradients from light blue at the top to nearly black at the bottom.

Small Business Saturday is coming up soon! You should consider supporting a very, very, very, very, very...very...very small business (I have a book you should read!)

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#smallbusinesssaturday #indieauthor #booksky #writingcommunity

Taking a break from writing for the Crane Wives in Baltimore!

Award-winning author, KC Grifant talks about the reasons to write short stories (and reasons NOT to) in this 5-minute excerpt from her workshop on writing short horror stories. #authors… Why Write A Short Story? With KC Grifant

Should you write a short story? Or not?

Award-winning author, KC Grifant answers the question in this 5-minute excerpt from her workshop on writing short horror stories.

#authors #writingworkshop

youtu.be/6S6XTzl2P10

The writing retreat starts today! Let's see how much I get done.

A graphic stating “nominate Floodwaters for the indie ink awards!” Above the text is an image of Floodwaters’ cover, which features a silhouetted hand reaching up from the ocean. The background behind the graphic is a blurred out image of a bookshelf.

Floodwaters has been out for a total of one day, but hey, why not throw my hat into the ring 😂

If you’ve read Floodwaters, please consider nominating it for the Indie Ink Awards!

indiestorygeek.com/story/10322

After a tragic night, Kes and Nattoli find themselves embroiled in aethermancy, forbidden dragons, and a rebellion brewing within the city they call home.

Oh hey, that's me! You can get the digital issue for $5 or wait until Dec 16 to see it online!

Announcing the 2025 Rhysling Award Winners

The Rhysling Award honors the year's best in speculative poetry ✨

Nominees were selected by the membership of the Science Fiction Poetry Association. Each member is allowed to nominate one work in each of two categories: Long and Short poem

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Apex publishes my very first piece in this month's issue! Support a great project today.

Cat post for the Monday blues

The general submissions portal is now open for all writers. We are looking for speculative fiction stories, 5000 words or under, and our preference is for something that is, more or less, fun.

🏆 Have you read "The Cons Of Counting Eggs," third-place winner in our Weird West Quick Draw flash fiction contest? Congratulations to author Matthew C. Brown!

Two would-be robbers attempt to recoup their losses and then some.

Read it here:

reachyourapex.com/the-cons-of-counting-eggs

Awesome! We had a contest for weird west fiction under 1k words. I was so impressed with the entries! We just announced the winners: reachyourapex.com/announcing-t...

The first place winner was @seabeewrites.bsky.social, whose story will be published in @apexmag.bsky.social!

#SciFiChat #weirdwest

A small brown tabby cat with greenish eyes gives the camera a very unimpressed look. She is lounging on a person's pajama clad lap.

This is Eleanor Rigby, aka Ellie, aka Ellie belly. She is 11 years young and one of the primary obstacles I blame when I want to write. Her favorite place to sit is between me and the keyboard and her favorite thing to do is to destroy feathered toys.

Oh hey that's me in first place!

I am proud to say I got FIRST PLACE with my story about a rider in need of a horse to save a girl. This was my first time submitting anywhere since 6th grade and I am very pleased and proud that I placed.

Here to blog like it's 2010 again