@ardyce.bsky.social
Senior Editor at UNSQ :: YA/NA/adult fiction :: Freelance writer sometimes :: Professional Nerd :: neurospicy :: opinions my own :: she/her π³οΈβπ
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Applications for our spring 2026 internships are still open! Want to intern with our copydesk, marketing + membership, events, and social media departments? Apply now!
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To those using Kickstarter: before backing a project, make sure it's legit. See below: Canadian artist @kness.bsky.social had their work stolen, images generated with the help of AI. π’
10.11.2025 13:38 β π 64 π 34 π¬ 0 π 0I am years late. Just listened to them for the first time yesterday. I know I know.
10.11.2025 23:26 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0You cannot go wrong with a Cherie Priest novel, and here are some deals!
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Iβve got some novels in the works for Summer 2026! Keep an eye out for BEWARE THE JACKS (ages 8-12) by @llavoieauthor, UNNAMED BONES (ages 14 and up) by @lorasenfauthor, and GO-MAN VS. THE STAR DRAGON (ages 8-12, graphic novel) by @hamishsteele. Pro reviewers, reach out to UNSQ_publicity@hbgusa.com
10.11.2025 22:10 β π 8 π 0 π¬ 0 π 1Hey, a lot of people are talking about changing affiliation from Democratic to Independent.
Let me tell you why you shouldnβt do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
Are you a marginalized author (or the editor/agent/publicist of one) who has a trad pub book coming out in 2026 that is science fiction, fantasy, or horror and either adult or young adult? This book critic wants to know about it! Small press strongly encouraged.
bookjockeyalex.com/contact/
the cover of sublimation by isabel j kim. two women emerge from a black line down the middle of a sunset colored cover. coming june 2 2026
SUBLIMATION by Isabel J Kim. Doppelgangers, corporate intrigue, heartbreak, betrayal, and the harsh permanence of the border: Sublimation is a thrilling and provocative debut for fans of Severance that asks what you'd sacrifice for a different life from award winning author Isabel J Kim The border cuts you in two. When you immigrate, you leave a copy of yourself behind. One person enters their new country, the other stays trapped at home. Some instances keep in touch, call each other daily, keep their lives and minds in sync in the hopes of reintegrating and resuming a life as one person. Others, like Soyoung Rose Kang, leave home at ten years old and never speak to their other selves again. Rose, in America, never imagined going back to Korea until her grandfather died and her Korean instance called her home for the funeral. She doesnβt know that Soyoung plans to steal her body and her life. How far would you go to live the choice you didnβt make?
Look At My Book Everyone :)
06.11.2025 16:17 β π 143 π 34 π¬ 15 π 14i have been DYING to share this cover for SO LONG so everyone please look at it and not my face.
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2025 World Fantasy Awards
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Sign in multiple colored lines of text reading: IN THIS HOUSE WE BELIEVE: CUOMO HATES US AND LOVES TRUMP BECAUSE HE'S A RACIST ISLAMOPHOBE SO WE'RE VOTING FOR MAMDANI BECAUSE WE LOVE NYC
No time for subtlety tonight, folks!
Sign up to get out the vote for Mamdani here:
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Call for recs! Have your put your favorite SFF media and artists into the Hugo rec sheet yet? :D #HugoAwards
27.10.2025 21:49 β π 16 π 18 π¬ 1 π 2No skeptics. Just Mulder vs Mulder. True believers need only apply.
28.10.2025 00:39 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0And hot.
28.10.2025 00:36 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Yβall, Iβm watching Beyond Skinwalker Ranch and I had an #MSWL thought: rival ufologists a la Skinwalker Ranch Travis and Ancient Aliens Giorgio but make it cozy and queer.
28.10.2025 00:36 β π 10 π 1 π¬ 2 π 1This book remains lodged in my psyche. In a monumental career, this is one of Walton's best. Two timelines of a life collide in exquisite ways.
If you dug IN UNIVERSES, you've got to read MY REAL CHILDREN.
Anything less than a month is just rude. I try to give authors two to three months or more because I know my books are not first in line and that the people Iβm asking also have deadlines for their own work.
27.10.2025 17:41 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0My mom and I would like to have a word with this person.
27.10.2025 17:38 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The reason I talk about the limbic system in creative writing classes is nothing beats the limbic system once itβs activated. Not evidence, not logic
Sensory detailβa vital part of storytelling & survivalβactivates the hippocampus, which is part of this system
you do not forget these stories
Are you an author of speculative fiction and eager to talk about your wondrous creations to a live (and - mostly - living) audience? The @britfantasysoc.bsky.social got you covered π
Fill in this form if you'd like to partake in the *first* series of events in Oxfordshire: forms.gle/qR3gLtvLCFFF...
Creators of the critically acclaimed βArchive 81β release a new horror podcast, βConversations with Ghosts.β https://podnews.net/press-release/conversations-with-ghosts
22.10.2025 09:18 β π 27 π 7 π¬ 0 π 4If you're a writer/other creator in the United States, consider creating an LLC for your business and then signing up for a local area Chamber of Commerce. Many of them have health insurance plans that pool their members and members of other CoCs to create insurance efficiencies relative to ACA.
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Support the 2026 @apexmag.bsky.social Kickstarter! Apex publishes amazing SF, dark fantasy, and horror and we need their stories now more than ever.
I'll give an Apex gift subscription and dedication to one random person who promotes this Kickstarter! 1/
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Writers - the scam predators are changing up their tactics. If you don't follow Victoria Strauss and Writer Beware, why on earth not?
20.10.2025 23:35 β π 16 π 10 π¬ 0 π 0βSeasons of Glass and Ironβ is one of my most favorite stories. I canβt wait for this collection!
15.10.2025 12:14 β π 22 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0Thanks, as always, to amazing KGB Fantastic Fiction reading series & our awesome hosts! Loved reading beside beloved @shvetathakrar.com!
My impassioned tale of spectral vengeance, "Frau Perchta Comes for the Count", is featured in this Castle of Horror anthology:
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Screenshot of IngramSpark impersonator's contact form, with chat window where scammer sales rep "Travis Clark" claims that "We are Ingram Spark's hands-on services department. You will be able to find our information here: https://www.ingramsparkbookpublishers.com/
Scam alert: there's an IngramSpark impersonator at ingramsparkbookpublishers dot com. Part of a wave of publishing/ghostwriting scams from Pakistan that hijack authors looking to self-publish--they often "borrow" well-known publisher names but this one also "borrows" the real IngramSpark's logo
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Hey guess what? My 2023 novelette "Here Instead Of There" is available at @escapepod.org in two parts!
It's about ethics, meteorology, crony capitalism, and some courageous dirtbags.
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get a COIN
get some PRINT MAGS
JOIN THE DEAD
okay not that last but you get a COIN π
I really like what the writer if this article has to say about art and writing. Really good food for thought.
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