Thomas J. Griffin

Editing is my favorite part! 1st drafts are a big tub of fermented grain. Is it booze? Sure, but there's still a lot of junk mixed in. You don't just want it to burn; you want it to go down smooth.

In edits you get to distill it, clarify it, make it something folks want to put on their top shelf.

A first for me: two stories published in one week 😊

100-Foot Crow is the place to go for drabbles and I'm thrilled to be working with them again, so please check out "Spam Filter"!

The NPC's Lot By Thomas J. Griffin

androidsanddragons.substack.com/p/the-npcs-lot

My story "The NPC's Lot" is out today with Androids and Dragons! It's a collection of five vignettes highlighting the sorts of characters that are usually ignored in most fantasy tales. I'm super excited to see it in print - thanks to @jennarainhm.bsky.social for believing in it!

Link below ⬇️

TBH it probably won't sell. Like three outlets buy novellas 😞

Don't look at it as wasting time on a single project. Look at it as time invested developing your skills as a writer! I've written 5 novels and this latest one might sell or it might not, but I know I'm getting better project to project.

The story:
www.heroicfantasyquarterly.com?p=4411

Heroic Fantasy Quarterly #64, May 2025 - Tangent Online Heroic Fantasy Quarterly #64, May 2025 "Daughter of Kart-Hadasht" by Rebecca Buchanan "The Undefeated" by Thomas J. Griffin "The Witch of the World's End" by Darrell Schweitzer "A Knowledge Sharper than Flint" by Adrian Simmons (serial, not reviewed) Reviewed by Victoria Silverwolf In "Daughter of Kart-Hadasht" by Rebecca Buchanan, the daughter of a defeated Carthaginian

My story in Heroic Fantasy Quarterly #64 just got a really kind review from Tangent Online! I'm thrilled
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Contract signed! Excited to say my story "The Undefeated" will be coming out this month with Heroic Fantasy Quarterly ⚔️

You're very welcome! Thank you for writing such a terrific drabble!

I know it's because I'm about to be a father, but this story hit me like a truck. Not sure I've ever read a more affecting 100 words.

Me wanting to compliment a female coworker like I would one of my strongman gym bros:

"Dang big dog, looking huge!"

Yes but which one survived the inevitable Highlander-style showdown?

Novel writers: how long does that first draft take you?

I'm approaching the 5-month mark in my latest WIP and while I'm still really enjoying myself, there's also a fatigue and readiness to be done with it. Curious how long it takes for others to hit that threshold.

MRK dropping an absolute gem of a story prompt for free

Do I dare to hope?

🚨WRITER BEWARE🚨

This gig is, like, really hard.

Contract signed! I'm very excited to be publishing my drabble "Spam Filter" with @100footcrow.bsky.social

This will be my third story with them and I'm thrilled. There's no better place for drabbles, so check them out and sign up for their free newsletter if you haven't already.

It's nutty how much social media has warped our expectations to the point that a great many people feel they are owed your private opinions on every public matter.

MRK should reply to every single person with "Mind your own business."

I can't really get into this in too much detail without revealing just how much Skyrim I played in college...

But yes.

You've already hit us with the monstrous cloaca story. After that, what could possibly be "Too Much?"

Relatable as hell

I'm a big Scrivener fan. I never realized how chaotic my process was until I started using it and got organized for the first time 😅

a little necronomicon in my life
a little eldritch horror by my side
a little bit of ichor's all I need
a little bit of foul Cthulhu's seed
a little bit of chanting in the dark
a little bit of spilled blood for the spark
a little invocation: be here now
a little bit of you keeping your vow

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We are open to submissions! Send us your best and brightest (or darkest) flash fiction:
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2024 Recommended Reading List Welcome to the annual Locus Recommended Reading List… We saw some fabulous books come out last year and are so pleased to let you know about them! This list is compiled by the Locus editor…

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Thank you, Christian! It's been a great experience.

Congratulations!

🚨FIRST READERS WANTED🚨

To start year 5 we're putting out the call for reading help. If you would like to be part of the FPSF editorial team, please send us a DM or reach out through the contact form on our website!

acab includes the one crawling around in the ducts of Nakatomi Plaza

I'm right there with you! I used to despair that I couldn't achieve King's 2k per day law, but now I understand that the pace isn't important; it's about consistency.

I'm about 1/3 of the way thru a new novel (started 11/1) and as always it will be death by a thousand cuts.