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Cover image of The Human shows an alien and a human child side by side, looking out a window into an expanse of purple outer space

My cozy science fiction short ebook "The Human" is free on all major platforms until Saturday.
One alien who has never met a human + one ship that keeps breaking down + one human kid who needs a ride = road trip? I mean, space flight. With bonus mac n cheese. 💙📚🪐

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I would have been embarrassed to go to court and complain to a judge that someone threw a sandwich at me. Even if I wasn't wearing armor at the time.

annnd I managed to post that without a link to the book. Good job LOL. books2read.com/u/bODV8Q

Human in a flannel shirt, black choker, black lace gloves, holding a book

Our local library was kind enough to take an author photo of me for their social media. It was Halloween, so I am dressed as "The 90s." Pretty sure I have had that flannel shirt since the actual 90s. 💙📚🪐✍️📝

Friendly reminder that it doesn't hurt to check your voter registration. Are you (still) registered to vote? Is your address up to date? If you need to make any changes, now is a great time to do it, well before your state's deadline prior to the general election.

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Cover image for Dragons and Dumplings shows a small green dragon resting on a balcony rail, surrounded by pink flowers.

If you're looking for a cozy fantasy read, I recommend Laura Greenwood's Dragons and Dumplings. It contains: lots of cooking, a sweet friendship, and a dragon egg...will it hatch? Download it free here:
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Free August Cozy Fantasy Books Searching for your next favorite story? Look no further! These bestselling authors have teamed up to offer a delightful selection of new books. Available for a limited time.

Fans of cozy fantasy: these books are all FREE for the month of August. Click over and take a look! 💙📚🪐

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Smashwords banner says "July summer/winter sale." One side has a beach image, and the other side has a snowy forest.

In the mood for a cozy fantasy? The Baker's Apprentice is FREE at @Smashwords for a few more days. Find my books here: www.smashwords.com/profile/view...
and browse the many other free and discounted books at www.smashwords.com/shelves/prom... before the July sale ends! #SWSale2025 #Smashwords 💙📚🪐

Graphic reads "Smashwords July Summer/Winter Sale" with a beach scene on one side and a snowy forest on the other side.

My cozy SF short, "The Human," is now FREE at @Smashwords as part of their Annual Summer/Winter Sale! Find my books here: www.smashwords.com/profile/view...
and browse the many other free and discounted books at www.smashwords.com/shelves/prom... all month! #SWSale2025 #Smashwords 💙📚🪐

People's Choice Literature | Columbia University Press What do Americans truly want in a novel? What would it look like if their preferences and aversions materialized in book form? In People’s Choice Literatur... | CUP

The ultimate experiment in writing to market (and NOT, lol)
#writingcommunity

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Win The Ultimate Fantasy Book Giveaway! - BookSweeps Enter to win the ultimate fantasy book giveaway, featuring 10 books for fantasy lovers!

I'm proud to say my book is part of this giveaway which also includes a signed paperback from the awesome Leigh Bardugo! 🪐📚💙

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ouch for the debt

What I meant was, you can tell you are not showing, so yes

I think the fact that we can recognize that we aren't doing the thing right yet actually puts us a bit ahead of some folks. At least we aren't the person who doesn't realize the importance of structure and/or how to recognize the difference between showing and telling when they see it.

This is an annoying answer, but I eventually started to make headway through sheer dogged persistence, looking at other people doing it well, trying again and again to do it myself. If there's an faster way to learn this stuff, I wish I knew it. 😵‍💫

I used to be this way about story structure. I read books about it; picked out structure points in other people's work; tried to outline my work with structure points; damn if I could write anything with story structure to save my life.

The kind of scenes we all hope to write
#writingcommunity

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Thanks for the share, Steve!

Book cover for The Baker's Apprentice showing a book, fruit, a pie, and baking tools

I'm excited to announce that The Baker's Apprentice is now available in ebook in all major online bookstores. 💙📚🪐
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The Baker’s Apprentice is a cozy fantasy, with themes of friendship and family, along with just a slight risk of execution. Violence is minimal and off-screen.

Guy Listens To Entire Genesis Catalog While Waiting for Opportunity to Back Out of Trader Joe's Parking Spot Local man Travis Anders recently listened to all 15 Genesis albums while waiting for a chance to back out of his parking spot at Trader Joe’s.

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I stole this from @stevenppeterson.bsky.social
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Three-legged gray cat sleeping in sunbeam with his head upside down

Three-legged gray cat with front legs stretched out in the air, basking in the sun

Our three-legged "foster" cat Murphy is making himself at home. At least when he's sleeping, he's not climbing shelves/eating plants/attempting to explore inside the refrigerator.

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I just subscribed to 5 Calls Newsletter!

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ART said, I want an apology. I made an obscene gesture at the ceiling with both hands. (I know ART isn’t the ceiling but the humans kept looking up there like it was.) ART said, That was unnecessary.

I forgot to tag #writingcommunity

As far as I can tell, the Oxford comma debate consists of one side who will die to defend the Oxford comma versus the other side who doesn't know or care about this debate.

My partner texted me today that he chaired a session at his academic conference and went out to lunch with some other philosophers.
I texted back that today I cleaned up puppy pee. #writingcommunity ♥️ 🧙⚔️

We had a couple of nice sunny days and everyone was like "ARE YOU GETTING OUT AND ENJOYING THE SUN" like it was a command, and I was like "NO LOL" do they not know I #amwriting

Keep DOGE Out of Our Data Trump has given DOGE unrestricted access to our personal info, from finances to health records. Join me in demanding accountability.

I signed the ACLU's petition to stop DOGE's access to our personal data. Sharing in case anyone else would like to sign.

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Review by jwells - A King's Trust I received an ARC of this book with plenty of time to read it, so I had comfortable plans to r...

This great fantasy romance is now up for preorder. Ideal if you're ready to get away from the same old romantasy plot: this one has a polyamorous romance (which I got SO invested in) and a mysterious fantasy plot... Here's my full review:

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💙📚🪐 There's still time to celebrate Read an Ebook Week at @Smashwords with lots of books on sale, including my cozy science fiction short "The Human."
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Check them all out here before the sale ends tomorrow!
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