Danny DeRock

What Horror Is This?: Generative Writing Class This two week online and self-paced class will look at writing spooky stories with a focus on strange facts. We'll have an eye towards enriching your horror writing, understanding tropes, creating dre...

Will be offering a generative writing class in late July. Learn more and sign up here:

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Volcano People by Richard Mirabella Our sister went to help the people who came out of the volcano. She told us she was going to leave at the 4th of July picnic, while we sat around eating corn, our hands fatty with butter, silk in our ...

"Our sister went to help the people who came out of the volcano."

Buckle up, folks, because @rpmirabella.bsky.social has an incredibly imagined story for us this week. Wondrous, human, and beautifully written, "Volcano People" ends on a note of perfect melancholy. Absolutely do not miss this one! 🌋

Likewise!

I'm actually working on a short story for the first time in [???].

How did I not know about this mag? “Speculative stories about our inner lives” are very much my kind of thing.

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I now have two Bluesky accounts and I’m trying to keep my dual lives mostly separate. This one is for literary stuff. If you know me from the academic / political economy world, you can find me @danielderock.bsky.social

Is that…are we brewing up a new sub call? 👀

How to Fall in Love When You’re a Twice-Divorced Middle-Aged White Guy and a Queer, Sex Worker Artist and Neither of You Are Looking for Anything Serious — Icebreakers By Ryan-Ashley Anderson and Kevin Maloney

ICYMI our first piece of the year is LIVE BBY and it’s written by none other than @kevinrmaloney.bsky.social and @femmeintheory.bsky.social!!

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Ahh, thank you! I’m glad it fits.

He Loved Techno Daniel DeRock   He loved to scribble i love techno in his notebook while the teacher’s vocal track droned on and the clock counted down tak tak tak like a hi-hat. He loved basslines bam bam ba…

Not sure if this fits, but here’s one of mine that might be relevant pitheadchapel.com/he-loved-tec...

Sunbathers | Dark Mode Books Available 12.27.24 USA/PST

Did you know that my queer, erotic sun-vampire horror novella SUNBATHERS is *free* today??

Did you also know that over 1100 copies have been downloaded JUST TODAY?? (what)

Be part of the action (pun intended) and get yours here!
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About me - Daniel DeRock Welcome to my no-frills author website! You can find most of my published pieces, along with interviews and podcast episodes, on the “Writing and interviews” page. I primarily write fiction but occasi...

The past few months I've been out of the literary world loop. I *have* been doing a lot of reading, but not much writing. Anyway, I finally updated my author website and that feels like a step in the right direction: danielderock.com

Top 10 books of 2024 Bookthreads

1. Tender Hoof
2. Below the Falls
3. Some Things You Love With Your Insides, Your Guts
4. Julie, or Sylvia
5. Spark Bird
6. Escaping Emily
7. Trailer Park Ocean
8. If I Were God I Would Also Start With Light
9. This is How They Mourn
10. Repeat 1-9

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Find a friend and get weird 🛸💜

I'm Matthew and I'm an autistic human living in Paris.

I build neuro-affirming autistic communities online for autistics all over the world to connect.

I help my fellow autistic adults learn about leaning into their strengths while acknowledging their challenges in order to thrive in this world.

Icebreakers fam starter pack & still adding 🗣️

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Icebreakers Lit Submission Manager CollaborationAt our minty liquid core, Icebreakers is about fostering connection within the lit community. As such, general and themed submissions should be the work of two or more authors / artists (...

Now feels like a good time to mention that we are currently open for general subs! Buddy up and send us your magic ✨

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What I'm Reading: Strange Stones and Haunted Ecologies The current issue of Booklist has 2 reviews by me. Details below, including my three words and bonus appeal information to help you book tal...

So my new eco-horror collection, Haunted Ecologies, out February 2025, got a wonderful review from @raforall.bsky.social in this months BookList in which she compared it to the works of Jeff VanderMeer, T Kingfisher, and Cassandra Khaw…reader, I died :) raforall.blogspot.com/2024/11/what...

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Help us find our writer friends from Twitter!

The first tiny haunting has materialized!

The Unlikely Pursuit of Mary Bennet "After procuring several fervent assurances that his wi…

I would love to get a few more adds on Goodreads for THE UNLIKELY PURSUIT OF MARY BENNET so I'm asking the community for help: if you're into historical romance, queer Austen-esque works, or you just love love (or know someone else who does) please add the book to your lists and tell you friends!

The puppy has learned how to walk up the stairs, but not down. Very interesting situation.

Text on a Halloween-themed background, with a haunted house, bats, a skull, a black cat with a witch hat, and a grave. The text reads: Icebreakers Lit presents Tiny Hauntings. Two writers, one haunted poem or story. First round submissions close October 5th. Final submissions close October 15th. Details and submissions at: icebreakerslit.submittable.com/submit

👻SURPRISE! HAUNTED POP-UP SUB CALL👻 *details in thread*
Our 2nd annual Halloween sub call has begun! First, we need writers to create settings (ARCHITECTS). Next, we need another round of writers to haunt these settings (HAUNTERS). (1/3) [we don't know how to make a thread, so continued in replies.]

Hi, friends! We haven’t been on Bluesky for a while, but dropping in to say hi. Hold tight for some exciting updates (potentially Halloween-related 👻).

Hi! I’m not surprised. Glad to see some writer friends here.

Is anyone here? Twitter is really getting too weird now.

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“I hope my email finds you in a well.”

This summer.

The Ternion will be published. 3 novels, 3 authors each. Titles coming soon.

It's how we do #antiwrimo