@bastianhart.bsky.social
queer cryptid of color • ascending to mosshood • weird fiction writer • librarian graveyardslush.com
This novel wouldn't exist without my decades-long crush on Melanie Lynskey.
1998 was a very enlightening year for 8-year-old me.
Seriously, if they had as many fingers as they wanted, they'd have knuckle tats that read CATHOLICISM on one hand, and CUNNILINGUS on the other.
30.11.2025 18:13 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Finally back to revisions after a hectic week and get to tap back into my stoned, heartbroken, PhD dropout of a protagonist
They're SO stoned! SO heartbroken! SO dropped-out!
(and so terminally, profoundly, inconsolably horny)
I'm excited to share I'm represented by the amazing @shannonlechon.bsky.social Shannon Lechon at Azantian Literary. I'm chuffed to be agent siblings with @thesuiway.bsky.social, @patrickauden.bsky.social, @bastianhart.bsky.social, @lapisleaves.bsky.social, @breewernicke.bsky.social, @serenkilig.com
24.11.2025 21:21 — 👍 8 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 0New story dropped in the latest issue of @bafflingmag.bsky.social!
www.bafflingmag.com/issue-twenty...
Reading my WIP because I haven't opened the file since I got my uterus yanked out last week.
Wish me luck.
neon hemlock logo novellas open for subissions october 15-30 most interested in queer speculative work all welcome to submit b&w staticy bg image
whoa october is around the corner!
reminder that we'll be open again for novellas soon.
more info here: www.neonhemlock.com/submissions
"Well, if I'm going to prison for this, it better be fucking good," is really motivating, actually.
18.09.2025 23:31 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Brought to you by:
"Should 'Nights in White Satin' come before 'The Chain' (from the '82 Mirage tour) or 'Closer'?"
Nothing like fine-tuning a playlist before starting a rewrite, NOTHING
10.08.2025 18:53 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0lovecraft would've really fucked with Warrior Cats
11.07.2025 01:34 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0This is a very good essay, & touches on one of the most important convergences between tech-utopianism & fascism, namely the pursuit of homogeneity.
Homogeneity in literature dulls the mind & sharpens the fear by which people become stupid & obedient.
Homogeneity is a gateway to fascism.
Things about mainstream publishing I wish more people knew:
1) The NY Times Bestseller List is a marketing list, not an accurate list of the best-selling books for that period.
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"Is the sex scene relevant? Does it move the plot forward?"
Does it matter?
Tiffany Fritz discusses two key moments N.K. Jemisin's The Fifth Season–and how blending intimacy and narrative builds a story more honest, emotional, and true to the themes of her work:
reactormag.com/the-necessar...
cover of No Gods for Drowning by Hailey Piper, art by Anna Chiara Stagi, showing a deep sea background, a bright nine-pointed star in blue, and a lithe figure posturing in front of it, a glow with eerie light. At the top is a quote from Chuck Wendig reading "This book sang to me, and if you let it, it will sing to you, too."
COVER REVEAL! 🔪🌊
It's a joy to share the glorious new cover to NO GODS FOR DROWNING! Anna Chiara Stagi has beautifully blended elements of the book into this eerie seaborne majesty.
Thank you Anna, and thank you @badhandbooks for giving it a new port in the storm.
badhandbooks.com/preorders/no...
Oh totally, I just know conventional querying strategy was established in a pre-covid publishing landscape and things have CHANGED. The offer still stands though and I wish you all the best!
24.06.2025 12:26 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Feel free to reach out if you want any assistance!
24.06.2025 12:12 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Search your phone's settings for 'side button,' and the options are there. For long press, it gives you the option for digital assistant, bixby, or power off menu :)
22.06.2025 11:49 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0WHAT?!?!?! 😭😭😭😭
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hello friends, reviewers, book bloggers! is your TBR pile getting a little too thin? i've got some good news!
the ARC sign-up form for THE IRON GARDEN SUTRA (February 2026 from @erewhonbooks.bsky.social) is now live! 👇
The book covers for the BENEATH THE RISING trilogy by Premee Mohamed against a black and white background.
“Genre-defying adventure, rife with strange heart & weird horror." @chuckwendig.bsky.social
“A perfect balance of thriller, horror & humour" @aptshadow.bsky.social
From @premeemohamed.com, author of THE SIEGE OF BURNING GRASS and THE BUTCHER OF THE FOREST, dive into the BENEATH THE RISING trilogy!
Life has been lifing a lot these last 6 months, but you know what? I'm still here.
My WIP hidden deep on the hard drive: 'Yeah, me too, bitch!'
If a book has a woman on the cover I’m infinitely more likely to buy it. Bonus points if she’s scarred, butch, or otherwise GNC.
03.05.2025 15:51 — 👍 68 🔁 6 💬 8 📌 3
returning october 2025 #DVPit now on bluesky 40+ participating agents & editors (and counting) follow us at @dvpit.bsky.social for more updates!
Marginalized creators! Polish up those manuscripts, #DVPit returns October 2025 on bluesky with over 40 participating agents and editors! #booksky #writersky
17.04.2025 16:01 — 👍 483 🔁 274 💬 15 📌 40And now I want to write a flash piece about a classic cyberpunk archetype getting fucked by the city as they walk through it.
"The street finds its own use for things, even bad dogs like you. Lap at the puddle on the sidewalk, puppy; I want to see ripples in the reflected neon lights."
Curious what our previous zine bundles have looked like? Want to nail down my editorial preferences before you write something? Or just want to read some damn good stories?
Snag a free digital copy of our second zine bundle here and see what it's all about: dl.bookfunnel.com/mk8nnv897b
Animated gif from the TV show Twin Peaks. A white man is speaking into a recording device while driving. In the background are tall trees. A caption reads: Diane, 11:30 AM, February 24th. Entering the town of Twin Peaks.
24.02.2025 16:30 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Screenshot of a text that reads: If your book sells I’m getting my nipples pierced in celebration just because of this passage
Work wife is work-wifing too close to the sun with this one, fuck
22.02.2025 11:17 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0... don't know if my agent LIKES getting pictures of Sevika in my emails, but until I find out otherwise, they'll be blessed by her countenance.
Sharing the good word¹ is a duty I do not take likely.
¹ The good word: 🫦
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