Tanner Howsden

The form will close tomorrow so we can allocate novellas to our teams! Have you submitted yet?
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Totally should! It's a super fun genre to write!

If you have an indie novella, I absolutely recommend signing up for this while you can! I did a couple of years ago & met some amazing authors & judges, plus got some great feedback to help me become a better author.

The Speculative Fiction Indie Novella Championship | SFINCS The Speculative Fiction Indie Novella Championship (SFINCS, pronounced “sphinx”) is a yearly competition to recognize, honor, and celebrate the talent and creativity present in the indie community.

And it's time!!! Novella submissions are open!
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B for trophies/awards, A for everything else.

On one hand, I don't even know where or how I'd go about selling it or if it's even any good anymore. But on the other hand, I can't help but smile when I think of having a game I built on sale next to my books at cons. Is that the wrong reason to try & make a card game?

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Today, I find myself looking at the game documentation & card spreadsheets, wondering whether I should do anything with it. A part of me is considering just leaving it untouched. I don't even have a theme after all. But another part of me wants to finish & release it.

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In any case, while looking at my old games, I came across an old card game I was working on for one of these challenges. It's a bit of an alteration of Triple Triad that has a couple different decks & a 5x5 playing board. No art yet, but I did have a couple good playtests.

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See, about 8-10 years ago I also took up the 1 Game A Month gamedev challenge. The idea was to create a different playable game each month. As I was very new at the time, mine aren't. They have a lot of bugs & not great gameplay. But I don't like to throw things out, so...

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Recently, I have been uploading my books to @itch.io as part of my ongoing efforts towards giving everything a wide release. It's a good community, one I've enjoyed since my days in gamedev.

But...well, it's dug up some long buried skeletons from my past.

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As of today, my alternate reality thriller Cora Christensen has now gone wide release! While only a few vendors have picked it up so far, I expect that several other stores will have it in place soon!

Check out the new 🔗 below!

Katydids and Fisher Cats Check out this great listen on Audible.com. Between the loneliness of a new place and the unusual sounds of the night, Susan is having a hard time feeling comfortable in her new home. At least the…

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For those who enjoy audiobooks, Katydids & Fisher Cats has now been released in audio format!

🔗 below:

Link: www.amazon.com/dp/B0F64DNP9Y

So far, sales of Yara have been slow. Very slow. So in an effort to get this book in the hands of more people, Yara will be available for free in ebook form through Monday!

Come join us in the Mistshire for a tale of love, loss, and duty!

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Preorder Link: www.amazon.com/dp/B0F64DNP9Y

On May 1st, we shall finally visit the Mistshire together to hear a tale of love, loss, and the true meaning of one’s legacy.

May the Six protect you, always.

Cover art done by the incredible @UglyByProxy.

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Related side note (that's in it's own post since my other one isn't editable): How did you go wide in print? Did it take a bit to figure out a good option?

Still trying to figure that out for my books, haven't been happy with any solution yet.

Awesome!! Might have to see if my library has it yet!

Thank you!

Absolutely honored to be a part of the amazing #BBNYA2025 competition with so many great writers! Good luck to everyone!

A big #BBNYA2025 welcome to Vote For AIDAN by @tannerhowsden.bsky.social

Welcome aboard and best of luck!!

Took a bit, but Omen Bears is now wide! Several stores have been added & there's still a few more to go.

Here's the wide link for those interested: books2read.com/u/bxxAVl

Totally get that. It's hard to find the energy to write about things like fantasy & sci-fi when you look around the world and just see chaos everywhere. Most of my recent stuff has a depressing edge for that specific reason.

Novella sounds exciting!!

Thank you so much!!!

Signed up, thank you for the heads up!!

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Quick reminder: if you want to read Omen Bears on Kindle Unlimited, today's the last day to do so. Tomorrow, it will be out of KDP Select and on it's way to being published wide!

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Yeah, as much as I love The Ring, that is not a great movie for horse lovers. Whoever told you that is mean.

For me, it has to be either Arlington Road or Mulholland Drive. Both of those movies were absolute head trips for me.