Chelsea Mueller
@chelseamueller.bsky.social
Fantasy and horror writer. My books are filled with both murder and kindness. Because we can be more than one thing, y’all. 💀🌸 She/her.
https://linktr.ee/chelseavbc
https://linktr.ee/chelseavbc
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January 14, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Psst. If you want to come hang out a whole host of amazing authors at the sold-out ApollyCon 2025, I've teamed up with two author friends to giveaway 2 tickets. Enter on Instagram:
www.instagram.com/p/DCZh1piROoA/
#books #romancelandia
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#books #romancelandia
November 15, 2024 at 4:55 PM
I’m plotting out all the fall/winter/holiday bakes (Cookies! Pies!) because sometimes you gotta find some joy.
Hit me with your faves.
Hit me with your faves.
November 13, 2024 at 10:18 PM
I’m plotting out all the fall/winter/holiday bakes (Cookies! Pies!) because sometimes you gotta find some joy.
Hit me with your faves.
Hit me with your faves.
Booking a house for a writing retreat boosts my serotonin immediately.
October 23, 2024 at 1:11 AM
Booking a house for a writing retreat boosts my serotonin immediately.
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@mystgalaxybooks.bsky.social in San Diego is legendary.
September 22, 2024 at 5:54 PM
@mystgalaxybooks.bsky.social in San Diego is legendary.
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The Book Dragon in Staunton, Va. Small, genre-focused shop in a historic downtown. www.thebookdragonshop.com
Bookstore | The Book Dragon Shop | United States
Welcome to The Book Dragon, a new and used bookstore in downtown Staunton, VA!
www.thebookdragonshop.com
September 22, 2024 at 5:27 PM
The Book Dragon in Staunton, Va. Small, genre-focused shop in a historic downtown. www.thebookdragonshop.com
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Do you know about the map on the @bkstoreromance.bsky.social website? 500-ish indie bookstores in the US, Canada, & the UK. I don't know that they're all friendly to all genre fic, but they're friendly to at least some. bookstoreromanceday.org/participatin...
Find a Bookstore
A full list of participating bookstores will be coming soon. If you are a bookstore interested in participating, please fill out the form located under For the Trade in the main menu.
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September 22, 2024 at 5:45 PM
Do you know about the map on the @bkstoreromance.bsky.social website? 500-ish indie bookstores in the US, Canada, & the UK. I don't know that they're all friendly to all genre fic, but they're friendly to at least some. bookstoreromanceday.org/participatin...
What are you favorite genre-friendly bookstores? Looking to add to my list.
September 22, 2024 at 5:20 PM
What are you favorite genre-friendly bookstores? Looking to add to my list.
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #165,809! (Am I supposed to make skeet joke now?)
September 19, 2024 at 1:45 PM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #165,809! (Am I supposed to make skeet joke now?)
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A single 100-word email generated by an AI chatbot using GPT-4 requires 519 milliliters of water, a little more than 1 bottle.
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
A bottle of water per email: the hidden environmental costs of using AI chatbots
AI needs a lot of electricity and water to stay cool in data centers. We break down the toll prompt-by-prompt to show the scale of AI’s environmental needs.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 18, 2024 at 11:12 AM
A single 100-word email generated by an AI chatbot using GPT-4 requires 519 milliliters of water, a little more than 1 bottle.
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Actually did the thing last night where I was trying to fall asleep and couldn't get this story idea out of my head, so I just sat up and wrote notes in my phone. I have other contracted books to write, but OMG I can't wait to write this one.
Tl;dr Shiny new ideas are shiny.
Tl;dr Shiny new ideas are shiny.
September 16, 2024 at 7:31 PM
Actually did the thing last night where I was trying to fall asleep and couldn't get this story idea out of my head, so I just sat up and wrote notes in my phone. I have other contracted books to write, but OMG I can't wait to write this one.
Tl;dr Shiny new ideas are shiny.
Tl;dr Shiny new ideas are shiny.
A player on this season of The Circle is catfishing as a person I used for visual character inspiration. So, same, catfish Heather. 😆 I totally did a double take—and clearly no one on the show so far is a metalcore fan b/c I immediately went “wait, she’s pretending to be Andy Glass?!” #romancelandia
September 13, 2024 at 11:28 PM
A player on this season of The Circle is catfishing as a person I used for visual character inspiration. So, same, catfish Heather. 😆 I totally did a double take—and clearly no one on the show so far is a metalcore fan b/c I immediately went “wait, she’s pretending to be Andy Glass?!” #romancelandia
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In case you missed it! Our second issue is LIVE! Check it out for cool swamps, magical forests, Philippine mythology, firefly logograms, and much more. ✨
Hello wonderful readers, Tales & Feathers Issue 2 is RELEASED!! ✨
This collects ALL the cozy & quiet fiction we published in 2023, including:
💖 13 slice-of-life fantasy stories!
😍 2 translations!
💫 3 illustrations!
Read on our site for free or purchase the issue now! augursociety.org/subscribe/
This collects ALL the cozy & quiet fiction we published in 2023, including:
💖 13 slice-of-life fantasy stories!
😍 2 translations!
💫 3 illustrations!
Read on our site for free or purchase the issue now! augursociety.org/subscribe/
August 19, 2024 at 4:41 PM
In case you missed it! Our second issue is LIVE! Check it out for cool swamps, magical forests, Philippine mythology, firefly logograms, and much more. ✨
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We're thrilled to help announce The Villa, Once Beloved by @victormanibo.bsky.social! Explore family history, fascism, colonialism, and the horrors of the past haunting the present in this Filipinx Gothic from Erewhon Books:
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Filipinx Gothic: Announcing The Villa, Once Beloved by Victor Manibo - Reactor
A dark history is unearthed amid crumbling façades in a new gothic tale of family, homecoming, and postcolonial vengeance...
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August 19, 2024 at 1:58 PM
We're thrilled to help announce The Villa, Once Beloved by @victormanibo.bsky.social! Explore family history, fascism, colonialism, and the horrors of the past haunting the present in this Filipinx Gothic from Erewhon Books:
reactormag.com/book-announc...
reactormag.com/book-announc...
I want stories where the liminal space is an airport. Recs?
August 7, 2024 at 2:30 PM
I want stories where the liminal space is an airport. Recs?
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New favourite example of structural ambiguity
August 3, 2024 at 3:35 AM
New favourite example of structural ambiguity
If you’ll be in Scotland next weekend for WorldCon, come say hello. I’ll be buzzing around starting Thursday, but my scheduled events are in the image. Can’t wait to see everyone!
August 2, 2024 at 3:19 PM
If you’ll be in Scotland next weekend for WorldCon, come say hello. I’ll be buzzing around starting Thursday, but my scheduled events are in the image. Can’t wait to see everyone!
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We're science fiction writers. Of course we write stories about the consequences of technological innovations, and no one ever comprehends the story is about the consequences and not the technology
July 7, 2024 at 3:58 AM
We're science fiction writers. Of course we write stories about the consequences of technological innovations, and no one ever comprehends the story is about the consequences and not the technology
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if only there was a word for "displacing" an "entire population" of people using "military ground operations"
Nearly 2 million people have been displaced in Gaza – almost the entire population – after the Israeli military last week ordered a further 80,000 people to evacuate parts of Gaza City amid a renewed ground operation, the latest UN figures show.
Almost entire population in Gaza now displaced amid fresh Israeli offensive | CNN
Nearly 2 million people have been displaced in Gaza – almost the entire population – after the Israeli military this week ordered a further 80,000 people to evacuate parts of Gaza City amid a renewed ...
www.cnn.com
July 7, 2024 at 4:53 AM
if only there was a word for "displacing" an "entire population" of people using "military ground operations"
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Roses are red
Violets are bloomin
Violets are bloomin
July 3, 2024 at 11:51 PM
Roses are red
Violets are bloomin
Violets are bloomin
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Omg @readingtheend.bsky.social has very kindly run a full feature on where to start reading my work
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Omg omg omg
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Omg omg omg
The Wonderful Worlds of Aliette de Bodard - Reactor
Whether you’re new to her work or have been following her for years, there’s always something new to try
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July 2, 2024 at 9:41 PM
Omg @readingtheend.bsky.social has very kindly run a full feature on where to start reading my work
reactormag.com/the-wonderfu...
Omg omg omg
reactormag.com/the-wonderfu...
Omg omg omg
Querying folx! If you'd like a marketing pro to critique your query--emphasis on that pitch part that makes a person reply "gimme!"--then you'll want to bid on this lot in the Romancing the Vote auction: www.32auctions.com/organization...
#writing #querying
#writing #querying
Query Critique by Chelsea Mueller
Auction item 'Query Critique by Chelsea Mueller' hosted online at 32auctions.
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July 2, 2024 at 7:47 PM
Querying folx! If you'd like a marketing pro to critique your query--emphasis on that pitch part that makes a person reply "gimme!"--then you'll want to bid on this lot in the Romancing the Vote auction: www.32auctions.com/organization...
#writing #querying
#writing #querying
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GUYS I WENT AWAY TO TRY TO EMAIL SOMEONE
and you cracked $75k?!?!?
WE'RE GONNA NEED A BIGGER DEADLINE, PART TWO: 2 FAST 2 DEMOCRACY
We love you <3
and you cracked $75k?!?!?
WE'RE GONNA NEED A BIGGER DEADLINE, PART TWO: 2 FAST 2 DEMOCRACY
We love you <3
July 2, 2024 at 12:46 AM
GUYS I WENT AWAY TO TRY TO EMAIL SOMEONE
and you cracked $75k?!?!?
WE'RE GONNA NEED A BIGGER DEADLINE, PART TWO: 2 FAST 2 DEMOCRACY
We love you <3
and you cracked $75k?!?!?
WE'RE GONNA NEED A BIGGER DEADLINE, PART TWO: 2 FAST 2 DEMOCRACY
We love you <3
…or get my feedback on your query (which is very much a marketing document!): www.32auctions.com/organization...
July 1, 2024 at 10:52 PM
…or get my feedback on your query (which is very much a marketing document!): www.32auctions.com/organization...