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C.J. Subko
@cjsubko.bsky.social
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Writer of SFFH. Snarkwitch. Psych PhD. Approachable goth. Artomancer.
Words in Small Wonders, Penumbric, The Deadlands, Skull & Laurel
Member of HWA, SFWA, Codex
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C.J. Subko @cjsubko.bsky.social · Dec 4
Introducing AND THE DARK WILL KNOW MY NAME

a novel I'm currently #amquerying #querying

🖤Adult contemporary #horror 💙📚

🖤**68,000** words of neopagan witchcraft, murder, mental illness, and some romance

#writing community reposts appreciated
skull with the words and the dark willk now my name. adult horror cj subko 68000 words fake texts over a picture of a witch doing a ritual. they read: witchcraft gone wrong. found friends and family. depression and self-harm. grad student stuck at home with parents. murders most foul. a supernatural killer, perhaps? pitch: girl interrupted x eric larocca Ash has just been released from a psychiatric hold following a suicide attempt, and her life is in shambles. Her parents are angry and overprotective; her best friend Kelsie has abandoned her for being too exasperating; and her graduate school work is suffering, bringing her to the brink of expulsion. Spiraling and overwhelmed, witchy Ash tries to put a curse into the universe, so that anyone who tries to fuck with her will hurt like she hurts. Later, in a moment of clarity, she recants the curse. Then a man who ghosts her for a date is murdered. Surely it can’t be the curse she recanted? At first, she’s able to shake off the impending emotional spiral with the help of her therapy group friend Leticia and crush Dara. However, strange things continue to happen. Her window is broken by an unknown stranger. Kelsie’s apartment is broken into and Kelsie blames her. But when her skeazy professor is murdered right in front of her, she has to accept the facts—someone is stalking her and the people around her. Someone who looks exactly like her. With the clock ticking until someone makes the connection between the murderer and Ash, Ash turns to her friends for help. To save everyone from the monster, Ash and her friends will have to work together to figure out what it is and how to slay it. But killing it might mean, for Ash, facing her darkest inner demons, the ones she’s been ignoring for years. If she doesn’t, it could mean the deaths of everyone around her. a woman screaming with the words reach me and contacts underneath. www.cjsubko.com cjsubko at gmail dot com bsky cjsubko at bsky.social insta sarcasmlemons
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Cracking open THE CHANGELING by Victor LaValle

Dark fairy tale? I'm in.

💙📚
February 11, 2026 at 2:31 AM
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Trend prediction in trad publishing is always interesting to me because it's usually based on announcements for books that were purchased months to years prior to the announcement.

So like...by the time you get to the post about trends, the trend may be over in what people are BUYING, at least
February 11, 2026 at 12:50 AM
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277 words today after being bed-ridden sick yesterday, what what
February 11, 2026 at 12:46 AM
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Every time I write a book I have to relearn how to write a book
February 11, 2026 at 12:15 AM
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An excellent article from romance author Sabina Nordqvist, whose debut IT'S ALL IN YOUR HEAD is out today! #writing #reading #booksky

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The Power of Giving Your Disabled Characters a Happily-Ever-After
The day I limped into a seven-month chronic pain rehab program, the first thing they told me was: we don’t talk about pain here. We were not allowed to exhibit “pain behaviors” either, which were p…
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February 10, 2026 at 8:42 PM
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I'm doing a presentation on online safety on Thursday. Assume all levels of IT comprehension will be in attendance.

Anything I should make sure to mention in my (anti) AI section?
February 10, 2026 at 8:52 PM
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My book is out today and I got to write an essay reflecting on disability in romance for LitHub! Check out the article below🥹
February 10, 2026 at 9:07 PM
cjsubko.bsky.social
I'm doing a presentation on online safety on Thursday. Assume all levels of IT comprehension will be in attendance.

Anything I should make sure to mention in my (anti) AI section?
February 10, 2026 at 8:52 PM
cjsubko.bsky.social
An excellent article from romance author Sabina Nordqvist, whose debut IT'S ALL IN YOUR HEAD is out today! #writing #reading #booksky

lithub.com/the-power-of...
The Power of Giving Your Disabled Characters a Happily-Ever-After
The day I limped into a seven-month chronic pain rehab program, the first thing they told me was: we don’t talk about pain here. We were not allowed to exhibit “pain behaviors” either, which were p…
lithub.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:42 PM
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Felt inspired.
a digital #art painting of a puerto rican man, a portrait, on a dark pink background with a dark pink shirt, with a black goatee and curly black hair
February 9, 2026 at 2:11 AM
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Felt inspired.
a digital #art painting of a puerto rican man, a portrait, on a dark pink background with a dark pink shirt, with a black goatee and curly black hair
February 9, 2026 at 2:11 AM
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Bad Bunny built a whole city in the middle of the stadium. I am fucking IMPRESSED. Also the songs, amazing. All the dancers looked like they were having SO much fun.
February 9, 2026 at 1:37 AM
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I feel like the Backstreet Boys/MGK commercial was written very specifically for me
February 9, 2026 at 12:32 AM
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Happy Super Bowl Sunday to all who celebrate!

My dad just referred to Billie Joe as Bon Jovi so that's about where we're at. 😂
February 8, 2026 at 11:05 PM
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It's amazing how people can say something negative that gets into your head and won't leave. Just strobes over and over for months or years until you want to scream.

And all of your evidence just bends into shape around it.
February 8, 2026 at 6:14 PM
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I finished MOONFLOW! What a trip!
February 8, 2026 at 4:15 PM
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I'm thinking of rewarding myself for every incoming rejection I get on a query.

What should I buy? Stickers? Something else? What would you get?
February 6, 2026 at 10:02 PM
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After THIS WRETCHED VALLEY and now MOONFLOW I've basically solidified my certainty that I'm never going camping again
February 6, 2026 at 6:27 PM
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After THIS WRETCHED VALLEY and now MOONFLOW I've basically solidified my certainty that I'm never going camping again
February 6, 2026 at 6:27 PM
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New newsletter in progress:

Trusting, handholding, or antagonizing the reader
February 6, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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Last year was the year of the audiobook. It was the only way I could focus on reading. Now I might have to get a library hold of the print of my current audio read because all I want when I get home is silence.

Brains are weird.
February 6, 2026 at 12:29 AM
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My hobby is finding new things to worry about
February 5, 2026 at 10:28 PM
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The process of querying is so up and down. You get a request! You're joyful! You get a rejection. You're the worst writer and no one wants you!

It's hard to stay grounded.
February 5, 2026 at 10:14 PM
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Bad news: Restaurant week resy was cancelled so I can't go out to dinner with my friend. I am bummed.

Reframe: At least it's more time to read MOONFLOW?
February 5, 2026 at 10:06 PM
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Haven't been able to focus on reading in print (vs audio) in months but I flew through like 40% of MOONFLOW by @bitterkarella.bsky.social last night.

Can't wait to get back to it tonight! The Lord of the Forest awaits.

💙📚
February 5, 2026 at 4:34 PM