@erinmhartshorn.bsky.social
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Nebula nominations are open. It would mean a lot if you’d consider “Through the Machine.” Published in Lightspeed and featured by Gizmodo, it’s a cautionary tale of AI in the arts, using the film industry as example. Thank you for your consideration.
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/thro...
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/thro...
Through the Machine - Lightspeed Magazine
“Steve, over here! Turn to your right. Can we get a smile?” He falls back on his training easily enough, turns to the cameras, gives them his famous crooked smile, tilts his head just so as the flashe...
www.lightspeedmagazine.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Nebula nominations are open. It would mean a lot if you’d consider “Through the Machine.” Published in Lightspeed and featured by Gizmodo, it’s a cautionary tale of AI in the arts, using the film industry as example. Thank you for your consideration.
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/thro...
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/thro...
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BCS parent co. is 501c3 nonprofit; donations are tax deductible. Tomorrow is Giving Tuesday! If you believe paying writers & First Readers a worthy cause, pls consider supporting us, recurring or one-time. THANK YOU. www.patreon.com/beneath_ceas... www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/support-bcs/... 3/3
Get more from Beneath Ceaseless Skies on Patreon
creating an online fantasy magazine & podcast
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December 1, 2025 at 4:08 PM
BCS parent co. is 501c3 nonprofit; donations are tax deductible. Tomorrow is Giving Tuesday! If you believe paying writers & First Readers a worthy cause, pls consider supporting us, recurring or one-time. THANK YOU. www.patreon.com/beneath_ceas... www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/support-bcs/... 3/3
Wishing @jowalton.bsky.social a very happy birthday!
December 1, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Wishing @jowalton.bsky.social a very happy birthday!
I loved, loved, loved this book! (I also recently devoured the sequel, A Honeymoon of Grave Consequence.) If you haven't read it yet, do yourself a favor and grab it while it's on sale!
Happy December! If you're in the US, you can snap up my cozy-spooky gothic rom-com novella A Marriage of Undead Inconvenience for just 99c, today only: www.amazon.com/Marriage-Und...
#romancelandia
#romancelandia
December 1, 2025 at 2:33 PM
I loved, loved, loved this book! (I also recently devoured the sequel, A Honeymoon of Grave Consequence.) If you haven't read it yet, do yourself a favor and grab it while it's on sale!
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BEEP BEEP BEEP WE HAVE A COVER
November 17, 2025 at 9:51 PM
BEEP BEEP BEEP WE HAVE A COVER
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AUDIOBOOK BLACK FRIDAY SALE!
This audiobook is beautiful. @audiofilemagazine.bsky.social calls it “immerse and imaginative storytelling.” And I am telling you @marawilson.bsky.social and @lindseydorcus.bsky.social are perfect and a dream team. @torbooks.bsky.social @macmillanaudio.bsky.social
This audiobook is beautiful. @audiofilemagazine.bsky.social calls it “immerse and imaginative storytelling.” And I am telling you @marawilson.bsky.social and @lindseydorcus.bsky.social are perfect and a dream team. @torbooks.bsky.social @macmillanaudio.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 7:48 PM
AUDIOBOOK BLACK FRIDAY SALE!
This audiobook is beautiful. @audiofilemagazine.bsky.social calls it “immerse and imaginative storytelling.” And I am telling you @marawilson.bsky.social and @lindseydorcus.bsky.social are perfect and a dream team. @torbooks.bsky.social @macmillanaudio.bsky.social
This audiobook is beautiful. @audiofilemagazine.bsky.social calls it “immerse and imaginative storytelling.” And I am telling you @marawilson.bsky.social and @lindseydorcus.bsky.social are perfect and a dream team. @torbooks.bsky.social @macmillanaudio.bsky.social
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Yooo! Someone You Can Build A Nest In was picked as a Kindle Gold Box Deal! For today only, get it for just $4.99.
A shapeshifting monster *accidentally* falls in love with the woman who's hunting her. We've all been there, right?
A shapeshifting monster *accidentally* falls in love with the woman who's hunting her. We've all been there, right?
Someone You Can Build a Nest In
Amazon.com: Someone You Can Build a Nest In eBook : Wiswell, John: Kindle Store
www.amazon.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Yooo! Someone You Can Build A Nest In was picked as a Kindle Gold Box Deal! For today only, get it for just $4.99.
A shapeshifting monster *accidentally* falls in love with the woman who's hunting her. We've all been there, right?
A shapeshifting monster *accidentally* falls in love with the woman who's hunting her. We've all been there, right?
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New story this morning! The Crow's Second Tale in @bcsmagazine.bsky.social ! www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/the-... This is one of my stories that is 100% not autobiographical except the part that is, which is that I tell stories to crows too, just in case.
Beneath Ceaseless Skies - The Crow’s Second Tale by Marissa Lingen
So Kiris knew, even at the age of five: no one should only know one story. Not even a crow, like in the song. And if she was the only one who had spotted the problem, she felt down to her five-year-ol...
www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:30 PM
New story this morning! The Crow's Second Tale in @bcsmagazine.bsky.social ! www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/the-... This is one of my stories that is 100% not autobiographical except the part that is, which is that I tell stories to crows too, just in case.
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My story "In the Zone", about a young woman with a special power that allows her to rescue immigrants, is now available to read at @lightspeedmagazine.com. Check it out! www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/in-t...
In the Zone - Lightspeed Magazine
As her head hit the pillow, Yadira felt exhausted and relieved. Exhausted, because she’d worked on a very large collage almost the whole day straight. Her shoulder blades ached from hunching over her ...
www.lightspeedmagazine.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:28 PM
My story "In the Zone", about a young woman with a special power that allows her to rescue immigrants, is now available to read at @lightspeedmagazine.com. Check it out! www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/in-t...
Check out these works! (I’m only sorry I didn’t boost the post yesterday about LIGHTHOUSE having a one-day sale!)
2025 AWARDS ELIGIBILITY POST
Y'all, it's time. And while I had a record number of publications this year (the Disney Essays, reprints, multiple short stories), I wanted to focus on two specific stories. (1)
Y'all, it's time. And while I had a record number of publications this year (the Disney Essays, reprints, multiple short stories), I wanted to focus on two specific stories. (1)
November 10, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Check out these works! (I’m only sorry I didn’t boost the post yesterday about LIGHTHOUSE having a one-day sale!)
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If you're writing any historical fiction set in the UK in the first half of the 20th century, I can't recommend www.1900s.org.uk enough.
It's run by a retired academic who's trying to archive what life was like then for normal people, and it's got all kinds of little details you'd never make up.
It's run by a retired academic who's trying to archive what life was like then for normal people, and it's got all kinds of little details you'd never make up.
Join me in the 1900s: a social history of everyday life
Explore everyday life, early-mid 20th century UK: what ordinary people experienced and felt, with firsthand inputs and supporting research
www.1900s.org.uk
November 8, 2025 at 9:04 PM
If you're writing any historical fiction set in the UK in the first half of the 20th century, I can't recommend www.1900s.org.uk enough.
It's run by a retired academic who's trying to archive what life was like then for normal people, and it's got all kinds of little details you'd never make up.
It's run by a retired academic who's trying to archive what life was like then for normal people, and it's got all kinds of little details you'd never make up.
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TODAY ONLY! Cheddar Luck Next Time, my cheesy cozy mystery w/ an autistic lead, is on sale for $.99/£.99!
Please, please spread the word!
US promo link: amzn.to/43ajEjr
Canada: www.amazon.ca/Cheddar-Luck...
UK: www.amazon.co.uk/Cheddar-Luck...
Also at B&N & Apple!
Please, please spread the word!
US promo link: amzn.to/43ajEjr
Canada: www.amazon.ca/Cheddar-Luck...
UK: www.amazon.co.uk/Cheddar-Luck...
Also at B&N & Apple!
November 2, 2025 at 2:24 PM
TODAY ONLY! Cheddar Luck Next Time, my cheesy cozy mystery w/ an autistic lead, is on sale for $.99/£.99!
Please, please spread the word!
US promo link: amzn.to/43ajEjr
Canada: www.amazon.ca/Cheddar-Luck...
UK: www.amazon.co.uk/Cheddar-Luck...
Also at B&N & Apple!
Please, please spread the word!
US promo link: amzn.to/43ajEjr
Canada: www.amazon.ca/Cheddar-Luck...
UK: www.amazon.co.uk/Cheddar-Luck...
Also at B&N & Apple!
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We have 10 days left in the @apexmag.bsky.social 2026 Kickstarter and we've crossed 60% funding! Help us get to 100%! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...
Apex Magazine 2026
An award-winning digital literary magazine of science fiction, dark fantasy, and horror.
www.kickstarter.com
October 20, 2025 at 5:17 PM
We have 10 days left in the @apexmag.bsky.social 2026 Kickstarter and we've crossed 60% funding! Help us get to 100%! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...
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New neuroscience short story forthcoming in @analogsf.bsky.social! Which also means a story of - ultimately successful - negotiations with their new publisher.
Includes full final text of my contract for all to use while they finish rewriting their boilerplate.
benjaminckinney.com/analog-negot...
Includes full final text of my contract for all to use while they finish rewriting their boilerplate.
benjaminckinney.com/analog-negot...
Analog Negotiations & Short Story Sale: Recognition, Memory » Benjamin C. Kinney - still pruning...
Successful negotiations with Must Read Magazines & Analog SF, who will publish my science fiction short story "Recognition, Memory."
benjaminckinney.com
October 13, 2025 at 6:56 PM
New neuroscience short story forthcoming in @analogsf.bsky.social! Which also means a story of - ultimately successful - negotiations with their new publisher.
Includes full final text of my contract for all to use while they finish rewriting their boilerplate.
benjaminckinney.com/analog-negot...
Includes full final text of my contract for all to use while they finish rewriting their boilerplate.
benjaminckinney.com/analog-negot...
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Back from my family trip to tell you that I have a new story in @kaleidotrope.bsky.social ! "What a Big Heart You Have" is my tender tribute to Grandma and Aunt Ellen, though the characters aren't literally them. kaleidotrope.net/autumn-2025/...
“What a Big Heart You Have” by Marissa Lingen
kaleidotrope.net
October 8, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Back from my family trip to tell you that I have a new story in @kaleidotrope.bsky.social ! "What a Big Heart You Have" is my tender tribute to Grandma and Aunt Ellen, though the characters aren't literally them. kaleidotrope.net/autumn-2025/...
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Apex Magazine 2026 is A Project We Love on Kickstarter!! ❤️🍾🥂🎉
Thank you to everyone who's donated so far! If you haven't checked us out yet, don't be shy! There's room for everyone at the monster mash 👻🪦
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...
Thank you to everyone who's donated so far! If you haven't checked us out yet, don't be shy! There's room for everyone at the monster mash 👻🪦
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...
October 1, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Apex Magazine 2026 is A Project We Love on Kickstarter!! ❤️🍾🥂🎉
Thank you to everyone who's donated so far! If you haven't checked us out yet, don't be shy! There's room for everyone at the monster mash 👻🪦
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...
Thank you to everyone who's donated so far! If you haven't checked us out yet, don't be shy! There's room for everyone at the monster mash 👻🪦
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...
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This week on Planetside… An exclusive interview with the very first Hugo winner for speculative poetry.
Read “The First Hugo for Poetry: An Interview with Marie Brennan” by Holly Lyn Walrath:
www.sfwa.org/2025/09/30/t...
@hollylynwalrath.bsky.social @swantower.bsky.social
Read “The First Hugo for Poetry: An Interview with Marie Brennan” by Holly Lyn Walrath:
www.sfwa.org/2025/09/30/t...
@hollylynwalrath.bsky.social @swantower.bsky.social
October 2, 2025 at 4:18 PM
This week on Planetside… An exclusive interview with the very first Hugo winner for speculative poetry.
Read “The First Hugo for Poetry: An Interview with Marie Brennan” by Holly Lyn Walrath:
www.sfwa.org/2025/09/30/t...
@hollylynwalrath.bsky.social @swantower.bsky.social
Read “The First Hugo for Poetry: An Interview with Marie Brennan” by Holly Lyn Walrath:
www.sfwa.org/2025/09/30/t...
@hollylynwalrath.bsky.social @swantower.bsky.social
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We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
October 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
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Read about the Big Idea behind A House Between Sea and Sky, officially out today!
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/10/01/t...
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/10/01/t...
The Big Idea: Beth Cato
You can’t judge a house by its paint job. Or by the nefarious things that have gone on inside said house in the past. Author Beth Cato takes us for a tour in the Big Idea for her newest novel…
whatever.scalzi.com
October 1, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Read about the Big Idea behind A House Between Sea and Sky, officially out today!
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/10/01/t...
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/10/01/t...
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Pre-orders for my big dragon book are officially open! Three heads for one low price.
It's already live at Bookshop, B&N, Amazon, etc. This tool can help you find it at your favorite outlet: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/807941...
It's already live at Bookshop, B&N, Amazon, etc. This tool can help you find it at your favorite outlet: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/807941...
October 2, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Pre-orders for my big dragon book are officially open! Three heads for one low price.
It's already live at Bookshop, B&N, Amazon, etc. This tool can help you find it at your favorite outlet: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/807941...
It's already live at Bookshop, B&N, Amazon, etc. This tool can help you find it at your favorite outlet: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/807941...
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Book birthday! The book is out! It's not a big book, just a quick read of some fun stories with some nice cover art by @lanedraws.bsky.social. The paperback is the only way to get the full cover art, BTW.
The real reason to buy the paperback is because YOU REALLY WANT TO. Go for it.
BUY MY BOOK!
The real reason to buy the paperback is because YOU REALLY WANT TO. Go for it.
BUY MY BOOK!
Reliably Narrated Armageddon and Other Stories
Reliably Narrated Armageddon and Other Stories [McNett, Brian] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Reliably Narrated Armageddon and Other Stories
www.amazon.com
September 26, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Book birthday! The book is out! It's not a big book, just a quick read of some fun stories with some nice cover art by @lanedraws.bsky.social. The paperback is the only way to get the full cover art, BTW.
The real reason to buy the paperback is because YOU REALLY WANT TO. Go for it.
BUY MY BOOK!
The real reason to buy the paperback is because YOU REALLY WANT TO. Go for it.
BUY MY BOOK!
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September is almost over! Last chance to get my new book, A House Between Sea and Sky, as an Amazon First Reads pick. Prime members can grab it for free; other people pay only $1.99! Full book release is Oct 1st in print, ebook, & audiobook.
amzn.to/4lb2R73
[promo link]
amzn.to/4lb2R73
[promo link]
September 26, 2025 at 2:13 PM
September is almost over! Last chance to get my new book, A House Between Sea and Sky, as an Amazon First Reads pick. Prime members can grab it for free; other people pay only $1.99! Full book release is Oct 1st in print, ebook, & audiobook.
amzn.to/4lb2R73
[promo link]
amzn.to/4lb2R73
[promo link]
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🎂 🎉 Happy Book Birthday to WHILE THE GODS SLEEP, the first book in @ldcolter.com 's PERILOUS GODS trilogy!
When a client persuades him to play an ancient game of throwing bones Ty finds himself deep in debt, and in danger...
Buy now: geni.us/whilegodssl
When a client persuades him to play an ancient game of throwing bones Ty finds himself deep in debt, and in danger...
Buy now: geni.us/whilegodssl
September 24, 2025 at 4:35 PM
🎂 🎉 Happy Book Birthday to WHILE THE GODS SLEEP, the first book in @ldcolter.com 's PERILOUS GODS trilogy!
When a client persuades him to play an ancient game of throwing bones Ty finds himself deep in debt, and in danger...
Buy now: geni.us/whilegodssl
When a client persuades him to play an ancient game of throwing bones Ty finds himself deep in debt, and in danger...
Buy now: geni.us/whilegodssl
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This Saturday! Join me and C.S.E. Cooney for poetry!
SFWA members and Nebula attendees, save the date! September 27th at 11 am Pacific, @csecooney.bsky.social will be the guest poet at the SFWA Quarterly Poetry Open Mic! Read a poem or just listen! @sfwa.bsky.social
![SFWA Quarterly Poetry Open Mic, September 27th, 11am Pacific. Featuring: C.S.E. Cooney. Host: Gwynne Garfinkle. events.sfwa.org/upcoming-events. SFWA Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association [image of a microphone]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gtinppomrfelqrzzfcndfre3/bafkreihuxblx27aplm3ov6v4zbutl3gsf2j53h2ntpcn5yzvglrsx3wxsy@jpeg)
September 25, 2025 at 6:23 PM
This Saturday! Join me and C.S.E. Cooney for poetry!
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Republicans, Trump included, are zeroing in on transgender people and blaming us for the looming government shutdown.
They are demanding that Democrats cave on transgender rights.
Many of them are copying the same talking points in their messages.
They are demanding that Democrats cave on transgender rights.
Many of them are copying the same talking points in their messages.
September 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Republicans, Trump included, are zeroing in on transgender people and blaming us for the looming government shutdown.
They are demanding that Democrats cave on transgender rights.
Many of them are copying the same talking points in their messages.
They are demanding that Democrats cave on transgender rights.
Many of them are copying the same talking points in their messages.