Louise Nicholas
@louisenicholas.bsky.social
Fantasy author. Former criminologist. Works @pgogy as sustainability and strategy lead and learning developer. Interested in folklore. She/her
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📝 400+ pages
🥀 urban fantasy
🌃 set in washington state
🔥 slow burn
🤍 romance and angst
🗡️ demons and vampires
📕 first in a duology
🔖 universal link: mybook.to/D3rL5
💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/the-wish-and...
📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
🥀 urban fantasy
🌃 set in washington state
🔥 slow burn
🤍 romance and angst
🗡️ demons and vampires
📕 first in a duology
🔖 universal link: mybook.to/D3rL5
💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/the-wish-and...
📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
November 10, 2025 at 5:18 AM
📝 400+ pages
🥀 urban fantasy
🌃 set in washington state
🔥 slow burn
🤍 romance and angst
🗡️ demons and vampires
📕 first in a duology
🔖 universal link: mybook.to/D3rL5
💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/the-wish-and...
📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
🥀 urban fantasy
🌃 set in washington state
🔥 slow burn
🤍 romance and angst
🗡️ demons and vampires
📕 first in a duology
🔖 universal link: mybook.to/D3rL5
💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/the-wish-and...
📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
Just pre-ordered this - finished the series a few weeks back and loved it, so can't wait to read the prequel :)
It's now only 8 days until The Dead Man is out. If you've enjoyed the Mennik Thorn books or if you're curious as to what they're like, the prequel novella is for you!
books2read.com/thedeadman
books2read.com/thedeadman
November 10, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Just pre-ordered this - finished the series a few weeks back and loved it, so can't wait to read the prequel :)
Could anyone please recommend a comprehensive guide on grammar, speech, and tense in fiction? I'm usually ok with self-editing, but finding some issues that I never came across in academic writing. I'm happy to buy a book, but preferably not several books.
#AmWriting #AmEditing #WritingCommunity
#AmWriting #AmEditing #WritingCommunity
a woman is holding a yellow sticky note with help written on it
Alt: April Ludgate, played by Aubrey Plaza, is holding up a yellow square sticky note. As she looks to one side, the camera zooms in so the text becomes legible. The note is handwritten and says HELP!
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November 10, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Could anyone please recommend a comprehensive guide on grammar, speech, and tense in fiction? I'm usually ok with self-editing, but finding some issues that I never came across in academic writing. I'm happy to buy a book, but preferably not several books.
#AmWriting #AmEditing #WritingCommunity
#AmWriting #AmEditing #WritingCommunity
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This looks promising
A recommendation for those who still want the benefits of Grammarly without the data issues/wasteful use of AI power: check out writewithharper.com. Open source, privacy first, offline.
Harper | Privacy-First Offline Grammar Checker
Harper checks your writing instantly—fast, lightweight and utterly private—so you can polish every clause without surrendering a single keystroke.
writewithharper.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:16 AM
This looks promising
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I don't see a lot of people talking about this, so I want to highlight something GOOD
Billie Eilish stood in a room full of billionaires and said "you're billionaires... Why?"
She donated 11.5 MILLION DOLLARS to food equity and climate orgs, which Stephen Colbert announced to said billionaires.
Billie Eilish stood in a room full of billionaires and said "you're billionaires... Why?"
She donated 11.5 MILLION DOLLARS to food equity and climate orgs, which Stephen Colbert announced to said billionaires.
Billie Eilish Calls on Billionaires to Support People in Need: 'No Hate, But Give Your Money Away'
Billie Eilish donates $11.5 million from 'Hit Me Hard and Soft' tour to charity and calls on billionaires to support people in need during hard times.
www.rollingstone.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I don't see a lot of people talking about this, so I want to highlight something GOOD
Billie Eilish stood in a room full of billionaires and said "you're billionaires... Why?"
She donated 11.5 MILLION DOLLARS to food equity and climate orgs, which Stephen Colbert announced to said billionaires.
Billie Eilish stood in a room full of billionaires and said "you're billionaires... Why?"
She donated 11.5 MILLION DOLLARS to food equity and climate orgs, which Stephen Colbert announced to said billionaires.
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It's the end of the week so it must be #PublisherFriday!
If you are an #IndependentPublisher why not let us know a bit about your press, some links, current projects, crowdfunders, submission windows, some of your authors
#publisher #SmallPress #publishing #IndiePress
alt text in pictures please
If you are an #IndependentPublisher why not let us know a bit about your press, some links, current projects, crowdfunders, submission windows, some of your authors
#publisher #SmallPress #publishing #IndiePress
alt text in pictures please
October 31, 2025 at 5:54 AM
It's the end of the week so it must be #PublisherFriday!
If you are an #IndependentPublisher why not let us know a bit about your press, some links, current projects, crowdfunders, submission windows, some of your authors
#publisher #SmallPress #publishing #IndiePress
alt text in pictures please
If you are an #IndependentPublisher why not let us know a bit about your press, some links, current projects, crowdfunders, submission windows, some of your authors
#publisher #SmallPress #publishing #IndiePress
alt text in pictures please
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With SNAP benefits going to shit because of rich assholes and corruption running rampant through politics I'd like to point your attention to a Clinton.
No, not one of those Clintons. This Clinton. Clifford Clinton.
No, not one of those Clintons. This Clinton. Clifford Clinton.
October 30, 2025 at 9:37 PM
With SNAP benefits going to shit because of rich assholes and corruption running rampant through politics I'd like to point your attention to a Clinton.
No, not one of those Clintons. This Clinton. Clifford Clinton.
No, not one of those Clintons. This Clinton. Clifford Clinton.
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Exciting news! I've been working all year on a vertigo arts project in collaboration with others in academia, physical therapy, puppetry, and dance. Now the first part is out: I'm running a creative writing workshop for people who are directly or indirectly affected by vertigo. >
October 29, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Exciting news! I've been working all year on a vertigo arts project in collaboration with others in academia, physical therapy, puppetry, and dance. Now the first part is out: I'm running a creative writing workshop for people who are directly or indirectly affected by vertigo. >
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These terrifying bats are looking forward to #Halloween 🦇🦇🦇😱
Bodl. Library MS. Ashmole 304; 13th century; England, St. Albans; f.47v @bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Bodl. Library MS. Ashmole 304; 13th century; England, St. Albans; f.47v @bodleian.ox.ac.uk
October 29, 2025 at 10:06 PM
These terrifying bats are looking forward to #Halloween 🦇🦇🦇😱
Bodl. Library MS. Ashmole 304; 13th century; England, St. Albans; f.47v @bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Bodl. Library MS. Ashmole 304; 13th century; England, St. Albans; f.47v @bodleian.ox.ac.uk
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The spookiest words of them all 🎃
October 29, 2025 at 8:06 PM
The spookiest words of them all 🎃
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It occurred to me that I should start telling people, repeatedly, that I have a new book coming out.
It's called At the Road's End, and it's about how even a villain might have loved ones they wish would accept them.
Here's a picture Toini, the main character.
Art by @nushdeco.bsky.social
It's called At the Road's End, and it's about how even a villain might have loved ones they wish would accept them.
Here's a picture Toini, the main character.
Art by @nushdeco.bsky.social
October 29, 2025 at 9:53 PM
It occurred to me that I should start telling people, repeatedly, that I have a new book coming out.
It's called At the Road's End, and it's about how even a villain might have loved ones they wish would accept them.
Here's a picture Toini, the main character.
Art by @nushdeco.bsky.social
It's called At the Road's End, and it's about how even a villain might have loved ones they wish would accept them.
Here's a picture Toini, the main character.
Art by @nushdeco.bsky.social
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dracula
Dracula 🐕
Young male Labrador Retriever mix
Adoptable from Elk County Humane Society (Saint Marys, PA)
https://www.petfinder.com/dog/dracula-78972313/pa/saint-marys/elk-county-humane-society-pa413/
Young male Labrador Retriever mix
Adoptable from Elk County Humane Society (Saint Marys, PA)
https://www.petfinder.com/dog/dracula-78972313/pa/saint-marys/elk-county-humane-society-pa413/
October 26, 2025 at 5:31 PM
dracula
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Apparently some folks are playing real dumb about skull symbols so let’s play a little game I like to call “Nazi skull or not a Nazi skull”
First up, the Jolly Roger. This is a pirate skull, not a Nazi skull. It means you might get robbed, but prolly not genocided.
With me so far? 1/x
First up, the Jolly Roger. This is a pirate skull, not a Nazi skull. It means you might get robbed, but prolly not genocided.
With me so far? 1/x
October 22, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Apparently some folks are playing real dumb about skull symbols so let’s play a little game I like to call “Nazi skull or not a Nazi skull”
First up, the Jolly Roger. This is a pirate skull, not a Nazi skull. It means you might get robbed, but prolly not genocided.
With me so far? 1/x
First up, the Jolly Roger. This is a pirate skull, not a Nazi skull. It means you might get robbed, but prolly not genocided.
With me so far? 1/x
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Why did Indiana University attack and cut its own student newspaper?
Well, in a twist of irony any English professor would call clichéd, it turns out IU did it because they were angry about the students' reporting on a FIRE report naming IU as the worst public university for free speech in the US.
Well, in a twist of irony any English professor would call clichéd, it turns out IU did it because they were angry about the students' reporting on a FIRE report naming IU as the worst public university for free speech in the US.
October 25, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Why did Indiana University attack and cut its own student newspaper?
Well, in a twist of irony any English professor would call clichéd, it turns out IU did it because they were angry about the students' reporting on a FIRE report naming IU as the worst public university for free speech in the US.
Well, in a twist of irony any English professor would call clichéd, it turns out IU did it because they were angry about the students' reporting on a FIRE report naming IU as the worst public university for free speech in the US.
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Barker called me up one night and without preamble said "It's opinions, not onions. Not onions. This is Clive Barker. I've been trying to track down and stop this error in editions for decades. OPINIONS."
(It wasn't until Jeff and Ann VanderMeer were working on their anthology The Weird that I learned that "onions" is a typo. Either Jeff or Ann mentioned to me that Barker asked them to fix the typo that had haunted the story in countless reprintings, incl in their own earlier antho The New Weird.)
October 25, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Barker called me up one night and without preamble said "It's opinions, not onions. Not onions. This is Clive Barker. I've been trying to track down and stop this error in editions for decades. OPINIONS."
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Nope. Nope. Nope.
Not cool.
Not here.
Not ever.
We will keep working with real translators and narrators (and artists and proofreaders and authors and...) without any of this "AI" bullshit.
Not cool.
Not here.
Not ever.
We will keep working with real translators and narrators (and artists and proofreaders and authors and...) without any of this "AI" bullshit.
The 2025 Frankfurt Book Fair heard that developments in AI audiobooks mean publishers will no longer have to decide whether to translate a book, but instead just choose which market to translate into 👇 #FBM25
AI audio means publishers ‘don’t have to choose whether to translate, only which market’, FBF hears
ebx.sh
October 15, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Nope. Nope. Nope.
Not cool.
Not here.
Not ever.
We will keep working with real translators and narrators (and artists and proofreaders and authors and...) without any of this "AI" bullshit.
Not cool.
Not here.
Not ever.
We will keep working with real translators and narrators (and artists and proofreaders and authors and...) without any of this "AI" bullshit.
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As October begins, we contemplate how the sea wind had its way with this now-fungal saint.
October 1, 2025 at 5:39 AM
As October begins, we contemplate how the sea wind had its way with this now-fungal saint.
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🐓🦖🐸
A Message From The Frog Resistance
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
youtu.be
October 14, 2025 at 4:56 AM
🐓🦖🐸
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books should have an anti-acknowledgements section where the author talks shit about all the people who fucked them over while they were trying to write the thing. not bc I personally want to write one but bc I love gossip
Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat
October 14, 2025 at 12:15 AM
books should have an anti-acknowledgements section where the author talks shit about all the people who fucked them over while they were trying to write the thing. not bc I personally want to write one but bc I love gossip
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In 2004, Parisian police were conducting a training exercise in the french catacombs and found, after moving past a desk and a tape playing audio of snarling dogs, a fully functional movie theater and bar. When they returned 3 days later, the equipment was gone, with a note: “Do not try to find us.”
October 12, 2025 at 1:30 PM
In 2004, Parisian police were conducting a training exercise in the french catacombs and found, after moving past a desk and a tape playing audio of snarling dogs, a fully functional movie theater and bar. When they returned 3 days later, the equipment was gone, with a note: “Do not try to find us.”
On my final push to get this draft finished before the half term break interrupts in a week. I reckon a chapter a day will see me right, unless my MC goes off on any more side quests - as she is wont to do! So we both need to focus this week :)
#AmWriting #WritingCommunity
#AmWriting #WritingCommunity
a man with a beard has the words you stay focused on his face
Alt: Mr Miyagi instructs, "you stay focused"
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October 10, 2025 at 8:44 AM
On my final push to get this draft finished before the half term break interrupts in a week. I reckon a chapter a day will see me right, unless my MC goes off on any more side quests - as she is wont to do! So we both need to focus this week :)
#AmWriting #WritingCommunity
#AmWriting #WritingCommunity
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More evidence of what i had to report to the @bsfa.bsky.social and @britfantasysoc.bsky.social this year - that publishers made a lot of noise about inclusion but have largely, in my experience, stopped working on this.
As you might imagine i have opinions.
As you might imagine i have opinions.
One of the things about this study is that a lot of baby and toddler books are written in house, by editors. So the study reveals the whiteness of editorial in kidlit even if not explicitly. But, big picture, this trend is unacceptable. I remember so many promises www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
‘Catastrophic decline’ in Black representation in children’s books
A report by charity Inclusive Books for Children found that of the 2,721 books surveyed, only 51 featured a Black main character, down by 21.5% since 2023
www.theguardian.com
October 10, 2025 at 8:33 AM
More evidence of what i had to report to the @bsfa.bsky.social and @britfantasysoc.bsky.social this year - that publishers made a lot of noise about inclusion but have largely, in my experience, stopped working on this.
As you might imagine i have opinions.
As you might imagine i have opinions.
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Lol the Nobels can't even acknowledge women's contribution to discovery. But sure let's acknowledge The Machines.
October 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Lol the Nobels can't even acknowledge women's contribution to discovery. But sure let's acknowledge The Machines.
