Marie Bilodeau
@mariebilodeau.bsky.social
SFFH Author. Professional storyteller. Can*Con Chair. D&D player. Caffeinated geek. Repped by Sara Megibow of Megibow Literary Agency. She/her.
DO NOT GIVE UP HOPE.
I am turning 48 this April. Ordered a latte this morning. When the barista gave it to me and said “enjoyed,” I DID NOT SAY “you, too.”
FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, I answered “I shall.”
All things are possible. THERE ARE NO LIMITS TO WHAT YOU CAN MASTER IN THIS LIFE.
I am turning 48 this April. Ordered a latte this morning. When the barista gave it to me and said “enjoyed,” I DID NOT SAY “you, too.”
FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, I answered “I shall.”
All things are possible. THERE ARE NO LIMITS TO WHAT YOU CAN MASTER IN THIS LIFE.
January 21, 2026 at 12:36 PM
DO NOT GIVE UP HOPE.
I am turning 48 this April. Ordered a latte this morning. When the barista gave it to me and said “enjoyed,” I DID NOT SAY “you, too.”
FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, I answered “I shall.”
All things are possible. THERE ARE NO LIMITS TO WHAT YOU CAN MASTER IN THIS LIFE.
I am turning 48 this April. Ordered a latte this morning. When the barista gave it to me and said “enjoyed,” I DID NOT SAY “you, too.”
FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, I answered “I shall.”
All things are possible. THERE ARE NO LIMITS TO WHAT YOU CAN MASTER IN THIS LIFE.
Who needs STEALTH when you have FANS. 😂😂😂
We’re playing Star Wars (the d6 #TTRPG) and we were planning a heist, and my character’s complication die roll just led to the target being a HUGE FAN of @mariebilodeau.bsky.social's vid-star character.
January 18, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Who needs STEALTH when you have FANS. 😂😂😂
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A reminder that you can support me & my work & read some cool stuff I'm working on by joining my Patreon (patreon.com/therisingtit...), or you can buy THE GOD OF SPITE AND VIOLENCE over on Itch (therisingtithes.itch.io), or (more quickly) on Ko-Fi!
Support Brandon O'Brien
Support Brandon O'Brien
ko-fi.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:09 PM
A reminder that you can support me & my work & read some cool stuff I'm working on by joining my Patreon (patreon.com/therisingtit...), or you can buy THE GOD OF SPITE AND VIOLENCE over on Itch (therisingtithes.itch.io), or (more quickly) on Ko-Fi!
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Standing offer: I'll give feedback (after Feb 15 only) on up to 25 pages to anyone who donates any amount to an org/fundraiser/wishlist in the link. I'm a former journalist, current novelist, and writing teacher. Synopses, queries, chapters, op-eds, all good. Honour system: DM and tell me where/what
Stand With Minnesota
A directory of places to give to as Minnesota defends itself from ICE occupation
www.standwithminnesota.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:26 AM
Standing offer: I'll give feedback (after Feb 15 only) on up to 25 pages to anyone who donates any amount to an org/fundraiser/wishlist in the link. I'm a former journalist, current novelist, and writing teacher. Synopses, queries, chapters, op-eds, all good. Honour system: DM and tell me where/what
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If you are in Seattle, please go patronize this store because this is amazing content/promo 😂 (laughing to keep from crying, and I do kind of low-key want that orange spider plant I have never seen that before)
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DTQrTqZ...
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DTQrTqZ...
January 17, 2026 at 1:33 AM
If you are in Seattle, please go patronize this store because this is amazing content/promo 😂 (laughing to keep from crying, and I do kind of low-key want that orange spider plant I have never seen that before)
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DTQrTqZ...
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DTQrTqZ...
*googles “does Star Trek Enterprise get less sexist?”*
Chronological rewatch of all Star Trek starts… now. 🖖🏻
January 17, 2026 at 2:01 AM
*googles “does Star Trek Enterprise get less sexist?”*
Chronological rewatch of all Star Trek starts… now. 🖖🏻
January 17, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Chronological rewatch of all Star Trek starts… now. 🖖🏻
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Hello folks! We’ve posted the details for our themed call coming up Mar 2026, guest edited by the stellar @jenniferbrozek.bsky.social. We want to explore the personal dieties, tiny acts of worship, & daily rituals that help make sense of life ✍️
#writingcommunity
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#writingcommunity
www.patreon.com/posts/coming...
COMING SOON: "Tiny Gods" Submission Call | Flash Fiction Online
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January 15, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Hello folks! We’ve posted the details for our themed call coming up Mar 2026, guest edited by the stellar @jenniferbrozek.bsky.social. We want to explore the personal dieties, tiny acts of worship, & daily rituals that help make sense of life ✍️
#writingcommunity
www.patreon.com/posts/coming...
#writingcommunity
www.patreon.com/posts/coming...
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Waking up in the middle of the night rarely affords such pleasure as seeing so thoughtful & generous a review! A little speechless, & so grateful to Katie for the very kind interview!
I’m interested in what happens when people talk to each other and I’m interested in the ways in which that can open new avenues of story, says @amalelmohtar.com on her new collection, Seasons of Glass and Iron: Stories (Arcadia)👇 #BookSky
Amal El-Mohtar’s new collection confirms her as one of the most exciting SFF authors
ebx.sh
January 16, 2026 at 9:47 AM
Waking up in the middle of the night rarely affords such pleasure as seeing so thoughtful & generous a review! A little speechless, & so grateful to Katie for the very kind interview!
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Yesterday I woke up feeling like hardly anyone’s reading my work and no one cares. Then I opened an email from someone telling me they loved one of my stories and how important they feel it is. All this to say, let people know when you like their art. Your words can find them when they most need it.
January 15, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Yesterday I woke up feeling like hardly anyone’s reading my work and no one cares. Then I opened an email from someone telling me they loved one of my stories and how important they feel it is. All this to say, let people know when you like their art. Your words can find them when they most need it.
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ALSO I keep forgetting to re-up my books (times are hard, I know, but still, you gotta) -- THE BUTCHER OF THE FOREST came out in audio in November!
A magical forest, a valley occupied by a Tyrant, and two children lost in the woods...
libro.fm/audiobooks/9...
A magical forest, a valley occupied by a Tyrant, and two children lost in the woods...
libro.fm/audiobooks/9...
The Butcher of the Forest Audiobook on Libro.fm
A world-weary woman races against the clock to survive a deadly forest in this dark, otherworldly fairytale from Nebula and World Fantasy Award-winning author Premee Mohamed.At the northern edge of a ...
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January 11, 2026 at 10:14 PM
ALSO I keep forgetting to re-up my books (times are hard, I know, but still, you gotta) -- THE BUTCHER OF THE FOREST came out in audio in November!
A magical forest, a valley occupied by a Tyrant, and two children lost in the woods...
libro.fm/audiobooks/9...
A magical forest, a valley occupied by a Tyrant, and two children lost in the woods...
libro.fm/audiobooks/9...
IF I CAN WEAR KRISTA DOWN I CAN WEAR ANYONE DOWN!
You will come to Can*Con and have fun and get glittery.
YOU WILL.
You will come to Can*Con and have fun and get glittery.
YOU WILL.
Well @canconsffh.bsky.social @mariebilodeau.bsky.social you wore me down.
I have decided to leave Alberta in 2026. 🤘
I have decided to leave Alberta in 2026. 🤘
January 11, 2026 at 9:39 PM
IF I CAN WEAR KRISTA DOWN I CAN WEAR ANYONE DOWN!
You will come to Can*Con and have fun and get glittery.
YOU WILL.
You will come to Can*Con and have fun and get glittery.
YOU WILL.
Okay my brother is nowhere near Bluesky, and I need to scream about this! I'm giving him THIS for his 50th birthday on Saturday!
First I'll set myself up as the best sister ever, than I'll demand an apology for him breaking the top left-hinge of my Dream Castle 40 years ago.
Best. Sister. Ever.
First I'll set myself up as the best sister ever, than I'll demand an apology for him breaking the top left-hinge of my Dream Castle 40 years ago.
Best. Sister. Ever.
January 11, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Okay my brother is nowhere near Bluesky, and I need to scream about this! I'm giving him THIS for his 50th birthday on Saturday!
First I'll set myself up as the best sister ever, than I'll demand an apology for him breaking the top left-hinge of my Dream Castle 40 years ago.
Best. Sister. Ever.
First I'll set myself up as the best sister ever, than I'll demand an apology for him breaking the top left-hinge of my Dream Castle 40 years ago.
Best. Sister. Ever.
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a poem that came spilling out today.
January 8, 2026 at 4:53 PM
a poem that came spilling out today.
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The King's Citadel must fight in the present AND the future! What will @trendane.bsky.social, @jhelfers01.bsky.social, @jenniferbrozek.bsky.social, @therisingtithes.bsky.social, & @mariebilodeau.bsky.social do?Find out at 7:30 p.m. ET, in D&D with I&B:Eberron-Oracle of War! www.twitch.tv/arvaneleron
Twitch
Twitch is the world
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January 11, 2026 at 12:12 AM
The King's Citadel must fight in the present AND the future! What will @trendane.bsky.social, @jhelfers01.bsky.social, @jenniferbrozek.bsky.social, @therisingtithes.bsky.social, & @mariebilodeau.bsky.social do?Find out at 7:30 p.m. ET, in D&D with I&B:Eberron-Oracle of War! www.twitch.tv/arvaneleron
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Just over three weeks left to submit your SFF short story or poem to our second unthemed issue of 2026!
Don't overthink it, smash that send button 👇🏿
fiyahlitmag.com/submissions/
Don't overthink it, smash that send button 👇🏿
fiyahlitmag.com/submissions/
HAPPY NEW YEAR! Authors and poets, submissions for our second themed issue are OPEN 🎉🎉🎉
Details here: fiyahlitmag.com/submissions/
Details here: fiyahlitmag.com/submissions/
January 9, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Just over three weeks left to submit your SFF short story or poem to our second unthemed issue of 2026!
Don't overthink it, smash that send button 👇🏿
fiyahlitmag.com/submissions/
Don't overthink it, smash that send button 👇🏿
fiyahlitmag.com/submissions/
Pretty kitty to go with a pretty book! 💖
Freya being pretty next to the latest Valdemar anthology I'm in (with @mariebilodeau.bsky.social).
January 8, 2026 at 11:06 AM
Pretty kitty to go with a pretty book! 💖
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I want to do a thread on "Small Press Red Flags" brought to you by years in the trenches combined with some issues I’m seeing pop up again in writer circles.
Note: an isolated incident might not be a red flag, but cumulative flags are always worth examination.
First off: Let’s talk about money.
Note: an isolated incident might not be a red flag, but cumulative flags are always worth examination.
First off: Let’s talk about money.
January 6, 2026 at 11:58 PM
I want to do a thread on "Small Press Red Flags" brought to you by years in the trenches combined with some issues I’m seeing pop up again in writer circles.
Note: an isolated incident might not be a red flag, but cumulative flags are always worth examination.
First off: Let’s talk about money.
Note: an isolated incident might not be a red flag, but cumulative flags are always worth examination.
First off: Let’s talk about money.
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It's that time of the year again! I am seeking reviewers for my next Chronicles of Nerezia novella, LOST TRADITIONS.
eARCs will go out on January 15. You can get previous novellas, too.
forms.gle/8GuNRhkbUq4Q...
eARCs will go out on January 15. You can get previous novellas, too.
forms.gle/8GuNRhkbUq4Q...
January 5, 2026 at 8:24 PM
It's that time of the year again! I am seeking reviewers for my next Chronicles of Nerezia novella, LOST TRADITIONS.
eARCs will go out on January 15. You can get previous novellas, too.
forms.gle/8GuNRhkbUq4Q...
eARCs will go out on January 15. You can get previous novellas, too.
forms.gle/8GuNRhkbUq4Q...
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Reminder that this Friday I'm hosting a Launch Your Year event. No pressure! We're just trying to set up a general trajectory for the year and everything is adjustable later as needed.
Each year I like to set Priorities as guides for how to make choices for the coming year. This year I'd love to share my process with others. Join me on Friday January 2nd? Free trial available!
December 31, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Reminder that this Friday I'm hosting a Launch Your Year event. No pressure! We're just trying to set up a general trajectory for the year and everything is adjustable later as needed.
I’m glad this ending finally found me a year and a half after I wrote the rest of the story, but couldn’t it do so before I headed to bed??
Guess I’ll get my laptop. 🥱
Guess I’ll get my laptop. 🥱
December 31, 2025 at 3:20 AM
I’m glad this ending finally found me a year and a half after I wrote the rest of the story, but couldn’t it do so before I headed to bed??
Guess I’ll get my laptop. 🥱
Guess I’ll get my laptop. 🥱
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December 30, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Great news! B&N Rewards Members get 25% off pre-orders from Dec. 30 – Jan. 1. (Use code PREORDER25) That means that if you were planning on getting SHOESHINE BOY & CIGARETTE GIRL, now’s the time!
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www.barnesandnoble.com/w/shoeshine-...
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I repost this on every platform when I see it
It's that time again. It will be hard to let go.
From Lucille Clifton's book, How to Carry Water: bit.ly/howtocarrywa...
#poem #booksky #writing
From Lucille Clifton's book, How to Carry Water: bit.ly/howtocarrywa...
#poem #booksky #writing
December 30, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I repost this on every platform when I see it
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Sticking to my promise to be better about mentioning these things--the first two books of the award-winning Gray Assassin Trilogy are now available in audio, narrated by the incomparable @trendane.bsky.social. Please check them out, and spread the word! :D
Mentioned this before, but I need to be better about staying on it -- @trendane.bsky.social did an amazing job with this narration, and I'd recommend you check his work out even if it wasn't related to mine! Check out this and the previous Grayshade audiobook, and look out for Heretic, coming soon!
Now available on Audible, RENEGADE, the second in the @gregoryawilson.com Gray Assassin Trilogy, narrated by @trendane.bsky.social
www.audible.com/pd/Renegade-...
www.audible.com/pd/Renegade-...
December 30, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Sticking to my promise to be better about mentioning these things--the first two books of the award-winning Gray Assassin Trilogy are now available in audio, narrated by the incomparable @trendane.bsky.social. Please check them out, and spread the word! :D