Marie Howalt
@mhowalt.bsky.social
Disabled enby writer of diverse, queernormative science fiction books you’ve probably never heard of.
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Marie Howalt
@mhowalt.bsky.social
· May 22
A Study in Black Brew is here!
If you like queernormative worlds, Holmes/Watson dynamics, space elves (?), chronic illness representation and cozy murder mysteries, I wrote this book for you.
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If you like queernormative worlds, Holmes/Watson dynamics, space elves (?), chronic illness representation and cozy murder mysteries, I wrote this book for you.
readspaceboy.com/portfolio/a-...
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May 29, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Here's a great way to support indie authors without spending a dime. On Amazon and Goodreads, look up that author and follow them. You'll get updates on book releases. It's free and helps boost that author's profile. It would mean a lot to me if you could follow me on those sites. Thank you!
June 11, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Here's a great way to support indie authors without spending a dime. On Amazon and Goodreads, look up that author and follow them. You'll get updates on book releases. It's free and helps boost that author's profile. It would mean a lot to me if you could follow me on those sites. Thank you!
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THE POTENCY OF UNGOVERNABLE IMPULSES (Mossa & Pleiti #3) comes out a week from tomorrow!! Pre-order now and get a lovely, snarky, linguistically rich mystery-romance set on Jupiter and steeped in petty academia on June 10!
The Potency of Ungovernable Impulses
Check out The Potency of Ungovernable Impulses - <p><b>The next entry in the multi-award-nominated cozy space-opera mystery series The Investigations of Mossa and Pleiti!</b><br><br>When a former clas...
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June 2, 2025 at 12:44 PM
THE POTENCY OF UNGOVERNABLE IMPULSES (Mossa & Pleiti #3) comes out a week from tomorrow!! Pre-order now and get a lovely, snarky, linguistically rich mystery-romance set on Jupiter and steeped in petty academia on June 10!
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If you're interested in my fiction (and poetry), this site has an almost complete list of my books in English.
www.fantasticfiction.com/d/seb-doubin...
www.fantasticfiction.com/d/seb-doubin...
Seb Doubinsky
Author Seb Doubinsky's list of books and series in order, with the latest releases, covers, descriptions and availability.
www.fantasticfiction.com
June 2, 2025 at 12:46 PM
If you're interested in my fiction (and poetry), this site has an almost complete list of my books in English.
www.fantasticfiction.com/d/seb-doubin...
www.fantasticfiction.com/d/seb-doubin...
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Preorders are available now!
My short story 'A Curse of Spines' is in Unconventional Love.
These anthologies release on 06/12/25 through @dragon.bone.publishing.
#unconventionallove
#aphoticlove #dragonbonepublishing #acurseofspines #kryauger
@nathanielluscombe.bsky.social
My short story 'A Curse of Spines' is in Unconventional Love.
These anthologies release on 06/12/25 through @dragon.bone.publishing.
#unconventionallove
#aphoticlove #dragonbonepublishing #acurseofspines #kryauger
@nathanielluscombe.bsky.social
June 2, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Preorders are available now!
My short story 'A Curse of Spines' is in Unconventional Love.
These anthologies release on 06/12/25 through @dragon.bone.publishing.
#unconventionallove
#aphoticlove #dragonbonepublishing #acurseofspines #kryauger
@nathanielluscombe.bsky.social
My short story 'A Curse of Spines' is in Unconventional Love.
These anthologies release on 06/12/25 through @dragon.bone.publishing.
#unconventionallove
#aphoticlove #dragonbonepublishing #acurseofspines #kryauger
@nathanielluscombe.bsky.social
Thank you so much for getting it! 💚
Another one for the author friends shelf. A space Sherlock by @mhowalt.bsky.social and @spaceboybooks.bsky.social.
June 1, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Thank you so much for getting it! 💚
Happy Pride Month! 🌈
I hope we all agree that trans rights are human rights.
I hope we all agree that trans rights are human rights.
June 1, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Happy Pride Month! 🌈
I hope we all agree that trans rights are human rights.
I hope we all agree that trans rights are human rights.
That’s my logic too! I’ve seen some people distinguish between indie author and indie published author. 🤔
May 30, 2025 at 10:05 AM
That’s my logic too! I’ve seen some people distinguish between indie author and indie published author. 🤔
I’ve always said I’m an indie author because I’m published by a small independent press. But is the term only applied to self-published authors now?
Genuinely curious; I don’t want to gatecrash a party I’m not invited to!
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Genuinely curious; I don’t want to gatecrash a party I’m not invited to!
📚💙
May 30, 2025 at 8:49 AM
I’ve always said I’m an indie author because I’m published by a small independent press. But is the term only applied to self-published authors now?
Genuinely curious; I don’t want to gatecrash a party I’m not invited to!
📚💙
Genuinely curious; I don’t want to gatecrash a party I’m not invited to!
📚💙
That makes sense! Usually for me, it just fits in like I’d planned it, so I love it.
May 29, 2025 at 4:43 PM
That makes sense! Usually for me, it just fits in like I’d planned it, so I love it.
Me: I’ll write this scene though it’s probably mostly here to link the important bits of the story
Also me: … Oh. So this is one of the most important and defining turning points in the MC’s whole character arc.
I seriously love when writing does this.
Also me: … Oh. So this is one of the most important and defining turning points in the MC’s whole character arc.
I seriously love when writing does this.
May 29, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Me: I’ll write this scene though it’s probably mostly here to link the important bits of the story
Also me: … Oh. So this is one of the most important and defining turning points in the MC’s whole character arc.
I seriously love when writing does this.
Also me: … Oh. So this is one of the most important and defining turning points in the MC’s whole character arc.
I seriously love when writing does this.
I had such a fun time talking about Sherlock Holmes, coffee, space elves and cats!
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Did you know SPACEBOY BOOKS just published
@mhowalt.bsky.social's newest book? It's true.
And @paulsemel.bsky.social just published an excellent interview with Marie about writing, space mysteries, and cats!
Check it out paulsemel.com/exclusive-in...
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#newreleases #scifimystery #sherlockholmes
@mhowalt.bsky.social's newest book? It's true.
And @paulsemel.bsky.social just published an excellent interview with Marie about writing, space mysteries, and cats!
Check it out paulsemel.com/exclusive-in...
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#newreleases #scifimystery #sherlockholmes
Exclusive Interview: "A Study In Black Brew" Author Marie Howalt . .
Exclusive Interview: "A Study In Black Brew" Author Marie Howalt \ In which they talk about this sci-fi space opera mystery novel.
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May 28, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I had such a fun time talking about Sherlock Holmes, coffee, space elves and cats!
💙📚 🌈🚀💫
💙📚 🌈🚀💫
Thsnk you for having me! 😊
May 28, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Thsnk you for having me! 😊
That’s cool, though! My favourite part is the first draft (which used to be a problem because I’d just write five first drafts instead of editing).
May 28, 2025 at 3:38 PM
That’s cool, though! My favourite part is the first draft (which used to be a problem because I’d just write five first drafts instead of editing).
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Pride month is coming up, so here is my reminder that I have an LGBTQIA+ masterlist of books with queer main characters! You can filter & search by multiple preferences, such as genre, target age group, representation, pairing, and additional tags
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LGBTQIA+ Fiction Masterlist
A masterlist of queer fiction books which can be sorted and filter by preferences such as genre, age group, representation, and romantic pairing.
beffynicolereads.wordpress.com
May 27, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Pride month is coming up, so here is my reminder that I have an LGBTQIA+ masterlist of books with queer main characters! You can filter & search by multiple preferences, such as genre, target age group, representation, pairing, and additional tags
beffynicolereads.wordpress.com/queer-fictio...
beffynicolereads.wordpress.com/queer-fictio...
Me neither, honestly, but it might make sense in the context. (When I call my own books diverse, it doesn’t have anything to do with genre, but with the fact that I am a queer, disabled writer whose books feature a diverse cast.)
May 27, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Me neither, honestly, but it might make sense in the context. (When I call my own books diverse, it doesn’t have anything to do with genre, but with the fact that I am a queer, disabled writer whose books feature a diverse cast.)
At this point, I usually go through 5. Though, I often do a sort of testrun of the first couple of chapters that’s a sort of 0.5 draft and also edit a bit as I write. Not sure if my process is considered the normal amount, though.
May 27, 2025 at 8:26 PM
At this point, I usually go through 5. Though, I often do a sort of testrun of the first couple of chapters that’s a sort of 0.5 draft and also edit a bit as I write. Not sure if my process is considered the normal amount, though.
To me, it means reading books by and/or about marginalised groups like those you mentioned.
But thinking about it now, maybe some people would define it as simply different genres? (I would call that eclectic reading, though.)
But thinking about it now, maybe some people would define it as simply different genres? (I would call that eclectic reading, though.)
May 27, 2025 at 6:36 PM
To me, it means reading books by and/or about marginalised groups like those you mentioned.
But thinking about it now, maybe some people would define it as simply different genres? (I would call that eclectic reading, though.)
But thinking about it now, maybe some people would define it as simply different genres? (I would call that eclectic reading, though.)
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THE POTENCY OF UNGOVERNABLE IMPULSES comes out in TWO (2)! WEEKS! 🚄🪐🫖 🔍💞 🎓trains, tea, mysteries, romance, and academia on Jupiter, tons of lovely reviews, two previous books in the series please read them first, PRE-ORDERS = 💖 us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
May 27, 2025 at 1:30 PM
THE POTENCY OF UNGOVERNABLE IMPULSES comes out in TWO (2)! WEEKS! 🚄🪐🫖 🔍💞 🎓trains, tea, mysteries, romance, and academia on Jupiter, tons of lovely reviews, two previous books in the series please read them first, PRE-ORDERS = 💖 us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
When they said Bluesky is like oldschool Twitter, they weren’t lying.
I like it here, but have no idea what I am (supposed to be) doing. 😅
I like it here, but have no idea what I am (supposed to be) doing. 😅
May 27, 2025 at 6:10 PM
When they said Bluesky is like oldschool Twitter, they weren’t lying.
I like it here, but have no idea what I am (supposed to be) doing. 😅
I like it here, but have no idea what I am (supposed to be) doing. 😅