Nancy Knight
@nancethepants.bsky.social
writer, editor, reader. Austinite, Former Baltimorean, Terp. A little bit punk rock, a little bit art deco. Chaos Crew activated. nancyknight.net
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Two of our fab members chatting about #writing and #community - two of our favorite things!
Recently had the chance to sit down (virtually) and chat with author N.J. Knight about writing and community.
njknightbooks.substack.com/p/chapter-xi...
njknightbooks.substack.com/p/chapter-xi...
Chapter XI: How to Stop Asking for Permission
In Which Writer Roanna Flowers Talks About Creating Her Own Creative Community and Founding a Small Press
njknightbooks.substack.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Two of our fab members chatting about #writing and #community - two of our favorite things!
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Yep. Some go into journalism to have access to power, to be power's handmaiden & PR. Others go into journalism to question & illuminate the operation of power & how some norms/systems hurt the powerless. Wolff just 1 of many examples showing--again--the former is very common& usu far more lucrative.
Aside from every other repulsive thing about these Epstein emails, they offer direct confirmation of Michael Wolff as one of the sketchiest creeps in a teeming universe of gross behavior
November 13, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Yep. Some go into journalism to have access to power, to be power's handmaiden & PR. Others go into journalism to question & illuminate the operation of power & how some norms/systems hurt the powerless. Wolff just 1 of many examples showing--again--the former is very common& usu far more lucrative.
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It's the FINAL COUNTDOWN...
My debut novel, The Whole Enchilada, drops this Saturday, November 1 - National Author's Day!
Available in e-reader or paperback formats. Pre-order now on Amazon, B&N, and Bookshop.org.
#BookSky #WritingCommunity
My debut novel, The Whole Enchilada, drops this Saturday, November 1 - National Author's Day!
Available in e-reader or paperback formats. Pre-order now on Amazon, B&N, and Bookshop.org.
#BookSky #WritingCommunity
October 28, 2025 at 12:55 AM
It's the FINAL COUNTDOWN...
My debut novel, The Whole Enchilada, drops this Saturday, November 1 - National Author's Day!
Available in e-reader or paperback formats. Pre-order now on Amazon, B&N, and Bookshop.org.
#BookSky #WritingCommunity
My debut novel, The Whole Enchilada, drops this Saturday, November 1 - National Author's Day!
Available in e-reader or paperback formats. Pre-order now on Amazon, B&N, and Bookshop.org.
#BookSky #WritingCommunity
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Speaking of new books - my colleague and follow @armadilloauthorstx.bsky.social member, @nancethepants.bsky.social launches her new book "Hameln" this week, too!
If you're in #Austin, come to the event Wednesday night at @birdhousebooksatx.bsky.social:
www.nancyknight.net/hameln
#BookSky
If you're in #Austin, come to the event Wednesday night at @birdhousebooksatx.bsky.social:
www.nancyknight.net/hameln
#BookSky
Hameln — N.J. Knight
For fans of Naomi Novik comes a delightful historical fantasy retelling of the Pied Piper of Hameln, from the perspective of the town’s teens.
www.nancyknight.net
October 28, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Speaking of new books - my colleague and follow @armadilloauthorstx.bsky.social member, @nancethepants.bsky.social launches her new book "Hameln" this week, too!
If you're in #Austin, come to the event Wednesday night at @birdhousebooksatx.bsky.social:
www.nancyknight.net/hameln
#BookSky
If you're in #Austin, come to the event Wednesday night at @birdhousebooksatx.bsky.social:
www.nancyknight.net/hameln
#BookSky
My book has a face and a birthday! Meet Hameln, coming out Halloween 2025. If you like YA historical fantasy, I think you're gonna love it. #debutnovel #yahistoricalfantasy
June 20, 2025 at 7:02 PM
My book has a face and a birthday! Meet Hameln, coming out Halloween 2025. If you like YA historical fantasy, I think you're gonna love it. #debutnovel #yahistoricalfantasy
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As a former child junior olympic-level runner, I have a few thoughts on the attacks on trans girls in sports. I ran for one of the most competitive teams in Southern California, and people who ran for my have gone on to become professional athletes. And these bans: they're fucking NONSENSE. 🧵
April 3, 2025 at 7:10 PM
As a former child junior olympic-level runner, I have a few thoughts on the attacks on trans girls in sports. I ran for one of the most competitive teams in Southern California, and people who ran for my have gone on to become professional athletes. And these bans: they're fucking NONSENSE. 🧵
Squirrel Girl, is that you?
I could beat up the Hulk. I think he’s a big wuss.
April 2, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Squirrel Girl, is that you?
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18 hours and 45 minutes in, and Cory Booker is still going strong! 🔥
April 1, 2025 at 5:50 PM
18 hours and 45 minutes in, and Cory Booker is still going strong! 🔥
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If your kind friend asks you
whether or not
you are doing alright,
do not be afraid
to tell them:
that you don’t know
what it would mean
to be doing alright
when this world
is going all wrong,
but more than that
do not be afraid
to tell them
how much you appreciate
them asking.
whether or not
you are doing alright,
do not be afraid
to tell them:
that you don’t know
what it would mean
to be doing alright
when this world
is going all wrong,
but more than that
do not be afraid
to tell them
how much you appreciate
them asking.
March 27, 2025 at 7:20 PM
If your kind friend asks you
whether or not
you are doing alright,
do not be afraid
to tell them:
that you don’t know
what it would mean
to be doing alright
when this world
is going all wrong,
but more than that
do not be afraid
to tell them
how much you appreciate
them asking.
whether or not
you are doing alright,
do not be afraid
to tell them:
that you don’t know
what it would mean
to be doing alright
when this world
is going all wrong,
but more than that
do not be afraid
to tell them
how much you appreciate
them asking.
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*stares into the camera like i'm on the office*
Listen, man, I don’t want to give the “cozy fantasy needs more suffering” article a boost
but like
the writer acknowledges that coziness is effective as a counterpoint to pain and conflict
and completely fails to understand that the pain is already being provided to the readers by REALITY.
but like
the writer acknowledges that coziness is effective as a counterpoint to pain and conflict
and completely fails to understand that the pain is already being provided to the readers by REALITY.
March 26, 2025 at 5:11 PM
*stares into the camera like i'm on the office*
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Are you a published or publishing writer/illustrator/translator? You can join Authors Against Book Bans. We share knowledge, resources, & mobilization opportunities at both the national & local levels. Don't fight for the right to read alone!
AABB Author Sign-Up Form
Hello! We're Authors Against Book Bans, a group of authors who’ve come together to protect and promote the freedom to read on both the national and local levels. We’re creating a network of authors to...
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March 25, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Are you a published or publishing writer/illustrator/translator? You can join Authors Against Book Bans. We share knowledge, resources, & mobilization opportunities at both the national & local levels. Don't fight for the right to read alone!
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I love Baltimore
February 27, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I love Baltimore
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Promote your book, film, project, game, jewelry, comic, whatever you came up with in your beautiful imagination. I am doubling down on ordering books from the library, watching films/tv, escaping through what artists create. Tell us about it. Promote it without shame. Please. Now more than ever. 💚
Seriously, creative folks: Don't be afraid to let people know your stuff is out there for them, or worry that "now is not the time for that." People are stressed and freaked out and looking for the things that will give them a moment of rest and joy. It is EXACTLY the time for what we do. Tell them.
February 13, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Promote your book, film, project, game, jewelry, comic, whatever you came up with in your beautiful imagination. I am doubling down on ordering books from the library, watching films/tv, escaping through what artists create. Tell us about it. Promote it without shame. Please. Now more than ever. 💚
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NO NAZI BULLSHIT
January 31, 2025 at 6:21 PM
NO NAZI BULLSHIT
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If you have students who are trans no you don’t. If you have students of color who may be affected by ICE no you don’t. If anyone asks you gender or racial the makeup of your class you don’t have to tell them.
Protect your class and protect your students by not complying in advance. They trust you.
Protect your class and protect your students by not complying in advance. They trust you.
1. Breaking News: Donald Trump has signed an executive order targeting trans youth and teachers in schools who teach for them.
It goes after "social transition" and threatens arrests.
I will go through line by line, as I have the last 3 nights.
Find the EO here:
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
It goes after "social transition" and threatens arrests.
I will go through line by line, as I have the last 3 nights.
Find the EO here:
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling – The White House
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose and
www.whitehouse.gov
January 30, 2025 at 5:34 PM
If you have students who are trans no you don’t. If you have students of color who may be affected by ICE no you don’t. If anyone asks you gender or racial the makeup of your class you don’t have to tell them.
Protect your class and protect your students by not complying in advance. They trust you.
Protect your class and protect your students by not complying in advance. They trust you.
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Trump backed down.
This is a win. It's what happens when we fight back.
This is a win. It's what happens when we fight back.
January 29, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Trump backed down.
This is a win. It's what happens when we fight back.
This is a win. It's what happens when we fight back.
Looks like nothing is illegal anymore (if you're a connected, rich, white cis Republican man). Welcome to The Purge, 2025.
January 29, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Looks like nothing is illegal anymore (if you're a connected, rich, white cis Republican man). Welcome to The Purge, 2025.
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Btw Authors Against Book Bans ( @authorsabb.bsky.social ) might seem kid lit driven bc so many challenges are happening in schools, but I think every author should consider joining. Book bans are bad for everyone.
www.authorsagainstbookbans.com
www.authorsagainstbookbans.com
Authors Against Book Bans
Our Mission Statement We are Authors Against Book Bans. We, a coalition of writers, illustrators, anthology editors and contributors, and other book creators, stand united against the deeply unconstit...
www.authorsagainstbookbans.com
January 26, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Btw Authors Against Book Bans ( @authorsabb.bsky.social ) might seem kid lit driven bc so many challenges are happening in schools, but I think every author should consider joining. Book bans are bad for everyone.
www.authorsagainstbookbans.com
www.authorsagainstbookbans.com
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Sometimes the right to counsel means that you say, “this is flatly unconstitutional and I cannot defend it.”
And maybe that will get you fired, but you’re an officer of the goddamn Court and a representative of the United States and you should not defend flatly unconstitutional orders.
And maybe that will get you fired, but you’re an officer of the goddamn Court and a representative of the United States and you should not defend flatly unconstitutional orders.
January 25, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Sometimes the right to counsel means that you say, “this is flatly unconstitutional and I cannot defend it.”
And maybe that will get you fired, but you’re an officer of the goddamn Court and a representative of the United States and you should not defend flatly unconstitutional orders.
And maybe that will get you fired, but you’re an officer of the goddamn Court and a representative of the United States and you should not defend flatly unconstitutional orders.
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Alt text added.
Popping the phone number into the post so folks can copy/paste it more easily:
US: 877-565-8860
Canada: 877-330-6366
Hours: Monday to Friday, 10am - 6pm Pacific.
Can we PLEASE remember to include alt, especially on things as important as this?
Popping the phone number into the post so folks can copy/paste it more easily:
US: 877-565-8860
Canada: 877-330-6366
Hours: Monday to Friday, 10am - 6pm Pacific.
Can we PLEASE remember to include alt, especially on things as important as this?
December 31, 2024 at 8:51 AM
Alt text added.
Popping the phone number into the post so folks can copy/paste it more easily:
US: 877-565-8860
Canada: 877-330-6366
Hours: Monday to Friday, 10am - 6pm Pacific.
Can we PLEASE remember to include alt, especially on things as important as this?
Popping the phone number into the post so folks can copy/paste it more easily:
US: 877-565-8860
Canada: 877-330-6366
Hours: Monday to Friday, 10am - 6pm Pacific.
Can we PLEASE remember to include alt, especially on things as important as this?
It's pick-your-battles time, and this will be (one of) mine. To my fellow authors: Today's a great day to join @authorsabb.bsky.social.
January 20, 2025 at 5:10 AM
It's pick-your-battles time, and this will be (one of) mine. To my fellow authors: Today's a great day to join @authorsabb.bsky.social.