Nephele Tempest
@nepheletempest.bsky.social
Literary agent at The Knight Agency, writer, and unapologetic bookworm. 📚 She/her. Pasadena, CA.
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Writer Beware is always looking to hear about stuff like this beware@sfwa.org
There’s another wave of author impersonators offering consultations/mentoring for a price. (I got one from “Claire Keegan” telling me I’m very promising!) I’m sure you are great, but I didn’t email to tell you how swell you are. Here’s info on book scams: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/prh-fraud/
November 11, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Writer Beware is always looking to hear about stuff like this beware@sfwa.org
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What's the difference between a conversation in real life and one on the page? Discussing dialogue, today in the newsletter: nepheletempest.substack.com/p/let-them-s...
Let Them Speak
Writing Compelling Dialogue for Your Characters
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November 6, 2025 at 6:06 PM
What's the difference between a conversation in real life and one on the page? Discussing dialogue, today in the newsletter: nepheletempest.substack.com/p/let-them-s...
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It’s #FridayReads time! Let’s boost all signals. Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. I’m sharing this one because it’s very timely, helped me land an agent, was a Stoker nominee, was published in France and Italy, and it’s 30% off!
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...
November 7, 2025 at 3:03 PM
It’s #FridayReads time! Let’s boost all signals. Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. I’m sharing this one because it’s very timely, helped me land an agent, was a Stoker nominee, was published in France and Italy, and it’s 30% off!
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...
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Like you give away tax cuts to big corporations and the richest Americans?
Trump on SNAP: "Our country has to remain very liquid because problems, catastrophes, wars -- it could be anything. We have to remain liquid. We can't give everything away."
November 7, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Like you give away tax cuts to big corporations and the richest Americans?
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I called Ossoff about this yday, but I may call again today tbh. He's worried about reelection but he has to know that if he screws this up he's gonna lose us.
(If your senator is one of the few listed here, please call!)
(If your senator is one of the few listed here, please call!)
Readers in Arizona, Michigan, & Georgia!
Your senators have been getting a LOT of dedicated pressure to end the shutdown, without fixing healthcare.
If you have a minute, go ahead & give them a call!
Their job is to respond to constituents & they're mostly hearing from GOP voters rn.
Your senators have been getting a LOT of dedicated pressure to end the shutdown, without fixing healthcare.
If you have a minute, go ahead & give them a call!
Their job is to respond to constituents & they're mostly hearing from GOP voters rn.
November 6, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I called Ossoff about this yday, but I may call again today tbh. He's worried about reelection but he has to know that if he screws this up he's gonna lose us.
(If your senator is one of the few listed here, please call!)
(If your senator is one of the few listed here, please call!)
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What's the difference between a conversation in real life and one on the page? Discussing dialogue, today in the newsletter: nepheletempest.substack.com/p/let-them-s...
Let Them Speak
Writing Compelling Dialogue for Your Characters
nepheletempest.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:06 PM
What's the difference between a conversation in real life and one on the page? Discussing dialogue, today in the newsletter: nepheletempest.substack.com/p/let-them-s...
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"The Republican Party has created an entirely avoidable mess for itself. By taking a resolute stand in favor of making healthcare unobtainable for many Americans, and now threatening to starve children to achieve that perverse goal, they have made performative cruelty their political calling card."
Mike Johnson's lies keep getting lost in the facts
The shutdown is exposing the speaker's slimy disingenuousness.
www.publicnotice.co
November 4, 2025 at 9:27 PM
"The Republican Party has created an entirely avoidable mess for itself. By taking a resolute stand in favor of making healthcare unobtainable for many Americans, and now threatening to starve children to achieve that perverse goal, they have made performative cruelty their political calling card."
Ever pulled out a book and started reading in a café? What about a bar? Have I got the book club for you, today in the newsletter: nepheletempest.substack.com/p/reading-in...
Reading in Public
A Different Sort of Book Club
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October 30, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Ever pulled out a book and started reading in a café? What about a bar? Have I got the book club for you, today in the newsletter: nepheletempest.substack.com/p/reading-in...
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We're on the front table at The @strandbookstore.bsky.social, NYC! 2 Signed Copies now available! AMERICA'S MOST GOTHIC: HAUNTED HISTORY STRANGER THAN FICTION examines real, haunted history through the lens of Gothic Literature! An "Instant USA Today Bestseller!" 🖤👻🖤
October 28, 2025 at 9:15 PM
We're on the front table at The @strandbookstore.bsky.social, NYC! 2 Signed Copies now available! AMERICA'S MOST GOTHIC: HAUNTED HISTORY STRANGER THAN FICTION examines real, haunted history through the lens of Gothic Literature! An "Instant USA Today Bestseller!" 🖤👻🖤
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Remember when Paul Krugman’s columns were soooo wonky.
“It sounds crazy to say that Republicans are making children go hungry to protect pedophiles, but it’s actually a reasonable interpretation of the situation.” - Paul Krugman
“It sounds crazy to say that Republicans are making children go hungry to protect pedophiles, but it’s actually a reasonable interpretation of the situation.” - Paul Krugman
The Hunger Games Begin
40 million Americans are about to lose food stamps
open.substack.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Remember when Paul Krugman’s columns were soooo wonky.
“It sounds crazy to say that Republicans are making children go hungry to protect pedophiles, but it’s actually a reasonable interpretation of the situation.” - Paul Krugman
“It sounds crazy to say that Republicans are making children go hungry to protect pedophiles, but it’s actually a reasonable interpretation of the situation.” - Paul Krugman
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"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
October 28, 2025 at 10:46 AM
"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
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WGA Members and Aspiring Writers:
Please beware of a link circulating for a “WGA TV Career Launch ScriptFest.” This is NOT affiliated with the WGA and could be a scam. Do not give them your money.
Please beware of a link circulating for a “WGA TV Career Launch ScriptFest.” This is NOT affiliated with the WGA and could be a scam. Do not give them your money.
October 29, 2025 at 1:48 AM
WGA Members and Aspiring Writers:
Please beware of a link circulating for a “WGA TV Career Launch ScriptFest.” This is NOT affiliated with the WGA and could be a scam. Do not give them your money.
Please beware of a link circulating for a “WGA TV Career Launch ScriptFest.” This is NOT affiliated with the WGA and could be a scam. Do not give them your money.
Delighted to be participating in this online event the weekend of November 7th and 8th! Still time to sign up for pitch appointments and for any number of workshops and panels. Hope to see you there! theseattlewritingworkshop.com
The 2025 Online Seattle Writing Workshop
Get Your Writing Published: November 7-8, 2025
theseattlewritingworkshop.com
October 27, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Delighted to be participating in this online event the weekend of November 7th and 8th! Still time to sign up for pitch appointments and for any number of workshops and panels. Hope to see you there! theseattlewritingworkshop.com
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Voter suppression.
Trump and MAGA are planning for permanent power. All in front of us.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/u...
Trump and MAGA are planning for permanent power. All in front of us.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/u...
Justice Department Will Monitor Elections in California and New Jersey
www.nytimes.com
October 25, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Voter suppression.
Trump and MAGA are planning for permanent power. All in front of us.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/u...
Trump and MAGA are planning for permanent power. All in front of us.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/u...
Writing fiction means building a world, no matter what the genre. In today's newsletter, we take a look at different aspects of world building and how your world can enhance both your characters and the narrative of the story: nepheletempest.substack.com/p/crafting-a...
Crafting a Believable World
Thoughts on World Building for Novels Across Genres
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October 22, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Writing fiction means building a world, no matter what the genre. In today's newsletter, we take a look at different aspects of world building and how your world can enhance both your characters and the narrative of the story: nepheletempest.substack.com/p/crafting-a...
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This photo of Robert Bloch is the most writer photo to have ever writer photo’d. It is Pure Writer Photo.
October 11, 2025 at 7:52 PM
This photo of Robert Bloch is the most writer photo to have ever writer photo’d. It is Pure Writer Photo.
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ONE WEEK FROM TODAY: Make your voices heard. Join us in a peaceful protest across our country against the most corrupt, deceitful & criminal Administration in U.S. History. We say NO KINGS, NO CROOKS, NO SPRAY-TAN CONMAN! 👎
Check for a location near you at: www.nokings.org
#BeThere 👍
Check for a location near you at: www.nokings.org
#BeThere 👍
No Kings
As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...
www.nokings.org
October 11, 2025 at 7:18 PM
ONE WEEK FROM TODAY: Make your voices heard. Join us in a peaceful protest across our country against the most corrupt, deceitful & criminal Administration in U.S. History. We say NO KINGS, NO CROOKS, NO SPRAY-TAN CONMAN! 👎
Check for a location near you at: www.nokings.org
#BeThere 👍
Check for a location near you at: www.nokings.org
#BeThere 👍
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How to be an informed, pro-library, anti-book ban voter in upcoming fall elections (if you have them) and well into the future.
Don't just celebrate banned books. Don't just read banned books. VOTE to support the democratic institutions creating access to them.
bookriot.com/library-elec...
Don't just celebrate banned books. Don't just read banned books. VOTE to support the democratic institutions creating access to them.
bookriot.com/library-elec...
Be an Informed Pro-Library, Pro-Literary Voter Now: Book Censorship News, October 10, 2025
Elections in several states will be coming up throughout the months of October and November. Here's how to be a pro-library voter.
bookriot.com
October 10, 2025 at 12:14 PM
How to be an informed, pro-library, anti-book ban voter in upcoming fall elections (if you have them) and well into the future.
Don't just celebrate banned books. Don't just read banned books. VOTE to support the democratic institutions creating access to them.
bookriot.com/library-elec...
Don't just celebrate banned books. Don't just read banned books. VOTE to support the democratic institutions creating access to them.
bookriot.com/library-elec...
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Looking for a way to kickstart your new writing project? Current routine not working? Wondering what November will look like without NaNo-frenzy? Check out today's newsletter for some inspiration: nepheletempest.substack.com/p/the-challe...
The Challenge to Write
November Without NaNoWriMo
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October 8, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Looking for a way to kickstart your new writing project? Current routine not working? Wondering what November will look like without NaNo-frenzy? Check out today's newsletter for some inspiration: nepheletempest.substack.com/p/the-challe...
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Rachel Ayers highlights six of the many fine retellings of the fairy ballad Tam Lin. I was honoured to publish @pameladean.bsky.social's extraordinary Tam Lin in the Fairy Tale Series (Tor Books), and I'm delighted to see it listed as one of the greats. It truly is. reactormag.com/a-knight-to-...
A Knight to Remember: Six Retellings of the Story of Tam Lin - Reactor
A gripping tale about a woman determined to hold on to what she wants.
reactormag.com
September 26, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Rachel Ayers highlights six of the many fine retellings of the fairy ballad Tam Lin. I was honoured to publish @pameladean.bsky.social's extraordinary Tam Lin in the Fairy Tale Series (Tor Books), and I'm delighted to see it listed as one of the greats. It truly is. reactormag.com/a-knight-to-...
Looking for a way to kickstart your new writing project? Current routine not working? Wondering what November will look like without NaNo-frenzy? Check out today's newsletter for some inspiration: nepheletempest.substack.com/p/the-challe...
The Challenge to Write
November Without NaNoWriMo
nepheletempest.substack.com
October 8, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Looking for a way to kickstart your new writing project? Current routine not working? Wondering what November will look like without NaNo-frenzy? Check out today's newsletter for some inspiration: nepheletempest.substack.com/p/the-challe...
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Distribution is THE under-reported story in book publishing (outside of the trade publications) and losing B&T is going to have untold ripple effects on the industry, small presses, and authors.
seems very bad www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Baker & Taylor Prepares Plan to Shut Down
At a town hall yesterday, B&T owner and CEO Aman Kochar announced that following the termination of the ReaderLink acquisition deal, he does not see a path to keep the library wholesaler in business.
www.publishersweekly.com
October 7, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Distribution is THE under-reported story in book publishing (outside of the trade publications) and losing B&T is going to have untold ripple effects on the industry, small presses, and authors.
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Bob Ross paintings to be auctioned to support public TV stations after federal cuts
Bob Ross paintings to be auctioned to support public TV stations after federal cuts
Thirty paintings by Bob Ross are set to be auctioned to support public television stations
abcnews.go.com
October 7, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Bob Ross paintings to be auctioned to support public TV stations after federal cuts
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Your moment of calm this morning, in totally unwartorn Portland. Cedar waxwings lit by the sun, preening on branches.
October 5, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Your moment of calm this morning, in totally unwartorn Portland. Cedar waxwings lit by the sun, preening on branches.