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Neve Maslakovic
@nevemaslakovic.com
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I write #SFF that leans towards cozy, with plenty of #mystery twists & humor. Published by 47North. Born in Belgrade, Serbia. Engineer in a previous life. “Nehv Mah-SLAH-koh-veech". Goldendoodle pics will happen. SFWA & MWA member.
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A detective who sees soul gardens faces his hardest case yet — proving his childhood friend isn’t a killer.

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#mystery #fantasy #booksky
Promo book graphic on a black background with orange decorative flourishes. Teal book cover titled “That Murder Feeling” by Neve Maslakovic, with the subtitle A Soul Garden Mystery #1. A red starburst in the top left says “New Release.” White text on the right reads, “He sees emotions. She’s been accused of murder.” A red button at the bottom says “Read Now.”
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this, yes
scalzi.com John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 5d
One thing that is true in this age of "AI" is that authenticity is going to be prized more than ever before. A single hand-scrawled sign is going have more impact than the smoothest "AI" image because the people seeing it knows it comes from someone's brain, not a tuned algorithm.
February 3, 2026 at 12:22 AM
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A detective who sees soul gardens faces his hardest case yet — proving his childhood friend isn’t a killer.

Kindle www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...
Nook www.barnesandnoble.com/w/that-murde...
Apple books.apple.com/us/book/that...
all links: books2read.com/thatmurderfe...

#mystery #fantasy #booksky
Promo book graphic on a black background with orange decorative flourishes. Teal book cover titled “That Murder Feeling” by Neve Maslakovic, with the subtitle A Soul Garden Mystery #1. A red starburst in the top left says “New Release.” White text on the right reads, “He sees emotions. She’s been accused of murder.” A red button at the bottom says “Read Now.”
February 2, 2026 at 5:41 PM
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Last couple of days of this promotion for mystery reads! 📚📚📚

#mystery #booksky
January 30, 2026 at 7:59 PM
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A great opportunity here to help yourself and do some good for others at the same time. Publishing auction ends tonight.
Publishing for Minnesota
Silent auction 'Publishing for Minnesota' hosted online at 32auctions.
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January 30, 2026 at 3:20 PM
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A new angle on the endless AI-generated scams currently directed at writers. Today's effort claimed to be from Goodreads, wanting to include my books in a 2026 Reading Challenge. I contacted Goodreads direct and got confirmation this was nothing to do with them, as I had suspected. Shared for info.
January 27, 2026 at 3:07 PM
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Someone said to me, "I'm sorry but I got your book from a library." Nobody should ever apologise for that. You read my book! That's brilliant! I grew up hanging out in libraries and the idea of a world without them fills me with dread. Without libraries, authors, like readers, will only suffer.
January 20, 2026 at 9:31 AM
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New #WriterBeware blog post: my annual look back at the topics the Writer Beware blog covered in 2025. Scams, of course, but also contracts, copyright, generative AI, and more. If you missed any of our posts last year, here's your chance to catch up writerbeware.blog/2026/01/16/b...
Best of Writer Beware: 2025 in Review - Writer Beware
It’s been a busy year in writing scams (but then what year isn’t?). From the new AI marketing scams, to nasty contract clauses, to publishers behaving badly, to the biggest copyright infringement rest...
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January 16, 2026 at 7:10 PM
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The finalized paperback cover for THAT MURDER FEELING landed in my mailbox earlier this week and it looks so good

Cover design by EbookLaunch

#genrebending #mystery
Paperback cover for That Murder Feeling by Neve Maslakovic, shown front, spine, and back. Teal panels on a textured orange background. Circular illustrations of a tree, a snake, a treehouse and a sundial sit in corners. A single vine descends from the top and wraps around the letter R in Murder. At the top, it reads A Soul Garden Mystery #1.
January 7, 2026 at 5:31 PM
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Something interesting you might not have realized: a number of words in English are NOUNS when you stress the FIRST syllable, but VERBS when you stress the SECOND syllable.

"Your CONduct is better when you conDUCT yourself appropriately.”

🧵⬇️
January 7, 2026 at 2:24 PM
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Read a new book in the New Year! Check out this gathering of free mystery books:
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#mystery #BookSky #books #fiction #BookFunnel
FREE New Year Mysteries
Searching for your next favorite story? Look no further! These bestselling authors have teamed up to offer a delightful selection of new books. Available for a limited time.
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January 3, 2026 at 5:14 PM
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A detailed look at what authors (and publishers) may actually receive from the Anthropic settlement. A lot depends on how many claims are filed; based on what I see in the list of eligible works, my guess is that many works will go unclaimed www.authorsalliance.org/2025/12/19/b...
Back-of-the-Envelope Math on What Payouts We May See in the Bartz v. Anthropic Settlement
Now that the Bartz settlement has passed some initial judicial hurdles and is moving along, with important deadlines approaching (opt-out and objections are due January 15), we thought it was worth…
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January 1, 2026 at 6:37 PM
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Back in the summer, we visited the Canadian side of Niagara Falls. One of our stops was the Niagara Parks Power Station (there's an impressive underground tunnel to the falls) and its Nikola Tesla exhibit. This quote — which I hadn't heard before — stuck with me. Where would we be without books?
Black-and-white photo of a seated Nikola Tesla reading a book in front of his high-voltage Tesla coil transformer. At the top, a text box contains the quote, “Of all things, I liked books best” followed by the inventor’s name.
December 30, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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The final newsletter for the year is out!
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Happy New Year
Seasons greetings, friends!
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December 29, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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In case you’re looking for a last minute festive read, I wrote a sci-fi Nutcracker retelling, and it’s short enough you could finish it before Christmas morning. 💙📚

Published by Android Press, cover art by Hal Hefner.

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Cover of Steel Tree, a woman in a field with a backpack of equipment, a glowing facemask, and hard hat. Text with arrows points to the cover: YA/Adult crossover, Retelling of The Nutcracker, Dancing Aliens, Happy Ending!, Sentient Android, Science Fiction
December 24, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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Check out an excerpt from my upcoming genre-bending whodunit, That Murder Feeling, in this multi-author newsletter promo... Includes everything from cozies to dark thrillers!
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#mystery #thriller #BookSky #BookFunnel
Thrilling Crime Stories
Searching for your next favorite story? Look no further! These bestselling authors have teamed up to offer a delightful selection of new books. Available for a limited time.
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December 28, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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Unsolicited writing advice, no. 209:
Not all writing needs to “lead somewhere.” Joy is a valid end in itself. So is practice: everything you write makes you better writer.
December 7, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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"Oh, have you written anything I've heard of?"
mixedlinguist.bsky.social Nicole Holliday @mixedlinguist.bsky.social · Nov 30
What’s the worst question someone can ask after you tell them your profession? For linguists, it’s definitely “how many languages do you speak?”, but I’m curious what else is happening to the rest of y’all out there?!
December 1, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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My newsletter for November is out! Read it here:
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#authorlife
November Newsletter
We’re at the tail end of autumn here in Minnesota, with a sprinkling of snow expected in a day or two.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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I'm seeing the discourse happening right now, and I would like to gently remind everyone that libraries still exist.

I know! I know! It feels like all good things have been dismantled in this the year of our Lord 2025, but libraries are, in fact, still in existence.
November 24, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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Book recommendation: Murder by Memory, a novella by @oliviawaite.com. Fast paced, fun mystery set on a spaceship (also, what a fantastic cover!)
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#BookSky
Murder by Memory (Dorothy Gentleman Book 1)
Murder by Memory (Dorothy Gentleman Book 1) - Kindle edition by Waite, Olivia. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Murder by Memory (Dorothy Gentleman Book 1).
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November 24, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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‪Looking for a weekend read? The Far Time Incident, the first book in my time travel series, is a BookBub Featured Deal today – grab it for just $0.99 on Kindle!
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#timetravel #sff #sciencefiction #scifi #Pompeii #history #mystery #Books #fiction #Booksky #BookBub
Promo graphic for The Far Time Incident by Neve Maslakovic. The book cover shows three silhouettes falling into the gray smoke of an erupting volcano. “The door to my office flew open with a bang. Julia—the professor—he’s been scattered across time!” Book 1 of a completed three-book series. Time travel, history, and mystery. A red badge in the lower corner says $0.99 on Kindle. The background is vintage, weathered paper with clock imagery.
November 23, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Pulling just one quote from this excellent thread: "When all you get are nos, the story will be your yes."
delilahsdawson.bsky.social Delilah S. Dawson @delilahsdawson.bsky.social · Nov 20
I think one of the hardest things about being a career writer in traditional publishing is that writing attracts the neurodivergent brain while the variable reinforcement schedule punishes it. We are all the rat at the water bottle, waiting for the hit of cocaine. You get one win, and you need MORE.
November 20, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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Last day for this book club sale on Nook!
nevemaslakovic.com Neve Maslakovic @nevemaslakovic.com · Nov 10
My near-future mystery thriller, ALL THE WHYS OF DELILAH'S DEMISE, is part of the “Books to Spark a Conversation” sale on B&N Nook! In a world where your rank defines your worth, one woman refuses to play by the rules. #Booksky #Nook #fiction #books #sff

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Books to Spark a Conversation: Starting at $2.99
Explore our list of Books to Spark a Conversation: Starting at $2.99 at Barnes & Noble®. Get your order fast and stress free with free curbside pickup.
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November 20, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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My upcoming book is now on NetGalley! If you enjoy mysteries with a speculative twist, this one's for you.
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#books #scifi #mystery #NetGalley #BookSky
That Murder Feeling
NetGalley helps publishers and authors promote digital review copies to book advocates and industry professionals. Publishers make digital review copies and audiobooks available for the NetGalley comm...
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November 18, 2025 at 6:22 PM