Maria Z. Medina
@mzmauthor.bsky.social
You won't live forever, but your words might! MISTRESS OF BONES - Out Now! Repped by Dorian Moffei. She/Her
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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61220759-mistress-of-bones
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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61220759-mistress-of-bones
Pinned
Banter? You got it. Weird magic? Heck yeah! Fun worldbuilding? Well, of course. Different kinds of love, romantic and otherwise? Definitely! Two separate, intersecting storylines? Right here, right now. Exploration of souls and greed? Compliments of the house.
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Hey so “underage girls” are…children. The word you’re looking for is children. They’re not like, women-in-waiting or women-lite or whatever. They’re children. I think some of you are very uncomfortable with what that means for you but it is still true.
November 12, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Hey so “underage girls” are…children. The word you’re looking for is children. They’re not like, women-in-waiting or women-lite or whatever. They’re children. I think some of you are very uncomfortable with what that means for you but it is still true.
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ICYMI! Reading 2025 fiction?
Try the short story "Men with Tails" by Rati Mehrotra @rati.bsky.social!
You can read it here!
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Try the short story "Men with Tails" by Rati Mehrotra @rati.bsky.social!
You can read it here!
buff.ly/xrh90Pa
November 13, 2025 at 3:01 AM
ICYMI! Reading 2025 fiction?
Try the short story "Men with Tails" by Rati Mehrotra @rati.bsky.social!
You can read it here!
buff.ly/xrh90Pa
Try the short story "Men with Tails" by Rati Mehrotra @rati.bsky.social!
You can read it here!
buff.ly/xrh90Pa
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Yeah, let’s not forget it’s actually 5 magazines you might have to walk away from if you’re a cross-genre author.
Mystery and crime writers are also experiencing similar shenanigans—after extra long reply times—because MRM owns Ellery Queen and Alfred Hitchcock too.
This was @victoriastrauss.com's take in Writer Beware in July 2025:
This was @victoriastrauss.com's take in Writer Beware in July 2025:
November 12, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Yeah, let’s not forget it’s actually 5 magazines you might have to walk away from if you’re a cross-genre author.
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You guys wanna see a dead body?
November 10, 2025 at 4:29 PM
You guys wanna see a dead body?
It's that time of the year...
November 12, 2025 at 7:49 PM
It's that time of the year...
Convincing you to read my debut YA/crossover Fantasy MISTRESS OF BONES with the first sentence! Share yours if you want!
November 12, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Convincing you to read my debut YA/crossover Fantasy MISTRESS OF BONES with the first sentence! Share yours if you want!
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A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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November 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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Good thread, and I will add that men DO NOT LIKE IT when women say "hey, you fucked up," and to the extent that women tend to soften the blow with indirectness, it's because men feel like their honor is insulted if they have to take feedback from women.
I'm not linking to that NYT piece today, but of all the horrible parts of it, this was the worst. This was an explanation of "female vices" in the workplace and LET ME JUST TELL YOU...
November 6, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Good thread, and I will add that men DO NOT LIKE IT when women say "hey, you fucked up," and to the extent that women tend to soften the blow with indirectness, it's because men feel like their honor is insulted if they have to take feedback from women.
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My main contract gig is being cut, and my family responsibilities are less demanding than a few years ago. So please get in touch if you know of writing/editing/research/workshop positions, any hours, ideally remote or Ottawa. Extra points for good causes. I know it's rough out there for everyone.
November 6, 2025 at 11:31 PM
My main contract gig is being cut, and my family responsibilities are less demanding than a few years ago. So please get in touch if you know of writing/editing/research/workshop positions, any hours, ideally remote or Ottawa. Extra points for good causes. I know it's rough out there for everyone.
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Interview with @vanessafogg.bsky.social whose brilliant collection "The House of Illusionists" has just been released!
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Interview with writer Vanessa Fogg
Today I am delighted to welcome writer Vanessa Fogg to my blog. Vanessa is one of my favorite short fiction SFF writers and her collection The House of Illusionists has just been released: wonderfu…
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November 4, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Interview with @vanessafogg.bsky.social whose brilliant collection "The House of Illusionists" has just been released!
ratiwrites.com/2025/11/04/i...
ratiwrites.com/2025/11/04/i...
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thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM
thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
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Elaine Welteroth, former editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue and youngest editor of Condé Nast ever, and the 2nd African American to hold this position, changed Teen Vogue to be more politically conscious.
Traffic to TeenVogue.com: 2.7M to 9.2M visitors a year, print subscriptions jumped 535%
Traffic to TeenVogue.com: 2.7M to 9.2M visitors a year, print subscriptions jumped 535%
Ex-Teen Vogue editor Elaine Welteroth: ‘The headlines implied I was a token black hire’
Welteroth was just 29 when Anna Wintour made her editor-in-chief. Months later, the magazine shut down. What did she do next?
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
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I concur. FUCK AI!!!
“FUCK AI” is turning into a movement.
After his Frankenstein Q&A at the Chinese Theater, Guillermo del Toro asked the audience to scream “FUCK AI.”
After his Frankenstein Q&A at the Chinese Theater, Guillermo del Toro asked the audience to scream “FUCK AI.”
November 3, 2025 at 12:51 AM
I concur. FUCK AI!!!
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✨ NEW BOOK DEAL ✨
If you’re not over Klaus and Caroline from TVD, if you’re mad the Vampire Academy series was cancelled, if you’ve wondered what if Twilight focused on the Volturi, or if like Black vampires, HEIR UNDYING, my Adult romantasy, is coming your way!
www.instagram.com/p/DQcHcHWCeCP/
If you’re not over Klaus and Caroline from TVD, if you’re mad the Vampire Academy series was cancelled, if you’ve wondered what if Twilight focused on the Volturi, or if like Black vampires, HEIR UNDYING, my Adult romantasy, is coming your way!
www.instagram.com/p/DQcHcHWCeCP/
October 30, 2025 at 4:14 PM
✨ NEW BOOK DEAL ✨
If you’re not over Klaus and Caroline from TVD, if you’re mad the Vampire Academy series was cancelled, if you’ve wondered what if Twilight focused on the Volturi, or if like Black vampires, HEIR UNDYING, my Adult romantasy, is coming your way!
www.instagram.com/p/DQcHcHWCeCP/
If you’re not over Klaus and Caroline from TVD, if you’re mad the Vampire Academy series was cancelled, if you’ve wondered what if Twilight focused on the Volturi, or if like Black vampires, HEIR UNDYING, my Adult romantasy, is coming your way!
www.instagram.com/p/DQcHcHWCeCP/
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A reminder-there are really great books about magic that center Black & Brown & queer characters where profits don't go to tearing down trans community=The Marvellers @dhonielle.bsky.social; Nic Blake @angiethomas.bsky.social ; The Vanquishers-Kaylynn Bayron; Amari & The Night Brothers-B.B. Alston
A portion of every dollar spent on Harry Potter merchandise goes to anti-transgender campaigns.
October 27, 2025 at 4:59 PM
A reminder-there are really great books about magic that center Black & Brown & queer characters where profits don't go to tearing down trans community=The Marvellers @dhonielle.bsky.social; Nic Blake @angiethomas.bsky.social ; The Vanquishers-Kaylynn Bayron; Amari & The Night Brothers-B.B. Alston
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Technically, this is a book of spells.
October 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Technically, this is a book of spells.
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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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"I will revenge my injuries; if I cannot inspire love, I will cause fear." - Mary Shelley, Frankenstein
Remembering the incredible work of the late great Bernie Wrightson on his birthday 🖤
Remembering the incredible work of the late great Bernie Wrightson on his birthday 🖤
October 26, 2025 at 11:11 PM
"I will revenge my injuries; if I cannot inspire love, I will cause fear." - Mary Shelley, Frankenstein
Remembering the incredible work of the late great Bernie Wrightson on his birthday 🖤
Remembering the incredible work of the late great Bernie Wrightson on his birthday 🖤
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Sometimes we’re unsatisfied with a thing we made because when it only existed in our head, we saw all the things it could have been and when it’s done we know all the things that it isn’t, but we can’t see the way it expands into a million new things when someone else unpacks it in their head. 🖊️🦑
August 31, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Sometimes we’re unsatisfied with a thing we made because when it only existed in our head, we saw all the things it could have been and when it’s done we know all the things that it isn’t, but we can’t see the way it expands into a million new things when someone else unpacks it in their head. 🖊️🦑
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book one is on special on Amazon for the first time, just in time for the release of book 3! US/UK only
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October 22, 2025 at 2:46 AM
book one is on special on Amazon for the first time, just in time for the release of book 3! US/UK only
geni.us/SplinteredMind
geni.us/SplinteredMind
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