Ann W.
@nightsideoffiction.bsky.social
(she/her) Writing from the night side of fiction; cliché of introverted writer with a coffee habit; love to support and cheer for other writers and feeding my TBR pile.
Ever have a story right on the edge of your consciousness?
I don't know what it's waiting for, but I can feel it haunting me. Need the muon trap or something -.^
I don't know what it's waiting for, but I can feel it haunting me. Need the muon trap or something -.^
December 6, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Ever have a story right on the edge of your consciousness?
I don't know what it's waiting for, but I can feel it haunting me. Need the muon trap or something -.^
I don't know what it's waiting for, but I can feel it haunting me. Need the muon trap or something -.^
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The e-book of BLOOM is on sale for $4.99 in the US, and the second slide would like to seduce you with succulent reasons to read it. All inks can be found here: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/736002...
December 4, 2025 at 4:51 AM
The e-book of BLOOM is on sale for $4.99 in the US, and the second slide would like to seduce you with succulent reasons to read it. All inks can be found here: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/736002...
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Alert: I've gotten several reports of non-payment by Graveside Press, from authors w/ stories in one or more anthologies. Also failing to provide author copies, & failing to respond to emails & messages. Anyone w/ similar experiences, pls contact me (Writer Beware) in confidence: beware@sfwa.org
November 29, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Alert: I've gotten several reports of non-payment by Graveside Press, from authors w/ stories in one or more anthologies. Also failing to provide author copies, & failing to respond to emails & messages. Anyone w/ similar experiences, pls contact me (Writer Beware) in confidence: beware@sfwa.org
For my fellow historical writers…
For anyone interested in ancient diseases (either historical or prehistoric) here's an excellent, readable, comprehensive summary of where we are with ancient pathogen DNA.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Insights into infectious diseases through ancient pathogen genomics - Nature Reviews Microbiology
In this Review, Kocher, Krause and Spyrou explore how ancient pathogen genomics is providing new perspectives on the history and evolution of infectious agents. They show how ancient DNA has revealed ...
www.nature.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:58 PM
For my fellow historical writers…
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We're at the next stag of the authors' lawsuit against Anthropic.
Check the link below to see which of your books they raided and then click through to file a claim.
Four of mine were in there.
Check the link below to see which of your books they raided and then click through to file a claim.
Four of mine were in there.
November 18, 2025 at 7:54 PM
We're at the next stag of the authors' lawsuit against Anthropic.
Check the link below to see which of your books they raided and then click through to file a claim.
Four of mine were in there.
Check the link below to see which of your books they raided and then click through to file a claim.
Four of mine were in there.
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World's biggest spiderweb discovered inside 'Sulfur Cave' with 111,000 arachnids living in pitch black.
www.livescience.com/animals/spid...
www.livescience.com/animals/spid...
November 8, 2025 at 12:17 AM
World's biggest spiderweb discovered inside 'Sulfur Cave' with 111,000 arachnids living in pitch black.
www.livescience.com/animals/spid...
www.livescience.com/animals/spid...
Happy Halloween!! 🎃
May the horrors you meet only be between the covers of a really good book.
May the horrors you meet only be between the covers of a really good book.
October 31, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Happy Halloween!! 🎃
May the horrors you meet only be between the covers of a really good book.
May the horrors you meet only be between the covers of a really good book.
I haven't read some of these. On the ever growing list it goes!
In light of banned book week, here are some controversial and often banned books from my bookstore. thepaintedporch.com
October 11, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I haven't read some of these. On the ever growing list it goes!
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We read banned books 📚 SCBWI Staff and our favorite SCBWI blogger @themermancam share our picks for what banned book we’d recommend!
What is your favorite banned book and why is it important to you? Comment below ⬇️
Learn more about how to combat censorship here: www.scbwi.org/essential-re...
What is your favorite banned book and why is it important to you? Comment below ⬇️
Learn more about how to combat censorship here: www.scbwi.org/essential-re...
October 10, 2025 at 11:03 PM
We read banned books 📚 SCBWI Staff and our favorite SCBWI blogger @themermancam share our picks for what banned book we’d recommend!
What is your favorite banned book and why is it important to you? Comment below ⬇️
Learn more about how to combat censorship here: www.scbwi.org/essential-re...
What is your favorite banned book and why is it important to you? Comment below ⬇️
Learn more about how to combat censorship here: www.scbwi.org/essential-re...
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Books are still being banned but most remain on shelves thanks to heroes who refuse to bow to censorship.
Librarians, teachers, students, and readers everywhere are keeping the flame of free expression alive.
Stand with them.
Speak out.
#BannedBooksWeek
Librarians, teachers, students, and readers everywhere are keeping the flame of free expression alive.
Stand with them.
Speak out.
#BannedBooksWeek
October 9, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Books are still being banned but most remain on shelves thanks to heroes who refuse to bow to censorship.
Librarians, teachers, students, and readers everywhere are keeping the flame of free expression alive.
Stand with them.
Speak out.
#BannedBooksWeek
Librarians, teachers, students, and readers everywhere are keeping the flame of free expression alive.
Stand with them.
Speak out.
#BannedBooksWeek
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It’s #BannedBooksWeek and yes, even Octavia Butler and John Steinbeck made the banned list.
They tried to silence truth, empathy, and imagination.
Let’s prove they can’t.
What’s your favorite banned book?
Are you reading a banned book right now? Which one?
They tried to silence truth, empathy, and imagination.
Let’s prove they can’t.
What’s your favorite banned book?
Are you reading a banned book right now? Which one?
October 9, 2025 at 6:42 PM
It’s #BannedBooksWeek and yes, even Octavia Butler and John Steinbeck made the banned list.
They tried to silence truth, empathy, and imagination.
Let’s prove they can’t.
What’s your favorite banned book?
Are you reading a banned book right now? Which one?
They tried to silence truth, empathy, and imagination.
Let’s prove they can’t.
What’s your favorite banned book?
Are you reading a banned book right now? Which one?
Been listening to this through libro.fm and Bookshop.org has it on sale right now. Excellent book with political and personal intrigue. The audiobook was well narrated as well!
While Justice Sleeps: A Thriller
A Thriller
bookshop.org
October 8, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Been listening to this through libro.fm and Bookshop.org has it on sale right now. Excellent book with political and personal intrigue. The audiobook was well narrated as well!
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Only 80 more followers until 5,000.
Care to help a bookstore out?
Care to help a bookstore out?
September 21, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Only 80 more followers until 5,000.
Care to help a bookstore out?
Care to help a bookstore out?
Looking forward to this, makes my graphic design heart happy. ^.^
Would you pick up your own book in a bookstore? 📕 👀 On Sept 24th at 2 pm ET / 7 pm UK, join us along with BookBaby for this special webinar.
Learn how to design a cover that sells your story. Save your spot here: buff.ly/zrOtg2P
Learn how to design a cover that sells your story. Save your spot here: buff.ly/zrOtg2P
September 22, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Looking forward to this, makes my graphic design heart happy. ^.^
Relieved to get back to my co-writing group, it guarantees me 2x a week dedicated to writing. 🤩
September 8, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Relieved to get back to my co-writing group, it guarantees me 2x a week dedicated to writing. 🤩
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September 5, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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I was talking to somebody about naming characters in historical stuff (20th century anyway) and she was blown away by this tip so I'm sharing: don't look up 90s names if it's set in the 90s. look up names from the decade your character was born in! because what you're getting is baby names
September 3, 2025 at 1:47 AM
I was talking to somebody about naming characters in historical stuff (20th century anyway) and she was blown away by this tip so I'm sharing: don't look up 90s names if it's set in the 90s. look up names from the decade your character was born in! because what you're getting is baby names
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#FantasyIndiesSeptember Day 2
I confess: I'm a picky reader. My next read can be a challenge to find, and I'm always on the lookout for hidden gems.
#WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity #WriteSky #Writers #Writing #Fantasy #IndieFantasy #AdultFantasy #FantasySky #ReadSky #ReaderSky #BookSky
I confess: I'm a picky reader. My next read can be a challenge to find, and I'm always on the lookout for hidden gems.
#WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity #WriteSky #Writers #Writing #Fantasy #IndieFantasy #AdultFantasy #FantasySky #ReadSky #ReaderSky #BookSky
September 2, 2025 at 3:49 PM
#FantasyIndiesSeptember Day 2
I confess: I'm a picky reader. My next read can be a challenge to find, and I'm always on the lookout for hidden gems.
#WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity #WriteSky #Writers #Writing #Fantasy #IndieFantasy #AdultFantasy #FantasySky #ReadSky #ReaderSky #BookSky
I confess: I'm a picky reader. My next read can be a challenge to find, and I'm always on the lookout for hidden gems.
#WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity #WriteSky #Writers #Writing #Fantasy #IndieFantasy #AdultFantasy #FantasySky #ReadSky #ReaderSky #BookSky
Feeling called to lore, myths, and fairy tales of times past lately. I cannot tell if it's in search of comfort or something else; regardless, it has been a fun indulgence to dive into a fairy tale for short time during the day.
September 2, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Feeling called to lore, myths, and fairy tales of times past lately. I cannot tell if it's in search of comfort or something else; regardless, it has been a fun indulgence to dive into a fairy tale for short time during the day.
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I have such wonderful memories of visiting Book Thing with my daughter in the earlier 2000s. Such a joy to let my bibliophile little girl pick up & take home anything she wanted without worrying about cost. magazine.1000libraries.com/meet-the-man...
Meet the Man Behind Baltimore’s Free Book Movement - Magazine
Discover the story behind one of Maryland’s literary gems, and a lifesaver for many readers in Baltimore and the surrounding area.
magazine.1000libraries.com
August 27, 2025 at 2:11 PM
I have such wonderful memories of visiting Book Thing with my daughter in the earlier 2000s. Such a joy to let my bibliophile little girl pick up & take home anything she wanted without worrying about cost. magazine.1000libraries.com/meet-the-man...
I wish my-sit-down-and-write brain activated as well as my lay-down-go-to-sleep brain, 😅. Those 3 minutes before dreams take me are a creative chaos story dump from the back of my brain.
Then there's the choice: submit to sleep or risk the note taking and waking back up…
Then there's the choice: submit to sleep or risk the note taking and waking back up…
August 27, 2025 at 12:26 AM
I wish my-sit-down-and-write brain activated as well as my lay-down-go-to-sleep brain, 😅. Those 3 minutes before dreams take me are a creative chaos story dump from the back of my brain.
Then there's the choice: submit to sleep or risk the note taking and waking back up…
Then there's the choice: submit to sleep or risk the note taking and waking back up…
My feeds have gradually populated with more science and history facts—I could not be more happy. It's like story fuel.
August 25, 2025 at 3:33 AM
My feeds have gradually populated with more science and history facts—I could not be more happy. It's like story fuel.
Writing summits are a joy. I can listen while I get things done (okay, I have to stop constantly to take notes, but still…,) learn new tactics (re-writing beast I will slay thee!,) and feel connected to other writers, a magical space for the weary writer's brain.
August 22, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Writing summits are a joy. I can listen while I get things done (okay, I have to stop constantly to take notes, but still…,) learn new tactics (re-writing beast I will slay thee!,) and feel connected to other writers, a magical space for the weary writer's brain.
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Like, follow, and share if you love libraries!
August 22, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Like, follow, and share if you love libraries!