Julie C. Day (Essential Dreams Press) will be at WFC in Brighton
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Prone to a ❤️ of ginger & greyhounds. Writer. Novella | Collection | Lambda finalist | 40+ stories. Publisher & Editor Essential Dreams Press. Newsletter, books, & other things me at linktr.ee/thisjulieday. (she/her)
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All of which is to say, we just crossed the 1000 copies sold mark with Storyteller!!!!! It's available @bookshop.org @weightlessbooks.bsky.social and many other online retailers. Plus directly from Essential Dreams Press at tanithleestoryteller.com.
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November 12, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Heads up for those in the US: the Goodreads giveaway for Letters from an Imaginary Country ends in about five hours . . .
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I seem to have regained a writing routine and lost some focus on other things, such as my day job. Feels like I'm back in balance!
As a side note, I've passed the halfway mark on my targetted edits of my novella Meissen Eyes. I think another pass is necessary. I keep slipping into line-level work.
As a side note, I've passed the halfway mark on my targetted edits of my novella Meissen Eyes. I think another pass is necessary. I keep slipping into line-level work.
November 11, 2025 at 10:22 PM
I seem to have regained a writing routine and lost some focus on other things, such as my day job. Feels like I'm back in balance!
As a side note, I've passed the halfway mark on my targetted edits of my novella Meissen Eyes. I think another pass is necessary. I keep slipping into line-level work.
As a side note, I've passed the halfway mark on my targetted edits of my novella Meissen Eyes. I think another pass is necessary. I keep slipping into line-level work.
I've almost finished setting back at home after @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social. I'm still getting up hours too early and I still have a stack of books waiting to be shelved. The fact that the shelves are already full isn't helping ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
November 6, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I've almost finished setting back at home after @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social. I'm still getting up hours too early and I still have a stack of books waiting to be shelved. The fact that the shelves are already full isn't helping ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
One way I find my writing style consciously changing in the face of AI is my reduced use of the emdash. It sits differently these days.
November 4, 2025 at 7:05 PM
One way I find my writing style consciously changing in the face of AI is my reduced use of the emdash. It sits differently these days.
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Reminder that I have a new story in this awesome anthology with awesome writers:
You can also find copies of Storyteller: A Tanith Lee Tribute Anthology at the book table near the art show (part of the main convention space)!
November 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Reminder that I have a new story in this awesome anthology with awesome writers:
Congratulations to all the winners and nominees and to all those readers who invest their time and attention on wonderful books!
Congratulations to all of the winners and finalists of the World Fantasy Awards!
World Fantasy Awards Winners
The World Fantasy Awards winners for works published in 2024 were presented during the 2025 World Fantasy Convention, held October 30 – November 2, 2025 in Brighton, UK. The Life Achievement …
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November 2, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Congratulations to all the winners and nominees and to all those readers who invest their time and attention on wonderful books!
Goodbye Brighton! Headed home now. It’s been a great trip!
November 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Goodbye Brighton! Headed home now. It’s been a great trip!
I’m wrapping up my visit to Brighton. @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social has been brilliant! There are still a few copies of Storyteller at the book table by the Art Room. If you want, grab a copy and help me not have to lug them all back to Massachusetts!
November 2, 2025 at 10:17 AM
I’m wrapping up my visit to Brighton. @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social has been brilliant! There are still a few copies of Storyteller at the book table by the Art Room. If you want, grab a copy and help me not have to lug them all back to Massachusetts!
I had an epic moment yesterday @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social. The Remembering Tanith Lee panel was a gem. John Kaiine and I in conversation with participation from audience members like @clhellisen.bsky.social & @theodoragoss.bsky.social. Then a twenty minute wander through the hotel labyrinth w/
November 1, 2025 at 10:48 AM
I had an epic moment yesterday @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social. The Remembering Tanith Lee panel was a gem. John Kaiine and I in conversation with participation from audience members like @clhellisen.bsky.social & @theodoragoss.bsky.social. Then a twenty minute wander through the hotel labyrinth w/
I'm currently in Brighton @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social. In classic Julie-style, I'm hiding away for the morning, getting work done and recharging my social batteries. But I'll be in on the Remembering Tanith Lee panel at 4pm in the Edinburgh Panel Room 3! If you're at the convention, come on by!
October 31, 2025 at 10:59 AM
I'm currently in Brighton @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social. In classic Julie-style, I'm hiding away for the morning, getting work done and recharging my social batteries. But I'll be in on the Remembering Tanith Lee panel at 4pm in the Edinburgh Panel Room 3! If you're at the convention, come on by!
@jefferyford8.bsky.social just nudged me into giving more. Pragmatic and actionable and incredibly important. "1 in every 7 children."
SNAP is running dry without govt. funding. If you can afford it, donate to your local food bank. 42 million people in 22 million households are relying on this program to eat. 1 in every 7 children.
October 31, 2025 at 10:42 AM
@jefferyford8.bsky.social just nudged me into giving more. Pragmatic and actionable and incredibly important. "1 in every 7 children."
I'm packing up for my trip to the UK. I'll be visiting in London and then heading on to the @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social in Brighton for Thursday Oct. 30th.
Friday at 4pm, I'll be on the "Remembering Tanith Lee" panel with #IanWhates and her widower #JohnKaiine.
Friday at 4pm, I'll be on the "Remembering Tanith Lee" panel with #IanWhates and her widower #JohnKaiine.
October 25, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I'm packing up for my trip to the UK. I'll be visiting in London and then heading on to the @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social in Brighton for Thursday Oct. 30th.
Friday at 4pm, I'll be on the "Remembering Tanith Lee" panel with #IanWhates and her widower #JohnKaiine.
Friday at 4pm, I'll be on the "Remembering Tanith Lee" panel with #IanWhates and her widower #JohnKaiine.
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Muriel Rukeyser
September 15, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Muriel Rukeyser
Raise a glass. I finished the Meissen Eyes redraft and created a punch list of 11 items I need to cover in targeted edits, the selected the 1st three I'm going to address. I even dug up some notes I wrote in 2023 that and found a gem or two. It's time to stop for the day!
October 19, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Raise a glass. I finished the Meissen Eyes redraft and created a punch list of 11 items I need to cover in targeted edits, the selected the 1st three I'm going to address. I even dug up some notes I wrote in 2023 that and found a gem or two. It's time to stop for the day!
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ICYMI, we're open to submissions by authors of historically marginalized backgrounds for this entire month!
We want to read more works by Black writers, Indigenous writers, disabled writers, gay and lesbian and trans writers, and other folks whose voices must be heard!
www.havenspec.com/submit/
We want to read more works by Black writers, Indigenous writers, disabled writers, gay and lesbian and trans writers, and other folks whose voices must be heard!
www.havenspec.com/submit/
October 8, 2025 at 1:06 PM
ICYMI, we're open to submissions by authors of historically marginalized backgrounds for this entire month!
We want to read more works by Black writers, Indigenous writers, disabled writers, gay and lesbian and trans writers, and other folks whose voices must be heard!
www.havenspec.com/submit/
We want to read more works by Black writers, Indigenous writers, disabled writers, gay and lesbian and trans writers, and other folks whose voices must be heard!
www.havenspec.com/submit/
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Remember our mantra:
Don't Engage, Just Block.
Don't Engage, Just Block.
October 17, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Remember our mantra:
Don't Engage, Just Block.
Don't Engage, Just Block.
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This looks seriously cool! Check it out
Oo! @cherylmorgan.bsky.social is putting together an anthology: contemporary fantasy stories of resistance & resilience drawing fr Welsh history & legend. I can't think of anyone better to do this. Wanna help? Kickstarter here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/191...
They Are Still Here (Maen Nhw Yma O Hyd)
An anthology of contemporary fantasy stories featuring creatures and characters from Welsh mythology and folklore
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October 17, 2025 at 11:27 PM
This looks seriously cool! Check it out
I'm fleshing out this ending, which means I may be breaking the pacing and lovely prose. But so many new ideas are dropping onto the page! It's a thrill. (Quick reminder to self: tinkering with a rewrite is all part of the process and not something I have to worry about this afternoon!)
October 17, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I'm fleshing out this ending, which means I may be breaking the pacing and lovely prose. But so many new ideas are dropping onto the page! It's a thrill. (Quick reminder to self: tinkering with a rewrite is all part of the process and not something I have to worry about this afternoon!)
Meissen Eyes is now 33k. I'm on page 128 of 134 w/ a list 9 targeted edits I need to make once I reach the end. But it's tight, really tight, and I'm incredibly excited. It works! The arc, the characters, the science in the fiction.
October 16, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Meissen Eyes is now 33k. I'm on page 128 of 134 w/ a list 9 targeted edits I need to make once I reach the end. But it's tight, really tight, and I'm incredibly excited. It works! The arc, the characters, the science in the fiction.
I see the updates waiting to install & discover what I'm about to be hit with in real time? Is there a way I can turn it off or will I have to install Linux? I have a Mac I use for specific tasks, but my dayjob means I have yrs of Windows experience & haven't made the switch in my personal life
This is the future of Windows. Microsoft wants to rewrite Windows to turn computers into AI PCs that you talk to. It's now bringing AI features to all Windows 11 PCs today, in a bid to convince you to talk to your PC and let AI control it. Full details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/799768/...
Microsoft wants you to talk to your PC and let AI control it
Copilot Voice and Vision are now rolling out.
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October 16, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I see the updates waiting to install & discover what I'm about to be hit with in real time? Is there a way I can turn it off or will I have to install Linux? I have a Mac I use for specific tasks, but my dayjob means I have yrs of Windows experience & haven't made the switch in my personal life
I'm on page 125 of 132 in the novella redraft (Meissen Eyes) and I've hit the bump that likely made me run. The ending needs either 1) an entirely new setup introduced from the beginning (and even then I'd have to adjust the ending for it to feel complete) or
October 15, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I'm on page 125 of 132 in the novella redraft (Meissen Eyes) and I've hit the bump that likely made me run. The ending needs either 1) an entirely new setup introduced from the beginning (and even then I'd have to adjust the ending for it to feel complete) or
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Award-winning pain researcher here. This is not something that can be done. Hope this helps.
“In nursing homes, neonatal units, and ICU wards, researchers are racing to turn pain—medicine’s most subjective vital sign—into something a camera or sensor can score as reliably as blood pressure.”
AI is changing how we quantify pain
Artificial intelligence is helping health-care providers better assess their patients’ discomfort.
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October 15, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Award-winning pain researcher here. This is not something that can be done. Hope this helps.
Two lovely reviews for Storyteller just showed up! I'll be on the Tanith Lee panel at the World Fantasy Convention later this month. If you haven't picked up a copy yet, you can find it at all the usual places, including tanithleestoryteller.com
October 13, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Two lovely reviews for Storyteller just showed up! I'll be on the Tanith Lee panel at the World Fantasy Convention later this month. If you haven't picked up a copy yet, you can find it at all the usual places, including tanithleestoryteller.com
The Museum of Cultural Masks? Yes, please! "Second Face is the only fully online ethnographic mask museum of worldwide scope."
www.maskmuseum.org/gallery/
#writingrabbithole
www.maskmuseum.org/gallery/
#writingrabbithole
October 12, 2025 at 7:59 PM
The Museum of Cultural Masks? Yes, please! "Second Face is the only fully online ethnographic mask museum of worldwide scope."
www.maskmuseum.org/gallery/
#writingrabbithole
www.maskmuseum.org/gallery/
#writingrabbithole
Fuck, I really like this story. I'm 90% done with the Meissen Eyes novella redraft. I have a few notes I've jotted down, but I'm racing toward the end before I deal with them. I hope my beta reader gets the same feelings from reading it as I do.
October 12, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Fuck, I really like this story. I'm 90% done with the Meissen Eyes novella redraft. I have a few notes I've jotted down, but I'm racing toward the end before I deal with them. I hope my beta reader gets the same feelings from reading it as I do.