Valerie Valdes
@valerievaldes.bsky.social
Sci-fi, fantasy, and romance writer. MtG story scribe. Co-editor of Escape Pod. Variety game streamer. VPXX/16. https://linktr.ee/valerievaldes
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Valerie Valdes
@valerievaldes.bsky.social
· Sep 13
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CHILLING EFFECT CHILLING EFFECT Finalist for the 2021 Arthur C. Clarke Award! 2020 International Latino Book Awards Best Novel – Fantasy/Sci-Fi Captain Eva Innocente and the crew of La Sirena…
candleinsunshine.com
Happy Friday/Saturday new friends! If you followed me without knowing who I am and what I do, let me sum up:
I write books! My latest is Where Peace Is Lost, a space fantasy with Mandalorian vibes. Check out the full list here: candleinsunshine.com/books/
I write books! My latest is Where Peace Is Lost, a space fantasy with Mandalorian vibes. Check out the full list here: candleinsunshine.com/books/
Leveling up my bread skills by repeatedly baking the same recipe until I get it right
November 22, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Leveling up my bread skills by repeatedly baking the same recipe until I get it right
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Please help @lpkindred.bsky.social stay in school in these difficult times. He's a great person who's had a rough go and deserves all the good things.
www.gofundme.com/f/keep-lp-in...
www.gofundme.com/f/keep-lp-in...
Donate to Keep LP in School Spring 2026, organized by LP Kindred
Hey y'all,
I'm LP Kindred, a Chicagoan-Angeleno writer/editor/teaching artist/culture work… LP Kindred needs your support for Keep LP in School Spring 2026
www.gofundme.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Please help @lpkindred.bsky.social stay in school in these difficult times. He's a great person who's had a rough go and deserves all the good things.
www.gofundme.com/f/keep-lp-in...
www.gofundme.com/f/keep-lp-in...
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Happy One Year Anniversary to my little queer Die Hard in space book. Probably my favorite book of the #NeoG
#BookSky 🌈📚💙
#BookSky 🌈📚💙
Code Bravo.
Hostiles on board the MOS.
Command compromised.
NeoG compromised.
Today's the day! The action-packed, emotional Die Hard in space mashup you didn't know you needed. Come join the #NeoG as Commander Maxine Carmichael fights the good fight.
bookshop.org/p/books/and-...
Hostiles on board the MOS.
Command compromised.
NeoG compromised.
Today's the day! The action-packed, emotional Die Hard in space mashup you didn't know you needed. Come join the #NeoG as Commander Maxine Carmichael fights the good fight.
bookshop.org/p/books/and-...
November 19, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I have the best Magic UB idea, who is ready?
KPop Demon Hunters
and
bring back banding
KPop Demon Hunters
and
bring back banding
November 19, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I have the best Magic UB idea, who is ready?
KPop Demon Hunters
and
bring back banding
KPop Demon Hunters
and
bring back banding
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Alright. Today is my birthday (and tbh it has sucked so far). But. I promised a thread of books by friends. And I am going to make good on that.
Please consider buying books from friends today. Thread below. Storefronts may vary. I'm just linking where I know the books are.
Please consider buying books from friends today. Thread below. Storefronts may vary. I'm just linking where I know the books are.
November 18, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Alright. Today is my birthday (and tbh it has sucked so far). But. I promised a thread of books by friends. And I am going to make good on that.
Please consider buying books from friends today. Thread below. Storefronts may vary. I'm just linking where I know the books are.
Please consider buying books from friends today. Thread below. Storefronts may vary. I'm just linking where I know the books are.
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In one week, LIVE ON THE INTERTRON, join 2025 GoH @premeemohamed.com, @gregoryawilson.com, Can*Con Vice Admiral @brandoncrilly.bsky.social, and @valerievaldes.bsky.social as they engage in a rare and perilous cross border communique!
9 pm EST on Nov 25th on the Arvan Eleron Twitch channel!
9 pm EST on Nov 25th on the Arvan Eleron Twitch channel!
November 18, 2025 at 2:35 PM
In one week, LIVE ON THE INTERTRON, join 2025 GoH @premeemohamed.com, @gregoryawilson.com, Can*Con Vice Admiral @brandoncrilly.bsky.social, and @valerievaldes.bsky.social as they engage in a rare and perilous cross border communique!
9 pm EST on Nov 25th on the Arvan Eleron Twitch channel!
9 pm EST on Nov 25th on the Arvan Eleron Twitch channel!
Someone on Deviant Art named Queen Margo made a DAI joke comic that involved throwing Sera into the Well of Sorrows and honestly that would have been The Funniest Thing. Can you imagine?
(h/t @seanendcrafter.bsky.social for sharing)
(h/t @seanendcrafter.bsky.social for sharing)
November 16, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Someone on Deviant Art named Queen Margo made a DAI joke comic that involved throwing Sera into the Well of Sorrows and honestly that would have been The Funniest Thing. Can you imagine?
(h/t @seanendcrafter.bsky.social for sharing)
(h/t @seanendcrafter.bsky.social for sharing)
Okay I didn’t see this Hidden Legacy ship coming, but now that it’s here I want it so much?
This has been an Ilona Andrews subtweet.
This has been an Ilona Andrews subtweet.
November 15, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Okay I didn’t see this Hidden Legacy ship coming, but now that it’s here I want it so much?
This has been an Ilona Andrews subtweet.
This has been an Ilona Andrews subtweet.
I love how Hawke never stops being feral. She lives in a mansion in Hightown and all the merchants in Lowtown are like, “yeah, she still comes around and sells us bags of pebbles and shit. I see her rummaging in the crates behind the Hanged Man sometimes. Too many blows to the head you ask me.”
November 14, 2025 at 8:21 PM
I love how Hawke never stops being feral. She lives in a mansion in Hightown and all the merchants in Lowtown are like, “yeah, she still comes around and sells us bags of pebbles and shit. I see her rummaging in the crates behind the Hanged Man sometimes. Too many blows to the head you ask me.”
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It's OMENS OF CHAOS yelling time again! Have you pre-ordered YOUR copy yet?
November 13, 2025 at 11:41 PM
It's OMENS OF CHAOS yelling time again! Have you pre-ordered YOUR copy yet?
Come on by!
I'm excited to announce a writing discussion coming to my channel on Tuesday, November 25th at 9 p.m. ET! Join @premeemohamed.com, @brandoncrilly.bsky.social, @valerievaldes.bsky.social, and me for "Crossing The 49th: Canadian and American Authors Talk Shop," about North American publishing in 2025!
November 13, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Come on by!
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Right, this event needs $1500 to happen. There are 600 participating bookstores & for most it’s their busiest sales day of the year, or is second only to Indie Bookstore Day / Small Business Saturday.
Editors/publishers, this is a no-brainer of an opportunity for your imprint. Romancelandia: pls RT
Editors/publishers, this is a no-brainer of an opportunity for your imprint. Romancelandia: pls RT
I'm gonna be real-real here: Bookstore Romance Day may not happen in 2026. By this time of year, I've usually secured at least a handful of sponsors & their backing helps pay for things like newsletter services & Canva & Zoom & internet, all of which are needed for planning & off-season events.
November 12, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Right, this event needs $1500 to happen. There are 600 participating bookstores & for most it’s their busiest sales day of the year, or is second only to Indie Bookstore Day / Small Business Saturday.
Editors/publishers, this is a no-brainer of an opportunity for your imprint. Romancelandia: pls RT
Editors/publishers, this is a no-brainer of an opportunity for your imprint. Romancelandia: pls RT
Convincing you to read my novel with the first sentence. Share yours if you want.
(The opening of Witch You Would)
(The opening of Witch You Would)
November 12, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Convincing you to read my novel with the first sentence. Share yours if you want.
(The opening of Witch You Would)
(The opening of Witch You Would)
Libby challenge: stop using the “fantasy” tag for romance novels unless there is literal magic or at least idk an elf or something. Please?
November 11, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Libby challenge: stop using the “fantasy” tag for romance novels unless there is literal magic or at least idk an elf or something. Please?
Mark your calendars!
November 11, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Mark your calendars!
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Reminder, we open to nonfiction and reprint submissions in two weeks! For reprints, we're specifically looking for stories currently unavailable to read online for free! For nonfiction, we're looking for completed pieces, not pitches.
📝Our full guidelines: othersidespec.com/guidelines/
📝Our full guidelines: othersidespec.com/guidelines/
November 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Reminder, we open to nonfiction and reprint submissions in two weeks! For reprints, we're specifically looking for stories currently unavailable to read online for free! For nonfiction, we're looking for completed pieces, not pitches.
📝Our full guidelines: othersidespec.com/guidelines/
📝Our full guidelines: othersidespec.com/guidelines/
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I’ve got about 45 minutes before work so let’s do a game — give me a number between 1 and 293, and I’ll give you a quote from that page
Happy paperback day to Dead Girls Don’t Dream! Now with a bonus playlist in the back, which are all songs I both listened to incessantly while writing this, and songs that are thematically or vibe-ally resonant. Available wherever books are sold, and signed copies thru @astoriabookshop.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I’ve got about 45 minutes before work so let’s do a game — give me a number between 1 and 293, and I’ll give you a quote from that page
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Don't miss this awesome poetry event on Wednesday evening!
Did you know WorldCon had its first-ever poet laureate this year? Now you know -- it's Brandon O'Brien and you can hear him read his work at our event Wednesday night! Register now!
@therisingtithes.bsky.social
@therisingtithes.bsky.social
The event is free to all but space is limited!
November 11, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Don't miss this awesome poetry event on Wednesday evening!
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@niadavenport.bsky.social has been an incredible part of the SSF community. She's someone who has helped many others, including myself.
Please donate, if you can, to help her and her family through this awful loss.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-ni...
Please donate, if you can, to help her and her family through this awful loss.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-ni...
Donate to Support Nia and Her Children After Tragic Loss, organized by Lindsey Hart
Our hearts are with Nia, a beloved friend, author and advocate who has pou… Lindsey Hart needs your support for Support Nia and Her Children After Tragic Loss
www.gofundme.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:05 PM
@niadavenport.bsky.social has been an incredible part of the SSF community. She's someone who has helped many others, including myself.
Please donate, if you can, to help her and her family through this awful loss.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-ni...
Please donate, if you can, to help her and her family through this awful loss.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-ni...
New book cover art is so good, my delight levels are stratospheric 💖📚🦚🐉
November 10, 2025 at 8:06 PM
New book cover art is so good, my delight levels are stratospheric 💖📚🦚🐉
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Things are terrible so here is something that brings me joy. Doing SFF reading recommendations for TV characters is one of my favorite columns I do at Reactor. I love getting to combine my love of books, my love of TV, and my talent for tailored recommendations. Links in the thread. 1/
November 10, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Things are terrible so here is something that brings me joy. Doing SFF reading recommendations for TV characters is one of my favorite columns I do at Reactor. I love getting to combine my love of books, my love of TV, and my talent for tailored recommendations. Links in the thread. 1/
If you don’t derive any benefit from the act of writing, no pleasure or catharsis or satisfaction, why are you doing it? This isn’t meant to be an aggressive question, I’m not demanding an answer, but it’s a thing you may want to ask yourself. Life is short and you could do something else?
Sometimes I wonder if our many years of jokes about writers hating writing and doing anything but writing, etc, have convinced people that the writing part is the hurdle and the goal is just to have a thing in hand. But I am here to tell you: the writing is the best part. The act is the thing.
November 9, 2025 at 8:03 PM
If you don’t derive any benefit from the act of writing, no pleasure or catharsis or satisfaction, why are you doing it? This isn’t meant to be an aggressive question, I’m not demanding an answer, but it’s a thing you may want to ask yourself. Life is short and you could do something else?
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#DEAL ALERT! Calling all one-clickers because THE DREAM RUNNERS @shvetathakrar.com is on #sale on #Kindle for a limited time only!
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#TheDreamRunners #ad
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The Dream Runners
A lush tapestry of dreams, myth, and magic—perfect for fans of Holly Black, Roshani Chokshi, and Margaret Rogerson.
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November 9, 2025 at 5:30 PM
#DEAL ALERT! Calling all one-clickers because THE DREAM RUNNERS @shvetathakrar.com is on #sale on #Kindle for a limited time only!
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#TheDreamRunners #ad
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#TheDreamRunners #ad
Baby: Why is the trash can full of bread dough?
Me: Oh. Oh no.
Flashback to yesterday when I threw away a bag of expired frozen bread dough, not a single solitary thought in my entirely translucent head about it.
Me: Oh. Oh no.
Flashback to yesterday when I threw away a bag of expired frozen bread dough, not a single solitary thought in my entirely translucent head about it.
November 9, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Baby: Why is the trash can full of bread dough?
Me: Oh. Oh no.
Flashback to yesterday when I threw away a bag of expired frozen bread dough, not a single solitary thought in my entirely translucent head about it.
Me: Oh. Oh no.
Flashback to yesterday when I threw away a bag of expired frozen bread dough, not a single solitary thought in my entirely translucent head about it.
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Reminder: Today at 11 am Eastern I'll be streaming "The Long Dark" to raise money for NY Common Pantry! With giveaways for each goal! Let's see how long I last.
www.twitch.tv/nkjemisin
If you don't feel like watching the game, you can also donate directly at tiltify.com/@nkjemisin/s...
www.twitch.tv/nkjemisin
If you don't feel like watching the game, you can also donate directly at tiltify.com/@nkjemisin/s...
nkjemisin - Twitch
nkjemisin streams live on Twitch! Check out their videos, sign up to chat, and join their community.
www.twitch.tv
November 9, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Reminder: Today at 11 am Eastern I'll be streaming "The Long Dark" to raise money for NY Common Pantry! With giveaways for each goal! Let's see how long I last.
www.twitch.tv/nkjemisin
If you don't feel like watching the game, you can also donate directly at tiltify.com/@nkjemisin/s...
www.twitch.tv/nkjemisin
If you don't feel like watching the game, you can also donate directly at tiltify.com/@nkjemisin/s...