Rebecca Buchanan

Musings: Walking Through an Antique Store My state held primary elections today. That meant doing my civic duty and casting my ballot for the candidates I want to see in the big election in November. I had a surprisingly difficult time mak…

New post up at Forests Haunted by Holiness. #witchsky #goddess #hekate

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The cover of Thrill Ride #13: Thief in the Night. The title is in orange and yellow at the top. The main image is of two hands in black gloves breaking open a locked door.

Woohoo! Thrill Ride #13 is now live! It features my story "Under the Sword of Khonsu," a heist/smuggling adventure set in Ptolemaic Alexandria. :) So many great stories in this issue! Find it here!

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"The point is that creative work needs fallow time the same way a field does. You can’t harvest what you haven’t let grow."

More available at Towers of Spider-Haunted Mystery. #amwriting #fantasy #historicalfiction #writinglife

Wise writing words from Scott Oden on his substack.

"I don’t know if the sudden inspiration came from the book I am reading, or the music I’d been listening to, or just from the simple mercy of leaving the material alone for a while. It doesn’t really matter.

"It is for this reason that I write what I do without apology, completely sincere. And maybe, just maybe, the world needs a little bit more of that." #amwriting #fantasy #pulp

Wise writing words from LD Whitney on his Substack: "In my (limited) experience, passion is the most important element of writing fiction. My projects live and die by the flames of my passion for them.

Book mail! #booksky #mythology

A young woman with red hair sits on a floor pillow. Beside her is a cat. There are also a stack of books, a record player, and several plants. More plants hang from the ceiling, along with strands of lights.

So shout, people. Let the world know about the amazing books you've discovered. :) #booksky

"And the book world, more than ever, is where new shit emerges from. So the task of discovering incredible books that nobody's talking about yet, and shouting about them, is more important than ever."

Courtesy of Charlie Jane Anders on Substack: "Hollywood's descent into endless repetition and churn of old ideas feels like a microcosm of what's happening to culture in general as algorithms take over.

Book mail! The proof copy of The Secret of the Sunken Temple has arrived! Releasing in print and digital formats on 15 April, with preorder links to follow soon. :) #booksky #romance #magic #mythology #archaeology #witchsky

Book mail! Very much needed with all the bad news. #booksky #witchsky #fairytales

Well both of my Senators are idiots. I hope yours are smarter. #usgovernment #senate #voting #saveact

Interview: Mark Hewitt [Today we sit down for an interview with Mark Hewitt, scholar and author of Especially Dangerous. Here, he discusses the research that went into the book, his work with the Museum of Witchcraft, an…

Are you fascinated by #occult history? Love weird stories about strange objects? Then check out this interview with Mark Hewitt, author of Especially Dangerous: The Snowshill Collection. #magic #witchcraft #britishhistory #witchsky #booksky

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The Troll Issue is here! We are delighted to present The Troll Issue! The first poem and story are meant as invocation—the call to enter the realm of the trolls. From there, the issue is created as a “choose your own troll ad...

Thrilled to announce my poem "A Troll's Feast" has been nominated for the Rhysling Award long list. Thanks to A Fairy Tale Magazine for featuring me alongside so many talented authors. Good luck to the nominees. :) #poetry #fairytales #mythology #amwriting

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Thank you so much for the review! :)

Question for the #writers and #publishers: does anyone here use #Affinity? If so, what are your thoughts? Is it a useful tool for someone with limited graphic design experience? And is there a catch to it being free? Thanks!

Five Questions With: Edward Rathke [Today we sit down for Five Question with Edward Rathke. An author and game developer, Rathke here discusses his new roleplaying game, Briar Bay; the mythology and folklore that went into its creat…

Do you love #rpgs? Do you love #mythology and #fairytales? Do you adore #morkborg? Then check out this interview with Edward Rathke about his new zine, Briar Bay!

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Book mail! One classic #swordandsorcery collection, one modern collection written as an homage to the original tales, and one collection written in the style of old timey #pulp #adventure tales. Woohoo! #booksky #fantasy

Book mail! The debut issue of The Otherworld is now available in print, as well as digital. And they open soon for subs for their second issue. #booksky #witchsky #mythology #poetry

Anyone else reminded of the central computer in THX 1138? Offering counseling and conversation in “confession booths” to grieving and confused people numbed by drugs.

I once read a near future sf horror story in which real estate agents were given “cull” lists by the government. They “cleaned” the property of “undesirables” and then put it on the market for more “desirable” citizens. In exchange, they and their families were kept off the cull lists. So … yeah.

Enchanted Realm Book Studio Accessible printing for indie authors. Standard and special editions. Community-backed, transparency-led.

Now this looks neat. A new indie book printing studio is starting up, and they have a kickstarter. :)

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Five Questions With: AJ Drumond [Today, we sit down with AJ Drummond, author of the just-released dark fantasy, Penance of Blood. Here, he discusses the development of the book, and his upcoming projects.] Forests Haunted by Holi…

New interview up at Forests Haunted by Holiness! Do you love #darkfantasy? Tales of redemption? Monsters? Then check out this interview with AJ Drummond.

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When it comes to first drafts, don’t get it right, get it written.”

More at his substack. #amwriting #fantasy

“I’ll aim for coherence, always, even when I can feel things coming apart. It doesn’t matter if the rhythm of my syntax falters, if my grammar stumbles, or the beats of a fight scene go down in the wrong order.

Wise words from Alec Worley:

“When writing fiction, I aim for full, engaged sentences, like laying train-tracks, each new sentence influenced by the last.

I don’t need a new hero. A new democratic candidate. I need new worlds. New models. New narrative shapes."

More available at her Substack. #amwriting #booksky