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Cover art for The Great Big Bear, featuring a kaiju bear and our Druid and doggie heroes. Art by Phineas X Jones.
We are a month away from the release of THE GREAT BIG BEAR! Preorder anywhere, but if you preorder from the publisher you get
•$3 off
•Three stickers—Oberon, Starbuck,
and a surprise
•a signed copy
•a signed bookmark
Thirteen stories! Good times! hornedlarkpress.com/the-great-bi...
From there a bunch of writing groups met and formed, too, so that probably helped! A place for folk to meet. And share glitter. ✨
Because there wasn’t much in Ottawa. I had no clue how to meet other writers.
Can*Con came back in 2010 thanks to Jim and Farrell and has flourished since. That’s why Derek and I offered to continue once they were stepping back, because a local community is so important.
It feels like a strong maybe? I mean there are so many variables, but my experience is this: when I started being published around 2008, it was during Can*Con’s hiatus. I met my Ottawa writing group (which Derek is a part of!) at World Fantasy in Calgary. Calgary!!
This. I struggled for a while trying to figure out what the heck my voice was, especially as ESL. Then I clued in it was whatever the heck the story needed.
Follow this post to read all the smart posts by Suzan and Kate, too!
"What are the experiences of people of color in the publishing industry?"
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Truth.
Accurate
It does!!! Super not cool. That next winter storm is gonna suck. 😩🤣
WHAT DO YOU MEAN IT’S ONLY THURSDAY? 😩
This made me giggle more than it should have. Must be Friday.
That’s amazing! Congrats! They’re lucky to have you. 💖
That this kickstarter (a) funded entirely, with all stretch goals and (b) did so on my birthday, I shall take it as the gift it is.
If you’ve still not checked out @greenroninpub.bsky.social's awesome superhero #TTRPG, #Mutants&Masterminds, you’ve got today to fix that! Trust the birthday man.
Desserts buffet AND catapults? I’m honestly aghast that we haven’t implemented that event yet!!!
“An absolute joy, building from a twisty thriller with unique and ambitious viewpoints to a conceptual work of stupendous scale. All at once it is a black romp and a fervent hope, told with an absurdist’s light touch even as it delves through the darkness.” Ian Green, author of Extremophile On the right, a 3D paperback of THE MANY by Sylvain Neuvel.
Thank you to @ianthegreen.bsky.social for this fabulous endorsement of @neuvel.net 's THE MANY !
"Told with an absurdist's light touch even as it delves through the darkness."
April 2026. Preorder now: https://geni.us/themany
Metal thin chain bracelet with shiny purple stone.
Happy Monday! I just found this in my glass of water.
Is it mine? Yes.
Did I put it there? No.
Do I know how it got there? Also no.
But may your day hold as much magic as mine. 🤣✨
If you vote in this, I invite you to consider nominating @canconsffh.bsky.social. We withdrew ourselves from the last couple of years because we are large, but 2025 was a lot with our venue move, and my crew performed admirably and deserves all the accolades! 💖
Dwight, I appreciate you. 💖
Yes, please! I have so much knowledge and love to give. 🤣💖
Plus, I’m fun! My IP clients keep giving me more stuff to write. That’s a good sign! (Of how FUN I am!) 🤣🎉💖
It would be highly illogical not to, really. 🖖🏻
This is one of the few things giving me massive joy right now, so I share it again—if you’re at all interested in superhero #TTRPG #gaming, believe me when I say #Mutants&Masterminds will give you everything you need for an amazing campaign!
I spent my morning with a great book! Consider booking a date with it, too!
The only thing it feels worthwhile for me to say right now is pay attention to whether your feelings & the information you’re absorbing are paralyzing you or prompting you to meaningful action, whatever that is. Paralysis helps no one but the enemy.
I know it’s difficult right now, but I insist that you seek and enjoy beautiful things, even if it seems frivolous or irresponsible in the face of overwhelming horror. I want you to feed yourself artistically, spiritually, and literally, because you can’t Do The Work when you’re starving.
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It’s sooo good!!!! I want so many more episodes forever! 🤣
GIVE MONEY TO CHARITY AND EVAN WILL RUN AWAY FROM GIANT MANTIDS am I doing this right
Me, every week: No, *this* is my favourite Starfleet Academy episode.
Every time.
How.
He would motivate them with teeth! 🤣
