So, if you can't think of who to nominate, may I utterly shamelessly note that Stealing from Wizards Volume 4: Arson came out last November and is very eligible for best novel, the series as a whole for best series, and also for the lodestar award for best YA.
You know you want to.
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Tempest kills people.
And don’t look too closely at Szearbhyn, who is hiding several war crimes behind his back.
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Tempest likes fruit hand pies. Apple and strawberry are his favorites.
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In the Sixth Sphere of Heaven, Akieryon was always at the bottom of the social ladder. In the Mortal Realm, everyone reacts to him as though he’s special, and he finds that very weird.
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We are all very tired of it (or at least I am), but pretending it’s gone is not going to help anyone stay healthy. Lots of us are tired of hearing about it (and honestly, we’re tired of talking about it), but we keep talking about it because we know how devastating it can be, we’ve met people whose lives are forever changed for the worse because of getting COVID-19, and lots of people who are now living with Long COVID say they wish they had known how bad it could be. So we’ll probably keep talking about it, because we want you to be healthy and happy, and even if you are tired of it (that’s fair), we hope you take some steps to protect yourself and others so you can all live long, healthy lives.
In other words, we’re know you’re tired of hearing about COVID-19. We’re tired of hearing about it too. But ignoring it does not help it to go away, so please continue to take protect your health.
Morning bump! #Murderbot
Canonically this is Raaqiel, but Akieryon isn’t far behind him.
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“How long?”
The doctor shook his head. ”Ask me again in a week.”
Medical recommendation or not, Akieryon needed to make his report to Caspar. He made his way with care, favoring his injured leg only a little, all the way to Caspar’s presence chamber. Caspar was not there.
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Demonslayers have to be able to make quick decisions. It’s part of the job.
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Probably whatever the daily special is (if I can get it gluten free). Enoch has been operating his pub/restaurant since the Bronze Age. I‘d trust him.
If there’s no gf option for the special, then nachos probably.
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This is a question with only one right answer.
I want to go get dinner at Enoch’s.
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I could probably be a scribe, but my handwriting sucks.
Other than that, no. I couldn’t be a Demonslayer, and I certainly wouldn’t want any of Tharaiyelagh’s other jobs.
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Akieryon uses his Demonslayer training throughout Balances, even though he’s not officially working.
Tharaiyelagh’s work is the means by which much of his plot moves.
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Balances: Akieryon is a Demonslayer, but he’s run away from Heaven so not currently doing his job.
Tools of the Trade: Tharaiyelagh starts out a thief, becomes a scribe, and then is promoted to a government post.
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I’m really late! (I wasn’t home.)
I’m Bethany, and I’m working on publishing Balances, a queer fantasy literary fiction novel about finding a place to belong.
I’m also working on finding an ending for Tools of the Trade, which is about a feral dragonboy learning politics.
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New Writer Beware blog post: A quick reminder that the deadline for filing a claim in the Anthropic copyright settlement is fast approaching writerbeware.blog/2026/03/13/d...
If I had to choose three books that every young reader (7-12) should read, they would be:
- The Book of Three (Lloyd Alexander)
- Where the Sidewalk Ends (Shel Silverstein)
- Dragonwings (Lawrence Yep)
What would your three be?
Have you met Rahi without being racist or talking down to him? Congratulations! You’re his friend!
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It's my birthday! Read my books!
That will make both you and me happy.
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Talking a lot (and sometimes in a deliberately annoying manner) is something he does because:
1. it distracts people, so they don’t know when he’s assessing the contents of their pockets
2. people underestimate him and dismiss him
3. people don’t notice his chronic illness
4. he’s naturally outgoing
Rahi, self-professed World’s Greatest Thief, can move in total silence.
In a conversation he is always the noisiest person in the room.
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”I’m an abomination.” Master Niseriel’s word for him, now on his own lips. “My commanding officer must have known. He used to push me to train harder than everyone else. To learn to defeat even the most lethal of demons.”
To fight losing battles.
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I don't share this one often. In fact, I wrote it under a different pen name and then ignored it, because it was about a very difficult time in my life. Sharing it now, because there is light at the end of the tunnel and good things are waiting.
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Tempest: never
Akieryon: sometimes in social situations
Baleirithys: always about >90% of his existence
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Quick reminder: Non-binary isn't just femme-presenting. Stop making masc enbies prove they belong. Inclusion means seeing all of us, not just the easy-to-recognize
I’m not really sure if the fact that Tempest prefers to kill using daggers makes the answer to this question a yes. Would he use it? Probably not. He likes to get messy. But trusted? Eh…?
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Everyone deserves housing.
Everyone deserves healthcare.
Everyone deserves food, water and clean air.
These are not things you should have to “earn”.
Your ability to survive should not be based on economic output.
Help people meet their basic needs & watch the world change.
