K.M. Veohongs

States of Matter by Elizabeth Cobbe They are in the middle of saying grace when Emily turns into smoke. She doesn’t mean to. She tries to hold on as a courtesy to her in-laws.

Hey this story about grief and love and theology by @elizabethcobbe.bsky.social is a banger and you should go read it inner-worlds.ghost.io/issue-10-sta...

Powerful story!

La Sirena’s Blessing of Belonging V.M.

I have a new short story out today!

"La Sirena's Blessing of Belonging" is about a girl making a wish to find where she belongs. It's a deeply personal piece about biracial identity—and also a contemporary (slightly futuristic) magical realism story rather than secondary world!

I hope you enjoy ✨

And send us your burning publishing q’s, for our surprise bonus episode 💜 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Questions for Thanks but Not For Me Surprise! Katie and Ash are doing a bonus fifth episode…because we had Too Many Publishing Thoughts and deemed it impolite to keep you captive for three whole hours. Do you have questions about publ...

Also! We have had such a lovely reception (thank you, listeners!) that we are doing a bonus episode. Are there burning questions you'd like to ask us? You can submit them here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Thanks, but Not for Me Two writers embark on the often hair-raising journey to become published novelists: a standalone podcast with series potential.

You know you want to hear me and @ashsmash.bsky.social share our thoughts on publishing. Listen to us cackle over the most ridiculous form rejection I have ever received. thanksbutnotforme.com

Beneath Ceaseless Skies - The Void Door by V.M. Ayala Later, far later, at a different door, Luz would realize why this conversation had felt so awful, and she would bristle and rage at the wrongness of it; in hearing that name that wasn’t her name at al...

it finally happened: I got my first book club invite spam email. apparently I wrote a non-existent book called Through the Dusty Door. I haven't stopped laughing at this title 😂

BUT my debut short story was "The Void Door" over at @bcsmagazine.bsky.social back in 2023. I'm still so proud of it 🚪💜

Genre is in the Eye of the Beholder That Time Sesame Street Made a Horror Short Film for the Under 5 Set -- a post on being terrorized by a short film about dairy production and how genre is as much determined by audience as it is by th...

Read about how I was terrorized by Sesame Street at age 4 kmveohongs.beehiiv.com/p/genre-is-i...

Poem by me:

*Diaspora*

when you are a tree without any roots you fall right over
and fall here and there and there and here
turning over and over without roots
till your neighbors run out with pots of soil
we are each other’s roots

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Issue 1 cover on the left, with our Wanderer in pastel blue looking down at a spacescape from a crumbling coliseum seat. Text to the right says ISSUE 1: nine stories, five poems, one essay, original ary by queer creators - available now for subscribers! www.othersidespec.com

We've waited so long to yell this: IF YOU'RE A SUBSCRIBER OR KICKSTARTER BACKER, ISSUE 1 IS IN YOUR INBOX! 🪐🗡️

Issue 1 will be free to read online March 15th, but if you can't wait, get your hands on it RIGHT NOW!

Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/othersidespe...
Patreon Shop: www.patreon.com/othersidespe...

Thanks, Craig!!! 🥰

I tell this story regularly! What a terrible panel that was!

Thanks, but Not for Me Two writers embark on the often hair-raising journey to become published novelists: a standalone podcast with series potential.

New episode! In which I foolishly share my controversial dog opinions and Ash is concerned about knitting terminology.

Listen to Thanks but Not for Me on @rss.com thanksbutnotforme.com (You can also find it on Apple and Spotify and those places)

Thanks, but Not for Me Two writers embark on the often hair-raising journey to become published novelists: a standalone podcast with series potential.

New episode! In which I foolishly share my controversial dog opinions and Ash is concerned about knitting terminology.

Listen to Thanks but Not for Me on @rss.com thanksbutnotforme.com (You can also find it on Apple and Spotify and those places)

We HAVE gone on vacation together if cons count. 😌 But not last week.

Sometimes It's OK to Tell: How to Bend (and Break) Writing Rules For the writer who is ready to finally get beyond "show, don't tell!" This is perfect for you! We're excited to welcome back K.M. Veohongs for another great class!  Writers are constantly bombarded by...

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Has anyone read my newsletter/stories/heard the podcast and been like: hey can Katie teach me to be as HILARIOUS as she is?

The answer is no, that's just who I am. But I am teaching a virtual writing class this weekend about how to make any writing advice work for your process! (Link in replies)

Here are a few of my faves who are also on Bsky!

@ashsmash.bsky.social
@spacevalkyries.bsky.social
@elizabethcobbe.bsky.social
@clclark.bsky.social
@robotleblanc.bsky.social
@granades.com
@thisisguan.bsky.social
@cislyn.bsky.social
@joybaglio.bsky.social
@sarahpauling.bsky.social

I like this! Authors pubbed in the last ten years who I've read at least three short stories by?

@foxesandroses.bsky.social
@aimeepicchi.bsky.social
@marissalingen.bsky.social
@thisisguan.bsky.social
@thomasha.bsky.social
@angelaliu.bsky.social
@rsagarcia.bsky.social
@tobiogundiran.com

disaster lesbians disastering. amen.

When I read this series as a child I’d skip this one on re-reads. When I read it to my own kid decades later, I had a new appreciation for how Taran grows during this time. The whole series is such a thoughtful take on how one becomes a true leader.

Thanks, but Not for Me Two writers embark on the often hair-raising journey to become published novelists: a standalone podcast with series potential.

Episode 2 is out! In which Ash discusses what she likes about revision and I mostly complain thanksbutnotforme.com

Please listen for all the times I whisper “oh my god” in horror when listening to Ash’s writing process

Please listen for all the times I whisper “oh my god” in horror when listening to Ash’s writing process

The Fist of Memory Fist Of Memory is simultaneously a near-future thriller…

Hey y'all! The official book page for my forthcoming novel The Fist of Memory is up so you can pre-order it. Here: astrapublishinghouse.com/product/the-... or here: www.amazon.co.uk/Fist-Memory-...

You can also add it to your GR “Want to Read” list!
www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...

🙏🏾🚀📖🤖

Happy Birthday!!! Here is Lampie offended by grass.

The world is rough and I've got a withering cold but I want to share some joy:

I have TWO stories coming out next month: a novelette about Wendy Darling, motherhood, & mankeeping from @strangehorizons.bsky.social and a short story I affectionately call "murder jeans" from @havenspec.bsky.social 🧵

what's up, my story "remember me in the meat" is a queer cyberpunk revenge story set in the PNW (and also in a cult). i think we should store all of our memories in the cloud without a backup, btw. i think that would go really well

here's my entry!! #Comics4Liam

“The Savior of the Three Lands” by @kmveohongs.bsky.social (Winter ‘26) “does a wonderful job digging into the lead’s complicated feelings and the assumptions she’d never thought to question—it’s well worth the read!”