Molly Rookwood

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The reveal might happen in Chapter 2, but an encounter like that on a hiking trail startled me, even just as a reader!

Microsoft Word comment from Molly Rookwood reading: "Wow! I didn't expect that! (Okay, I know the title, so maybe I'm not so surprised.)"

I finally have time to return to editing after a hectic teaching stretch, and I'm having such a fabulous time this morning reading @olinj.bsky.social's next paranormal romance. Jessica, I'll leave you with this comment from the first chapter, sans context—can you guess where I am?

We were talking today about how it's a bummer that there's not an aunt/uncle version! What would someone call their parent's nonbinary sibling?

Today in "gender means nothing to small children," we were sitting with our toddler niece and were identified as (correctly) "Unky Gordon" and then (less correctly but very adorably) "Unky Molly." Frankly a way more fun title than "Aunt Molly," so no complaints here.

I finally understood how my professors felt saying "as per the syllabus" over and over when, for the first time, I told a client "as per our contract..."

Reminder to actually read through the contracts freelancers send you. The editorial agreement I send to clients isn't just gibberish; it includes relevant information about your project, including the fee, the delivery date, payment policies, and more. It's important to understand what you sign!

This is such a delightful series by the most delightful author! If you've ever felt frustrated that romance always seems to feature young adults, @brennabaileybooks.bsky.social has the cure for you!

I love the way Kickstarter makes projects like this possible, and this book looks like *so much fun.* Check out @trip.bsky.social's new book and consider helping to make it (and other books like it) successful because the readers want it, not just because a marketing department does.

This is a very niche combination of two of my favourite books, and also yes, that's exactly what happens.

A blue card reads "Agent Pitch Sessions" over a round portrait of a dark-haired woman identified as Kurestin Armada

Next week: opening sessions with our Agent GoH, @kurestinarmada.bsky.social!

These 15-min 1-on-1 sessions are your opportunity to work with a top agent on your pitch or materials, to ask questions, to workshop your query, or even to pitch the project!

Sign-ups will open on Mon, March 9th. 🔱🫡📚

I knew that one! Another delightful piece of coinage!

I think officially it's the "Canadian two-dollar coin," but even the Royal Canadian Mint uses "toonie"!

Nova Scotia Cut Arts Funding by 32%. Speak Up. $14M slashed. 72 programs gutted. 14,000 culture jobs at risk. Send your MLA a message in 60 seconds.

Suggestions to protest the slashed Nova Scotia art budget, continued:

Sign up to speak on the Financial Measures Act at Public Bills by calling 902-424-8941

Write to the Premier directly by email: premier@novascotia.ca or by phone: 902-424-6600

halifamous.ca/speak-up

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Nova Scotia Cut Arts Funding by 32%. Speak Up. $14M slashed. 72 programs gutted. 14,000 culture jobs at risk. Send your MLA a message in 60 seconds.

Suggestions to protest the slashed Nova Scotia art budget, continued:

Attend the Shoulder to Shoulder rally at NOON on Tuesday March 3rd, 2026 at Province House

Attend the Rally for the Arts at NOON on Wednesday March 4th, 2026 at Province House

halifamous.ca/speak-up

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This took about twenty seconds (it comes with a very eloquent pre-written letter), and I've already gotten a response from @claudiachenderns.bsky.social's office expressing their concern. Some suggestions included in the response are below:

#HaliSky /1

One of my favourite little things about Canada is that the official name for the two-dollar coin is a toonie because it's two loonies (one-dollar coins), which are called that because of the loon on the back. It's just a little thing, but it never fails to please me.

There is very little less I want to do than go live on Bluesky

Everything about this season of Bridgerton is a marked improvement from the last one. The costumes are better, the makeup is better, the story and character arcs are vastly more compelling, the sibling dynamics are great, and, best of all, someone threw away Collin's bronzer.

This looks SO FUN, Emma!!

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Pizza party? Probably okay. Melon party? Definitely not okay.

I mean, this sounds self-serving but I'm stating this as a person who reads romance, not only as a person who edits romance: YOUR INDIEPUB BOOK NEEDS TO BE EDITED. And, NO, HAVING YOUR SMART FRIEND READ IT DOESN'T COUNT.

My whole feed right now is just disappointment punctuated intermittently with Americans.

Shocking confession from a Bostonian turned Canadian, but I think this is the first hockey game I've ever watched.

Ooooh, what was on their Dine Around menu? We did the Side Hustle one and it was great.

Yepppp. I have an important appointment on Monday morning so I'm just pleading with the storm to hold off until the afternoon, as is currently forecast.

My publisher announced my book yesterday Aether and Ego has been announced and has a pre-order page! And a Valentine from that charmer, Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy.

I just wrote 'My publisher announced my book yesterday'.
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A screenshot of my author photo with this announcement on Instagram from Inanna Publications: We are incredibly excited to announce the fourth of our Fall 2026 releases. @joanne.merriam's speculative fiction book “Aether and Ego” comes out with Inanna Publications this fall. Joanne Merriam is a writer and poet from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. She is the author of the poetry collection 'The Glaze from Breaking' and her poetry and fiction has appeared in dozens of magazines and journals, including Astropoetica, The Baltimore Review, Escape Pod, Pank, Per Contra, Pictura, and Strange Horizons. Aether and Ego: It is autumn 1845, and Elizabeth Bennet is a part of the second generation embarking on a centuries-long flight to Alpha Centauri, working in the signal room and studying engineering in the new Regency society aboard a massive generation ship. Aether and Ego is a steampunk retelling of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, with the addition of space travel, dogs, and accidental death. Follow to stay up to date on preorder announcements!

Aaaaaahhhhh it's happeninggggggg

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Notable Sandwiches #138: Reuben Welcome back to Notable Sandwiches, the feature where my editor David Swanson and I trip merrily through Wikipedia’s List of Notable Sandwiches. This week, a...

in which i discuss the reuben, a glorious sandwich and the pride of omaha

and the patriarch reuben, disowned by his father for being a slut

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Truly a bizarre choice.