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Author | Publishing grad student at Western Colorado University | Intern at WordFire Press | Intern at Baen Books

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In times like these, a zombie detective is exactly the hero we need!

10.03.2026 16:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sleep with the Fishes: A New Dan Shamble, Zombie P.I. Novel The Naked Gun meets the Addams Family! Dan Shamble and his friends solve hilarious cases in the Unnatural Quarter. Soon to be a TV show

Sleep with the Fishes, the new Dan Shamble, Zombie PI, novel from my mentor Kevin J Anderson is now live on Kickstarter! All pledgers in the first hour get a free ebook of the Grumpy Old Monsters comic strip.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...

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10.03.2026 16:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Cover reveal for INTO THE DEEP, DARK WOODS, the new fiction anthology from me and my fellow publishing Jedi at Western Colorado University, coming this summer! Preorder here: wordfirepress.com/products/int...

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09.02.2026 20:11 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Search for the Any Key is now shipping! Order your copy to read my humorous sci-fi story "The Blueflower Egg."

πŸ‘‰https://www.wolfsingerpubs.com/search-for-the-any-key

Use discount code NR2026 to save 15% before Feb 15!

#booksky #writing #publishing

23.01.2026 23:26 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Up your game as a publisher and indie writer. Hands-on, intensive MA degree all online except for 1 week in summer. Taught by NYT bestselling author Kevin J. Anderson and big-name industry pros. Applications open now, classes start this summer. More info at wordfire.com/publishing-m...

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22.01.2026 22:22 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A young line cook must retrieve a blueflower eggβ€”a key ingredient in a recipe that will be judged by the galaxy’s harshest food criticβ€”from a planet inhabited by Sasquatch. There's only one problem: the Sasquatch use the blueflower egg in their mating ritual, and they are starved for attention!

07.01.2026 17:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Search for the Any Key | Anthology | WolfSinger Publications Enter the Ring of Fire, as unpredictable as the land masses shaking a city and volcanoes erupting covering the landscape. Could there be other reasons for these events? Or could these rings be more th...

The Search for the Any Key, featuring my humorous sci-fi story "The Blueflower Egg," is now available on the publisher's website. Use discount code NR2026 to save 15% before Feb 15!

πŸ‘‰ www.wolfsingerpubs.com/search-for-t...

#writing #booksky

07.01.2026 17:51 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Author is looking haggard after a week in Florida but is excitedly pointing to a paperback copy of Insert Coin.

Author is looking haggard after a week in Florida but is excitedly pointing to a paperback copy of Insert Coin.

Looking a little haggard after a week in Florida but excited to have Insert Coin in hand!

Order yours and read my story "Harpy Island." Paperback and e-book copies are available now. πŸ‘‰ a.co/d/iRCgRjp

#writing #booksky

05.01.2026 16:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Amazon.com: Insert Coin (Raconteur Press Anthologies Book 70) eBook : Badurina, David, Carlisle, KB, Gorman, John , Ladd, Joshua, Stone, Nate, Malory, Lewis, Reginald, Fain, Jesse James, Hamilton, Eri... Amazon.com: Insert Coin (Raconteur Press Anthologies Book 70) eBook : Badurina, David, Carlisle, KB, Gorman, John , Ladd, Joshua, Stone, Nate, Malory, Lewis, Reginald, Fain, Jesse James, Hamilton, Eri...

Check it: a.co/d/7goeogh

01.01.2026 17:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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After his little brother goes missing, Allen returns to the last place he saw him: the arcade. A mysterious game promises to reveal Jesse’s location if Allen can defeat the harpy that stole his brother away. Insert Coin, featuring my story "Harpy Island," is available now!

#writing #booksky

01.01.2026 17:18 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Just finished reading Of Monsters and Mainframes by @barbaratruelove.bsky.social and it was a lot of fun!

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12.12.2025 00:01 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you, Noah Webster!

16.10.2025 15:12 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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My Publishing Masters degree program at Western Colorado University is now open for applications for next year! All online except one week in beautiful Gunnison CO, practical hands-on work taught by i... My Publishing Masters degree program at Western Colorado University is now open for applications for next year! All online except one week in beautiful Gunnison CO, practical hands-on work taught by.....

I am a grad student at Western Colorado University where I am earning an MA in Publishing under the mentorship of legendary sci-fi author Kevin J. Anderson. Applications for next year are now open. Check out this video for more info. Feel free to message me if you have any questions.

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07.10.2025 15:21 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The UFO series is "an annual anthology of humorous SF/F" that has featured work by George R. R. Martin, Robert Silverberg, Esther Friesner, David Gerrold, Laura Resnick, Piers Anthony, Kevin J. Anderson, and other notable authors.

To be clear, this isn't my project, but I'm excited to support it.

07.10.2025 15:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm excited for the new installment of Unidentified Funny Objects! Please consider supporting its Kickstarter campaign.

#booksky #publishing

06.10.2025 23:59 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Brave New Weird - The Best New Weird Horror, Volume Three from @tenebrouspress.bsky.social

Some really creative and definitely WEIRD stories here. And who can resist this cover by @mattblairstone.bsky.social? I sure couldn't!

#booksky #publishing

16.09.2025 01:40 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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Feisty Felines and Other Fantastical Familiars When the witches and wizards are away, the familiars will play! Enjoy the best in new fantasy. Gifted adventurers across time and space often travel with an animal familiarβ€”usually a cat, but possibly...

When the witches and wizards are away, the familiars will play!

The Feisty Felines and Other Fantastical Familiars anthology ebook is on sale for only 99 cents now through 9/16 at WordFire Press.

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12.09.2025 21:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Submissions are OPEN! Please share with your writer friends and groups.
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01.09.2025 18:25 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Call for submissions: Announcing a new anthology from my Publishing cohort at Western Colorado University's Graduate Program in Creative Writing

INTO THE DEEP, DARK WOODS

Submissions open Sept 1, pay 6Β’/word

Guidelines: wordfirewestern.moksha.io/publication/...

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29.07.2025 17:26 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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Love is in the air…or is it? When it comes to love, anything can go awry.

This year's Western Colorado University’s Publishing MA student anthology, CHAOTIC CUPIDS: WHEN LOVE GOES AWRY, is out now! Order your copy today at wordfirepress.com/products/cha...

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23.07.2025 19:46 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Here's the group shot of all the wonderful books produced by the Publishing grad students at Western Colorado University's Graduate Program in Creative Writing, with generous support from Draft2Digital. All are available at wordfirepress.com/gpcw

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25.06.2025 20:16 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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At the Earth's Core What if our Earth was hollow?Β  Over a century ago, many believed in the Hollow Earth theory.Β Β Β  Against this backdrop, Edgar Rice Burroughs penned his subterranean masterpiece, At the Earth’s Core. Th...

A new edition of Edgar Rice Burroughs' subterranean masterpiece, At the Earth’s Core, containing all the joy of the original with language refreshed for this millennium’s readers, is now available at WordFire Press.
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16.06.2025 21:28 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œThere are many things worth living for, a few things worth dying for, and nothing worth killing for.” β€” Tom Robbins, Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
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13.06.2025 16:47 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Recently learned that Tom Robbins passed away earlier this year at age 92. Not sure how this news escaped meβ€”it should have been a National Day of Mourning if the USA had any standards. He only produced 8 novels, but each one is a banger and an absolute delight to read. RIP #booksky

13.06.2025 16:45 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Written in 1893 during the height of Sherlock Holmes's popularity, a lady detective solves cases of stolen jewels, missing persons, and even murder...without letting her male colleagues slow her down! New edition is out now at WordFire Press.

wordfirepress.com/products/the...

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04.06.2025 16:52 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Revisit this Virginia Woolf classic with a new edition from WordFire Press!

wordfirepress.com/products/mrs...

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30.05.2025 18:59 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œTo fight in a war,” [Huckleberry Finn] said. β€œCan you imagine?”
β€œWould that mean facing death every day and doing what other people tell you to do?” I asked.
β€œI reckon.”
β€œYes, Huck, I can imagine.”

Funny, horrifying, razor sharp, and winner of the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction

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27.05.2025 23:27 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Kesh culture is explored through short stories, anthropology records, myths, plays, novel excerpts, song lyrics, and poetry. This non-narrative style may turn off some readers, but Always Coming Home by Ursula K. Le Guin is a master class in worldbuilding!

Heyiya Heyiya

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21.05.2025 18:46 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Just finished The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones @sgj.bsky.social. I am here for all the indigenous horror! #booksky

07.05.2025 16:21 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Originally published in 1919, Jewish Fairy Tales & Legends by Aunt Naomi is an enchanting collection of 25 timeless stories that blends tales of Midrash, Talmud, and Jewish mysticism. New edition from WordFire Press Classics available now!

wordfirepress.com/products/jew...

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06.05.2025 15:26 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0