I'm just bloody thrilled to share that I'm now represented by Becky LeJeune of Bond Literary Agency.
This is a game-changer for me!
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I've found a literary agent who loves the #GhostAssassinsOfBijou as much as I do! I'm going over the draft contract for representation and have fired back one question. Anything I should be looking out for?
My personal essay "The Ghosts of Forests Past" has just been published by ALOCASIA. Go check it out! https://alocasia.org/2025/03/01/shantell-powell-the-ghosts-of-forests-past/ #WritingCommunity #IndigenousCreatives #CNF #Forests #ecology #Deforestation #trees #essay #conservation #LitMag #AuthorsOfMastodon
On Tuesday, March 18, the graduating class of GrubStreet's LGBTQ+ Novel Immersive will be reading from their work. It's at 18:00 EST, and all are welcome. Come hear our stories! https://forms.gle/nebpLsP31pbc2PxK9 #LGBTQ #QueerBooks #WritingCommunity #AuthorsOfMastodon #Bookstodon
Google DocsRegistration for the Novel Immersive for LGBTQ+ Writers 2024-2025 Graduation ReadingThe graduation reading will take place virtually on Tuesday, March 18th at 6pm EST. The Zoom link will be emailed about 15 minutes before the event begins to anyone who fills out the following form. Thank you!
The five Ghost Assassin novellas have jetted off out into the world...first stop - a patient agent!
Tonight, I shall be sipping on prosecco (saving the champagne for acceptance day!)
Today, I have finished formatting my five novella manuscripts. I've also written the cover letter and am waiting for my critique crones to tell me if it's punchy enough. Then, my friends...then, I shall submit the sum of two year's work to my agent.
Terrific story just out from friend and ex-Aurora Street critique group member @carolscheina.bsky.social. A bookstore visited by multiple versions of the protagonist who write notes to each other. A beautiful story flowed. Strongly recommended.
https://translunartravelerslounge.com/2025/02/15/all-these-inscriptions-are-for-me-by-carol-scheina
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Translunar Travelers Lounge · All These Inscriptions Are for Me, by Carol ScheinaOn the outside, there was no indication that the warehouse down the street from my apartment stocked its shelves with books from parallel universes.
@Bookstodon, don't think I'd shared this: "Lombardi dramatizes events and complex states of mind with such swift richness that readers will feel fully immersed in the life of this saint-to-be, a young woman whose bold proclamations—those moments when “her angels push through her tongue”—can shock even herself." #AuthorsofMastodon https://booklife.com/booklife-review/9781963221077
Still more Codexian 2024 reading: In Mark Bailen's "Bears Discover Time Travel," a tale of a broken family interweaves with one of eoological devastation, each a metaphor for the other, done beautifully. Strongly recommended.
https://ecotonemagazine.org/fiction/bears-discover-time-travel/
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Ecotone · Bears Discover Time Travel - EcotoneFirst of all, nobody gets eaten by a bear in this story. Nor does a tree fall on anybody. That’s not what this story is about. And I apologize for
In Ída Hennessy's "A Slightly Different Sunrise from Mercury, Nevada," Annie works as a "Canary" at the Nevada nuclear test site, at a time portal bringing tourists back to 1952. Multiple unexpected gut punches. Strongly recommended.
http://strangehorizons.com/fiction/a-slightly-different-sunrise-from-mercury-nevada/
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More Codex2024 reading: Ída Hennessy's RoxysMakeupMoxy6 Gets Real" was very funny. A makeup tips influencer doing her last show before the apocalypse. Strongly recommended flash piece.
https://flashpointsf.com/2024/09/20/roxysmakeupmoxy6-gets-real/
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Flash Point Science Fiction · RoxysMakeupMoxy6 Gets RealFriends and frenemies, drag queens and drama queens, this will probably be my last tutorial.
I have written a cheesy slow burn romance story in space, because the current times call for it: "Three-Year Mission".
OCs, LGBTQ, trans woman protagonist, slow burn, hurt/comfort, spaceship & a cat. Content notes in front of each chapter.
And please take a look at this gorgeous cover art the lovely @mariibyrd made!
More Codex 2024 reading: "Eternity is Moments" by RP Sand traces the relationship between a woman and her grandfather with ecological themes as the backdrop. Strongly recommended.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/219709480-asimov-s-science-fiction-september-october-2024
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GoodreadsAsimov's Science Fiction, September/October 2024NOVELETTES Heartshock by Nick Wolven The Four Sisters …
#writersofmastodon or #authorsofmastodon and #poetsofmastodon - what questions do you like being asked in #interviews and what questions do you reckon don't get asked enough?
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"Belladonna" by Cressida Blake Roe operates on two levels. On the surface, a time-traveling botanist finds a young protégé with unique abilities. Deeper, it's a story about grooming and psychological abuse of girls. Gritty horror. Strongly recommended.
https://houseofgamut.com/gamut-magazine/belladonna/
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House Of GamutBelladonnaHer last memory was a hand prying her jaw open and settling a small, round fruit on her tongue. She couldn’t tell whether the touch was coercion or caress as she bit down, teeth sinking into the explosion of sweetness and juice that spilled down over her lips, painting them red. ••• Her first memory […]
More reading of Codexian 2024 output: Andrea Goyan's "All My Mother Is" is a touching portrait of a mother-daughter relationship in the face of dementia. The fantasy tropes worked well with the material. Strongly recommended.
https://smallwondersmag.com/piece/all-my-mother-is/
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Small Wonders - Science Fiction & Fantasy Flash Fiction & Poetry · All My Mother Is - Small WondersMy mother thinks she’s a mermaid. Her doctor says not to worry. "Delusions aren’t uncommon."
I think I'm finally going to redo my 4thewords account. For those that don't know its where you defeat monsters by writing words. Really been losing my motivation and I do want a book out by the end of the year or early next year.
What are some things you guys do to help you write when feeling down?
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Fiona Moore's "What Happened at The Pony Club" has a cool premise--Y2K knocked out all computers worldwide and the world reverts to depending on smart people. Cool characters--girls at a private high school for these "computers." Cool format--an FBI case file.
https://www.fusionfragment.com/issue-22/
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Fusion Fragment · Issue #22“0900 to 1700″ by Charlie B. Lorch: tech support / ghosts in the machine / rescue”Boomtown” by Brendan Williams-Childs: abandoned spaceport towns / loneliness / stuck in a r…
More Codex 2024 reading, this one from my friend and critique partner Sam Pisciotta. In "House of the Hidden Moon," two worlds bump up against each other. In one, an alcoholic mother has died and left the house to her son. In a second, a ghost and fairies stand in for a family that might have been. It's sad and disturbing, yet beautiful. Strongly recommended.
https://www.nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/house-of-the-hidden-moon/
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Nightmare Magazine · House of the Hidden Moon - Nightmare MagazineMy mother sits at the kitchen table in the moonlight, gazing at her folded hands. “Has your father returned with Lilah?” “You know he hasn’t.” The tremor she had before she died is gone. A tube runs from the oxygen unit, through her laced fingers, and up into her nostrils.
My friend @GreyElm has a new book coming out. I was lucky enough to read an early version of this. It's deliciously creepy. Do check it out. https://books2read.com/u/mdRPWE #Horror #AuthorsOnBookstodon #bookstodon #AuthorsOfMastodon #novella
books2read.comAvailable now at your favorite digital store!Phengaris by Anna Orridge