The devil is on my shoulder whispering that I could use AI to make a website as I grit my teeth over WordPress.com.
Get thee behind me, Satan. I'm going to learn html now and do even more work to make this author website. Efficiency means nothing to me.
"can only control the page" is great!
My LEAST favorite parts of being a writer:
3. Choosing a title
2. Social media management
1. WRITING AN AUTHOR BIO
#writesky
Ok things are POPPING OFF
This is one of the most interesting things that I've read in a long, long time!
🛰️🪐🏈🏟️🌌💟📡🍔
#speculativefiction
#specfic
#sciencefiction
And call you representatives every day!
And strengthen your local community as much as you can!
if you're not sure what to say when you call your reps, Celeste has a script!!
reps.fyi
Make art! Make art! Make art!
This rainy April feels perfect for werewolves, so I just borrowed the first of this trilogy from my library app!
Teeny tiny change to my pen name! From "R. J." To "R.M." This is partially because I like the sound more, and partially because in my early research of names I missed another author who goes by R. J. Sterling!
And if you want to call me something casually, "Sterling" works great.
Congratulations on the debut!
America wants to label swathes of human beings just like me and just like you as pornographic, as illegal, as degenerate freaks.
But I'd rather be a freak than a fascist.
Or even an easier swap to R. M. Sterling to untangle from the other R. J. -- I only have 1 short story published at the moment, so it would be an easy-ish switch.
A little bit of both, but at it's core it's probably branding. My goodreads page is mixed with another R.J. Sterling (which is my fault-- I had researched the name but somehow missed this other person), and I feel as though I can craft more of an identity around a name like Sterling Jenkins.
Thanks for your advice. I only have 1 story published so far, so now would be an easier change than later.
I am seeking advice from writers!!
If I want to tweak my pen name, should I inform that magazine that published my story, or just leave it be?
I like it when people call me "Sterling," and now I'm wondering if I want to officially make it the first name of my pen name. #writesky #writersofbluesky
Ahh neat, thanks!
Oof, I need to develop an accountability habit like this for submissions. I have too many stories that are languishing, unsubmitted. Is this a spreadsheet or some other sort of software for tracking?
Reminder: In light of Bad Bunny's Superbowl performance spotlighting Latino culture, here's a hefty list of Latino speculative fiction authors I curated if anyone wants to take a gander and read some phenomenal work. Much love to all!
go.bsky.app/6BAmgpi
Ooh I liked this one a lot! Thanks.
It's my third day being very very sick, and I need a break from my Peaky Blinders binge. Any #shortstory recommendations to fill my afternoon? They do not need to be Peaky Blinders related, but major points if wool suits are involved.
Highlighting the speaker who stood in front of the Surprise mayor and told him to consider what the Mayor of Ohrdruf must’ve thought before he died by suicide: “He might have thought ‘how is this my fault I had no jurisdiction over this’ maybe he said ‘this site was not subject to local zoning.’”
Oh my GOD this story!!! So surprising, heartbreaking, breathtaking!
"The sweater we buried you in is hanging in my closet. "
What a first sentence!!!
#writersofbluesky #sciencefiction #writesky
There's only two more days to vote for your favorite Apex stories of 2025! And while you're at it, you might read my story "Cassandra and the Changeling," published in issue 151.
It's only 1000 words long and full of queer teen angst (as well as a pinch of resistance).
#writersofbluesky #writesky
I appreciate being included in this!
TELL ME YOUR 🏳️🌈QUEER SHORT SFF🏳️🌈 OUT IN DECEMBER 2025!!! Originals only pls, up to novella in length, indie okay. Just reply with the author, title, and a link to read and/or buy and I'll get them on the list. Here's November's list for context & more info: www.patreon.com/posts/some-q...
Here's a flash!
R.J Sterling, "Cassandra and the Changeling," www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...
Thank you!
MINNESOTA VERSION OF COME OUT YE BLACK AND TANS
