Helping me get a better dataset is great, thank you!

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Upping this again, if anyone has a few minutes to spare! It's just about your general tastes, and we all know there are always exceptions to every rule, so don't sweat about the answers too much. Many thanks to those who responded and / or reposted. You're gems, so you are.

We need at least 25 tickets sold for this event to go ahead, so all reposts are very much appreciated! Better yet, come along!

#Manchester #queerlit #fantasy #reading #openmic

A wee reshare of this as I know a few awards consideration is under way! ✨️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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Oldies again ✏️ pencil line art, illustration which got featured in the Spectrum Award 🎨 I still love this piece very much 🎨

#illustration #fashion #fantasy #margueritesauvage

Azaleas in bloom at Shisen-do.

Azaleas in bloom at Toji-in.

Azaleas bloom at Shuheki-en at Sanzen-in, and guests can enjoy matcha on the veranda.

A pink sweet modeled to look like a miniature flower bouquet.

🌈😎AZALEAS🌤️🙌

just as wonderful
as the expensive garden stone...
azaleas
百両の石にもまけぬつつじ哉
-Kobayashi Issa (小林一茶), 1825.
Trans. David Lanoue.

Hard on the heels of the last cherry blossoms comes the ubiquitous azalea. Gaudy, dazzling and often over the top, it's one of my favourite flowers😊

Fiction Anthology Purchasing Factors This survey is designed to help clarify how people decide on buying and reading short fiction anthologies. For the purposes of this survey, I am defining "anthology" to mean a book of multiple short...

Some indy research that I'll be sharing results of for everyone to see / use! This survey is on short fiction anthologies. You can take it even if you never read them, as there are Qs about that, too. The aim is to help anthologies shine, so please share it!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

If you're reading a book and you come across a story within a story (ie, a kid's story being told by one of the characters) which formatting are you (the reader) least likely to skip over; if the story is in italics or if the story is slightly indented?

I don't think I'd skip either, but perhaps a slight indent would be easier on the eyes, if it were more than a few lines?

Noice

So just like real life?

Likeable is overrated lol

Voters have just today left to register to vote for the local elections taking place across England on 7 May. Anyone who wants to take part must register before 11.59pm tonight.

Registering takes minutes at gov.uk/register-to-vote. Just need name, address & National Insurance number. Pass it on.

Who's joining us on May 15 for the THE CRAFT OF WORLD BUILDING WORKSHOP at this year's Franschhoek Literary Festival? My workshop, starting at 2pm is SOLD OUT! Can you believe it?

Love that graphic! I can hear it! 😅

A very over-the-top social media graphic featuring two books: The Haunting of Avis Lovelock and The Needfire, both by MK Hardy. The graphic has large pink glowing text reading "They're both gay!" and a variety of 'lesbian' graphics from canva.com, including several frogs, and a selection of brightly-coloured sparkles and stars.

In honour of #lesbianvisibilityweek, an updated graphic now that we've got 2 books on offer. Support your local lesbians and buy/pre-order these books this LVW!

Both available from @solarisbooks.bsky.social wherever good books are sold.

Cover of Wiz Duo Book 2. Art by Roz Clarke. The images are of a shield superimposed on a flying dragon, and a girl with a hole through her belly.

Love novellas? How about two in one book? In Wiz Duo 2, Juliet Kemp sends a reluctant knight on a quest, while E M Faulds gives her heroine a superpower that totally sucks.
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So if someone opts in, and has taken photos of friends, relatives, kids, even strangers, they’re “giving permission” on behalf of all those people. So lots of people have no say in this.

The whole “opt in” thing was always a charade but it’s approaching terminal nonsense at this point.

Country of my blood | Jayaprakash Satyamurthy Get more from Jayaprakash Satyamurthy on Patreon

I wrote a story. It's inspired by india so don't get upset. It's fiction so don't get upset.

www.patreon.com/posts/countr...

I'm proud to announce that my speculative short story created with input from researcher Annette Hübschle is now available to read.

appliedafricansf.com/a-shadow-in-...

With thanks to the British Science Fiction Association for providing the opportunity.

Good forg, much chrisma

Thank you! 💜

I've read this and it's brilliant.

Fiction Anthology Purchasing Factors This survey is designed to help clarify how people decide on buying and reading short fiction anthologies. For the purposes of this survey, I am defining "anthology" to mean a book of multiple short...

Some indy research that I'll be sharing results of for everyone to see / use! This survey is on short fiction anthologies. You can take it even if you never read them, as there are Qs about that, too. The aim is to help anthologies shine, so please share it!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Determination. Dee or Det for short ☺️

Il Papa Do Preach.

@lauraewebster.bsky.social Could you please explain to subscribers and everyone else why you’ve made the decision to run a front-page ad with a transphobic statement?

If you're at fantasycon this year or last, or are a BFS member, GO VOTE! Support the weird & curious & beautiful sffh you've enjoyed, and the people creating it! 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽

THE SALT ORACLE is eligible, but MORE IMPORTANTLY so is its amazing cover designer, Sam Gretton & Solaris Books for indie press 🖤