uh! so this happened!! (Ooops we did it again...)

THANK YOU! Can't wait to see you all in Anaheim.

The full schedule for @ravencon.bsky.social is now available!
www.ravencon.com/activities/p...

And here's where you can find me during the event:

It was (and is) important. 💚

The folks at Orbit were incredibly supportive though, especially in the art department. And I appreciate the hell out of them for all of these amazing covers.

The Photonic Effect “What space opera is meant to be. A brilliantly complex novel about love, loss, and war.” —K.B. Wagers A starship captain and her crew face conspi...

THE PHOTONIC EFFECT releases tomorrow! To tempt you into preordering, let's deep dive into the initial pitch of "Voyager x DS9 x Mass Effect" and how its influences all shake out on the characters and world. THREAD

(And the all-important preorder links!)

www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ph...

My very queer Regency romantasy series concludes with THE GAME OF HEARTS out 6/24!

What you need to know:
- Book III in Love in Netherford
- Werewolves & wit
- M/M yearning main couple
- A bear-napping via stolen barouche
- Faerie magic, derring-do, & chosen family

Direct: geni.us/GameoH

📽️ Recently, we had the chance to interview @mikechenwriter.bsky.social about his work on the novel Star Wars Outlaws: Low Red Moon!

Check it out here 📷 youtube.com/watch?v=2CL4...

#StarWars #Wookieepedia

Cass Morris lives her life at the intersection of storytelling, performance, and education as a writer and editor of novels, short fiction, and immersive experiences. Her novels, The Aven Cycle, are Roman-flavored historical fantasy. She is also one-third of the team behind the five-time Hugo Award Finalist podcast Worldbuilding for Masochists. Cass works as Story Editor at Mythik Camps, providing writing and developmental editing for the mythology-themed summer camps’ interactive theatrical experiences, as well as other programming and media projects, including writing and performing the family-friendly Myths and Muses podcast. Previously, she worked in the education department at the American Shakespeare Center in Staunton, VA and has taught English at Reynolds Community College. She holds a Master of Letters in Shakespeare studies from Mary Baldwin University and a BA in English and History from the College of William and Mary. Find her online at linktr.ee/cassrmorris.

RavenCon 2026: April 24-26
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#RavenCon #EstablishedIn2006 #AmazingStories #AmazingStories100th #Conventions #Cosplay #Poe #EdgarAllanPoe #ScienceFiction #RVA #Fantasy #Horror #UrbanFantasy #Science #Richmond #Nevermore #Artists #Authors #Writers #Virginia #Fandom #FandomFun #GeekLife

Graphic: Cloudy nebulous background in purple and pink. At top: New episode - Ep 178 - Character and Conflict - Special Guest Carissa Broadbent. Below that, Carissa's headshot and the covers of Daughter of the Worlds and The Lion and the Deathless Dark. On the right side: bit.ly/wfmpod177, and below that, headshots of the three hosts, Cass Morris, Marshall Ryan Maresca, and Natania Barron.

Episode 178: What opportunities & obstacles does your world provide your characters?

The wonderful @carissabroadbent.bsky.social joins us to explore how character-first worldbuilding can drive emotional veracity, make characters collide, or keep them tragically apart!

Listen now: bit.ly/wfmpod178

The whole entertainment/politics dichotomy is so silly in part because politics ARE entertaining. I have a polisci degree and I used to be a political columnist so maybe I'm weird, but I find power dynamics interesting. I don't read Les Mis or The Constant Gardener and go "ugh, not politics again."

This Andy Weir quote annoyed me so much that I wrote a whole-ass response to it: fozmeadows.substack.com/p/politics-i...

The Status Quo Does Not Need World Building - Reactor The imagination is not context-less. The words and conceptual markers a writer puts on the page arise from thoughts and perceptions and interpretations rooted in our experiences and knowledge and assu...

Now that the "I don't want politics in my science fiction & fantasy" statement/opinion/complaint has come up (yet again)
I'm reminded that in 2013 I wrote an essay (in defense of world building) titled "The Status Quo Does Not Need Worldbuilding"

reactormag.com/the-status-q...

Today is the book birthday for my YA cozy fantasy, THE FARAWAY INN!!! It's about a 16-year-old girl who spends the summer at a quaint Vermont inn that's hiding a magical secret... Thanks so much to Delacorte for bringing this book to life! sarahbethdurst.com/FarawayInn.htm

This Season’s Must-Read Science Fiction and Fantasy Books Hard sci-fi, epic fantasy, and cozy romances all make their appearance here.

This BookBub list may be the 1st time I've been listed with so many pals! Does this mean we're all survivors. THE PHOTONIC EFFECT shares spring release w/ @fondalee.bsky.social @shannonchakraborty.bsky.social @marthawells.com @beccacoffindaffer.bsky.social +more
www.bookbub.com/blog/best-sc...

Graphic: Cloudy nebulous background in purple and pink. At top: New episode - Ep 177 - Getting in Tune - Special Guest Mia Tsai. Below that, Mia's headshot and the covers of The Memory Hunters and Bitter Medicine. On the right side: bit.ly/wfmpod177, and below that, headshots of the three hosts, Cass Morris, Marshall Ryan Maresca, and Natania Barron.

WFM Episode 177: It's a musical episode!

No, we're not singing; you're spared. But the fabulous Mia Tsai (@itsamia.bsky.social) joined us to talk about integrating music into the worlds you create -- and how to go beyond just plopping a bunch of lyrics on the page.

Listen now: bit.ly/wfmpod177

God, I would love a speculative biology picture book for trek in the spirit of all of those Star Wars bestiaries.

Just 100 pages, each a two-page spread on the wildlife of 50 major planets.

Friends, if you're one of those, "I don't want a start a series that's incomplete", Phase One of the Maradaine Saga is complete with TWELVE NOVELS, and even if you're a voracious fantasy reader, that'll keep you busy for at least two weeks.

a graphic of the cover of Bodies of Magic by Freya Marske, a dark blue academic building against a background of pale lungs. overlying text reads: B&N preorder sale - 25% off - code PREORDER25

It's B&N preorder sale o'clock!

Do consider BODIES OF MAGIC: perfect if you enjoy queer mess, murder mysteries, trauma flashbacks to finals week, or The Pitt's brand of competent, caring assholes having a horrible time.

www.barnesandnoble.com/w/bodies-of-...

Not one, not two, but THREE books of mine can be preordered for 25% off for three days only during the @barnesandnoble.com #BNPreorder sale:

🗡️ THE LAST CONTRACT OF ISAKO on 5/5
🦅 UNTETHERED SKY - paperback release on 7/28
🐲 MARK OF THE WARRIOR on 10/27

Go, run, click, PREORDER ALL MY STUFF 🔥

Read Freely Fest

Come see me this weekend at #ReadFreelyFest! We're gonna be talking about space and spaceships and other assorted fun stuff.

Also I might have goodies to give away. 😘

www.readfreelyfest.com

the cover of THE LIBRARY OF JURGEN LEITNER, by premee mohamed and jonathan sims. a green-tinted angel is falling, head down, on a black background.

Oh wait a minute, I also have a book up for preorder at B&N that does have a cover!

If you are a The Magnus Archives fan I hope you will consider picking up THE LIBRARY OF JURGEN LEITNER! It is about a very nice and safe library filled with good people. :)

www.barnesandnoble.com/w/from-the-l...

THE SLANTWISE HISTORIES collects the best known short fiction of Alix. E. Harrow, including the Hugo-award winning "A Witch's Guide to Escape: A Practical Compendium of Portal Fantasies" and, for the first time in print, "The Six Deaths of the Saint" and "The Knight and the Butcherbird". Updated to reflect the author's preferred editions, Slantwise Histories also includes "The Long Way Up", "Roadside Attraction", "Mr. Death", "The Ransom of Miss Coraline Connelly", "The Sycamore and the Sybil", "Do Not Look Back, My Lion", "The Whisper in the Weld", "Dustbaby", and four all-new short stories.

if you're a B&N person... it's their 25% off preorder sale! you could even theoretically preorder my short story collection??? it's called The Slantwise Histories: Collected Stories and i can't show you the cover yet but i can tell you that it slaps
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-slantw...

I was just tweaking my nominations just this morning.

The Unbroken is 5 Years Old! the unbroken goes to kindergarten! and a birthday giveaway!

Yesterday, The Unbroken turned 5! So I shared a few (okay, 5) thoughts I had. There’s also a giveaway in there. ;)

So often, when people say publishing a book changed their life, it feels like it has to be a “six figure deal” or hit lists or win awards. The Unbroken did none of that.

The cover for THE DRAGON HAS SOME COMPLAINTS with the Barnes & Noble logo. Text: PREORDER SALE. Discounts starting at 25% off for B&N Premium and Reward members with code PREORDER25.

My big dragon book drops July 14th! For the next two days you can get it for 25% at Barnes & Noble using the code PREORDER25.

It's the perfect discount for a four-headed dragon who's now missing one head.

www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-dragon...

World Building with Gwenda Bond — 2nd Story Join us on  March 28 from 1:30–3:00 PM  for  World Building with Gwenda Bond , a creative writing workshop led by New York Times bestselling author Gwenda Bond. Inspired by Meg Mit...

Free worldbuilding workshop this weekend -- the LWR in partnership with 2nd Story art gallery and its current exhibit (which is interactive and features 3-D and video game components). I'm leading and it'll be a fun one with lots of writing exercises! Details: www.2ndstory.art/events/world...

B&N Preorder Sale: THE FARAWAY INN and SEA OF CHARMS

Barnes & Noble is having a huge preorder sale that is perfectly timed for the release of THE FARAWAY INN!!! Preorder THE FARAWAY INN and/or SEA OF CHARMS on BN.com now through 3/26 to save at least 25%! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-farawa...

I have openings in my editing calendar. I do mainly developmental edits of novels and novellas, and work with many genres. All brought to you by too much coffee and 15+ years of experience, never AI. More info here: www.kathowardbooks.com/editing

B&N preorder graphic for THE PHOTONIC EFFECT. Get 25% off with code PREORDER25.

THE PHOTONIC EFFECT comes out in a month but you can get 25% off RIGHT NOW via the @barnesandnoble.com semi-annual #BNPreorder sale!

“A superb sci-fi story about 21st-century issues set in a futuristic space environment" Library Journal (starred)

Link: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-photon...

Listen, I did not try very hard on this graphic. I turned in line edits at 2 AM and I'm very tired. It says BARNES & NOBLE PREORDER SALE!!! 25% OFF!!! and has the cover of THE LAST STAR IN THE VOID on a purple gradient background with some wavy lines and stars.

WHY HELLO!

You may already know that Barnes & Noble is having its 25% off preorder sale! But did you know that THE LAST STAR IN THE VOID is available for preorder?

And this book completes the Echo Archives trilogy! You can have the whole thing!!!

www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-last-s...

Since Hugo noms close in a couple days, reupping my one and only eligibility post.