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i don’t know what's going on but i agree with this and it’s my answer to shitty readers and other media partakers everywhere

wooooooo!!!!

So very delighted to feature Cherae's work in the "Forged in FIYAH" anthology, celebrating ten years of FIYAH's contributions to SFF! Preorder today, you won't be disappointed 🔥🔥🔥

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Every! Preorder! Counts!!

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Oh dang this is a great list of books coming out!! Including Rabbit Test and Other Stories 😍

yeah, i was really interested in how the media differed, what adjustments they had to make, what’s been combined/shifted/etc. to make the particularly coherent animated version. Also read some of the comics. Looking forward to how that continues textually!

😈😈😈😈 oh good.

That’s cool! I will get there…eventually (currently on C2, E10 so it’s a loooong eventually, lol) but I am excited!

😂 why, because of my collage

also, i really hope you appreciate my cover collage

a few authors included:
@ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app @everinamaxwell.bsky.social @samtasticbooks.com @lincodega.com @davaun.bsky.social @hernibsen.bsky.social @buehlmeister.bsky.social

Books I’m Looking Forward To: 2026 Edition and therefore, you, too, should look forward to them probably

made a fun post with some books i’m looking forward to this year. it’s not exhaustive (by any means) and is limited mostly due to a) my memory and b) the time i have to add stuff, but i hope you will have fun perusing and leave me more things you think i will like.

hahaha i would then trade you mine 😆 🤝 i look forward to reading it one day (soon, i hope!)

LORDSWORN by Marrensmusings GMless game of tragic, broken soldiers trying to get Home in the apocalypse.

though not as granular on the material front, there’s a cool game called Lordsworn with a similar concept.

this hit near my partner’s family.

Why Locus Matters More Than Ever  - Reactor Locus plays an essential role in the ecosystem that keeps genre book publishing vital and innovative.

In a world where savvy book coverage and short fiction reviews are becoming harder to find, Locus' critics are working to keep genre publishing healthy and innovative--but as @charliejane.bsky.social reminds us, they need our support to keep going:

album cover for VIGRIDR by Gealdyr. Depicts a battlefield with fire and blood and many fallen warriors.

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Cheers! I miss you guys, by the way—I need to come find you!

Al! 🥹

Had this exact interaction with you once, and you taught me about this, and man do I appreciate it. I like to think I’ve learned a lot since then, but it was a lightbulb moment for me. Thanks for sharing these threads!

There’s also a breakdown of some of the old poetry that went into finding the voice—from Seamus Heanney’s Beowulf to Nicola Griffith’s Spear, and Wulf Ond Eadwacer (as performed by Gealdyr).

Gealdyr’s Vigridr album kept me company for basically the entire writing of the novella, so have a listen!

Fate’s Bane: The Music Behind the Myth + Giveaway The music that inspired Fate’s Bane, signed bookplates, and advanced copy giveaways.

If you want to know more about the inspirations behind the novella, especially the music that helped me build it, voici, a post from yesteryear! You may all send your thanks to Loreena McKennitt and Gealdyr (Google says the name for his genre is “Nordic/Dark Folk”)

Ambessa: Chosen of the Wolf: A League of Legends: Arcane Novel A League of Legends: Arcane Novel

AMBESSA: CHOSEN OF THE WOLF - AN ARCANE NOVEL

Before Ambessa can lead her empire, she must fight her cousin and former confidante, Ta’Fik for the title, and he knows the bloody sins of Ambessa’s past.

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the cover of fate's bane by c. l. clark, a green theme depicting two girls floating opposite each other on a body of water, mournful and romantic tone

FATE'S BANE

When a burgeoning love for the enemy chieftain’s daughter lures Agnir to a hidden spring, a magic awakens in them that could bind their clans under one banner at last—or destroy any hope of peace.

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THE SOVEREIGN

Luca is the new queen of Balladaire and Touraine is her general. A storm is coming and they will stand against it together, or it will tear them apart once and for all.

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the cover of the sovereign by c. l. clark, a red color theme with touraine holding a limp luca in her arms in front of a tree

the cover of fate's bane by c. l. clark, a green theme depicting two girls floating opposite each other on a body of water, mournful and romantic tone

the cover of ambessa chosen of the wolf by c. l. clark, depicting ambessa the warlord before a background of fire and smoke and a noxian fortress

a cover placeholder that is made of many other grimdark covers from grimdark magazine with a picture of c. l. clark’s face and the title Fortune’s Wake. A novella set in a new monster hunter dark fantasy world. coming august 2026.

2025 was a THREE BOOK YEAR for me. I'm gonna break them down for you in this thread, but head to my website at the link in bio for more details and sign up for my newsletter to keep tabs on future books, giveaways, sneak peeks, and events!

OKAY BUT ALSO YES THIS.

ACTUALLY WAIT LET ME TAKE A MINUTE AND ALL CAPS SCREAM SOMETHING IMPORTANT:

People don't actually hate marketing, you've just seen BAD MARKETING.

GOOD MARKETING GIVES PEOPLE SOMETHING TO GET EXCITED ABOUT AND SHARE WITH FRIENDS.