Get a sneak peek at my upcoming novel, The Snake Priestess:
lorijoanswick.com
#snakegoddess #snakepriestess #goddess #priestess #historicalfiction #literaryfiction #highconceptfiction #specfiction #writingcommunity #readingcommunity #read #book #mynextread #womensfiction #novel #booksky
Want to hear the beginning of my little springtime fairytale?
Full post also linked here:open.substack.com/pub/rachaelreadsandwrite...
#booksky #writersky #flashfiction #sff #specfiction #fairytale #storytelling #hopecore
youtube.com/shorts/Dz2m6...
Now U can BE SOMEONE in VL: www.amazon.com/VIRTUAL-Fractured-Fairy-...
#blackmirror #twilightzone #specfiction #romanticsuspense #romance #technothriller #geeks #nerds #VR #VL #Metaverse #AugmentedReality #gamedev Show Less
I may have written a hopeful springtime fairytale AND a springtime harp song to go with it. Link to story (with full song below).
rachaelreadsandwrites.substack.com/p/the-garden...
#writersky #sff #flashfiction #harp #specfiction #spring #ostara #vernalequinox #booksky #hopecore
Happy first day of spring! Here is a hopeful little bedtime story I wrote. Plus some original harp music.
#writersky #fairytale #sff #specfiction #fantasy #faeries #harp #flashfiction #ostara #vernalequinox #spring #hopecore #booksky
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Time to go on a small submitting spree. One memoir piece & two urban fantasy/speculative fiction pieces.
#submitting #litmags #urbanfantasy #specfiction #stories #fiction #memoirs #writing #writersofbluesky
Working on 2 stories today. The memoir piece about how I met my husband and a story about a demon getting more than what he bargined for when he supposed to posess a high school senior. #writing #fiction #memoir #urbanfantasy #paranormalromance #specfiction
I usually don't pay submission fees to submit stories. I'm out of places that don't charge a fee. I am being picky on where & I won't pay more than $3 a submission. That does add up fast though. #submissions #litmags #stories #cnf #memoir #flash #fiction #urbanfantasy #specfiction #paranormalfiction
This perhaps genius indie author I came across has me rethinking my pen name.
Should I maybe re-brand as D.R. Agon? Una Corn? Wei R. Wolf? Fan Tacy? How about Wright E. R.?
#writersky #specfiction #sff #fantasy #penname
Sale Ending!
Hey all! The introductory sale price of my hardcover novel "Apocrypha of the Knight Shamans" is about to end. You gotta get this deal while it's still available! This is three books in one volume for the price of only two of them!
mybook.to/ApocryphaHar...
#specfiction #fantasybooks
I'll do a proper Substack post later. But OH MY GOSH, IT'S OUT!! My first published fantasy story. Read it below.
[Peers tremblingly through fingers while you read].
fantasticother.com/issue-11-a-w...
#writersky #booksky #fantasy #sff #specfiction #litfiction #literarymagazine #published
My first fantasy short story is getting published! And it comes out tomorrow (Feb 8, 2026). Follow @thefantasticother.bsky.social.
Or read more here: open.substack.com/pub/rachaelr...
#writersky #booksky #fantasy #shortstory #sff #specfiction #published #litfiction #literarymagazine #soexcited
So, I MIGHT have an announcement....
My first story is getting published! Links in the article.
And come back this Sunday for the big reveal. That's the day the issue comes out!
open.substack.com/pub/rachaelr...
#writersky #booksky #fantasy #specfiction #sff #literaryfiction #shortstory #published
Welcome back to a new semester at magic school for writers! Are you ready to use your wordwielding power for social good this month?
open.substack.com/pub/fantasys...
#writersky #writingchallenge #sff #specfiction #fantasy #scifi #hopecore #cozyfantasy #speculativefiction #makemagicforminneapolis
Would just like to point out that my author name now has more “R” initials than either J.R.R. Tolkien's or George R.R. Martin's.
#writersky #booksky #fantasy #penname #jrrtolkien #georgerrmartin #sff #specfiction
“Let’s see how bad this is,” she said aloud, feeling the familiar weight of their presence press into her mind.
She felt the mental twitch as the triad responded, slipping into the edge of her thoughts like morning bird song.
#Hira #MIND #E'nts #WriterSky #BookSky #SpecFiction #SciFi
Think you're a GOOD DRIVER? Find out...
Find out here: www.amazon.com/VIRTUAL-Fractured-Fairy-...
#blackmirror #twilightzone #specfiction #romanticsuspense #romance #technothriller #geeks #nerds #VR #VL #Metaverse #AR #gamedev Show Less
Now ANYONE can BE SOMEONE in Virtual Life: www.amazon.com/VIRTUAL-Fractured-Fairy-...
#blackmirror #twilightzone #specfiction #romanticsuspense #romance #technothriller #geeks #nerds #VR #VL #Metaverse #AugmentedReality #gamedev Show Less
Psychological and #Romantic Fantasies short form: amazon.com/Fractured-Fairy-Tales-Tw...
#fantasy #romance #twilightzone #fairytales #blackmirror #marriage #lovestories #specfiction #dystopian #YA #NA #iphone #VR #gamer #twitch #LA #lessons
Husband having an #affair? Tell The Morality Police: amazon.com/Fractured-Fairy-Tales-Tw...
#romance #romanticsuspense #timetravel #blackmirror #specfiction #marriage #divorce #separated #wife #newlywed #cheating #infidelity #twilightzone #sex
“Ambient scan mode, Erris,” Hira said. “Low bandwidth. Passive sweep. Do not let the boundary pull you through. We’re not ready for that.”
Only Erris could feel the pressure this close to Rin’s instanced world. The others watched her flicker, waiting. #MIND #SpecFiction #WriterSky #BookSky #Hira
#BlackMirror fan? #TwilightZone, too? You'll love FFTTZ #2: amazon.com/Fractured-Fairy-Tales-Tw... #Romance #specfiction #dystopian #marriage #selfhelp #VR #visionpro #technothriller #gamer #twitch #tiktok #streetracing #calarts
Latest QUILL LORE NEWSLETTER is up. Here’s a link if interested, why not consider subscribing? It’s FREE!!
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#writingcomunity #newsletter #lgbtqia #disbaility #specfiction
Last holiday story! What if the old-world Christmas witches of ancient yuletide ended up living together, Golden Girls style, in a senior center?
#fantasy #holiday #Christmas #yule #winter #shortstory #flashfiction #sff #specfiction #humor #santaclaus #unicorns
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Featured holiday story by Ursula Petit!
As submitted to the Fantasy Story Writing Challenge at Merrows' Moon Academy for Magical Writers.
open.substack.com/pub/fantasys...
#fantasy #Christmas #holiday #Santaclaus #unicorns #sff #specfiction #shortstory #flashfiction #humor
Featured story by Melanie K. Sloane.
As submitted to the Fantasy Story Writing Challenge at The Merrows' Moon Academy for Magical Writers.
fantasystorywritingchallenge.substack.com/p/featured-s...
#fantasy #booksky #writersky #sff #specfiction #shortstory #flashfiction #christmas #holiday #winter
Featured holiday story by Hallie T!
As submitted to the Fantasy Story Writing Challenge at Merrows' Moon Academy for Magical Writers
open.substack.com/pub/fantasys...
#Christmas #fantasy #sff #specfiction #holiday #santaclaus #unicorns #shortstory #flashfiction #humor
Congratulations to all featured writers! Click below to read hilarious and heartfelt holiday stories about Santa Claus and unicorns.
open.substack.com/pub/fantasys...
#booksky #writersky #fantasy #sff #specfiction #shortstories #flashfiction #Christmas #holiday #santaclaus #unicorns
#Writing #SpecFiction last night, and ended up with a strong scene. #Pathos
But it felt like it belonged to something larger.
I didn’t submit it at the deadline.
Has that ever happened to you?
When a piece says: “No. I’m not done being what I am yet.”
I have a jar full.
#amwriting #BlackSky
rachaelreadsandwrites.substack.com/p/walking-in...
#booksky #writersky #specfiction #sff #wintersolstice #yule #snow #shortestdayoftheyear #longestnightoftheyear #shortstory #flashfiction #prosepoem
