Caitlin Rozakis

Because all the biggest names are going to be there. It may well be a shitshow (the first NYC Comic con was a DISASTER) but it's going to be enormous.

The more controversial bit is they're owned by a company owned by Lexis Nexus who is collaborating with ICE and so a bunch of authors are backing out or threatening to boycott next year if ties aren't severed.

Oh, it's just massive and kinda clique-y. They had a note early on to get on a mailing list if you were interested in being on panels and there would be more info forthcoming; there never was, they filled their panels entirely with big name authors. Wouldn't return my publisher's calls.

Moody gray light on marble cafe table. Peony in a vase, cappucino, ereader, partially eaten pastry

Sometimes life cooperates for an absolutely perfect, looks like stock imagery photo.

(ARC is This Is Where The Future Bleeds by Mike Brooks. Highly recommend.)

Pre-Ordering Books Makes You More of a Citizen of Literature Recently on Bluesky, I was shouting as usual about Lessons in Magic and Disaster, my novel that comes out in about a month. (It's about a young trans woman...

All caps: PREORDERS MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN THE LIFE OF A BOOK

as @charliejane.bsky.social explains here: ”When you pre-order a book, you are taking a more active role in supporting that book and that author, and it makes your relationship with both quite a bit more meaningful.”

Watching the absolute feeding frenzy that is the resurrected BookCon in NYC has been off-putting.

I think that's at least part of the problem - post-COVID, a lot of the hotels cranked up their fees by a lot. The organizers have to pay more, so they have to charge more, so only the artists who have optimized for profitability can afford the table fees, and it spirals.

I love this suit SO MUCH and I barely ever get to wear it anymore. On the other hand, I'm pretty sure I can no longer leave the house in the red heels witbout getting hella blisters 😆

Startup Hell — Caitlin Rozakis Morgan is just trying to get through her workday when she finds her boss facedown on the desk, dead. And the (incredibly attractive) demon he summoned is still trapped in the circle. This hilarious ro...

www.caitlinrozakis.com/startup-hell

So what are you waiting for? Learn more about how to profit off your hapless coworkers' souls today!

(Alternatively, preorder the new fantasy office farce, STARTUP HELL, coming May 19 to a bookstore near you.)

Sure, you could sell your own soul. If you think you're back in the 1990s, that is. But here in 2025, smart business people know better. You don't gamble with your own capital. If you want to maximize your gains while minimizing your losses, the key is to leverage other people's money - or souls.

What's the secret to success in today's cutthroat business world? It's selling the souls of your coworkers to Hell!

I have signed the contract and I have sent the questions back to the accountant and now I get a piece of chocolate as a reward because my inner self is a toddler. Whatever gets the work done.

Extremely true for any creative career. I'm currently taking a break in between contract review and going through all the paperwork my accountant just sent me.

No, Docusign, I do NOT WANT AN AI SUMMARY OF A CONTRACT. Contracts are literally all about the details. Even if I trusted you not to hallucinate terms (which I don't), I'm not going to sign something that I haven't read every single term of.

I kinda hate exercising (but do it anyway because I feel so much better when I'm exercising regularly) but WOW the feeling of a hot shower after a hard workout is one of the best rewards ever.

Ignore All Previous Instructions

It's been the kind of week where I feel a bit weird doing book promo because of everything that is on fire. Nevertheless book promo is part of my job.

So: maybe it would cheer you up to listen to the IGNORE ALL PREVIOUS INSTRUCTIONS official playlist!

open.spotify.com/playlist/1fi...

In "things that are neat" this podcast featured The Grimoire Grammar School Parent Teacher Association.
www.bookbestiespodcast.com/episodes/mma...

In case you wanted help with farmating!

I don't want them with the banana oatmeal, but I do sometimes use them on their own. Also dried cherries - they also plump up beautifully!

If you have rapidly mushifying bananas and you don't actually want to bake banana bread, may I suggest throwing them in with your oatmeal? (Same time as you add the oats to the water.) Little cinnamon, no additional sugar, it's like banana bread oatmeal.

the two phases of writing: (1) writing and (2) wandering aimlessly like an unmoored ghost and complaining about not writing

I am very much hoping this is not on a date I've already got booked with something :)

Having them together at one time? No, but NYC is the best place to contain the screaming.

So cool!

Newcastle pubs ban AI art from breweries to protect local creatives As two pubs in Newcastle ban AI art, artists discuss the impact it can have on creatives.

"If I was to use ChatGPT for my designs rather than our designer Sean, that's taking money out of the local area into the hands of a multibillionaire ... removing value from the local community and local artists [and] into the hands of some of the richest people in the world."

#AIslop #refuseresist

so many buttons

It's like watching a stroke in real time

It's so much fun to say!

I almost put stygian!