Sheldon Costa

Once I heard the people behind Dragon Quest Builders 2 were involved I knew this game would be dangerous.

Hey, if you're feeling like life has passed you by and you're too old to start something new, remember that John Brown was 55 before he killed his first pro-slavery settler in the Kansas Territory. It's never too late to follow your dreams.

A mottled, pale E.T laying face down in a river, presumably on the edge of death

Sitting down to write, the thing I supposedly love and have dedicated my life to:

Thank you!! I'm so glad you're enjoying it. 😊

The author and their books: Shay Kauwe author of THE KILLING SPELL The book they'd love for Christmas THE GREAT WORK Their favourite reads of 2025 THE BUFFALO HUNTER HUNTER by Stephen Graham Jones Their anticipated read of 2026 THAT WHICH FEEDS US.

We asked @shaykauwe.bsky.social for her best book of '25, the book she'd love for Xmas & her anticipated read of '26.

Read the full article: https://geni.us/SolarisBks2025 to find out why she picked @sgj.bsky.social @kealakendall.bsky.social & @sheldoncosta.bsky.social!
https://geni.us/killingspell

Wow adding this to my list immediately

(I've been trying to write for an hour.)

"We weren't meant to live like this."
No. Every day I sit down and absorb my computer's beatific glow and immeditately know I am exactly where I need to be. My little brain wallows in infinite dopamine like a pig in its beloved mud. I am at peace.

Always been a huge fan of your emphasis on enjoying the process of writing rather than the outcomes of publishing (not that I've always been able to do that myself) so that's tremendously flattering to hear!

One Man’s Trash: Reflections on a Failed Novel I started trash bashing three weeks after it became clear to me that my first novel was not going to sell. I’d tried to be honest with myself, from the moment the manuscript went out on submission,…

New essay out with @lithub.com.web.brid.gy about how making Little Guys helped me come to terms with the publishing world

I loved this @sheldoncosta.bsky.social essay on "failure", and am excited for his novel The Great Work. "I felt an odd sort of ambivalence about whether the book would be published. Obviously I was nervous, but a rejection in my inbox no longer sent me spiraling. I’d done all I could, after all."

Thank you Matt!! I'm so happy to hear this resonated with you.

Holy shit

Thank you! So glad you enjoyed it.

A photo of my novel, The Great Work, in front of a red sky at night

Northern lights book photo

Thank you!! Hope you enjoy it. 😊

#TheGreatWork by @sheldoncosta is featured in our #newbooks wrap on youtube!!

watch: youtu.be/pcox9OUZIKw
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It’s multiple times a week!! It’s so gross!!

Listen: Jess edited my book and it got starred reviews from Kirkus and Publishers Weekly AND it was an Indie Next pick. Coincidence? I think not! If you're working on a writing project I guarantee Jess will make it better!

All the New Horror Books Coming in November 2025 November 2025’s new horror books, featuring titles from Oyinkan Braithwaite, Laurel Hightower, Christina Henry, Peter Clines, Beatrice Winifred Iker, Drew Huff, and more!

the November horror shopping list is live! feat. new titles from @laurelhightower.bsky.social @christinahenry.bsky.social @sheldoncosta.bsky.social @lormaggot.ca @peterclines.bsky.social @vlatinalondon.bsky.social @beatriceiker.bsky.social @drewhuff.bsky.social @victormanibo.com & more!

What wonderful company! Thank you for the inclusion.

Psyched for this one—Sheldon and I were MFA cohort-mates in a cohort full of genius weirdos but I was always exceptionally excited to see what came out of his weird brain and the sidelong occult grandness of its sensibilities; really delighted to roll around in that for a whole-ass book

Means the world coming from you, Mags!! Hope you enjoy. 😊

How am I celebrating the launch of my book, you ask? Same as any author: by admiring the tiny diorama I made depicting a scene from the first chapter:

Thank you, Matt!

Happiest of publication days to this utterly singular, extremely good novel. An adventure story, an exploration of the rotten heart of the American frontier myth, a tender meditation on male friendship and making a family, and a truly freaky novel about alchemy and hunting a giant salamander.

Unbelievably psyched for you to read it!!

Thanks so much. Your words meant the world to me!! 😊

Thank you so much!

And, of course, these words from @kellylink.bsky.social. This blurb was particularly precious to me, because I probably wouldn't have become a writer if a friend hadn't slipped me "Magic for Beginners" ten years ago. Truly a dream come true!