Guan Un

Thanks, but Not for Me Two writers embark on the often hair-raising journey to become published novelists: a standalone podcast with series potential.

New episode! In which I foolishly share my controversial dog opinions and Ash is concerned about knitting terminology.

Listen to Thanks but Not for Me on @rss.com thanksbutnotforme.com (You can also find it on Apple and Spotify and those places)

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Congrats on "Congrats"!

Has anyone read my newsletter/stories/heard the podcast and been like: hey can Katie teach me to be as HILARIOUS as she is?

The answer is no, that's just who I am. But I am teaching a virtual writing class this weekend about how to make any writing advice work for your process! (Link in replies)

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I love this ask & I added some folks I think don't get enough love, so I think this is worth a THREAD of my fave stories from the folks I posted. 1/11

<3 this is such a great list, thank you!

❤️ such esteemed company, thank you!

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For those new to AaN , an introduction to our newspaper side project - AaNX (Annex) - and a rare sales offer at the end of the thread. AaNX is an 8 page full color side project of ours in a newspaper format

Adding on: practicing creating your art and finishing it will gradually improve the starting quality of the things you make. You need to play and create enough to figure out your process and hone your skills. You improve your basics.

Preoccupation with immediate quality hinders your growth.

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⚔️THE CROWDFUND FOR NEW EDGE SWORD & SORCERY 2026 IS LIVE⚔️

Three issues - our Timeworn Terra special - a New Jirel of Joiry story...

The more re-posts this gets, the more bonus content we'll add to this year's issues!

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Please listen for all the times I whisper “oh my god” in horror when listening to Ash’s writing process

IT IS MY BIRTHDAY, as a present plz deposit your favorite space opera short fiction!

just read this and im going insane. multiple moments in here that made me react out loud. this story capitalizes on its premise in every way possible (especially the ones that explore the traumas and complexes and existential fears of it all, inescapable emotion)

Can you stop complimenting each other please, this is the internet

This is such a vibe! Love it!

Well deserved! congrats, John!

My story came out in Worlds of Possibility, and the ever-amazing @omgjulia.bsky.social put all the 2025 stories in a FREE ebook, because that's just how they roll 💙 You can get it here: www.juliarios.com/a-gift-to-en...

My condolences during this difficult time

Remember Me in the Meat by Sarah Pauling Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.

Wanna read an excellent story?

@sarahpauling.bsky.social's new story is out in Clarkesworld: it's about universal cloud memory in every brain, memory cultists, and an assassin who can go underneath it all.
I was lucky enough to beta-read it and haven't stopped thinking about it.

A Raffle I want to talk about writing and words. But first things first. As I write this, it’s a frigid morning. Snow is piled in huge drifts outside the window....

Heyyyy I'm raffling off a couple of tiny knitted creatures--hand-knit by yours truly--to raise funds for community aid organizations. That's right: you can own your very own wee knit beastie and help your community at the same time! Deets are in my latest newsletter:
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Since people are asking if they can do something for me, here is a short thread. I'm clearly going to be laid up for a lot longer.

Here are a few simple links.

Patreon: www.patreon.com/Wiswell
Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/johnwiswell
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Author photo of Guan Un.

WELCOME GUAN UN!
@thisisguan.bsky.social will have a brand new story in one of this year's issues. See cool art, crowdfund exclusives, and other exciting details here: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/b...

Illustration of Enitan (a Black woman with brown skin and short black hair in a green tunic) and her sibling Xiang (a Chinese person in a reddish-brown tunic) by @ashcremated on Tumblr.

In the mood for a space opera adventure reviewers have affectionately called “tear-apart-the-empire-with-your-bare-hands wish fulfillment”?

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Thanks for reading Faith! (take root)

I have a reprint out today with the wonderful folks at Small Wonders! Heed the warning, and don't read it out loud.

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