Blaze Ward
@blazeward.bsky.social
Indie Writer, Publisher. Science Fiction. Action-Thriller. Occasional Erotica.
Seattle-ish.
www.blazeward.com/books
Publisher: Boundaryshockquarterly.com
Publisher: Thrillridemagazine.com
knottedroadpress.com/shop
https://mastodon.social/@blazeward7
Seattle-ish.
www.blazeward.com/books
Publisher: Boundaryshockquarterly.com
Publisher: Thrillridemagazine.com
knottedroadpress.com/shop
https://mastodon.social/@blazeward7
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Blaze Ward
@blazeward.bsky.social
· Nov 7
So I probably have given up on Mastadon and folks are leaving other big sites.
Indie Writer. Editor. Publisher.
Boundary Shock Quarterly magazine
Thrill Ride Magazine.
Lots of SF and Action-Thriller.
Hiya
Indie Writer. Editor. Publisher.
Boundary Shock Quarterly magazine
Thrill Ride Magazine.
Lots of SF and Action-Thriller.
Hiya
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fuck yes. Robert Smalls is one of the most interesting people in U.S. history (save Ida B. Wells and Joseph H. Rainey)
his papers are available for free online- compiled in a book by his daughter Sarah.
this man was metal af his entire life.
archive.org/details/spee...
his papers are available for free online- compiled in a book by his daughter Sarah.
this man was metal af his entire life.
archive.org/details/spee...
November 26, 2025 at 3:45 AM
fuck yes. Robert Smalls is one of the most interesting people in U.S. history (save Ida B. Wells and Joseph H. Rainey)
his papers are available for free online- compiled in a book by his daughter Sarah.
this man was metal af his entire life.
archive.org/details/spee...
his papers are available for free online- compiled in a book by his daughter Sarah.
this man was metal af his entire life.
archive.org/details/spee...
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⏰ Three days to go!
40% off all bundles and super-bundles — including paperbacks — starts this Friday!
One coupon covers it all, and it’s shareable, so pass it on to a book-loving friend.
📚 StoriesRulePress.com
#BookDeals #BlackFridayReads #YEGbooks #CyberMonday
40% off all bundles and super-bundles — including paperbacks — starts this Friday!
One coupon covers it all, and it’s shareable, so pass it on to a book-loving friend.
📚 StoriesRulePress.com
#BookDeals #BlackFridayReads #YEGbooks #CyberMonday
November 26, 2025 at 1:49 AM
⏰ Three days to go!
40% off all bundles and super-bundles — including paperbacks — starts this Friday!
One coupon covers it all, and it’s shareable, so pass it on to a book-loving friend.
📚 StoriesRulePress.com
#BookDeals #BlackFridayReads #YEGbooks #CyberMonday
40% off all bundles and super-bundles — including paperbacks — starts this Friday!
One coupon covers it all, and it’s shareable, so pass it on to a book-loving friend.
📚 StoriesRulePress.com
#BookDeals #BlackFridayReads #YEGbooks #CyberMonday
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Since this is the season for it, I'm doing a 10% off sale on signed books (including KITEMASTER and SLAYERS OF OLD) and direct-sale ebooks on my Payhip store.
Use coupon code: OMG2025WTF
payhip.com/jchines
Use coupon code: OMG2025WTF
payhip.com/jchines
Jim C. Hines
https://www.jimchines.com
payhip.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Since this is the season for it, I'm doing a 10% off sale on signed books (including KITEMASTER and SLAYERS OF OLD) and direct-sale ebooks on my Payhip store.
Use coupon code: OMG2025WTF
payhip.com/jchines
Use coupon code: OMG2025WTF
payhip.com/jchines
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Tomorrow we launch our Regional Day of Service across King County. I’ll be visiting food banks from the Rainier Valley to Des Moines, Bellevue, and Tukwila to volunteer, listen, and support.
Join in by volunteering or donating. Boots on the ground!
kingcounty.gov/food-resource-map
Join in by volunteering or donating. Boots on the ground!
kingcounty.gov/food-resource-map
November 26, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Tomorrow we launch our Regional Day of Service across King County. I’ll be visiting food banks from the Rainier Valley to Des Moines, Bellevue, and Tukwila to volunteer, listen, and support.
Join in by volunteering or donating. Boots on the ground!
kingcounty.gov/food-resource-map
Join in by volunteering or donating. Boots on the ground!
kingcounty.gov/food-resource-map
pass the word
Wanted: reviewers! I'm assembling a team of readers who will commit to reviewing my BDSM-themed paranormal / urban fantasy in January 2026 on Amazon, GR, social media, and other platforms!
Sign up here: forms.gle/4WEARDmHRf...
Sign up here: forms.gle/4WEARDmHRf...
November 26, 2025 at 12:57 AM
pass the word
your week should not be boring...
All that I ask is that when I approach my 70s I don't suddenly become one of those science fiction writers who writes embarrassingly horny prose about nipple-spunged space swingers banging everyone but the dog for two-thirds of the novel
Think how much weirder your books will get
November 26, 2025 at 12:54 AM
your week should not be boring...
y'all listening?
It takes three to four purchases of a book to trigger a restock at a book store. It takes about two purchases of a game to trigger a restock at a game store.
Don't pirate game PDFs either.
Don't pirate game PDFs either.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 26, 2025 at 12:51 AM
y'all listening?
Xmas is also coming, if you needed to do some really funky advent calendar stuff.
A customer just came into the shop and bought 12 books for her friend’s birthday. She’s going to wrap them individually and write a different month of the year on each one, so her friend has a new book to read every month until her next birthday. And I think that’s just the most thoughtful gift.
November 26, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Xmas is also coming, if you needed to do some really funky advent calendar stuff.
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Hear me out,
Magic, ghosts, cursed tomes, failed romance, skeleton minions, doting necromancers, monsters from between the realms, parental issues, and a theme of FUCK FATE AND THE BULLSHIT YOU RODE IN HERE ON!
Check it out, it was my first dip into writing.
www.amazon.com/Dead-Mage-Wa...
Magic, ghosts, cursed tomes, failed romance, skeleton minions, doting necromancers, monsters from between the realms, parental issues, and a theme of FUCK FATE AND THE BULLSHIT YOU RODE IN HERE ON!
Check it out, it was my first dip into writing.
www.amazon.com/Dead-Mage-Wa...
Dead Mage Walking (Forest City Magic Book 1)
Amazon.com: Dead Mage Walking (Forest City Magic Book 1) eBook : Cain, Andrew: Kindle Store
www.amazon.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Hear me out,
Magic, ghosts, cursed tomes, failed romance, skeleton minions, doting necromancers, monsters from between the realms, parental issues, and a theme of FUCK FATE AND THE BULLSHIT YOU RODE IN HERE ON!
Check it out, it was my first dip into writing.
www.amazon.com/Dead-Mage-Wa...
Magic, ghosts, cursed tomes, failed romance, skeleton minions, doting necromancers, monsters from between the realms, parental issues, and a theme of FUCK FATE AND THE BULLSHIT YOU RODE IN HERE ON!
Check it out, it was my first dip into writing.
www.amazon.com/Dead-Mage-Wa...
You needed something to read, and Auberon is the start of an IMMENSE world of epic space opera, with Warlord of Yaumgan starting in Feb. (That's book 20 in the overall line, counting sidequests and offshoots, with more coming.)
Get yours today
www.knottedroadpress.com/collections/...
Get yours today
www.knottedroadpress.com/collections/...
November 25, 2025 at 11:36 PM
You needed something to read, and Auberon is the start of an IMMENSE world of epic space opera, with Warlord of Yaumgan starting in Feb. (That's book 20 in the overall line, counting sidequests and offshoots, with more coming.)
Get yours today
www.knottedroadpress.com/collections/...
Get yours today
www.knottedroadpress.com/collections/...
Bluesky needs an account claiming to be a sapient tree, exclusively quote-posting people's photos.
If a photo contained trees, it would say, "Wood."
Otherwise, it would say, "Woodn't."
If a photo contained trees, it would say, "Wood."
Otherwise, it would say, "Woodn't."
November 25, 2025 at 11:33 PM
eels, man...
Each week on my patreon, I write about maps and about the process of drawing maps for books.
I'm hoping to get membership up over 500 subscribers, and we're close! It's free, so if you're curious, go read some articles. If you like it, please consider subscribing!
patreon.com/SurprisedEel
I'm hoping to get membership up over 500 subscribers, and we're close! It's free, so if you're curious, go read some articles. If you like it, please consider subscribing!
patreon.com/SurprisedEel
Surprised Eel Maps | Patreon
Custom Maps, Artwork, and History
patreon.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:30 PM
eels, man...
as shared by Wil himself.
November 25, 2025 at 11:11 PM
as shared by Wil himself.
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If you’re wondering who’s guiding our transition, it’s the best New Yorkers that money can’t buy.
November 25, 2025 at 10:39 PM
If you’re wondering who’s guiding our transition, it’s the best New Yorkers that money can’t buy.
your Thanksgiving reminder...
RFK Jr doesn't exist and nobody has to listen to him
November 25, 2025 at 11:04 PM
your Thanksgiving reminder...
pass this along. Someone needs help.
Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
November 25, 2025 at 10:41 PM
pass this along. Someone needs help.
Just had to block the guy whining that it was impossible for any indie author to POSSIBLY make a living from books alone, then demanding that I would have to upload my corporate tax statement and everything else to prove him wrong.
My last day of work in an office was Feb 24, 2018.
All books.
My last day of work in an office was Feb 24, 2018.
All books.
November 25, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Just had to block the guy whining that it was impossible for any indie author to POSSIBLY make a living from books alone, then demanding that I would have to upload my corporate tax statement and everything else to prove him wrong.
My last day of work in an office was Feb 24, 2018.
All books.
My last day of work in an office was Feb 24, 2018.
All books.
AND!!!!!
French Silk Chocolate Pie is in the fridge cooling. Might get quality-controlled tomorrow, though...
French Silk Chocolate Pie is in the fridge cooling. Might get quality-controlled tomorrow, though...
November 25, 2025 at 10:35 PM
AND!!!!!
French Silk Chocolate Pie is in the fridge cooling. Might get quality-controlled tomorrow, though...
French Silk Chocolate Pie is in the fridge cooling. Might get quality-controlled tomorrow, though...
🧵
When a bounty hunter meets a disguised pirate queen on the run from murderous government agents...
#Booksky
#Booksky
Attention book reviewers! My next novel JITTERBUG is now available to request on @netgalley.bsky.social. Get in quick, because you're not going to want to miss this one!
@titanbooks.bsky.social
@titanbooks.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 10:34 PM
🧵
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Still time to get your custom Steve jumper from the Steve shop! https://inotternews.etsy.com/listing/4399505510
November 25, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Still time to get your custom Steve jumper from the Steve shop! https://inotternews.etsy.com/listing/4399505510
While I'm thinking about it, if you have a Science Fiction magazine or anthology, or Mystery/Thriller project, and want to send me an ad to include, I'm finishing up Thrill Ride 12 (Dec 1) and BSQ 33 (Jan 1) and happy to include you.
Reach out!
#BoundaryShock #ThrillRide
Reach out!
#BoundaryShock #ThrillRide
November 25, 2025 at 9:46 PM
While I'm thinking about it, if you have a Science Fiction magazine or anthology, or Mystery/Thriller project, and want to send me an ad to include, I'm finishing up Thrill Ride 12 (Dec 1) and BSQ 33 (Jan 1) and happy to include you.
Reach out!
#BoundaryShock #ThrillRide
Reach out!
#BoundaryShock #ThrillRide
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wrapping up edits on my review of this cool new anthology that comes out a week from today! shoutout to editors @annaleen.bsky.social @older.bsky.social & @drkarenlord.bsky.social
We Will Rise Again: Speculative Stories and Essays on Protest, Resistance, and Hope
Speculative Stories and Essays on Protest, Resistance, and Hope
bookshop.org
November 25, 2025 at 6:35 PM
wrapping up edits on my review of this cool new anthology that comes out a week from today! shoutout to editors @annaleen.bsky.social @older.bsky.social & @drkarenlord.bsky.social
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For the [ast few years I've been editing the short fiction for Star Ship Sofa, a venerable SF (not F/H) podcast. It's a small joint, and I've turned it primarily into a reprint market as we can afford only $50 per story.
I've also turned it into a reprint market because writers need money fast. 🧵
I've also turned it into a reprint market because writers need money fast. 🧵
November 25, 2025 at 4:56 PM
For the [ast few years I've been editing the short fiction for Star Ship Sofa, a venerable SF (not F/H) podcast. It's a small joint, and I've turned it primarily into a reprint market as we can afford only $50 per story.
I've also turned it into a reprint market because writers need money fast. 🧵
I've also turned it into a reprint market because writers need money fast. 🧵
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Me at the end of every day lately: "Somehow, Charlie Jane Survived."
a man in a white shirt says heavy sigh in front of a group of people
ALT: a man in a white shirt says heavy sigh in front of a group of people
media.tenor.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Me at the end of every day lately: "Somehow, Charlie Jane Survived."
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