MM Schreier, author
@mmschreier.bsky.social
#amwriting words. Mostly #SpecFic 🦔
Likely a mocktail-drinking raccoon in leggings. 🦝
Always roots for the monster. 🐉
mmschreier.com
Likely a mocktail-drinking raccoon in leggings. 🦝
Always roots for the monster. 🐉
mmschreier.com
Me not giving a fuck if a book is any good or not & downloading it IMMEDIATELY because there’s a cat in it named Freddie Purrcury.
💥
#amreading
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#amreading
November 25, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Me not giving a fuck if a book is any good or not & downloading it IMMEDIATELY because there’s a cat in it named Freddie Purrcury.
💥
#amreading
💥
#amreading
It’s me! :)
Our story of the week is “Things I Don’t Tell My Sister” by MM Schreier in Factor Four Magazine.
This story teases you with one horror of sisterhood only to hit you with a different one altogether at the end. Short, sweet, and sublimely messed up.
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This story teases you with one horror of sisterhood only to hit you with a different one altogether at the end. Short, sweet, and sublimely messed up.
@mmschreier.bsky.social
@factorfourmagazine.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:42 AM
It’s me! :)
So excited to have come in 3rd place for @nycmidnight.bsky.social Flash Fiction challenge!
#amwriting #flashfiction #scifi
#amwriting #flashfiction #scifi
November 14, 2025 at 9:27 PM
So excited to have come in 3rd place for @nycmidnight.bsky.social Flash Fiction challenge!
#amwriting #flashfiction #scifi
#amwriting #flashfiction #scifi
Very excited for this new issue of @factorfourmagazine.com. I've got a little #scifi #flashfiction in it called "Things I Don't Tell My Sister"
Also pleased to share the issue with my #amwriting friend & critique partner the talented @aerynrudel.bsky.social
Check it out here:
Also pleased to share the issue with my #amwriting friend & critique partner the talented @aerynrudel.bsky.social
Check it out here:
NOVEMBER ISSUE is now live: factorfourmag.com/category/iss...
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Very excited for this new issue of @factorfourmagazine.com. I've got a little #scifi #flashfiction in it called "Things I Don't Tell My Sister"
Also pleased to share the issue with my #amwriting friend & critique partner the talented @aerynrudel.bsky.social
Check it out here:
Also pleased to share the issue with my #amwriting friend & critique partner the talented @aerynrudel.bsky.social
Check it out here:
Someone told me today they still think about something of mine they read more than a year ago. There’s nothing more gratifying as a writer to know that a story has that kind of impact. 🥹
#amwriting
#amwriting
a man in a suit is surrounded by hearts and the words right in the feels
Alt: a man in a suit is surrounded by hearts and the words right in the feels
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November 3, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Someone told me today they still think about something of mine they read more than a year ago. There’s nothing more gratifying as a writer to know that a story has that kind of impact. 🥹
#amwriting
#amwriting
I love scary stories ALL the time, but if you need a little help getting into spooky season, grab your copy at mmschreier.com/books/
#amwriting #horror #spookyseason #shortstories
#amwriting #horror #spookyseason #shortstories
October 23, 2025 at 3:37 PM
I love scary stories ALL the time, but if you need a little help getting into spooky season, grab your copy at mmschreier.com/books/
#amwriting #horror #spookyseason #shortstories
#amwriting #horror #spookyseason #shortstories
Go read this epic tale from @jaimegill.bsky.social It's weird & hilarious & creepy AF, & perhaps a little too timely for comfort. (I gotta be careful to avoid the risk of my own TTP! lol*sob)
Well done, Jaime! #shortfiction
Well done, Jaime! #shortfiction
"Fake it ‘til you make it, Tony says, though I’m not sure that works when the it is inside you."
Sharp as an incisor, a phenomenal #fiction #mustread from @jamiegill.bsky.social | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/jaim...
Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social
Sharp as an incisor, a phenomenal #fiction #mustread from @jamiegill.bsky.social | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/jaim...
Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social
October 7, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Go read this epic tale from @jaimegill.bsky.social It's weird & hilarious & creepy AF, & perhaps a little too timely for comfort. (I gotta be careful to avoid the risk of my own TTP! lol*sob)
Well done, Jaime! #shortfiction
Well done, Jaime! #shortfiction
September was busy, though I didn't get much new writing done.
#accountability #amwriting #submissions #shortfiction #writingcontests #readmorewomen
#accountability #amwriting #submissions #shortfiction #writingcontests #readmorewomen
October 2, 2025 at 2:24 PM
September was busy, though I didn't get much new writing done.
#accountability #amwriting #submissions #shortfiction #writingcontests #readmorewomen
#accountability #amwriting #submissions #shortfiction #writingcontests #readmorewomen
Bruised, Resilient is turning one year old!
For tomorrow only, you can get a FREE ebook at Smashwords as my book birthday gift to you! (Use the coupon code at checkout.)
Happy reading!
#shortstories #feministfiction #amwriting #litfic #speculative #collections #readmorewomen #freebooks
For tomorrow only, you can get a FREE ebook at Smashwords as my book birthday gift to you! (Use the coupon code at checkout.)
Happy reading!
#shortstories #feministfiction #amwriting #litfic #speculative #collections #readmorewomen #freebooks
September 26, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Bruised, Resilient is turning one year old!
For tomorrow only, you can get a FREE ebook at Smashwords as my book birthday gift to you! (Use the coupon code at checkout.)
Happy reading!
#shortstories #feministfiction #amwriting #litfic #speculative #collections #readmorewomen #freebooks
For tomorrow only, you can get a FREE ebook at Smashwords as my book birthday gift to you! (Use the coupon code at checkout.)
Happy reading!
#shortstories #feministfiction #amwriting #litfic #speculative #collections #readmorewomen #freebooks
Newly released from @writersworkout.bsky.social
I have two stories in this anthology as well as penned the foreword. I guarantee there is something for everyone in this book!
Happy reading!
#amwriting #shortfiction #shortstories
I have two stories in this anthology as well as penned the foreword. I guarantee there is something for everyone in this book!
Happy reading!
#amwriting #shortfiction #shortstories
72 Hours of Insanity: Anthology of The Games
THE WRITER'S GAMES is an annual writing competition with a global reach. Registered participants compete in six surprise challenges over six weeks, each with a 72-hour deadline. The top five winning e...
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September 15, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Newly released from @writersworkout.bsky.social
I have two stories in this anthology as well as penned the foreword. I guarantee there is something for everyone in this book!
Happy reading!
#amwriting #shortfiction #shortstories
I have two stories in this anthology as well as penned the foreword. I guarantee there is something for everyone in this book!
Happy reading!
#amwriting #shortfiction #shortstories
September 10, 2025 at 4:36 PM
A little "winner's circle" interview with yours truly and @writersworkout.bsky.social
#amwriting #contestjunkie
#amwriting #contestjunkie
MM Schreier - First Place, 2025
Read our interview with MM Schreier, the first place winner in the 2025 Writer's Games.
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September 10, 2025 at 12:46 PM
A little "winner's circle" interview with yours truly and @writersworkout.bsky.social
#amwriting #contestjunkie
#amwriting #contestjunkie
Such a good one! Make some time to read it today!
This makes me so happy I could cry. Black Sky, Blue Earth - my aching story about climate collapse & personal rebirth - is the lead story in this year’s @oysterriverpages.bsky.social. It has a lot of my soul in it. Please read it & all of Oyster River’s work
www.oysterriverpages.com/black-sky-bl...
www.oysterriverpages.com/black-sky-bl...
September 10, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Such a good one! Make some time to read it today!
Currently at 98 submissions YTD. At this time in 2024, I was at 46. On track to send out double the (non-contest) submissions this year.
Woo!
#amwriting #submissions #shortfiction
Woo!
#amwriting #submissions #shortfiction
September 9, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Currently at 98 submissions YTD. At this time in 2024, I was at 46. On track to send out double the (non-contest) submissions this year.
Woo!
#amwriting #submissions #shortfiction
Woo!
#amwriting #submissions #shortfiction
Sooooo, do I start Tasha Suri’s
Realm of Ash (The Books of Ambha Book 2), sequel to a book I really loved… or Leigh Bardugo’s Six of Crows which has been giving me sexy eyes from the TBR list.
Dilemmas of a reader who doesn’t have to work tomorrow. #amreading
Realm of Ash (The Books of Ambha Book 2), sequel to a book I really loved… or Leigh Bardugo’s Six of Crows which has been giving me sexy eyes from the TBR list.
Dilemmas of a reader who doesn’t have to work tomorrow. #amreading
August 31, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Sooooo, do I start Tasha Suri’s
Realm of Ash (The Books of Ambha Book 2), sequel to a book I really loved… or Leigh Bardugo’s Six of Crows which has been giving me sexy eyes from the TBR list.
Dilemmas of a reader who doesn’t have to work tomorrow. #amreading
Realm of Ash (The Books of Ambha Book 2), sequel to a book I really loved… or Leigh Bardugo’s Six of Crows which has been giving me sexy eyes from the TBR list.
Dilemmas of a reader who doesn’t have to work tomorrow. #amreading
Congratulations to our Best of the Net nominees!
August 28, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Basic storytelling 101: choose names wisely.
Currently reading a book where one character is named Rain and another Rhin. So confusing.
Are you telling me the author, agent, editor, & publisher all thought this was a good idea? 🤦♀️
#amreading
Currently reading a book where one character is named Rain and another Rhin. So confusing.
Are you telling me the author, agent, editor, & publisher all thought this was a good idea? 🤦♀️
#amreading
August 26, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Basic storytelling 101: choose names wisely.
Currently reading a book where one character is named Rain and another Rhin. So confusing.
Are you telling me the author, agent, editor, & publisher all thought this was a good idea? 🤦♀️
#amreading
Currently reading a book where one character is named Rain and another Rhin. So confusing.
Are you telling me the author, agent, editor, & publisher all thought this was a good idea? 🤦♀️
#amreading
Have 25 minutes and looking for someone to read you a story? My piece "When the Soul Catcher Knocks" is featured on today's Storytime w/Writers Playground podcast.
(Links to Apple, Spotify, iHeart, YouTube in blog post!)
#amwriting #podcast #audio #shortstory
(Links to Apple, Spotify, iHeart, YouTube in blog post!)
#amwriting #podcast #audio #shortstory
Storytime w/WP Podcast
If you have ever wanted to hear my work in audio format, you now have the chance! Writers Playground has started a new podcast where they read winning stories from their contest and discuss them a …
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August 14, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Have 25 minutes and looking for someone to read you a story? My piece "When the Soul Catcher Knocks" is featured on today's Storytime w/Writers Playground podcast.
(Links to Apple, Spotify, iHeart, YouTube in blog post!)
#amwriting #podcast #audio #shortstory
(Links to Apple, Spotify, iHeart, YouTube in blog post!)
#amwriting #podcast #audio #shortstory
August 8, 2025 at 12:40 AM
This final essay in my craft series with @intrepidusink.bsky.social is out today. This time I'm talking about breaking the rules with deliberation & artistry.
Thanks for following along!
#amwriting #craftessays #writingrules #breaktherules
Thanks for following along!
#amwriting #craftessays #writingrules #breaktherules
Breaking the Rules: Doing It With Intention and Style
They say there are rules for a reason. But who is this mysterious they, and do we really have to listen to them? Yes, and no. Helpful, right? When approaching writing conventions, there’s a complemen...
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August 4, 2025 at 1:13 PM
This final essay in my craft series with @intrepidusink.bsky.social is out today. This time I'm talking about breaking the rules with deliberation & artistry.
Thanks for following along!
#amwriting #craftessays #writingrules #breaktherules
Thanks for following along!
#amwriting #craftessays #writingrules #breaktherules
Despite being American, “grey” feels more grey than “gray” to me.
Editors think I’m extra.
#amwriting #wordnerd #language
Editors think I’m extra.
#amwriting #wordnerd #language
a little girl says i 'm gonna fight you for it in a gif
Alt: a little girl says i 'm gonna fight you for it in a gif
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July 31, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Despite being American, “grey” feels more grey than “gray” to me.
Editors think I’m extra.
#amwriting #wordnerd #language
Editors think I’m extra.
#amwriting #wordnerd #language
Me: looking forward to a quiet weekend with nothing I need to do.
Also me: forgets about NYCm Flash & does well enough to move on to the next round.
I guess there’s something that needs doing this weekend after all.
🤷🏼♀️
#amwriting #contestjunkie
Also me: forgets about NYCm Flash & does well enough to move on to the next round.
I guess there’s something that needs doing this weekend after all.
🤷🏼♀️
#amwriting #contestjunkie
July 31, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Me: looking forward to a quiet weekend with nothing I need to do.
Also me: forgets about NYCm Flash & does well enough to move on to the next round.
I guess there’s something that needs doing this weekend after all.
🤷🏼♀️
#amwriting #contestjunkie
Also me: forgets about NYCm Flash & does well enough to move on to the next round.
I guess there’s something that needs doing this weekend after all.
🤷🏼♀️
#amwriting #contestjunkie
The second essay of my craft series at @intrepidusink.bsky.social is out today. This one talks about how to get reader buy-in when adding speculative elements to real world settings.
#amwriting #craftessays
#amwriting #craftessays
Metaphor or Magic: How to Get the Reader to Accept the Absurd
The absurd is magical to readers; find out how to compose believable prose in this how-to essay by MM Schreier.
intrepidusink.com
July 28, 2025 at 4:44 PM
The second essay of my craft series at @intrepidusink.bsky.social is out today. This one talks about how to get reader buy-in when adding speculative elements to real world settings.
#amwriting #craftessays
#amwriting #craftessays
This is my 10th @writersworkout.bsky.social Writer Games & my 3rd time winning overall.
It’s a contest where I’ve written some of my favorite stories. (& some total flops) It’s a hell of a slog, 5 wks writing prompted shorts on tight time limits.
Insane & yet I keep coming back. 💜#amwriting
It’s a contest where I’ve written some of my favorite stories. (& some total flops) It’s a hell of a slog, 5 wks writing prompted shorts on tight time limits.
Insane & yet I keep coming back. 💜#amwriting
July 27, 2025 at 10:57 PM
This is my 10th @writersworkout.bsky.social Writer Games & my 3rd time winning overall.
It’s a contest where I’ve written some of my favorite stories. (& some total flops) It’s a hell of a slog, 5 wks writing prompted shorts on tight time limits.
Insane & yet I keep coming back. 💜#amwriting
It’s a contest where I’ve written some of my favorite stories. (& some total flops) It’s a hell of a slog, 5 wks writing prompted shorts on tight time limits.
Insane & yet I keep coming back. 💜#amwriting