Reach Your Apex
@reachyourapex.bsky.social
Affordable workshops, webinars and courses for authors, led by industry professionals. ReachYourApex.com
Not the same as Apex Magazine & Books. In Jan 2025, the owner of Apex Books & Magazine sold Reach Your Apex to the current owner. We're friends tho.
Not the same as Apex Magazine & Books. In Jan 2025, the owner of Apex Books & Magazine sold Reach Your Apex to the current owner. We're friends tho.
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Our final 2025 webinar is a gem. Join New York Times-best-selling author, William Alexander, for "Playful Character Creation."
Get a faster, more creative, more effective, and more fun way to craft the people who inhabit your stories.
Register now reachyourapex.com/pcc
#authors #writingworkshop
Get a faster, more creative, more effective, and more fun way to craft the people who inhabit your stories.
Register now reachyourapex.com/pcc
#authors #writingworkshop
Have you registered for our final webinar of 2025, "Playful Character Creation?"
Get a faster, more creative, more effective and fun way to craft the people who inhabit your stories.
NYT-best-selling author, William Alexander, leads this one.
reachyourapex.com/pcc
#authors #writingworkshop
Get a faster, more creative, more effective and fun way to craft the people who inhabit your stories.
NYT-best-selling author, William Alexander, leads this one.
reachyourapex.com/pcc
#authors #writingworkshop
November 25, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Have you registered for our final webinar of 2025, "Playful Character Creation?"
Get a faster, more creative, more effective and fun way to craft the people who inhabit your stories.
NYT-best-selling author, William Alexander, leads this one.
reachyourapex.com/pcc
#authors #writingworkshop
Get a faster, more creative, more effective and fun way to craft the people who inhabit your stories.
NYT-best-selling author, William Alexander, leads this one.
reachyourapex.com/pcc
#authors #writingworkshop
Today's prompt: corporate personhood (it's a thing en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corpora...)
Pardon my French, but this shit really pisses me off.
November 25, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Today's prompt: corporate personhood (it's a thing en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corpora...)
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If you're a writer, I'd go so far as to say it's essential reading to develop your craft, to dig deep into your characters and their emotions (as well as your own), and to go eyeball-close with your line edits!
“I would have KILLED for a book like this at university!” Lynn Renee Maxcy
Order now from @stanchion.bsky.social
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November 21, 2025 at 12:42 PM
If you're a writer, I'd go so far as to say it's essential reading to develop your craft, to dig deep into your characters and their emotions (as well as your own), and to go eyeball-close with your line edits!
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Happy Tuesday; don't forget to live deliciously! 😈
November 25, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Happy Tuesday; don't forget to live deliciously! 😈
Sage is a stellar workshop leader ⭐
Check out my #WritingWorkshops coming up:
I've got 5 #WritingWorkshops coming up - Child POV, True Stories, Micros, Horror Without Blood, and Lyrical Sentences -- sound like fun? Find out more here:
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#WritingCommunity #Writing #SpeculativeFiction #FlashFic #FlashLit #MicroFiction #POV
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#WritingCommunity #Writing #SpeculativeFiction #FlashFic #FlashLit #MicroFiction #POV
November 25, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Sage is a stellar workshop leader ⭐
It's Free Excerpt FriYay!
Senior Editor at Locus Magazine, Arley Sorg, shares how sidekicks, collaborators, and other personalities can illuminate your main character in a powerful and elegant way.
youtu.be/5LJW16I__zQ
#authors #writingworkshops
Senior Editor at Locus Magazine, Arley Sorg, shares how sidekicks, collaborators, and other personalities can illuminate your main character in a powerful and elegant way.
youtu.be/5LJW16I__zQ
#authors #writingworkshops
Characterization By Proxy with Arley Sorg
Senior Editor at Locus Magazine, Arley Sorg, talks about how sidekicks and collaborators can illuminate your main character in a powerful and elegant way. #authors #writingworkshop
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November 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM
It's Free Excerpt FriYay!
Senior Editor at Locus Magazine, Arley Sorg, shares how sidekicks, collaborators, and other personalities can illuminate your main character in a powerful and elegant way.
youtu.be/5LJW16I__zQ
#authors #writingworkshops
Senior Editor at Locus Magazine, Arley Sorg, shares how sidekicks, collaborators, and other personalities can illuminate your main character in a powerful and elegant way.
youtu.be/5LJW16I__zQ
#authors #writingworkshops
Very excited for New York Times-best-selling author, William Alexander, to lead our next webinar, "Playful Character Creation."
Get a faster, more creative, more effective, and more fun way to craft the people who inhabit your stories.
Register now reachyourapex.com/pcc
#authors #writingworkshop
Get a faster, more creative, more effective, and more fun way to craft the people who inhabit your stories.
Register now reachyourapex.com/pcc
#authors #writingworkshop
November 20, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Very excited for New York Times-best-selling author, William Alexander, to lead our next webinar, "Playful Character Creation."
Get a faster, more creative, more effective, and more fun way to craft the people who inhabit your stories.
Register now reachyourapex.com/pcc
#authors #writingworkshop
Get a faster, more creative, more effective, and more fun way to craft the people who inhabit your stories.
Register now reachyourapex.com/pcc
#authors #writingworkshop
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OTHERSIDE opens to submissions of nonfiction and reprints in FOUR DAYS! That means it's Q&A time! Drop any and all questions you have about nonfiction/reprint submissions below, and our cofounders will answer as we have time 👀 We're getting extremely excited to read your work!
November 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM
OTHERSIDE opens to submissions of nonfiction and reprints in FOUR DAYS! That means it's Q&A time! Drop any and all questions you have about nonfiction/reprint submissions below, and our cofounders will answer as we have time 👀 We're getting extremely excited to read your work!
Mesmerizing!
November 20, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Mesmerizing!
Today's prompt
What if we made the panopticon aesthetically pleasing.
Can surveillance tech ever be beautiful?
Swift Creatives' Carsten Eriksen on turning eyesores into art.
www.creativebloq.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Today's prompt
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Today's community drabble is, "The Silent Watchers" by Dakria. The theme was "spy."
Find Dakria on Bluesky bsky.app/profile/dakria.bsky.social
Care to drabble with us? Join the fun at reachyourapex.com/drbl
#authors #drabbles #writingprompts
Find Dakria on Bluesky bsky.app/profile/dakria.bsky.social
Care to drabble with us? Join the fun at reachyourapex.com/drbl
#authors #drabbles #writingprompts
November 19, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Today's community drabble is, "The Silent Watchers" by Dakria. The theme was "spy."
Find Dakria on Bluesky bsky.app/profile/dakria.bsky.social
Care to drabble with us? Join the fun at reachyourapex.com/drbl
#authors #drabbles #writingprompts
Find Dakria on Bluesky bsky.app/profile/dakria.bsky.social
Care to drabble with us? Join the fun at reachyourapex.com/drbl
#authors #drabbles #writingprompts
Our final 2025 webinar is a gem. Join New York Times-best-selling author, William Alexander, for "Playful Character Creation."
Get a faster, more creative, more effective, and more fun way to craft the people who inhabit your stories.
Register now reachyourapex.com/pcc
#authors #writingworkshop
Get a faster, more creative, more effective, and more fun way to craft the people who inhabit your stories.
Register now reachyourapex.com/pcc
#authors #writingworkshop
November 19, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Our final 2025 webinar is a gem. Join New York Times-best-selling author, William Alexander, for "Playful Character Creation."
Get a faster, more creative, more effective, and more fun way to craft the people who inhabit your stories.
Register now reachyourapex.com/pcc
#authors #writingworkshop
Get a faster, more creative, more effective, and more fun way to craft the people who inhabit your stories.
Register now reachyourapex.com/pcc
#authors #writingworkshop
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🌼🌒🌓🌔 HAPPY ECO EQUINOX 🌖🌗🌘🌼
ECO24: THE YEAR'S BEST SPECULATIVE ECOFICTION has been released into the world! We are honored to share these author's stories with you, and look forward to continuing the legacy of ECO for many years to come. 🍄💜 👽🖤
Order ECO24: www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
ECO24: THE YEAR'S BEST SPECULATIVE ECOFICTION has been released into the world! We are honored to share these author's stories with you, and look forward to continuing the legacy of ECO for many years to come. 🍄💜 👽🖤
Order ECO24: www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
November 18, 2025 at 4:52 PM
🌼🌒🌓🌔 HAPPY ECO EQUINOX 🌖🌗🌘🌼
ECO24: THE YEAR'S BEST SPECULATIVE ECOFICTION has been released into the world! We are honored to share these author's stories with you, and look forward to continuing the legacy of ECO for many years to come. 🍄💜 👽🖤
Order ECO24: www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
ECO24: THE YEAR'S BEST SPECULATIVE ECOFICTION has been released into the world! We are honored to share these author's stories with you, and look forward to continuing the legacy of ECO for many years to come. 🍄💜 👽🖤
Order ECO24: www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
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Look! My book-child stands onstage between @amalelmohtar.com's and @nnedi.bsky.social's, bowing and blushing for the curtain call.
When the Moon Hits Yours Eye is on two Amazon "Best of 2025" lists: In the Top 20 for Science Fiction and Fantasy, and also the general Top 100 Books of the Year. Not bad for a book about the moon turning to cheese.
November 13, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Look! My book-child stands onstage between @amalelmohtar.com's and @nnedi.bsky.social's, bowing and blushing for the curtain call.
Support independent media. The world needs it more than ever.
In light of the astronomical increases for my health insurance next year, I thought it would be a good time to encourage people to subscribe. (A few hundred should cover it. Sigh.)
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clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/
November 17, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Support independent media. The world needs it more than ever.
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"Eco24 is a harbinger, filled with warnings from diverse authors, styles, and locations. I am excited to read future editions and hope the world starts to listen." 🖤🌿🦋✨
Special mentions to stories by @genni.bsky.social @catmcmahan.bsky.social @kayv.bsky.social @renanbernardo.com and Adeline Wong
Special mentions to stories by @genni.bsky.social @catmcmahan.bsky.social @kayv.bsky.social @renanbernardo.com and Adeline Wong
Out Tuesday from Eco24 the year's best speculative eco-fiction edited by @marissavu.bsky.social this is a big more detailed review. Seriously amazing read...
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Book Review: ECO24: The Year's Best Speculative Ecofiction Edited by Marissa Van Uden
ECO24: The Year's Best Speculative Eco-fiction Edited by Marissa Van Uden 312 pages, Paperback Expected publication: November 18, 2025 by ...
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November 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
"Eco24 is a harbinger, filled with warnings from diverse authors, styles, and locations. I am excited to read future editions and hope the world starts to listen." 🖤🌿🦋✨
Special mentions to stories by @genni.bsky.social @catmcmahan.bsky.social @kayv.bsky.social @renanbernardo.com and Adeline Wong
Special mentions to stories by @genni.bsky.social @catmcmahan.bsky.social @kayv.bsky.social @renanbernardo.com and Adeline Wong
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DEAR FRIENDS! Tonight on FICTION: IMPOSSIBLE, Carlos Hernandez and I are featuring GUEST STAR Christa Carmen (@christaqua.bsky.social). Tune in at 7 PM EST on twitch.tv/csecooney! Let us entertain you while you are making dinner! Or washing up after!
November 17, 2025 at 12:13 PM
DEAR FRIENDS! Tonight on FICTION: IMPOSSIBLE, Carlos Hernandez and I are featuring GUEST STAR Christa Carmen (@christaqua.bsky.social). Tune in at 7 PM EST on twitch.tv/csecooney! Let us entertain you while you are making dinner! Or washing up after!
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Thanks to everyone who signed up for my @reachyourapex.bsky.social workshop yesterday & for the excellent questions! For those who couldn’t make it, I have tips on this fresh blog post (a taste of what we covered!)
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Stay tuned for 2026 offerings ✍🏼 #writingtips #writing
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Stay tuned for 2026 offerings ✍🏼 #writingtips #writing
How To Make Your Short Story Shine (From An Editor’s Point of View)
Learn writing tips from KC Grifant on improving your short story for submission.
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November 15, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Thanks to everyone who signed up for my @reachyourapex.bsky.social workshop yesterday & for the excellent questions! For those who couldn’t make it, I have tips on this fresh blog post (a taste of what we covered!)
scifiwri.com/2025/11/15/h...
Stay tuned for 2026 offerings ✍🏼 #writingtips #writing
scifiwri.com/2025/11/15/h...
Stay tuned for 2026 offerings ✍🏼 #writingtips #writing
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Use my code WEWKCG for $10 off registration!! ✍🏼 #writingtips #writing
Tomorrow's workshop is a popular one. Join us and get award-winning author KC Grifant's roadmap for getting your work into magazines, anthologies, podcasts and more.
Registration $49 / $39
November 14, Friday, at 2pm ET | 1PM CT | 12PM MT | 11AM PT | 18:00 UTC
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#authors
Registration $49 / $39
November 14, Friday, at 2pm ET | 1PM CT | 12PM MT | 11AM PT | 18:00 UTC
reachyourapex.com/wew
#authors
November 14, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Use my code WEWKCG for $10 off registration!! ✍🏼 #writingtips #writing
Today's the day!
There's still time to register and get award-winning author KC Grifant's roadmap for getting your work into magazines, anthologies, podcasts and more.
Registration $49 / $39
TODAY at 2pm ET | 1PM CT | 12PM MT | 11AM PT | 18:00 UTC
reachyourapex.com/wew
#authors
There's still time to register and get award-winning author KC Grifant's roadmap for getting your work into magazines, anthologies, podcasts and more.
Registration $49 / $39
TODAY at 2pm ET | 1PM CT | 12PM MT | 11AM PT | 18:00 UTC
reachyourapex.com/wew
#authors
November 14, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Today's the day!
There's still time to register and get award-winning author KC Grifant's roadmap for getting your work into magazines, anthologies, podcasts and more.
Registration $49 / $39
TODAY at 2pm ET | 1PM CT | 12PM MT | 11AM PT | 18:00 UTC
reachyourapex.com/wew
#authors
There's still time to register and get award-winning author KC Grifant's roadmap for getting your work into magazines, anthologies, podcasts and more.
Registration $49 / $39
TODAY at 2pm ET | 1PM CT | 12PM MT | 11AM PT | 18:00 UTC
reachyourapex.com/wew
#authors
Today's community drabble is, "Clara" by Dakria. The theme was "apparition."
Find Dakria on Bluesky bsky.app/profile/dakria.bsky.social
Care to drabble with us? Join the fun at reachyourapex.com/drbl
#authors #drabbles #writingprompts
Find Dakria on Bluesky bsky.app/profile/dakria.bsky.social
Care to drabble with us? Join the fun at reachyourapex.com/drbl
#authors #drabbles #writingprompts
November 14, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Today's community drabble is, "Clara" by Dakria. The theme was "apparition."
Find Dakria on Bluesky bsky.app/profile/dakria.bsky.social
Care to drabble with us? Join the fun at reachyourapex.com/drbl
#authors #drabbles #writingprompts
Find Dakria on Bluesky bsky.app/profile/dakria.bsky.social
Care to drabble with us? Join the fun at reachyourapex.com/drbl
#authors #drabbles #writingprompts
Tomorrow's workshop is a popular one. Join us and get award-winning author KC Grifant's roadmap for getting your work into magazines, anthologies, podcasts and more.
Registration $49 / $39
November 14, Friday, at 2pm ET | 1PM CT | 12PM MT | 11AM PT | 18:00 UTC
reachyourapex.com/wew
#authors
Registration $49 / $39
November 14, Friday, at 2pm ET | 1PM CT | 12PM MT | 11AM PT | 18:00 UTC
reachyourapex.com/wew
#authors
November 13, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Tomorrow's workshop is a popular one. Join us and get award-winning author KC Grifant's roadmap for getting your work into magazines, anthologies, podcasts and more.
Registration $49 / $39
November 14, Friday, at 2pm ET | 1PM CT | 12PM MT | 11AM PT | 18:00 UTC
reachyourapex.com/wew
#authors
Registration $49 / $39
November 14, Friday, at 2pm ET | 1PM CT | 12PM MT | 11AM PT | 18:00 UTC
reachyourapex.com/wew
#authors
Would you like a roadmap for getting your work into magazines, anthologies, podcasts and more? Attend award-winning author KC Grifant's workshop this Friday.
Preview KC's instructor style in this 5-minute excerpt from a recent workshop.
#authors #writingworkshop
youtu.be/6S6XTzl2P10
Preview KC's instructor style in this 5-minute excerpt from a recent workshop.
#authors #writingworkshop
youtu.be/6S6XTzl2P10
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November 12, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Would you like a roadmap for getting your work into magazines, anthologies, podcasts and more? Attend award-winning author KC Grifant's workshop this Friday.
Preview KC's instructor style in this 5-minute excerpt from a recent workshop.
#authors #writingworkshop
youtu.be/6S6XTzl2P10
Preview KC's instructor style in this 5-minute excerpt from a recent workshop.
#authors #writingworkshop
youtu.be/6S6XTzl2P10
Today's community drabble is, "Phantom People" by Sarah Oakes. The theme was "apparition."
Find Sarah Oakes on Bluesky @sarahoakeskraken32.bsky.social
Care to drabble with us? Join the fun at reachyourapex.com/drbl
#authors #drabbles #writingprompts
Find Sarah Oakes on Bluesky @sarahoakeskraken32.bsky.social
Care to drabble with us? Join the fun at reachyourapex.com/drbl
#authors #drabbles #writingprompts
November 12, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Today's community drabble is, "Phantom People" by Sarah Oakes. The theme was "apparition."
Find Sarah Oakes on Bluesky @sarahoakeskraken32.bsky.social
Care to drabble with us? Join the fun at reachyourapex.com/drbl
#authors #drabbles #writingprompts
Find Sarah Oakes on Bluesky @sarahoakeskraken32.bsky.social
Care to drabble with us? Join the fun at reachyourapex.com/drbl
#authors #drabbles #writingprompts