Joel Flanagan-Grannemann
@servantand.bsky.social
Author of the epic fantasy adventure Servants of the Moon and Sun series: an epic fantasy reimagining of Sleeping Beauty. What if Maleficent was Aurora's mother and what if she wasn't really evil?
Servantsofthemoonandsun.com
Servantsofthemoonandsun.com
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These are my books.
So far.
What if Maleficent was Aurora's mother and what if she wasn't really evil?
www.amazon.com/dp/B08HLVPF7D
So far.
What if Maleficent was Aurora's mother and what if she wasn't really evil?
www.amazon.com/dp/B08HLVPF7D
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This sparked an interesting question about Romance as subgenre!
Romance, Romantasy, & Romantic Fantasy readers & writers--what would you require of a story for it to say Romance was its subgenre? Would it be beholden to HEA/HFN & how much of the story would it have to be?
#booksky #writesky
Romance, Romantasy, & Romantic Fantasy readers & writers--what would you require of a story for it to say Romance was its subgenre? Would it be beholden to HEA/HFN & how much of the story would it have to be?
#booksky #writesky
#ThisOne'sFortheWriters
Late answering this one, but for me it really depends on the book!
I'm someone who likes all the different elements of a story to really weave together.
I've never written a capital "R" Romance (which guarantees an HEA or HFN and I guarantee nothing with my work), but
Late answering this one, but for me it really depends on the book!
I'm someone who likes all the different elements of a story to really weave together.
I've never written a capital "R" Romance (which guarantees an HEA or HFN and I guarantee nothing with my work), but
#ThisOne’sForTheWriters
It’s that time of year, so I will ask:
How do you treat Romance?
Is it the main genre of your writing or is it something that occurs while other things are going on?
Or do you not have any at all in your writing?
Yap as much as 10 threaded posts (if you so desire)
It’s that time of year, so I will ask:
How do you treat Romance?
Is it the main genre of your writing or is it something that occurs while other things are going on?
Or do you not have any at all in your writing?
Yap as much as 10 threaded posts (if you so desire)
February 11, 2026 at 11:53 AM
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Pretty much everything I have to say about our deranged modern situation is most concentrated in Dead Astronauts, although also running through all my work.
February 11, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Pretty much everything I have to say about our deranged modern situation is most concentrated in Dead Astronauts, although also running through all my work.
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Interesting: tips for independent editors on how to handle manuscripts with AI-generated content bernoff.com/blog/how-edi...
How editors should handle AI-generated manuscripts - Josh Bernoff
In yesterday’s newsletter, I pointed out that editorial experts are now cleaning up other people’s AI-generated messes. And I’ve now heard from lots of ghostwriters and editors that their clients are ...
bernoff.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Interesting: tips for independent editors on how to handle manuscripts with AI-generated content bernoff.com/blog/how-edi...
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#WriterShareWednesday
Morty's diet is turning to long pork. Can a nerdy bookseller stop a cannibal curse, or is succumbing to the endless hunger actually useful for culling the world of bigots? Horror comedy with gore & snark: WENDIGOGO! books2read.com/u/mv5BzX & graythornpub.com
Morty's diet is turning to long pork. Can a nerdy bookseller stop a cannibal curse, or is succumbing to the endless hunger actually useful for culling the world of bigots? Horror comedy with gore & snark: WENDIGOGO! books2read.com/u/mv5BzX & graythornpub.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:42 PM
#WriterShareWednesday
Morty's diet is turning to long pork. Can a nerdy bookseller stop a cannibal curse, or is succumbing to the endless hunger actually useful for culling the world of bigots? Horror comedy with gore & snark: WENDIGOGO! books2read.com/u/mv5BzX & graythornpub.com
Morty's diet is turning to long pork. Can a nerdy bookseller stop a cannibal curse, or is succumbing to the endless hunger actually useful for culling the world of bigots? Horror comedy with gore & snark: WENDIGOGO! books2read.com/u/mv5BzX & graythornpub.com
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This book is fantastic. Highly recommended.
🦬🩸🦬🩸 COVER REVEAL 🦬🩸🦬🩸
Available in paperback July 14, 2026: THE BUFFALO HUNTER HUNTER by @sgj.bsky.social.
Read one of 2025's most acclaimed novels in a new trade paperback edition featuring a stamped Weasel Plume edge and an original discussion guide.
🩸 Preorder now: https://bit.ly/4rESA5l
Available in paperback July 14, 2026: THE BUFFALO HUNTER HUNTER by @sgj.bsky.social.
Read one of 2025's most acclaimed novels in a new trade paperback edition featuring a stamped Weasel Plume edge and an original discussion guide.
🩸 Preorder now: https://bit.ly/4rESA5l
February 11, 2026 at 5:44 PM
This book is fantastic. Highly recommended.
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Preorders for CyberSnow!!!
Snow White meets Ghost in the Shell, CyberSnow features the eternal fight against corporate overlords as they try to control a city built with the elites in mind.
Wide: books2read.com/CyberSnow
Itch(.)io: aebrossbooks.itch.io/cybersnow
#WriterShareWednesday
Snow White meets Ghost in the Shell, CyberSnow features the eternal fight against corporate overlords as they try to control a city built with the elites in mind.
Wide: books2read.com/CyberSnow
Itch(.)io: aebrossbooks.itch.io/cybersnow
#WriterShareWednesday
February 11, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Preorders for CyberSnow!!!
Snow White meets Ghost in the Shell, CyberSnow features the eternal fight against corporate overlords as they try to control a city built with the elites in mind.
Wide: books2read.com/CyberSnow
Itch(.)io: aebrossbooks.itch.io/cybersnow
#WriterShareWednesday
Snow White meets Ghost in the Shell, CyberSnow features the eternal fight against corporate overlords as they try to control a city built with the elites in mind.
Wide: books2read.com/CyberSnow
Itch(.)io: aebrossbooks.itch.io/cybersnow
#WriterShareWednesday
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February 11, 2026 at 5:24 PM
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#Febchantment
First: a rant. Sean, I tackled you on your rant day, so feel free to tackle me now.
Also, Emily, this isn't an attack on you. I know what you meant by your wording, but I still gotta say it
NOVEL WRITING DOENS'T REQUIRE POWER BALANCE
THIS ISN'T AN RPG
YOU CAN WRITE OP CHARACTERS
First: a rant. Sean, I tackled you on your rant day, so feel free to tackle me now.
Also, Emily, this isn't an attack on you. I know what you meant by your wording, but I still gotta say it
NOVEL WRITING DOENS'T REQUIRE POWER BALANCE
THIS ISN'T AN RPG
YOU CAN WRITE OP CHARACTERS
#Febchantment Day 11
What limitations did you put on your magic system to keep it from becoming too OP? Is power in short supply? Do spells take a physical toll on the body?
Note that this is about magic done RIGHT. Day 13 will be about when magic goes horribly wrong!
#writingcommunity #writesky
What limitations did you put on your magic system to keep it from becoming too OP? Is power in short supply? Do spells take a physical toll on the body?
Note that this is about magic done RIGHT. Day 13 will be about when magic goes horribly wrong!
#writingcommunity #writesky
February 11, 2026 at 5:15 PM
#Febchantment
First: a rant. Sean, I tackled you on your rant day, so feel free to tackle me now.
Also, Emily, this isn't an attack on you. I know what you meant by your wording, but I still gotta say it
NOVEL WRITING DOENS'T REQUIRE POWER BALANCE
THIS ISN'T AN RPG
YOU CAN WRITE OP CHARACTERS
First: a rant. Sean, I tackled you on your rant day, so feel free to tackle me now.
Also, Emily, this isn't an attack on you. I know what you meant by your wording, but I still gotta say it
NOVEL WRITING DOENS'T REQUIRE POWER BALANCE
THIS ISN'T AN RPG
YOU CAN WRITE OP CHARACTERS
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Is this my beautiful house? Is this my beautiful life?
Two books for spooky season:
COFFIN MOON, Keith Rosson: Best modern vampire story ever (although it's set in the 70s).
THE TWISTED ONES, by T. Kingfisher: It lures you in with chatty good humor (especially about NPR Pledge Week) and a lovely dog...then slams the door and bites you in the dark.
COFFIN MOON, Keith Rosson: Best modern vampire story ever (although it's set in the 70s).
THE TWISTED ONES, by T. Kingfisher: It lures you in with chatty good humor (especially about NPR Pledge Week) and a lovely dog...then slams the door and bites you in the dark.
October 20, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Is this my beautiful house? Is this my beautiful life?
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Has anyone else read Snake-Eater by the incomparable @tkingfisher.com? Because it is awesome. (Minor spoiler so you know you can read it: the dog is fine.)
February 11, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Has anyone else read Snake-Eater by the incomparable @tkingfisher.com? Because it is awesome. (Minor spoiler so you know you can read it: the dog is fine.)
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Ah my pinned post is outdated:
Hello! I'm Cas or Casi, 30, they/them or they/she if you know me like that. I'm the bsky TTRPG community's resident 2 Cents-er, and the eldritch tentacle of Runic Press. I like:
TTRPG
Storytelling
Worldbuilding
Animals/Gardening
Jam Music
And making friends! Say hi!
Hello! I'm Cas or Casi, 30, they/them or they/she if you know me like that. I'm the bsky TTRPG community's resident 2 Cents-er, and the eldritch tentacle of Runic Press. I like:
TTRPG
Storytelling
Worldbuilding
Animals/Gardening
Jam Music
And making friends! Say hi!
June 7, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Ah my pinned post is outdated:
Hello! I'm Cas or Casi, 30, they/them or they/she if you know me like that. I'm the bsky TTRPG community's resident 2 Cents-er, and the eldritch tentacle of Runic Press. I like:
TTRPG
Storytelling
Worldbuilding
Animals/Gardening
Jam Music
And making friends! Say hi!
Hello! I'm Cas or Casi, 30, they/them or they/she if you know me like that. I'm the bsky TTRPG community's resident 2 Cents-er, and the eldritch tentacle of Runic Press. I like:
TTRPG
Storytelling
Worldbuilding
Animals/Gardening
Jam Music
And making friends! Say hi!
Both are terrifying. Both are full of strange creatures. Both are instant death to anyone unprotected. Both are absolutely dark and cold.
Can't choose.
Can't choose.
TTRPG Players, Writers, worldbuilders! A question for you all, one I hear posed often IRL but not often in terms of fantasy worldbuilding.
What's scarier in your world; the deep oceans or deep space? Why?
What's scarier in your world; the deep oceans or deep space? Why?
February 11, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Both are terrifying. Both are full of strange creatures. Both are instant death to anyone unprotected. Both are absolutely dark and cold.
Can't choose.
Can't choose.
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There is so much about this review that made me happy, thanks for reading! 💙
New book review 📚💙 THE TIDELINGS OF DRAS SAYVE is a fun, low-stakes novella that ties into @cblansdell.bsky.social's Apidecca Duology, but it can absolutely be read on its own as well.
Full review on FanFiAddict @fanfiaddict.bsky.social
🔗 fanfiaddict.com/review-the-t...
Full review on FanFiAddict @fanfiaddict.bsky.social
🔗 fanfiaddict.com/review-the-t...
![A graphic showing the cover of THE TIDELINGS OF DRAS SAYVE: A PREQUEL NOVELLA by CB Lansdell: "[The book] is a low-stakes novella with worldbuilding deep as the seas. The world is as much a character as the people in it, and Lansdell immerses us in it from the first page." Full review on FanFiAddict's blog.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:3szzet5sscw3bkneddblhaz6/bafkreibfs7oh63suwardjd3l3fkdjuocyo55th5c55ifcn6axdlp47bt5i@jpeg)
February 11, 2026 at 4:16 PM
There is so much about this review that made me happy, thanks for reading! 💙
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Only 1 day left!
February 11, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Only 1 day left!
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#authors, this is a cool question!
TTRPG Players, Writers, worldbuilders! A question for you all, one I hear posed often IRL but not often in terms of fantasy worldbuilding.
What's scarier in your world; the deep oceans or deep space? Why?
What's scarier in your world; the deep oceans or deep space? Why?
February 11, 2026 at 3:13 PM
#authors, this is a cool question!
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they'll discover their desires were worth waiting for...
Because You Asked is a high-heat, sapphic romance full of longing, hurt & comfort, and a dash of deserved revenge 🔥
one of the 29 books you'll get in this amazing Valentine’s Romance Bundle - available now - 2/14 💗
itch.io/b/3515/valen...
Because You Asked is a high-heat, sapphic romance full of longing, hurt & comfort, and a dash of deserved revenge 🔥
one of the 29 books you'll get in this amazing Valentine’s Romance Bundle - available now - 2/14 💗
itch.io/b/3515/valen...
February 11, 2026 at 12:17 PM
they'll discover their desires were worth waiting for...
Because You Asked is a high-heat, sapphic romance full of longing, hurt & comfort, and a dash of deserved revenge 🔥
one of the 29 books you'll get in this amazing Valentine’s Romance Bundle - available now - 2/14 💗
itch.io/b/3515/valen...
Because You Asked is a high-heat, sapphic romance full of longing, hurt & comfort, and a dash of deserved revenge 🔥
one of the 29 books you'll get in this amazing Valentine’s Romance Bundle - available now - 2/14 💗
itch.io/b/3515/valen...
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#FantasyIndiesFebruary 11: Heartbreak in WIP
Dorilian's heart gets broken in the first book, SORDANEON and again in later books. Details would spoil things for new readers but the events and people he loved that much resonate throughout his life in profound ways.
Dorilian's heart gets broken in the first book, SORDANEON and again in later books. Details would spoil things for new readers but the events and people he loved that much resonate throughout his life in profound ways.
February 11, 2026 at 12:36 PM
#FantasyIndiesFebruary 11: Heartbreak in WIP
Dorilian's heart gets broken in the first book, SORDANEON and again in later books. Details would spoil things for new readers but the events and people he loved that much resonate throughout his life in profound ways.
Dorilian's heart gets broken in the first book, SORDANEON and again in later books. Details would spoil things for new readers but the events and people he loved that much resonate throughout his life in profound ways.
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#FantasyIndiesFebruary 11
Heartbreak in Serpentus
There isn't heartbreak in the romantic sense, but...I think it's fair to say that there's a lot of emotional devastation in that book. It just finds Owen through a very different means.
Heartbreak in Serpentus
There isn't heartbreak in the romantic sense, but...I think it's fair to say that there's a lot of emotional devastation in that book. It just finds Owen through a very different means.
#FantasyIndiesFebruary 1
Intro
I'm AJ. I write various fantasy books (mostly epic, some urban, some cozy) and occasionally sci-fi.
This month I'll be focusing mostly on Serpentus because
1) it's in #SPFBO (which officially starts today and
2) Serpentus will celebrate a birthday this month!
Intro
I'm AJ. I write various fantasy books (mostly epic, some urban, some cozy) and occasionally sci-fi.
This month I'll be focusing mostly on Serpentus because
1) it's in #SPFBO (which officially starts today and
2) Serpentus will celebrate a birthday this month!
February 11, 2026 at 12:46 PM
#FantasyIndiesFebruary 11
Heartbreak in Serpentus
There isn't heartbreak in the romantic sense, but...I think it's fair to say that there's a lot of emotional devastation in that book. It just finds Owen through a very different means.
Heartbreak in Serpentus
There isn't heartbreak in the romantic sense, but...I think it's fair to say that there's a lot of emotional devastation in that book. It just finds Owen through a very different means.
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#FebruaryWorldbuilders 11: Free Will
Free will is established early as a core principle of the Mind.
“I will go with you,” Dorilian said. Because he was Highborn and part of the Mind, any act he undertook required his consent. [SORDANEON]
Destiny is a potential, not a given. Free will is true. 🧵
Free will is established early as a core principle of the Mind.
“I will go with you,” Dorilian said. Because he was Highborn and part of the Mind, any act he undertook required his consent. [SORDANEON]
Destiny is a potential, not a given. Free will is true. 🧵
#FebruaryWorldbuilders Does free will exist in your world? If you have any kind of prophecy, fortune-telling, soulmates, or destiny in your stories, how are these reconciled along with the idea of free will? Do your characters have any beliefs on the matter?
February 11, 2026 at 1:00 PM
#FebruaryWorldbuilders 11: Free Will
Free will is established early as a core principle of the Mind.
“I will go with you,” Dorilian said. Because he was Highborn and part of the Mind, any act he undertook required his consent. [SORDANEON]
Destiny is a potential, not a given. Free will is true. 🧵
Free will is established early as a core principle of the Mind.
“I will go with you,” Dorilian said. Because he was Highborn and part of the Mind, any act he undertook required his consent. [SORDANEON]
Destiny is a potential, not a given. Free will is true. 🧵
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#WIPSnips The word for February 11 is VIBE
Resonances and "vibes" play a role in Highborn sorcery. Here is a snip from THE RILL LORD of Dorilian teaching Hans, who can use enhancers, to use a device-sword.
#WritingCommunity #WriteSky #Triempery
Resonances and "vibes" play a role in Highborn sorcery. Here is a snip from THE RILL LORD of Dorilian teaching Hans, who can use enhancers, to use a device-sword.
#WritingCommunity #WriteSky #Triempery
February 11, 2026 at 1:17 PM
#WIPSnips The word for February 11 is VIBE
Resonances and "vibes" play a role in Highborn sorcery. Here is a snip from THE RILL LORD of Dorilian teaching Hans, who can use enhancers, to use a device-sword.
#WritingCommunity #WriteSky #Triempery
Resonances and "vibes" play a role in Highborn sorcery. Here is a snip from THE RILL LORD of Dorilian teaching Hans, who can use enhancers, to use a device-sword.
#WritingCommunity #WriteSky #Triempery
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QTP with a sword
a close up of a person holding a sword with diamonds on it
ALT: a close up of a person holding a sword with diamonds on it
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February 11, 2026 at 11:49 AM
QTP with a sword
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QTP with a sword
February 11, 2026 at 11:53 AM
QTP with a sword
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#Febchantment
Technically, absolutely nothing at all. The only things stopping people are time to do stuff, materials to experiment with, and energy! Not everyone can find the opportunity in the world they live in. But that's the trick of it. The world that's been formed...by people.
1/3
Technically, absolutely nothing at all. The only things stopping people are time to do stuff, materials to experiment with, and energy! Not everyone can find the opportunity in the world they live in. But that's the trick of it. The world that's been formed...by people.
1/3
#Febchantment Day 11
What limitations did you put on your magic system to keep it from becoming too OP? Is power in short supply? Do spells take a physical toll on the body?
Note that this is about magic done RIGHT. Day 13 will be about when magic goes horribly wrong!
#writingcommunity #writesky
What limitations did you put on your magic system to keep it from becoming too OP? Is power in short supply? Do spells take a physical toll on the body?
Note that this is about magic done RIGHT. Day 13 will be about when magic goes horribly wrong!
#writingcommunity #writesky
February 11, 2026 at 8:12 AM
#Febchantment
Technically, absolutely nothing at all. The only things stopping people are time to do stuff, materials to experiment with, and energy! Not everyone can find the opportunity in the world they live in. But that's the trick of it. The world that's been formed...by people.
1/3
Technically, absolutely nothing at all. The only things stopping people are time to do stuff, materials to experiment with, and energy! Not everyone can find the opportunity in the world they live in. But that's the trick of it. The world that's been formed...by people.
1/3
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#FebruaryWorldbuilders
Yes, and it must, at all costs. Free will is the bedrock of the material world. Interesting to note: everything that happens to a person remains through reincarnations, little bits may carry over between lives, but nothing that would ever lead to any predetermination.
1/2
Yes, and it must, at all costs. Free will is the bedrock of the material world. Interesting to note: everything that happens to a person remains through reincarnations, little bits may carry over between lives, but nothing that would ever lead to any predetermination.
1/2
#FebruaryWorldbuilders Does free will exist in your world? If you have any kind of prophecy, fortune-telling, soulmates, or destiny in your stories, how are these reconciled along with the idea of free will? Do your characters have any beliefs on the matter?
February 11, 2026 at 8:13 AM
#FebruaryWorldbuilders
Yes, and it must, at all costs. Free will is the bedrock of the material world. Interesting to note: everything that happens to a person remains through reincarnations, little bits may carry over between lives, but nothing that would ever lead to any predetermination.
1/2
Yes, and it must, at all costs. Free will is the bedrock of the material world. Interesting to note: everything that happens to a person remains through reincarnations, little bits may carry over between lives, but nothing that would ever lead to any predetermination.
1/2