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Magicalplaylist @magicalplaylist.bsky.social · 4d

I will eventually finish this portrait of the #starwars #thehighrepublic ladies of the path illustration, but today is not that day. Today, like most days, is for Marda <3

Digital painting of Star War’s Marda Ro. She is a gray skinned Evereni woman with dark black hair pulled into a Gibson-girl style bun. She is wearing a gray silver dress, brown leather belt and a yellow scarf. She is facing the viewer with a slight smile.

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Tessa Gratton @tessagratton.bsky.social · 4d

😍😍😍😭😭😭😍😍😍

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Tessa Gratton @tessagratton.bsky.social · 6d

DEFINITELY

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Tessa Gratton @tessagratton.bsky.social · 6d

me too! thank you!

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Tessa Gratton @tessagratton.bsky.social · 7d

My first Japanese translation!!! I love this art DEEPLY.

Ronja 💜💛 Ry Ki-Sakka's nr 1 fan @fivesronie.bsky.social · 7d

The japanese translation for Pathof Deceit has been announcer along with its covers. Like the other High Republic YA books, the book is being split in 2 parts.
Take a look at these beautiful, stunning art pieces:

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Malinda Lo @malindalo.bsky.social · 8d

This is a very bad ruling for all of us who value the First Amendment.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 9d

the president of the united states wants to use the american military to kill american citizens on american soil. that's the whole story!

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Tessa Gratton @tessagratton.bsky.social · 9d

Thank you!

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Tessa Gratton @tessagratton.bsky.social · 9d

Hi! I wrote Jordana and Xylan, and Justina wrote Vernestra and Avon!

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Tessa Gratton @tessagratton.bsky.social · 15d

My longest running backchannel group is 10 years old this year! HARPIES FOREVER.

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Tessa Gratton @tessagratton.bsky.social · 15d

Tho I guess that just makes QUEENS a fix it where everything is worse first 😅😅😅

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Tessa Gratton @tessagratton.bsky.social · 15d

I hope you enjoy!!! The sequel Lady Hotspur is the real fannish piece! I wrote Queens bc I hate King Lear but I wrote Hotspur bc I love Henry IV/Prince Hal (but make it gay)!

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Jenny Hamilton @readingtheend.bsky.social · 15d

everyone should read Tessa's @fansplaining.bsky.social essay! It's so so so so good and gets deeply into the nitty-gritty of writing original fiction and IP fiction and fanfiction. You will love it.

Tessa Gratton @tessagratton.bsky.social · 15d

Since quotes are going around from @readingtheend.bsky.social's excellent @reactorsff.bsky.social piece today, here's the full essay I wrote last month on fandom, trad publishing, IP, and navigating it all from a more personal perspective:

Fansplaining @fansplaining.bsky.social · Aug 29

"Power doesn’t care about joy. Ultimately, it only cares about value, which means money. Trad publishing loves fanfic right now because it sees dollar signs instead of kudos."

In our new piece, @tessagratton.bsky.social tackles the messy intersections between pro entertainment and fans right now:

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Tessa Gratton @tessagratton.bsky.social · 15d

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Tessa Gratton @tessagratton.bsky.social · 15d

Since quotes are going around from @readingtheend.bsky.social's excellent @reactorsff.bsky.social piece today, here's the full essay I wrote last month on fandom, trad publishing, IP, and navigating it all from a more personal perspective:

Fansplaining @fansplaining.bsky.social · Aug 29

"Power doesn’t care about joy. Ultimately, it only cares about value, which means money. Trad publishing loves fanfic right now because it sees dollar signs instead of kudos."

In our new piece, @tessagratton.bsky.social tackles the messy intersections between pro entertainment and fans right now:

The Fan, the Pro, and the Spaces In Between — Fansplaining

Writing for Star Wars challenges me to interrogate fandom power dynamics—and figure out where I fall in a rapidly shifting landscape.

www.fansplaining.com

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Tessa Gratton @tessagratton.bsky.social · 15d

The ones I'm getting have gotten so MEAN! like recently "A heretic who rewrites magic… but only 16 reviews? Even the Emperor’s laundry list gets more attention!" is the subject line!!! SO RUDE!!!

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Tessa Gratton @tessagratton.bsky.social · 16d

<3 thank you! I was also pretty nervous when it published, but @elizabethminkel.bsky.social was really on point with excellent dev edits.

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Tessa Gratton @tessagratton.bsky.social · 16d

🙌 🙌 🙌

Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 16d

"Feed fanfic into capitalism, and it comes out shaped like capitalism."

@readingtheend.bsky.social dissects the trend pulling fanfiction through the traditional publishing pipeline (and what it means for fandom):

reactormag.com/with-the-ser...

With the Serial Numbers Filed Off: The Problem with Trad Pub Fanfic - Reactor

Jenny Hamilton looks closer at three Dramione fics-turned-novels publishing this year.

reactormag.com

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Tessa Gratton @tessagratton.bsky.social · 16d

I was also coming here to say this!

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Tessa Gratton @tessagratton.bsky.social · 16d

this whole thread just made me so happy but I MUST report that Lady Hotspur technically starts AFTER the battle is over. Immediate aftermath.

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Tessa Gratton @tessagratton.bsky.social · 16d

I read the opening in a pool at a retreat several years ago and started reading parts of it out loud to my very annoyed fellow authors who just wanted to relax. But I was like "THIS LINE! AND NO THIS LINE!"

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Tessa Gratton @tessagratton.bsky.social · 16d

NINEFOX GAMBIT by Yoon Ha Lee

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Christina Orlando @cxorlando.bsky.social · 16d

on this visibility day i just wanna remind all my fellow bi and pan sexuals out there not to listen to the haters - you ARE better than everybody else. being bi/pansexual makes you better and hotter than everybody else. #bivisibilityday

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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 16d

out in paperback today! read the book called "the funniest book about racism you will ever find" 🥰🫡

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A paperback edition of my book PAYAL MEHTA'S ROMANCE REVENGE PLOT sitting on a table outside with lego cherry blossoms behind it.

The book being held open by the lego cherry blossoms so you can see the praise page, which reads:

"payal's journey is less about finding formans oad more about finding a person who likes all of you. Perfect for fans of Never Have / Ever and 20 Things I Hate About You, this novel's witty banter and endearing side characters create a loving ode to teen rom-coms."
BOOKLIST
"A cute romance that explores valuable themes around self-esteem."
-KIRKUS REVIEWS
"Look no further: Here's the funniest book of the year! Payal Mehta's stoy soars with heart, humor, and brilliance while still managing to subvert romantic comedy tropes in surprising ways. I was fist-pumping AND crying in the final pages."
- MARK OSHIRO,
#1 New York Times bestselling author of Into the Light
"Outrageously funny, incisive, and tender. Chhibber's romance is effervescent and effortlessly luminous."
- ROSHANI CHOKSHI,
New York Times bestselling author of The Gilded Wolves
"Chhibber is a hilarious and delightful new voice in YA romance! A smart exploration of friendship, navigating a first crush, and diaspora teens finding their voice. A heartwarming coming-of-age!"
-KAT CHO,
New York Times bestselling author of Once Upon a K-Prom
"Hilariously charming and smartly nuanced, Payal Mehta's Romance Revenge Plot is a refreshingly honest exploration of identity, friendships, microaggressions, and that awkward line between crushes and true love.
A joyful, can't-miss winner!"
-JULIAN WINTERS,
award-winning author of Right Where I Left You
"Payal Mehta's Romance Revenge Plot is love at first crush-him-under-your-heel-Payal-you-deserve-better! Delightfully hilarious and excruciatingly relatable, you know it's a good book when I'm up at two a.m. screaming "KISS THE NERD!" Preeti Chhibber had me in a chokehold, I can't wai for her to do it again."
—ASHLEY POSTON, New York Times bestselling author of The Dead Romantic

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The Star Wars Underworld @theswu.bsky.social · 19d

Check out @eyeoncanon.bsky.social’s exclusive interview with #TheHighRepublic and #TheAcolyte: The Crystal Crown author @tessagratton.bsky.social! 📖🎙️

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