Bill Blume
@billblume.bsky.social
Writer of fantasy for YA & Adults. My new novel TO HELL AND BACK comes out 1/20/26 and is available for preorder!
I advocate punching nazis.
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I advocate punching nazis.
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Bill Blume
@billblume.bsky.social
· Jan 15
An “If you like…” reading guide for my books:
Blue Eye Samurai & Star Wars ➡️ WEST OF APOCALYPSE
X-Men & Mission: Impossible ➡️ THE DRAGON SPY
Buffy, the Vampire Slayer ➡️ GIDION’S HUNT & GIDION’S BLOOD
Wheel of Time & Sharpe’s Eagle ➡️ THE COLD SHOULDER
www.billblume.net/books #AmReading #Booksky
Blue Eye Samurai & Star Wars ➡️ WEST OF APOCALYPSE
X-Men & Mission: Impossible ➡️ THE DRAGON SPY
Buffy, the Vampire Slayer ➡️ GIDION’S HUNT & GIDION’S BLOOD
Wheel of Time & Sharpe’s Eagle ➡️ THE COLD SHOULDER
www.billblume.net/books #AmReading #Booksky
What does it mean to be a “winner” when you’re a writer? Yesterday’s Local Author Book Fair put that into some perspective for me.
open.substack.com/pub/authorbi... #Writersky #Booksky
open.substack.com/pub/authorbi... #Writersky #Booksky
What Does Winning Look Like?
Getting Realistic in How We Define Success as an Author
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November 17, 2025 at 2:26 AM
What does it mean to be a “winner” when you’re a writer? Yesterday’s Local Author Book Fair put that into some perspective for me.
open.substack.com/pub/authorbi... #Writersky #Booksky
open.substack.com/pub/authorbi... #Writersky #Booksky
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Bingo. Corporate welfare is the real welfare you should be talking about.
November 16, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Bingo. Corporate welfare is the real welfare you should be talking about.
N.K. Jemisin is my favorite author, without question. One of those authors who always pushes themselves to do something new, and I love that.
✨ Please join SFWA in celebrating the announcement of our latest Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award: N. K. Jemisin. ✨
Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done:
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...
Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done:
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...
November 17, 2025 at 2:20 AM
N.K. Jemisin is my favorite author, without question. One of those authors who always pushes themselves to do something new, and I love that.
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✨ Please join SFWA in celebrating the announcement of our latest Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award: N. K. Jemisin. ✨
Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done:
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...
Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done:
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...
November 16, 2025 at 9:47 PM
✨ Please join SFWA in celebrating the announcement of our latest Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award: N. K. Jemisin. ✨
Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done:
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...
Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done:
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...
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And if you want to read a holistic analysis of what physics is and could be, socially and politically, grab a copy of my first book, which won many accolades www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/chand...
The Disordered Cosmos
www.hachettebookgroup.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:44 PM
And if you want to read a holistic analysis of what physics is and could be, socially and politically, grab a copy of my first book, which won many accolades www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/chand...
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Anyway, if you want to support my work, consider preordering my next book
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/746817...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/746817...
The Edge of Space-Time by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein: 9780593701683 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
A fresh, charming, socially conscious tour of the mysteries of space-time, from the award-winning author of The Disordered Cosmos In her highly acclaimed debut, distinguished cosmologist and particle...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Anyway, if you want to support my work, consider preordering my next book
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/746817...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/746817...
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Bsky hasn’t heard the story about the time that I was giving a virtual colloquium to the Aspen Center for Physics in September 2020 and Lawrence Krauss, Geoff Marcy, Christian Ott all attended as a group
ACP now has a policy that would prevent this from happening, because of that incident 🔭
ACP now has a policy that would prevent this from happening, because of that incident 🔭
November 16, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Bsky hasn’t heard the story about the time that I was giving a virtual colloquium to the Aspen Center for Physics in September 2020 and Lawrence Krauss, Geoff Marcy, Christian Ott all attended as a group
ACP now has a policy that would prevent this from happening, because of that incident 🔭
ACP now has a policy that would prevent this from happening, because of that incident 🔭
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Exactly one woman has won the Booker in the past six years www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
November 16, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Exactly one woman has won the Booker in the past six years www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Another great indie bookstore in Worcester, MA is Root and Press Coffee and Books! They've got delicious coffee and an excellent cafe. You can enjoy while browsing their incredible selection of books.
Check them out online at rootandpress.com
#worcester #mass #indiebookstore #booksky
Check them out online at rootandpress.com
#worcester #mass #indiebookstore #booksky
Root and Press Coffee and Books in Worcester, MA - Exploring Independent Bookstores
YouTube video by Halliday In The Books
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November 16, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Another great indie bookstore in Worcester, MA is Root and Press Coffee and Books! They've got delicious coffee and an excellent cafe. You can enjoy while browsing their incredible selection of books.
Check them out online at rootandpress.com
#worcester #mass #indiebookstore #booksky
Check them out online at rootandpress.com
#worcester #mass #indiebookstore #booksky
Listening to BRIGANDS & BREADKNIVES, and @travisbaldree.bsky.social does a great job creating believable & loveable characters in fantastic settings. I was anxious going into this installment with Fern as the main character instead of Viv, but Fern & all the new characters have me hooked. #Booksky
November 16, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Listening to BRIGANDS & BREADKNIVES, and @travisbaldree.bsky.social does a great job creating believable & loveable characters in fantastic settings. I was anxious going into this installment with Fern as the main character instead of Viv, but Fern & all the new characters have me hooked. #Booksky
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Congratulations on the Honorable Mention! 🎉 WEST OF APOCALYPSE sounds amazing! So excited to see indie SFF getting the recognition it deserves! Keep shining! ✨📚 #IndieAuthors #SFF
This is so cool! My novel WEST OF APOCALYPSE got an Honorable Mention in P.L. Stuart’s Top Indie SFF Books for 2025! There are some fantastic books in this list, so I’m thrilled to be among them. Thanks, @plstuart-author.bsky.social! #Booksky
P.L’S TOP INDIE & TOP TRAD SFF BOOKS FOR 2025!!
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November 15, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Congratulations on the Honorable Mention! 🎉 WEST OF APOCALYPSE sounds amazing! So excited to see indie SFF getting the recognition it deserves! Keep shining! ✨📚 #IndieAuthors #SFF
This is so cool! My novel WEST OF APOCALYPSE got an Honorable Mention in P.L. Stuart’s Top Indie SFF Books for 2025! There are some fantastic books in this list, so I’m thrilled to be among them. Thanks, @plstuart-author.bsky.social! #Booksky
P.L’S TOP INDIE & TOP TRAD SFF BOOKS FOR 2025!!
***Authors on the lists tagged in the comments***
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P.L’s TOP INDIE & TOP TRAD SFF BOOKS FOR 2025
This is the post where I note the top Indie/Self-Published, and the top Traditionally-Published (Small Press/Big Five Trad & Imprints) books for Sci-Fi &am
beforewegoblog.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:48 PM
This is so cool! My novel WEST OF APOCALYPSE got an Honorable Mention in P.L. Stuart’s Top Indie SFF Books for 2025! There are some fantastic books in this list, so I’m thrilled to be among them. Thanks, @plstuart-author.bsky.social! #Booksky
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P.L’S TOP INDIE & TOP TRAD SFF BOOKS FOR 2025!!
***Authors on the lists tagged in the comments***
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P.L’s TOP INDIE & TOP TRAD SFF BOOKS FOR 2025
This is the post where I note the top Indie/Self-Published, and the top Traditionally-Published (Small Press/Big Five Trad & Imprints) books for Sci-Fi &am
beforewegoblog.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:18 PM
P.L’S TOP INDIE & TOP TRAD SFF BOOKS FOR 2025!!
***Authors on the lists tagged in the comments***
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See what I plan to read from the indie/self-pub/small press published side of the SFF writing world, in the upcoming year - 2026!
Authors mentioned in the comments!
www.youtube.com/live/opikk4V...
Authors mentioned in the comments!
www.youtube.com/live/opikk4V...
P.L.'s Indie/Small Press Book Physical TBR for 2026
YouTube video by The Drowned Kingdom Saga
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November 14, 2025 at 2:59 AM
See what I plan to read from the indie/self-pub/small press published side of the SFF writing world, in the upcoming year - 2026!
Authors mentioned in the comments!
www.youtube.com/live/opikk4V...
Authors mentioned in the comments!
www.youtube.com/live/opikk4V...
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Me running errands, stopping into a furniture store:
Me: I like this table. It's about the right size.
Store person: Great!
Me: Can I try it out?
Them: Sure, here's a--
*flips table*
Perfect. I'll take 2348792347 of them please.
Me: I like this table. It's about the right size.
Store person: Great!
Me: Can I try it out?
Them: Sure, here's a--
*flips table*
Perfect. I'll take 2348792347 of them please.
November 13, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Me running errands, stopping into a furniture store:
Me: I like this table. It's about the right size.
Store person: Great!
Me: Can I try it out?
Them: Sure, here's a--
*flips table*
Perfect. I'll take 2348792347 of them please.
Me: I like this table. It's about the right size.
Store person: Great!
Me: Can I try it out?
Them: Sure, here's a--
*flips table*
Perfect. I'll take 2348792347 of them please.
One of my theories about #writing is about the idea that evil villains need a reason to be that way, that the notion some people are evil and simply are that way is unrealistic. I think it is realistic, but it’s too uncomfortable for many of us. We want evil to be explainable, and I think… (1/2)
November 13, 2025 at 8:15 PM
One of my theories about #writing is about the idea that evil villains need a reason to be that way, that the notion some people are evil and simply are that way is unrealistic. I think it is realistic, but it’s too uncomfortable for many of us. We want evil to be explainable, and I think… (1/2)
How do even 45% of republicans think trump is doing fine with the Epstein Case??? I honestly think these people would swallow cyanide if he told them to. It really is a cult.
Harry Enten: "Nobody is buying what Trump is selling on Epstein. His net approval on it is an absolutely dreadful -39 pts... Far worse than any other major issue.
It isn't improving over time.
Even among the GOP, just 45% (!) approve of the job the Trump admin is doing on the Epstein case."
It isn't improving over time.
Even among the GOP, just 45% (!) approve of the job the Trump admin is doing on the Epstein case."
November 13, 2025 at 5:35 PM
How do even 45% of republicans think trump is doing fine with the Epstein Case??? I honestly think these people would swallow cyanide if he told them to. It really is a cult.
😹😹😹 Just started BRIGANDS & BREADKNIVES while on a break at work, and the opening line had me laughing by out loud (we’re talking a full on snort laugh). @travisbaldree.bsky.social making good on the promise of F-bombs. #Booksky
November 13, 2025 at 2:40 PM
😹😹😹 Just started BRIGANDS & BREADKNIVES while on a break at work, and the opening line had me laughing by out loud (we’re talking a full on snort laugh). @travisbaldree.bsky.social making good on the promise of F-bombs. #Booksky
Jeez, sounds like ICE should stop wearing masks and have uniforms that actually identify them as who they are instead of running around like an obese gang of trump supporters. Radical notion, right?!
November 11, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Jeez, sounds like ICE should stop wearing masks and have uniforms that actually identify them as who they are instead of running around like an obese gang of trump supporters. Radical notion, right?!
November 11, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Today is the last day to vote for me and THE DRAGON SPY in the Indieverse Awards. My book and I are nominated in six categories!
www.indieverseawards.com/voting
#Booksky #Writersky
www.indieverseawards.com/voting
#Booksky #Writersky
November 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Today is the last day to vote for me and THE DRAGON SPY in the Indieverse Awards. My book and I are nominated in six categories!
www.indieverseawards.com/voting
#Booksky #Writersky
www.indieverseawards.com/voting
#Booksky #Writersky
Sheri & I are at a writers retreat with some of our best friends. This evening, I finished the rough draft for my next story for @audiomazes.bsky.social. “The Writer’s Block” comes out next year. It’s a cozy urban fantasy in the spirit of LEGENDS & LATTES by @travisbaldree.bsky.social. #writersky
November 10, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Sheri & I are at a writers retreat with some of our best friends. This evening, I finished the rough draft for my next story for @audiomazes.bsky.social. “The Writer’s Block” comes out next year. It’s a cozy urban fantasy in the spirit of LEGENDS & LATTES by @travisbaldree.bsky.social. #writersky
96% of black women voters chose Spanberger over Earle-Sears. As excited as I am about last night’s results in Virginia (what a night!), the rest of us need to quit putting the weight of saving our democracy on Black women. Time and again, they do the homework and show up when the rest of us don’t.
November 5, 2025 at 2:18 PM
96% of black women voters chose Spanberger over Earle-Sears. As excited as I am about last night’s results in Virginia (what a night!), the rest of us need to quit putting the weight of saving our democracy on Black women. Time and again, they do the homework and show up when the rest of us don’t.
Holy crap, Virginia! We did it!!! We got all three major races!!! @abigailspanberger.com @senatorhashmi.bsky.social & @jonesjay.bsky.social all won! #ElectionNight
November 5, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Holy crap, Virginia! We did it!!! We got all three major races!!! @abigailspanberger.com @senatorhashmi.bsky.social & @jonesjay.bsky.social all won! #ElectionNight