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Julia Kolgriv
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💗💛💙 | she/her | ADHD, SFF reader, fantasy writer, sometimes fencer 🖋️⚔️| 🇧🇬🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
Current WIP: fantasy dark academia
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Tybalt is a big fan of the gay skeleton throw 💀
A black and white cat with big green eyes laying on a grey throw blanket with a pattern of spiderwebs and picture frames
September 17, 2024 at 3:33 PM
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rjbarker.bsky.social
How does worldbuilding work, RJ?.

"I need to know how a sextant works."
*Reads up on it.*
'Well, that's complicated and I am not sure I fully understand."
*Invents own world specific navigation method so no one can call you on it.*

Like that. That's how worldbuilding works.
February 26, 2024 at 10:49 AM
jakolgriv.bsky.social
Absolutely loved From Unseen Fire when I read it earlier this year, highly recommend it to fellow fans of political intrigue in their fantasy 😊
cassmorriswrites.com Cass Morris @cassmorriswrites.com · Sep 16
Oh hey it's #BisexualAwarenessWeek *and* my birthday week, what a great time to buy books from me, a bi author 💗💜💙

linktr.ee/cassrmorris

💙📚 🌈📚 #QueerWriters #WritingCommunity #lgbtqwriters #FantasyBooks #FantasyWriters #BiWeek
Book covers of FROM UNSEEN FIRE, GIVE WAY TO NIGHT, and THE BLOODSTAINED SHADE against a gradiant background shading from blue to purple to pink
September 17, 2024 at 1:00 PM
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timethehobo.bsky.social
When your company isn’t lethal, just dead. #DragonAge #EmmrichVolkarin
September 12, 2024 at 9:46 AM
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andrewhickey.500songs.com
For those who don't know, "all authors" is the operative term here. There has been a concerted effort by TERFs to swarm the SoA in the last couple of years. Their motions lost massively two years ago, but last year they had some success in the actual elections. Vote for competent non-bigots.
julietemckenna.bsky.social Juliet E McKenna @julietemckenna.bsky.social · Sep 9
I urge you to read the candidate statements, and use your vote to elect those writers whom you feel confident will work diligently to protect the professional interests of all authors.
Thank you 😊
September 9, 2024 at 1:14 PM
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colmmmm.bsky.social
Hello lovely people of Bluesky! Nethergate Writers in Dundee are publishing an anthology of SFF short stories on the topic of artificial intelligence. We are currently looking to send the book out for review.

Does anyone have suggestions of where we should send it?
August 28, 2024 at 11:48 AM
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clhellisen.bsky.social
There are no wasted words.

Everything you write is telling you something about this story.

Sometimes it's telling you stuff you need to know for the scaffolding, sometimes it's telling you what path NOT to follow.

Sometimes it's a different story.
August 27, 2024 at 9:01 AM
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To read widely is to pay attention to whether, at minimum, you regularly read outside your genres, forms, and languages of preference, as well as work by writers with whom you do not share identities, communities, cultures, or places. It is often difficult to notice unwanted patterns in reading
August 25, 2024 at 8:23 PM
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annleckie.com
OK so. There is no wrong way to approach worldbuilding. You, the writer, get to choose how to do that.

"Realistic" is not the overarching goal. "Works for the project" and/or "enchants the reader" is the overarching goal. "Serves the story I'm telling" is your specific goal.
August 23, 2024 at 1:08 PM
jakolgriv.bsky.social
Don't mind me, just putting dark academia themed page tabs onto my dark academia manuscript
A set of dark-academia-themed page tabs on top of a printed manuscript in a six-ring binder, with the tabs applied at the top of some pages. The tabs are in muted colours and illustrated with the following images: a dagger, a lit candle, a quill, a rose, a pocket watch and an ink bottle with a quill.
August 15, 2024 at 4:48 PM
jakolgriv.bsky.social
I might be just a touch excited for the next Dragon Age game
Photo of a close up of a TV screen with a countdown to a YouTube video titled "Dragon Age: The Veilguard | Release Date Trailer"
August 15, 2024 at 3:59 PM
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gsfwc.bsky.social
Thank you to all who made our #Gallus launch at Worldcon a sellout! Was a joy to see so many loving Scottish writing - plus Brian M. Milton's homemade Tablet. If you missed it, we've got good news for you.

Firstly, Gallus is now available online at Amazon:
www.amazon.co.uk/GALLUS-Glasg...

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At the Gallus launch on 10th August at Glasgow Worldcon. In the foreground, a full room of people sat at round tables with black tablecloths. At the side of the room, editors Brian M. Milton, E.M. Faulds and Neil Williamson introduce the book in front of a table of copies." title="At the Gallus launch on 10th August at Glasgow Worldcon. In the foreground, a full room of people sat at round tables with black tablecloths. At the side of the room, editors Brian M. Milton, E.M. Faulds and Neil Williamson introduce the book in front of a table of copies. A painted book cover with the main image being a person with long blond hair. They have large bell shaped earrings and one hand up which is tickling the chin of a golden fish. Above the fish is a seagull in flight. A second golden fish is swimming over their left shoulder. They are surrounded in what look to be drapes of cloth in green, scaled red and black night with stars. Bubbles dance around their head. In the top left in a drawn font is the title "Gallus" with a sub-heading of "A Glasgow SF Writers' Circle Anthology" In the top right are two quoted comments. The first by Ken MacLeod reads "... Lives up to its name with swagger and style!" The second by Eliza Chan reads "A joy to read!" Over the person's chest is the text in white "Hal Duncan, Cameron Jonston, Ruth EJ Booth And Many More..." and "Edited by E. M. Faulds, Brian M. Milton & Neil Williamson"
August 13, 2024 at 6:30 PM
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gsfwc.bsky.social
#Gallus is officially a sellout! Thank you, you Gallus lot! Limited copies will be available on the NewCon Press table or you can wait for our wider release later this month.

OR, we're holding another launch in Glasgow at Waterstones Argyle ST! #Glasgow2024

www.waterstones.com/events/glasg...
Glasgow Science Fiction Writers Circle celebrates Gallus | Events at Waterstones Bookshops | Waterstones
Events at Waterstones get you closer to the books and authors you admire most. Find information and tickets about Glasgow Science Fiction Writers Circle celebrates Gallus today.
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August 9, 2024 at 4:13 PM
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bethkesh.bsky.social
If you're looking for a casual, cosy read today, here's a little thing I wrote a while back for my Ko-Fi. Free little bit of community magic to read for all!
ko-fi.com/post/The-Cir...
The Circle Opens
E.M. Faulds writer published a post on Ko-fi
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August 6, 2024 at 10:07 AM
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clhellisen.bsky.social
A reminder of where to find me over #Glasgow2024

(Reposted so I'm not time travelling)
CL Hellisen WorldCon Glasgow Schedule Thursday, 8 August, 19:00 Using All Senses to Deepen and Enrich Your Writing An interactive workshop on how to use your senses to enrich your writing. Friday, 9 August, 13:00 Playing With Gender and Gender Expectations in SFF Panel considering the ways that authors have used the freedoms and limitations of speculative fiction to explore the space of gender and expand on the boundaries around gender expectations. Monday, 12 August, 13:00 Writing Future Scotland Panel exploring Scotland as a specific setting for stories and how the nation's ambitions and characteristics are played out in a far, and not so far, future.
August 6, 2024 at 12:04 PM
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gsfwc.bsky.social
It's Worldcon week! Workshop sign-ups start today, so don't forget that our E.M. Faulds and T.H. Dray are running a Reading Aloud workshop 16:00 on Saturday.

Sign-ups at the members portal or the programme!

#Worldcon #Glasgow2024 @glasgow2024.bsky.social @thdray.bsky.social @bethkesh.bsky.social
gsfwc.bsky.social Glasgow SF Writers' Circle @gsfwc.bsky.social · Jul 31
Worldcon is back in Glasgow! SF takes over the SEC next week, and your GSFWC pals wouldn't miss it.

We're launching our Gallus Anthology on Friday at 16:00 (Argyll 3), where you can get your copy before everyone else!

Plus we're on over 40 items across the weekend! (1/?)

@glasgow2024.bsky.social
Glasgow SF Writers' Circle
Worldcon is back in Glasgow! SF takes over the SEC next week - and your GSFWC pals wouldn't miss it. Not only will we be launching our new anthology Gallus on Friday 9th August, we'll be on events.....
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August 6, 2024 at 11:01 AM
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Worldcon is upon us, and with it the launch of the Gallus anthology by @gsfwc.bsky.social on Friday! I typed up a wee post to memorialise my excitement at having my first short story published in such good company. #Worldcon #Glasgow2024
sophiebcharlotte.wordpress.com/2024/08/06/a...
A Week of Firsts
A few exciting Firsts are in my calendar this week: I’ll be attending my first Worldcon in Glasgow, and on Friday there’s the launch party for the Glasgow SF Writers’ Circle’s new anthology Gallus, wh...
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August 6, 2024 at 1:26 PM
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gsfwc.bsky.social
Worldcon is back in Glasgow! SF takes over the SEC next week, and your GSFWC pals wouldn't miss it.

We're launching our Gallus Anthology on Friday at 16:00 (Argyll 3), where you can get your copy before everyone else!

Plus we're on over 40 items across the weekend! (1/?)

@glasgow2024.bsky.social
Glasgow SF Writers' Circle
Worldcon is back in Glasgow! SF takes over the SEC next week - and your GSFWC pals wouldn't miss it. Not only will we be launching our new anthology Gallus on Friday 9th August, we'll be on events.....
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July 31, 2024 at 2:28 PM
jakolgriv.bsky.social
This is Tybalt. Tybalt ate a piece of ribbon for lunch and had to spend the afternoon at the vet.

Tybalt has no regrets.
A photo of the head and front paws of a black and white cat laying on a white carpet with black and grey speckles. The cat is looking past the camera.
July 22, 2024 at 3:45 PM
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jelenawrites.bsky.social
Ghost Apparent is on NetGalley!
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Ghost Apparent
NetGalley helps publishers and authors promote digital review copies to book advocates and industry professionals. Publishers make digital review copies and audiobooks available for the NetGalley comm...
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July 19, 2024 at 11:28 AM
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gsfwc.bsky.social
Announcing Gallus! Our new anthology launches at Glasgow #Worldcon this August. The cover by Jenni Coutts -- her take on the legend of St Mungo -- is as gallus as the tales within!

For more #Gallus, head to
gsfwc.wordpress.com/2024/07/02/g...

@glasgow2024.bsky.social @jennicoutts.bsky.social
A painted book cover with the main image being a person with long blond hair. They have large bell shaped earrings and one hand up which is tickling the chin of a golden fish. Above the fish is a seagull in flight. A second golden fish is swimming over their left shoulder. They are surrounded in what look to be drapes of cloth in green, scaled red and black night with stars. Bubbles dance around their head. In the top left in a drawn font is the title "Gallus" with a sub-heading of "A Glasgow SF Writers' Circle Anthology" In the top right are two quoted comments. The first by Ken MacLeod reads "... Lives up to its name with swagger and style!" The second by Eliza Chan reads "A joy to read!" Over the person's chest is the text in white "Hal Duncan, Cameron Jonston, Ruth EJ Booth And Many More..." and "Edited by E. M. Faulds, Brian M. Milton & Neil Williamson" A painted image. The drapes of cloth continue across the image with starry sky above and green below, developing into landscape.In the upper section is another golden fish. Below this is a swath of sky with a moon and buildings resembling the Finnieston Crane, the Hydro Auditorium and other buildings in the area of the Scottish Exhibition Campus. Below this is a green area with the statue of the Duke of Wellington, a black statue of a man on horseback with an orange and white traffic cone on his head. There is a sense of motion to the horse. Alongside is a gull and trees. On the left are the artists initials in a box: JMC. Over this is white text: Gallus Scots, adj. Bold, daring or high-spirited It's the spirit of Glasgow, and the well that has fueled the pens of the Glasgow SF Writers' Circle for almost forty years. This anthology is a snapshot of the Circle today. 25 fantastical stories spanning a spectrum of genres and interests from Scottish myth to the far reaches of the galaxy.
July 2, 2024 at 6:00 PM
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kjcharleswriter.com
Imagine having the opportunity to live exactly as you please for the rest of your life, anything you want to do. You could have cocktails and sunsets on the Indian Ocean every night. And instead you go for 'picking on marginalised people and squabbling on Twitter'.
June 25, 2024 at 9:53 AM
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holboldoart.bsky.social
The Crows Who Watch the Dawn by the Stones

Happy solstice everyone!! Go make friends with your nearest crow 🐦‍⬛
A sunrise landscape. A dawn sun is in the upper centre of the frame with an orange sky, lighting a misty meadow of white flowers. In the midst stand tall, pointed ancient stones. Infront of the stones stand the silhouettes of tall humanoid figures with crow heads, each with a glowing eye. The middle of these carries a long pollaxe in its hands. Each of the other crows (two to each side) look up towards the middle cross, and hold various items such as a book, a censer, and daggers.
June 20, 2024 at 9:10 PM
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robincmduncan.bsky.social
My 3rd novel, #quirkandmoth 's latest planet-hopping investigation, The Rigel Redemption is published today! Things get really personal this time, personal and DEADLY!

Thank you again to everyone for your support. I'm now going to watch football (soccer) for 4 weeks :)

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The Rigel Redemption: A Science Fiction Mystery (Quirk & Moth Book 3) eBook : Duncan, Robin C. M.: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
The Rigel Redemption: A Science Fiction Mystery (Quirk & Moth Book 3) eBook : Duncan, Robin C. M.: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
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June 18, 2024 at 9:34 AM