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Lorraine Wilson

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Author, biologist, cat herder | BFA & SoA winner, Kavya & Saltire Awards SL | THE SALT ORACLE coming 06/11/25 https://geni.us/saltorac | rep Julie Gourinchas | she/her http://linktr.ee/raine_clouds

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Lorraine Wilson @rainewilson.bsky.social · 13d

🌊IT'S PRE ORDER GIVEAWAY TIME!!🌊
It's 6 weeks til THE SALT ORACLE is unleashed!

To celebrate, anyone who sends proof of a pre order will be in with a chance of winning 1 of 10 sets of these gorgeous oracle cards & a signed bookplate!

geni.us/saltorac
@solarisbooks.bsky.social

graphic with the book THE SALT ORACLE, & a heading saying '6 weeks to publication' against an oceanic backdrop taken from the book cover art (by Sam Gretton)

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Lorraine Wilson @rainewilson.bsky.social · 1d

I just read this & it was such a good article! Thank you for writing it 🖤

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Lorraine Wilson @rainewilson.bsky.social · 1d

You may not change her mind, but you've shown her that those views aren't universal & some people will think less of her for holding them. De-normalising racism is a powerful thing, thank you for speaking up, I know how much it costs to do so 🫂

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Alexandra Rowland @alexandrarowland.bsky.social · 2d

There's a lot of received wisdom about what motivates readers to preorder, but I've been wondering if cold hard data can back that up -- so I'm doing SCIENCE!

Got ~20 minutes to do a survey on your preorder habits (or non-habits)? forms.gle/RhfegAyrAWcM...
Please signal boost for sample size! 📖✨

Reader Survey: What Drives Preorders?

Hello, and thank you for taking the time to participate in this survey! As an author, I've heard a lot of “received wisdom” about how preorders work for readers, what motivates someone to preorder, an...

forms.gle

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Lorraine Wilson @rainewilson.bsky.social · 2d

How did I not know about Aliya's fungi book!? 😍🍄

Lorraine Wilson @rainewilson.bsky.social · 2d

I will be there, eating cakes and revelling in the celebration of this truly splendid book! Please, for my sake, come and make sure I don't eat *all* the cakes.

Stew Hotston (he/him) @stewarthotston.com · 2d

Project Hanuman has its launch at @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social two weeks before it's in shops. There will be cake, wine and merch. 2pm on the Friday of the convention (31st October).

I'm petrified of launching this thing alone so please come along and eat my cakes

There may also be special guest

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Lorraine Wilson @rainewilson.bsky.social · 3d

Sam's covers are so gorgeous 🤩

Solaris Books @solarisbooks.bsky.social · 3d

Out next month (with a beautiful new paperback cover by our very own Sam Gretton!): @rainewilson.bsky.social 's BSFA Longlisted WE ARE ALL GHOSTS IN THE FOREST!

"Haunting, heartwarming, and brimming with hope" @lavanya.bsky.social

Preorder: geni.us/weallghostsPB

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Lorraine Wilson @rainewilson.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you for your fab chairing! 🤗

Lorraine Wilson @rainewilson.bsky.social · 4d

This was such an interesting chat though I did have to confess to being a big fearty and not having a 130yr old demonic cat...

David Green @davidgreenwriter.bsky.social · 4d

Great panel with @rainewilson.bsky.social, @suyidavies.com and Marko Hautala, moderated by @laurenwrites.bsky.social: Dark Fantasy vs Horror.

No fighting yet, but excellent discussion on another @britfantasysoc.bsky.social online day 🙌

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Lorraine Wilson @rainewilson.bsky.social · 4d

I'm just as bad I think I just hid them better 😆

Lorraine Wilson @rainewilson.bsky.social · 5d

a very tasty one!

Lorraine Wilson @rainewilson.bsky.social · 5d

All my author chats were full of 'but what flavour would *my* book be' so this is perfect 😂

Lorraine Wilson @rainewilson.bsky.social · 5d

Thank you! I'm celebrating with tea, ofc

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Lorraine Wilson @rainewilson.bsky.social · 5d

Oh yes, I like this!

Lorraine Wilson @rainewilson.bsky.social · 5d

😂 excellent non-mayonnaise book flavour options in this thread, including an absolute essential for Ghosts and The Salt Oracle... 👇🏽

Solaris Books @solarisbooks.bsky.social · 5d

Time for some #FridayFun!

In honour of #thegarlicbook - aka Jennifer L. Armentrout’s partnership with Hellmanns Garlic Aoli on a garlic ink version of THE PRIMAL OF BLOOD AND BONE - welcome to... Solaris Feasts!

We can't afford garlic ink, but, we've drawn up a menu for some of our titles...

#Friday Fun Welcome to Solaris Feasts. *Please note, we're an indie and we can't afford garlic ink.

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Lorraine Wilson @rainewilson.bsky.social · 5d

Much of my writing life is about pacing myself & resting so's the body doesn't crash. Which often feels frustratingly slow.

But today I finished a draft. Making it 2 completed drafts and 3 edited books this year.

Slow progress, paced progress, and rest all help get you where you're going 💪

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Lorraine Wilson @rainewilson.bsky.social · 5d

Seconding this rec. @stewarthotston.com has done something special.
Also Under The Eye Of The Big Bird by Hiromi Kawakami, and perhaps Immaculate Conception by Ling Ling Huang?

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Lorraine Wilson @rainewilson.bsky.social · 5d

Oh I'm glad it's done. Wishing you a smooth recovery 🫂

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Lorraine Wilson @rainewilson.bsky.social · 6d

Ohhhh that's good news! Thank you for finding that!

Lorraine Wilson @rainewilson.bsky.social · 6d

Question for folks who understand the Anthropic settlement - for the many of us whose books were in the database but not the claimant list because of lack of US copyright - does Anthropic still have to remove our books from their model? Or are they only deleting the claimant books?

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 6d

In other news, Kemi Badenoch's party has taken at least £7 million in donations from funders and directors of climate change denial lobby groups bylinetimes.com/2025/03/18/k...

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elia ayoub 🌱 @ayoub.bsky.social · 6d

Pay attention to the language that will be used by much of the media.

The Global Sumud Flotilla never entered Israeli waters.

They are in international waters attempting to reach Palestinian waters.

Israel is once again breaking international law

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Lorraine Wilson @rainewilson.bsky.social · 6d

I'm so sorry no one spoke up, Stew. Because yeah, allyship is doing the thing when it's uncomfortable not just when it's easy.
Sending hugs & fury

Lorraine Wilson @rainewilson.bsky.social · 7d

ugh evil fibro, I'm sorry. Hope it gets a grip on itself asap 🫂

Lorraine Wilson @rainewilson.bsky.social · 8d

An agent's take on the 'sales track' issue, echoing (*slightly* less collectedly lol) the Walrus article the other day.

open.substack.com/pub/jennasat...

The Biggest Publishing Industry Gaslighting Happening Right Now

On the dreaded 'track record,' fake publisher math, and overemphasis on name

open.substack.com

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Lorraine Wilson @rainewilson.bsky.social · 9d

Come join us! Look at all these delicious authors!

British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 9d

We've got all this going on this Saturday, 10am to 6:30pm. Join us for 'Something Monstrous'!

tinyurl.com/bfsmonster

@shonak.bsky.social @susiewilliamson.bsky.social @alethearlyons.bsky.social @p-dalton.bsky.social @jelliottcoleman.bsky.social

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