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Reach Your Apex @reachyourapex.bsky.social · 7h

Yes! Just reply to any of the emails you've gotten from Reach Your Apex and tell me you'd like the MP4 and the title(s) of the drabble(s). I'll provide you a download link.

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Reach Your Apex @reachyourapex.bsky.social · 7h

Thank *you* !

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Dead Languages Podcast @deadlanguagespod.bsky.social · 17h

We're joined by @kaidelmas.bsky.social this week! Listen in as Kai tears us apart in this Live Editing session!

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Episode 129: Live Editing! (with Kai Delmas)

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Lavie Tidhar @lavietidhar.bsky.social · 2d

I'm running this somewhat non-traditional workshop on the 18th, on conceptualising and putting together pitches, from the one-pager to a full pitch deck (structure, beats, characters). It's not what you usually get in creative writing classes but I personally find it immensely useful!

From Logline to Pitch Deck: Sell Your Vision - REACH YOUR APEX

Join Lavie Tidhar, award-winning author, as he takes you through the stages of developing a literary manuscript into a professional media pitch. Using specific industry examples including his own, Lav...

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Reach Your Apex @reachyourapex.bsky.social · 14h

Editors and first readers consistently tell us the opening of your story is where the first rejection decision happens.

In this workshop excerpt, RYA instructor and award-winning author, Lavie Tidhar, gives his advice on beginnings.

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#authors #writersworkshop

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Reach Your Apex @reachyourapex.bsky.social · 16h

Today's community drabble is, "School Trip" by Hannya Kay. The theme was "escape."

Find Hannya Kay at X @Hannya_Kay / BlueSky @HannyaKay.bsky.social

Care to drabble with us? Join the fun at reachyourapex.com/drbl

#authors #drabble #writingprompts

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Dawn Vogel @historyneverwas.bsky.social · 18h

My review of Redundancies and Potentials by @domsdickey.bsky.social from @neonhemlock.bsky.social ! historythatneverwas.com/2025/10/08/r...

History That Never Was » Review of Redundancies and Potentials by Dominque Dickey

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Haven Spec Magazine @havenspec.bsky.social · 18h

ICYMI, we're open to submissions by authors of historically marginalized backgrounds for this entire month!

We want to read more works by Black writers, Indigenous writers, disabled writers, gay and lesbian and trans writers, and other folks whose voices must be heard!

www.havenspec.com/submit/

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🌈 Hailey Piper 🌈 @haileypiperfights.bsky.social · 19h

It's Lesbian Visibility Day, and I see that Bookshop is having FREE SHIPPING until the day's over, so it's clearly time for some lesbian horror 🌈😈

bookshop.org/beta-search?...

Showing the following Hailey Piper book covers: A Game in Yellow, Queen of Teeth, A Light Most Hateful, Teenage Girls Can Be Demons, The Ghostlands of Natalie Glasgow
Around a banner that says free shipping

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Jason Sanford @jasonsanford.bsky.social · 1d

Exciting news! My novel Plague Birds, which was a finalist for the Nebula & Philip K. Dick Awards, will be rereleased by Apex Books @apexmag.bsky.social in an new edition with extra content in June 2026. And a sequel will be published by Apex in Oct. 2026. 1/
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Cover of Plague Birds by Jason Sanford, which was a finalist for the Nebula and Philip K. Dick Awards.

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Reach Your Apex @reachyourapex.bsky.social · 1d

Lavie Tidhar has been nominated or won literary awards over 56 times to date. Lucky for us, he's also an RYA instructor. In this free workshop excerpt, he talks about how to begin a story.

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#authors #writersworkshop

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Reach Your Apex @reachyourapex.bsky.social · 1d

Today's community drabble is, "When Binding Broke" by Dakria. The theme was "escape."

Find Dakria at dakria.de/

Care to drabble with us? Join the fun at reachyourapex.com/drbl

#authors #drabble #writingprompts

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Reach Your Apex @reachyourapex.bsky.social · 2d

Free video: award-winning author and RYA instructor, Lavie Tidhar talks about how to begin your story. Spoiler, it doesn't have to start with a bang.

reachyourapex.com/how-to-start...

#authors #writersworkshop

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Reach Your Apex @reachyourapex.bsky.social · 2d

Today's community drabble is, "Fraternity" by Jarune Uwujaren. The theme was "crash."

Care to drabble with us? Join the fun at reachyourapex.com/drbl

#authors #drabble #writingprompts

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Reach Your Apex @reachyourapex.bsky.social · 3d

Award-winning author and RYA instructor talks about how to begin your story in this workshop video excerpt.

How To Start Your Story - Lavie Tidhar - REACH YOUR APEX

This video clip is an excerpt from one of award-winning author Lavie Tidhar’s workshops for Reach Your Apex. During the Q&A section, a member of the class asked Lavie about how he likes to start his…

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Reach Your Apex @reachyourapex.bsky.social · 3d

- Methodically develop an idea into components and a marketable IP
- Study loglines, taglines, synopses and character sheets
- Put together your idea, from one-pager to full treatment
- Effectively shop your work to producers, agents and publishers
- Conceptualize new work

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Apex Magazine (is funding for 2026!) 🎉 @apexmag.bsky.social · 5d

25% THERE!! 🍾🎉 That means we're only 5% away from opening to NONFICTION SUBMISSIONS for the first time EVER! Thank you all so much for your support 💜👽

🌙🐄 Come fly to the moon with us! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

A cow is lifted into space by a UFO tractor beam. Two little ghost friends are following. The cow's thought bubble reads, "$5,140!"

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Erik Grove @erikgrove.com · 5d

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Apex Magazine (is funding for 2026!) 🎉 @apexmag.bsky.social · 5d

Free yourself from the Canva mines ⛏️🖼️

We're offering a totally new product only on our Kickstarter through the month of October: an author graphics bundle of fully customizable Canva templates for speculative fiction authors! 🎨 check below for details! ⬇️

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say hello to our newest product...

Social media templates for speculative fiction authors! Are you an author sick of social media marketing? Let us handle some of it for you!

Currently available only on Kickstarter!

6 Genres - 40 templates each!

Classic Horror, Ecofiction, Cozy Horror, Fantasy, Gothic Romance, Sci-Fi

Everything you need for a full book marketing campaign

Cover Reveals, Snippets, Mockups, Special Announcements, Event Appearances, and More! Available in both 9:16 and 1:1 ratios!

Simply grab and go...or customize everything!

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Reach Your Apex @reachyourapex.bsky.social · 4d

Want to:

- conceptualize new work
- shop work to film and tv producers
- help your publisher market your book or sell it in-house / to sales reps
- pitch a new project to publishers (i.e. anthologies, non-fiction books)?

Join Lavie Tidhar on Saturday, 10/18 - reachyourapex.com/pkg

#authors

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buy my book @nmamatas.bsky.social · 4d

You can now download DISEASE OF FINITUDE, a zine of microfictions riffing on the work of David Cronenberg, here:

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DISEASE OF FINITUDE!

Digital Zine.

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Reach Your Apex @reachyourapex.bsky.social · 4d

Today's community drabble is, "Chernihiv Gubernia, October 9, 1905" by Rachael Rosenberg. The theme was "crash."

Care to drabble with us? Join the fun at reachyourapex.com/drbl

#authors #drabble #writingprompts

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Reach Your Apex @reachyourapex.bsky.social · 5d

In this talk, RYA instructor and award-winning author, Lavie Tidhar, talks about his (often controversial) alternate histories.

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Lavie's workshop, From Tag Line to Pitch Deck: Packaging Your Story for Multiple Markets, is happening October 18 - reachyourapex.com/pkg

Middle Eastern Sci-Fi Conference Day 2 Part Two: In Translation Panel with Lavie Tidhar

Middle Eastern Sci Fi in Translation Panel, Day 2 of 3: November 2nd 2024 Lavie Tidhar, Writer The Middle Eastern Science Fiction in Translation Conference is co-funded by the University of Arizona…

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Reach Your Apex @reachyourapex.bsky.social · 5d

Today's community drabble is, "Extraterrestrial Contact" by Aidan MS. The theme was "crash."

Care to drabble with us? Join the fun at reachyourapex.com/drbl

#authors #drabble #writingprompts

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Apex Magazine (is funding for 2026!) 🎉 @apexmag.bsky.social · 6d

Want to send us a story this month? Stand out from the slush with Apex Magazine Editor-in-Chief Lesley's Rules! ✍️✔️ We're looking for stories that blur sci-fi and fantasy, with that iconic dark Apex edge.

Ready to submit? Visit our submission portal here: apexbookcompany.moksha.io/.../apex.../...

LESLEY'S RULES:

If you can take the speculative element out of the story, and the story doesn’t change, the speculative element isn’t strong enough.

If the main character isn’t pushing the plot forward - ie, if the story would basically go on exactly the same whether or not they were there - pass.

Beyond these, I hesitate to set hard fast rules because then you're setting the team up to exclude stories because they don't fit a specific mold.
We want stories that push boundaries. Stories that don't follow rules.

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Reach Your Apex @reachyourapex.bsky.social · 6d

Yesssss!

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