Marie Brennan
@swan-tower.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy
Author of the Memoirs of Lady Trent & more. Also 1/2 of M.A. Carrick. (she/her)
🌉 bridged from https://wandering.shop/@swan_tower on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/
🌉 bridged from https://wandering.shop/@swan_tower on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/
This is a hell of a day to have to both pay my estimated taxes and report in for jury duty. Under a decent administration I don't mind upholding my civic responsibilities, but under this murderous pack of lying assholes . . .
January 8, 2026 at 7:17 PM
This is a hell of a day to have to both pay my estimated taxes and report in for jury duty. Under a decent administration I don't mind upholding my civic responsibilities, but under this murderous pack of lying assholes . . .
Reposted by Marie Brennan
Favorite (new) #books this year by familiar authors —
The Relentless Moon by @maryrobinette: I loved the rest of the series, but this one may be my favorite. Heartbreaking at points but in the best ways.
Witch King by @marthawells: a new series by a favorite author, fascinating and deeply […]
The Relentless Moon by @maryrobinette: I loved the rest of the series, but this one may be my favorite. Heartbreaking at points but in the best ways.
Witch King by @marthawells: a new series by a favorite author, fascinating and deeply […]
Original post on wandering.shop
wandering.shop
January 1, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Favorite (new) #books this year by familiar authors —
The Relentless Moon by @maryrobinette: I loved the rest of the series, but this one may be my favorite. Heartbreaking at points but in the best ways.
Witch King by @marthawells: a new series by a favorite author, fascinating and deeply […]
The Relentless Moon by @maryrobinette: I loved the rest of the series, but this one may be my favorite. Heartbreaking at points but in the best ways.
Witch King by @marthawells: a new series by a favorite author, fascinating and deeply […]
I initially didn't pay attention to this Kickstarter because, frankly, the title made me assume it was some kind of sex comedy. Instead it's a deeply Jewish comedic noir about demons -- so if that appeals to you, back it now!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/atthisarts/hornytown
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/atthisarts/hornytown
September 17, 2025 at 12:46 AM
I initially didn't pay attention to this Kickstarter because, frankly, the title made me assume it was some kind of sex comedy. Instead it's a deeply Jewish comedic noir about demons -- so if that appeals to you, back it now!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/atthisarts/hornytown
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/atthisarts/hornytown
Even when the world is on fire, we can still have nice things. In fact, we need them now more than ever.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/uncannymagazine/uncanny-magazine-year-12-fly-forever-space-unicorns/
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/uncannymagazine/uncanny-magazine-year-12-fly-forever-space-unicorns/
July 31, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Even when the world is on fire, we can still have nice things. In fact, we need them now more than ever.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/uncannymagazine/uncanny-magazine-year-12-fly-forever-space-unicorns/
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/uncannymagazine/uncanny-magazine-year-12-fly-forever-space-unicorns/
LAST CALL for copies of @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social's special edition of the Rook and Rose trilogy! Once these gorgeous volumes are gone, that's it, there's no more!
Signed and numbered: https://thebrokenbindingsub.com/products/rook-rose-tier-1-leftovers
Unsigned […]
Signed and numbered: https://thebrokenbindingsub.com/products/rook-rose-tier-1-leftovers
Unsigned […]
Original post on wandering.shop
wandering.shop
July 29, 2025 at 7:54 PM
LAST CALL for copies of @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social's special edition of the Rook and Rose trilogy! Once these gorgeous volumes are gone, that's it, there's no more!
Signed and numbered: https://thebrokenbindingsub.com/products/rook-rose-tier-1-leftovers
Unsigned […]
Signed and numbered: https://thebrokenbindingsub.com/products/rook-rose-tier-1-leftovers
Unsigned […]
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We'll be closing our BackerKit store to pre-orders on JULY 22ND, and while we may have a setup for selling the remaining decks afterward, that won't be available for a while. So if you want a Rook & Rose pattern deck by M.A. Carrick, get it while you can! […]
Original post on wandering.shop
wandering.shop
July 9, 2025 at 11:55 PM
We'll be closing our BackerKit store to pre-orders on JULY 22ND, and while we may have a setup for selling the remaining decks afterward, that won't be available for a while. So if you want a Rook & Rose pattern deck by M.A. Carrick, get it while you can! […]
We'll be closing our BackerKit store to pre-orders on JULY 22ND, and while we may have a setup for selling the remaining decks afterward, that won't be available for a while. So if you want a Rook & Rose pattern deck by M.A. Carrick, get it while you can! […]
Original post on wandering.shop
wandering.shop
July 9, 2025 at 11:55 PM
We'll be closing our BackerKit store to pre-orders on JULY 22ND, and while we may have a setup for selling the remaining decks afterward, that won't be available for a while. So if you want a Rook & Rose pattern deck by M.A. Carrick, get it while you can! […]
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A poem for this Fourth of July.
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July 4, 2025 at 4:13 PM
A poem for this Fourth of July.
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The omnibus of my first two novels + a related novella is part of a Kobo box set deal right now -- 2 box sets for $25!
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/p/july-bundles-us
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/p/july-bundles-us
July 4, 2025 at 4:48 PM
The omnibus of my first two novels + a related novella is part of a Kobo box set deal right now -- 2 box sets for $25!
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/p/july-bundles-us
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/p/july-bundles-us
A poem for this Fourth of July.
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July 4, 2025 at 4:13 PM
A poem for this Fourth of July.
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New short story collection today! THE ATLAS OF ANYWHERE collects eight of my recent secondary-world fantasy tales, plus my Hugo Award-nominated poem "A War of Words":
https://www.swantower.com/writing/the-atlas-of-anywhere/
https://www.swantower.com/writing/the-atlas-of-anywhere/
The Atlas of Anywhere - Swan Tower
Strange guardians overseeing fate-bound duels. A priceless stone on a journey toward a bloody destiny. A thief determined to steal a worthless treasure. In her second collection of worlds-spanning fantasy, award-winning author Marie Brennan takes you back to the world of her famed heroine Lady Trent, through the land of her Hugo Award-nominated poem "A War of Words," and onward to seven other fantastical realms, filled with pirates, demigods, and murderous creatures of winter’s cold night.
www.swantower.com
June 24, 2025 at 8:44 PM
New short story collection today! THE ATLAS OF ANYWHERE collects eight of my recent secondary-world fantasy tales, plus my Hugo Award-nominated poem "A War of Words":
https://www.swantower.com/writing/the-atlas-of-anywhere/
https://www.swantower.com/writing/the-atlas-of-anywhere/
Finally, two smaller ones (~10K words each), both focused on flash-length fairy tale pieces, one darker than the other. Because these are shorter, they're ebook only:
https://www.swantower.com/writing/never-after-thirteen-twists-on-familiar-tales/ […]
[Original post on wandering.shop]
https://www.swantower.com/writing/never-after-thirteen-twists-on-familiar-tales/ […]
[Original post on wandering.shop]
June 24, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Finally, two smaller ones (~10K words each), both focused on flash-length fairy tale pieces, one darker than the other. Because these are shorter, they're ebook only:
https://www.swantower.com/writing/never-after-thirteen-twists-on-familiar-tales/ […]
[Original post on wandering.shop]
https://www.swantower.com/writing/never-after-thirteen-twists-on-familiar-tales/ […]
[Original post on wandering.shop]
New short story collection today! THE ATLAS OF ANYWHERE collects eight of my recent secondary-world fantasy tales, plus my Hugo Award-nominated poem "A War of Words":
https://www.swantower.com/writing/the-atlas-of-anywhere/
https://www.swantower.com/writing/the-atlas-of-anywhere/
The Atlas of Anywhere - Swan Tower
Strange guardians overseeing fate-bound duels. A priceless stone on a journey toward a bloody destiny. A thief determined to steal a worthless treasure. In her second collection of worlds-spanning fantasy, award-winning author Marie Brennan takes you back to the world of her famed heroine Lady Trent, through the land of her Hugo Award-nominated poem "A War of Words," and onward to seven other fantastical realms, filled with pirates, demigods, and murderous creatures of winter’s cold night.
www.swantower.com
June 24, 2025 at 8:44 PM
New short story collection today! THE ATLAS OF ANYWHERE collects eight of my recent secondary-world fantasy tales, plus my Hugo Award-nominated poem "A War of Words":
https://www.swantower.com/writing/the-atlas-of-anywhere/
https://www.swantower.com/writing/the-atlas-of-anywhere/
them: write what you know
me: inflicts a Portuguese man o' war sting on a character
me: inflicts a Portuguese man o' war sting on a character
June 23, 2025 at 11:26 PM
them: write what you know
me: inflicts a Portuguese man o' war sting on a character
me: inflicts a Portuguese man o' war sting on a character
The absolute stupidity of going to buy a tiny replacement part for an item . . . and discovering the replacement part pack is nearly twice the price of just buying the entire device new again.
June 22, 2025 at 5:26 PM
The absolute stupidity of going to buy a tiny replacement part for an item . . . and discovering the replacement part pack is nearly twice the price of just buying the entire device new again.
I have *got* to find more ways to throttle the inflow of email. Even with a block of dedicated time set aside each day to doing nothing but wrangling that, I am constantly, constantly behind, with stuff getting buried that shouldn't be.
June 20, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I have *got* to find more ways to throttle the inflow of email. Even with a block of dedicated time set aside each day to doing nothing but wrangling that, I am constantly, constantly behind, with stuff getting buried that shouldn't be.
Happy #juneteenth. The work of liberating our country from the chains of racism continues.
June 19, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Happy #juneteenth. The work of liberating our country from the chains of racism continues.
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Topical words from immigrant Thomas Paine:
"Could we [...] trace [kings] to their rise, we should find the first of them nothing better than the principle ruffian of some restless gang, whose savage manners, or pre-eminence in subtilty obtained him the title of chief among plunderers."
#nokings
"Could we [...] trace [kings] to their rise, we should find the first of them nothing better than the principle ruffian of some restless gang, whose savage manners, or pre-eminence in subtilty obtained him the title of chief among plunderers."
#nokings
June 14, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Topical words from immigrant Thomas Paine:
"Could we [...] trace [kings] to their rise, we should find the first of them nothing better than the principle ruffian of some restless gang, whose savage manners, or pre-eminence in subtilty obtained him the title of chief among plunderers."
#nokings
"Could we [...] trace [kings] to their rise, we should find the first of them nothing better than the principle ruffian of some restless gang, whose savage manners, or pre-eminence in subtilty obtained him the title of chief among plunderers."
#nokings
Topical words from immigrant Thomas Paine:
"Could we [...] trace [kings] to their rise, we should find the first of them nothing better than the principle ruffian of some restless gang, whose savage manners, or pre-eminence in subtilty obtained him the title of chief among plunderers."
#nokings
"Could we [...] trace [kings] to their rise, we should find the first of them nothing better than the principle ruffian of some restless gang, whose savage manners, or pre-eminence in subtilty obtained him the title of chief among plunderers."
#nokings
June 14, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Topical words from immigrant Thomas Paine:
"Could we [...] trace [kings] to their rise, we should find the first of them nothing better than the principle ruffian of some restless gang, whose savage manners, or pre-eminence in subtilty obtained him the title of chief among plunderers."
#nokings
"Could we [...] trace [kings] to their rise, we should find the first of them nothing better than the principle ruffian of some restless gang, whose savage manners, or pre-eminence in subtilty obtained him the title of chief among plunderers."
#nokings
I feel it's important to admit that even those of us who have written over twenty novels still sometimes look at the day's work and flail like a toddler, yelling I DON' WANNA.
Discipline is good and necessary, but the inner sloth-beast is never fully vanquished.
Discipline is good and necessary, but the inner sloth-beast is never fully vanquished.
June 11, 2025 at 9:28 PM
I feel it's important to admit that even those of us who have written over twenty novels still sometimes look at the day's work and flail like a toddler, yelling I DON' WANNA.
Discipline is good and necessary, but the inner sloth-beast is never fully vanquished.
Discipline is good and necessary, but the inner sloth-beast is never fully vanquished.
A magical property of the San Francisco Peninsula: no matter which direction I'm biking in, the wind manages to be in my face.
(And no, it is *definitely* not because of how fast I'm going.)
(And no, it is *definitely* not because of how fast I'm going.)
June 9, 2025 at 8:33 PM
A magical property of the San Francisco Peninsula: no matter which direction I'm biking in, the wind manages to be in my face.
(And no, it is *definitely* not because of how fast I'm going.)
(And no, it is *definitely* not because of how fast I'm going.)
Today's writing hack: It's amazing how much tidying up your desk (or other work area) can sometimes make it easier to focus on your story and figure out your plot . . .
June 5, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Today's writing hack: It's amazing how much tidying up your desk (or other work area) can sometimes make it easier to focus on your story and figure out your plot . . .
If you missed the Kickstarter for Vol. 1 of the special edition omnibus of the Memoirs of Lady Trent, they're open for late pledges!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wraithmarked/ladytrent
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wraithmarked/ladytrent
June 2, 2025 at 5:22 PM
If you missed the Kickstarter for Vol. 1 of the special edition omnibus of the Memoirs of Lady Trent, they're open for late pledges!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wraithmarked/ladytrent
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wraithmarked/ladytrent
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Final hours! (And we are at a Norman Conquest of backers: 1066 at time of posting!)
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wraithmarked/ladytrent
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wraithmarked/ladytrent
May 30, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Final hours! (And we are at a Norman Conquest of backers: 1066 at time of posting!)
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wraithmarked/ladytrent
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wraithmarked/ladytrent
Final hours! (And we are at a Norman Conquest of backers: 1066 at time of posting!)
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wraithmarked/ladytrent
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wraithmarked/ladytrent
May 30, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Final hours! (And we are at a Norman Conquest of backers: 1066 at time of posting!)
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wraithmarked/ladytrent
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wraithmarked/ladytrent