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joshuapalmatier.bsky.social
Share please! Attention #sff and #urbanfantasy writers! The #opencall for the WERE-2 #Kickstarter about were-creatures other then #werewolves is now open to submissions! Check out the guidelines and submit at zombiesneedbrains.moksha.io before May 31st. #fantasy #booksky #amwritingsff #writingsff
March 7, 2026 at 4:09 PM
joshuapalmatier.bsky.social
Attention SF&F writers! The #deadline for the #opencall for submissions to the #pirate themed anth SKULL X BONES from ZNB is June 30th. #SubmissionGuidelines here:

zombiesneedbrains.moksha.io

#amwriting #amwritingsff #amwritingfantasy #writing #writingcommunity #writingsff #writingfantasy #sff
June 5, 2025 at 1:24 PM
revmindi.bsky.social
FINALLY sent my synopsis to my publisher.
First writing I've done in a month.

Now, back to some rewrites on book 2. #writing #revising #rewriting #writingsff
November 12, 2024 at 7:08 PM
joshuapalmatier.bsky.social
Attention #SFF writers! Only ONE WEEK LEFT to submit a pirate-themed SF&F short story to the #opencall for the ZNB anth SKULL X BONES! Submission Guidelines here: www.patreon.com/posts/open-call-skull-132113520

#fantasy #urbanfantasy #sciencefiction #writingcommunity #writingsff #writingfantasy
June 23, 2025 at 8:48 PM
joshuapalmatier.bsky.social
New Themes Announced! The latest themes and anchor authors for the upcoming ZNB Kickstarter to begin August 15th at Noon EST have been announced over at the #ZNB Patreon!

www.patreon.com/posts/107811...

#readingcommunity #writingcommunity #writingsff #writingfantasy #fantasy #sff #sciencefiction
July 15, 2024 at 6:48 PM
bolt451.bsky.social
Heck yeah. finished the 14th Chapter of Cold Morning! It's a fair bit over 50k words now 😁 #writing #amwriting #writingSFF #Qwriters #writelgbtq
January 13, 2024 at 9:03 PM
ringles.bsky.social
#WIPSnips 12: match

Okay, so a way is invented to pull light from the past. Can you even *imagine* how many scientific fields would want to use it?

#ScienceFiction #SFF #WritingSFF
The Eye was still in the realm of preprints and barely-annotated raw data, yet almost every humanities discipline was undergoing a frantic revolution. Actually, several revolutions per field. And on the STEM side? Climate science, geology, medicine–the arguments were… let’s say ‘rather heated.’ I’d heard of at least two distinct shouting matches going on in physics, and I never did find out why the cosmologists were so excited.
June 11, 2025 at 12:01 PM
revmindi.bsky.social
Cut about 10k words so far, wrote a new beginning and tightened up some scenes. Planning to cut another 5k and rewrite a couple of scenes by the end of the weekend. #amrevising #rewriting #writingsff
November 16, 2024 at 2:20 AM
priviere.bsky.social
Check out this beautiful list of stories! I lead a busy working life and am a mama so I missed a lot of these. I'm also honored to be featured alongside so many great writers. Can't wait to dive in! #writingcommunity #writingsff #amwriting
January 12, 2024 at 2:09 AM
bolt451.bsky.social
Making a kinda post apocalyptic fantasy setting where all the people are descended from animal-human hybrids made by a now extinct mankind.
Do I stick to just mammals?
or have lizards, birds and whatnot?

#furry #furrycommunity #furryfandom #amwritingSFF #writingSFF

please RT for more opinions
January 21, 2024 at 12:45 PM
joshuapalmatier.bsky.social
Writers conference at the Hughes Library on April 20th, 9am-4pm with me as a guest along with Leslye Penelope, Lori Perkins, Randee Dawn, and @MikeVentrella! Get a critique from nearly all of the guests for $20!

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#amwritingfantasy #writingcommunity #writingsff #sff
March 11, 2024 at 4:34 PM
culagovski.net
Favorite Classic SF short stories:

The Machine Stops by E. M. Forster (1909)
To Serve Man by Damon Knight (1950)
When It Changed by Joanna Russ (1972)
The Big Space Fuck by Kurt Vonnegut (1972)
They're Made out of Meat by Terry Bisson (1991)

#sff #writing #writingsff
March 4, 2025 at 1:52 PM
joshuapalmatier.bsky.social
Coming TOMORROW to the Zombies Need Brains Patreon:

Writers Unite! ($6/month): I discuss a suggestion when writing for themed anthologies

www.patreon.com/zombiesneedb...

#amwriting #amwritingsff #amwritingfantasy #writing #writingcommunity #writingsff #writingfantasy #fantasy #sciencefiction
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November 14, 2023 at 10:40 PM
culagovski.net
This Exquisite Topology came out today from @angrygablepress.bsky.social.

I'm in it with my piece, "Deus In/Ex Machina"!

a.co/d/bZ3iyUh

#writing #writingsff
Book cover for This Exquisite Topology. A large, multicolored eye dominates the background, with the iris rendered in swirling hues of red, blue, purple, and black. Superimposed over the eye is a metallic torus shape resembling a donut or ring, pierced vertically by a pointed structure extending downward. Smaller spherical shapes orbit the central form. The overall aesthetic is surreal and cosmic. Text at the top reads "THIS EXQUISITE TOPOLOGY" in bold white uppercase letters. Bottom right corner text in green states: “EDITED BY NADIA SIMONE BOUWERTS AND SIMON POTHEREZ.”
August 7, 2025 at 2:32 PM
joshuapalmatier.bsky.social
An #opencall for submissions to the @ZNBLLC @Kickstarter #sff anthologies FAMILIARS and LAST-DITCH once we fund! Only $2,245 away! BACK at tinyurl.com/ZNBKickstarter2023 and keep watch! #amwriting #amwritingsff #amwritingfantasy #writingcommunity #writing #writingsff #writingfantasy
Zombies Need Brains Small Press Themed Anthologies Year 11!
Two brand new SF&F themed anthologies about familiars and spies, plus a brand new shared-world experiment!
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September 8, 2023 at 6:23 PM
joshuapalmatier.bsky.social
Coming TOMORROW to the Zombies Need Brains Patreon:

Writers Unite! ($6/month): I discuss the pain and frustration of choosing stories from the submission pile.

www.patreon.com/zombiesneedb...

#amwriting #amwritingsff #amwritingfantasy #writing #writingcommunity #writingsff #writingfantasy #sff
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October 14, 2023 at 9:37 PM
joshuapalmatier.bsky.social
Now posted at the Zombies Need Brains Patreon:

Writers Unite! ($6/mon): I talk about good and bad editors.

Become a #patron/#subscriber today! Support #SmallPress!

www.patreon.com/zombiesneedb...

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February 17, 2024 at 9:09 PM
joshuapalmatier.bsky.social
Coming TOMORROW to the @joshuapalmatier.bsky.social Patreon!

Writers Unite! ($6/m): I talk about "the point" of a story and how to find it.

www.patreon.com/zombiesneedb...

#amwriting #amwritingsff #amwritingfantasy #writing #writingcommunity #writingsff #writingfantasy #fantasy #sciencefiction
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March 31, 2024 at 4:02 PM
joshuapalmatier.bsky.social
Now posted at the Zombies Need Brains Patreon!

Writers Unite! ($6/m): I talk about success and failure in the publishing industry.

www.patreon.com/zombiesneedb...

#amwriting #amwritingsff #amwritingfantasy #writing #writingcommunity #writingsff #writingfantasy #fantasy #sciencefiction #scifi #sff
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March 4, 2024 at 9:10 PM
aealexander.bsky.social
December's newsletter is out! If you're wondering whether the length of your novel matters, I've got you covered with examples. #WritingSFF #SciFi #Fantasy open.substack.com/pu...
How Long Should Your SFF Novel Be? Plus a magical book about magical books, a publishing podcast, and a poll.
December 7, 2023 at 7:46 PM
joshuapalmatier.bsky.social
NOW AVAILABLE at the Zombies Need Brains Patreon!

Writers Unite! ($6/m): Thoughts on the submissions to LAST-DITCH so far.

www.patreon.com/zombiesneedb...

#amwriting #amwritingsff #amwritingfantasy #writing #writingcommunity #writingsff #writingfantasy #fantasy #sciencefiction #urbanfantasy #sff
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December 16, 2023 at 8:08 PM
joshuapalmatier.bsky.social
Just released at the Zombies Need Brains Patreon:

Writers Unite! ($6/month): How NOT to write emotionally distant characters.

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#amwriting #amwritingsff #amwritingfantasy #writing #writingcommunity #writingsff #writingfantasy
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October 3, 2023 at 9:51 PM
joshuapalmatier.bsky.social
New posts now up at the ZNB Patreon! Become a #patron today! Support #SmallPress and #indiepublishing!

Writers Unite! ($3/month): I talk about critique groups!

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August 1, 2024 at 8:28 PM
joshuapalmatier.bsky.social
New Posts now up at the ZNB Patreon! Become a #patron today and support #SmallPress and #IndiePublishing!

Writers Unite! ($3/m): I talk about writing beginnings...when they're at the end.

www.patreon.com/zombiesneedb...

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July 16, 2024 at 7:39 PM
joshuapalmatier.bsky.social
NEW STUFF at the ZNB Patreon, including NEW CHEAPER PRICING! Check it out!

Writers Unite! ($3/m, used to be $6/m): I talk about a common trap newbie writers fall into when they start.

www.patreon.com/zombiesneedb...

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July 2, 2024 at 8:42 PM