Glynn Stewart
@glynnstewart.com
Author of Starship's Mage and over 80 other science fiction and fantasy novels.
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Glynn Stewart
@glynnstewart.com
· Oct 17
Yesterday was a new book day!
Void Spheres was delivered to Kickstarter backers, but is now available to everyone in electronic and paper formats!
mybook.to/voidsphere
Void Spheres was delivered to Kickstarter backers, but is now available to everyone in electronic and paper formats!
mybook.to/voidsphere
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Happy thanksgiving to my American followers. Celebrate by picking up my new fantasy western, Adept's Path!
mybook.to/adeptspath
Injustice, betrayal, revolution - what's better for the holiday?
mybook.to/adeptspath
Injustice, betrayal, revolution - what's better for the holiday?
November 27, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Happy thanksgiving to my American followers. Celebrate by picking up my new fantasy western, Adept's Path!
mybook.to/adeptspath
Injustice, betrayal, revolution - what's better for the holiday?
mybook.to/adeptspath
Injustice, betrayal, revolution - what's better for the holiday?
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While we're giving thanks ...
If you pick up a book by an indie trans author, they'll be thankful for the sale, while you'll be thankful for a good read!
If you pick up a book by an indie trans author, they'll be thankful for the sale, while you'll be thankful for a good read!
On that note:
Trans authors (I mean authors who are trans, NOT cis people who write about trans people), drop your book links here and I'll try to repost as many as I can throughout the day.
Cis people: Repost trans authors' book links.
Cis people who want to complain about being excluded: gtfo
Trans authors (I mean authors who are trans, NOT cis people who write about trans people), drop your book links here and I'll try to repost as many as I can throughout the day.
Cis people: Repost trans authors' book links.
Cis people who want to complain about being excluded: gtfo
Being a trans author is fucking weird right now. Hell is actively unfolding all around us but I still need to be like, "hey, everyone, wanna buy my silly little queer book? It won't make anything better, but it's kinda fun?"
So....hey, everyone, wanna buy my silly little queer book?
So....hey, everyone, wanna buy my silly little queer book?
November 27, 2025 at 11:15 PM
While we're giving thanks ...
If you pick up a book by an indie trans author, they'll be thankful for the sale, while you'll be thankful for a good read!
If you pick up a book by an indie trans author, they'll be thankful for the sale, while you'll be thankful for a good read!
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Okay, the crowd going nuts like someone just scored a touchdown at the Super Bowl all *through* the KDH performance is a hell of a thing to see hear/see:
November 27, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Okay, the crowd going nuts like someone just scored a touchdown at the Super Bowl all *through* the KDH performance is a hell of a thing to see hear/see:
Happy thanksgiving to my American followers. Celebrate by picking up my new fantasy western, Adept's Path!
mybook.to/adeptspath
Injustice, betrayal, revolution - what's better for the holiday?
mybook.to/adeptspath
Injustice, betrayal, revolution - what's better for the holiday?
November 27, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Happy thanksgiving to my American followers. Celebrate by picking up my new fantasy western, Adept's Path!
mybook.to/adeptspath
Injustice, betrayal, revolution - what's better for the holiday?
mybook.to/adeptspath
Injustice, betrayal, revolution - what's better for the holiday?
Skadi officially killed the best of the inflatable ruffs earlier this week.
That means it's fashion show time for the poor girl.
That means it's fashion show time for the poor girl.
November 27, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Skadi officially killed the best of the inflatable ruffs earlier this week.
That means it's fashion show time for the poor girl.
That means it's fashion show time for the poor girl.
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1) Standplaats hasn't hit his monthly fundraising target yet
2) he made and sells this. The t shirt EVERY tech person should own
I think y'all can connect the dots on the rest
2) he made and sells this. The t shirt EVERY tech person should own
I think y'all can connect the dots on the rest
November 26, 2025 at 10:26 PM
1) Standplaats hasn't hit his monthly fundraising target yet
2) he made and sells this. The t shirt EVERY tech person should own
I think y'all can connect the dots on the rest
2) he made and sells this. The t shirt EVERY tech person should own
I think y'all can connect the dots on the rest
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Anybody who is like “Piracy is activism!”—trust me, supporting your local library is about 1000% more effective activism, and it’s still free for you and authors still get paid!
November 26, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Anybody who is like “Piracy is activism!”—trust me, supporting your local library is about 1000% more effective activism, and it’s still free for you and authors still get paid!
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TAPS SCREEN
For like the zillionth time: Libraries are FREE for you, but WE still get compensated for our work!!
For like the zillionth time: Libraries are FREE for you, but WE still get compensated for our work!!
Just saw someone claim that authors who want to be paid for their work are "class traitors" because we "only let the wealthy" read our books, and I think I need to go into the woods to scream into the night for a bit.
It's $5, not your first-born child! I need that $5 for health insurance!
It's $5, not your first-born child! I need that $5 for health insurance!
November 26, 2025 at 7:49 PM
TAPS SCREEN
For like the zillionth time: Libraries are FREE for you, but WE still get compensated for our work!!
For like the zillionth time: Libraries are FREE for you, but WE still get compensated for our work!!
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tldr Poverty line is calculated as 3x a year’s food budget b/c the calculation dates to the 60s when food was 1/3 of spending. Food is now 1/16 of spending due to other costs rising hugely, so the official US poverty line for a family of 4 is $35,000 but updating the logic it should be $140,000!
We have a “poverty trap” and it’s driving the destruction of social cohesion.
The “poverty line” is’t 35,000, it’s $150,000, and making more than one, and less than the other is worse than being “poor”.
Which is why the rage.
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
The “poverty line” is’t 35,000, it’s $150,000, and making more than one, and less than the other is worse than being “poor”.
Which is why the rage.
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
Part 1: My Life Is a Lie
How a Broken Benchmark Quietly Broke America
www.yesigiveafig.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:22 PM
tldr Poverty line is calculated as 3x a year’s food budget b/c the calculation dates to the 60s when food was 1/3 of spending. Food is now 1/16 of spending due to other costs rising hugely, so the official US poverty line for a family of 4 is $35,000 but updating the logic it should be $140,000!
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WRITER: Hello! I work very hard to craft diverting art and entertainment projects that I offer for sale; I do this so I can afford things like food and electricity.
THIS FUCKIN GUY: Oh my GOD can you not simply divest yourself of the wage-justifying paradigm, you are so cringe
THIS FUCKIN GUY: Oh my GOD can you not simply divest yourself of the wage-justifying paradigm, you are so cringe
November 26, 2025 at 2:17 AM
WRITER: Hello! I work very hard to craft diverting art and entertainment projects that I offer for sale; I do this so I can afford things like food and electricity.
THIS FUCKIN GUY: Oh my GOD can you not simply divest yourself of the wage-justifying paradigm, you are so cringe
THIS FUCKIN GUY: Oh my GOD can you not simply divest yourself of the wage-justifying paradigm, you are so cringe
Do readers really think that sending rant emails to authors is going to fix how Amazon shows an unpublished book in their kindle library?
November 26, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Do readers really think that sending rant emails to authors is going to fix how Amazon shows an unpublished book in their kindle library?
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Ever since I learned this, I have made a point to preorder books from authors and artists I follow from my local bookstore. Often, they'll order an extra copy or two to stock on the shelves. It's crazy how low the number is to make a tangible difference!
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 26, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Ever since I learned this, I have made a point to preorder books from authors and artists I follow from my local bookstore. Often, they'll order an extra copy or two to stock on the shelves. It's crazy how low the number is to make a tangible difference!
I had a supportive spouse, a solid career and a workplace that gave me a foundation to swing from.
I also got very lucky and my books ended up in front of a lot of eyeballs looking for something like them.
The luck quotient to a creative career is huge.
I also got very lucky and my books ended up in front of a lot of eyeballs looking for something like them.
The luck quotient to a creative career is huge.
Yes, and also recognize that with creative fields, survivorship bias is real: You hear about full-time creatives with envious career arcs precisely because they've survived in the field where others (for whatever reason and independent of quality of work) have not. This is an important fact.
Would-be/struggling writers can feel like losers or wannabes when they read about other writers writing "full time" or promo'ing their book in various exotic cities. And it's good to recognize that, yeah, sometimes there's another income (or a spouse is helping to pay the bills).
November 26, 2025 at 2:16 AM
I had a supportive spouse, a solid career and a workplace that gave me a foundation to swing from.
I also got very lucky and my books ended up in front of a lot of eyeballs looking for something like them.
The luck quotient to a creative career is huge.
I also got very lucky and my books ended up in front of a lot of eyeballs looking for something like them.
The luck quotient to a creative career is huge.
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Can we help Juno refill her HRT?
I need to pay bills, eat/get groceries, refill medications, and stay alive
I’m a trans girl and an independent journalist
Right now, politically, no one wants to hire me or sign me and I need help not dying
📝 junoryleejournalism.com
🔗 linktr.ee/junostump
🫙 venmo.com/u/junostump
I’m a trans girl and an independent journalist
Right now, politically, no one wants to hire me or sign me and I need help not dying
📝 junoryleejournalism.com
🔗 linktr.ee/junostump
🫙 venmo.com/u/junostump
November 26, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Can we help Juno refill her HRT?
@tkingfisher.com may well be pleased to know that the Digger omnibus just claimed a blood sacrifice to be unpacked.
I'm sure it's not a contribution to some massive wombat ritual requiring human blood.
I'm sure it's not a contribution to some massive wombat ritual requiring human blood.
November 26, 2025 at 2:10 AM
@tkingfisher.com may well be pleased to know that the Digger omnibus just claimed a blood sacrifice to be unpacked.
I'm sure it's not a contribution to some massive wombat ritual requiring human blood.
I'm sure it's not a contribution to some massive wombat ritual requiring human blood.
We have allowed the doorstop kitty to become a snob, who insists on exactly the right consistency of her wet food.
Sounds like victory to me!
Sounds like victory to me!
I love it when little garbage cats develop the luxury of food snobbery. Yes he was tiny wet ball of fleas found in a ditch but now he's a velvet prince who wants the premium, organic, grain-free chicken in gravy, NOT the premium, organic, grain-free chicken au jus how dare you offer that garbage.
November 26, 2025 at 12:59 AM
We have allowed the doorstop kitty to become a snob, who insists on exactly the right consistency of her wet food.
Sounds like victory to me!
Sounds like victory to me!
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1. I see elsewhere on Bluesky that the discourse has turned toward telling writers not to be ashamed to admit they have day jobs or other sources of income (or spousal/family financial support), and you know what, that's 100% correct. Day jobs and support from loved ones are great if you have them!
November 26, 2025 at 12:35 AM
1. I see elsewhere on Bluesky that the discourse has turned toward telling writers not to be ashamed to admit they have day jobs or other sources of income (or spousal/family financial support), and you know what, that's 100% correct. Day jobs and support from loved ones are great if you have them!
It's really weird to go back into the house you moved out of. I'm so used to it having all of our furniture and everything.
Instead, only the lonely beeping of a carbon monoxide alarm that was out of battery...
Instead, only the lonely beeping of a carbon monoxide alarm that was out of battery...
November 25, 2025 at 10:11 PM
It's really weird to go back into the house you moved out of. I'm so used to it having all of our furniture and everything.
Instead, only the lonely beeping of a carbon monoxide alarm that was out of battery...
Instead, only the lonely beeping of a carbon monoxide alarm that was out of battery...
Ah, I see that once a post hits the discover tab or whatever, the ability to tell the difference between "does" and "doesn't" (and hence between encouraging people to go to libraries versus... Who knows what) begins to fade.
November 25, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Ah, I see that once a post hits the discover tab or whatever, the ability to tell the difference between "does" and "doesn't" (and hence between encouraging people to go to libraries versus... Who knows what) begins to fade.
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Solomon's Seal in eBook and audio is in a big Kobo sale this week, and in price matching in my own shop I opted to discount everything available in the series.
Meet Livi Talbot: Ex-debutante. Single mother. Treasure hunter.
payhip.com/skyladawncam...
Meet Livi Talbot: Ex-debutante. Single mother. Treasure hunter.
payhip.com/skyladawncam...
November 24, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Solomon's Seal in eBook and audio is in a big Kobo sale this week, and in price matching in my own shop I opted to discount everything available in the series.
Meet Livi Talbot: Ex-debutante. Single mother. Treasure hunter.
payhip.com/skyladawncam...
Meet Livi Talbot: Ex-debutante. Single mother. Treasure hunter.
payhip.com/skyladawncam...
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If you like an author's work, the best thing you can do is buy it. The second best thing you can do is ask your local library to buy it. Or, do both!
A reminder that the median book deal for a debut author in the UK is £7000, paid over 12-18 months. (from 2022 Society of Authors report). Some of your favourite writers are struggling. societyofauthors.org/2022/12/06/a....
A profession struggling to sustain itself - The Society of Authors
ALCS report on author incomes shows 60% drop in median incomes since 2006
societyofauthors.org
November 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
If you like an author's work, the best thing you can do is buy it. The second best thing you can do is ask your local library to buy it. Or, do both!
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As always, I have books on sale on Kobo right now. The Unmage by Jane Glatt is 99 cents.
www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/...
www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/...
The Unmage ebook by Jane Glatt - Rakuten Kobo
Read "The Unmage" by Jane Glatt available from Rakuten Kobo. Timo Valendi’s place in Mage Guild—the most powerful of all of Tregella’s guilds—seems secure. His mother is a magically...
www.kobo.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:45 PM
As always, I have books on sale on Kobo right now. The Unmage by Jane Glatt is 99 cents.
www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/...
www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/...
Unpacking. Thought a box was empty, but it actually contained a tiny squid a friend gave us.
Squid went skittering across the floor, heading for the couch.
Freya intercepted it.
She seemed confused when I fussed over her for being a good girl as I took it away.
Such a good cat.
Squid went skittering across the floor, heading for the couch.
Freya intercepted it.
She seemed confused when I fussed over her for being a good girl as I took it away.
Such a good cat.
November 24, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Unpacking. Thought a box was empty, but it actually contained a tiny squid a friend gave us.
Squid went skittering across the floor, heading for the couch.
Freya intercepted it.
She seemed confused when I fussed over her for being a good girl as I took it away.
Such a good cat.
Squid went skittering across the floor, heading for the couch.
Freya intercepted it.
She seemed confused when I fussed over her for being a good girl as I took it away.
Such a good cat.
Oh. That's a lot of snow.
I think I understand why I was so tired last night.
I think I understand why I was so tired last night.
November 24, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Oh. That's a lot of snow.
I think I understand why I was so tired last night.
I think I understand why I was so tired last night.
Skadi gets a hard cone overnight because she has proven she can get the soft collar off while unsupervised.
I am up. I am holding her soft collar in my hand for the swap over.
She is dashing ahead of me, leading me downstairs where I usually swap it...
I am up. I am holding her soft collar in my hand for the swap over.
She is dashing ahead of me, leading me downstairs where I usually swap it...
November 24, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Skadi gets a hard cone overnight because she has proven she can get the soft collar off while unsupervised.
I am up. I am holding her soft collar in my hand for the swap over.
She is dashing ahead of me, leading me downstairs where I usually swap it...
I am up. I am holding her soft collar in my hand for the swap over.
She is dashing ahead of me, leading me downstairs where I usually swap it...